Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen

Carlsbad, CA · New American restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Carlsbad
#83
of 351 restaurants
City Percentile
49%
rating percentile
Address
Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen, 6985 El Camino Real #108, Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone
(760) 431-5323
Website
tinleafkitchen.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen is a restaurant located in Carlsbad, CA. It is one of 351 restaurants listed in Carlsbad. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Carlsbad city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING PLACE Our food is hand-crafted with care from scratch using natural, fresh, and regionally sourced ingredients whenever possible.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Susan Diehl · Jan 2026

Overall: Fresh food, some bumps in the road, ordering was a bit awkward. The menu is mostly salads and sandwiches, but I did see a pot pie, meatloaf and soup. I feel like I'd go again and just set my expectations differently. Service: Party of 2. We were the first customers, and the only people in line. We were not greeted or interacted with at all as we stood for about 5 minutes up at the front menu area, even though 3 people were behind the cases looking at us. When finally greeted at the register, our order taker was friendly and competent, but not very informative. For example, I asked if I could have a side of bread with my lunch salad, picturing some crusty little hunk of something. She looked a bit surprised at first, which seemed odd-- and asked if I wanted to order a side of brea

★★★☆☆ 3.0 alan stanly · Jun 2024

I REALLY wanted to love this place. The decor and atmosphere are perfect. The staff and service are perfect. The food looked perfect, and was plated perfectly, but was bland and Luke warm. The fries were warm and lightly salted, not bad with ketchup. The tri-tip had a nice crust and was quite tender and a perfect medium rare, but served cold and not too flavorful, but the sauce, akin to cocktail sauce, was tasty. The Mac and cheese side was beautiful looking but mushy and luke warm with a slightly smoky flavor but otherwise bland, it could use some truffle or rosemary, perhaps? The bok choy side was warm and perfect, with a great cook and nice buttery flavor. The turkey dinner was good, the turkey nice and hot, super tender and the turkey gravy was perfect. The stuffing was very ni

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 dorothy jacobs · Dec 2025

We’re not from the area but frequently visit family here. Tin leaf has always been a favorite until the last 2 visits. We ordered the grilled salmon salad and fries and dined in. It took 30 minutes to be served after asking if someone would check on it. We were told they were waiting for our fries. We got our order about 5 minutes later. The salmon was barely warm as were the fries. We should’ve sent it back but felt it would be rude. Pretty much the same service when we were here 3 months ago. Very disappointed in Tin Leaf. Our $30 dinner was sub par at best.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Colleen S · Feb 2026

Not busy on a Thursday evening. The Santa Maria tri tip was disappointingly meh in our sandwiches. The fries were good, the grandkids liked the fruit bowl and Mac and cheese. Wouldn't be my choice to to back.

★★★★★ 5.0 Linda Clarke · Feb 2026

The absolute best fresh salads around. I meet 3 girlfriends for lunch every month or so and we always go to Tin Leaf. Too spoiled to go elsewhere. Fast service and delicious food

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

New American restaurantAmerican restaurantCalifornian restaurantRestaurant

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