Vistal

Amazing view ! Great service! Awesome happy hour! Delicious breakfast !! Honestly weather you’re a local or a just visiting SD check it out !!!

Excellent service and ambience. The drinks were great and the menu options were pleasing. We were encouraged multiple times to return and were checked on throughout the meal. Overall a fantastic experience and we will be returning for happy hour soon

Excellent food and service!

Our server Diego was amazing!! We will definitely be back just to see him again!

The beet and burrata appetizer was a perfect blend of flavors. Everything else was without flavor, which was disappointing. We went on Valentine's Day and the live music was so loud that we couldn't hear each other speak. The outside seating might have been a better experience

🧡 has amazing experience! Thank you

Outdoor seating was great but can be chilly for dinner even with heaters. Great food and sunset view!

Nothing special. Cobb salad was small and had few ingredients. Sandwich beef was greasy and fat. I wouldn’t return. Cheesecake Factory, Seasons 52 for example are much better,

Great way to start your day eating breakfast outdoors with a fantastic view.

Typical hotel menu. Expensive and average. Should have gone downstairs to Del Frisco’s...expensive and great.

The bar staff, however, was great. Friendly and attentive.

Food was ok, service was bad

The New Year’s Eve five course meal was horrible. It wasn’t worth the price paid.

The New Years Eve 5 course meal was way over priced. It seems like we would be at a very nice restaurant but it was just the place where breakfast is served right next to the bar. I have no problem spending the money. $120 per person and $55 wine plus tip. Almost $400. Our waitress forgot our desserts. We had People sitting behind us kissing at the bar. Again this was postponed as a 5 course NYE dinner up to midnight....rooftop (3rd floor). Food was ok. But for the money go to PF Changs. Staff was all wearing random uniforms. Our waitress was wearing a fleece jacked like she was working at the golf course. The whole thing was just organized. Nowhere on the website said that there was no fireworks on the harbor. The band was mediocre band playing on other side of the bar. We sat at the bar earlier in the night and it took 10-15 minutes to get our first drink. When we showed up to the Vistal the hostess said - it will be a minute -the gal is seating someone else. Another couple showed up behind us and she took them to their table. Why didn't she take us to ours. It was just silly. Overall the Intercontinental is a beautiful hotel but the the staff and the ambiance was just really lacking. I never have written a review but I wouldn't come back.

This was a marvelous way to ring in the New Year...Excellent 3 course meal with a rich wine pairing and fine service!

No one checks the plate when leaving the kitchen to determine if it is up to standards for guest consumption.

We got seated immediately, recommended exquisite cocktails and the service was super friendly! Would definitely recommend for a chill evening out.

We had a table for 12. They were ready for us early. Great service. Felt special.

The restaurant is a bit pricy, but worth it for a special occasion.

Pretty good restaurant option in the area. Great service.

One guest was charged 3 times for 3 different amounts. Food was great. Service was awful this time.

The decor is open and airy. Views are amazing. Service was very attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. We loved Brittany.
The food was inventive, seasonal, delicious and flavorful.
We all enjoyed our meals.

Awesome dinner! Great service! Great view! Creative menu!

Good restaurant, portions suck!! Great service too!!

We had a very loud group at the table next to ours. A pen flew out of nowhere and landed right next to us (strange!). Food was not very good but expensive. Server didn’t bring spoons for our soup. The best part was our waitress, Sylvia. She was upbeat and friendly in an otherwise rather ‘cold’ setting. Amazing city and ocean view.

The view, food and service was amazing! My husband and I wanted to have a special dinner on our last night in San Diego, with a sunset. Although a cruise ship blocked the best part, it still was perfect! Plus my mixed drink was to die for.

The service was absolutely horrible. We arrived on time for our 7:30 reservation and were seated immediately. It was 25 minutes before anyone came to our table. It was 8:15 before we were served a drink. My fish (halibut) was absolutely burnt to a crisp. I am not exaggerating. The waiter only stopped by our table every 30 minutes or so and then he eventually just disappeared. We made the mistake of ordering desserts, and they only brought one of them to the table. After sitting at the table for another 20 minutes waiting for the second dessert with nobody checking on us, I finally had to get up from the table and search out a manager. It was explained that my girlfriend's dessert order apparently didn't get "keyed in".

This experience was extremely disappointing. The restaurant was not busy at all, so I don't understand how the service could have been this terrible.

Wonderful place and view

The food was bland and cold. The chocolate and peanut butter desert had candied toffee pieces, which was inedible. I felt like it was going to break teeth.

We love visiting vistal. The view at sunset was incredible, the food was savory and delicious, and the service was very personable and friendly. We will be back, heard they have a great happy hour!!!!

Food was very slow, balance great.

Seemed short-staffed. Took business guests to lunch. Lots of waiting despite the place not being busy at all. Waited--to be seated, waited to put in drink order, waited for drinks to arrive, waited a LONG time for food to arrive [and needed to ask hostess when we could expect our food]. Even after being told "4 min", it still took another 15 min. Great view, food was fine, nice outdoor seating but incredibly slow service would take Vistal off my list for a business meal.

This was the second time I have been there for business dinners. The atmosphere and view are amazing. The wait staff is absolutely horrible. They are nice enough but clueless about the menu to the point that it’s annoying. It’s unfortunate because the venue is great.

Great meal as usual from Chef Amy. Corn Poblano soup was delicious. Honey Lavender Pork cheeks amazing, didn't need a knife. Finished with the signature Butterscotch Pot de Creme, awesome!

Great views from the balcony: excellent food!

As usual Chef Amy impresses. We started with Garlic butter Ahi Belly and wow was it amazing. Next was the cured black cod with cucumber and finished with the scallops specials that melted in our mouths.

It was late, so passed on one of our favorites the butterscotch pudding.

We will be back!

Hostess and wait staff were fabulous. True five star experience on every detail.

The view and location were amazing, and the food was very good. Nice to have so many healthy options on the menu. However, the service left much to be desired. We had a business lunch for four on a Wednesday at noon. After we ordered, the food took a very long time to arrive. We also had to ask for salt and pepper three separate times (two different staff members) before it finally arrived. I would like to come back to see sunset and if the service improves at a different time.

The staff was very pleasant. We were greeted nicely, and taken to a table by the window by the hostess. I had no idea this restaurant was in a hotel. That’s a big negative for me. The interior is extremely sterile. The view is amazing. There was nice live music. The food- mediocre. The corn soup had a glue consistency. My husband ordered a steak medium rare- and it was medium well. I’d recommend this place if you were staying there- for a drink. Not impressed.

Made a brunch reservation so as to secure outdoor seating. The view was great, the food was delicious (the Benedict). The staff was the best I encountered on my entire SD trip, friendly and attentive!

You can not beat the view at Vistal. We went for breakfast. Everyone enjoyed their breakfast. Mine was the short rib and brussel sprout hash with eggs. It was outstanding.
This is my issue with Vistal and we have been once before.
When I placed my order, I asked for eggs "over medium", instead of sunny side up. They came out sunny side up anyway.
More attentions needs to be paid to what the customer is ordering and make the proper adjustments.
The other thing I find unbecoming is when the food is served the person bringing the food has no idea who has what. They stand at the head of the table saying who had the hash and eggs? Who had the side of bacon? The server needs to make sure that the dish is delivered to the person that ordered it.
For a caliber of restaurant like this in the Intercontinental this needs to be improved. When you improve these things you will get a 5 star review from me.