Always a special experience. We will definitely be back.

We love World Famous we celebrate our birthdays here and enjoy the boardwalk and the ocean views.

Recommend World Famous to all.

Love coming here for the food, drinks, & view! Their cocktail sauce is so good, lots of horseradish! But---our waitress seemed in a rush and like she didn't have time for us. She disappeared for over 20 mins, and luckily we found another waitress to take our order (who seemed annoyed as well). When the 1st waitress reappeared ~45 mins later, she never apologized, never came to check on us, nothing. She just didn't give a crap about her job at all or about even taking care of the restaurant's customers at all. I could never do this at my job (nor would I)! If I were you, decide what you want before you get to the restaurant, and order ASAP, as you may never get the chance, lol!

Our dinner was absolutely wonderful. I have been coming to World Famous for years and the quality and service has always remained consistent. Our food was outstanding and our server Bea made our visit even better with her knowledge of the menu, attentiveness, and friendly service. We’ll be back soon!

Great views of the ocean and sunset. Service was slow but our server was very good. Good food.

Went here for a birthday dinner and was very disappointed. They were out of a lot of menu items, service was slow, and barely acknowledged the birthday.

Always A Great Beach Spot! Great Views! Good Food and Service.

Always the most wonderfully relaxing ambience, situated directly on the ocean boardwalk, serving a tastefully prepared menu. Cannot beat their Lobster Bisque.

Loved the food and even got a little dolphin show out in the ocean! It was a wonderful night.

Father’s Day

We have come here for years and have always had a great experience however this time was far different they were out of many items the food was just fair at best. I hope this is just Covid related and it will pick back up but very discouraging

Meh. All around. Had the shrimp curry bowl. No heat, no salt. Under cooked shrimp. Nono e especially Iiked the food. It wasn’t terrible but very so-so all around.

Awesome location and amazing food for the price! Great place to take kids too.

Excellent service, terrific cocktails and tasty food.

I take all of my out of town visitors to World Famous. Food is consistently good - servers are always great - view of the boardwalk, beach, and water can't be beat, It's always entertaining and the lobster bisque can't be beat.

Just Don’t. 2 1/2 hours from the time we sat with a reservation to completion. $175 for mediocre seafood trio and a burnt cheeseburger. Second tier quality scallops and shrimp. My mistake, read between the lines and the focus is on bar food “tacos” and not dining. We we not even acknowledged for 15 min after seating and half the tables were empty. Drinks were “Meh” and then forgot our salad and lobster bisque. Great view but there’s a ton of better options, don’t waste your time.

Our table was on the balcony with a great view of the boardwalk and ocean. Everything was just
perfect from the scenery to the service and the delicious meal.

Excellent food, with an excellent view. And our server (Ally) was amazing. Would definitely go here again the next time we are in San Diego.

Both the hostess and the waitress were pretty cold not terrible but not great by any means. The view was wonderful and the prices were fair. IT should be noted that they have zero milk substitutions (for coffee, etc); no dairy-free, no oat/almond/soy alternatives so if you have any dietary restrictions I wouldn't suggest going here for a meal.

Iconic SD breakfast place. Parking is always dicey but what do you expect on a Saturday at the beach? It was perfect for our out of town guests.

Great service. Good food. Parking validation up to 2 hours.

We’ve eaten here 4 times on our trips to mission beach. The food and drinks are good and it’s nice to be right on the water.

Got to sit right next to the strand at the beach and that’s why it was worth it. Prime rib had to be sent back because it was cold and tough. When they brought it a second time, it was like they microwaved it. Really bad. Had to reorder something else. Tacos were good. Clam chowder good.

Our party of 4 were cordially received by a pleasant staff. We were seated in a corner patio table looking out on the boardwalk and beach-goers.
The service was very good and the food was excellent!
Especially appreciated that the staff wore masks, spacing was in place, and they increased outdoor seating by about double! We were very pleased!

Great brunch on the beach. everything we could have asked for.

Gorgeous beach views. Chilly on the patio but there were space heaters. Everyone loved their food and drinks! Best lobster bisque ever! Totally worth checking out.

Always a great place by the water and nice staff. Food is always a solid 4, nice selection of wine/liquor, but get an old fashioned somewhere else. Glad I made a reservation, wait was 45+ min wait for 2 when we arrived. Great place to bring out of town visitors, and they validate for parking next door! :)

Wonderful service and delightful lobster bisque. Yummy!

First time here and we are glad we picked this place for breakfast. The food portions are good! The staff were very nice and efficient on this visit. No one was rude and our server, Rudy M, treated us very well. Thank you Rudy! Keep it up! We'll come back for lunch or dinner next time.

Right on the boardwalk so you can people watch during breakfadt if you choose. Good food. Sadly, carne asada Benedict disappeared from the menu.

Our service was terrible on this visit. I haven't been since before the pandemic and was very disappointed. The food was just ok, it was crowded and loud inside. Maybe an outside table would help the ambience buy it won't help the bland food and bad service.

Beautiful scenery by the ocean, amazing food, great service!

Great brunch spot with great food and great atmosphere.

Food was awesome; however, service was awful. The waitress was rude, ignorant, wanted to sell extra sides with extra costs more than ensuring that her customers were enjoying the food and having a wonderful experience.

Host and service staff seemed inexperienced and lacked some "polish". My dad almost couldn't get back into the restaurant because he stepped outside to get something out of our car and came back to the restaurant door to rejoin us at the table, but because the restaurant was closing the host rudely just said "we're closed" and he had to explain himself.

Host also didn't show us to our table to meet my parents when we arrived just a few min after them. Just kind of said "they're outside."

Views were lovely though I wish the heat lamps had more fuel bc it was BREEZY for sunset. Food was good, but a bit pricey (probably paying for the views).

unbeatable view. great service. food was good. prices good for location. beer pricey. parking validated, big plus. will come again.

Early Mother’s Day dinner.

I made this reservation for my parents who were celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary. I noted this is in the reservation. I asked them the next morning how everything was, and my Mom mentioned nothing of them doing anything - so I flat our asked. She said the person never asked when they were seated "special occasion, celebrating something, first time here" - nothing. Sad. I guess this is the state of things for now, hoping that employees become enthusiastic about their jobs again.

The view was beautiful. The food was okay, and the service was a little understaffed. Very nice people though.

I have been dining at World-Famous for at least 40 years and not once was I disappointed. The food is great, the service is friendly and professional, and the ambience is perfect for taking a friend or friends to lunch!