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    Bay Tower Lounge

    3.2 (33 reviews)
    ModerateLounges
    Open 6:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Jason A.

    The view .. amazing food was good and the service was on point. This is a good spot to stop at if you're in the area

    Disgustingly undercooked eggs when I specifically asked for the yolk to be popped so it's more dry than wet... even the white is uncooked!
    Alice A.

    If you're desperate for breakfast, know that you can definitely get your stomach filled. Good luck with any kind of request you make on your choice. Service is awful... so late that nothing is even the least bit warm... toast is definitely cold! This is also the first time I've experienced the waiter - or any waiter - not checking in to see how our food was... I guess they already know they suck :(

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    Glen W.

    Wonderful Service ! The restaurant tonight was a bit busy and somewhat understaffed. Our server Johan did amazing at providing beautiful service regardless of the staffing issue. He was doing it all, food, drinks, and service. If you're in that area I definitely recommend coming to visit and seeing Johan.

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    Amanda C.

    Our waiter Alejandro made the experience! The ambiance and the wine was perfection. The combination made for a great first evening in San Diego!! We had just a few appetizers and wine so I can't really say much about the food because we didn't try much! We had roasted tomato basil soup and chilled shrimp cocktail. The shrimp was huge and a very good portion of the soup was served! Although my soup wasn't as hot as I'd like and it didn't have mozzarella (I didn't ask for it, I should've but I was enjoying the wine) and we had a Pinot noir and a Malbec for the wine. We stayed by the fire and it was pretty romantic and beautiful

    Enjoy the view!
    Jay Ef Jai ..

    I was in town for conference. The Sheraton is where I stayed for a week. Bay Tower Lounge has a way of making you feel rich, making you feel: "Royal" (by Lorde) I'll let my pics do the talking for me on this one. But I must add, food and beer is very delicious, customer service is excellent and they keep a very clean establishment. Eat outside and enjoy the spectacular view of the harbor! (If you stay @ the Sheraton, do not get room service. You will be rewarded with $5 vouchers per day you do not get service and you can apply it to food and beverage @ BTL. I saved 4 vouchers and the breakfast buffet costs me $6. The price w/o the vouchers: $27.) One star subtraction for not having any form of a continental breakfast for Sheraton guests.

    parmesan truffle tater tots, very good
    Mina S.

    As you can expect from any hotel, the bill will be hefty.. but the food is good and the beer list is great! The Parmesan Truffle Tater Tots were delicious and crunchy. I love ketchup but I didn't use any of the spicy ketchup because it overwhelmed the truffle. My fiancé ended up using it on his fish and chips, which he enjoyed. Now, they have a short tap list but it is mostly local beers. I had a wonderful Gose from Modern Times and I think it is now one of my favourite sours. Fruitland with passionfruit and guava, where you at?? Sometimes you are 'trapped' at the hotel and you need a place like this. And I assure you, it will get the job done.

    Do not eat here! Creamer looks like it hasn't been cleaned in months. Coffee was curdling  Restaurant staff isslow and careless

    Disgusting dirty restaurant. Coffee creamer not cleaned in months. Tables are left dirty. Staff is extremely slow and careless. They lost my food order. Department of health should visit this restaurant. I highly recommend you eat somewhere else.

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    Malachi M.

    Great place to chill and relax if you are in town on vacation or just taking a break from all day conferences. It has great view of the bay and an awesome skyline of downtown San Diego. It's an awesome day today to sit outside and take in some rays. Can't beat that if you are low on your vitamins D. Okay, I had to come back and redo my review because what I got was not enough to feed my 9 year old grand daughter! And it's $20 for the fish and chips!! You get two small pieces of fish and a table spoon of cold slaw!! Really??? Come on y'all I'm a grown man what the heck I'm going to do with a child's plate that cost me $20!! We were down here attending a workshop on, of all things, tax liens/deeds. One word of advice on getting involved with this type of opportunity, DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THIS BEFORE YOUR DECIDE TO GET INVOLVED!!!! Research and then research again you will save yourself money and aggravations. People don't do their homework and when it's all said and done they have been talked out of thousands of dollars!! Be sure to look up Real Estate Workshop because it's not what they claim it is at the first initial meeting. They promise many things and even state you'll get 100% money back guarantee, "if you do all they tell you to do" that's the catch. Bottom line, if you want to make a lot of money do it the right way learn, educate yourself, find people you can trust. And things should work out for you. Life as you know is an adventure and we are on one. Pray, Eat, Love. See you next time!

    Joe L.

    After reading the reviews I was skeptical to try this place. I am staying the night at the hotel with my girlfriend and we didn't feel like driving into town. We walked in and we were immediately greeted and seated. We were offered drinks and got them a couple minutes later. We then ordered the buffalo wings as an appetizer and the fish and chips and the cheese burger for dinner. I was please with the amount of buffalo wings and they were a little spicy for me but still good. After a few minutes of getting the wings we got our meals. After getting the burger and fish and chips I was incredibly surprised how delicious they were. Our drinks were topped off frequently and I was incredibly surprised by the bad reviews. Not only would I recommend the restaurant if you're staying here, but if you're staying at any surrounding hotels I suggest this restaurant. Edit: It's about 10pm on a Saturday night.

    Johan has the best menu recommendations. I highly recommend him as your restaurant server. Very kind with a smile

    Best service! Johan is the man! I had a great meal and top tier service. The baby kale salad was incredibly delicious

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    Cat V.

    Excellent waiter service. Super slow service. We waited 1 hour for 2 sandwiches and there are only 2 tables are taken. Food is beyond terrible. ---Seafood salad: Hahahahhaa....Seafood as they throw 3 boiled shrimp from the freezer on a half avocado and put some salad leaves under without much sauce. Did the chef use to work for hospitals? ---Roasted chicken sandwich: Chicken meat have a powdery texture and it tasted bitter. It's kinda strange, because there are only 3 charcoal burn marks on this entire piece of white breast meat, yes they didn't cut it. but the entire chicken tasted bitter. The bacon will break your tooth and they use sliced bread for burgers. This is not a sandwich in the first place. The only edible thing on this plate is the fries. ---Fried chicken sandwich comes in croissant. They cut the croissant in half and put the fried chicken inside. My friend also finished the fries and left more than half fried chicken on the table, He said the chicken is old and chewy. ---Fish and chips should be renamed as bricks and fries. The dish is giant, the fish is coated in a super thick layer flour and it looks square, you can use that thing to injure people. My friend didn't touch much of the food. She said the fish is stale and dry. I don't know where did you get your chefs, but it seems my 12 years old cousin can cook better.

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    Thanks for the great service James! Food was awesome. Cool little place and convenient while staying at the hotel. Would highly recommend!

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    The setting is lovely - lots of big windows and light, views of the bay and a welcoming patio with fire pits.

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