Shimbashi Izakaya - DEL MAR

Don’t book a weekend reservation at 2:30pm they close the kitchen bar at 2:45pm and don’t tell you that until you arrive Food: 5 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 5

First time going and it was solid. Location is cute. definitely good for a lunch or dinner gathering because you can walk around and see scenery after you eat. there is parking in a garage under the establishment. I heard it gets packed but I got there at a good time and easily found a spot) Can't say there wasn't anything I didn't like but wasn't wowed all that much either. I will say I did not pay any portion of the bill when I ate here, so that might have an affect on my thoughts a bit... BUT Here are the things I would come back to eat here and recommend you try if you go : 1. Agedashi Tofu 2.Takoyaki 3. Mackerel Honorable mentions to the garlic edamame and scallops. I don't usually go out of my way to order these but the garlic in the edamame was yummy and scallops were buttery. because I did not order, I am unable to give you a detailed list of the food we ate. I did not even try a roll or all the nigiri in the pictures given but I am sure they would have heightened my rating so take this with a grain of salt and see for yourselves how you enjoy the place

Three generations celebrated my grandpa's 89th birthday here and it was amazing. Most of the time when a restaurant already has a great view, the food doesn't need to be that good. But after the first few appetizers one word kept coming from all of us: Authentic. For a table of 7 adults, we ordered the following. Everything was solid, but the items that were absolute hits with the entire group were ordered twice. It was a perfect late summer day out on the patio. Soft tofu x2 (grated fresh ginger and bonito brought this back to my childhood) Rainbow carpaccio x2 (came with a perfect watermelon radish garnish) Grilled beef tongue x2 Assorted sashimi platter x2 Assorted sushi platter x2 Tempura Cold soba x2 Stir fried shishitos Takowasabi (for the octopus fans) Tonkatsu (the authentic marker was the side of spicy Japanese mustard in addition to the traditional sauce and cabbage) Hamachi Kama they were out so we tried miso cod instead and this was also a crowd pleaser I ordered a Calpico and my husband ordered an iced green tea, but by the time we realized they hadn't come out dinner was almost over. Being pregnant I still wanted my drink but hubs was ok without anyways. For dessert, we split the following: Green ice cream x3 yes Green tea cake ice cream and the green tea cake was light and not too sweet, really nice. This place managed to exceed everyone's expectations. One of the perks for us is the patio is dog friendly. We're definitely coming back.

They were not attentive at all. I noticed that they kept serving the asian families around us first. I didn't even get to order what I wanted to eat so I got stuck ordering just an appetizer. It was too difficult to get their attention, so thirty minutes later I went to the register to pay the bill. The gentleman at the register looked busy, so I waited patiently and silently. He looked up and asked what I needed. I nicely told him that I needed to pay my bill. He said nothing, looked back down and continued doing his thing. About four minutes later, he left the register, so I went and sat back at my table. I didn't get to pay until 20 minutes after that.

We live near by and we were looking forward to try this place. We’ve been eating at the restaurants on plaza level. Food was okay, nothing special. Service was terrible took a long time to order and even longer for food to arrive the appetizers salad, all the food showed up at the same time, hadn’t finished eating when rudely told we have to leave while celebrating friends 30th anniversary because they had reservations, so did we. Restaurant is between a busy road and a walk path. No view and no atmosphere.