Love Understory! We always end up here for a nightcap because the vibe is just so good. The…read moreatmosphere is lively without being too loud, making it a great place to unwind after dinner. The service is always friendly and attentive, and the cocktails are consistently on point. The prices are also very reasonable, especially considering the quality of the drinks. One of my favorite things about Understory is that you can order food from any of the restaurants in Sky Deck and have it delivered right to your table while you enjoy your cocktails. It makes it the perfect spot for groups when everyone is craving something different. Great drinks, great service, and an awesome atmosphere--definitely one of my favorite places for a nightcap in San Diego.

It was my first time at understory bar. The bar tenders are super friendly and are super…read moreknowledgeable on the drink and can gauge what you would like based on your preferences. We showed up at around 10pm and you would not believe that they have an amazing happy hour with drink only being 8-10 dollars and they're full sized. An amazing deal and the drinks are strong! One drink and I was starting to feel the alcohol. Very worth the price during happy hour. They also have some very pretty drinks on the menu making the place super instagramable. Highly recommend for affordable drinks and a 10pm-close happy hour is unheard of!

Sprigs and Spirits Craft Cocktail Bar is immediately to the left right when you walk into the fair…read more It's located in the garden section and is a place where one can enjoy beverages created by mixologists using ingredients right from the garden. There is a seating area with high top communal tables where you can enjoy the surrounding gardens. They serve the best drinks in the fair. My margarita was perfect with all fresh ingredients and Don Julio tequila. My husband had a mule and said it was one of the best he has ever had. There are no prices listed on their board so be prepared to pay a WHOPPING $17.25 per drink. I about fell over. Why 4 stars when the prices are that flipping high you ask? Because the drinks are quality, atmosphere is beautiful and fits with the theme of the bar and it's the fair and I should have expected it. I mean the crappy mix margaritas are $14.25 that come in a shaker. I would rather pay the $3.00 more for the incredible margarita that I had. Even if the drink is smaller. Quality over quantity. Name of the game.

The BEST part of the Fair! They will make you any cocktail you like, all with fresh fruit,…read moreberries, and herbs. Perfect! Such a delight to find something so quality amidst all the crap at the fair.

I LOVE Postino Del Mar so much! If you're in the mood for a…read moreglass of wine (or personal pitcher of beer) this is the perfect place. long happy hour with $7 glasses of wine (+ beer pitcher) food is not on HH but nothing is expensive bring a friend and order a bruschetta board so you can sample different one's ...eat piece of bruschetta is cut into 4 pieces which makes it easy to share. My 2 fav. food items are the cauliflower and the order of skewers. comes with 1 chicken & 1 beef but you can make them both chicken or both beef (upcharge for 2 beef) they are both sooo tasty it's hard to decide so i like having one of each. service is fabulous!!! tons of outdoor seating and indoor seating. the bar seating is also indoor and outdoor...so many seating choices!!

A good place to hang and catch up with friends over good food and drinks. The bruschetta board is…read moreperfect for sharing. They cut the bruschetta into fourths so the last piece needed to be split between 3 people. There were always people checking on us and making sure to ask if we wanted anything else. I think they need to pay attention to building maintenence or acknowledge that there is a leak. It was dripping too close to our table.

I give rustic root five stars because tonight is probably not indicative of what this restaurant…read moretruly is. Samantha and Cat at the front desk are truly accommodating and wonderful. We started at the bar and then wanted to table inside and they did their best on the incredible soccer night to accommodate us which they did and we thank them for that. The happy hour menu is truly fabulous and a whole bunch of ways. Sandy was our server and I just have to say she was as overwhelmed as the rest of the restaurant. She had 11 tables to look over and we were just happy that she took our order and it came out and it was great. I really can't comment on the food because we only had our table for a half an hour. But what we had was delicious and we will certainly come back on a non-soccer night to get the best of the rustic..

I went there for happy hour. Our lovely waitress looked like Sabrina Carpenter…read more They were out of mint so they couldn't make our Mojitos. I ordered a substitute one she suggested and it tasted like a watered-down margarita. It was terrible. Our daughter had a rum-coconut drink that was ok (like a hurricaine). Even though I told the lovely waitress (who looked like Sabrina Carpenter) that we were there for happy hour we ended up paying full price for 3 cocktails because drinks on the menu are not included in happy hour (only crappy well drinks? "rum and coke?") You really need to read the fine print. When our drinks were finished they sat on the bar for a long time... no one brought them to us. One of them was not as cold as it needed to be. The garnish was crusty. Now the food... We had a slider, a burger, scallop crudo, fries and shrimp. The scallop was not fresh at all. The leaves they put on top were wilted. The food was very disappointing. I think the shrimp could be bought in the frozen section at Trader Joes and put in the microwave. On the posiitive side, the location is nice. It is the first restaurant you see when you cross the bridge from Cedros. On the negative side - the place is a ripoff and neither the food or the drinks are anything special yet the price is top shelf. I won't be back. Be warned.

Driving by to head to another place for dinner and we passed this place along the way and decided…read moreto flip a U turn and pull in and try instead. Let me tell you this place did not disappoint one bit. Service was absolutely fantastic, food was out of this world amazing and the price point for the food was exactly what you should expect. This is a 10 star out of 5 star review type of place. Do t let the outside fool you as the inside drink and food options will be something you won't want to miss! I did the shrimp wonton appetizer along with the Cioppino which was about top 3 I've ever had! Definitely will be back again for this linguine clams next time!

This restaurant is slowly going way downhill. This place used to be one of our favorite goto…read morerestaurants. How things have changed! Let's attack the food first. I will admit that the calamari appetizer was good. It was not outstanding as it used to be. My husband tried the Del Mar Crab Ravioli. It was fair and he would not order it again. I know that he was hungry when he finished. I ordered the crispy skinned duck. It was my favorite dish here. But this time, the skin was not crispy and the duck was dry and over cooked. So disappointing. The dishes used to be so large that we always had food to take home. Now, it doesn't taste good enough to take home and the portions are smaller. Believe it or not, this was not the first thing that happened. Because of past experience, we now order our food in stages. First we order our beverages. Then we wait a short while and order any starters. After we are done with the starters, we order our entrees. We do not want all of the food to come out of the kitchen at the same time as has happened in the past. When the bill came, I left a gift card and my credit card. When the server came back, the gift card was not fully used, but we did not get it back. I found a receipt the a little more than a dollar that was charged on my credit card. It turned out that the gift card was enough for the bill alone without charging my credit card. The gift card had a small amoutn on it, but the card itself was not returned. When I questioned it, the server told us that the bartender told her to do it this way. The whole transaction was wrong!! It is obvious to us that the people working there did not have a clue how to run the transaction. Also, there didn't seem to be anyone in charge on that night. We were extremely disappointed on many levels. At one time this was a 4-5 star restaurant. Not any more.

We visited Monarch Ocean Pub for a work event, and it turned out to be a great spot for gathering…read morewith a group. The rooftop setting has a relaxed, park-like feel, and the views of the water were beautiful. As the sun started to set, we were treated to a fantastic sunset that made the experience even more enjoyable. The staff was helpful when it came to choosing a drink, although it took a little while for our cocktails to arrive. The drink menu featured several creative and unique cocktail options, which was a nice touch. Overall, the atmosphere, views, and enjoyable setting made for a memorable evening. If I'm in the area again, I would gladly return.

Monarch is among the restaurants in Del Mar that is casual, dog friendly, has rooftop seating with…read moreocean views. Either ascend the flight of stairs of take the elevator from the parking structure to the rooftop to access this restaurant. From a distance and not unobstructed ocean views is the rooftop seating with limited umbrella shades. Indoor and outdoor seating, full bar indoor and outdoor. The indoor decor was nicely decorated. The outdoor seating with the views was cool but there is that fake grass, which my pup and I are not a fan of. Monarch was a nice visit and my pup met friendly pup an 8 month big Swiss Bernese and the friendly owners were from Burbank in LA so we chatted. The regular menu offers typical foods which is offered in most restaurants. Nothing really special caught my attention. I stopped here after having a disappointing lunch at a restaurant nearby. Service by the staff was cordial, efficient and friendly. Perhaps the best time to go is during happy hour, to get to taste and drink more from the HH menu. I had a mocktail and chargrilled artichokes with lemon dill aioli dip, it was delish and guiltless but not in the HH menu. The rooftop dog friendly outdoor patio with a full bar outside gets my thumbs up.

Lana is awesome!! I'm obsessed with the yellowtail sashimi, chopped salad, and organic half…read morechicken. The atmosphere is great.

Food was amazing, atmosphere was amazing and service was the best…read more Our waitress Emily was amazing! We had the chopped salad and rolls for an appetizer! These rolls are to die for and are a must order! My wife and I both got the burgers for dinner and they were so amazing. If we lived in the area this would be our go to place.

We accidentally bumped into this place after one of people, clad in beach wear asked us if we were…read morelooking for the speakeasy. "There's a speakeasy at the fair?! I'm in!!!" We were directed to the window where we got our pink bracelets and secret password. We then rode up the elevator to the 6th floor. The vibe was tropical, with the staff greeting you at the entrance. It definitely felt airy and relaxed, with amazing views of the kids play zone and track. We ordered one drink to share since it's a double shot. I had the Prickley Pear Lychee which was strong. Definitely glad that I opted to share this since one was more than enough! Since it's a double, the cocktail was quite pricey. If you prefer a one shot cocktail, ask them to make you a drink! It'll be much cheaper. I was able to snag a view outside overlooking the track. This is the best view! I almost didn't want to leave but I had to head over to the JBoog concert. I'll definitely make this a must do next time I'm at the fair.

Such a cute speakeasy hidden inside the fair!…read more Finding the entrance is half the fun. Once you track it down, you check in to get a wristband and receive the secret entry password. Just be forewarned that most of the drinks on the menu are premixed, but they definitely make them pretty strong. I love that the interior theme changes every year. This time it is a super fun, vibrant tropical theme decked out with flamingos! The staff is incredibly welcoming, and the atmosphere is super chill making it the perfect spot to escape the fair madness and unwind.

My wife told me about coming to the Sky Deck and i didn't imagine it would look nicer than other…read morefood halls that i had been to, but it truly did. We walked all the way around and decided to have our first dinner out on our mini-moon at Craft House. It was very well decorated with marine netting and jungle style greenery hanging from the ceiling. We were brought to a nice booth and given choices to try things out. She tried the Coco Loco Margarita with coconut tequila, coconut syrup, toasted coconut and lime juice. I had an amazing French Martini, with titos vodka, chambord, lemon juice and a raspberry to bring it all together. Quite an astounding drink. I cant wait to have one again. For an appetizer, we did the short rib mini tacos and they were really good. They put small drops of salsa next to them for an added kick and they were pretty great additions. I wanted a steak dinner so i had the closest french dish to it, in streak frites. While i wasnt crazy about my steak being cut up beforehand, the chimichurri that came with it was very good, and the fries were perfect. Just enough for a very filling dish. My wife went with the Seafood Linguini and she stated that it was the best one that she had ever had. Mixed well with butter and chili oil, the entire dish came together, leaving her to use the crostinis to lap up all the liquid when she ran out of protein and pasta. It was a pricey dinner but nothing bad to be said about it. Every thing we got was perfectly worth every penny I put into this date out. The service was great and I will definitely come back here again.

It's located in the skydeck food hall in del mar heights (near one paseo), next to Jimbo's and…read moreHandles ice cream. There's a bunch of little food joints inside. Bartender was great, made a few delicious cocktails and service was prompt. Looks like they have some good HH specials too (I posted the menu in case it's helpful). Very cute and decorated atmosphere. I personally enjoyed it.

Fabulous and chill vibe. Love the chicken nachos. Best happy hour in town. Always visit when I am…read morein town!

Fantastic breakfast. We had omelettes, pancakes, and spicy bloody Mary's. Our server Tee could not…read morehave been more helpful. Beautiful outside dining. Highly recommend.