Topside Terrace Kitchen & Bar — Restaurant in San Diego

The restaurant is beautiful and intimate. The seats are couch cushions and oh so comfortable. We were greeted with a good start of cucumber water and a delicious bread basket. I ordered a glass of Prosecco and my guy ordered a beer. They were out of Blue Moon, so the server came out with a suggested replacement. I thought that was a nice touch rather than just saying "we're out" and leaving it at that.

I ordered the avocado tempura (plated as three wedges), which was as delicious as it sounds. You need to eat all components of this dish not just the fried avocado on its own to really enjoy it to its fullest. I I also ordered the mac 'n cheese, which was decadent, and my guy ordered the chicken and waffles, which were delicious and beautifully plated. We ended the meal by splitting the S'more dessert, scrumptious.

The food was a good portion for me since I am prone to eating smaller bites, but it left my guy hungry a few hours later. I do agree with some of the reviews regarding pricing. It is rather expensive for the amount of food you receive, and would not be my choice for a full meal as the menu itself is a bit limited, but rather for cocktails and maybe an appetizer or two.

Note: I also tried the lemongrass vodka cocktail later on the rooftop, which I...

I was so disappointed. First of all I made a reservation for dinner for myself and my partner prior to showing up. We get there and the hotel reception greet us but we're there for dinner so we just head up to the terrace. Much to my surprise there was a private event being held there. So we go back downstairs all confused because nobody from the actual restaurant tried to stop us. We looked for someone who monitors the restaurant but didn't see anybody so we went back to the front desk who was very kind. The gentleman walks us over to this "bro" dressed in all black chatting it up at the bar, and tells him that we're here for dinner. The "bro" man in black takes us over to the tables 10 feet away from the bar and was basically like take your pick. It was tacky. The service was blah. Drinks were over priced and watered down, and the food was average. I had the short rib which came out warm not even actually. We went to the Rabbit Hole afterwards for better drinks,...

Met some friends here for dinner. A really nice space in the building terrace. Comfortable seating and heaters for those cooler days. I ordered their plant based burger and it was good. I really liked the fries. My wife got the shrimp tacos and she liked those as well. The salmon came topped with pesto of pesto and was prepared very well. My wife got a piece of the mastic in her drink. Looked like a lid of some kind. They comped the drink but they should have done more. The biggest issue was it took a long time to get our food and the place was pretty empty. I think the kitchen probably does room service for the hotel. It’s the only reason I can think of why it took so long. We were in our way to catch a flight and made it quite tight time wise. Not sure I...