Drift Distillery & Smokehouse

115 S El Camino Real, San Clemente
(949) 388-0700

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Matt Mollure

My favorite place in town. The best BBQ you can find and I'm not putting down San Juan Capistrano either.

Cathy Shaw

Absolutely delicious food, wonderful beer and ambiance! Great service!

Rebecca Mejia

The food was delicious and the drinks were delightful! The staff was so friendly and accommodating with our large party. I loved how beautifully crafted the design of this restaurant was. You can tell how much time and care was put into everything!

tiffany gallucci

Awesome food and friendly service

George

The owner Is extremely rude. I was eating there early afternoon and I saw him cursing someone out in the parking lot. The food was very greasy OVERPRICED DRINKS. I do not recommend eating there. Lots of other options in town.

Brandon schurman

We recently went to the new location for the first time. Always had incredible service at the OG location. However, this was a different experience. It was a Monday afternoon, and hardly anyone in there. The guy behind the bar was just an order taker. Shortly after we got our drinks and placed our food order, a VERY young guy pulled up to the bar (Clearly a friend of the guy working). He never placed an order, yet mysteriously received a mojito. They engaged in conversation from that point on until he left; we were ignored. I sat for 25 minutes with an empty water, empty beer, and mouth on fire from the Twinkies (I highly recommend those by the way). Once his friend left, he asked if we wanted anything else. Almost like we were an inconvenience sitting there. I worked in the restaurant industry for 10 years, the attention to detail is severely lacking here. The food was AMAZING as always.

Note to manager: keep an eye on carding for alcohol. Poor service is one thing, serving to minors will get you shut down. We've loved Drift for years, the family, great food and drinks. However, the service was very disappointing and will deter us from coming back anytime soon.

Justin Linnan

That was possibly the best pulled pork sandwich I have ever had. Great service too. Ice cold beer was the icing on the cake.

Don Hering

Last night was our first time at this fine establishment. Both the food and service were outstanding! All of the sauces are homemade, without preservatives. The portions were far larger than expected, and everything was fresh (the wife loved their homemade Ranch Dressing). Our server, Joey, was both knowledgeable and affable. This place is going to the top of our list of regular restaurants which we frequent in town. A+++++

Peter Beliakov

Fantastic brisket! Off menu taco Tuesday was a pleasant surprise

Corey Eib (Tubebuzzer)

Great food, good vibes, excellent music, you should go 🤙

Kimberly Bennett

Love the new place as much as the old place. Same great food with expanded options. The octopus and chicken are delicious! Same great camaraderie as the old place. Ryan and Leslie know how to do it right! We will be back very soon!

Andrew Phillips

EVERYTHING was awesome!
Great beers on tap, amazing BBQ and awesome service. Loved this for lunch.

Erik Basil

Excellent spirits, excellent service, excellent real barbecue.

Emilce Sivil

Best experience!

I came looking for some gifts and stayed for lunch after Jasmine welcome me with a smile, explaining everything with kindness about the different each bottle.

The food is delicious, and the customer service is amazing. Big shoutout to Jasmine — I ended up buying more gifts and staying for lunch because of her kindness. She even prepared a delicious mock drink for me. Best customer service ever! Thank you so much, Jasmine!

Jon Sojda

Very delicious baby back ribs... stopped by had dinner on labor day, ribs were amazing for the price.... Good local beers on tap✔️

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