Best Lunch Restaurants in Rancho Bernardo

Food execution was a little off tonight. Branzino was pretty much raw and mushy, not flaky. Duck breast was a little undercooked and pretty tough. Current cut is a square log with skin on. Hard to cut and hard to chew versus the medallions they have served in the past. The sauces were flavorful amd well-suited to cut the richness of the meat and I wished there was more. Accompanying truffle cakes were light and airy with a subtle sweetness to them. The roasted carrots on baba ghanoush were the best item on the menu.  Service was top-notch as usual.

Lunch was delicious. Donna, our waitress was fantastic. Thank you for your wonderful service and being so attentive to us. One person from our party has never been here and she was amazed and enjoyed it so much. Happy Holidays to all your staff. We will be back again to enjoy this beautiful place. Thank you.

Our first visit and we will return, for sure. Enjoyed the blackened salmon and swordfish

The food was fantastic, I will be going again. A couple of my top favorites was the stuffing and mashed potatoes, the flavors reminded me of the times I spent TG at my grandmothers. The way the buffet was set up including the carving station resulted in little time to fill your plate. The Staff was very gracious and there was someone always checking the table and asking if you needed anything with a quick turnaround when you did need something. I would recommend the RB Inn for anyone who wants to take a break from the long hours in the kitchen on TG Day. It is every bit worth the cost.

We had only just recently discovered The Shop, and figured we'd check it out. After sharing a yummy bruschetta appetizer, we decided to design our own pizza. Admittedly, we made a minor error in ordering a large pizza (for two to share), but figured leftovers would be fine to take home. When the pizza came to our table, all of our toppings were huddled in the middle of the pizza. We were a little confused as to how none of the veggies had made it closer to the edge. With the pile of toppings in the middle, the center of the pizza was more than a little soggy. It was still tasty, but not all the way to the crust. It was a little weird. More, because we decided that the limited selection of specialty pizzas didn't strike our fancy (do people still say that?), we ordered our own combination of vegetables for our pizza. In the end, our pizza came out to $45-- steep even at San Diego prices. Aside from the pile of toppings in the middle, each topping ($3.50 for each topping?! Outrageous!) was far overpriced for the amount of toppings used. (Note: the price per topping is listed, but it's a bit of an afterthought on the menu and the server provided no reminder). It will be a long time before we decide to drop a pile of cash on an overpriced pizza that was rushed through the kitchen. Overall rating: Disappointing.