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C-Level, San Diego, CA

C-Level

4.7
4.7
3946 Reviews
$30 and under
Cocktail Bar
Resting on stilts atop San Diego By C Level Lounge, is an upscale-casual lounge on the waterfront overlooking the city skyline and Coronado.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 78 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Cocktail Bar, Seafood, Bistro
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri 11:30 am–9:30 pm Sat 11:00 am–9:30 pm Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (619) 298-6802
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Deborah Scott
  • Catering
    Take Chef Deborah Scott's cuisine to your special event, work function or party. For more details, contact the Catering Sales Team at 619-298-6802 ext 3.
  • Private party facilities
    Host your private event on the C-Level Lanai with breathtaking views of the San Diego Bay and skyline. For parties of 15-30 there is no better location to celebrate your special occasion, work function or family get-together. For pricing and information, contact the Catering Sales Team at 619-298-6802 ext 3.
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Cross street
    Harbor Island Dr
  • Parking details
    Valet parking is unavailable at this time.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Christmas Day Celebration

    $89.95 per person

    Dec 25, 2023 only
    Celebrate the joyous season while taking in views of the San Diego skyline. Island Prime and C-Level will be open from 12-7pm serving a special 3-course menu on Christmas Day. Try favorites such as Lobster Bisque Soup and Filet Mignon. Don't forget the Eggnog Cheesecake for dessert! Menu is priced at $89.95 for adults and $22.95 for kids, excluding tax, gratuity and surcharge.
  • New Year's Eve Celebration

    $99.95 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Ring in 2023 at Island Prime and C-Level! Celebrate the New Year with Chef Deborah Scott's delicious 3 course menu. Indulge in the Center Cut Filet Mignon or the flavorful Herb Crusted Salmon. Do'nt forget the Creme Brulee Cheesecake for dessert! Our NYE menus priced at $99.95 per person and $24.95 per child, excluding tax, gratuity and surcharge.

What 3,946 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • San Diego

    Most Booked

3,946 Reviews
  1. DianeC

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Kyle our server was friendly, attentive and we didn’t feel rushed especially since we had a toddler and a baby. He made my parents’ wedding anniversary extra special. The view was beautiful. The food was amazing. Portions were huge

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great but the service was outstanding!! Our waiter Dom was so friendly and sweet!

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  3. BinhN

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    We were there for the view, and it didn't disappoint. The food is above average but nothing exceptional. We had calamari, salmon, poke, and seafood pasta. All are ok. The waitress was friendly but it took a long time for her to return to our table to take the main orders.

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  4. KarenV

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    One of the best happy hour views at sunset! The food is excellent, the service is exceptional and the ambience is lovely. A memorable place to dine!

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  5. GayleG

    San Diego

    66 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    66 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    All eight of us loved our food, and always love going there as a group. Our waiter, Andreas, is especially nice and efficient. Perfect view of San Diego skyline too. 

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  6. CindyC

    San Diego

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love love love the restaurant, view and of course the service and food 🤗

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The view was amazing. Try to get the sunset hour. It’s beautiful. The view of the city can’t be beat. The food was good. The service was excellent!

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  8. BobD

    San Diego

    38 reviews

    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Always enjoy dining at C Level and this was another enjoyable dining experience. Thanks,

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This restaurant is a must every time we are in town. Kyle was a fantastic server. Wagyu tartare, seafood tower and seasonal cocktails were fantastic!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nicolas, our server, was just a delight !!! The table was perfect with a most beautiful view. And YUM the food.

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  11. eddie

    Austin

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    ALWAYS a memorable experience. Good, views, service & location. I love this place….

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  12. ShellyI

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food and drinks were amazing. The view was perfect and service was excellent.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent seafood Bloody Mary and flavorful fresh food! Views are great. Server was exceptional!

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  14. LynneH

    Atlanta Metro

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My new favorite restaurant! Wonderful views, service and food. Lots of folks celebrating birthdays! Absolutely top notch!

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  15. Kevin

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Crab Louie had little or no crab. The other courses were nice. The French Onion soup was really good. Love the location!

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  16. DianaS

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food a bit on the expensive side. Service fabulous with great ambiance. We will definitely be back.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The weather was beautiful San Diego weather. The view was beautiful. Busy but not noisy at all. The service and food were top notch I was pleasantly surprised how delicious the food was. Had a great experience. I would highly recommend.

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  18. StephanieV

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    The ambiance was great the welcome staff was wonderful but not too impressed with our server. Not to friendly. But the other waiter that helped us out was great. The food was ok not the best from what I remembered in the past. The dessert could have been great, but when I bit into the a plastic material in my mud pie. The server was able to take the mud pie off my bill.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cannot BEAT the views, ambiance, and quality of the seafood at this restaurant. We also had an amazing waitress who was great with suggestions and attentive. Would recommend to anyone visiting San Diego, wanting to eat fabulous, fresh seafood while enjoying a view of the bay and the city skyline. The prices were also reasonable for the quality, entrees between $28 - 50 depending on what you were ordering obviously. Again, no complaints, A+ all around!!

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service and the ambiance here make it a San Diego classic!

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  21. ThaiGirLily

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful place to dine with a gorgeous ocean view. We sat in the patio and it was great! The artichoke fritters & Shrimp Louie salad were delicious. Dom (our server) was attentive, friendly and fun! Would dine here again whenever we're in the area. Highly recommend.

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  22. Jzsquared

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Gorgeous location with excellent food! Service was extremely attentive.

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  23. MaryM

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I love your restaurant. Excellent food, excellent service, always a great experience, thank you!

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  24. Ariel123

    San Diego

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Not only did they accommodate a last-minute rezzie for 6, they let us add a person immediately after we arrived. Our party included two noisy children who ran around, and the house never complained! Although it was chilly, the outdoor heaters were fully adequate to keep us all warm. Kudos to a terrific and tolerant team.

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  25. KarN

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful setting and attentive staff. Food is okay - not great, not terrible. Some items were better than others: brie appetizer and coconut shrimp were good; french onion soup was meh, french dip was kind of gross, and fish and chips was average (but expensive). I think you can get better food with a view around San Diego but this is a nice place and I would maybe try again when visitors are in town. However, I will definitely order something different.

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  26. raymondP

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    excellent view and food -- gf already decided to come back strictly for the louie salad / mussels / seafood pasta. Excellent service and ambience - highly recommend. Not just a measly plating -- fulfilling meal and good pricing!

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Visited here with my wife today for my bday. Ambiance was amazing. Food was excellent. And as a tequila lover, I enjoyed the selection of luxury tequila they had. They also gave us a free little birthday cake with candle. Our waitress Shawn was also amazing. 

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  28. MarcBirou

    San Diego

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Kyle really took care of us...what a great team they have there...absolutely beautiful experience and afternoon. Thank you 😊

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  29. dcornthwaite

    San Diego

    35 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Ambiance and service top notch! Only suggestion is to offer lunch specials.

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  30. Gunther

    Los Angeles

    32 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and the food was delicious. Ambient too.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our waitress was very attentive and created a great experience for my family. Will definitely be back! The food was great and the view was so amazing with the skyline of downtown San Diego!

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    39 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was probably what most might consider average. The location on the water is what makes this place.

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  33. DRGG

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great Thanksgiving evening with some friends and our moms. Loved that the menu had a mix of traditional and non traditional for course options. Over great service and great food. Thank you!

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  34. JessicaR

    Kansas City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had an amazing Thanksgiving dinner. Couldn’t have asked for anything else! Food, service (from everyone) and an amazing view! Can’t wait to go back!

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  35. njrkats

    San Diego

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A wonderful Thanksgiving menu - the butternut squash soup was amazing and the Miso Maple Salmon was delicious - the purple sweet potatoes were a flavorful change from regular sweet potatoes

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  36. Outtoeat

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Piped in music too loud to easily converse with dining companions. (Multiple generations concurred) Did not enjoy having a dog seated at a nearby table - not under the table but at the table as my view. Menu was set for Thanksgiving and nice options to choose from.

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  37. Benjamin

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great place to celebrate a birthday Beautiful view

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  38. ALDM43

    San Diego

    42 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    As always wonderful food, great service plus ocean views.

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  39. CarolT

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love to take visitors to C Level once they’ve arrived! The Mediterranean Bowl and Skirts on Fire Salad were big hits, along with the burger! We’ve never ordered something we didn’t love!

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  40. ChristinaA

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service! Beautiful setting and delicious food.

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FAQs

C-Level offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (619) 298-6802.

C-Level is rated 4.7 stars by 3946 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 78 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for C-Level

880 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Harbor Island Dr
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri 11:30 am–9:30 pm Sat 11:00 am–9:30 pm Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Cocktail Bar, Seafood, Bistro
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet parking is unavailable at this time.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Deborah Scott
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (619) 298-6802
  • Catering
    Take Chef Deborah Scott's cuisine to your special event, work function or party. For more details, contact the Catering Sales Team at 619-298-6802 ext 3.
  • Private party facilities
    Host your private event on the C-Level Lanai with breathtaking views of the San Diego Bay and skyline. For parties of 15-30 there is no better location to celebrate your special occasion, work function or family get-together. For pricing and information, contact the Catering Sales Team at 619-298-6802 ext 3.
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