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Blanca


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3.5 of 5 stars 16 ratings
16 ratings
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#21 of 47 restaurants in Solana Beach
  • Cuisines: American, Seafood, Californian
  • Price range*: $41-$80

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2 of 5 stars
muchie   1 contribution
carmel valley
Oct 30, 2009

We used to LOVE Blanca, went there at least once a month, happy hours, business dinners, personal dinners. Unfortunately the old chef left to move on to bigger and better things. I feel bad for the new chef, i'm sure he's trying, and i know its probably hard being the new guy, but its really just not good food, infact... more

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2 of 5 stars
Drbobs   1 contribution
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
May 10, 2009

Positives: Very good food, attractively served. Nice ambiance Negatives: Terrible service...not just bad; TERRIBLE. They have some sort of "team" approach which means that there are lots of different people waiting on you, but not one of them is in charge or knows what the other staff have or have not done for your table. It was rediculous. And, then... more

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4 of 5 stars
onegaucho   19 contributions
San Diego, California
Feb 10, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Good thing I checked here before we went. We made reservations on a Saturday night for 8:30p and when we got there, no table was available. No surprise to us though, especially after reading the poor service reviews here. We ended up getting seated in the back corner behind the bar and though it was nice to be secluded, I... more

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5 of 5 stars
steveprez   13 contributions
San Diego, California
Feb 8, 2009

Had dinner last nite at Blanca. We were two couples out celebrating two of our birthdays. In short, everything about the experience could be described as excellent. It was a rare rainy evening in San Diego and the valet shuttled the ladies from the car to the restaurant with an umbrella. Nice touch. We started with happy hour in the... more

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1 of 5 stars
bridgetEncinitas_CA   1 contribution
Encinitas, CA
Jan 25, 2009
0/3 found this review helpful

I ate at Blanca last night. Horrible experience. The tasting menu was all that was available. The service was terrible. We got there at 20.20 for a 20:15 reservation we waited 40 mins to be seated. I was finally eating by 22:00. I has the sea bass which tated like it was afew days old. Then i had the pork... more

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5 of 5 stars
SanDiegoFoodie88   1 contribution
San Diego
Dec 24, 2008

We celebrated my son's 20th birthday recently by letting him pick any San Diego area restaurant for dinner. He had eaten there with us previously during SD Restaurant week and enjoyed it so much, he picked Blanca. We had terrific service, presentation and very tasty food, on a Thursday early evening. The 1st amuse with butternut squash soup and Chinese... more

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4 of 5 stars
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Oct 18, 2008

The on-the-fly veggie entree was a miss, but everything else (ambiance, service, salad, dessert) was great! more

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2 of 5 stars
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Sep 8, 2008

Delicious, if small, food. Service left a lot to be desired. Give it a miss. $$$$ more

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3 of 5 stars
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Aug 26, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

service is off and on... more

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5 of 5 stars
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Aug 14, 2008

We had a great experience here! The chef sent out several complimentary tastings of different starters and soups. The service was outstanding which should be expected for the prices we paid. more

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Blanca Address

437 S Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Tel: (858) 792-0072
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.