James' Place

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   Thomas

   San Diego

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 16 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Charming staff. Great location before the play at La Jolla playhouse. Food is always delicious and interesting
   

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   Paula

   VIP

   San Diego

   24 reviews

   4.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I am so disappointed there is no sushi. I understand it could be me due to waste. The food is solidly good. My mussels were a little overcooked. There was quinoa with the fried tofu which makes no sense. Quinoa's wetness un-crisps the tofu. The ahi tacos were very pleasant. I'm thankful they are right next to LJP for convenience.
   

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   Claudia

   VIP

   San Diego

   24 reviews

   4.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   James place always has great food but because it is only open when a LJP production is up, it often does not have everything on menu. This being said what they do have is always very good !!!
   

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   Beth

   VIP

   San Diego

   61 reviews

   4.0

   61 reviews

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Perfect for before theater dinner. Many delicious choices to suit multiple needs.
   

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   John

   VIP

   San Diego

   49 reviews

   5.0

   49 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful service, lovely ambience, extremely convenient pre-playhouse, great drinks, and magnificent food at a reasonable price. A genuinely terrific experience.
   

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   Guy

   VIP

   San Diego

   42 reviews

   5.0

   42 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My wife and I shared the fried calamari and the caesar salad. The calamari were outstanding with sauce with just the right amount of spiciness. The salad was wonderful-included several anchovies. The salad was quite ample even with us splitting it. The service is very good. It is the perfect place to enjoy a nice dinner before a performance at La Jolla Playhouse.
   

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   Lori

   VIP

   San Diego

   17 reviews

   1.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   I have come here several times before going to the PLayhouse. Tonight when I arrived, I learned that the sushi chef had quit and there was no sushi. This was disappointing because that is what we always ordered. We ordered two main entrées on the menu and a bottle of wine. We asked for the salad to have no dressing. The server recommended the Ahi sesame crusted as it was the closest to sushi. The salad came with the dressing on it very heavy, and the waitress didn’t apologize nor even comment when we mentioned that we asked it to have no dressing. The Ahi was nothing like I have ever had before. It was basically four slices, not a single piece of fish or sesame encrusted and it was pretty awful. The rice was cold and on the side and it had some cold cabbage around it. Overall both the salad and the Ahi dish were less than mediocre and what you would expect from a cafeteria style restaurant. The service was awful, hard to track down and inaccurate. We were rushing to get a check and get out with less than 10 min before curtain yet we arrived for the reservation an hour and 45 minutes early. I have had issues here with slow service before but tonight the slow and inaccurate service and lack of sushi and poor quality yet expensive food will be the last time I come despite the convenience. No time prior when I gave feedback about an issue with a visit did anyone ever reach out to address it. No surprise people are quitting.
   

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   Adele

   San Diego

   13 reviews

   3.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food wasn’t served in a timely manner. Dinner was not very warm. All food is overpriced. Ambience is good.
   

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   Christi

   San Diego

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 5 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great place to come before a play at the La Jolla playhouse. Can get crowded so come early! Great drinks and food and friendly staff. A bit pricey, but worth it for the location.
   

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    Joyce

    Denver

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 4 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    Not sure what the problem was in the kitchen? I have had dinner at James Place before every play for 2 years,and until last night it was terrific. Unfortunately, something must have happened in the kitchen last night and we had to leave to not miss the play without dinner coming out of the kitchen. Whatever the issue was should definitely be remedied. My party was not the only one to not receive their food and people had to just leave to not miss the play.
    

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