Humphreys SoCal Dining & Music — Restaurant in San Diego

Came here for dinner because it had quite a good number of reviews and did not have the best experience.

Got here at around 8:40 and the kitchen was supposed to close at 9:00, So I guess it was pretty late but the service was not quick and food was not all available.

I really wanted to get that roasted half chicken but they said they were all out.

Husband and I both ended up getting the Macadamia Crusted Halibut - one with the saffron rice and another with broccolini that would have been on the chicken.

Fish itself was exceptional! Perfectly cook and flavorful (I had a bad experience with halibut at a different restaurant where the fish was completely bland and tasteless, but this was not so!) Crunch from the macadamia crust was just right. And really good flavor. saffron scented basmati rice on the side was really soft and delicate. Perfectly fluffy and flavorful even on its own. orange-mirin beurre blanc was lovely. It had a nice flavor and went really well with the halibut and the rice. Good quantity of the sauce as well.

Broccolini was perfectly tender and quite a good portion size!

Overall the Food was good but the service was so so slow! The restaurant barely had five tables occupied but who took easily over 20-25 minutes to come out. Finally came out after we called the server and asked why it was taking so long.

Ambiance was very quiet even though it was aesthetic. It seemed a little empty though. Maybe it's because we were there so late. The venue just next to us on the other side of the wall had music playing and seemed like It had a good vibe going. Maybe that's the place to check...

One-five star for amazing drinks One-five star for ambience & energy One-five star for restaurant cleanliness

I ordered the chicken because it came with the asparagus, however, as I began cutting through the chicken it lightly gorged with blood.

I made the server aware and he said nothing. In retrospect I should have taken a photo because it was visibly bleeding out. He simply said, “oh” and took it right away. I was there to see a concert and I didn’t want to spoil the vibe.

I paid and tipped 20% yet I was asked twice if I wanted my martini in a to-go cup. Wow. Total time consumed @ table 55 minutes; really?

I then sat at the lobby while my husband went to the mens room. I witnessed a couple complain about a server and ask, “what’s the name of the tall red-head” the two very young ladies at front said, “I don’t know” the couple then said, “oh come on you must know. Let me show you who I’m taking about” the one young lady said, “I work at the front not on the floor” then both employees began to laugh and taunt the couple. It was very disrespectful and showed lack of consideration for the client. I left there not feeling good about the whole thing.

I said nothing as my husband and I left the restaurant. From what I observed, insensitivity and lack of love for prepping the food is definitely existent....

My boyfriend took me here to celebrate our anniversary. The food was really good and the view was nice.

The only cons were that a waiter took away my boyfriend's plate before he finished eating it even after telling the waiter he needs more time on it and after the waiter repeated what he said so unsure of what the miscommunication could have been there. After we left, my boyfriend told me he was upset (but didn't want to complain or cause a big fuzz) because of what happened with his plate and because he had put special instructions for the reservation and mentioned our anniversary. I don't know what he put in the special instructions but he noted that the table behind ours was celebrating a birthday and had their desserts comped (even with one of the women being a bit of a karen) while there was nothing comped or done for our table.

Usually we stick around and have a few more drinks but this time didn't really feel like it. Of course we still tipped afterwards but not as much as we usually would have because my boyfriend wasn't very happy. We do plan on going back someday and eating there again as the food was good but it might be a while. The cons lost the review a star. Would give 3.5 if it was possible. It would have been 5 if the experience had been better as the great food was its only...