Aqua Blu Restaurant - Customer Reviews

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Date: November.12.2005 14:45
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Name: Nicole
Title: HORRIBLE service - good food

Review: I took my mom there last night for a special night out. The place looked cool, but then we were seated. Our waiter could barely muster up a clear, "I'm ***, I'll be your waiter". When I asked him for a glass of wine, he acted like I had asked him to lick my shoes. After we ordered, it was the last I saw him all night until the check came. The food took 40 minutes to come out, and my salad came AFTER my entree! By the way, the place wasn't even half full and there seemed to be plently of waiters. The food was good. Well presented and warm, but by the time I ate, I would have eaten a hot dog from 7-11 and thought it was great! As I looked around, I caught the glance of many who seemed to be having the same experience. I politely mentioned my bad experience to the manager who responded matter-of-factly "I'm sorry. We're backed up toight" and walked away. No wonder the wait staff is miserable... I would not recommend wasting your money in this restaurant... there are just too many g ... Full Review

Date: January.23.2006 17:47
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Name: Alyson
Title: The Unexpected

Review: My husband and I visited this restaurant while hanging in the Gaslamp district. We were very excited to be there. However, our experience at Aqua Blu was disappointing. 1. the food: it was good, but not good enough for what we paid. 2. the service: we only ordered wine and appetizers and the server seemed very upset that we were not purchasing full entrees. He did not attend to our needs and at the end, placed his real estate business card in the bill (which I thought was very tacky). 3. the atmosphere: this was one plus that I enjoyed...we sat on the patio and were able to enjoy the comfortable evening weather and people watch. My husband I will not return again. They should remember first impressions are everything.

Date: December.29.2006 22:06
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Name: aurora
Title: Disappointed

Review: I was very excited to go for my boyfriend’s birthday after reading the great reviews. We LOVE seafood, and hoped to be impressed. I knew I might be in for a bad dinner when the host informed me they had no valet! We looked past the fact that there were only a few seafood items on the menu, and hoped that they would be extra good because of it. However that was not the case. We both ordered two of our waiter’s recommendations, and they were sub par to say the least. The service was awful and the waiter didn't even acknowledge that we were there to celebrate a birthday. I will not be returning!

Date: May.10.2007 06:58
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Name: Eric
Title: Too expensive / unimpressed / not enough food

Review: We went to this restaurant for our honeymoon because it was so highly rated. To be honest, we were not impressed. Let me clarify that. The presentation was outstanding. What little food they offered looked fantastic and tasted great. It just wasn't worth $15 for a half-ounce appetizer or $30 for 6 ounces of fish, no matter how beautiful it looked. When I go to a restaurant, I go to eat. I don't go to admire how nice to food is presented. We ended up paying $85 for dinner and when we left, we were still hungry. The portion sizes were simply ridiculously undersized for the amount of money we paid. And that was enough to give them a low review.

Date: January.27.2004 15:42
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Name: Amira
Title: WAY overrated

Review: This restaurant is extremely overrated. San Diego is quickly filling up with restaurants that are "full of themselves" and not "filled with great food". This is a prime example of a restaurant that is full of itself. The fish had too much flavor added to it. Rather than allowing the natural flavors of the fish to come through, the only thing I could taste were the seasonings added to it. The menu stated that my dinner came with green beans. Don't be fooled- two green beans came out on my plate. I was so upset with dinner, that to the extreme suprise of my boyfriend, I opted to skip on dessert (and that never happens). When you pair the disappointing food with the mediocre service we received, this is not a good restaurant to go to for seafood. There are MANY other choices in San Diego with excellent service, where the food is great, and they won't skimp on the portions.

Date: January.29.2004 17:20
Rating:
Name: Ron
Title: Quality not proportional to price

Review: I took a business party of four to this restaurant on a January friday evening. The atmosphere was very nice and the waitstaff was above average in thoroughness, courtesy and timing. The food was somewhat more expensive than comparable downtown restaurants. Entrees were slightly more and appetizers were ridiculous (I paid thirteen bucks a three-shrimp cocktail). Now, I don't balk at price when it comes to providing an enjoyable dinner for colleagues and customers. But I do insist on value for the money and I can only say that the food was mediocre in flavor and the portions insufficient in the estimation of my party.

Date: April.25.2004 10:38
Rating:
Name: Jorge
Title: Overpriced

Review: The service was good. The food was o.k. but for the price you pay, it should be better. Nice decore.

Date: July.19.2004 17:54
Rating:
Name: Craig
Title: failed to meet expectations

Review: I had read several reviews of Aqua Blu and the good ones definitely seemed to outweigh the bad ones. As such, I suppose I set my expectations too high. It was not a bad dining experience, yet, nothing memorable enough about it to return. The waiter seemed disinterested in us and was just unenthusiastic about being at work. The physical atmosphere was enjoyable and well put together. The starter and main courses had good flavor, especially the sea bass. Portion sizes were nothing to brag about by any means. I think prices should be lower as the restaraunt has not yet established itself as one of the premiers in the gaslamp. Hope this helps.

Date: May.30.2007 12:45
Rating:
Name: greg
Title: good start slow ending

Review: food was great started with the tuna and salmon tartare and had the sea bass, only thing was service was slow(2.5hr) for dinner and it wasn't that busy, waiter seemed overwhelmed but despite that food was great atmosphere is electrifying since it's in the gaslamp area.

Date: July.07.2007 06:38
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Name: Kaylene
Title: Disappointed

Review: We were disappointed in the choices and the prices. They were a lot higher priced then posted on sample menu.You also did not get much as you had to order sides. I had the sea bass 31.oo and it came sitting on bokchoy and that was it. Plus the food was ok not great and parking was horrible. Had to pay valey 17.oo down the street as we couldnt even get right in front of the resturant. Service was good.

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