Our experience at Draft was drab. The waitress acted as though she didn't want to work that night. It took forever to get someone to take our order. I had to signal for a busboy to find our waitress and when she came, she didn't apologize for the wait nor was she friendly. We ordered fried pickles as an appetizer and batter was fried so hard it was eating it. I ordered 5he salmon which was delicious along with the broccolini but the crispy potatoes were soggy. Now good. My husband stated his burger was cold but the fries were good. I made this reservation on Open Table from NC to really enjoy a good meal on the beach for vacation in San Diego. Very disappointing, indeed.
Barry
It's hard to argue with an oceanside view from a patio table. We had 4 people in our party. The drinks were good. Our 4 different meals ranged from fair to good, but certainly nothing special. We shared two very skinny pieces of delicious, but ridiculously overpriced cake. The overall experience was nice because of the ocean. The meal was nothing to make us want to come back again.
Ambiance can't beat it, love the ocean views. Took them 20 minutes and 2 trips to hostess station to get a server to acknowledge us. Food was ok but quite greasy, multiple sodas delivered that were out of syrup, etc. Hostess was nice, server was indifferent.
Slow service not friendly, lacking personality food just mediocre being down at the beach on the boardwalk is definitely fun. Too bad. The overall experience was disappointing. I will stick to going upstairs to cannonball.
Ryan
Slow service not friendly, lacking personality food just mediocre being down at the beach on the boardwalk is definitely fun. Too bad. The overall experience was disappointing. I will stick to going upstairs to cannonball.
JimMac
Hostess forgot we had reservation and when we did get seated, one of the chairs was dirty and wet. Wife sat in it and when I mentioned to hostess, she said “what do you want me to do about it”. I said how about cleaning it. Pretty rude on part of hostess. The seat was never cleaned so instead had to replace chair on my own. Server on the other hand was nice and friendly.
I have not been to draft for some time but absolutely loved the environment. The patio was fantastic and not too busy for a Friday night. It was great to have the sunset during dinner and got lots of great family photos. I have to stop the review and give a major shoutout to our server Zenya. She was absolutely incredible. I was having a friend from out of town meet me for dinner. My family arrived during the reservation but because of traffic my out of town friend was delayed by over 45 minutes. My family ordered and the food was great. Then I was able to put in an order for my incoming friend - and get the neighboring table on the patio reserved for my guests when they arrived. The food came out perfectly just as my friends arrived. All the while Zenya was attentive, helpful, and exceptional with service. ****SHE IS A 10/10***** What an incredible staff member! We will for sure be going back soon and thank you for the incredible food, the views, and the service. JG
PattiB
We were very disappointed in our visit there. I made a reservation in advance and asked for outdoor seating..they put us in the bar..the waiter took forever to assist us. We had to ask for silverware and wait for a very long period of time. We got up to get it ourselves. It was very loud so hard to hear people talk. We were there for "lunch" at 1:15 but apparently you don't serve lunch until 2:00..very disappointed. I ordered the avocado toast, which tasted like lime and it being on Rye bread did not help the flavor. the potatoes that came with it were plain with no seasoning and no salt and pepper in sight and the waiter never came back to check on us so I couldn't ask for some. I normally like this place but for Fathers Day lunch (which we could not order) was very disappointing..
JillO
Draft has a great location on the boardwalk. We sat outside and people watched everyone on the boardwalk along with a great view of the ocean. Friendly service but the food was ok. Not awful but not as great as it has been in the past for us. And a little pricey. I would still go back though:)
We sat for a good 10-15 minutes before being greeted and asked for a drink order. When one of our meals “salmon sandwich” came out it was completely raw and uncooked. When we addressed it there was no apology and just a simple “what would you like me to do about it” for the server. There was no awknklegment of the error and it took 15-20 min to get a replacement sandwich at which point pit table was already done eating.
Love this place, was excited to hear they were hosting this. Family in Virginia went to a local one there. The welcome hostess staff was exceptional. My one input is the Hot Buttered Rum tasted fantastic. The cup it came in was surprisingly small. See you again soon.
Elle
made reservations for miracle pop up and they sat us in the corner by the patio near the beach side... the whole place was empty at 4 so not sure what was the point of making reservations and then not be able to see near all the decor and bar. Overall just wanted a great experience like other xmas bars i've been to this year.
JulissaC
We were only given 1hour 15 min and we got kicked out and we still had our food. We had to take our food to go?. I went for the christmas experience and it was fake advertiseing. We wanted to order more food but given the time they gave us we couldnt. Worst experience ever
We were so let down for the Miracle Christmas pop up reservations we had last night. Choosing this Christmas bar over all of the rest turned out to be a huge mistake that we won't make again next year. I don't know if it was just short staffed, but it seemed like there were many employees around. We were greeted 15 mins after seating, which wasn't horrible. From there service was alright, nothing too bad... but then when our server said she had to leave for the night and cash us out & that she would bring over a new server, she didn't. No one came by to ANY table around us or us. Everyone was looking around confused. Our table was not done with the evening and we were still waiting on one drink to arrive, the restaurant & bar was not closed and as it had appeared, there were people still working in the bar area, just not in the dining area? Either way, we were forced into a short night and had to leave without even receiving the last drink that was ordered. Huge disappointment and I hope no one else chooses this place over any other pop up in the area.
KristineS
Did not have as much of a Christmas vibe as I expected. Their holiday bites were sliders, fries, chips and salsa and couple other items nothing that I would consider a holiday bites it was the same stuff you get year round
Our experience at Draft was drab. The waitress acted as though she didn't want to work that night. It took forever to get someone to take our order. I had to signal for a busboy to find our waitress and when she came, she didn't apologize for the wait nor was she friendly. We ordered fried pickles as an appetizer and batter was fried so hard it was eating it. I ordered 5he salmon which was delicious along with the broccolini but the crispy potatoes were soggy. Now good. My husband stated his burger was cold but the fries were good. I made this reservation on Open Table from NC to really enjoy a good meal on the beach for vacation in San Diego. Very disappointing, indeed.
It's hard to argue with an oceanside view from a patio table. We had 4 people in our party. The drinks were good. Our 4 different meals ranged from fair to good, but certainly nothing special. We shared two very skinny pieces of delicious, but ridiculously overpriced cake. The overall experience was nice because of the ocean. The meal was nothing to make us want to come back again.
Ambiance can't beat it, love the ocean views. Took them 20 minutes and 2 trips to hostess station to get a server to acknowledge us. Food was ok but quite greasy, multiple sodas delivered that were out of syrup, etc. Hostess was nice, server was indifferent.
Slow service not friendly, lacking personality food just mediocre being down at the beach on the boardwalk is definitely fun. Too bad. The overall experience was disappointing. I will stick to going upstairs to cannonball.
Slow service not friendly, lacking personality food just mediocre being down at the beach on the boardwalk is definitely fun. Too bad. The overall experience was disappointing. I will stick to going upstairs to cannonball.
Hostess forgot we had reservation and when we did get seated, one of the chairs was dirty and wet. Wife sat in it and when I mentioned to hostess, she said “what do you want me to do about it”. I said how about cleaning it. Pretty rude on part of hostess. The seat was never cleaned so instead had to replace chair on my own. Server on the other hand was nice and friendly.
I have not been to draft for some time but absolutely loved the environment. The patio was fantastic and not too busy for a Friday night. It was great to have the sunset during dinner and got lots of great family photos. I have to stop the review and give a major shoutout to our server Zenya. She was absolutely incredible. I was having a friend from out of town meet me for dinner. My family arrived during the reservation but because of traffic my out of town friend was delayed by over 45 minutes. My family ordered and the food was great. Then I was able to put in an order for my incoming friend - and get the neighboring table on the patio reserved for my guests when they arrived. The food came out perfectly just as my friends arrived. All the while Zenya was attentive, helpful, and exceptional with service. ****SHE IS A 10/10***** What an incredible staff member! We will for sure be going back soon and thank you for the incredible food, the views, and the service. JG
We were very disappointed in our visit there. I made a reservation in advance and asked for outdoor seating..they put us in the bar..the waiter took forever to assist us. We had to ask for silverware and wait for a very long period of time. We got up to get it ourselves. It was very loud so hard to hear people talk. We were there for "lunch" at 1:15 but apparently you don't serve lunch until 2:00..very disappointed. I ordered the avocado toast, which tasted like lime and it being on Rye bread did not help the flavor. the potatoes that came with it were plain with no seasoning and no salt and pepper in sight and the waiter never came back to check on us so I couldn't ask for some. I normally like this place but for Fathers Day lunch (which we could not order) was very disappointing..
Draft has a great location on the boardwalk. We sat outside and people watched everyone on the boardwalk along with a great view of the ocean. Friendly service but the food was ok. Not awful but not as great as it has been in the past for us. And a little pricey. I would still go back though:)
We sat for a good 10-15 minutes before being greeted and asked for a drink order. When one of our meals “salmon sandwich” came out it was completely raw and uncooked. When we addressed it there was no apology and just a simple “what would you like me to do about it” for the server. There was no awknklegment of the error and it took 15-20 min to get a replacement sandwich at which point pit table was already done eating.
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Love this place, was excited to hear they were hosting this. Family in Virginia went to a local one there. The welcome hostess staff was exceptional. My one input is the Hot Buttered Rum tasted fantastic. The cup it came in was surprisingly small. See you again soon.
made reservations for miracle pop up and they sat us in the corner by the patio near the beach side... the whole place was empty at 4 so not sure what was the point of making reservations and then not be able to see near all the decor and bar. Overall just wanted a great experience like other xmas bars i've been to this year.
We were only given 1hour 15 min and we got kicked out and we still had our food. We had to take our food to go?. I went for the christmas experience and it was fake advertiseing. We wanted to order more food but given the time they gave us we couldnt. Worst experience ever
We were so let down for the Miracle Christmas pop up reservations we had last night. Choosing this Christmas bar over all of the rest turned out to be a huge mistake that we won't make again next year. I don't know if it was just short staffed, but it seemed like there were many employees around. We were greeted 15 mins after seating, which wasn't horrible. From there service was alright, nothing too bad... but then when our server said she had to leave for the night and cash us out & that she would bring over a new server, she didn't. No one came by to ANY table around us or us. Everyone was looking around confused. Our table was not done with the evening and we were still waiting on one drink to arrive, the restaurant & bar was not closed and as it had appeared, there were people still working in the bar area, just not in the dining area? Either way, we were forced into a short night and had to leave without even receiving the last drink that was ordered. Huge disappointment and I hope no one else chooses this place over any other pop up in the area.
Did not have as much of a Christmas vibe as I expected. Their holiday bites were sliders, fries, chips and salsa and couple other items nothing that I would consider a holiday bites it was the same stuff you get year round
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