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 Our portfolio includes five distinct restaurants located in a few of San Diego’s most storied neighborhoods. Combining high design with our ethos of approachability and hospitality, each space is carefully crafted to cater to a variety of different event needs and desires. From private rooms or partial buyouts to full venue experiences, we’re excited to host your wedding, corporate event, or private party.

LARGE PARTIES

One big table for all your guests with a custom menu, wine pairings, cocktails, even dessert. We’ll work with you to create a truly magical experience, guaranteed.

WHAT WE DO

VENUE BUYOUTS

Looking to throw a really, really big party? From corporate gatherings, weddings, receptions, or grand celebrations, we’ll tailor the space to fit your needs.

CATERING

We’ll come to you. Our catering menus menus range from Michelin-awarded cuisine to a simple Santa Maria-style BBQ, or a wood-fired, family-style feast.

SAMPLE MENUS

CATERING MENUS

SANTA MARIA BBQ MENU

THE WISE OX MENU

FULL MENU

RESTAURANT MENUS

TRUST MENU

RARE SOCIETY MENU

FORT OAK MENU

CARDELLINO MENU

OUR SPACES

  • TRUST

    hillcrest

    Chef Wise’s neighborhood gem highlights seasonal ingredients, bold flavors, and rustic techniques, cooked over an open flame.

    seated - 80 guests

    reception - 100 guests

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  • Fort Oak

    mission hills

    An ode to the hearth, our menu offers bold, smoky, wood-fired flavors. Heralded as one of the city’s finest, our restaurant serves elevated yet approachable dishes, cooked atop an open flame. Enhance your event with a private bar experience or book an intimate dinner at Chef’s Counter.

    seated - 100 guests

    reception - 200 guests

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  • Rare Society

    solana beach

    Keeping alive the echoes of vintage upscale dining, Rare Society Solana Beach evokes the lore of Rat Pack gatherings and raucous Sinatra dinner parties. Wood-fired proteins, progressive cocktails, and sustainable seafoods round out the affair.

    seated - 100 guests

    reception - 100 guests

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  • Rare Society

    university heights

    Our homage to the infamous Las Vegas steakhouse, Rare Society features premium proteins, grilled over an open flame. Cocktails are direct, classic and classy.

    seated - 100 guests

    reception - 200 guests

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  • Cardellino

    mission hills

    Cardellino Italian Chophouse is a story steeped in fire, char, and steak. And red sauce and parmesan and truffles. Chef Wise’s establishment blends cuisines and traditions - a midwest chophouse and an Italian trattoria, while melding methodology - a Tuscan stone heath and all-American Big Green Egg, to create a restaurant wholly unlike anything seen in this fine city.

    private room - 16 guests

    seated - 75 guests

    reception - 110 guests

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