The Duck Dive

4650 Mission Blvd, San Diego
(858) 273-3825

Recent Reviews

Jenny K.

Great place for weekend brunch if you're also getting drinks (yay, bottomless mimosas)! Food is just average-- none of the dishes really stand out, but they do they job. Ambiance is very lively and can be a bit noisy at times. Ample outdoor seating is a nice touch. Wonderful on a summer day.

Jimmy K.

Walked in and the service was terrible. We ordered some food. The oyster rockfeller was not very good. I also ordered a burger, bland no flavor and over cooked. Plenty of places to eat around there.

Daniel A.

Steve is the man!! great service, great vibes. Awesome spot!!!!!!!! Will be coming back!

Joelle C.

Came for happy hour and service and ambiance were great. Watched a march madness game and had a few drinks. Great deals and food came out quick and did not disappoint. Would come again!

Ashley Crowley

Great bar for watching sports and getting fresh air Around the beach. The drinks were over priced, especially the punch bowl. The second they put my plate down I noticed a hair wrapped into the arugula that topped my avocado toast, yuck! The server immediately took it back but I think they just scrapped off the arugula and put new arugula instead of remaking the whole dish. They seemed to be short on servers but they were all nice. Took too long to fill drinks and to come around for check-ins. Overall, stop in for at least a drink while you catch up on your fav sports game.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fries

Adam Foulad

Terrible service and

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Elisa M.

My friends and I walked in on a Monday night. We sat ourselves at the bar, and perhaps 5 minutes we see the bartender. My friend tries to order a vodka redbull and stumbled on his words a bit, and then the bartender told us "This isn't the bar for you-- it seems as though you've been drinking". Mind you, I was sitting behind a pilar so he couldn't even see me. I thought his language was rude but I do understand the idea of not wanting to serve already drunk customers. However, none of us had anything to drink at this point.

Anthony G.

Walked in at 9pm sober and was told to leave because the bartender was overwhelmed (there was 6 patrons). Person with the beard was nice about it, but had bad judgement of character

Ashley C.

Great bar for watching sports and getting fresh air Around the beach. The drinks were over priced, especially the punch bowl. The second they put my plate down I noticed a hair wrapped into the arugula that topped my avocado toast, yuck! The server immediately took it back but I think they just scrapped off the arugula and put new arugula instead of remaking the whole dish. They seemed to be short on servers but they were all nice. Took too long to fill drinks and to come around for check-ins. Overall, stop in for at least a drink while you catch up on your fav sports game.

Caroline Wilford

Tacos were good, the service was quick, friendly. So this place is for a young patron, but at the moment, it was unusually quiet so we stopped in.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Allana P.

Service was not very good and food was mediocre. My friend made a reservation for 5 people at 11am and two of us were on time. However, three people of our party were on the way. We were told that a majority of our party had to arrive before we could be seated. My friend and I just stood outside waiting for our friends arriving soon in an Uber. However, their Uber took a wrong turn or got lost which added time to their arrival time. When we informed the hostess, she told us our table might be given away since they have a 15 minute grace period. While I understand a grace period, it's pretty clear that two of us were present with the rest on the way and our party wasn't going to abandon our reservation. When I told her that, the hostess did not care. She said she wouldn't seat just two of us at a large table. That's ridiculous since clearly it's going to be more than two of us. Our party ended up arriving and we got seated but the threatening demeanor of the hostess wasn't welcoming. Moreover, once we sat down and ordered, it took 45 minutes for our food to come. We had to give the table up by 1pm and our food did not arrive until 12:30pm which was ridiculous. My chilaquiles were cold and barely had any sauce. They were dry and all our food was cold.

Michael M.

Used to be my go-to place for drinks, then I received no response (6 emails to PR person and owner-wife, about holding a fundraiser. I posted my concerns and got 86ed for writing. Owner-husband called me a liar and said he only found 1 email ... I sent him proof of 6. He then said I slandered his business and that I deleted the post after his email ... I sent him proof the post had not been changed since July 2023, which was my last 'great' review. Very unprofessional!

Steve A.

Don't try to go there on a Saturday. 20 somethings gone wild. We visited during the week. Since we are older they seated us in the back corner so the cool kids wouldn't see us. It wasn't busy then. It still took 10 minutes for anyone to come and take our drink order. The mahi tacos were very good. The fish and chips were below average. They didn't give you many fries, which was good because they weren't that great. Summary: More of a bar than a restaurant.

Sandra Pérez

The food is excellent and very well priced. We ordered a ceviche which we loved and the burgers are too big. The service was fast and friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Claudio Ghetti

One of the rudest bartenders i’ve ever encountered on the evening of 3/11. Our group of 14 left within 10 minutes.

Service: 1

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