Best Romantic Restaurants in Mission Hills

That was an incredible and memorable meal. Chef Luciano is a gem of a human—he frequented our table to ensure everyone was enjoying their meal, and was wonderful at recommending specific dishes to try and share. Our waitress was lovely too. She was working ALL the tables AND the bar, but still found time to chat and be present with us. The short ribs were the most tender and delicious ones I’ve ever had. The seafood fettuccine was lovely, and the various chefs specials (pasta with smoked salmon and mushrooms in a cream sauce) were well-loved too. The cheesecake, lava cake, and banana cream pie will have you dreaming of their dessert menu for weeks after. To die for. Prices were extremely reasonable and portions were massive. All the pasta dishes were at least 2x the usual restaurant helping and everyone was able to make a second meal out of it. Drinks were excellent too. There’s a nice wine list and some interesting cocktails. All in all, this might be my new favorite restaurant in San Diego. Please stop by and give it a try. Be patient with the occasional delay in service, because the food and people are working hard and worth it!

As a San Diego native, and a neighborhood resident, I highly recommend you dine at Starlight! My husband and I watched the long renovation and wondered what they were doing and why it took so long. After trying to get a reservation for months, we snagged one on a Monday evening to celebrate our anniversary and experienced the beauty, fantastic ambiance, and delicious food! Starlight was more than what we imagined! Every detail is accounted for. As you walk through the hexagon entrance, you enter a space like beautiful environment. There are booths with realistic stars, rock on the walls, beautiful chandelier, hexagon tables, space like mirrored ceiling, every detail fit the theme. It doesn’t stop there, as you walk through the sliding door that makes you feel like you are exiting a space ship you walk up stars to a beautiful 2nd dinning area filled with white rock and fascinating decor, after making your way to another amazing bar you could enter the 3rd dinning area where guest can dine by a magnificent waterfall. I was truly impressed by the design and detail of the restaurant. Our server was fabulous! The food was delicious! We ordered the sausage plate as an appetizer and the sausage was cooked great. We than ordered the steak sampler which was four 3oz cuts of different steaks with 4 sauces on the side. We asked to have it cooked chefs choice and it was on point! You have to get the twice baked potato! My husband and I split it but selfishly I wished I didn’t have to share lol. It was that good. We also had the crab Louie salad. They did it right in my book. It was light but flavorful. The crab was real breaded crab! It was really good. We also ordered the croissant which was good. I had the cola mocktail and it was refreshing! Even the 2 espressos we ordered Came in futuristic cups. Even though we were stuffed we had to try the honey cake. The hexagon shaped cake was worth every bite! We will be back! Highly recommend!

Our waiter was well informed about the food and portion size, with good recommendations. The sashimi tuna, cucumber salad, butternut squash dumplings, and lamb Szechuan noodles were excellent

From the service, food and the music 10/10! Best experience and amazing staff

Our waiter was awesome and so was the food and wine!!