Loved the ambience and food was delicious.The cocktail drinks were really good ?. I highly recommend this restaurant. It can be a bit pricey but it's worth it. The ocean view is great. I highly recommend this place for seafood lovers
Excellent food. Excellent service. Excellent view and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had booked a table for the Easter Sunday buffet at 3 PM, but when we arrived, most of the food was already leftovers. We asked one of the waiters if they were going to refill it, but they said no. Eventually, one waiter gave us some lobster and ribs, almost a full plate that we couldn't finish eating. By 4 PM, they were already packing up, and there was no more food left. We didn't get to try the pastries, sweets, or omelettes. We were disappointed because this was our first time in San Diego, and we chose this place for brunch because it looked nice. Unfortunately, it was not as expected, causing a lot of disappointment and leaving us unsatisfied. They should have fully refunded our payment due to their service, or at least informed us that there would be no more activities and food left so we could adjust our expectations. Instead, they only gave us a discount.
BonnieD
Convenient as we were staying in the hotel, food was priced moderately, I had the Dungeness crab pasta, and it had a generous amount of crab. The service was poor, very slow. The waitress said she would be right back with utensils and was over 10-minutes, while our food got cold. The manager made it right and comped our breakfast the next day even though we told them it wasn't necessary.
Lisa Flynn
Always been wanting to make it here. I’m so glad I did. Will come again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Ceviche, King Crab, Chipotle Shrimp Cocktail
This restaurant has a beautiful setting. The food is very good. It was full of young families. If you're going with kids, it's great. If you want something quiet then pick a late seating.
Bri
Good food, but the service was a little slow. Server was nice, and we had a good time otherwise!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Roll
Victor Jonas
Food was super underwhelming and overpriced.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Zero Cool
Hella good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First I would just like to say the servers were the sweetest and the location and ambience was perfect. I had really high hopes for the food which we both found to be at or below average. The sea bass sandwich we were the most excited about and it was unfortunately barely edible. The crust was too thick, oily and no flavor and the fish inside was overcooked. The orange mouse cake however was delicious!!
This brunch was very disappointing when it came to the variety of food and availability of items as stated on the menu as well as on the website for a champagne brunch. For $65, there was hardly any seafood, sushi, and assortment of what was listed on the menu. Tuna seemed to be the only available sushi both Nigri and sashimi. 45 minutes into the brunch, salmon nigiri was available. The stations were not replenished as expected for any brunch. My friend requested tongs to avoid cross contamination between shellfish and sushi. Overall there seemed to be a lack of attention to the buffet items available to guests in a timely manner. The presentation of the food as well as the quality of food was not up to standard for $65 per person. The saving grace for this brunch was the atmosphere, and our server who was amazing, Adriana. Unfortunately I will not be going back to a once popular spot, I used to frequent being a San Diego native. What was even more disappointing was I brought my friend who drove down all the way from Los Angeles with expectations this brunch would meet her ideal brunch experience. 
cwood
Love San Diego restaurant week at Oceana . Very creative menu - so good ! Loved the location - the patio was warm even on a cool spring night Very memorable dessert Everything we tried was excellent - from the California roll, spareribs with macadamia nuts , swordfish and pineapple spear ❤️
Terri
Love this restaurant. Service was slow, we thought they forgot about us. I mentioned it was my boyfriend's birthday, I think they forgot that too. No dessert or any mention. Usually awesome and one of my favs.
JanH
I really didn't like the background music - I'm sure it destroys your brain cells - mind-numbing. But the food, service, ambience, and value were really great. We had a really good meal.
L Jean Camp
The view is beautiful. The food was not bland, the jalapeno in the cioppino was a tasty surprise. The seafood tower was as advertised. The poke was excellent.
Loved the ambience and food was delicious.The cocktail drinks were really good ?. I highly recommend this restaurant. It can be a bit pricey but it's worth it. The ocean view is great. I highly recommend this place for seafood lovers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Pasta, Oceana Seafood Tower
Excellent food. Excellent service. Excellent view and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had booked a table for the Easter Sunday buffet at 3 PM, but when we arrived, most of the food was already leftovers. We asked one of the waiters if they were going to refill it, but they said no. Eventually, one waiter gave us some lobster and ribs, almost a full plate that we couldn't finish eating. By 4 PM, they were already packing up, and there was no more food left. We didn't get to try the pastries, sweets, or omelettes. We were disappointed because this was our first time in San Diego, and we chose this place for brunch because it looked nice. Unfortunately, it was not as expected, causing a lot of disappointment and leaving us unsatisfied. They should have fully refunded our payment due to their service, or at least informed us that there would be no more activities and food left so we could adjust our expectations. Instead, they only gave us a discount.
Convenient as we were staying in the hotel, food was priced moderately, I had the Dungeness crab pasta, and it had a generous amount of crab. The service was poor, very slow. The waitress said she would be right back with utensils and was over 10-minutes, while our food got cold. The manager made it right and comped our breakfast the next day even though we told them it wasn't necessary.
Always been wanting to make it here. I’m so glad I did. Will come again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Ceviche, King Crab, Chipotle Shrimp Cocktail
This restaurant has a beautiful setting. The food is very good. It was full of young families. If you're going with kids, it's great. If you want something quiet then pick a late seating.
Good food, but the service was a little slow. Server was nice, and we had a good time otherwise!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Roll
Food was super underwhelming and overpriced.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Hella good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First I would just like to say the servers were the sweetest and the location and ambience was perfect. I had really high hopes for the food which we both found to be at or below average. The sea bass sandwich we were the most excited about and it was unfortunately barely edible. The crust was too thick, oily and no flavor and the fish inside was overcooked. The orange mouse cake however was delicious!!
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This brunch was very disappointing when it came to the variety of food and availability of items as stated on the menu as well as on the website for a champagne brunch. For $65, there was hardly any seafood, sushi, and assortment of what was listed on the menu. Tuna seemed to be the only available sushi both Nigri and sashimi. 45 minutes into the brunch, salmon nigiri was available. The stations were not replenished as expected for any brunch. My friend requested tongs to avoid cross contamination between shellfish and sushi. Overall there seemed to be a lack of attention to the buffet items available to guests in a timely manner. The presentation of the food as well as the quality of food was not up to standard for $65 per person. The saving grace for this brunch was the atmosphere, and our server who was amazing, Adriana. Unfortunately I will not be going back to a once popular spot, I used to frequent being a San Diego native. What was even more disappointing was I brought my friend who drove down all the way from Los Angeles with expectations this brunch would meet her ideal brunch experience. 
Love San Diego restaurant week at Oceana . Very creative menu - so good ! Loved the location - the patio was warm even on a cool spring night Very memorable dessert Everything we tried was excellent - from the California roll, spareribs with macadamia nuts , swordfish and pineapple spear ❤️
Love this restaurant. Service was slow, we thought they forgot about us. I mentioned it was my boyfriend's birthday, I think they forgot that too. No dessert or any mention. Usually awesome and one of my favs.
I really didn't like the background music - I'm sure it destroys your brain cells - mind-numbing. But the food, service, ambience, and value were really great. We had a really good meal.
The view is beautiful. The food was not bland, the jalapeno in the cioppino was a tasty surprise. The seafood tower was as advertised. The poke was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5