Confidential

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901 4th Ave
San Diego, CA
(619) 696-8888 View the Menu
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Located directly on the corner of Fourth & E Street in San Diego’s Historic Gaslamp District, Confidential Restaurant & Loft has created a new hybrid for dining and entertainment since opening in April of 2005. Winner of three 2005 Gaslamp Association Lamplighter Awards for Most Creative Cuisine, Best Fine Dining, and Best Bar, Confidential embraces the artful approach to cuisine and cocktails. As you relax in the warmth of contemporary design under high ceilings and amidst soft LED lighting, you will undoubtedly come to realize that the San Diego dining experience has been reinvented. Confidential is truly an experience where attention to guest service and “progressive cool” are harmonized.

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  • First reviewed by turtley

April 4, 2009

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Trendy and fancy atmosphere, good food.

Just one look at Confidential Lounge, and you can tell that it is pretty upscale place, with a crowd consisting of well-dressed post-college graduates to after work professionals. I definitely felt underdressed in flip flops, jeans, and a hoodie (not to mention my bright light blue shirt). Fortunately for me it was Tuesday, since on the weekend, I think it converts to a club. My second impression of the place was not so good: we made reservations for 8:45pm, and were not seated until 9:30. At least our waiter was very friendly, and made our actual dining experience good.

After seating, the fact that it was Tuesday happy hour really paid off. EVERYTHING is half off, which is always a great thing. We ordered a bunch of dishes (tapas style), and most of them were really good. The food’s quality can probably be partly attributed to the fact that the head chef was on Top Chef. If it were not happy hour, I would have felt the prices to be way over the top, but if you are there during happy hour, it is a great place to eat some delicious food in a trendy location.

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Deconstructed Pizza

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This is a great dish for sharing with many people. It comes with the pizza base, and 3 sides that you can add onto it (goat cheese, tomatoes, and garlic). Just adding the goat cheese alone is really good, but obviously everything together is the best.

Indian Spiced Lamb Burger

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The fries that come with it are really good. The sliders themselves were okay; the yogurt didn’t completely match with the lamb flavor as I would’ve liked. Still a solid dish though.

Frozen Irish Car Bomb

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Really does taste similar to an irish car bomb.

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