Herb & Sea

131 W D St, Encinitas
(760) 704-8300

Recent Reviews

David Lee

Great food. Great restaurant (especially if you’re LOUD).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Evan Suda

Food was absolutely incredible. I’ve been dreaming about the beets since ai ate them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Roasted Baby Carrots

Christopher Little

Super good TJ was am excellent waiter?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Rojan Zarei

This restaurant was extremely underwhelming. I originally booked it because of their new Sunday tasting menu which includes local fish. I ended up ordering the tasting menu for $55 and my husband ordered the seared barramundi.The tasting menu included a small dish of black grill, blackened cod, and 2 donuts. Unfortunately the donuts were the best part of the meal…the appetizer and entree were nothing special. I will say the fish was cooked well but it was served with a curry risotto which had a very unpleasant flavor. I couldn’t finish it. It seems like the chef is experimenting with middle eastern flavors but it’s executed in a flavorless and inexperienced way. Their “babaganush” also tastes like hummus, not properly roasted eggplant.The waitress also seemed very inexperienced. She didn’t explain the menu, and told us our fish was cod but I highly doubt it was. We spent about 2 hours dining here because of the slow service. Would not come here again unfortunately.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Bob faucett

Had the pleasure of dining here with my family on March 3. Wonderful experience. Met chef Aidan at our table and what followed was a family taste sharing experience of many courses which were ordered with the help of our great server Tosh. Can't wait to come again. Great job Aidan!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lauren W. Englehorn

Kassandra is an exceptional bartender. Being a skeptical local, she immediately proved the bar is worth visiting.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

KristyB

This was our first time dining at Herb & Sea. We loved the ambience, the music and our server, Tosh, was absolutely phenomenal. The wine was delicious, as was our appetizer and one of the entrees. The evenings special, Prawns on Risotto was disappointing. The two prawns yielded four small bites, which unfortunately were pasty and overcooked. The risotto was, however, delicious.

TonieN

Food was delicious and the service was top notch. We had Andrea and she was very accommodating (we had 5 children in our group age 6 down to 17 month twins.) Looking forward to our next visit.

The food was truly amazing! Unfortunately we had a bad server that kind of ruined the experience for us. He seemed barely interested in us. We asked for recommendations and we barely got a response (another table asked for recommendations and he gave them a full speech), he also just handed us the desert menu without saying anything which was weird. We might be back because we live in the area but we hope we get better service. It just made everything awkward.

Viss

the food is absolutely delicious, and the staff is wonderful and nice - its just louder than i would like for a nice sit down dinner place. i wish the loud music would stay over by the bar

KDasani

Amazing food and ambiance! I had the espresso martini which was delicious and my husband had the Barbera wine which he loved. We ordered the lamb flatbread, shrimp pizza and the butterscotch budino. Lamb flatbread was too good and so was the pizza! The budino was a bit sweet for our taste but loved the overall food and ambiance. Will definitely come back again!

AnnI

We love Herb and Sea, and the service is always great, the food interesting and delicious. But when it is really busy, it is annoyingly loud inside the restaurant. To the point of making conversations challenging.

Ashley

I wasn't that impressed by the food. It was decent although nothing made me want to return, especially considering the price point. The restaurant was beautiful and very busy. Service was good.

EvelynB

This was a great spot, we saw so many people on dates but also big crowds for bdays or families. Great, cool vibes without being over the top. Food was really delicious, highly recommend the goat milk cavatelli and focaccia with burrata! Our waiter was amazing and friendly, overall really great spot!

JeffH

We always have a great dining experience at herb & sea. Our server Ryan always does an awesome job! His attentive and friendly service always enhance's our dining experience. The food was delicious, and the cocktails were equally impressive. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a great meal and excellent service.

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