Kayla was an excellent server. Great vibes all around. Great time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Antwon Clark
This is our go-to spot when we vacation in La Jolla. Kayla is our favorite! She makes sure to get the Nachos right!
Brittany Schlesinger
Kayla was amazing. Great customer service! The chicken nachos are exceptional! Last year we stayed down the street at the hotel and found this place after a long day at the beach. We come here every year now to get them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
tvolz40
No shoes no service which is fine, however it was shoutes to me from a foodrunner as soon as i walked. With a rude tone as well. Not like any of the other restauraunts in the area
Priscilla Villarreal
Kayla gave the best service/experience. Would recommend 10/10
Service: 5
Heidi’s Gotta Tell Ya
The Shack Bar and Grill was a little spot my husband and I stumbled upon while visiting La Jolla Beach. At first, it wasn’t the best start—it took about five minutes before a waitress noticed us. But once she started taking care of us, the experience turned around, and we were glad we stopped in.
We shared the fish and chips, which were delicious! Tip: eat the fries right away while the fish cools down, because the fries lose their heat quickly.
This place doesn’t have any bells and whistles—it’s simple, casual, and all outdoor seating. Just keep in mind it can get hot sitting outside during the summer months.
Overall, I would say that if you are in the area and want a local pub vibe this would be a cute place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Melanie Loria
Love The Shack! Always try to stop in here when I make my way to La Jolla. Favorite spot to go after hanging out or catching the sunset at the beach. Chill vibes, pool tables, and yummy drinks and food. Everyone is so friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindy Bryant
Love The Shack! Great service, food, drinks and vibes :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel Loria
Best beach bar in town! Awesome service awesome vibes!!!
VERY cool casual little place in La Jolla. Great prices, solid bar food, just the right vibe. In this bougie part of SD it's so necessary to have real neighborhood type places like this. Bar staff is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
matthew beaudoin
Kayla welcomed us as soon as we was liked in the door. She gave us recommendation of the Shack Burger. The burger is amazing, size, not too big, but enough. And don’t forget the tater tots. Amazing taste and the sauce is amazing. Kayla checked in on us throughout our lunch. I recommend the Shack bar & grill in La Jolla. From Mi Kasa Hot Springs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A. B.
We really wanted to like this place. It has a cool look, nice outdoor seating, pool tables and bar inside, dog friendly. A typical laid-back beachy vibe. The local recommendations did not mention it though, and now we know why. To begin, there’s a big sign saying to seat yourself, so we did. It was not too busy but wasn’t empty either. We sat for 10 minutes without anyone acknowledging us, despite the fact that we saw a female staff member in and out several times helping other guests. She seemed to not notice that we were there. After 10 minutes I finally got up to go find out what was going on. The same girl was heading out so I asked her if we did the right thing by seating ourselves, and she said yes. I said “oh i wasn’t sure because we’ve been here for 10 minutes already.” She said “sure would you like a menu?” I said yes and she quickly brought some. Shortly after a male waiter (receipt said 2 names, Dan and Dani) came and got our drink order. Then we saw and heard our male waiter greeting what seemed to be 3 either well known regular patrons or personal friends that were arriving. They were like “how are you brother? How’s it going?” with an exchange of bro hugs and hand shakes. I thought this was a good sign. After another 10 minutes we were getting scorched by the sun and still didn’t have any drinks to cool down with, so we moved to a more shady table. We soon saw our waiter returning, we made eye contact and he nodded to confirm he noted our table change. He was carrying a tray of drinks, but unfortunately they were not ours, they were for his friends, who as I said arrived and ordered drinks long after we did. We then saw another couple seated with drinks, I assume they ordered themselves at the bar, maybe that’s a better way to go here? Our waiter returned finally with our drinks and asked if we wanted anything to eat. We had planned on dinner, but were already becoming soured on The Shack, so we decided to just get an appetizer to go with our drinks, and we ordered the soft pretzel to share. We were just about ready to go inside to cancel the order and pay for our drinks and leave when the pretzel finally arrived. I doubt they make these from scratch so I’m not sure why it took ANOTHER 10-15 minutes to get it, by which time our drinks were getting warm and in need of a refill, but we didn’t want to spend any more time or money there. The pretzel was good, but it’s a soft pretzel, they’re pretty much all the same lol. The honey mustard sauce was good, the jalapeno cheese sauce was a good flavor but it had a nasty dried skin on top we had to scrape away first. It took another 10 minutes to let the waiter (the girl again this time) know that we wanted our check. All in all, we spent an hour here and spent $30 for a draft beer (“happy hour” price was still $7), a Moscow mule (which we admit was very good), and a soft pretzel. We left and went across the street to the “The Promiscuous Fork” where we had had an amazing dinner the night before. We enjoyed another delicious meal and spent $60 for 2 huge specialty burgers that each came with a delicious side, and 2 draft beers. That took less than an hour. So when there are options like that available, I see no reason why anyone would opt for The Shack, unless your have friends there that can guarantee you good service. Small, simple menu, not-so-special happy hour deals, slow and terrible service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Mike Foster
Shrimp and fish tacos were very good but the margaritas were not very good . Would go back for the food though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Makenna Rose
Kayla is the best bartender I’ve had since moving here. She makes amazing drinks - she’s personable
Kayla was a great server
Kayla was an excellent server. Great vibes all around. Great time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is our go-to spot when we vacation in La Jolla. Kayla is our favorite! She makes sure to get the Nachos right!
Kayla was amazing. Great customer service! The chicken nachos are exceptional! Last year we stayed down the street at the hotel and found this place after a long day at the beach. We come here every year now to get them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No shoes no service which is fine, however it was shoutes to me from a foodrunner as soon as i walked. With a rude tone as well.
Not like any of the other restauraunts in the area
Kayla gave the best service/experience. Would recommend 10/10
Service: 5
The Shack Bar and Grill was a little spot my husband and I stumbled upon while visiting La Jolla Beach. At first, it wasn’t the best start—it took about five minutes before a waitress noticed us. But once she started taking care of us, the experience turned around, and we were glad we stopped in.
We shared the fish and chips, which were delicious! Tip: eat the fries right away while the fish cools down, because the fries lose their heat quickly.
This place doesn’t have any bells and whistles—it’s simple, casual, and all outdoor seating. Just keep in mind it can get hot sitting outside during the summer months.
Overall, I would say that if you are in the area and want a local pub vibe this would be a cute place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Love The Shack! Always try to stop in here when I make my way to La Jolla. Favorite spot to go after hanging out or catching the sunset at the beach. Chill vibes, pool tables, and yummy drinks and food. Everyone is so friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love The Shack! Great service, food, drinks and vibes :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best beach bar in town! Awesome service awesome vibes!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
VERY cool casual little place in La Jolla. Great prices, solid bar food, just the right vibe. In this bougie part of SD it's so necessary to have real neighborhood type places like this. Bar staff is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayla welcomed us as soon as we was liked in the door. She gave us recommendation of the Shack Burger. The burger is amazing, size, not too big, but enough. And don’t forget the tater tots. Amazing taste and the sauce is amazing. Kayla checked in on us throughout our lunch. I recommend the Shack bar & grill in La Jolla. From Mi Kasa Hot Springs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We really wanted to like this place. It has a cool look, nice outdoor seating, pool tables and bar inside, dog friendly. A typical laid-back beachy vibe. The local recommendations did not mention it though, and now we know why. To begin, there’s a big sign saying to seat yourself, so we did. It was not too busy but wasn’t empty either. We sat for 10 minutes without anyone acknowledging us, despite the fact that we saw a female staff member in and out several times helping other guests. She seemed to not notice that we were there. After 10 minutes I finally got up to go find out what was going on. The same girl was heading out so I asked her if we did the right thing by seating ourselves, and she said yes. I said “oh i wasn’t sure because we’ve been here for 10 minutes already.” She said “sure would you like a menu?” I said yes and she quickly brought some. Shortly after a male waiter (receipt said 2 names, Dan and Dani) came and got our drink order. Then we saw and heard our male waiter greeting what seemed to be 3 either well known regular patrons or personal friends that were arriving. They were like “how are you brother? How’s it going?” with an exchange of bro hugs and hand shakes. I thought this was a good sign. After another 10 minutes we were getting scorched by the sun and still didn’t have any drinks to cool down with, so we moved to a more shady table. We soon saw our waiter returning, we made eye contact and he nodded to confirm he noted our table change. He was carrying a tray of drinks, but unfortunately they were not ours, they were for his friends, who as I said arrived and ordered drinks long after we did. We then saw another couple seated with drinks, I assume they ordered themselves at the bar, maybe that’s a better way to go here? Our waiter returned finally with our drinks and asked if we wanted anything to eat. We had planned on dinner, but were already becoming soured on The Shack, so we decided to just get an appetizer to go with our drinks, and we ordered the soft pretzel to share. We were just about ready to go inside to cancel the order and pay for our drinks and leave when the pretzel finally arrived. I doubt they make these from scratch so I’m not sure why it took ANOTHER 10-15 minutes to get it, by which time our drinks were getting warm and in need of a refill, but we didn’t want to spend any more time or money there. The pretzel was good, but it’s a soft pretzel, they’re pretty much all the same lol. The honey mustard sauce was good, the jalapeno cheese sauce was a good flavor but it had a nasty dried skin on top we had to scrape away first. It took another 10 minutes to let the waiter (the girl again this time) know that we wanted our check. All in all, we spent an hour here and spent $30 for a draft beer (“happy hour” price was still $7), a Moscow mule (which we admit was very good), and a soft pretzel. We left and went across the street to the “The Promiscuous Fork” where we had had an amazing dinner the night before. We enjoyed another delicious meal and spent $60 for 2 huge specialty burgers that each came with a delicious side, and 2 draft beers. That took less than an hour. So when there are options like that available, I see no reason why anyone would opt for The Shack, unless your have friends there that can guarantee you good service. Small, simple menu, not-so-special happy hour deals, slow and terrible service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Shrimp and fish tacos were very good but the margaritas were not very good . Would go back for the food though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayla is the best bartender I’ve had since moving here. She makes amazing drinks - she’s personable
Get lemon drop!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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