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SHELTER, Encinitas, CA

SHELTER

4.1
4.1
23 Reviews
$30 and under
Dining Bar

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2 people
19:00
Booked 1 time today
  • Lively
  • Hot spot
  • Great for creative cocktails
"Open- air" cocktail lounge and nightclub in the heart of downtown Encinitas. DJ's nightly curating sexy house vibes. Reservations for bottle service are highly recommended.

Shelter is a 21+ venue.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Dining Bar, Contemporary American, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of Operation
    Thu–Sat 20:00–02:00 Sun 15:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    (858) 382-4047
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Area
    Encinitas
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 23 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1
4.1 based on all time ratings
  • 4Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.9Value

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23 Reviews
  1. KittyLyons81

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 27 March 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved dancing at shelter and the good vibes !

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  2. RandyS

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 March 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great place for drinks and dancing , open roof top made the whole environment perfect. service was excellent.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 12 March 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    i was excited to celebrate my birthday with friends. they took my boyfriends credit card in the beginning and later on when we went to order drinks at the bar, we thought we had an open tab so we went back to the table but apparently there was miscommunication with drinks and paying so the bar tender who helped me and my girl friends came up and started accusing us of not paying, threatening to take us outside. he didn’t give us a moment to explain or figure out the situation he just kept talking at us and took our drinks. also another server came and accused us of not paying for drinks we didn’t even have. after that experience it killed the vibe so we left and went to better bars in the area where we felt more welcome! i work in the customer service industry and would never treat people this way.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 8 January 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    SO AWESOME!!!

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  5. Morgan

    San Diego

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 October 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Awful service made reservations and they told us we could not come in then said we could and then we were asked to leave by a waiter after waiting for 30 mins for a waiter to come and take our drink order. Had more fun at the saloon and the 1st bar. Don’t waste ur time.

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  6. foodluver

    VIP

    New York City

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 24 April 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Made a reservation for a table at shelter. Arrived with my party to only be told be need to spend $400 for a bottle in order to sit at the reserved table and they just changed this rule a week ago. Very disappointed. And they over charged my card so I will be filing a chargeback.

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  7. DarleneD

    VIP

    San Diego

    10 reviews

    1.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 4 April 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Made the reservation on open table. Later called and spoke to someone about our party size. Showed up and they were CLOSED

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 March 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    TERRRIBLE SERVICE.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Guadalajara

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 February 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    The place was closed and was forced to Uber there and pay money

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  10. Encinitasfoodie

    VIP

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 6 December 2020

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a reservation for the table and came at exact time. when we showed up security guard checked and confirmed we have a table reserved but said they are over capacity and table is not available so we are welcome to sit anywhere we find the spot. This was very frustrating experience, as had planned for the table as we had 5 people in the group. We managed to sit at the bar and bartender was super non friendly, he said they are closing in 40 and doing last calls and cannot make any craft coctails, so can only do hard liquor or something simple. This is a place with a lot of nice coctails on the menu and we cannot order anything because they are closing in 40??? Never seen anything like this, especially during COVID when people go above and beyond for exceptional service.

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SHELTER is rated 4.1 stars by 23 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 1 time today
Google Map for SHELTER

540 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Additional information

  • Area
    Encinitas
  • Hours of Operation
    Thu–Sat 20:00–02:00 Sun 15:00–22:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Dining Bar, Contemporary American, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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