Top of the Market - San Diego

An outstanding dining experience from start to finish. The seafood is impeccably fresh, thoughtfully prepared, and beautifully presented. Every dish felt intentional and elevated without being pretentious. The service was attentive, knowledgeable, and perfectly paced, making the entire evening feel seamless and relaxed. The waterfront setting adds to the experience, but the quality of the food and hospitality is what truly sets this restaurant apart. Easily one of the best seafood meals I’ve had in San Diego and absolutely worth the visit.

Great food. Decent service. They try very hard. Lots of staff but service still just a bit slow. Flavors were never off, but some were better than others. In a few cases they tried to hard to make the dining creative and special, and ended up taking away from original flavor. Like bacon jam scallops. Scallops are great already, they don't need a cheat code like bacon. Dungeness crab linguini was fantastic. Get that. Desserts also very good but not quite amazing.

The Ahi carpaccio was Very good in terms of flavor. The presentation was wonderful. There were a couple of little chewy slices, that make the dish a four instead of a five. Overall, it was really beautifully flavored, and, again the presentation was excellent. Without those couple of chewy bites, it would’ve been almost a perfect dish. And, it was priced correctly at $22. The Caesar salad was actually quite large for $13. This was also a four instead of a five. I loved the extra anchovies, and I loved the dressings, but the croutons were just… So underwhelming. It’s like they just were little bits of bread, barely toasted. So odd when the rest of the salad was excellent in terms of flavor. I love it when the lettuce is a little bit charred. This would’ve been a very special dish as well, but they need to “up” the crouton game. The crispy potatoes also had a flaw. The sauce that came with them was amazing, and he gave me extra aïoli, because I could’ve bathed in it. But the crispy potatoes were not, in fact,not… Crispy. I had a couple that were as crispy as they need to be, but the rest were simply boiled/baked potatoes. Really crisp them up next time if they’re called crispy potatoes. I could easily cut them with a spoon, no crispy crunch at all, except one or two. But again, that aïoli was so good. This was priced correctly as well at $11, as I received quite a few potatoes! Finally, the price for the Chandon glass of bubbly, at $14 a glass, was quite good as well. The service, was exceptional. It was both unobtrusive and attentive. Both the server, Kayla, and (what I assume was a manager) came to check on me. None of it seemed intrusive. It all seemed Perfectly timed. When I needed a second glass of champagne, Kayla was there. The person I assumed was the manager was quick to bring me a box of leftovers and the extra aïoli. I really liked the sound of one of the drinks that had some peach nectar in it and a little bit of elderflower syrup, but really, I just wanted a splash of pink nectar in my champagne glass. So Kayla brought that. And, appropriately, she did not charge me for that little splash. She shouldn’t have charged me, and she did not. And that was a mark of excellent service as well. This experience would’ve been five stars, if you can up the crouton game, crisp the potatoes a little bit more, and make sure that every bite of the Asahi is nice and malleable.

Had a great first experience here last week! The views are amazing and the food is even better. Everything is so fresh and flavorful. Server was also very knowledgeable of the menu. Can’t wait to go back!

We enjoyed ourselves immensely. The entire staff is incredibly attentive and patient. The view of the harbor are beautiful and the outdoor seating is cozy. We came for our ten year anniversary and they treated us like royalty which was refreshing and unexpected Thanks for helping us celebrate

Great Food, Great Service, Great Views. Swordfish was Great, Scallops were fantastic. The staff was friendly and attentive. Definitely worth a visit while in San Diego.

Whoooo! Lovely place ! Very welcoming. Host Steven was so amazing, recommended our drinks and food and it was a hit. Food was hot and fresh, view is therapeutic! Washrooms was my moment of the day. It had dive hand cream and mouthwash served, never seen this anywhere. I’m humbled to say, in all my years of traveling and visiting great places, this was the first time I’m seeing it done this way, in a restaurant. Manager came by to ensure we were good and happy. The sun was right in my face from my view, giving me some warm sugar. A place I’ll definitely go back to, so much Greta food to explore ! I recommend this place for families, friends and lovers ! And it’s amazingly affordable❤️ I love this place so much……..

We had the pleasure of dining here yesterday, and it was an incredible experience. Being based in Houston, I booked this spot without ever having visited San Diego, hoping it would be the right choice—and it exceeded every expectation. From the seamless reservation process to the day of our event, everything was flawless. If you’re looking for outstanding food paired with an unbeatable view, I highly recommend booking Top of the Market for your next company outing.