Best Restaurants with a Fireplace in Serra Mesa

Booked the Arlo based on Open Table reviews while visiting San Diego for a conference. We had a group of 5 served by the amazing, Anthony! I mention him because his service truly made our experience more enjoyable and having exemplary service that stands out is truly such a joy! Food was great, cocktails were even better. Would return for another meal without hesitation!

Our experience at Covewood was good, would’ve been great if we had a different server. He was polite, but the manager and the gentlemen who I’m assuming was the busser checked on us more than our server did. I was not happy with the mojito I ordered, so I asked the “busser” if I could swap for a different drink. He said no problem, and our server brought out the replacement. There was no apology, no checking on what was wrong with it. When we left, the server pretty much just took our money and walked away. No “thank you for coming in” or “have a great night”. Service from the manager and “busser” was fantastic, but service from our server (pretty sure his name was Stephen) was less than average. Tried several times to call and talk to a manager but every time it went to their answering machine.

Excellent food, personal service. Berlin was our waitress and she was a pleasure to talk with. Very professional.

Once again fantastic!! Wonderful food and service

Carolers were singing. They would move to different locations so all could hear them. They added a nice touch to the prime rib dinner buffet experience. We really liked the buffet style as well. Our server, Ana was amazing as always!