Desmond Restaurant

Went for dinner and loved it! Truly fantastic pasta dishes- generous amounts of seafood with elevated flavors and some Japanese influence. In a city with a lot of Italian influence, this stands apart.

A very pleasant experience! Everything looks and tasted great, service was very friendly, and the ambiance very elegant.

What a surprise! I had friends in town last night for a quick visit, we looked for a restaurant that serves drinks that would be close to the Civic Theatre, and discovered this place. WOW. Blown away by the variety of food dishes, the martini's (my personal favorite and I am picky with them), and the service. From our waiter to the GM Corey (I think that was his name). They really made our dinner a special one. Thanks Desmond, I'll be back with more friends soon.

We came to San Diego to visit our son who lives here and we stayed at the Kimpton hotel (very nice boutique hotel by the way). We were very pleased that the hotel restaurant, Desmond, had just opened and we had an amazing meal. The craft cocktails were unique and very good. We each chose a pasta and they were also very good-an oxtail bolognese, a gnocchi with a rabbit ragout, a rigatoni with crab. Save room for the exceptional desserts. We shared two - both outstanding. Desmond should be a go to destination, just at the edge of Gaslamp, but not a touristy area. The bar downstairs at the street level is a great meeting place, then head up one level to the restaurant. I hope it does very well!