The Whaling Bar
1132 Prospect St, La Jolla
(858) 551-3758
Customers' Favorites
Pickled Fingerling Potatoes
Rioja Braised Short Rib Bao
Zataar Fried Chicken
Caesar Twinkie Salad
Carrot-Walnut Bread
Liver and Onions
Lobster Roll Dip
Duck Meatballs
The Hamburger
Celery Salad
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Recent Reviews
Cute location but no water views. Very nice decor. Super fun menu, kind of tapas vibes. I don't recommend the dirty martini as they use the fake blue cheese stuffed olives. Our waiter was great. Definitely worth a visit
The atmosphere was great. The food was amazing. Everything we ordered was great. We had the Caesar “Twinkie” salad, which the croutons are to die for. Not your regular croutons. We had the pork chop. Never knew pork chop could be so tender and juicy. Then we were pleasantly surprised by “the hamburger” for dessert. Looks like a hamburger, but definitely not a hamburger- the ice cream and the warm caramel cake hit the spot.
The host was so sweet and even got us seated early, which was such a nice touch. Our server, Alex, was amazing—attentive and even brought champagne to celebrate our promotion. We started with the crudo, which had a surprising Mediterranean twist with seed crackers and hummus, and it was delicious. For mains, we shared the polenta and duck meatballs—both incredible. The polenta was creamy and perfectly done, and the meatballs were juicy and full of flavor, just like my nonna's....
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