Stopped in for a drink while traipsing about on a visit to SD and decided to grab some food as…read morewell. Holy moly this place surprised us with the quality and deliciousness of the food! Ordered a salad and 3 entrees between 4 of us. Small portions but surprisingly the perfect amount is food! 5/5 Mingo mango margarita was a small cup but perfectly mixed and flavorful with delicious hints of mango 5/5 Italian chopped - the salad was simple but delicious, loved the sliced salame. 5/5 Cacio e pepe - this was the star for me! Like an al dente truffle garlic butter pasta. I'd come back for this alone! 3.5/5 Campanelle sausage - friends loved it, added some salt and chili flakes but the cacio e pepe was the standout for me. 5/5 Short rib - small portion but the meat was fall apart tender. Generous on the mash potatoes underneath. The inside is super cute, gets pretty busy but the vibes are there. We'll be back, heard they have a good brunch to check out!

We visited on Memorial Day, and it wasn't busy at all. It's a great spot to start the night or hang…read moreout during the day. They have daybeds that look really fun for a relaxed afternoon, and we'd definitely come back to experience it at a different time of day. Service was fast and friendly. We ordered the calamari, truffle mushroom pizza, and Stallone pizza, all were pretty good. The drinks were excellent; I had the Naked & Famous cocktail, which I really enjoyed. Overall, it's a place we'd return to for drinks and a relaxed vibe.

If you told me the best hollandaise sauce in San Diego would be in a hotel restaurant that faces…read morethe beautiful bay, I would say you're dreaming. I guess dreams come true, because Oceana Coastal Kitchen has the best Eggs Benedict I've had in a while. The sauce has that perfect balance of lemon and cream, and I was so glad I ordered extra sauce. The service is solid. I was the first customer bright and early in the morning, and they gave me everything I asked for with a smile. I will be back, for sure. It's a dream set-up for a working parent looking for a delicious respite to catch up with their week and breath.

This is a casual restaurant in the Catamaran hotel. You can sit outside and have a beautiful view…read moreof the bay. We ate there a few times for breakfast and during Happy Hour. I also ordered room service from there one morning. The breakfast I ordered was great. Two eggs,potatoes, choice of meat and toast. My friends ordered biscuits and gravy. We all enjoyed our meals. During Happy Hour, the Fish and Chips is a great choice at $24. It was so good that the next time we ate there, all of us ordered it. The servers were very pleasant and attentive. Can't beat good food with an awesome view!

Great little spot to the right of the lobby water off if your back is towards the street main…read moreentrance. The onion soup is great and the Caesar salad was delicious. The bartenders were attentive but not overbearing even though we were in within an hour of closing but needed a bite after a long travel day to the hotel. Do recommend the onion soup and the birds of paradise cocktail. Cheers!

Beautiful views and good service made this a 3.5 stars. Oddly, I wish I had ordered the $27 burger…read moreand fries. The Catamaran has two restaurants, Oceana and Moray's. As I understand it, Moray's is the outside/patio dining portion, while Oceana is the indoor fine-dining situation. I believe they pretty much have very similar menus, with Oceana having some additional high-end offerings. Came out to Moray's to visit my cousin who was in town for work. Since my cousin now has her most adorable infant, she wanted to keep it simple and dine at the hotel restaurant, which was fine by me. While I waited for them to come down from their room, I got us a patio table and ordered a delicious $10 draft. Mixed drinks were all hovering around $19 each. The server was friendly, welcoming, and helpful, which I greatly appreciated. I went with the reasonably priced Steak Frites, $36, which was to stated to come with Muenster cheese and caramelized onions on top, and served with a side chimichurri. While the steak was wonderfully cooked to a solid med. rare as requested, it seemingly had very little flavor. Perhaps had it not been covered with a wealth of some DEEPLY caramelized onions and an abundance of Muenster cheese, I might have been able to taste the seasonings and/or the beef. While I love some deeply caramelized onions on a salt-laden burger, the extent to which these were caramelized left them seeming soggy and too sweet for the steak pairing. Add in the several slices of melted Muenster cheese on top, and flavourwise I could hardly tell I was eating a steak. Ultimately, the abundance of toppings overwhelmed the steak. The accompanying chimichurri was also a little strange. While I appreciate that it was diced and not blended, it was very heavy on the oil, while very light on the herbs. The frites were nicely salted and good on their own, however a decent amount became soggy from being under the steak. The burger on the other hand looked excellent. My cousin devoured his in what seemed like a split second. I could have went for the burger, however at $27 I perceived the $36 steak frites to be of a better value. Again, shout out to our server. They were on-point! Thanks Moray's!

This place looks like it's about to impress. Beautiful, upscale vibe with a sleek dining room and a…read morebig sports bar up front. Service was solid, and it definitely feels like a "special occasion" kind of spot. The Wagyu burger, though, was a letdown. Amazing fries, but the burger itself was surprisingly bland--even with grilled onions and cheese. For $26-$28, the "Wagyu" label felt more like marketing than magic. I've honestly had more flavorful burgers at In-N-Out (animal style), which isn't a great look for a high-end burger. On the bright side, my wife's risotto was excellent--easy 10/10. The chicken was perfectly cooked, the risotto was rich and flavorful, and even the waitress said it's one of her favorite dishes (advice I should've taken). Bottom line: great atmosphere, good service, one standout dish--but skip the burger. I wouldn't go out of my way to return unless someone else was choosing. Street parking only, mostly free if you're lucky.

Let me start that the food was excellent, top notch. Unfortunately that's where I depart from any…read morecompliments. The atmosphere and the service was god-awful. Perhaps we were under a speaker? The music might have been 200 db. The only way I could communicate with my wife was to literally scream at her, and that was only half successful. The service was terrible. The waitress finally came to our table after maybe 15 minutes. She started talking to us then stopped mid sentence, and went to another table. Didn't see whet again for another 15 minutes. Finally she came back and asked, can I help you. I responded, can we get some drinks please. Anyway we ordered our drinks. The drinks arrived after the appetizer. She said the bartender was pretty slammed, but when we looked over, they seemed to be just talking to each other. Anyway the food arrived. We had to call her back because we had no utensils. That took another ten minutes. We had muscles, but nothing to put the shells in, so I just piled them on the table which then of course started this pool of sauce around them, and the table got quite messy. All in all, having the music so loud quite frankly I think I might have hearing loss, and the service being so terrible I couldn't wait to get out of there. Our bill was $200. Perhaps I expect too much???

We sat at the bar on a busy Saturday brunch. Jessica and Michi were amazing as our…read moreservers/bartenders. We ordered the bottomless mimosas and there was never a time that we needed to wait for another glass. They were really attentive to us even as busy as it was. Thanks to both of them for making our brunch so enjoyable!

I went to The Duck Dive with a friend and we got some appetizers and drinks. I had the oysters and…read morea mock Shirley Temple, and my friend got fries. Everything was really good, and I loved the overall ambiance of the place. It has such a fun, lively vibe. It was definitely pretty crowded, but the bartender made the experience so much better. I cannot remember his name, but he was genuinely one of the nicest people ever. He was super sweet and really helpful when it came to finding a non alcoholic drink option that I would actually enjoy, which I really appreciated. It is a little on the pricier side, but for the atmosphere, service, and overall experience, I would say it is definitely worth it.

The food was delicious! Service was great!…read more This is a simple thing to like but I love that they give enough napkins on take out. and sauces.

We visited the new Crack Shack in San Diego on opening day and had a wonderful first impression. We…read moreeven met the owner, who was genuinely kind and welcoming. We told him we would absolutely come back to support the business because we wanted to see them succeed. Unfortunately, our return visit tonight was the complete opposite experience. After arriving, there was essentially no service or acknowledgment, so we quietly decided to leave. As we were walking away, one of the employees actually chased us down outside. All I said was, "I wish you luck with your new business." Instead of handling the situation professionally, the employee confronted us and scolded us with, "Why are you being so rude?" That completely caught us off guard. We had not raised our voices, complained, or caused any scene whatsoever. We were simply disappointed customers trying to leave respectfully. What confuses me most is how a brand-new business trying to build a customer base could treat supportive first-time customers this way. First impressions matter, but so do second chances -- and sadly, this experience ensured we won't be returning.

The food was so good!!! We got a nutty banana crunch French toast to split for the table. We got…read moremimosa flights and the pineapple was perfection! The grilled cheese was out of sight and the potatoes have thyme on them. Tobias was the BEST. Ask for him. Very friendly.

Thanks Tobias, great food and atmosphere. fig tree cafe was great! Great serviceread more

Come to Second Nature if you're looking for a great-tasting brunch but you're too lazy to look thru…read morea full menu. Because you cannot make a bad choice here. Friendly waiters and a relaxed environment. Probably my favorite breakfast spot in Pacific Beach!

They outside vibe was very nice. Being close to the beach you have a beautiful breeze. The service…read moreand food was very good. The Coke products are served in a can and I wish I would have known before ordering or else I would have gotten something different. All in all was a good dinner.

Came around 7 PM to catch the sunset, and it did not disappoint. The patio was completely full,…read morewith everyone enjoying drinks and watching the view. Great energy. If you want something quieter, you can head inside. There's a bar area and a more tucked away section in the back with sports on. It was pretty empty and a nice change of pace. Service was awesome. Overall, really fun vibe and a solid spot whether you're going for the views or just a relaxed night. Definitely one I'd come back to.

It was good. Very informal. Order things at the desk and then they call your name to come pick it…read moreup. The food was good. We had tacos. The drinks are a separate entity on the other side of the room. But no big deal. Everything was fresh and delicious.