A R Valentien

The Lodge’s signature restaurant, A.R. Valentien, takes its name from a talented early-1900’s California artist whose works in ceramics, watercolors, and oils are now valued collectors items. A.R. Valentien features fresh regional San Diego cuisine served in an elegant, timbered room overlooking the 18th hole of Torrey Pines Golf Course. The restaurant’s decor also includes an exhibit of...

The restaurant has complimentary valet parking

The restaurants is named after the famed artist whose watercolor and oil works of California scenes are sought after by collectors.

Dining at A.R. Valentien transports us back to a more genteel, turn-of-the-century time. From the moment we arrive at The Lodge at Torrey Pines, an homage to the craftsman movement, we are mesmerized by the architecture, the stained glass, the ambient lighting and handcrafted furniture. Start with a drink in one of the two small alcoves of the lounge, perhaps by the copper-hooded fireplace,...

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Hi again, it's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant...?" This specially selected group covers much of the city, spans myriad cuisines, and aims to collectively satisfy all of your restaurant needs. Every few of months, we'll be adding worthy restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be...

After three and a half years at A.R. Valentien and The Lodge at Torrey Pines as their executive pastry chef, Jennifer Costa is moving on and changing cities.

Costa, an alum of Healdsburg's Cyrus Restaurant and the Vegas edition of Restaurant Guy Savoy, is heading to Washington, D.C. The dessert whiz is joining the Starr Restaurants group, which operates 30 restaurants in the nation including...

Taking advantage of the best that California has to offer: a magnificent setting, superior produce, indigenous Craftsman-style architecture and the rich history of California Impressionism, A.R. Valentien is the latest and brightest entry into the Southern California dining scene.