Rare Society
Steak house · San Diego ·
Specialty steaks & seafood, cocktails, happy hours, and unique desserts
Specialty steaks & seafood, cocktails, happy hours, and unique desserts
"San Diego-based chef Brad Wise and Trust Restaurant Group have opened a new location of the vintage Vegas-inspired, open-flame steakhouse Rare Society at 214 State Street in Santa Barbara. Wise is showcasing Santa Maria-style grilling on a menu that offers dry-aged ribeyes, wagyu, Santa Maria-style tri-tip, as well as classics such as oysters Rockefeller, snow crab claws, Caesar salad, and seafood towers." - Karen Palmer
"Just a few minutes north of Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo, Rare Society is a retro-glam steakhouse that has the cozy feeling of a neighborhood eatery. Think indulgent steak dinners and seafood in an unpretentious environment, there’s dry-aged cuts (the ribeye is a crowd pleaser), and wagyu from Durham Ranch. Order one of the entree boards (the chef selects a variety of steak cuts and presents them for sharing), or stop in for happy hour on the outside deck. Each board comes with a variety of house-made steak sauce, salsa, bearnaise and roasted bone marrow. Although it’s a steakhouse, it’s not strictly formal—diners can come as they are, whether that’s dressed for a night out or casually in jeans." - Marie Tutko, Archana Ram
"Rare Society’s special steakhouse dinner includes an Australian Wagyu Tomahawk from a farm in Queensland, Australia that’s considered to be one of the top producers in the region. Sides includes truffled cream spinach and creamed corn, while dessert is a mouth-watering butter cake topped with sour cream ice cream. Reservations are recommended." - Grace Cassidy
"Returning to in-house dining on Thursday, May 28, Rare Society — the steakhouse that opened on Park Boulevard last fall — will offer dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be closed Tuesdays. As part of the groupwide precautions, I note that hours have been amended, some tables have been removed to ensure physical distancing, employees will undergo daily health screenings, and reservations will be required with a two-hour dining limit; one-time-use physical menus will be available and tables will also feature QR codes to view menus online." - Candice Woo
"I visited the rebranded Rare Society in University Heights where the “steakhouse meets shared plates” menu includes classic starters like oysters Rockefeller and meats such as a 10 oz. Australian wagyu tri tip, while the cocktail program emphasizes modern classics." - Keri Bridgwater