Reviews for Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach, CA

Excellent service , flavor and it is quiet. No annoying music just good ambience for eating. Lobster was prepared to my liking.... Mashed potato was very good and vegetables were too. We'll be back. Read more

We had such a wonderful experience in 2014 at Pamplemousse Grille, so I was absolutely delighted to return for a special date... night. I was so disappointed with the quality of the food. The service staff (Kai and Leonard) were wonderful but could notmake up for the food. I had the duo of venison chop and the quail. My excitement turned to sheer dismay. My venison chop wasoverly seasoned with the peppercorn sauce or rub that all I could taste was the pepper that stayed with me all night. Itovercame the delicate meat of the venison. We also had the veal chop which was 20% fat that we had to exchange it for anothermeat. Everything was overseasoned with salt and pepper that the true meat flavors were masked. Sadly, it was not the samequality of food that we remembered. Read more

Great wine list. Food lacks a bit to be honest. You should book ahead.

Nice tasting food, classy but old school. Good quality ingredients and preparation. Corporate entertaining, dinner spot for the... rich and bougee. A bit over priced, by design tho. Older crowd. Read more

Once you get past the feeling like you're walking into a doctor's office, its all top tier from there. Menu options were... fantastic. Specials were even better. Food was prepared flawless. Service was attentive. Can't wait to go back. Probablybecause of the price, it skews boomer and older. Busy on a weekend evening. Also, for people that notice these things, portionsizes weren't disappointing. I don't use 5 stars often. But had a great experience. Had Bison steak and Wagyu Surf and turf. Read more

Such an amazing restaurant! The food is always so good and the service is always great. We had John as our server tonight and he... was so attentive and very welcoming! Atmosphere: it was a very busy Saturday night and we were originally seated in a smalltable in the middle of the room. There were so many people and everyone was unmasked. We were able to sit outside in the patiowith a heater which made our dinner just perfect! We weren’t cramped in a small table among a very busy restaurant. Food: thefilet mignon was so tender and perfectly cooked. Broccolini was seasoned and the truffle fries was spectacular! The seafood triowas fresh, delicate and scrumptious! The free 3 different types of pre-meal breads were so good too accompanied by a whip butterwith truffle salt. We also had the old Smokey which is their old fashion. The in-house smoked simple sugar and muddled orangesmakes this drink so good! Service: John was outstanding he made sure we were taken care of even though we were outside. Wouldlove to sit at his table next time. The hostess was also very nice and accommodating. This is such a great restaurant! Our placeto go when we are visiting! Read more

Not sure why this place is rated so highly, some of the food was good but some was disappointing. The tuna tartare was... excellent but the bison was not. The stew was excellent but the chocolate caramel cake tasted like a melted lava cake and hadbarely any flavor of caramel. Chairs were not comfortable. We felt packed in like sardines with barely any room to walk aroundthe tables. It most certainly was not worth the prices they were charging. Read more

What a beautiful place for your date night or special occasion. Quiet and well socially distanced ambience in a tent set up... outside and the dishes were superb. We had the cajun fried oysters (first time trying cooked oysters but give it a try - we werenot disappointed), the meat sampler plate. Read more