La Cocina at the Cellar Upstairs - St. Augustine (FL)

5 /5 Daniel Hossain: Nice place to go for a dinner with family or friends. I got the Lobster Bisque soup and their Sea Bass. The sea bass was soft and flaky. The soup was warm and delicious. Service was pleasant. If you visit Saint Augustine, this is a nice spot off of the main strip to enjoy dinner/drinks!

5 /5 Teona Goebel: I want to start by saying Kateryna saved this entire experience! We happened upon the location after visiting the winery. It was pretty cool being 12/30/25 and it was getting late. Since we are visiting, we decided not to drive around and opted to try this location. We went to the host stand and there was a young lady and a young man there. They were looking a little down their noses at us, but whatever. I didnt see a dress code at the door. Again, it was cool outside that day, so I had on a long sleeve t-shirt and hubby had on his mossy oak pullover. We were asked if we had reservations, and we didnt, so the young lady said, theres room out in the patio. Im like, its cold - almost didnt get to finish my sentence and was told there are heaters out there. Theyre heaters didnt do to much, after I tested it. I came back indoors and was about to have my husband get our outwear from the car, when Kateryna came and told us there was an indoor table available, but would be needed at 6:50pm. It was nearly 5:30, so, plenty of time. THANK YOU, KATERYNA!!! Kateryna was attentive and quick to respond from the water all the way to the bill. Our food was wonderful! No room, sadly, for dessert. I cant help but wonder if it was the way we were dressed or that we were an interracial couple which prompted the hostess to immediately suggest outside. Either way, Im glad Kateryna jumped in.

1 /5 Mark Goujon: Warning: Vegetarians are second class citizens at La Cocina at the Cellar Upstairs and their snobbish chef will treat you like a basement dweller. Their current chef refused to make a sandwich without the turkey deli meat which is like refusing to not remove onions, lettuce or tomato from a sandwich. Very disappointing since this same restaurant had previously made the same meatless sandwich for my vegetarian wife on two separate occasions. We won’t go back and if you have food restrictions or allergies, don’t waste your time with this snooty line cook.

4 /5 Carmen Q: The atmosphere was cozy and inviting. The service was good. I appreciated the little thoughtful details, like putting our names on the reservation card. The food was good, especially the lobster biscuit! We had Seafood platter, shrimp itself was not tasty but the broth was good. The only downsides were that they didn’t offer custom drinks—for example, I ordered a martini with gin but was only given the standard drink menu—and the menu has changed, but the website hasn’t been updated.

5 /5 Avriel Conil: We went for my birthday and I will definitely be coming back to try more of the menu! Everything was great and food was even better. The Blood In The Water drink was delicious. The lobster bisque and ceviche were both Devine! I didnt like the duck personally but my husband loved the short ribs. My server was great and helpful with the menu. 5 stars all around.