Manhattan Of La Jolla

Franklyn Benjamin

The bread was fantastic. Sadly, the best part of my meal. I feel I'm being generous with 2 stars. The staff are pretentious. And not your normal pretentious. It's as if they found some trash actors and taught them how to act pretentious, but forgot to teach them civility or how to enunciate. The spinach was over creamed. The broccoli was decent. The calamari was good. My filet mignon Oscar was atrocious. It not only was served Luke warm to cold but I am quite confident I became sick from my meal. The following day I felt my crab (served atop the cut) had some neurotoxin in it as I had a major headache and some strange neck issues much like meningitis symptoms present along with mild stomach issues. Perhaps this had something to do with Tijuana letting loose their sewage recently or the fact they this restaurant is the equivalent of putting a plunger on a pig and calling it a pony. I haven't had the time to contact the health department yet, but I will be shortly. Snobby, snoody, and sloppy. Won't be returning.

John O'Brien

Excellent atmosphere. Live music is a great mood setter and lifts the dining experience. Brittany, our server, was an absolute joy and made the experience all the more enjoyable. Food was excellent (I had the lobster bisque, and also the scollops). Thus was my third time there. Each and every time was great, and I look forward to returning with friends. Always a memorable experience. Gotta try it. You've earned it. Enjoy.

Chris Brunasso

Awesome experience! We stayed at the Empress hotel and heard great reviews about this restaurant so made a reservation for my friend's birthday. Love the darker 'mob-boss' vibe, love piano and live music, plus cool artwork and also fish tank add to the ambience. The host that sat us recommended the table side flambayed peppercorn New York steak, so we got that with mashed potato plus table side caesar salad (don't see either very often anymore) drinks and our amazing server Neoli was super friendly and hooked us up with a baked potato and free dessert for my friend's birthday. Overall wonderful ambience, friendly service, table side preparations and great food!

Dzmitry Mik

It is overpriced. The food is good but not excellent. Service is ok.