Water Grill is a great go-to for a low key, but special, dining experience.

The seafood and wine list is amazing.

Took my wife for her birthday we had an amazing time great food great servers always on top of everything

Service: You get what you pay for! Great food and great service! Our waitress, Mari was attentive from the time we sat down to the time we left. Mari took the time to explain the specials on the seafood menu. She was also very patient with our order. Also, all of our plates that were finished were picked up right away, which showed how organized and attentive the staff are. I’ve eaten here plenty of times and will continue to do so.

Food: I had and would definitely recommend their organic chicken and wedge salad. The chicken is sooo soft, tasty and juicy. The clams and oysters are so clean and refreshing.

Don’t forget to leave room for the bread pudding. Best in any restaurant!

Excellent food and service

It was a treat to have a real dining experience again. This was our first trip out of town since the pandemic changed our lives. The fresh seafood was incredible. The service was 9/10, I think because there are new staff members.

They put rose petals on the table for our anniversary. Our waiter, Josh, was amazing. Everything he recommended was fabulous! I would eat here again in a heart beat.

Had Chilean Sea Bass which was fantastic, I had a wedge of lettuce. It was gigantic probably for 2. All in all a good experience.

Thank you for your service and for making our evening special!!

Our waiter was excellent.

Aways great, we had the black cod and spiny lobster, they were delicious. Oysters fresh, cold, clean; and service is top of the line.

Was a very nice place.

NYE dinner experience was phenomenal. Quite possibly one of the best steaks I’ve ever had! Food and service is consistently top notch here. Will be back soon

Had reservations for 2 at 8:15PM, we arrived at 8:19PM and had to wait over 30min to get seated at a table. For the price of $300 for 2 people, we weren’t expecting to be served raw steak, bitter tasting Caesar salad, and wait 45min for our dessert. We did not want to complain due to the fact that it was New Years, and I wanted to take my lady back to the Airbnb since we were at the restaurant for 3 hours. We saw the reviews and the ratings of the restaurant and we were very disappointed with our experience, now we know not to come back again.

Horrible. Sat for over sn hour and still no appetizer. Bread was all we got and way too salty. Everyone around us complaining about their food.

We really like Water Grill but our New Year’s Eve dinner there this year was really bad. Our food was just plain not good. Drinks were off too and then we were told it was just ‘our version’. Just not a good experience.

Excellent restaurant.

We had reservations for NYE and while there was a significant amount of time between courses, the food was delicious and the service was wonderful. The owner also came around to speak with us since the food took quite a bit of time to come out. Each course was warm and the chef’s preparations were delicious. Highly recommend!

Very slow service. Dinner took over 4 hours. 35 minutes for first course. 40 minutes wait for dessert. 20 minutes wait for check.

Thank for a very rememberable experience. My entire party enjoyed dining at the Water Grill.

Service was excellent! Food was delicious and ambience was lovely

First time dining here and likely won’t go back. Our appetizers came out quick but our entree took over an hour to come out even though we ordered it right when we sat down because crab was limited that day. Waiter checked on us once or twice during the hour then the manager even came out to say it will be out quickly. Still took another 30 after that. After waiting, the sides came out cold which was a bummer. Quite pricey for the service & food quality.

Food and service were excellent. Dave our bartender was super friendly and took good care of us.

Would like to see larger shrimp for their shrimp cocktail, like in the 12-13 range, not 17-18. Shrimp were very tasty. Also, where is their cheese bread? Bread was still very good.

A wonderful authentic food experience and real dining where we could order many courses.

Especially impressed with the service. Our waiter was perfect. Really.

Thanks!
We traveled far and we will return again.

Service was great. We shared the clams, the Dungeness crab, and the fish & chips and everything was good. The restaurant is beautiful. We would come back.

The food was very good but not outstanding, especially considering the price. The atmosphere is lively and energetic but a bit loud if you’re looking for a place where you can easily converse. While the place is pretty big, the bar area was a bit tight. In particular, the booths in the bar area were relatively comfortable but It was a bit uncomfortable with all the servers and guests whizzing by at face level with Omicron on the rise. The servers were all pretty friendly but we didn’t get some utensils and condiments that are supposed to come with specific dishes until we asked for them. We also didn’t get the complimentary bread until near the end of the meal, after asking for it and following up a couple additional times. It’s a pretty good place but we just didn’t have the best experience.

Great food, good service, plates could be more plentiful but we love coming here. Delicious! Go to place for a fancy night out. $$$

Roberto was a stellar waiter. Food was top notch

Good food not to pricey

Great service and quality food!

This place is a my favorite seafood restaurant, best quality of food, best vibes. Everytime I go, I have the best time!

Excellent waiter. Very helpful. Food quite good. Very nice setting. We enjoyed our dinner. Special plaudits to our waiter Jordan.

Great food (spiny lobster and black cod). Table with a window to people watch on Christmas Eve!

Excellent restaurant for fine dinning, kids friendly too!

Service was fantastic

Very good place and would highly recommend anyone going

/we booked this place for Christmas eve dinner, it did not disappoint. Our waitress was great, knowledgeable gave us great advice for food choices. The food was amazing, we had apps, oysters, sandwiches and the entrees (we shared a lot) and all was so good. We all agreed best food out we have ever had and we have been many great places.

Service was spectacular - attentive, informative, and nice. Wonderful atmosphere and decor, will be returning.

Best seafood in San Diego. Service was great. Atmosphere excellent. Highly recommend.