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11480 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla
THE LODGE AT TORREY PINES | 858-453-4420 | www.lodgetorreypines.com

he Lodge at Torrey Pines, located along from local growers, ranchers, and fishermen.
the San Diego coastline in La Jolla, offers The emphasis is placed on the quality and
Tsome fantastic dining options. The resort’s freshness of foodstuffs, which are prepared
signature restaurant—A.R. Valentien—features with the least amount of handling, and cooking
farm-to-table California cuisine served in a methods that benefit the flavors and textures to
breathtaking setting overlooking the golf course. the fullest. The restaurant’s wine list features
The restaurant itself is a tribute to Southern California wines exclusively, including a variety
California heritage and Craftsman architecture, of boutique wineries from throughout the state.
with a metal-strap post-and-beam structure,
handcrafted wood-framed windows, stained- The Lodge at Torrey Pines also offers a casual
glass lanterns and a frieze painted with pine dining option, The Grill, which has an adjoining
boughs. The layout of the restaurant is also bar of warm wood and accents of leather and
conducive to elegant San Diego fine dining, with copper, as well as a demonstration kitchen
several small rooms and plush booths to lend that showcases first-rate California casual
intimacy. bistro cuisine. The Drugstore Style Hamburger,
available for lunch and dinner, is a must-try.
Executive Chef Jeff Jackson, a protégé of the Large flat-screen televisions throughout the
famed French chef Jean Banchet, changes the restaurant and bar make The Grill the perfect
menu daily depending on what’s being offered environment in which to relax, unwind, and dine.

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