Pamplemousse Grille

Best food (&wine) in North County

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Derek was one of the best servers I've ever had. The food was excellent!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very nice restaurant with great food. Nice ambient.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is the best lobster ravioli I’ve ever had and I’ve traveled the world eating and reviewing and judging lobster ravioli

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great service. Food perfectly prepared.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food quality, atmosphere, and service all checked the boxes. Portions were a nice surprise. Solid value fine dining experience.

Upscale dining by Chef Jeffrey Strauss. We came for restaurant week ($70 + $45). The menu being offered is slightly different than the daily regular menu offering beef, pork, fish, duck and vegetarian.

We ordered:

Complimentary assorted bread basket came out first with mini corn muffins, baguette and a seeded bread that was my favorite.

Lobster ravioli (also on regular menu) - 1 giant lobster filled ravioli with small mushrooms and scallops in a ginger soy mushroom sauce

Skipped the second appetizer and Supplemented for the Angel hair pasta with shaved truffles for $45. You can add on as a third dish for $65. This was buttery rich goodness.

Korean marinated flat iron steak - sliced in 7 pieces over fried rice. Although rice was good, sadly, we compared it to Trader Joe tv dinner.

Pork schnitzel - I have to say, this was better than the ones I had in Germany and Austria because it was thinner, wasn’t dry and had flavor (meaning salt). The potatoes balanced out the salty flavors.

Warm chocolate caramel cake (also on regular menu) - served with berries and vanilla gelato. Found this to be same as other places.

Seasonal fig tart - puff pastry with mascarpone filling, honey and few slices of fig.

Restaurant week has gotten more pricy over the years with Pampalmousse on the higher end of $70, I expected more. I would have loved to see more of their regular menu items featured on the RW menu and more French inspired.

Overall, plenty of parking, indoor and outdoor seating. We had a wonderful experience. Food was well prepared. Truffle pasta was our favorite. Our drinks were strong. I got the Sippin’ on Lychee with gin, lychee liquor and simple syrup.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Nice food, worth the price, great place for fine-dining. Especially recommend the crispy duck. Best ever duck I have eaten in US. It’s just a bit crowded and not much space between tables. Overall worth the money, and I’ll definitely visit again for the duck😆

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food and service. We Sat outside which wasn't all that exciting.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

This is the place I choose for big celebrations. I try to have more than one thing to celebrate, so far I've managed to go to Pamplemouse at least a couple of times each year.
It is an elegant, very service oriented, yet not intrusive. They, the waiters, and other staff, are knowledgeable about their restaurant, the choices on the menu.. Always helpful in a helpful way, NO snobby staff. Their goal is to make your visit pleasant from start to finish. It is priced, I believe, fairly for the experience you will enjoy.
The best restaurant I have been to, it is where I take others, to celebrate the evening.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duck Confit

Very expensive food for mediocre quality. Avoid the specials as they are overpriced.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Good place. Try em.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

First visit. Great food and service. Pricy. So save for special occasions,

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Server forgot to order our sides. He didn't realize it until after the meal was completed and we asked him to make sure we're weren't charged for it. From the time we ordered until after the meal was done, we never saw him again, be never came back to the table or checked in with us.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake, Duck Confit, Lobster Bisque, Red Wine Braised Short Ribs, Miso Black Cod, Veal Schnitzel, Pear Tart

Lobster ravioli and lobster grilled cheese are a must! Highly recommend. Service is always exceptional.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5