Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen — Restaurant in Carlsbad

Tin Leaf is fantastic if you are looking for an office catering option with lots of choices that is also gluten-free friendly. Over the last year I have utilized Tin Leaf for several catering orders with groups varying from 5 to 50 people. Regardless of the group size, after every meal I always hear compliments on the quality of lunch that was served. When people are in meetings all-day with their only reprieve being the time they stop to enjoy a little food, it is great to know they actually enjoyed the food!

Ordering catering is super easy. After the initial phone order in which the store owner walked me through all the suggested choices, I now simply email the owners whenever I need to schedule some catering. They still will work with me on selection choices, proportions, and variety. The hot sandwiches are actually delivered hot and the gluten-free items are kept separated from everything else.

I also love stopping into Tin Leaf when meeting up with friends for lunch. My typical order it the craft-your-own salad with arugula, balsamic-basil vinaigrette, bacon, avocado, goat cheese, red onions, and sundried cranberries, all topped with tri tip steak. The salad is HUGE and...

I REALLY wanted to love this place. The decor and atmosphere are perfect. The staff and service are perfect. The food looked perfect, and was plated perfectly, but was bland and Luke warm. The fries were warm and lightly salted, not bad with ketchup. The tri-tip had a nice crust and was quite tender and a perfect medium rare, but served cold and not too flavorful, but the sauce, akin to cocktail sauce, was tasty. The Mac and cheese side was beautiful looking but mushy and luke warm with a slightly smoky flavor but otherwise bland, it could use some truffle or rosemary, perhaps? The bok choy side was warm and perfect, with a great cook and nice buttery flavor. The turkey dinner was good, the turkey nice and hot, super tender and the turkey gravy was perfect. The stuffing was very nice and a great compliment to the turkey. The garlic mashed potato was very good. The walnut brownie and crispy onion string were amazing! The service was the star of the show. I informed the hostess, it was cold, and she got me whole new plate which was much warmer. Happy camper! I hope they get some...

I’ve been meaning to write this review for awhile but this restaurant always goes above and beyond for us. I’ve been vegan for over a year so I remember how tasty their non vegan dishes are and now they have multiple options for vegans too! The employees are always the nicest and so accommodating and I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had to wait past the scheduled time for my order. And as the person in charge of picking up lunch for everyone this is a big deal. Tin leaf is like the best place I pick up lunch from, I’ve never had any issue or incorrect order (that’s seriously surprising since we eat here a lot). Everyone is always happy with Tin leaf lunch and they are so accommodating too. Every time I order soup I add a comment to please include a piece of bread or something for the soup and not once have they missed it and always include it. I always make sure to leave an extra tip (and you should too!) because this restaurant is the best for customer service and...