Urbana Del Mar

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   MelindaA

   San Diego

   4 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Best margaritas and tacos !

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   burberrydebbie

   San Diego

   21 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on January 22, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Urbana Del Mar is our “go-to” restaurant when we say, “Let’s go out for dinner”. The sauces are amazing, as is the ceviche trio appetizer. The Mezcal cocktail is so Smokey and yummy!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2023

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Had tacos and drinks before new years celebration

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   BrownBunny

   San Diego

   10 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on December 11, 2022

   overall3food3service3ambience2

   Extremely noisy inside, too loud for table conversation. Inside seating not great, outside better. Spouse said he had the best burrito he’d ever tasted.

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 19, 2022

   overall4food5service5ambience4

   The food was great and the atmosphere relaxed and friendly. A great place for a Friday night out with friends.

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   Felylicious

   San Diego

   16 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on November 14, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Going to Urbana for lunch was THE BEST decision we've made for awhile. So easy to make a 1:30pm reservation on Open Table. We started with margaritas which were on point and refreshing, then we moved on to the pork & cheese quesadillas. Great starter to have with those ice cold drinks. I have to say, my mole enchiladas were crazy delicious. We loved the mole so much, we inquired if Urbana would consider selling their mole sauce for customers to take home. Smokey, chocolatey and warm with cinnamon flavor, it was amazing to be able to have such a decadent dish. The Chef who made this mole dish should get a Michelin star. The beef tacos were better than any flavor-of-the-month taco truck in town. There's plenty of wonderful "birria" taco joints and trucks dotted all over the city, but we consider ourselves super lucky to have Urbana right here in our neck of the woods since their tacos are absolutely on point in so many ways. The tortillas are just right, not too corny and not too thick or thin. The beef is incredibly moist and full of flavor and the Mexican cheese rounds out the dish so well. All that put together just makes dining at Urbana fun and fantastic. We don't really have to go anywhere else for wonderful Mexican food and drinks! It was good to see that an Urbana employee who was an incredible server to us before has been promoted to become a manager (Chris!). To see him and our current server, Chase, getting along so well and managing the restaurant together made for a pleasant experience. Rare to find sometimes...but not here. This seems to be their gold standard and we truly appreciate it! 5-stars for this lunch experience, hands down. It's just great to know that quality still reigns true at Urbana. What a great Mexican restaurant, through and through.

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   BrownBunny

   San Diego

   10 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2022

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Patio seating is quieter so you can converse with your friends. Mariachi band was very good and not over powering. Salad with salmon was delicious.

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   BenS

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 23, 2022

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   It was our 2nd time here. We had the filet tacos and the chori brussels. The spicy margarita was tasty too.

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   JRoC

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 22, 2022

   overall5food5service4ambience4

   A great first stop at the Sky Deck with a full bar. HH is a must with good selection of apps. Food is always satisfying.

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    DaveFromLaJolla

    Dallas

    23 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience3

    Food is good, margaritas not so much, very heavy lime flavored mix. Lighting is poor in most areas. But the food is good!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    drinks were delicious. food was amazing. mole was hands down the best i’ve ever had. great vibe too. this place is one we will definitely come back to many times!

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    BrendaB

    Los Angeles

    19 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    Food and atmosphere were both good. Service was a bit lacking. Server failed to fire our entrees, so it was a long meal. But otherwise nice

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    AnnP

    San Diego

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall5food5service3ambience5

    Discovered Urbana because of San Diego Restaurant Week. What a find! The food is delicious! Flavorful! Creative! The SkyDeck in Del Mar is a cool spot.

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    SuzT

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 29, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    Food was over cooked, the staff was great but I wouldn’t recommend based on the meal I had

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    DebB

    San Diego

    48 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    48 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    Chips and guac were good, all the tacos were good, cocktails are good.

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    bens993

    Amarillo

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Excellent drinks and tacos plus the ceviche trio was delicious. Ceviche trio appetizer was a nice sized portion

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    AnnaJ

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2022

    overall3food5service1ambience3

    My husband and I went here a few weeks ago and had an amazing time. So we decided to bring our family for my birthday and this time the service was awful. Our waiter was rude and not attentive at all. He never smiled and never checked on us. I asked if we could have salsa with the chips and guacamole we ordered and he said it would be a $1 each. I’m sorry but I’ve worked in the restaurant business for over 25 years and this was one of my worst experiences. Not sure if we’ll be back.

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18. RB

    RobertB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very tasty food, pleasing to the eye. Hot plates kept my enchiladas hot throughout the meal. The wait staff was professional and pleasant. I found no reason to not recommend this restaurant to anyone who would find anything they see on the menu that would be enticing.

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    CarmenT

    Portland

    8 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall1food2service2ambience2

    The restaurant was empty and they sat us at the worst table. The passage between the kitchen, door and bar. Staff kept hitting the chair walking thru. We asked to move immediately To outside where the reservation was for and it took 10 min to ‘clear’ a table when there were TONs! We then again we’re seated at bad table outside on an empty deck. The food was ok with a pretty presentation but underwhelming and the oysters were bad. The ceviche tuna was good. Overall, would not go back. The ideas is there but execution is off. No one ever sat at any of those empty tables. Very Poor management. Our bight star in the meal was our server- she was great!

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience4

    Great location, great environment, food and drinks were amazing - BUT, they need to work on organizing and managing their team.

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    Trish

    San Diego

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 24, 2022

    overall3food2service3ambience5

    This place was good when it first opened. The last two times we’ve gone the food quality/taste was not good. Bummer.

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    EmilyH

    San Diego

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience2

    I was really wanting to love this experience but the service was poor and our portions were very small. I wish the server would have explained that so we could order more but the check came after a half hour and we just left to find more food. The noise level is quite loud as well. Go for drinks, have dinner elsewhere.

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    peregrine1225

    San Diego

    9 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience3

    The lobster taco was the worst seafood taco I've ever had. The filet mignon taco was chewy, with a small portion of meat.

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2022

    overall1food5service3ambience1

    They are cashless and I will not dine there again.

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    lindsay

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience3

    Service was slow and horrible. Waited multiple times with out water or cocktails. Watched the server cleaning instead of bringing our water or cocktails to the table

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    Nicoleg

    San Diego

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 3, 2022

    overall4food3service3ambience4

    We had a nice server, she was friendly and attentive. Cocktails were great. Served beautifully and were also delicious! The food tasted good, the serving sizes were pretty small. That was the general consensus of our party of 6. Chips and guac was good, but barely 1 handful of chips for $11. The shrimp enchiladas were made well, but 2 small enchiladas and then no side at all...I would typically expect a small serving of rice / beans / small salad. The tacos were pretty good, some of them just really minimal on the meat fillings.

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    Sdgirl

    San Diego

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Love this place! You’ve got to try the shrimp gobernador taco and also the lobster taco, even though I wish it had more lobster, it is very tasty. Noche en Tulum is my favorite drink. I’m not crazy about their happy hour drinks so pay the extra $2 for a regular one. A little tweaks here and there and I’d give it 5 stars but I’m a tough critic. Menasay, **sorry for butchering the spelling** is a great bartender. Sit with him at the bar if you have a chance. He’ll whip you something off menu that is insanely delicious.

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    MarcW

    San Diego

    28 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on June 9, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    The menu was not as robust as I had hoped. The waiter seemed to be annoyed that my friend had so many dietary restrictions. Ended up getting the posole without any meat. AND very disappointed with the dessert. The bread pudding was dry. So so dry. Definitely need to rethink going here for the food. The atmosphere and the drinks were awesome.

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    SeaYellow

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    The spicy margaritas were so tasty! The elote was soooo good, a MUST try! Also the filet mignon tacos were delicious!

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    clh7

    San Diego

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 30, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience3

    We had several issues with our order, and we weren’t that impressed with overall quality/flavors, but in the end the worst meal of our group was taken off the bill, so I decided not to leave details/complaints here because hopefully it’s an isolated incident. It was our first time dining there, and although disappointing, we have nothing to compare it against here. However, I cannot understand how a Mexican restaurant does not offer chips & salsa upon seating you! How?! At the very least, allow us to purchase some. But we were told we can’t—the best they can do is have us order the guacamole ($11), and they could “probably add a dish of salsa, too.”

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The door is GREAT! high quality sophisticated Mexican cuisine!

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32. JL

    JacquelineL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great drinks and food with a good view. The food is a little spicy, but was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend the gobenador taco and the cauliflower taco. The micheladas and tiki margarita were also great. Big patio space in addition to an inside seating area.

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    TTTT

    San Diego

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 22, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience3

    The food was served quickly and the service was friendly and helpful, but the food itself was mediocre and overpriced. There are so many places to get good tacos, enchiladas and a beer in San Diego at a fraction of this place’s prices. I’d skip it and hit Fidel’s or Las Olas up the street.

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience4

    Not very attentive staff even though it wasn’t busy, grouchy host which is a bummer bc it was really great food.

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience4

    This is the third time I’ve eaten there and it gets progressively worse each time. It always feels like the staff is running around unorganized and the kitchen is always behind. I could look past it if the food was great but it just isn’t worth the money or bad service.

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    RicoS

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2022

    overall3food5service2ambience4

    Overall we had a pretty ok time. Host was extremely rude, like unbelievably so, but the rest of the meal was pretty good. Servers were friendly and food was good. Really no hospitality, but we had an ok time. All in all, it was ok.

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37. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 6, 2022

    overall2food4service1ambience2

    Waiter was awful. Unfriendly from the moment we sat down. It was Cinco de Mayo. Yes it was busy. I was in the industry once too and worked in Old Town so I know. Still you put on a smile. When the food came out my daughters wasn’t there. I couldn’t find the waiter so I told another gentleman. It wasn’t even on the ticket so I had to tell him her order. When our waiter finally came back and asked how everything was I told him my daughter didn’t get her meal. He told me it’s busy, it’s Cinco. I said yes but you didn’t even order it. He walked away. I won’t be going back! Happy Cinco to us!

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    Soph

    San Diego

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on May 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The tacos were perfection.... all about the tortillas!

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    SWag

    San Diego

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 24, 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience3

    Cute location. We had high hopes, but the drinks, service, and overall experience did not meet our expectations.

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    gerryp

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    You cannot reserve an outside table on Open Table. The hostess was difficult to change. Other than that the food and margs were great.

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