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Vegan upscale restaurant from the same owners as Kindred, Mothership, and Dreamboat. Dishes include caviar, pâté, crab cake, spinach artichoke dip served in blue corn “oyster shells”, French onion soup, pastas, eggplant parmigiana, and more. Restaurant is accessed by going through a velvet curtain at the back of Dreamboat. Open Tue-Thu 5:00pm-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 5:00pm-12:00am, Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm.


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14 Reviews

First Review by zoierose

JenniferJillHarman

Points +813

Vegan
18 Aug 2025

Great food/service not so

We were excited to try this place and were mildly disappointed, but only due to the service. Food was amazing! But we sat for 10 mn without anyone bringing water. Another 10 to ask for wine and answer menu questions, and 5 to ask to place our order. We never knew who our actual server was. No one checked on us or made us feel welcome. I really wish someone was better managing their service staff.

Updated from previous review on 2025-08-18

Pros: Great food, Cozy and unique setting

Cons: Service was horrible

archaeofiero

Points +1466

Vegan
14 Aug 2025

Excellent

The atmosphere, service, and food are excellent. Vulture is a must see restaurant in the cool University Heights neighborhood.

chloegulick

Points +16

Vegan
12 Aug 2025

beyond incredible

the atmosphere and flavors were out of this world

k_robsss

Points +2066

Vegan
11 Aug 2025

Vegan fine dining

Vulture was amazing- I love supporting vegan fine dining restaurants. The cocktails were excellent too! I wish I took more photos.

It is EXPENSIVE though.

SeanBerger

Points +1732

Vegan
06 Aug 2025

Loved it here

Highly recommend for a flavorful vegan night out!

Celebrated a friend’s birthday here over an early vegan dinner. The place was quiet when we arrived for our 5:45 reservation but filled up quickly and was buzzing by the time we left.

Started off strong with some craft cocktails and the apricot “meatballs” appetizer which was packed with sweet and savory flavor. A great start.

The roasted broccoli was a standout—so flavorful it didn’t even need the vegan hollandaise it came with (though it was a nice bonus).

I had the vegan Diane, which was rich and satisfying. The vegan Parmesan was solid, but I would’ve loved a bit more sauce to tie it all together.

We wrapped up the evening by wishing my friend a happy birthday over a killer brownie topped with creamy vanilla ice cream. Tasted amazing and felt like the perfect way to celebrate.

Updated from previous review on 2025-08-06

Pros: excellent food, great vibe, fun place

Cons: a bit pricey

0k!

Points +396

Mostly Veg
20 Jul 2025

Probably the best we have ever had?

True fine dining experience. Everything was delicious. Had crab cakes, the salad wedge, and the Diane. Recommend everything we had.

buyrealart

Points +161

Vegan
19 Jul 2025

Upscale vegan dining!

Finally, an upscale vegan spot in SD! We’ll be coming here for all special occasions. We had the Parker house rolls, ceaser salad, eggplant parm, cassoulet, and baked Alaska. We also had fancy cocktails. Everything was good! I think the rolls were actually the stand-out. Excellent service and gorgeous atmosphere too.

Pros: Food, Atmosphere, Service

Kirsses

Points +854

Vegan
18 Jul 2025

so cool!

We had the table bread, hash brown, caesar, cobb, and baked alaska.

Favorites: Bread, Hash Brown, Baked Alaska

Salads were really good too but sometimes the simplest things are the best! We LOVED the bread. Baked alaska was so so good too. Everything ended up being about $100 flat for two people, which seemed low to me for fine dining.

We didn’t do drinks because they seemed overpriced — $10 for a shirley temple (non alcoholic) was kind of a what the heck moment.

Mike Weinberg

Points +266

Vegan
15 Jul 2025

Deliciously Upscale!

The lion's mane mushroom Steak Diane was pricey but superb, more "steak like" than anything I've eaten in 28 years as a vegan. The broccolini with Hollandaise sauce was spot on, and the Baked Alaska dessert was a feast!

Maejunejuly

Points +747

Vegan
15 Jul 2025

Leave No Crumbs—Like a Vulture

Started with the most flavorful French Onion soup, followed up by the must-try table side Caesar Salad and the best eggplant parmigiana—I have ever had!! For dessert we shared the strawberry cheesecake and the carrot cake with a miso-fig cream.

Pros: Old Supper Club Ambience , Perfect Portion Size , Vegan Versions of Old School Classics

EsraRice

Points +771

Vegan
09 Jul 2025

Finally an upscale vegan spot in sd

Great food, great ambiance, stellar service. Do not skip the table side Caesar. Everything was delicious, but I was slightly disappointed in the lions mane mushroom entre and the bolognese, they were good but not great.

LorraineGadsden

Points +7700

Vegan
07 Jul 2025

Vegan Fine Dining!

My boyfriend and I are not usually fine dining people, but it was our anniversary — and since we love Kindred and Mothership, we figured why not. We had high expectations, and we were not disappointed. Even with a reservation, we waited about 15 minutes, but we grabbed a drink at DREAMBOAT to start the night, so we did not mind.

We ordered the pâté, French onion soup, steak, bolognese, and baked Alaska. Everything was delicious. I especially loved the French onion soup—it used to be my favorite before going vegan, and I had not had a vegan version before. The cocktails (as always with any of their spots) were fantastic.

As expected with fine dining, portions were on the smaller side and the prices were higher, but we still left feeling very full. The service was a little slow at times, but everyone was incredibly kind and attentive when they were around. The menu also had a decent mix of veggie-forward dishes and vegan “replacements.”

It is probably not somewhere we will go often due to the price tag, but we will definitely return. We had a wonderful evening!

NicoleParks

Points +3350

Vegan
30 Jun 2025

vegan upscale dining at its best

Vulture is incredible and it’s just what San Diego needed. everything from the ambience to the food is perfect. the knickerbocker cocktail, rockefeller (which was served on fire), tableside caesar salad, chef’s special pasta (mushroom tortellini right now), lion’s mane diane steak, baked alaska, and brownie with ice cream were all excellent. my favorite was the diane steak, the flavor and texture was unreal. all the servers were attentive, welcoming, and kind. definitely a must try and i can’t wait to go back!

zoierose

Points +584

Vegan
30 Jun 2025

SUCH. A. VIBE

I mean come on, they never miss. Got a res for their soft opening weeks and it was immaculate. We tried a bunch of things and all of them were divine. The spinach artichoke “oyster” appetizer was so fun and such a cool take on a classic app. They light the lemon on fire with absinthe and the presentation was rad. Presentation and experience were the main theme here, from the speakeasy style entrance, to plate changes between courses and multiple options to be prepared table side. We got the table side caesar- they warned us was done in a queue so it would come at some point during our meal, if we wanted it coursed out they could prepare in the kitchen. We opted for the table side, our salad did unfortunately end up coming after our entree which was a little bummer BUT i’m sure a kink they’ll work out as time continues. Salad was great! we did the bolognese and my bf got the lions mane “steak” both were next level. We also had to try the “hashbrown” side which might be the best potato i’ve ever had. Texture was insane and the spicy sauce with it was so delish.
We can’t wait to come back and try everything else

Updated from previous review on 2025-06-30

Pros: vibes vibes vibes, fun takes on classic dishes, great music




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