Grill House Cafe - San Marcos

Excellent service and fantastic cuisine. I love Persian food and don't get it nearly enough here in Washington. While enjoying our time in Funner at the Harrah's Resort, my husband and I decided to venture out as the dining options are limited at the casino. We made reservations at 7 pm on Saturday night and we were seated immediately. The menu has all the traditional fare of the middle east and the prices were very, very reasonable. It's nice to see when many of the restaurants,as a result of Covid, have forced restaurants to raise the prices. We started the meal with the Tahdig and the Shirazi salad. Both dishes were well proportioned and very good. We ordered the Barg and the Beef Koobideh and both were excellent. The Barg was seasoned perfectly and the Koobideh was as tender as it should be. So much so that a knife was not needed. We always look forward to the Persian ice cream and we tried a dessert I was not familiar with, faloodah. Faloodah is a granita with rice and noodles flavored with rose water and lime and it was just as delicious as the ice cream. Aria has a nice wine list with prices so low I was surprised! A glass of Smoking Loon Cabernet was only$7 when most places charge 9 to upwards of $15! We also enjoyed the Persian tea with our dessert. The entire bill, appetizers, two full dinners which also came with a salad, wine, desserts, hot tea for two was less than a $100. A great experience and worth the drive for this wonderful restaurant. I hope we are able to come back soon. Thank you!

The food was delicious! Reasonably priced and great portions. The atmosphere was formal and we were a little under dressed but they were very welcoming either way. Looking forward to coming back and trying more options.

We had an excellent experience at this restaurant. Three of us for lunch, service was very courteous and prompt and treated us very well. We had shish kabob with hot bread, and one of their stews. Paul were very good. A stand outside dish was there hummus, which is a wonderful garlic flavor and it's just perfectly seasoned. We had the saffron ice cream for dessert and it is to die for. Seriously seriously good. Recommended.

Group of us went to Aria restaurant and had an amazing time. Delicious food and great service. Everyone was satisfied with their entree.

By far the best Persian/Mediterranean food in all of San Diego County. My wife even likes it, what an understatement! The chicken skewer is juicy and very well seasoned and the beef skewer is my favorite. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The prices are exceptionally reasonable for the HIGH quality of food. Compliments to the kitchen and kudos to the amazing staff.