Greenfinch Restaurant & Bar
9700 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla
(858) 964-6500
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We went here on the last day of our stay at the resort. All of the staff were very friendly and our waiter did a fantastic job. All the food was very good and they clearly use very high quality ingredients. I definitely recommend giving this place a try. We regret waiting until the last day to try it. If we had known it would be this good, we would have come a few times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We stayed at the hotel and this particular restaurant is the worst. Yesterday's host (a male) was arrogant and said he didnt have tables and it would be an hour wait because they have a big group yet there were 5 available 4 tops. Today we stood for 5 minutes waiting for a hostess who finally came to do her job said they were slammed and the wait would be 5 minutes. 2 other hotel guests told me they were told 5 minutes and its been 10. How can the Hotel have such a nice property with the only place for for a sit down meal be the worst. Without experiencing wait staff and food, I will never be back and now have to leave the property to have a meal and service. My opinion of this restaurant is PATHETIC!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Most memorable, AWFUL meal that I’ve ever had, ever. Went for their special Valentines Day dinner, and it wax terrible. Took 1 hour and 3 tries to bring my husband the correct starter. 2 tries to bring mine correctly, and that turned out to be 4 small pieces of pasta. My husband’s entree, duck, was barely cooked.
When I asked for bread, 3 pieces of bread doused in lighter fluid and grilled came. We spit it out it was so horrible. We asked the waiter to smell it and he knew. Soaked in kerosene, smelled purposeful. I’ve Never experienced anything like that. Then, dessert came. Still frozen chunks of banana and “chocolate fondue” that had already separated into 2 different colored liquids. It was so bad, we were laughing. Our meal was supposedly comped as were other tables around us. Completely inexcusable for such a lovely resort.
The waiter was very apologetic which helped but the kitchen staff should be let go. Wow
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
The breakfast here is really good! I recommend the chilaquiles and the quinoa bowl! Excellent quality and reasonably priced for a hotel restaurant!
Food: 5
The good at Urban Kitchen restaurants is always amazing!
Vegetarian options: Great variety of food, very helpful staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful. Peaceful. Relaxing. My husband and I dined for brunch. There were pups enjoying ice waters and doggy menus, beautiful scenery, and kind attentive staff. Food was delicious as well. We would absolutely dine here again. Wonderful experience.
Latin pepper ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife had the French toast (2 slices) which was excellent. I had the Buddha bowl which was tasty but very small portions. Nice ambiance. So overall nice experience but the portions were small for the price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Luis is an amazing bartender ? Highly recommend talking to him to figure out how to adjust a drink to your palette.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had brunch here. Very good food. As mentioned by others, the prices for some items is high ($6 for a soda) and orders don’t come with sides. However, the food is very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Eggs Benedict and Avocado Toast
Restaurantji Recommends
We enjoyed the Mother's Day tea/brunch at Greenfinch this year. It is always a lovely breakfast, but this was taken up a notch with beautiful presentation and everything was delicious. 
I had the salmon. It was pretty good, but I don't recommend putting the lobster broth on it. The lobster broth is ultra salty. This place is a little expensive. $6 for a soda seems crazy. The salmon doesn't come with any sides.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One owner rude and angry…food not
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
We had breakfast at the restaurant. The prices seemed high for the offering and quality: About $30 for the meal with coffee or juice. Pancakes were unavailable unless you spent $35 for a gourmet version. Oatmeal was watery. Avocado toast didn't use fresh avocadoes but a premade guacamole. The tomato jam was tasty.
Dietary restrictions: Make this known upfront.
Wheelchair accessibility: Restaurant can be reached by drop-off at the front desk area and then taking the sidewalk to the right.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
This is usually a great place for a breakfast meeting. This time the food was very good as usual. However, the service was terrible. The place was completely empty at 8:30 in the morning. The waiter just disappeared into the kitchen and did not reappear until I got up and headed to the kitchen. There was no one else in the restaurant!
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