La Jolla · San Diego, Calif. reservations@otoroclub.com @otoroclubsd

Otoro Club/About

About

The fish is the programming.

Otoro Club stages live bluefin ceremonies as private event programming in La Jolla and greater San Diego. We bring the fish, the itamae, and the room, and run the evening end to end.

Who we are


A ceremony, made portable.

A whole bluefin, broken down by hand in the room, served in sequence as it is cut.

We built Otoro Club around a single idea: the most memorable part of an evening should happen in front of the guests, not behind a kitchen door. So the whole fish comes into the room, the itamae works it by hand, and every cut is served as it is taken. There is no back-of-house.

We do events only — no restaurant, no retail, no fish sold at market. Every engagement is quoted to the venue, the date, and the headcount, and run by our team from load-in to load-out.

Meet the team

Service area


La Jolla and greater San Diego.

We are based in La Jolla and serve greater San Diego. The ceremony travels, and setup, service, and clean-up travel with it. If a venue sits outside the immediate area, it is worth asking.

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Guest Notices

Raw seafood. Engagements serve raw and undercooked fish. Consuming raw or undercooked seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness, particularly for guests who are pregnant, immunocompromised, elderly, or have certain medical conditions.

Allergens. Fish, shellfish, soy, sesame, wheat, and egg are present in our service. Notify us in writing of any allergy at least seven days before the engagement. We cannot guarantee an allergen-free environment.

Sourcing & substitution. Species, cuts, and portioning are subject to availability at market. Where a whole bluefin is unavailable, an equivalent grade may be substituted with notice to the host.

Photography. Engagements may be photographed for our portfolio. Hosts may opt out in writing before the event date. Alcohol service, where added, requires separate arrangement and licensing.

Full food safety & allergen notice