Jake's Del Mar

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   Greg C.

   Orange County

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding experience today at Jake’s for my Birthday.
   

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   Scott

   Washington DC

   42 reviews

   5.0

   42 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Jake’s has a standard that few others approach Great food, service, setting- like few others
   

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   AIDA

   VIP

   San Diego

   27 reviews

   3.0

   27 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We love this restaurant for the beach/ocean views. We’ve never been here for dinner before (usually go for brunch/lunch) and found it extremely loud and bustling. No Happy Hours ever, which I found unusual since it was a Thursday evening. They have a nice selection of cocktails which I got the Lavender/lemon vodka drink (can’t remember the name) and it was delicious. The food was good, but for the value I wasn’t impressed. The filet was expensive compared to other restaurants and that was with out any surf (shrimp). Also, they don’t list the types of fish on their menu. When it came to the special, it was Barramundi which we were told was basically perch. I’ve found the value has been better at other restaurants for surf and turf. But what really made the dining experience not so good was the noise level and the service. I had to ask 3 times to refill my water before it was taken care of. We had to yell to hear each other’s conversation and the service was so bad I didn’t tip my normal 20% and above. I’ll go anywhere else for dinner but here sorry to say. I usually don’t give bad reviews, but felt compelled to so that the restaurant understands what they can do better.
   

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   Merr

   VIP

   San Diego

   18 reviews

   4.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good experience overall. Service and Ambiance always excellent. We enjoyed our food. Lunch menu seemed more limited than I recall. Would have preferred a second fish option to Mahi.
   

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   Robert

   Kansas City

   6 reviews

   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The lemon garlic roasted fish (Mahi Mahi) sounded like it would be wonderful. Very small serving & it was raw in the middle. The pear & candied walnut salad was also very small. I was hoping The Hula Pie would be awesome. The macadamia nut ice cream was just a lousy vanilla. The hot fudge was great. Not worth the $15. The server was wonderful & offered to bring out another entree of fish but our appetite for fish was dead. She deducted the$40 fish entree from the bill. I was grateful she did that. She really was a great server. Tipped her $20. Jake's sits right at the beach with great views for sunset.
   

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   Chad

   VIP

   Hawaii

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best food and service I’ve ever experienced in San Diego
   

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   Laura

   VIP

   San Diego

   51 reviews

   4.0

   51 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Been here many times before. The ocean view makes it a go to for many. However I can never remember why I don’t hurry back. Now I remember. The food is good. Tasty. Not 5 star. Definitely not worth paying high prices for. The lunch salad we had, beets and all, leaves you hungry. Why not make it a regular size salad? The Brussel Sprouts were good. However again, portion size was average. I’ve had better. Great service and view. No parking! Lot was allegedly full so I parked at a nearby meter. I’ll go back for Happy Hour. Just not hurrying.
   

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   Ed

   San Diego

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Jake's never disappoints! Everything is quality, from the service to the food, and of course the view!
   

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   Lisa

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and view of the ocean! Add drinks and couldn’t ask for a better experience.
   

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    David

    VIP

    Phoenix

    19 reviews

    3.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    Specifically made reservations (5 weeks in advance) to see the sunset, but were seated at a table on a side patio, which had no view of the sunset…plus heaters were place in the middle of the area, making it difficult for patrons and wait staff to maneuver the area. Food was was ok. Service was less than I would have expected for such a higher level restaurant.
    

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