Very good breakfast and at a reasonable price. Definitely recommend trying the food. The staff was very friendly and authentic in their kindness. Loved it. My son had the banana brulee pancakes, while I ordered the egg plate with a biscuits and gravy addition. Fresh squeezed orange juice and espresso.
Found this gem on Driver in, diners, and dives and it did not disappoint. We only had to wait 20 minutes for an inside table and it was totally worth it. We started with bottomless Mimosas and got through at least 5, so they arent super strong. Sarah was our waitress and we totally loved her. Everything was delicious from beginning to end. This is a must if you are in San Diego.
Easily my new favorite brunch place! Hob Nob Hill is located in a lovely historic building nestled in Bankers Hill and just a few blocks from Balboa park. The interior gives off lush, retro vibes and even boasts crystal chandeliers and a Wizard of Oz mural, making it a great spot for an Insta-worthy brunch. They serve up delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner plates plus some beautiful desserts as well. I tried the crab benedict, one of their many eggs benedict options, and it was amazing. Can’t wait to become a regular here!
My husband & I & our guests have been coming to this restaurant for over 30 years. We have enjoyed the ambiance, the wait staff, and the very tasty food!! Since the beginning of the Covid-19 shut down we always kept in the back of our minds that this is one of restaurants that once opened again we would most likely visit first. We arrived to a totally remodeled restaurant. It is absolutely gorgeous, updated completely. Very elegant inside & out. A bar area is now included w/ happy hour specials along with specialty cocktails and excellent happy hour menu. Fresh daily menu plans from the chef which are very tasty and delicious. There are still menu items for breakfast, lunch and dinner that are still always in demand as they offer such a variety delicious tasting foods. This is one of the best restaurants in San Diego most definitely!!
Breakfast is the most important Meal of the day, some people say.Lived in SD for almost 11 years and today was my first of many more to come visits to this awesome institution! Best egg Benedict’s I’ve had in my whole life, seriously. Superb service. My wife and I loved this place were coming back with our kids soon.I tried the special machaca Benedict’s pictured here. My wife had the southern style or something southern Benedict’s that were also delicious. Solid brewed coffee too.
I think I visited on a bad night. Ordered meatloaf dinner with mashed potatoes and sauteed carrots. Meatloaf was delicious but unfortunately low marks for microwaving. Mashed potatoes were cold. Carrots were awesome. High quality food but not prepared fresh. On the bright side the meal was only $16. Waitress was great.
My family and I came here on 4/25/21 and we had a really nice experience! Our food was fresh and our server was very sweet. I got the breakfast burrito and it was delicious! The food took a bit but the food made up for it. Just be aware, the airport is right there and it is pretty loud. You will hear them. Overall, we had a great experience.
Food and atmosphere were great. However, our server might have been in over her head. She was very nice, but our food sat under the heat lamps for at least 20 minutes. There were 5 other tables that sat after us, and got their food before us. Some of them even finished eating before we got our food. Thankfully it still tasted good, it just wasnt as hot as it shouldve been. $80 for breakfast for 2 people.
One of our favorite spots. great food, friendly service and environment. love the local beers and all of the homemade baked goods.
This is a fantastic place to eat. Service always good, Food perfect and was featured on Diners, drive ins and dives! I had the chicken and dumplings. It was great! Also took home a piece of apple Strudel and their famous coffee cake. Highly recommended. Price for two was about $45 and worth every penny.
We dropped of the grandkids to school and Googled a place for breakfast. This was only a block away. We had a wonderful breakfast. I had cream of wheat. It was as if my mom had just made it. I almost cried it was so good. Love this place.
Love the atmosphere. This was our first visit. They did a remodel during the pandemic lock down and the decor is beautiful. ( I dont know what it looked like before, but the current black & white gave it clean lines and a modern look). I love all of the old black & white photos as well. I had the French dip which was divine. My M-I-L had the Monte Cristo, which she loved. Our waitress was super friendly and she was happy to share some of the back story of the place. I would come back to try more of their food as it was awesome!
The food and service was amazing. I am originally from NYC and love diner food. I been living in San Diego county since 2016 and could not find any real Diner food since I been here til now. Not only was the food great, both ladies who serviced my family and I were sweet and amazing. If you want great Diner food I highly recommend.
Ive been to Hob Nob Hill twice and both times the food has been delicious! This last time, I got the cheese steak and my husband got the prime rib dinner, both tasted great! Our server was awesome and attentive. There were so many great options on the menu that I had a hard time deciding what to order! Definitely have to come back!
Prime Rib dinner was great! You get generous portion of food.Always friendly and good service!While I was there tonight (9-3)a waitress was being trained.Both were very friendly and worked well together!
The feel of the place is old school 20s and the food is delicious. Not only did you get a lot of food with what you ordered, the staff was friendly and nice. I would recommend it for old and young alike.
Food was excellent, nice portions for the price, our waitress was very attentive and friendly.
They remodeled since I was here last . . . looks great and still has that same Hob Nob Vibe! Really enjoy the homecooked meals here - the Turkey with dressing is one of the best meals they offer and their soups are good.
My wife and I were pleasantly surprised. Great food, great service, good atmosphere. I would go back. I had the hob knob Benedict I would recommend try it👍
Great decor. Friendly staff. Thanks, Jeff. Drinks were creative and tasty. Fries were fantastic. There was a great setting for the happy hour specials.
I didn’t remember my severs name sweet lady. Had the tuna melt for lunch with the sweet fries!! Yummy yummy!! Beautiful inside nice bar selection!
I come here often and I love how fresh the food is! I am very happy with having muffins or coffee cake as my side rather than toast as well. The service is fantastic, fast, and good with coffee refills.
We had a great time in this restaurant. The decor was fun and chic. The food was wonderful. The reason we tried this place was because of Diners, Drive Inns and Dives. This establishment lived up to everything I expected. Our waitress was fun and engaging. Offered many suggestions for both drinks and food. Service was prompt and correct. Next time your in the San Diego are be sure to stop in for either Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. We sure will.
This establishment comes with great reviews and they are well deserved. The staff is phenomenal, the food is prepared to perfection, and the bar served well made and delicious drinks. Our food was delivered as soon as it came through the kitchen, and my never empty Mimosa was never empty. Great job. If your in the area, definitely go visit the gorgeous restaurant.
This review is based on one launch with three people. We have the beyond beef burger of the reuben and the chorizo egg bake. All three dishes were very tasty and well cooked. Service was attentive and very friendly. We hit outside on their patio which has a lot of space and uses picnic tables so you can distance if you want to.Daily downside is that first avenue which the patio is a Jason too is fairly busy and has some large trucks going by.But overall it was an excellent experience.
The service was good and the place looked nice, but that’s where the good things end. The food was nothing special. Tremendously OK. The biscuits were not fluffy at all, the hash browns were very fine… and the coffee cup was really dirty when we got it. Just kinda disappointing
Ordered crab egg Benedict because of reviews. Egg was dry, we had to order more Holliday sauce. The crab was a thin crust of a patty. Could not taste crab as it had so much fillers of bread or what ever they use to make a patty.
Great Restaurant! We walked over on 6/18/2021 to have dinner. Tiffany our server made it a wonderful experience. The food was delicious. We enjoyed it so much we returned the next morning for a great breakfast. This will be a must stop for all our future San Diego trips.
I heard that this is one of San Diegos best places for breakfast. My friend had the Huevos Rancheros which she loved. I was looking forward to my steak and eggs; the eggs were great, but the steak (which I asked to be cooked medium well) was over cooked, dry, tough, grisly and hard to cut and pull apart. I mentioned this to our waitress where I was given excuses (some meats are tougher than others...its not the cook, its the meat - rolling eyes, here because the cook is the one who allowed it to be served) and an apology. I was offered something else, which I declined. I was given a $5 credit for the meal. Good service, but I wont be back.
Great food and fantastic customer service.
For my first meal upon arriving in San Diego, I couldnt have asked for a better start to my trip. There are options for indoor and outdoor seating, and the service was incredibly attentive and very helpful. Their eggs benedict was out-of-this-world delicious, hash browns cooked beautifully, and my coffee cup with never empty. If I get the chance to return here, I know that no matter what I order, I wont be disappointed.
I ate all my food before I remembered to take a photo! Buuutt this was the best breakfast my fiancé and I have probably ever had! The atmosphere and aesthetic is incredible. This is a must stop for breakfast!!! The service was impeccable! 11/10 hands down! The prices are soooo reasonable even cheap for the quality of everything! Staff is a great team and flow together so well! We would give more stars if we could!! Hob Nob Hill is top notch!
Driving from Las Vegas, to California, wanted a bathroom break, found this restaurant, breakfast was great the coffee cake was delicious. Nice ambiance.
Bottomless mimosas are made with fresh squeezed orange juice, and theyre wonderful. Additionally the pancakes are huge and v.tasty. we had a wonderful time
Terrific server staff as usual, quality of food has gone down.
Service - surly -ish but good. Food - overpriced and DISGUSTING. Sorry. This is a place you would assume has homemade corned beef hash - I refuse to spend more than this sentence to say it’s the canned dog food “hash”For their prices it is INSANEThe French Dip was absolutely disgusting.I think people come here for the bottomless mimosas which are basically OJ and water.I want my money back but I was too nice to complain.
Awesome little spot! Food was delicious and the service was fantastic. This spot was a favorite for my grandpa and dad back in the day. They would have loved the remodel!
Its been many years since Ive been to Hob Nob Hill. So glad our group chose to enjoy breakfast here. Service was great and the food was good as well. I had the eggs and bacon.
Delicious options available on their menu, with a great selection of pastry items and coffee to back up their breakfast.We enjoyed the huevos rancheros and a breakfast burrito outside and both the service and food were excellent!
Such a great breakfast place! My mom and I split the Banana Fosters Pancake (best pancake I’ve ever had) and the Crab Cake Benedict! Food was delicious and fresh. Staff was very friendly! Their signature coffee is great too!
It is really nice inside and has a chandelier that makes it feel like a fancy restaurant. The food is very affordable and tastes good.They make there food from scratch. Very close to Balboa park and downtown San Diego. The staff is very friendly to talk to. It can get busy at times on weekends,on weekdays not so bad. There hours are from 7am to 9 pm daily.
Old school family restaurant that had a wildly diverse customer base. This is how restaurants used to be. Great food great service. Huge variety. Breakfast Lunch or Dinner.I had Denver Omelette. Only one potato option was available on weekends; not hasbrowns.Omelette was good but only had cheese topped and not rolled up within. Made it more like a frittata vs Omelette.Biscuits and Gravy were good but not great (IMHO).Service was great and the place had a warm vibe that makes me want to come back for more.
Old standby. Fresh baked bread. .very American food.
Four stars for attentive and friendly service, hearty portions and delicious homemade food! We had breakfast here and it was great.I had hot herbal tea and the hibiscus mimosa. I wanted a Bloody Mary but they do not have a hard liquor license so theirs is made with wine not vodka. I could not imagine that so I ordered the mimosa, which was delicious.My entree was corned beef hash with scrambled eggs and potatoes; they offer hashbrowns or what they call Orien potatoes, which have onion and green peppers. You also get toast or crumb cake. I chose the latter and it was great!My mother and I also shared wild blueberry pancakes that were perfect.When my food came out there was a hair in my eggs. The waiter took it back promptly and had it prepared again.The ambiance is relaxing. I definitely recommend Hob Nob for a delicious breakfast! It is also peaceful outside the restaurant with beautiful potted succulents.
We were in San Diego for six days and ate breakfast here twice! It’s very good! One of our group declared the hot chocolate as fabulous. My breakfast sandwich and fruit were exceptional both times. The coffee cake (that comes with some meals or can be ordered separately) was tasty as well.
I love Hob Nob Hill. Great food and service and the location is just blocks from Balboa Park.The restaurant took advantage of the pandemic, closed temporarily and renovated the interior of the restaurant. It is quite beautiful now. So glad you kept the iconic chandeliers!A must try if you are in San Diego.
Remodeled its not the same old place it use to be. I had breakfast which is pretty basic but it was nice to have a cocktail!
Had the Bankers Hill omelette with OBrien potatoes for breakfast, all were delicious! Servers are very friendly and the coffee was tasty.
Great place great service. Nice and comfy.
Service is great. Our party of six was diverse (some wanted takeout) but the waitress was helpful and more than pleasant. Kudos Hob Nob.
For many years Hob Nob has been known as an upscale and classy location. Operation has changed from parents to children with major negative changes. Remodel with hard, noise reflecting floors and surfaces. Lower quality booths and menu items prepared with high efficiency low cost production. Sorry Hob Nob, but the improvements are all benefiting your profit margins and efficiency without delivering anywhere near the ambiance or high class service your parents were famous for delivering.Your signature Eggs Benedict arrived with correctly poached eggs, with processed ham instead of the previous high grade. The muffins were smashed on an unclean grill instead of properly toasted to preserve texture and wreaked of unclean grill conditions. Youve lost us as devoted customers with over a decade of appreciation for your traditions.
Delicious food, friendly service, beautiful art deco ambiance. What more could you ask for. We dont even live here and well be back for sure.
Friendly and fast service well recommended. Thanks Hob Nob Hill
It feels like you’ve walked in to a classy 50’s style American Diner. It is really clean and well looked after. Love the chandeliers and the option to sit at the counter and watch the food being cooked.Staff were friendly and service was fast but not rushed. We went for an evening meal so there was no line but I can imagine this is busy at breakfast and we definitely want to go back and try brunch. They had a good selection on the menu. Food was tasty and reasonably priced. The best thing ever was that they started us off with three complimentary mini loafs of breads, warm and freshly cooked, butter melted in. They were soooo good. There was a brown, white and raisin bread. Their cherry pie was amazing and they had a display of cookies that also looked tempting (so next time I’ll try them).They were good at accommodation our children. They provided crayons and colouring menu and children style cups.We also had a window view and it looked like the planes were flying straight past our window, it was noisy, it was fun to watch. We found parking outside easily but could have been because of the time of day.
Lots of choices available, but unfortunately my food came out room temperature even after waiting. Two out of three enjoyed their meal, and three meals were $60+.
Trish and I have eaten here twice now, once for breakfast and dinner last night. Breakfast consisted of the the Hob Nob and Baja omelets. Both were delicious. The Ranchero sauce on the Baja was perfect. Best breakfast weve had in a very long time. Great quality and super fast.Dinner was prime rib. We shared the entrée and added a side salad and vegetable soup. The soup was FIRE and the prime rib was perfect.The Hob Nob was recently renovated and is beautiful. I dont know what it looked like before but it is serious gorgeous now.I was super surprised that it was not busy because it certainly deserves to be. Keep in mind this in not modern American cuisine like Juniper and Ivy or Kettner Exchange; this is scratch made, modern diner/cafe cuisine. Here youll find comfort food prepared perfectly.Hob Nob Hill deserves to be on your must try list and After 75 years in business is ready for a resurgence in popularity.
Diverse breakfast menu, served on picnic tables outside. Terrific waitress was super patient and helpful w our order. Coffee hit the spot.
The hostess said “20min wait “. An hour later we were still waiting.The coffee cake was goodThe chicken fried steak was awful. Pretty sure they just purchased frozen-premade- industrial chicken steak and deep fried it. No flavor. No care. No reason for me to go to their restaurant
I love the history of San Diego featured here. The decor is darling, service is friendly and the food was great. I will definitely go back.
Will never go there again. DO NOT ORDER THE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS. Need the old cooks and menu back.
Fantastic experience and wonderfully delicious (qnd obviously fresh) food. Will definitely return when I visit again! :)
Best breakfast! Wonderful unlimited mimosas!
Hobnob states its the best since 1944 but it is just typical mom and pop breakfast spotwith an attached bakery with dated decor. Customer service is excellent we were seated quickly our waitress took care of us really well, being that it was our first time she gave us extra goodies like muffins, coffee cake, and peice of pie, and different dressings to try with my salad. The menu was a typical breakfast menu from Chicken and Waffles, omelets and pancakes. Lunch is served here with a variety of different sandwiches. I wasnt overly impressed when I got my food because it was just typical breakfast food nothing really over-the-top caught my attention taste wise. The muffins, coffecake, bisquet s were dry and crumbly. The salad was tasty, the let US was super cold. Omelets are made with beaters.
We went to Hob Nob from old memories of my late Mom...we took an outside table which was very accommodating... had immediate service and received drinks immediately... food came timely... my wonderfully tasting hot turkey sandwich was luke warm at best but tasted great.. my hubby Rueben was great... my daughters salad was good and my grandsons Montecristo was decent... a great effort was made to give us a good meal
Always a great meal at this place and the service is always good. Their coffee cake is delicious. Don’t pass it up.
An authentic Midwest feel. My husband is from Ohio and when a friend told me about Hob Nob Hill I knew he would be super happy. He order the rosbife on the jus. Everything was delicious. Imagine a delicious breakfast heaven. Is so interesting how being in California we have so many diversity and historical places like this. Great service and amazing food. By the way they opened in 44.
More late night diners with good drinks in SD please
Oh my gosh I hadnt been to this restaurant in 25 years and when I got there the decor was so beautiful the chandelier where elegant the food was good the drinks were good the staff were nice everything was just good cant wait to go back
Recently remodeled. Awesome food and since 1939 a San Diego staple in Bankers Hill .
Food (that was correct) was actually good, everything else about our experience was a nightmare.- Waitress recommended Hob Nob Omelette and it was brought to us without prime rib (the star ingredient). When asked about the missing meat the waitress informed us The chef is new. As a result we were discounted $3.50 for not having prime rib (see photo of receipt included). We were never offered the correct omelette, nor was there an offer to fix the issue.- When we asked for another bottle of Champaign (highly advertised on signs, internet, etc...) we were told let me check on how much we have. It was 11:30am and we saw at least 10 bottles served to other tables after that comment.- Heater was on next to our table (closest table to front entrance on 3/6 @ 11:30am) and the waitress asked my girlfriend you cold still?. Meanwhile the heater was on as we arrived.- To round out our wonderful breakfast, our check was brought to us while my girlfriend still had about 70% of her meal left and our bottle of champagne was completely full. Almost a punishment to her acknowledging that her meal was not what she ordered.This is my second review on Yelp ever and my last review was 5 stars. I clearly save these for the peaks and valleys and unfortunately this experience was as low as the Dead Sea.
It was nice they did a major Renovation looks great
Always a solid meal and wonderful service.
I lake the place, and the old fashion food !!!
One of San Diegos oldest restaurants, this place is a must visit. The food is outstanding and the customer service is beyond great. You will not be disappointed.
Spectacular breakfast. Great service. Old school ambience
