It is called the Manhattan because the qwner came from there and brought this NYC concept. Greast Italian food and soft jaz on weekends. We tried various veal and pasta dishes and found them all excellent. House wine by the bottle is a great value, plus balance of wine list is very extensive. Nice soft atmosphere, great service, certain salads... more

We were seeing our son off to college. After reading reviews, we decided to dine at Manhattan in La Jolla Village. Get good directions before driving, because we had a difficult time finding La Jolla Village. This is a beautiful Italian restaurant inside a hotel. Very "old school." My husband is a 3rd generation Italian, born in New York, so... more

We ate here for the first time on a Thursday night and had an excellent dining experience. The food, the service, the ambiance - all are top notch. We started with an excellent Cesare Salad, prepared tableside! How many places can you still find that? Then we had canaloni and veal picata - both excellent! They have and excellent wine... more

We recently dined at Manahattan Restaurant in La Jolla and were delighted. The ambiance was straight out of "THE SOPRANOS" with killer food no less. This is how fine dining used to be and still should be. Well worth the price and hands down the best tira misu I have ever tasted! So, thinking of dining somewhere else? Forget about... more

Dinner was great, had some shrimp at the bar before we went in the dining room. After dinner had drinks in the bar while the jazz players played great music. Can't wait to come back. more

My husband and I ate at Manhattan of La Jolla last week. It is in the Empress Hotel. The Veal Marsala was great. My husband had the Filet and it was fantastic . The Caesar Salad was the best I have ever had. We felt like we were in New York. Loved it. more

I have nothing but good things to say about this restaurant. I have been about 15 times. I started eating there when consulting and now live a mile away. The food is unbelievable, the ambiance is soprano's-like, and the staff is unique. All of the waiters have their own distinct personalities. Arturo (arthur) is hands down our favorite. He always... more

actually many problems! from sorry service to average food at way above reasonable pricing . We had not been to this restaurant for years, but remembered the good steaks , prime beef, we enjoyed . What we got was "Angus beef" copyrighted perhaps, but not prime. The salads were casually mixed somethings indistinguishable in the dim lighting and with undistinguished... more

In LaJolla for conference we went to Manhattan with 16 people and every one of us raved about the food and excellent selection of wine. Wonderful veal dishes and sinful desserts. Manhattan has a "Sinatra Rat-Pack" atmosphere with attentive waiters in tuxedos and even one who sang Italian love songs to us. I could see it would be a romantic... more