At NINE-TEN La Jolla you will enjoy the best of the harvest from local artisan farmers where produce is selected daily for the restaurant’s Evolving California Cuisine.

The bounty of the sea is also featured with local fish selections and items arriving daily from Hawaii and the North Pacific and Atlantic regions. Special prix fixe dining menus are available and feature matching wines from the extensive wine cellar.

Al fresco La Jolla dining is offered on the sidewalk patio or outdoor terrace. Three private dining rooms are also available for lunch or dinner parties up to 60 guests. The service is enthusiastic and spirited, while gracious and unassuming. The staff is exceptionally well trained and educated on food and preparation methods, as well as wine selections and pairings.

Breakfast and lunch are served daily.  Dinner is served nightly from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.  Happy Hour is offered Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Every visit to NINE-TEN Restaurant at the Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla will tantalize with fresh cuisine that embraces the bounty of nature’s harvest.

NINE-TEN Menus:
-  Breakfast
-  Lunch
-  Dinner
-  Sunday Brunch
-  Dessert
-  Bar Menu
-  Wine List

NINE-TEN Awards:

• 2012 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
  • NINE-TEN Food:  Score of 27 (extraordinary to perfection)
  • NINE-TEN Décor:  Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
  • NINE-TEN Service:  Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
• 2012 Gayot Best Restaurants:
  - Top 10 San Diego Food Rating
  - Top 10 San Diego American Restaurants
  - Top 10 Molecular Restaurants in the United States
• 2011 Gold Medallion Award:  Best Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant – San Diego Restaurant Association
• 2011 “Silver Fork Award: Best Overall Restaurant in San Diego” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2011 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Critic’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best Burger
• 2011 “Reader’s Choice Awards” - La Jolla Village News
  • Best Chef/Jason Knibb
  • Best Wine List
  • Best Night Eats
• 2011 “Best Hotel Restaurant” – City Beat
• 2011 San Diego Chef Hall of Fame Nominee – Former NINE-TEN Pastry Chef Jack Fisher
• 2011 “Best Top 10 Overall Restaurants” Diners’ Choice Award – Open Table
• 2011 “Best Top 5 Fit For Foodies Restaurants” Diners’ Choice Award – Open Table
• 2011 “Best Restaurant's” Editor’s Pick/Best Restaurant – Ranch & Coast Magazine
• 2011 "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence" - for having one of the most outstanding wine lists in the world (recipient since 2002)
• 2010 Rising Star Chef Winner/Jason Knibb – StarChefs (one of only 2 chefs in San Diego to be recognized for this coveted honor)
• 2010 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2010 “San Diego’s Best Chocolatier/Former NINE-TEN Pastry Chef Jack Fisher” – San Diego Magazine
• 2010 "Fodor's Choice Award" - Fodor's Travel
• 2010 "Diners' Choice Award" - OpenTable
• 2010 “Reader’s Choice Awards” - La Jolla Village News
  • Best Overall Restaurant
  • Best Restaurant Service
  • Best American
  • Best Dinner
  • Best Happy Hour
  • Best Restaurant Wine List
  • Best Happy Hour
  • Best Burger
• 2010 “Best Restaurant's” Reader’s Choice Awards – Ranch & Coast Magazine
  • Best Wine List 
• 2009 San Diego Chef Hall of Fame Inductee – Jason Knibb one of the first three chefs to be inducted into local Chef Hall of Fame (sponsored by San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine and KUSI Television)
• 2009 "San Diego's Best Pastry Chef: Jack Fisher (former NINE-TEN Pastry Chef)" – Riviera San Diego Magazine
• 2009 Zagat Survey® Recognition:
  • NINE-TEN Food:  Score of 26 (extraordinary to perfection)
  • NINE-TEN Décor:  Score of 22 (very good to excellent)
  • NINE-TEN Service:  Score of 24 (very good to excellent)
• 2009 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2009 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Editor's Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best American Restaurant
• 2009 “Diners' Choice Award” – OpenTable
• 2009 "Fodor's Choice Award" - Fodor's Travel
• 2008 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader's Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best Hotel Restaurant
• 2008 “Silver Fork Award” – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• 2008 “Platinum Award” – 944 Magazine
  • Best Hotel Dining
• 2008 Gold Medallion Award Nominee:  Best California/American Restaurant Fine Dining – San Diego Restaurant Association
• 2008 “Best of the Best” Reader’s Choice Awards – Ranch & Coast Magazine
  • Best Restaurant/American
  • Best Bartender/Michael Yen
• 2007 “Best Restaurants in San Diego” Reader’s Choice Awards – San Diego Magazine
  • Best of the Best Restaurant (Moderate Category)
  • Best Hotel Restaurant
• 2006 Gold Medallion Award:  Best Hotel Fine Dining Restaurant – San Diego Restaurant Association
• 2006 Best Hotel Restaurant - Ranch & Coast Magazine
• 2005 “Best of La Jolla” Reader’s Choice Awards – La Jolla Light Newspaper
  • Best Overall Restaurant
  • Best Chef, Jason Knibb
  • Best Wine List
  • Best Lunch
  • Best Bartender
  • Best Waiter
• 2005 Best Hotel Restaurant - 944 Magazine
• 2005 Best Restaurant Remake – San Diego Reader

NINE-TEN ACCOLADES:

• Executive Chef Jason Knibb 2011 featured chef on the Food Network's Iron Chef America vs. Bobby Flay (air date: 11/27/11)
• Executive Chef Jason Knibb is a gastronomist who eloquently redefines California cuisine with passion, flavor and presentation. – Maria Desiderata Montana, Ranch & Coast Magazine
• Nine-Ten didn’t just serve one of the better dinners I had in San Diego; it’s on my list of the top five meals I’ve ever had. – Peter Simek, Travel Writer, Dallas Magazine
• Nine-Ten was doing farm-to-fork cuisine long before it became fashionable.  -  Naomi Wise, Restaurant Critic, San Diego Reader
• Never mere afterthoughts, (former NINE-TEN Pastry Chef Jack) Fisher’s extraordinary desserts are playful, serious cuisine. – San Diego Reader
• Every entree is a triumph of wit, skill and enthusiasm.  Chef Jason Knibb's constant invention keeps Nine-Ten breathtaking. – Stephen Silverman, Restaurant Critic, San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles Magazine
• The star is his (Jason Knibb’s) Jamaican jerk pork belly with baby carrots, Swiss chard, plantains, black eyed peas and spicy jellies.  Fat hasn’t been put to such good use since Chris Farley did his Chippendales dance on Saturday Night Live. – Troy M. Johnson, Restaurant Critic, Riviera San Diego magazine
• We’re always on the lookout for chefs with soul, and Jason Knibb blew us away. He’s going to be a chef everyone hears about, so keep your eyes peeled and ears open. – Editor Antoinette Bruno, ww.StarChefs.com
• Jason Knibb is the kind of guy who can breathe culinary superiority into any kitchen. – Gay & Lesbian Times
• Flavors that make your palate dance – ZAGAT Guide
• If you're looking for the meaning of California cuisine, you'll find it here - Gourmet Magazine
• It’s one of the most exciting restaurants in San Diego.  Every dish here is worth trying – San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyles
• Taste interesting, ingredient-conscious dishes from Jason Knibb – Sunset Magazine
• Superbly crafted and executed menus - Frommers, San Diego
• One of the Year’s Most Exciting Discoveries – Los Angeles Times
• One of Americas Best Restaurants - Gourmet Magazine
• Plate after plate, I thought I’d been whisked off to San Francisco, New York or foodie heaven – San Diego Reader
• NINE-TEN is La Jolla's Quintessential Restaurant - San Diego Union-Tribune
• It's what he's (Jason) doing at NINE-TEN that has him soaring high on our radar - Riviera Magazine
• At a time when market fresh is the expectation in California cuisine, Knibb is among the more adventurous chefs that not only use fresh ingredients from small farms but also turn them into big flavors – Décor & Style
• The menu offers tasting portions of all the main courses and makes experimenting a pleasure – Travel & Leisure
• NINE-TEN has once again become one of La Jolla's Best Kept Secrets - Ranch & Coast Magazine
• The Restaurant (NINE-TEN) is a veritable model for other proprietors...as it blends formality, aptitude and friendliness with every swap of your silverware - Gay & Lesbian Times
• Run, don’t walk to NINE-TEN – La Jolla Village News
• NINE-TEN Restaurant is a must for foodies - Zagat Guide
• When you're looking for a classy fine dining experience, without the old-guard attitude, this hotel eatery stands alone on La Jolla's culinary scene – Frommers
• This was the site of the most exciting, exquisite dinner I ate in 2005 – San Diego Reader
• Featured chef at The James Beard House in 1999, 2002 and 2003.