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“Nice Oceanside food & drink experience on Imperial Beach resort”

SEA180° Coastal Tavern
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Tue, 19/03
20:00
Price range: RM 71 - RM 141
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Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Reservations
Description: Located in the Pier South Resort, SEA180° offers Innovative Cuisine and Oceanfront Dining in Imperial Beach.
Reviewed 15 October 2018

With a group of 10 for Saturday afn (late lunch) on the Patio. Lunch and happy hour specials. Fantastic sun and ocean breeze. Ordered from Drink special menu...go taste for Pineapple Margarita w/jalpeno's. Only down fall for not a 5star, wait staff was slow to come around....wasn't that busy. Food was great - everyone enjoyed. I recommend. Its part of a resort on the beach as well - very clean lobby and stylish. Its a sharp looking building. Very clean bathrooms as well. we spent 2hrs and enjoyed the atmosphere.

Date of visit: October 2018
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Thank Hunter6793
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Reviewed 7 October 2018

Enjoyed the view and wonderful food made by the Chef. Waiter was friendly, helpful and made us feel at home.

Date of visit: October 2018
Thank bchrefuge
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Reviewed 2 October 2018 via mobile

Excellent environment and food
Pricey but worth it.
Will come again with other people
Close to home!

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank elia s
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Reviewed 18 September 2018

I was going to be away for our first anniversary but luckily my wife was able to join me on a business trip to the west coast. I was looking for a nice place for dinner on our anniversary and found Sea180 doing online research ahead of time. The reservation process online was quick and easy, and although they don’t reserve indoor/outdoor preferences in advance, I did comment at the time that it was our anniversary and outside was our preference if possible.

From the time we got there until we left, the staff were super friendly and efficient. They got a nice table outside just in time to watch the sunset over the Pacific while we sipped drinks (starting with flutes of champagne they surprised us with) and looked over the menu. Speaking of seating - they have pretty substantial indoor and outdoor seating with heaters outdoors in case you get chilly (coming from the east coast that wasn’t going to happen but maybe in the winter, with the wind off the water at night, they could be useful). If you don’t get seated outside, the décor indoors is really nice, and the walls between the two areas are practically all glass, so you can see outside pretty well.

I tried a Coronado Brewing Co. "Orange Ave" Wit beer – have to try the local stuff – which was really good and whatever cocktail my wife got (I already forgot) she thoroughly enjoyed. We tried the charred octopus appetizer while we took a while deciding between the good dinner options. The octopus was quite good if ever so slightly well done. For dinner my wife had the Shrimp Scampi flat bread with basil pesto, roasted red bell peppers, goat cheese, Tuscan kale salad, and lemon vinaigrette. The crust had just enough snap without being dry (all too easy to do with flatbread) and the toppings were an excellent combination. I tried the Fish & Chips (fresh local fish beer battered & fried, baja-ja slaw, house tartar, malt vinegar, garlic herb fries) though I forgot to ask them what kind it was. It wasn’t your typical cod and was really good. The garlic herb fries were awesome as well (I love all the garlic in California dishes) but by the time we got to them we were both slowing down.

The last surprise was a “Happy Anniversary” dessert for us to share. We were happy it was for sharing because neither of us had much of any space left at that point. Our waitress was awesome – super friendly, efficient and always there when you look up needing something. I mentioned earlier the staff was all great, but I’ll say it again – the staff was fantastic. Food was all excellent and I thought the prices were very reasonable.

Dress I see it listed as “casual” but like with many beachfront venues it was all over – there were folks dressed casually, people dressed for a night out and most everything in-between.

This was our first time in Imperial Beach but with family there I’m sure we’ll be back again. Sea180 will be something we’ll be sure to come back to whenever we’re in town.

Date of visit: September 2018
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1  Thank daspork
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Reviewed 11 September 2018

Having followed the Cohn's rise to restaurant domination in San Diego from the early days when Corvette Diner was their only establishment, and have eaten in most of their restaurants, I believe they have gotten too big to have the care and attention they once had when they owned just a handful of restaurants.

With that lack of care and attention, SEA180 was a disappointment. Carlos, our waiter, was inattentive and ill-informed about what the fish special was that day. He was also hard to hear and understand over the din of the other diners outside on the patio.

The day we chose to eat started off as a pleasantly warm day, but a late afternoon fog dropped the temperature to where shorts and a short-sleeved shirt was not enough to stay comfortable at dinner. We asked several times and several people to have the heaters turned on, but there seemed to be an issue with them. At first, they wouldn't stay lit, so we asked one of the manager-looking people wandering around to see if she could try, but were told there was a problem with the gas line. If that was, in fact, the case, then why would you leave the gas line on if it was leaking gas as she claimed she could smell?!?!? They eventually did get the two heaters near our table lit, (without any change in the 'leaking' gas line) and the temperature became comfortable.

I know the restaurant is right on the beach and rust from the sea air is always an issue, but to maintain it, you need to catch it while it's in the very early stages, or don't open a restaurant in that location. Don't let the rust get to the point where it becomes obvious to the diners, i.e., the outdoor speakers and the upright supports.

The food was forgettable, as was the dessert.

There was a time when I was excited to dine at one of CRG's restaurants, but that feeling has since passed.

Date of visit: September 2018
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2  Thank AndySanDiego
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