Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Good food, good service

Great Blackened Mahi Tacos

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Haven't been here in years! Met up with friends for dinner on a Saturday evening and there were lots of open tables on their patio. All the tables against the Japanese pond were reserved.

I ordered the Salmon and quinoa dish and it was pretty good. The portion was a good size. We also ordered the carne asada fries appetizer and I really liked that one too. We don't recommend the Pastrami plate though. It was fatty and falling apart. But the side salad substitution for fries was delicious.

Forgot our server's name but he was great. I couldn't decide on a couple of beers and he offered to give me samples before I ordered. He also took great care of us all evening.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

We had a large company event and the staff was absolutely incredible! Thank you for a wonderful evening and professional fun environment. - Brett from Envirocheck

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is wonderful, we had are Family reunion here.the service was outstanding!! Food was great .. Definitely a must stop when your in the San Diego area...👍👍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If I could rate lower I would customer service sucked from hostess to waitress Hannah didn’t want to take our order insisted we play order via an app / website
Avoided us for refills almost like we were a. Bother to be there .

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Beers always better direct from Strauss.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The host situation is a problem- waited 5 minutes for someone to acknowledge me and another 5 minutes to be seated. Wait staff was attentive. Food was solid. They need to serve coffee!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Food was good, mac n cheese was more salty then flavourful. The pastrami sandwhich was excellent! And the rest was pretty good. Atmosphere is amazing at this place because of the beautiful koi pond. Just need the servers to step up their game and would be one of the best brew pubs in San diego!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fries, Craft Beer

The food was satisfactory. Service was excellent. Our server was a delight. There were very few diners, so there wasn't much atmosphere to speak of. The staff are always pleasant. Acceptable restaurant for lunch.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grass-Fed Burger, Fish N Chips

We waited 5 mins in the entrance, finally someone come by told us he is going to find the host. At the end he came back and got us the table , after seated we waited 15 mins, nobody come to greet and take order. ( Monday lunch)

Our 1st visit was great, good food, good service. But this return visit was awful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Craft Beer

Karl Strauss is a happening place for San Diego businesspeople and biotech nerds to talk business or just hang out. They have a more extensive food menu than most breweries, with as of today two vegan mains: Their vegan burger is perfectly fine (especially with sweet potato fries), the Korean BBQ bowl is surprisingly good. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating, including heat lamps outside for when it gets chilly (by San Diego standards).

A restaurant with a very comfortable environment. The food is great, but there are some omissions when ordering and you need to wait longer.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Got the beer brined pork chop plate. It was very tasty. The prices are high for the amount of food you get.

Parking: Plenty of parking in the parking lot.

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible parking, entrance, and seating.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

It saddens me to post this review, since I love K.S. beer (especially the Red Trolley) but unfortunately the server we had was disgustingly rude.
Food was great, but service was very lacking-- it seems she was neglecting every table. (Dark hair, light skin, seemed constantly flustered)
My husband and I won't be back, but we will visit the other K.S. in downtown 😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Edit 2024: STAY AWAY!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Great atmosphere! Love the koi fish pond and overall decor vibes of the place.

Service sucked based on my personal experience. I was there 10/29 at 6pm for a group event, but it was during the World Series.

I asked one of the service people nearby if I could place an order and she looked at me, seemingly a bit annoyed, and replied she didn't have her order pad and would be back. She didn't come back.

I saw here again and asked if they were going to put on the World Series game. Again, she seemed annoyed and said they were going to and walked away.

It was the look and tone of this girl that has stayed with me an entire day, that I'm here writing a review.

In the service industry, do better or customers like me will take our business to the countless other places that treat us better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fries