El Prado — Local services in San Diego

I really hate to leave a bad review and about shrimp, of all things, but my last lunch here honestly left me feeling scammed. The shrimp cocktail is $23.50 and I was expecting a good number of shrimp for that price with maybe some house cocktail sauce that the kitchen was proud of. I figured I might even get a martini glass shrimp cocktail presentation out of it. Not necessary, but for nearly $24 then maybe those shrimp are dressed to impress.

I was, instead, presented with 6 small, tepid, sad shrimp arranged in a line on a plate and with what was suspiciously ketchup-y as its sauce. With taxes, that's over $4 per shrimp! Not even gussied up shrimp or even a nice sauce you'd want to dip a sad shrimp in. Just 6 sad little shrimps lined up on a plate with a pot of sad watery sauce. If the shrimp had faces, I'm sure they'd have hidden them in shame. I found myself honestly a little sad that they had given their lives for what amounted to a sample day at Costco. At least then, I could have filled up on 12 hotdogs for the same shrimpy cost!

Suffice it to say, I feel pretty ripped off and won't be going back. The building is very pretty but the shrimp...

I love going to El Prado, i think service is the key for this place, always going above and beyond with their service….. love the menu it’s very diverse, and the food is really good, reasonably priced, and the atmosphere is just very nice specially the outdoor patio. I enjoy the Tuesday...

El Prado I think of as the entire mall. One of my favourite places in San Diego! So many museums and beautiful grounds. One can easily spend a day here! It’s situated right next to the zoo which is one of the best in the world! Even though I don’t like zoos, they treat their...