First time here perfectly located across from the hotel. It's a pretty large place with a patio area. Twee the bartender is very cool I had a burger It was good and kind of sweet and sticky. Mike another server was very nice too. I would recommend this place for a chill time and you don't want to go driving around looking for something else. read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - BMW Smash Burger - New American Near Me - National City, California

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First time in this restaurant. Went to lunch with friends. Parking was easy and location is near the freeway. Not too many people at lunch. There is a nice patio area at the back. We dined inside. Our waitress was very good and took care of us. Food was pretty good. Mine was the burger which I enjoyed and my friends said they liked the enchilada. We were all informed there's a band playing Thursday to Sunday from 7:00 pm to around 9:00 or 10:00 depending on the day. So this must be a popular spot during Friday and weekends. read more

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Came here on a Tuesday evening during HH with no expectations. The ambiance and decor is very cute, reminds me of a mix of a bar/modern restaurant/brewery. The music was on point. We ordered the HH pretzel bites, wings, and sliders/fries and everything was delicious. The portions were fair and the flavor of the chili honey garlic wings were so unique. The food was basically like elevated bar food. Customer service provided by, I think his name was Kaston, the beverage manager? Was great. He was personable and attentive. I'll be back! read more

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Food is excellent I love the pretzels and quesadillas, salmon! Service is always impeccable. One thing about this establishment is they are always improving the outside surroundings. If you like live music this is the place! My favorite hangout for live music entertainment! read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - Kathy and Fred - New American Near Me - National City, California

Sat down and waited 15 minutes, staff did not acknowledge us. Staff seemed confused and moving in slow motion. Walked out.

This place is pretty solid. I visited for a work meet up around 2pm on a Friday. The set up is very laid back- nothing fancy. There is indoor and outdoor seating. I didn't mind sitting outdoors but I don't like seeing ants crawling on the bar or tables. I ordered the chicken sandwich which I believe was around $17 and did not come with fries. I clearly didn't read the menu well enough because others had fries and mine did not. She asked if I ordered the side and I told her I assumed fries came with the sandwich. It was good but not worth the price alone. I enjoyed my classic margarita. I think I could taste orange juice so I think they used orange liquor. I would go again for happy hour because it is close to work. The nachos, quesadilla and chicken tenders looked really good! I stayed at my event for one hour and didn't think to take pics but will next time. read more

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The Brisket Burger Absolutely Delicious ! The Ambience n Live Music n Dancing was Great! The Staff was friendly as well giving it 4 stars cuz I asked for my Wing sauce on the side which they didn't do n also ask for the salad on the side (TO GO Orders) or it will wilt . read more

5th time coming here . Food in always the same e Great and so fresh and hot. Sports were on and lunch crowd enjoying there beer on a warm afternoon. Smashed burgers ,batter string beans,onion rings. And great cocktail! read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - New American Near Me - National City, California

Great menu, nice bar atmosphere with great service - thanks Christina. Food came quickly and was hot! We ordered the brisket burger and my husband loved it. I had the Cobb salad and it was loaded. read more

I like coming here for a simple meal. The service is always good, I like the happy hour margaritas. The only sad part is I feel the menu gets more limited every time! It's a coastal eatery and they don't have fish & chips anymore. I wish they had a few more options for entrees. read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - Salmon Sandwich - New American Near Me - National City, California

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This is a great place to stop by for a next level American ribs and burgers place. Surprisingly enough our favorite was the pizza. It was something we ordered regularly but not always available. The service is generally pretty good. Love the clean coastal ambiance. read more

Greeted and seated promptly inside by friendly water. Cute and clean indoor seating. Slight trace wafts of weed from cannabis neighbor. Music outside with sizable crowd. Additional $8 to sit there. With open windows and doors could hear the band. Hubs and I shared full rack spicy babyback ribs. Plate includes fried sliced potatoes and jalapeños coleslaw. Coleslaw was very spicy and delicious. Loved the rib sauce and meaty ribs too. Would have preferred regular fries but potatoes were nice and hot. Would we return? Maybe. The vibe inside was a bit sterile, perhaps due to outside goings on. And rude party girls in small restroom dampered the experience further. Would definitely only come back for a meal without an event outside. read more

LOVE the happy hour menu. You can't beat 5$ Margaritas and chicken strips. I've gone a few time during the week and between 3-7 it typically isn't busy so we can go in and out in as quick of a time as we want. The service can be a bit slow though, the people are nice but a few times we have been overlooked and it's not a great feeling. read more

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Came in and waited to be seated like the sign said only to sit there for 20 min and no one came to seat us mind you the place was empty so it wasn't even busy read more

We went on a Saturday and to our surprise was seated almost immediately upon arrival. Service was super quick and efficient on getting our orders in to the kitchen then back. Monte Cristo Sandwich- The french toast was way too eggy for my liking. Almost dismissing the sweet and savory combo that I was looking for. Accompanied with breakfast potatoes which were not seasoned to my liking. 6/10 Chorizo Breakfast Burrito- Burrito was a tad bit more on the greasier side. 7/10 Churro French Toast- Insanely sugary I wanted to like this so bad, but it was encrusted in a sugar coating then drizzled with a caramel sauce. Just a bit too much for the first meal of the day in my opinion. read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - Monte Cristo Sandwich Chorizo Breakfast Burrito Churro French Toast - New American Near Me - National City, California

I recently visited Kimbell, a bayside restaurant with a beautiful water view. The Kimball Boss Burger I had was outstanding juicy, flavorful, and well prepared. The setting, right by the water, is relaxing and scenic, making it a great place to unwind. Unfortunately, the experience was marred by the service; the server had noticeable hygiene issues and didn't present himself in a way that aligns with a professional front of house standard. For a restaurant of this caliber, I do think they need to be more diligent about staff hygiene, since that's a big part of the overall experience. I hope this is just an isolated issue, but it does need attention. read more

The food here is great!!! The service is always speedy, and there is always some fun live music happening. Great vibes. Also, the corn bread appetizer is out of this world good!!!! read more

I invited some friend to go check out a band this past Saturday my friends arrived early before everyone arrived they had dinner I get there waited for a good 45 minutes for service I asked the bar lady she said they had no service out in the patio!! I ordered 13 dollar drink my bill was 18 dollars Im like why??? she's like we add the tip automatically I was like what! I had to come to the bar and you want a tip? when I got back to my table they came to charge us $8 dollars for per person for the band! that was not on FB webpage and that should be done at the door so we can decide whether or not we want to stay? the food was super pricey and horrible so was the drinks! read more

Last i was eating here the food was cold slow service . and no parking available . i had to pay cover charge to eat there

I stopped in here when I was visiting the area hoping to get some good fish and chips. Sadly, when I arrived I found this is no longer a "coastal" eatery and they don't serve seafood items any longer. It is now a "bar and eatery" with more typical pub style food. It seems like a missed opportunity that such a beautiful restaurant near the California coast wouldn't serve some excellent local seafood. The restaurant is bright, open, and airy, so it's great for a casual meal. I sat at the bar and the guy working behind the bar was very friendly. The place as a modest draft beer selection and I tried a local brew that was good. I ended up getting a burger and fries. The burger was very good, but I thought the fries were next level. Only thing missing was some malt vinegar for the potatoes. I also had the crustless cheesecake for dessert and it was yummy! Overall, this place is really enjoyable, but I was disappointed they no longer have seafood items beyond the basic salmon dish. A coastal bar and eatery NEEDS some fish & chips and seafood tacos using local seafood! read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - The Kimball Boss Burger and fries - New American Near Me - National City, California

This place is an F-N dump. It doesn't know if it wants to be a sports bar or a restaurant. I'd go with sports bar because the food sucks. The only redeeming item on my breakfast plate was the bacon. The potatoes were frozen- fried- then some undercooked onions & peppers were added. The eggs tasted old. Toast is 1 piece of bread cut in half. And while the French toast is nice to look at, it's dry. The fish was frozen and the vegetables were undercooked as well. The waitress kept calling us "guys", which I absolutely cannot stand, when we were clearly two women. And then they stand there with the little machine which always makes me feel pressured. This is definitely a skip. I forgot to mention the flies. We needed one hand just to keep them from landing on our inadequate food. read more

It's an amazing place, customer service the best in San Diego specially and actually a shootout to Tania best customer service in the bay, and food the best burgers in town you gotta try it. read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - Bar area - New American Near Me - National City, California

I stayed at the hotel right across from the Kimball and it was super convenient eating here. Stopped here for drinkings and it was good. 10 ish different beers on tap and TVs all around to watch the game. I also stopped in for breakfast and got the omlette. I decided to opt out of the potatoes for fruits and skip the bread. The omlette was stacked with meats and veggies and I was definitely satisfied by it. Ambiance was nice, airy, and clean. Defintely felt comfortable eating here. Although this place isn't anything special, it is solid and shouldn't be an issue to eat here. read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - New American Near Me - National City, California

Came here for breakfast on a Saturday and was not too crowded. Ordered the malted waffle, very berry pancakes and croissant sandwich. Food was decent with nice ambiance. Service was a bit slow but server was nice. Bar and outdoor seating. Next to Sessions bar. Located next to the Best Western Marina Gateway. Near freeway. read more

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Giving them 5 stars because their staff are 5 star worthy! Shoutout to our server Ruben. We went Friday night around 8pm and struggled for parking (large parking lot but it was packed being Friday night) we ended up finding a spot behind the hotel. Everyone from the host to the bus boy were extremely friendly and kind and helpful. The food was great the only thing I didn't like was the coleslaw that comes with the ribs- too much mustard or honey mustard for my liking but my husband said he loved it. The margarita was not all that great - I wish I would have ordered something else (old town has some great spicy mango chamoy margaritas). It was such a vibe! They had live band outside and everyone was happy and having a great time even the people inside dining enjoyed hearing the band play and watching everyone dance. The decor of the place is really nice too. It was more of an older crowd but I still recommend the place I think we will bring my father in law next time since there was a lot of people his age. read more

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I said all i want is a cheeseburger,thats all.Was never told i had to pay for the salad and fries,that were never prepared for me in the first place.Makes no sense. So burger cost me $18! Bartender just shrugged,she said it was the same price. Okay now you tell me?! WTH? smh. Additionally the breolch bun turns to mush about half way thru eating the burger! read more

Stop by for a bite to eat and decided to order the ahi tuna bowl, which was delicious! I like that it had fruit and sliced tomatoes as well as very tender and fresh ahi cubes. Also really like the dressing on it. I also decided to order a side order of fries to have something warm with the salad and I'm so glad I did. They have the most unique fries I've ever seen any place, and I've been eating fries for over 50 years now. Their fries are kind of like a combination of curly fries and wedges, I would say curly wedges. Very tasty! read more

Kimball Coastal Eatery - Unique curly wedge fries. Very tasty - New American Near Me - National City, California

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Have been a few times and the food was good. Went this week and we had an excellent dinner. There were four of us and we sat in the patio. I had a salad and friends had Cali burger, smash burger, pulled pork sandwich. My salad was an ahi tuna bowl that was excellent. Everyone raved about their meal. Everyone that served us was exceptional!! The manager came out and checked on us and was super nice. We asked about the place next door, Sessions. Turns out it is a dispensary/lounge/restaurant. So interesting!! Wish I had taken a pic of my salad. We will all be going again. read more

The four of us stopped here after a couple hours of rowing practice on the water...so we were REALLY hungry! We were seated outside right away, but it took a while for the server to acknowledge us. When he did, we ordered coffee and all our food right away! It then took about 20 minutes for us to get our coffee and another 15 minutes to get our food. Despite the wait, the food was pretty good! We shared an order of French Toast, the others ordered Chilaquiles and Omelets, and I ordered the Breakfast Burrito. All was good, except that the toast that came with the omelet was questionable. I have to say that the place seemed rather understaffed, which is probably why it took so long to get served and get the order. The food was good, but we probably won't go out of our way to come back. I don't recommend coming to this place: there is probably a better place to serve you. read more

Food was relatively good. I had an ahi tuna bowl, which was tasty but didn't have as much tub as one would expect from an entree. My husband had the Mexican salad which he rated "fine to good". My kids were a little disappointed in their options-the restaurant had marinara pasta on the menu but didn't actually offer it. They made up for it by offering macaroni noodles with butter, which was served lukewarm warm. Drinks were good but a little overpriced. Service was great though. Our server was very attentive making sure we had all we needed and checking in regularly despite being busy. The restaurant itself was more casual than I expected, but still cute and welcoming. read more

Had horrible food poisoning from eating seafood here. I would absolutely not recommend. The food and service were mediocre. Regret wasting my hard earned money here! Stay away because cleanliness is questionable, My wife swears that she saw two dead roaches near the women's restroom. read more

Service was great and the vibe was very much chill. I was expecting more when ordering the Carne Asada Fries. It was a let down because I was expecting carne asada, but what came out was ground beef. Waffle fries came out nice and crisp, so that's a plus. Half ribs were okay, but it was lacking. The sauce needed more seasoning, taste to it, it's missing something. Felt like the ribs could have been reheated. Lastly, Mai tai... Absolutely delicious. The person who makes the drinks are on point. The glass cup it came in was pretty cool. This is probably an amazing place to get drinks. read more

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Thank you Ernesto he introduced his self to us Assist Manager very polite and great energy. Ernesto bought out our drink and it continue to be amazing here. We all enjoyed this amazing Resturant Kimball our 1st. Time here very welcoming it wasn't real busy which was nice. The drinks came on happy hour and then the food arrived shrimp fajitas was hot and delicious too! The rice bowl it was so big she need to take home the leftovers very great fish delicate and seasoned perfect. It wasn't dry very tasty with good flavor also. My Asian Salad was good!! I have it again I also had 2 tacos A carnitas & carne asada both were excellent all the right flavors happened I enjoy them The decor here open and airy with beach theme and the plants give a homey feel. Happy Hour is happens here and on the weekend dancing in there patio too There's room for a special party outside if you want This Resturant is right off the 5 fwy in National City Parking in front and in the back We'll be back Ernesto read more

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First time here, went purely out of convenience, in the same parking lot as the best western. Fun atmosphere, music, cornhole, clean and safe atmosphere. Very friendly servers, fast service. Fresh hot food, good portions, fair prices, full bar, good variety on the menu. Highly recommend and would return. read more

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Came here Fri 10.31.25. Food was decent but the female bartender was very unfriendly and unappreciative. Been here several times with clients but dont like to be the one to complain and confront. So here is my review discreetly. Prob won't be coming back. Sad cuz was so convenient. read more

Food is much better than before, but it is a limited menu, leaning to mostly bar favorites I had the Cali chicken sandwich and it was delicious! We had a large party, about 20 people. It was a beautiful breezy afternoon and we had the patio to ourselves. Our waiter was awesome and extremely patient with our group. The only complaint is that later in the afternoon, you got an occasional blast of Marijuana fumes, thanks to the Marijuana dispensary next door. I do not smoke and the scent of marijuana gives me headaches " read more

Food took too long to get to us.. place wasn't that busy. Ordered the chilaquiles eggs and steak. Steak was cold.

WHY WE WENT HERE: - weekday brunch nearby the hotel THE LOOK (FROM THE OUTSIDE): - located in a small plaza off Bay Marina Dr across the street from Best Western Plus Marina Gateway THE LOOK (FROM THE INSIDE): - commercial; cross between greenhouse and ship-like decor/aesthetic THE (BREAKFAST) MENU: - egg platers & omelets - breakfast sandwiches - healthy options - south of the border - off the griddle - sides - beverages WHAT WE ORDERED: - The Kimball Breakfast - Kimball Oatmeal Bowl - Kimball Breakfast Burrito - Brioche French Toast - Churro French Toast - Bottomless Mimosas THE TASTE: - portion sizes were definitely shareable or enough for one SUPER hungry person - everything was good (better than your Denny's or IHOP, but not outstanding) - breakfast sausage was super good CUSTOMER SERVICE: - a bit slow (to be seated, to order, and to get the check) - when my brother and SO went to the restroom, they said our server went in there saying "they're here!" so they felt like it was assumed we were going to be doing a dine and dash (meanwhile, myself and my brother's SO were seated at our booth) read more

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Celebrated mom's 73rd birthday here as she wanted to hear music and dance. It was exactly this and she and dad had so much fun as well as the rest of the family! I called beforehand and spoke with manager Bobby to reserve for 16 people he gave me all the information and said they wanted our party to be great and it was ! He even texted me pictures of the area so I knew mom would be good with it! He reserved a spot for the 21 of us that actually showed up kids included! Service by Brad was excellent! He made sure the entire party had a drink and/or food when needed. The music by Colour was great oldies and cumbias and kept announcing moms name for her and others birthdays, & even called them up to sing to all of them. They took requests from the bday guests and really made mom's birthday celebration great! She was very happy with everything and just what she wanted . Will definitely be coming back ! read more

Place is nice and looks clean, server was nice but we never got a refill on our coffee, watch out for a credit card fee inot disclosed on their menu. read more