SETS Kitchen & Bar

San Marcos, CA · Californian restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in San Marcos
#60
of 212 restaurants
City Percentile
44%
rating percentile
Address
SETS Kitchen & Bar, 1628 San Elijo Rd S, San Marcos, CA 92078
Phone
(442) 515-3327
Website
www.setskitchenandbar.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

SETS Kitchen & Bar is a restaurant located in San Marcos, CA. It is one of 212 restaurants listed in San Marcos. Its 4.3-star rating matches the San Marcos city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–11 PM
Sunday10 AM–9 PM
Monday3 PM–9 PM
Tuesday11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday11 AM–9 PM
Thursday11 AM–9 PM
Friday11 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Marcus Abraham · Feb 2026

Came in for a family meal on Valentine’s Day. Kids were very happy with their. The cocktails were grand and service was phenomenal in comparison to what I see when I bring my boys into most restaurants

★★★★★ 5.0 Lisa Wagner · Jan 2026

We came expecting a wait, it was busy, but service by Jillian was awesome and quick. She is an expert juggler of tables, and the support team was on the ball. This is our first visit, food was excellent. Kobe sliders, house salad, chicken pesto sandwich, Mac and cheese, sweet potato fries - all YUMMY. Ice tea fresh brewed, gin and tonics good. Happy crowd here, everyone enjoying themselves. We came here because the place we planned to go to was unexpectedly closed today, so this was random and we are definitely coming back. Great place.

★★★★★ 5.0 Gary Giffin · Aug 2024

First time eating at Sets in San Marcos and the atmosphere was really nice. Cool beach vibe with some gray background music. Come for lunch on a Sunday for a late lunch. We had their pretzel appetizer and a side of tots. Really great cheesy sauce and nice crunch to the pretzels. Ordered the lettuce bibs which were on par with PF Chang’s.also my clients had the smoke house burger and they loved the burgers! Will come back!

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Analiese Cantos · Nov 2025

Came here on a Friday night around 6. Wasn't super busy, but we asked to sit outside. Had to wait a bit for our server to come over which was fine. She was nice. We ordered an appetizer and then later drinks and food. The apps took awhile, but when they arrived they were good. Not amazing, but decent. I do think the apps were extremely overpriced. Most of them were in the $17-19 range which is really wild. Most of the sandwiches were around the same price, so seems off. Our drinks came out before the food and one was wrong. Our server quickly righted it and took it off our tab which was cool. However, although the drinks all sounded amazing on paper, the two we ordered were also just okay. We ordered the short rib dinner (that was actually tasty) and the Philly cheese steak (mediocre). So

★★★★★ 5.0 Trevor Brooke · Jun 2022

Our server Sarah was fantastic. Friendly and attentive. Food was wonderful and very refreshing. My wife and I started with the spinach dip. Very good. My wife ordered the fish tacos and I got the Ceaser Salad. Both were fresh and light. The dressing on my salad was very light and not over bearing like some. Over all a very good experience. Music was very good too. Would highly recommend if in the area.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Fast Service ✓ Great Beer Selection ✓ Great Cocktails ✓ Live Music ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Sports ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

Californian restaurant

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