Diners' Choice: Good for groups restaurants in North San Diego

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Updated June 05, 2025

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Vittorio's Italian Restaurant- San Diego

4.8

4.8 (680)

$30 and under

Italian

Carmel Valley

About the restaurant

Italian trattoria and wine bar.
Favorite neighborhood Italian restaurant

Top review

Cindy

Dined 6 days ago

Victor is a grateful, hard working & appreciative owner. His staff is friendly & dedicated to timely customer service. The food is fresh & delicious. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

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Experience

Tuesday Date Night

P.F. Chang's - Carlsbad

4.7

4.7 (268)

$30 and under

Chinese

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

We are an Asian & Chinese restaurant offering dine-in, takeout, to-go, delivery, and catering. Make a reservation online to dine in. Order Asian and Chinese food delivery, takeout, and catering online or through the P.F. Chang's mobile app. Let us cater the perfect feast for you - corporate office catering menus are also available. P.F. Chang's offers a variety of signature Asian, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Mongolian, and Chinese food dishes including Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Chicken Pad Thai, Signature Lo Mein, Fried Rice, Mongolian Beef, Chang's Spicy Chicken, and Pork and Shrimp Dumplings. Order online for sushi delivery and takeout. Many gluten-free and vegetarian menu items are available. Try our seasonal cocktails and seasonal menu items.

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Kerry

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent service delicious food so hot! I love hot fresh food!

Urbana Del Mar

4.7

4.7 (163)

$30 and under

Contemporary Mexican

Carmel Valley

About the restaurant

Its ‘Dia de los Muertos’ every day at URBANA, the Skydeck's most colorful restaurant. Farm Fresh Mexican Chef inspired plates. Complementing the menu, URBANA’S sexy departure on craft cocktails featuring Tequila and Mezcal favorites as well as top shelf agave spirits. Massive smiling murals a tribute to owner Javier Cuadra's Michoacán upbringing where ‘Dia de los Muertos’ is celebrated to define URBANA.

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FJVIP

Dined on Jun 11, 2025

Urbana nails it every single time we dine at this restaurant. The MOLE is THE BEST in California, seriously! Actually, ALL the sauces are incredibly flavorful and enjoyable, and the fact that different protein choices for the enchiladas are now available, we are just going to have to come back and try every one of them. It was great to see so many customers tonight, choosing to come to Urbana, laughing, drinking, eating and having a great time, probably because the restaurant staff efficiently took care of everything. Our server, JES, never rushed us, but always made sure we had what we needed without asking. That's a true skill lacking in so many other restaurants. If you haven't been to Urbana yet, or are just "thinking" about going, just GO!! Make a reservation and relax with a couple of cadillac margaritas and a bowl of chips and guacamole, like we did. Then move on to as much food as you can enjoy and know that you will be transported to a time and a place where the kind of Mexican cuisine you will fork into your mouth will be of the caliber that would make any abuela proud. Todo es muy delicioso!!

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Experience

URBANA hora feliz

SAGO

4.7

4.7 (165)

$31 to $50

Asian

Encinitas

About the restaurant

SAGO is a new and exciting dining and nightlife concept, steps from Encinitas beaches. Looking forward to greeting our guests and giving them and outstanding experience.

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Luis

Dined 2 days ago

Excellent tapas style meals that were culinary delights! We had the Wagyu beef skewers, chicken satay, spicy noodles and lobster boa buns. The vibe was upscale and scenery felt like a secluded fine dining dive in the middle of a jungle. Would definitely come back again!

Harney Sushi Poway

4.7

4.7 (67)

$30 and under

Sushi

Poway / Rancho Bernardo

About the restaurant

Experience the taste of high quality sushi with a trendy Neo-Asian inspired décor. Harney stands as the top sushi bar and dining destination in San Diego. It's as fresh and innovative as you desire. Here, the spirit of experimentation mingles with joyful revelry, where top-notch dining expertise meets vibrant charm and flair. Our establishment features a private VIP area and an array of over 30 specialty rolls crafted and named by devoted fans. It's a symphony for your taste buds, nourishment for your soul. Since 2001, we take pride in presenting our award-winning, sustainable sushi cuisine rooted in Southern California.

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meka

Dined 4 days ago

Food was great, BUT the service was amazing! Thanks Cindy for being an attentive and professional server!!

Green Dragon Tavern & Museum

4.6

4.6 (1563)

$30 and under

American

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

Just as 18th century taverns served as the epicenter of the communities they served, so too does the Green Dragon Tavern & Museum in Carlsbad offer a warm, family-owned gathering place today for San Diego friends and neighbors of all ages. The welcoming atmosphere is surpassed only by the highly acclaimed and award winning menu. Each dish is curated by with a focus on seasonal, locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. Craft cocktails, wines and 20 rotating local beers on tap pair perfectly with our savory fare. Our guests rave about our Maine lobster rolls, Shepherd's Pie, hand-tossed pizzas, fresh seafood, and braised short rib to name a few.

As part of the dining experience, guests are invited to travel back in time to the days when our nation's founders met in secret at the original Green Dragon Tavern in Boston. Explore our museum; documents and antiquities from the colonial and Revolutionary War eras and learn more about our nation's founders and their everlasting legacies.

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CarolynVIP

Dined 3 days ago

We had a wonderful experience last night. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. The menu is varied, something for everyone. All 4 of us left happy. This is one of my most favorite restaurants in Carlsbad.

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4.6

4.6 (26)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Encinitas

About the restaurant

Puntamar is more than just a restaurant; it’s an authentic experience celebrating quality in every detail. Here, fun and excellence merge to create unforgettable moments for our customers. Discover the true essence of Mexican cuisine, crafted with authentic ingredients and genuine flavors.

Top review

Dined 5 days ago

Great location on Hwy 101 Encinitas. Parking can be a little tough weekends due to small parking lot but worth the walk if you can’t find a spot on that lot. The owners and staff are friendly, personable and professional. Menu is based on Mexico City style food, which is not your typical Mexican style food. I had the wood fired octopus, served over a bed of potatoes and it was delicious. My friend had the giant shrimp, served with a side of white rice. She didn’t let me taste it and she ate every last piece of shrimp on the plate. I’ll try that on my next visit!

Miguel's Cocina - Carlsbad

4.5

4.5 (54)

$30 and under

Mexican

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

Miguel's Cocina is a Mexican restaurant and cantina. One of the primary tenets of this eatery is authenticity. If it can't be ordered south of the border, it's not on Miguel's menu. The restaurant itself opened in 1982 with a few classic recipes and has been consistently growing and expanding ever since. The kitchen staff at Miguel's cocina make almost everything in the restaurant by hand from scratch, including tortillas, salsas and colorful corn chips.Popular starters, or antijidos as the are known on the menu, include the ahi tuna ceviche, carinta flautas and crispy fried calamari with a house jalapaño white sauce. Entrées are straightforward traditional dishes made with premium ingredients. Diners will find dishes like pork belly quesadillas, steak burritos and even gorditas made with griddled masa and filled with chorizos, potatoes, cilantro, onion, cotija cheese, cabbage and lime crema.

Top review

Scott

Dined on Jun 5, 2025

Miguel’s is always good, any location. The best Mexican sit down restaurants serve chips and salsa when you’re seated. Miguel’s serves every patron chips, salsa and QUESO DIP!

Fresco Cocina

4.5

4.5 (461)

$30 and under

Mexican

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

Fresco Cocina is a bustling restaurant located in the heart of Carlsbad Village serving a traditional and contemporary interpretation of Mexican cuisine. Our playfully curated menu rediscovers tradition and offers a selection of shareable plates and main courses all infused with Mexican soul.
Fresco Cocina is a haven for those who appreciate bold, bright flavors paired with exemplary wine and artisanal spirits that let the high quality ingredients shine.

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Mariza

Dined on Jun 24, 2025

Food was excellent. The shrimps were huge. My steak was moist and flavorful. Our waiter,Matt, was very nice and took great care of us. We will definitely be back.

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Popular dish

Ceviche Verde

Popular dish

Mole Spiced Salmon Hash

Popular dish

Charred Octopus

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Escondido

4.2

4.2 (215)

$30 and under

American

Escondido

About the restaurant

Time counts at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. Since our humble beginnings back in 1978, we've continued to refine our brewhouse experience to make BJ's a place where you can make the most of any meal. We want BJ's to be a place where the moment you leave is the moment you plan on coming back. We pride ourselves in our craft and attention to detail. Our guests come here for our award-winning handcrafted beer. They come here for the Southern California twist we've put on the Chicago-style deep dish pizza. And they come here for our Pizookies®, our world-renowned dessert. But above all we know people come here to make their good times better. So in many ways we haven't just crafted a brand, but a mindset. And our guests are the reason for this. And it's because of them we're continually striving to make sure every moment they choose to spend with us counts. Welcome to BJ's, a restaurant with a Brewhouse soul.

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Gregory

Dined on Jun 18, 2025

Had the BBQ Brisket and Bacon Burger. Absolutely the best burger around!!!! They have an extensive menu that should meet everyone's tastes, from salads to burgers, to flatbreads, to soups. Pretty good beer and wine menu also.

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