Born & Raised Reviews

The service was awesome the collard greens were AMAZING the roasted chicken was just chicken. Depends on what you're looking for the atmosphere was great, but not worth the money.

Service = A+ (from hostess to desert cart)
Presentation = A+ (table side showmanship)
Food = A+++. Best steak I've ever had. (Wagyu)
Decor = A+

Ask for the off-menu Enter the Wu macaroon. Steak was outstanding and the Old Fashioned experience was excellent.

Foods, drinks, desserts, atmosphere, and service are all top notch. You cannot go wrong with Born and Raised for a night out.

A++!!
Exceeded our expectations in every sense. Google gives it a $$$$ rating, but we left feeling like we actually got a great value for the money spent. Quincy was our waiter...you should request Quincy as your waiter - he was the best! Atmosphere was super amazing as well. Highly recommend this place! Order the prime rib... it's actually pretty big and can feed 2 people, wink wink

Good Dinner. We tried alot of different apps at happy hour

Food was fantastic and the overall experience was excellent! I highly recommend sitting on the top floor with a view of downtown, the atmosphere is wonderful! I will be back again!

Great place to enjoy an extraordinary experience. The servers and staff did go above and beyond to exceed our expectations. The complimentary champagne was a nice touch. Thank you

I was super excited to go, but the noise level was so loud we couldn't converse with our friends. The drinks were good and cool to watch mixed at the table, but the dry aged steak was not worth the money. Not juicy and definitely flavorless (I guess that's why it's called "dry") and not at all what we were hoping for. The desserts looked fantastic but were also kind of blah. Would have been good for about half the price, but for a $100+ per person steak dinner, there are definitely better places in San Diego. The servers were nice but their recommendations were not. Bottom line if you're looking for good food and great atmosphere this is not the place. They have good drinks and a bar full of millennials that you can hang out with upstairs.

Very crowded and loud in the bar. Drink was okay. Unnecessary number of seats reserved for food at 10pm. The space was cool.

Im surprised to see so many great reviews when both time I been there it takes forever to get your food. The food taste great, no complains about that, but is hard to have a great dinning experience when the timing is so off. I don't mind paying the overpriced prices, just make sure that everything else is on point.

Was good food but when we came in 5 minutes before our reservation i had to stand awkwardly for 10 minutes in the corner until they let me sit at my reserved table. 5 minutes early when my table was empty for 35 minutes before but we still had to stand awkwardly in the corner until they allowed my mother and i to sit at our reserved table. My steak I ordered medium rare and it came back medium well done. Unimpressed for spending almost $200 for a meal for two that wasn't prepared properly and had a bad introduction. It was my birthday. Food was good but I'll NEVER EVER go back. EVER!!! Not worth the price for the service I got. The introduction ruined it. Nothing made up for it. On my birthday of all days! After the bad introduction with the bus boy upstairs, I immediately started looking for a different restaurant to go to. This is supposed to be class and worth my hard earned money. Only reason we didn't is because as soon as I said we are leaving they gave us the table I reserved two days earlier. Its San Diego. Y'all have competition. Cook my steak correctly! Thumbs down. Never again!!!! EVER EVER EVER. Good food, but you need to fire that blonde medium haired bus boy that works upstairs because he is a massive failure for your business!!!!!! I almost left because of him. You are lucky I stayed and have you my money. There will be negative recommendations from me to friends based on the service and the fact that my steak was cooked incorrectly at a FANCY VERY EXPENSIVE STEAK HOUSE. A bunch of bull.

AMAZING! Very expensive, but great experience. Just be prepared to drop some dough

This establishment was a treat in it self. The food and drink was amazing, but the atmosphere was breath taking. The staff made me feel at home and very special. I would recommend this place for any type of mature events!!!

Excellent service, beautiful decor, great food and drinks. Highly recommend.

Great tasting food, great wine selection by the bottle, but not by the glass and good service.

Kitchen closes at 10:30 pm on weekdays.

Overall, price matches food and service.

I have been multiple times. Steak Tartar is amazing. Everything else is pretty good but nothing that has wowed me other than the steak tartar. Cocktails and drink selection is the normal with nothing standing out.

Good but very busy. Good selection of food and alcohol, but everyone knows where they are and this can make the wait a little longer

I've never been to a LOUDER restaurant in my life. I've been to quieter NFL games.

The food is fine but it's going to be around $75 per person, minimum.

Excellent service, attention to detail, exceptional food and beautiful decor.All around wonderful dining experience.

We had a great time!!
The service was 7 stars..I was trying to compare it to another restaurant in New York or other big city in USA...
It came to my mind the service that we received at the Iconic Hotel Burj Al Arab at the
Al Iwan restaurant in Dubai.
"Born and raised" service, food, ambiance and cocktails were superb!! We will take a flight from Orlando just to have this experience again!
Dr. G from Orlando, Florida

Thought it may be more hype then an actually great restaurant. I was pleasantly surprised - food and service were top notch.

Beautiful dinning room, great food and excellent, professional service. Couldn't ask for more.

Not impressed with the service we received this evening at all. The food was ok - in that my fillet was tasty, cooked correctly and the bernaise sauce was tasty. I was expecting a different experience here tonight. We waited a really long time for our dishes (over an hour)- we were told it takes awhile but that was far too long. Plates were left on the table well after we had finished eating. I should have listened to a local who did not recommend eating here. I expected so much more.

Very nice. Delicious food lots of choices and really nice layout and attention to detail. Service was pinpoint.

Great ambiance, great service, good drinks, but the food is too complicated and often you don t get what you picture. Desserts are nothing out of the ordinary, nothing I would sin for!!!!!

Customer service was great. Drinks were excellent. Have to go back for the food

The best steak tartare. Make sure to make a reservation! Wasn't a huge fan of their offerings for dessert, but overall the food was good.

Really never read so many fake reviews.

This place has a great bar....but everything else is just overpriced hyped mediocre food. Severed in a swanky location.

Cool 1920s Art Deco atmosphere that makes you feel like you're in The Great Gatsby book. The steak was really good and tasted like it was prepared in a sous vide, which is always good. The broccoli and butter was also a hit!

Excellent place! Incredible steaks and the best burger in the world!

Fun atmosphere. Pricey but excellent interesting cocktails from very knowledgeable bartenders. The food menu didnt look that interesting but we didnt eat so cannot comment on the food quality. Will definitely go back.

Wow! Great food and atmosphere. Just remember, you get what you pay for (i.e., pricey but worth it). Service was friendly and attentive but not overbearing. Make a reservation or eat upstairs in the open air dining area (quieter than downstairs). Parking tough to find but worth the walk.

Treated like a Rap Star, myvwife celebrate her birthday, food excellent, drinks made custom because i like it that way.
All the staff first rate very sociable.

Very elegant but spunky steakhouse. Food was outstanding and service was on par. I had a ribeye, mac and cheese and homemade grill fired bread and ALL of it was delicious. Applause! -from Cincinnati, OH

Off the hook. Nuff said. Drinks and bar was great. Steak was great as well, but it's the ambience that's gangster!

I could not believe I was going to pay that much for dinner....until I tasted it. I got the lobster bisque, dry aged NY strip, buttered poached lobster, and cheesecake and an old fashioned. It was the best meal I have ever eaten.

Expensive? Oh yeah! But you've got to splurge every once in a while. Well worth it. The food was fantastic and the service was exceptional. We had the table-side Cesar salad. The salad prep was a lot of fun and was the best Cesar salad I've ever (yes ever) had! We tried many items on the menu. #1 on the restaurant bucket list in San Diego.

First off, I want to emphasize how completely gorgeous the restaurant is, the flowers and the attention to details completely took my breath away. Once we ordered food, it took about an hour to finally be able to eat, it could have been better with timing but nevertheless, the food upheld my standards. I would love to go again. The dinner was in celebration of my boyfriend s birthday, despite bringing his birthday treat way late. It was past closing and if we would not have mentioned it (even though the waitress claimed to have been bringing it) we would not have received it. I m assuming the waitress who was helping us already clocked out. Very friendly staff who made us feel welcomed and cared for. Thank you Born and Raised Staff, you were absolutely fantastic!!!

This place is a legit steakhouse!!! We were out to celebrate my friend s birthday and my wife passing her nursing exam. My buddy and his wife tried this place before and recommended it. The service was outstanding, the wait staff was attentive but not bothersome. The food is amazing. We ordered ribeyes, tomahawk ribeye for entrees; mushrooms, asparagus, and gnocchi for sides; and the Caesar salad.

I m not a salad person, but the Caesar salad was really good. Their steaks are USDA prime. My wife had our ribeyes medium rare, while my friend and his wife had their tomahawk medium. The steaks were amazing (although my wife did say she prefers the steaks I make :) ). The sides we re really good too. Our favorite was the mushrooms and asparagus. The mushrooms paired very good with the steaks. The asparagus had a vinaigrette taste to it, which we loved. We ended the night with their 7 layer carrot cake. It was a big slice, and not too sweet. We thought it was ok.

Overall, it was an expensive dinner, but well worth it. Great service, and delicious food!

Dry aged pork chop with pumpkin and brussel sprouts.
First bite was like butter. There is a lot of fat on this cut of meat but was well cooked so that it was not tough but just melted with each bite.
The brussel sprouts where a little plan but did have a apple Carmel sauce. The pumpkin was pureed and had the same sauce. Everything was very complementary to each other. Nothing had too strong of flavors but everything had it's unique taste.

Awesome drinks including tableside martinis and Manhattans. Good is great as well.

Impressive cocktails, amazing decor. One of my favorite spots to grab a drink in SD

Classy bar with an awesome staff. The presentation of food and drink is top notch.

The steak was cooked perfectly! The service was incredible! The atmosphere was unbelievable! To top it all off make sure you visit the bathrooms upstairs!

Awesome place. Went there for our one year anniversary. Great service and they gave us some champagne on the house to help celebrate. Little pricey but worth every moment

Swanky ^^ atmosphere with great vibe, cool servers, manager was attentive without being overbearing. The noise level makes conversation challenging if the person you're talking to isn't sitting right next to you, so make sure you have an even number of people in your party. The noise level is the only reason I didn't give 5 stars because I had the filet, Oscar Style and it was THE BEST filet mignon I've ever had.

Because they had aged ribeye that exceeded my expectations. Also it was a nice birthday dinner.

Very Gatsby-esque and an awesome experience. Food was excellent.

House of cuts of meats with a French touch in its Menu. The atmosphere of place places you in the 20's but merges with the diversity of the 21st century. Their coordinated and very friendly service makes you spend an unforgettable evening ... food simply expectam. Expensive, but tracendental.

Amazing food, great selection of bourbon and spirits.

EPIC steaks, great ambiance and the staff is phenominal

i never write feedback. but i had too, after this diner, i never ate such good food

The service and food here are top notch. The bar (both up and down stairs) are amazingly stocked and you can get litteraly any drink you can think of. They use Buffalo Trace for all their whiskey based drinks. I had a steak and it was excellent.

Elegant atmosphere. Excellent attentive table service. Fine food. Bread is delicious. My steak was perfectly cooked, and delicious. Others in my party had the lobster cooked tableside. Unfortunately it was presented on unheated platter then transferred to cold serving plates, so the meal was cold even though just cooked. The management was advised. Hopefully future lobster eaters will be provided with hot plates to keep their meal warm.

Sides of vegetables and mushrooms were shared. Quite tasty.

Super cool place with a heated roof top bar. It is a bit pricey but you can get some really unique drinks.

The very definition of class and elegance. As soon as u step in your hit with this art deco, "Great Gatspy" style of design. I would definitely go there looking to impress, and spend a little dough. It is definitely not cheap. The atmosphere however is amazing. The people working there go out of their way make your experience the best, and the food is in a class of its own. The menu focuses mainly on steaks (aged 30-50+) but they also have sea food and poultry. The wine selection is top notch, the liquor selection is top notch, we left very satisfied. I did break bread when I went, but I was expecting to do so, so when the check came it didn't take away from my experience. I'm definitely going back. If u are looking for a place to go on a special occasion, Born and Raised should be on your list.

Amazing experience, even better food, highly recommend fkr anyone in the area.

A magical place with amazing cocktails and great Gatsby like vibes

Food was good. This is more a review of the table set up, restrooms and service. Tables were way too close together. Not even enough room to get out. Restrooms were confusing and the sink didn't work. Service was slower than I would expect at a high end restaurant. Less attentive might be a better way to say it. Oh and the French 75 tastes like spiked lemonade. Not good.

Dress up and treat yourself. The setting is unique and if you are a carnivore, the menu is a gold mine. The staff was warm and energetic. The drinks are made with attention and the taste shows it.

Fantastic place, great service, and best steak. We had their dry-aged ribeye which was so tasty. The Steak Diane is also highly recommended (they make the sauce in front of you with nice firework show). I also recommend their potato leak soup and caesar salad. Try their ice cream and their carrot cake -- best experience.

Really good food, great service, relaxed and inviting atmosphere.

It's expensive, but worth it. Great steaks, great drinks, great ambiance - plus photos of Eazy-E and ODB on the walls.

Bar upstairs is really fancy and atmosphere is , bartenders are on it and make sure you get taken care of .

Best steak I've ever had in my 56 years, and I've eaten a lot of beef in that time. The food and service were amazing and the detailed woodwork creates an interesting and beautiful atmosphere.

Service was great, place was great, and the food was fantastic.

Excellent experience. The excellent wine and food, the perfect attention and the beautiful place in every detail. The rooftop is amazing with a breathtaking view of the ocean and the downstairs is beautifully ornamented to every little space. The attention of our waiter Art, spectacular.

We were charged $5 for bread and butter. Disappointed in tables, expected table clothes for the amount of money spent. Service was great.