The call
Roger rated this 4 stars, visiting for San Diego Restaurant Week and praising the great service and tasty food, while warning to plan for a two-hour ordeal.
What to order
Best for
- San Diego Restaurant Week
- French dinner in Hillcrest
French
La Bonne Table
Roger rated this 4 stars, visiting for San Diego Restaurant Week and praising the great service and tasty food, while warning to plan for a two-hour ordeal.
From Roger’s camera roll
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Posted 2016-01-25 
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From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on La Bonne Table
Mussels are the bomb
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 1 time on Swarm, most recently Jan 24, 2016. See the check-in log
2016-01-25day precision · source explicit
“Came for SDRW! Great service. Food is tasty. Plan for 2 hour ordeal.”
Roger visited during San Diego Restaurant Week, praising the service and food but warning it's a two-hour ordeal. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Hillcrest.
RecommendedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Cigar Cave
Drinks
Roger's Hillcrest cigar-bar pick, run by an owner (Raul) he calls the friendliest in town, open later than most local lounges with a strong Belgian beer selection on tap and bottle.
- From the order notes
- A cigar paired by Raul · Belgian beer on tap or bottle
- Go for
- Late-night cigar hours · Belgian beer drinkers
Latest recorded visit2025-01-15
Not recommendedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Hong Kong Restaurant
Chinese
A Hillcrest Chinese restaurant Roger says declined after the pandemic, dropping from a two-star review to one star, after an earlier visit he'd already called just okay and Americanized.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- A cautionary tale on a post-pandemic decline
Latest recorded visit2022
Worth trying$$
Hillcrest
Nishiki Ramen - Hillcrest
JapaneseRamen
A Hillcrest location of the Nishiki Ramen chain -- a separate address from the site's existing Kearny Mesa entry -- rated a middling three stars by Roger.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- Ramen in Hillcrest
Latest recorded visit2019-02-02
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the French page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
MixedPrice varies
North Park
The Smoking Goat
French
A North Park bistro Roger had enjoyed for years until a Restaurant Week dinner brought rude service and no apology from the server.
- From the order notes
- An entrée
- Go for
- Past visits Roger had no complaints about
Latest recorded visit2017 · approx.
Worth tryingPrice varies
SoHo
La Vache! SoHo
FrenchSteak
A single-set-menu steak frites house in SoHo: not the best steak around, in Roger’s words, but good value with bottomless fries.
- From the order notes
- The set: walnut salad, steak and bottomless fries, rare to medium rare
- Go for
- Groups of five or more (reservations)
Latest recorded visit2017