Best American Restaurants in Harbor Island

Starlite is without a doubt one of my favorite restaurants in San Diego. We’ve been twice this year to celebrate birthdays & both times they exceeded all of our expectations. The food is genuinely good & the service both times has been above & beyond. The servers make genuine recommendations which I personally love. We got several of their sides with our meal & every one was better than the last but the broccoli was an unexpected favorite (per our servers recommendation also). They have the cutest birthday cakes and also both times comped a drink for us as well, which may have just been coincidental but truly shows they go above and beyond. We were sat upstairs tucked in the back by the fountain which was a really cool spot but just a smidge loud with the restaurant noise added as well but overall the experience was a 10/10 and we will definitely be back.

Food, service and overall experience was amazing! Staff were so kind and attentive and went above and beyond to celebrate my husband’s birthday.

Incredible food and experience we had. Pichanche steak was amazing

Great door and service. Looking forward to going back!

This was our second time dining at Books & Records. The first time was on a busier week night and with the close tables and live music it had a liveliness to it but not super conducive for quiet conversation. This time we visited on a Sunday evening and it was quiet and we had great table conversation. Both times our food was excellent (we love the brussel sprouts and the chicken bao buns). This time we also got the tuna crudo and it was delicious. Service is attentive and our server was kind.