ISO nice lunch in San Diego!

[beachbunnySD]

we're going out for a bday lunch, all foodies. have been to jack's, cafe chloe, blue boheme, fresh (when it was still sami ladeki's), and the guild. does anyone have a suggestion for something along these lines? lunch is always tough bc a lot of places aren't open! urgh!

[beachbunnySD]

soooo we decided to have lunch at maryjane's in the new hard rock hotel. random i know! what actually motivated our decision is that we want to take a look around the hard rock. have added a few of your suggestions to our 'to-try' list for our next lunch!

thanks all! will post on our experience at maryjane's later this week!

[beachbunnySD]

changed our minds and went to avenue 5 instead. i had the 'knuckle' sandwich, called that because the fresh crabmeat is pulled from the crab's pinscher or knuckle. it was decent and had a tropical salsa on it, but i thought it was missing an aioli/remoulade. my knuckle sandwich came with fresh greens and was $10 - really reasonable. i would go back and give it another try, simply because of that fact - very reasonable. however, i did think that the decor was better than the entrees on that particular day.

worth mentioning and eating if you stop by: the fromage blanc! it's on the dessert menu, although this is more of a savory cheesecake, topped with sugar and bruleed. it was delicious.

[pickypicky]

Sorry I didn't get here sooner. My totally favorite place for lunch in SD is A R Valentien. The terrace is gorgeous (sweeping vista of golf course off to the ocean and sky), service OK, and food some of best in SD. It's a lunch event, and you feel like you've been out to the "country."

[Alice Q]

How about Urban Solace or Currant? I have had lunch at both - and both were very good. Currant is a little fancier and more gourmet, Urban Solace will be less expensive and a little more low key.

[beachbunnySD]

is currant in the sofia? we were just talking about trying it the other day. and we actually had lunch at urban solace the last time. we really liked it!

[Alice Q]

It is, the lunch menu and dinner menu were the same last time I went, but it looks like they have now rolled out separate lunch/dinner menus. I'm looking forward to trying some of these things myself!

http://www.currantrestaurant.com/menu...

[ibstatguy]

have the sweetbreads sandwich, or the omlette, or the crabcake or....anyway, I've really enjoyed the place. the wine list isn't deep but their picks are very solid

[DiningDiva]

Terra, Nine-Ten and Arterra are all open for lunch as is Le Bastide.

[daantaat]

We had a really good 3 course lunch for $24 at Nine-Ten this weekend. Melt in your mouth shortribs and pomegranite float for dessert. S.O. wasn't so thrilled with his burger b/c it was a tad burnt but his fries were double fried and yummy.

[ibstatguy]

now that sounds pretty darn good. is Nine-Ten typically open for lunch? I know that some places only do so around the holidays.

[DiningDiva]

Yes, and breakfast is pretty darn good there too, not to mention relaxed and very reasonable. Here's the link - http://www.nine-ten.com/

[daantaat]

I think they're open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days/wk. My cousins from LA were very happy with their selections and we all left rolling out the door. :-)

[charlie_doodle]

Avenue 5 Restaurant . . .