Reviews for Hoxton Manor in San Diego, CA

I cannot rave enough about the food. It?s sharing style with tiers starting from lighter dishes to heavier entree size dishes.... Not only was the service quick for how busy it was, but they were very knowledgeable about the menu. Everything was delicious!The chicken skewers had the most amazing peanut sauce but were good on their own as well. The grilled prawn was complimentedvery well with beautiful jasmine rice and a flavorful sauce to pull it all together. And of course we couldn?t ignore thebrisket which was the pinnacle of the meal. I cannot wait to recommend this to my friends. Read more

Came here for our anniversary dinner and it was amazing! We have been wanting to come here for a while, as we are big fans of... Ryan Costanza's other restaurant, Dija Mara. We were right to come here too. The flavors of each dish were astounding, and eachcombination of flavors was very deliberate. I think everyone is bound to find something they like on the menu. The big standouts for me personally were the Pork spare ribs and the grilled octopus. The ribs had an amazing sticky sweet glaze that wascaramelesque. The octopus was cooked to perfection and was served with the best potatoes I think I've ever had. Every singleitem we ordered had some amazing and unique flavors. The cocktails were wonderful and inventive as well! We will definitely beback. Read more

Loved the dark ambiance, yes it is slightly hard to find with no street sign, there is an 18% tip auto added for staff wages, we... ordered four dishes to share and three drinks = $120 after tip. We left full. Loved the crispy chewy sri lankan roti witheggplant, lamb skewers, wok (teriyaki style) tofu, and chicken fried rice. Highly recommend checking this place out forvegetarians. interesting cocktail menu, nice staff, somewhat slow service but we werent in a rush. Second visit- roti tastyagain, the seventy-seven was a bit too sour for me, but summery! Husband loved the martini! Read more

This place is unassuming from the outside in, but once inside, the vibe is a mix of service bustle and moody Bansky-style art.... Dimly lit, you get the sense of a private supper club as you walk thru. Our hostess Desire was very friendly and knowledgeableand was able to get us seated quickly even after no reservation on a Saturday night. With only a few tables at the front, therestaurant leads back to a larger patio with seating. Once at your table the lighting is efficient and does not distract fromyour experience. As we sat down, a special vegan menu was slipped onto the table as an option. I really appreciated that specialattention to their customers preferences! The menu is southeast Asian "fusion" although that's not my favorite word to use... itwas a nice mix of Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian. Our server Fiona was pleasant and patient, we asked a lotof questions of the items we ordered since we love to know how great food is made! She had all the answers so I was impressed atthe training the service team had obviously been thru. We started with the Smoked eggplant dip served with coconut roti. Getthis if your really like smoked flavored foods! While the roti was really more like naan, it was excellent. I am a huge fan ofTaiwanese fried chicken, so we added a appetizer plate of the same. The chicken was perfectly tender and the flavors took meimmediately back to Taipei! So authentic! Each day they offer a mock-tail of bartenders choice, tonight's was Mango flavored andwas just perfection. We also ordered the Seventy-Seven. Actually, I had two because they were so amazing and yummy! The gem ofthe menu is the grilled oyster mushrooms plate. Seriously, this was decadent but so good we wanted a second order. It is notvegan, so just FYI, but I won't give away their secrets! Just trust me when I tell you to order this! At that point, we weregetting full but we decided to share a main dish, and IYKUK and order the brisket. This is a pe Read more

I?ve been wanting to dine at Dija Mara, but haven?t been able to justify the hike to Oceanside. I was so excited to learn about... Hoxton Manor. I was able to get same day reservations for a 5pm seating. The restaurant was pretty quiet at 5pm, but packed by7pm. The restaurant is narrow, with very limited outdoor seating, just four outdoor seats. We sat inside. We ordered the friedchicken, lamb skewers, and chicken fried rice. My favorite dish was the fried chicken. It was surprisingly light and deliciouslysalty. For dessert, we ordered the mango cheesecake and the banana fritter. The cheesecake was my favorite of the two. We eachhad two cocktails. The drinks were good and the flavors were a bit unexpected, even with the descriptions. Looking forward toreturning. Read more

Came here last night and had the Taiwanese fried chicken w a lovely mocktail. The Taiwanese chicken plate was so delicious and... fresh and tasty - it?s making my mouth water just thinking about it now. The combination of the sauce and the fresh cucumbersand tomatoes really gave it an excellent touch. The staff here was also awesome and super friendly. Coming back soon to trymore! Thanks Read more

Hoxton Manor came highly recommended by some friends who recently had dinner here. Not quite what I expected in terms of layout,... but I totally understand with the narrow space that they have to work with. Not a ton of seating, so I suggest making areservation if you?re coming here. Most of their items are small plates, and meant for sharing. We ordered several items toshare, to include the eggplant dip, Taiwanese fried chicken, lamb skewers, Oyster mushroom skewers, duck breast curry, and thegrilled octopus. It was just the right amount of food for two people, but I?m guessing we could have done okay with a few lessitems (we were there to EAT)! Everything had flavor and I would say that it?s fusion more than anything. I could smell fishsauce in the eggplant and friend chicken dishes, but I?m not sure if that?s just me. I don?t normally think of mushrooms as fullof flavor, but these ones certainly were. My favorite items were the mushrooms, octopus and duck curry. All three items had themost flavor, and as someone who grew up on Lao/Thai food they?re a close match. The duck curry was actually very spicy and Ifound myself sweating a bit (just a little) J. Fast and friendly service. The plates came out as they were ready. The greatpart was that we were never without food on the table, so timing was great. Some street parking and public lots in the area. Wepaid $5 at the lot across the street. Read more

I really wanted to love this place as a resident in the neighborhood. But, it was underwhelming. The best dish and only dish... that lived to the hype was the roti and eggplant dip. Everything else was incredibly salty and came out lukewarm. Additionally,I was quite disappointed there was no warning about the spice level on the Hainanese chicken fried rice. Read more