Drift La Jolla — Restaurant in San Diego

We thought this place was a rooftop bar and got a little disappointed because it was on the first floor, but ended up actually loving it!

Ambiance was amazing - They had a fire pit and vertical fire lamps and overall really nice lighting. Comfortable seating and just a nice vibe to it.

We wanted to stay past midnight so they told us we could go downstairs to the courtyard without drinks after midnight. That place was really lovely as well. We ended up having a nice evening chatting with good conversation and staying up to 2:00 a.m.!

Drinks were also really nice. Friends got some old fashioned, dirty martini, couple of beers, and the strawberry and...

Live music was way too loud. Food was good but they brought 4 small triangles of pita for a big huge bowl of hummus. Server was super friendly but the management apparently can’t figure out how to price the food because they added a stupid surcharge to the bill. It’s not listed on the bar menu, but I concede that it was in teeeeeeny tiny print on the food menu. Just charge me more for the food. Surcharges are hidden fees and cowardly. Now we know and won’t bother dining at any more in hotel restaurants...

The bartenders are great but they jacked up the price of beer and charge an auto surcharge on the check—I could buy a 6 pack of beer for the price of one beer…I’m sorry but if you pull a tap for 4 seconds to fill a 16 oz glass you are not getting a 20% tip—and if this angers you then maybe you should get a job that doesn’t rely on you getting tipped—anyhow overpriced beers and they are baking in surcharges to your check—don’t go here unless this is...