Pamplemousse Grille, Solana Beach CA

Phenomenal food and service. Drinks were amazing. Pamplemousse has the best food in San Diego.

Terrible Valentine’s Day dinner. Started off with crammed packed tables. Then an Overcooked small piece of fishy smelling seabass. Also, don’t order the truffles, the server didn’t know how many grams you receive for the $40 cost, and they were not shaved at the table. We suspect they may not be real, and if they are, they were definitely not fresh. They didn’t have the texture of real truffles and they were tasteless. All this for almost $500. We will Never go back, ever! Lastly, a bit of advice; Never trust a “fine dining” restaurant in an old run down strip mall.

I wish there were 10 stars for each category. Derek was our waiter and he was simply spectacular. I am absolutely blown away every time I come here.

Pamplemousse Grill is one of the best French restaurants in San Diego County. Usually a special occasion place but plenty of locals come in and sit at the bar to enjoy Happy Hour specials.
We had the Caesar salad split, white asparagus soup with truffle oil and Veal Milanese. Absolutely delicious food every time we go.

Amazing Service and very good food. I give them a 4 star because I think the food is very good but not Out of this World.

As expected,
the atmosphere and staff are just fantastic.
The food is remarkable to the last bite.
Definitely going back for more soon.

Happy new year Pamplemouse.
Thank you chef Jeffrey Straus for your passion and charisma.

Uri Akler
Owner,
NorthStar Limos

Excellent service, flavor and it is quiet. No annoying music just good ambience for eating. Lobster was prepared to my liking. Mashed potato was very good and vegetables were too. We'll be back.

We had such a wonderful experience in 2014 at Pamplemousse Grille, so I was absolutely delighted to return for a special date night. I was so disappointed with the quality of the food. The service staff (Kai and Leonard) were wonderful but could not make up for the food. I had the duo of venison chop and the quail. My excitement turned to sheer dismay. My venison chop was overly seasoned with the peppercorn sauce or rub that all I could taste was the pepper that stayed with me all night. It overcame the delicate meat of the venison. We also had the veal chop which was 20% fat that we had to exchange it for another meat. Everything was overseasoned with salt and pepper that the true meat flavors were masked. Sadly, it was not the same quality of food that we remembered.

Absolutely amazing service and delicious food. They ate wonderful to work and incredibly accommodating! The very best!

Nice tasting food, classy but old school. Good quality ingredients and preparation. Corporate entertaining, dinner spot for the rich and bougee. A bit over priced, by design tho. Older crowd.

What can I say.

New review, this was the first restaurant I chose to go to as my first restaurant after the pandemic seem to be under control.
I took a friend, the two of us had an incredibly wonderful wonderful time.
Our reservation was for 8: 00 we made it well in advance and the two of us had the most comfortable and spacious booth.
Chef Jeffrey Strauss was there, and made the rounds to each and every Booth which delighted everyone he is not only a great chef but he is very very personable made each of us feel special.
For me, the meal was not inexpensive, this was something I saved for the bill I believe with tip was $310.
It was worth saving for it was worth doing it was special because it's the first public restaurant I've eaten in since the pandemic started.
Wonderful, incredible food, excellent excellent service, and a delightful time I highly recommend this if you can go there more often as I know people who do so much the better but it is worth making it a special event place. You will remember it.

Tuesday, August 9th was the second time we visited in 2022. Once again the food did not disappoint, frankly the Wagu is the best I have ever had. If I was just rating the food it would remain 5 stars. That said we did not get great service from our waitress. Everyone else was great, from the hostess to the bartender to the bus servers. That said the experienced was subpar given the poor attitude of our waitress. We were marking a few special occasions as our friends were just engaged the week before and my wife and I were celebrating our 12th anniversary. Probably taking a break from the restaurant for a while.

Overpriced, arrogant staff especially hostess and manager. Food is good not great for the value. Restaurant is in a strip / commercial mall. Much better places to drop $500 + on a meal in Del Mar.

Once you get past the feeling like you're walking into a doctor's office, its all top tier from there.
Menu options were fantastic. Specials were even better. Food was prepared flawless. Service was attentive.
Can't wait to go back.

Probably because of the price, it skews boomer and older. Busy on a weekend evening.

Also, for people that notice these things, portion sizes weren't disappointing.

I don't use 5 stars often. But had a great experience.

Had Bison steak and Wagyu Surf and turf.

The food here was fabulous. Thier was alot of detail and thought put into each dish. I really enjoyed the healthy options. The smoked seafood was delicious and the ahi appetizer. The service was amazing they were on top of everything!

Food and service were great! The restaurant week menu was a good deal even at $60. Unfortunately I'd never be able to eat here at regular prices which are crazy high. While the food was superb, I've had just as good for a lot less. Like some of the great Cohn restaurants around town. Best dishes I had were the beet and goat cheese salad and the amazing tres leches cake with raspberry gelato with hazelnut praline topping. The miso black sea bass was also good but not special. Will look for future restaurant week deals that would allow me to come again.

Amazing place. Lover foie gras and duck confit, and mixed grill plate. Actually, loved everything. Service is great. Highly recommend this restaurant

Such an amazing restaurant! The food is always so good and the service is always great. We had John as our server tonight and he was so attentive and very welcoming! Atmosphere: it was a very busy Saturday night and we were originally seated in a small table in the middle of the room. There were so many people and everyone was unmasked. We were able to sit outside in the patio with a heater which made our dinner just perfect! We weren’t cramped in a small table among a very busy restaurant. Food: the filet mignon was so tender and perfectly cooked. Broccolini was seasoned and the truffle fries was spectacular! The seafood trio was fresh, delicate and scrumptious! The free 3 different types of pre-meal breads were so good too accompanied by a whip butter with truffle salt. We also had the old Smokey which is their old fashion. The in-house smoked simple sugar and muddled oranges makes this drink so good! Service: John was outstanding he made sure we were taken care of even though we were outside. Would love to sit at his table next time. The hostess was also very nice and accommodating. This is such a great restaurant! Our place to go when we are visiting!

Not sure why this place is rated so highly, some of the food was good but some was disappointing. The tuna tartare was excellent but the bison was not. The stew was excellent but the chocolate caramel cake tasted like a melted lava cake and had barely any flavor of caramel. Chairs were not comfortable. We felt packed in like sardines with barely any room to walk around the tables. It most certainly was not worth the prices they were charging.

Absolutely perfect experience. Great service (Thank you Alexis)! Excellent, well prepared, fresh seafood. Superb salads. Lovely atmosphere and charming little bar. Close to Del Mar Race Tracks. Easy access from 5 or Pacific Coast Highway.