Candor by Giuseppe

Today, we had a fantastic 3 course dinner experience at Candor! The food was perfectly cooked and served. Dessert was worth much more than the extra calories! Their martinis and margaritas were experimental crafted. Outdoor seating was quite comfortable. And the service was not only friendly but on top of things. Shout out to our server Guillermo for doing such a great job. Highly recommend Candor. I would be happy go back anytime!

We were treated like family by Matias from the moment we were seated. We had personable, attentive, and very informative attention. The recommendations were spot on, and the modifications we asked for (less spicy on one dish) were readily accommodated. We had the Roasted Branzino and Fisherman's Stew, with the marinated Shrimp Al Ajillo. We finished with a Carrot Cake and 2 Americans. It was all amazing in presentation, flavor, and texture. The ambiance was slightly diminished by being on a main road, but Sunday night even outside was a very nice relaxed, upscale vibe.

Wonderful restaurant!My sister, my husband and I went to candor for Mother's Day today and LOVED the food, ambiance, service and hospitality!We had the hot and crispy tomato grilled bread and the steamed mussels and clams as starters. Very yummy broth on the mussels and clams which goes great with the bread for dipping. Then we had 3 entrees: 1) the Branzino was absolutely delicious, tender, moist and accompanied by beautiful greens and a wonderful green goddess sauce along with baby potatoes roasted to perfection crispy outside tender inside. 2) Fisherman stew in a delicious saffron sauce. Sooo yummy! Delicate yet flavorful and memorable. Came with grilled bread for dipping. 3) Hamburger and fries. Tender large burger with a wonderful sauce and white cheddar cheese. Grilled beautifully and paired with a very generous serving of excellent crispy steak fries. We cleaned our plates and as tempting as dessert was, we had no room. We paired our meal with a bottle of Pinot Noir. You know that feeling when you leave a restaurant fully nourished (in every way), content and grateful for people who create lovely places to eat great food with friendly folks working there?That is Candor!We all can't wait to go back!Highly recommended.

Cute spot right in the heart of La Jolla. There's plenty of seating with indoor and outdoor options. Great place for a date or to enjoy good food and customer service. One of our favorites was the branzino but everything was great.

Fun time here. Nice patio, big portions, pretty good food. Lots of vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and pescatarian options, with a lot of vegetable forward stuff. It was pretty quiet on a Sat. night and they started to fold up chairs at 8:30 - maybe more people come for breakfast and lunch?Servers were exceptionally nice. Our main server was a 30-something Latinx guy, very friendly. There was also a wonderful young woman with blue hair who brought some food and a young busser (high school?).My St Germantini was a fun change of pace (Cosmo-ish with St Germain). Not a big fan of the basil crystal rim, but a nice drink.I would not recommend the Hot & Crispy Tomato Bread. Their bread is great, but the tomatoes were not seasoned the best and eventually the bread got soggy. They have so many app choices I would recommend trying something else.I loved the Local Strawberry and Arugula Salad with beets and goat cheese. Delicious. Huge. Saved half to take home and it was a great lunch today.My sweetie had the Farmer's Market Salad and it looked fresh. He said it was good.I got the Salmon Burger as my entree. Also HUGE. Not a piece of seared salmon but a mashed seasoned salmon patty (like a crab cake), with french fries. This was way too much food! (it didn't mention French fries on the menu). But this was a good dish. Not what you'd think of as "farm to table" - definitely comfort food. But I liked it.The most annoying (but so annoying as to be almost funny) thing of the evening was not the restaurant's fault at all - there were an older couple on a double date that were unbelievably loud and stayed long after they were done to talk. The tables on the covered patio have more comfortable chairs than on the garden patio (though the garden patio is spacious and also has heaters). We stuck around thinking that they would have to leave soon since they were done eating - but it was almost an hour that they lingered, yelling across the table. I will share, since the woman was being loud enough for all to hear, that one was related to a certain Mexican Jewish real estate reality star in LA, and once she started to share family stories, at least that was good gossip. But yes, if you ever come here the same night as they do... sit far away LOL. The servers realized how loud they were and were offering to move us - but we just kept hoping they'd finish up! When they did, the one other table near us (some very chill guys) and us laughed and celebrated. AND we could finally hear the soundtrack, which was super chill (Isley Brothers and other cool stuff). So I'm glad we tried it out - just keep in mind that you're better spaced on the garden patio and hopefully you won't come here the same night as La U******y.

The place looks like a nice place to dine and the service was great. The food was awful. The bread with tomatoes on it was saltier than the Salton Sea and the pasta was more bland than a concrete wall. Im pretty sure they used up their entire week supply of salt in the bread with tomatoes. Just dont dine here unless you want to be crystalized like Han solo.

I drive by this spot every day but we finally came in for a last minute date night. Wife and I were treated well by the Candor staff. We were immediately seated despite not having reservations (but I recommend calling beforehand to ensure theres space). Our waiter was very attentive- we noticed a lot of repeat customers that were on a first name basis woth the staff and treated like family. We ordered herb fries, the Lamb Pappardelle and Linguine & Clams- both were delicious. The fries we used to mop up any remaining sauce. Candor is a great option for a no frills date night. Overall this place did not disappoint!

Great, quick service. Food was awesome - I got the short rib. Drinks were good as well. It also wasn't incredibly expensive which was awesome. Overall good experience would go back and would recommend

I have known the owner, Giuseppe, since the early 90s... And I have loved his restaurants ever since. This used to be come on in, which I absolutely adored... But this restaurant is fantastic also! They have an amazing happy hour where the margarita flatbread is $10 instead of $17... I think it's the best flatbread I've ever had. So clean tasting and unique. What I think I like most about this place and experience, is the staff. Every single person that works here, takes such pride in their job, and they make you feel like you are in their home. I don't drink alcohol but they made me the best virgin margarita I have ever had. And I love the poached chicken that you can get on any salad. Again... So clean tasting...And even if you are on a diet, you absolutely must end your meal with a peanut butter cookie... theeee bessst!!!

Lunch time I forgot to take pic of mussel but they were not the business small mussels hardly any meat and clams sauce was whatever the hit of the lunch was the Moroccan shrimp salad bomb !! I loved it