Callie Restaurant

Callie Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jennifer VIP

   San Diego9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Hands down the best restaurant in San Diego! The Aleppo chicken is to die for! Incredible mocktails and cocktails. From beginning to end it’s perfection! 💛
   

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   KEN

   San Diego4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely tasty and delicious food. Every dish had unique flavors that we could savor and enjoy. The ambience was peaceful, calm, uplifting and relaxing. The staff went out of their way to ensure our Mother's Day celebration was the best. We will be returning to enjoy the food again.
   

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   laura VIP

   Chicago18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing restaurant! Everything was awesome! Special night with my daughter
   

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   Marlo VIP

   San Diego28 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I have been wanting to dine at Callie forever and finally had my moment. Wow, wow, wow! What a special place. I always love a good craft cocktail but this time opted for a classis dirty vodka martini. It was perfect. Smooth, well balanced and dirty, just the way I like it. The rest of my party enjoyed their drinks and my partner is a very particular tequilla drinker and they had his favorite and was pleased with their variety. The food was absolutely delicious. Unique, flavorful, beautifully presented. We shared two starters and three plates between the four of us and it was a perfect amount of food for us. Our server Kevin was fantastic. Very helpful in giving us suggestions in making our selections, attentive and detail oriented. The restaurant is beautiful. I'm happy we were sitting where we were sitting. We were at a round table to the left as you enter near a window, away from the hustle and bustle of the main dining area. The noise was manageable. I don't think I would have loved the noise level to be any louder and it would have been had we been sitting anywhere else. I look forward to returning. Perhaps on a different night when it is not so busy. We went prior to a show at the Rady Shell and I am pretty certain many people were there prior to show times for many venues in the area. The place was buzzing. It was indeed a memorable dining experience that I will be thrilled to enjoy again.
   

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   Christine VIP

   San Diego6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This place is a 12 out of 10! If you haven’t experienced the Mediterranean Feast, you’re missing out. I am never disappointed when I leave there. This is my happy place in San Diego.
   

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   Mathieu

   Mexico City1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible experience. We've been to Callie 4 or so times now but last night was another level. The produce they have access to is insane - we had the asparagus, the beets, the squash blossom, the artichokes, and the setas - which all tasted like they were harvested that day from the farm. Then we had the fish of the day (Halibut), the lamp chops, the risotto (which tasted like elevated candy). It was an outrageous amount of food for 3 people but beyond worth being that full for. Service and ambiance were also outstanding.
   

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   Benjamin VIP

   San Diego2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible cuisine. Aleppo chicken - normally one does not rave about the chicken dish, and yet here one is… raving! Phenomenal 🤌🏽
   

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   Deborah

   Orlando5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is my 5th visit to Callie and they have yet to disappoint me! I love to introduce out of town guests to the level of food and experience that they are accustomed to in SF, Chicago and NY. Callie meets that need consistently and all guests are impressed with the food and service.
   

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   juliec

   San Diego8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Finally made it in to the highly acclaimed Callie and it did not disappoint. Pricing leads this to be a special occasion spot but one not to be missed. I ordered the babaghanoush, a delicious artichoke, pea and mint salad. My entree was a sea special of the day; Spot Prawns Al Ajillo and dessert was listed as meyer lemon pavlova. The baba was good but, both the salad and prawns were SUBLIME. I thought the dessert was underwhelming and not properly described. It was a very petite dab of lemon curd with a couple of meringes to garnish-not recommended, if I'm honest. I'm a huge pavlova fan and this was meh. The service team was professional and catered very nicely to myself as a solo diner. I appreciated that parking is available in the building and validated by Callie for up to 3 hours. This place is my kind of food and I would return just for small plates and vino to feast on the flavors again!
   

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    Paul

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 4, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Every dish was a hit. I didn’t taste or perceive any weaknesses. Whole wheat pita (reminded me of Indian paratha), delish hummus, artichokes, octopus, halibut, crunchy carrots and a rice pudding to die for. Best of all it’s downtown San Diego for those diners that don’t mind urban dining. We’re visiting from NYC so downtown dining was deja vu for us. Bravo!
    

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