Socialight

3.6 (92)

$30 and under

Global, International

368 East Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008

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About this restaurant

Innovative
Neighbourhood gem
Great for fine wines

Campbell's newest international cuisine fine dining restaurant. We are bringing the world to our guests through international cuisine, unique wines and beers in a unique and creative environment. 16 craft beers on tap, over 200 wines to choose from on our Ipad menu, 65" curved HDTV's for game day's, Sommelier on staff. Winner of Best Restaurant in Campbell.

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Global, International, American, Wine Bar
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Lunch: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dinner: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Saturday Breakfast: 8:00 AM- 11:30 AM Brunch: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dinner: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Sunday Brunch: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dinner: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Website
http://socialightca.com/contact/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Lee Hernandez

Location
368 East Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
Area
Campbell
Cross street
Central Ave
Parking Details
Private parking lot behind the building.
Public transport
VTA public Transit by Light Rail
Entertainment
Jazz/Spanish Guitar on Fridays and Saturdays occasionally.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Reviews

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3.6

(92)

3.6Food
3.3Service
3.7Ambience
3.1Value

Noise • Energetic

92 Reviews

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Trang14 Gold
San Francisco Bay Area7 reviews
2.0
Dined on 27 March 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Waiter was good but food was terrible- very bland and did not taste good at all. I would never return here.
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Runa
San Francisco Bay Area6 reviews
1.0
Dined on 5 March 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Worst service. The waitress was pleasant enough but we waited nearly 2 hours for our food. The sides were all sweet potato fries which wasn't what it said on the menu as the side for the entrees ordered. Duck nacho was very dry, burger was so dry it crumbled. Waitress said they had all new kitchen staff but the bartender said they had kitchen staff not show up. Not sure which is true.
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LanceZ
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 4 March 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
lay back and enjoyable Brunch
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OpenTable Diner Gold
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
1.0
Dined on 26 February 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We come here often for date nights and we're really surprised this time by the lack of professionalism and overall quality of the restaurant. There wasn't a host and the bartender was super random, didn't know the menu, wasn't very professional, etc. hopefully they can get back to their normal awesome selves!!
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SammieB
Los Angeles20 reviews
3.0
Dined on 19 February 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We booked Socialight through Open Table, but unfortunately, our table was not ready. The hostess didn't have our reservation via the app, and it was a busy Saturday night that we were out to celebrate a birthday. She did her best to seat us, and she offered upstairs seating in a conference room style space so we could sit right away. The dining area has great ambience and energy, so we opted to wait as she guessed it would be another 15 minutes. We strolled through the Campbell area and popped into a retail store to kill time. When we returned 15 minutes later, no tables were available and there was some sort of argument/altercation between guests seated at the bar. The hostess apologized profusely, and about 40 minutes after our reservation, we were seated. The owner was engaging and chatted with us before, while we were waiting, and continued to check on us throughout the dinner. Unfortunately, the duck confit gnocchi was sold out, so I had to make a quick decision for a second choice. I decided on the halibut, or what one server referred to as the monkfish...so I'm not sure what the fish special was. Also, two of our meals, the filet steaks, weren't cooked to order, and one was noticeably cold and chewy. She didn't even finish the meal. Luckily, we ordered great starters, and the drinks are well worth the wait! The serving staff was attentive, although we had a mix of about 4 different people, so consistency would've been nice. We'll visit again, but call to confirm the reservation and probably only do apps and drinks. The people make it worth a second shot.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
3.0
Dined on 17 February 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
In a nutshell, the food was great, but the service was EXTREMELY slow!!!!! There was hardly anyone in the restaurant and there were only three of us, so it shouldn't have taken that long to be served. At one point, there was no one behind the bar, and no servers on the floor. Annoying when I needed to ask a question.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
1.0
Dined on 15 February 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
I had made reservations for Valentine's day, and we got seated 30 minutes after our reservation time. The hostess nearly seated a couple who had arrived after us, and had later reservations, had I not mentioned to her that we were still waiting. There was a limited menu for Valentine's day, and they accommodated my dietary restrictions (dairy free) by allowing me to order off the regular menu. My thai red curry Prawns were delivered to me completely plain and dry without any curry or sauce or explanation of why. Finally the waitress came by, and checked on this - apparently the curry sauce is made with cream - had this been explained earlier, I would have ordered something different. Our service was slow, and water glasses were never refilled. My boyfriend's steak was ordered rare, but arrived cooked medium, and was mostly fat. They had run out of two of the four entrees on the menu before 8 pm. And the only apology we received was that they were short staffed. I did get lentil soup on the house as a substitute for the lack of sauce on my shrimp. But overall, we were really disappointed with the food and service for the evening.
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BGlaese
South Carolina1 review
1.0
Dined on 15 February 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Had been here before for dinner and drinks on an uncrowded day and it was pretty solid. Went here one other time and the service was incredibly slow. We decided to try it again for Valentine's day and we basically sat for 25-30 mins without any service. The waiter walked past multiple times ignoring us. We never even got a glass of water or so much as a look. Eventually we got up and left to a restaurant across the street that treated us like royalty. Night and day quality of experience. So dissapointed because the atmosphere is cool.
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darcy Gold
San Francisco Bay Area40 reviews
3.0
Dined on 13 February 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Very disappointed with this restaurant after it had been recommended to me. On a Monday lunch hour there was one waitress in charge with the entire dining room. Not a very imaginative menu, don't think I'd return.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles3 reviews
1.0
Dined on 12 February 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Arrived for our 6:30 reservations, but it seems the waiter had no idea where to seat us even though there were several tables available. Not many seating options available to begin with, few booths and one long stretch of 2 person tables that can be pushed together or separated depending on your group size, ours was 2. Once seated, we were greeted by 4 different people asking if we would like to order drinks. Drinks came almost 30mins after the first person took our order. Again, at this time it really wasn't that busy at all. While waiting for our drinks, we flagged down one of the 4 servers to order appetizers, but when our drink finally came, we asked about our order and our server had no idea we ordered anything. One hour into our date and we had empty drink glasses and no appetizers. Finally appetizers arrived 5mins before our main meal. We both ordered the Ribeye, medium rare with side order of potatoes. Her steak arrived cooked slightly over medium and mine arrived well done. Besides the obvious our steaks not being prepared as we requested, both steaks were sliced up and presented this way, which you can immediately tell they were not to order, but still sent out that way. Why would anyone slice up a ribeye before it's served??? I've never seen this done before. At this point we are roughly 1hr and 20mins into the date, the manager comes over and gives us the excuse that one of his chefs called out and the current chef is not that good. He did but us a round of drinks, but honestly, I let it go and asked for another one to be prepared. It still took almost 40mins to receive my meal. Once my steak arrived, it was prepared as I requested, however, there was not seasoned at all. Really bland flavor for such a great cut of meat. We could see other patrons were having the same issue as us and given the excuses the manager kept giving, it didn't seem he was organizing the staff to compensate for the short comings of anyone's poor service. Definitely not again.
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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Global, International, American, Wine Bar
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Lunch: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dinner: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Saturday Breakfast: 8:00 AM- 11:30 AM Brunch: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dinner: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Sunday Brunch: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dinner: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Website
http://socialightca.com/contact/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Lee Hernandez

Location
368 East Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
Area
Campbell
Cross street
Central Ave
Parking Details
Private parking lot behind the building.
Public transport
VTA public Transit by Light Rail
Entertainment
Jazz/Spanish Guitar on Fridays and Saturdays occasionally.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Berry CobblerUSD 12.00

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Warm Raspberries & Vanilla Ice CreamUSD 12.00

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