LandShark Bar & Grill

We made it back to Landshark Bar and Grill for another Wednesday afternoon pre-Padres game lunch.We seated ourselves at the bar where we were promptly greeted by Gilbert. A margarita for Becky and a Delahunt Blonde for me. After confirming with Gilbert that the Baja Fish Tacos came as a trio we decided to share that. (2 for me!) We were offered fries or tortilla chips as a side, we opted for chip and salsa. Three fish tacos (LandShark-battered, cabbage slaw, poblano cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas served with fire-roasted salsa) arrived after a short wait. Typically I prefer corn tortillas, but I really liked the flour that these were served on. They were quite large filled with a filet that filled the tortilla to the gills. Lightly battered and fried nicely they were very good fish tacos. The best ever? No, but absolutely worthy of recommendation. We'd get them again for sure. The chips were good as was the fire-roasted salsa, although it could've used a more spicy kick.A great visit to Landshark Bar and Grill. Friendly service from Gilbert. I would be remiss if I didn't give a shout-out to Trevor B. the GM of the place. He's a good guy and responsive to any needs you might have.

For the many restaurants that I have been to there are the ones that try to get to the many customers and the ones that try to get you by the many drinks specials the way to get to the servers is that you can order the soft drinks and the nonalcoholic cocktails that many cocktail servers try to make the totals for the drinks. For many restaurants that have such greet food and the tacos and the seafood that has the best in flavors and the great bar food the time it takes to makes the great fish tacos. The one restaurant that I had discovered yet the feel of the location was more of a hotel than a large restaurant to find the location and the main entry to the establishment there was no one to welcome at the front door of the restaurant. The Margaritaville was the great place of the parrot head with the song of the many resorts that you can see the main lobby and the sundries store with the sale of liquor in the lobby store. The hotel itself feels like the many that are in the city of Las Vegas with many restaurants you will find many of them that takes the front area of the hotel and the main lobby with the large restaurant that with the looks of the restaurant it looks more of the smaller bar. Entering into the hotel the Landshark Bar and Grill was tight off the main lobby with the many pieces of memorabilia with the airplanes of the model of the airplane that many have seen with the Jimmy Buffet videos. The looks of the bar it was one that the servers were going behind the bar to get the orders and waiting for the orders. Having to ask one of the managers that were on the floor tells me that they were serving during happy hours to see no menus telling of what happy time is. With the many people which I have seen at the bar it was one of the many areas in the restaurant bar that I have never seen a bartender free pour going through so many bottles in one hour for the pouring of drinks should be done by jiggers. Service at the bar was one of asking the many questions and the food menu was one that is of trying to see what the happy hour was yet the food that was being served looked very good. The one thing that I wanted to see was the time of service, so I took on the order for the fish tacos and the one thing that one of the many food specialties of sliders was not served. The bartender Ryan asked me what I wanted to order I like to try the Fish tacos and the bartender was asked do you make the best in drinks. I had ordered the tropical hurricane that was one of the strongest drinks that I have seen free poured yet the bar never used jiggers. The food service was very good and the fish tacos were some of the largest tacos and the sauce was the best with the flavor of the fish cooked correctly and perfect for the taste. For the service at the Landshark it was more of the bartenders asking you if you liked another drink seeing the drinks they poured it was to stick with one not to have too much to drink.

*jaws music starts to play. Me and fiancé had the best of times drinking our feelings at the bar for tops. Between the bartendA and the Daytona 500 speed of the staff, it was nothing short of an amazing stop on our vacation. I totally forgot the bartenders name, I think it Brian? Ryan? Dennis? Who knows, who cares am I right? Highly recky this place. So no matter if your running for your life, running the amazing race, or running away from your boyfriend, just make sure you run right into this place. So thank you to the SharkBaiters and the waiters and the RyanATors. It's been fun, it's been real, and it's been one hell of a sharking good time. *jaws music starts to play again.

We were in town for a conference. The group decided to have dinner here. We were seated away from the live music; however, it was still pretty loud. The service was definitely very slow; hence, for the 4 stars instead of 5. I ordered the salmon entree without teriyaki. They were very accommodating for the special request. It was pretty good.

So I was coming off a "high" from the Jimmy Buffett tribute show that I had recently seen and I decided to come in here before a concert and eat. Well they were grossly understaffed. It took 10 minutes or more to get seated and there was plenty of seating that was open. Unfortunately, it was cold and I was seated by the doors so cold air kept blowing in. It's not really a well designed area. I ordered a BBQ Burger because how can you screw that up? Uh, they found a way. The burger was drowning in a terrible BBQ sauce. The bacon wasn't cooked enough, and the patty had no flavor at all. The fries were good, but cold. It was pretty disappointing. The decor of the restaurant is cool though. It's attached to the Margaritaville hotel which you have to go through if you want to use the restroom. I wouldn't be back here to eat but there is a cool rooftop bar. I would try that instead.

RIP Jimmy Buffett... I visited the LandShark Bar & Grill which is the flagship restaurant at the new Margaritaville Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter several days before he passed. The property used to be the Hotel Solamar before the multi-million dollar renovation. LandShark is one of three dining establishments on the property and is located on the ground floor wrapping around two sides of the building. The theme was a casual, beachy vibe like the rest of the hotel.The menu featured typical bar fare categories... appetizers, salads, entrees, burgers, sandwiches, and desserts. The prices were slightly higher because of the touristy aspect and premium downtown location. The only item I ordered was the Grilled Teriyaki Salmon ($28). This entree came as a marinated salmon fillet on a bed of mango-ginger rice with roasted broccoli and furikake sprinkled on top. The salmon was cooked to the right degree, however too much sauce was added. Extra amounts were sprinkled around the circumference of the plate which was unnecessary.There was certainly some neat decor that was worthy of snapping pictures. Even the adjacent hotel lobby had photogenic works of art to reflect Margaritaville. For the food quality and price though, it was average at best. Plenty of other cuisine choices were available nearby so the rating for my dining experience at the LandShark Bar & Grill was three stars.

After visiting the 5 o'clock Bar on the rooftop, we stopped in for a Margarita to celebrate the passing of Jimmy Buffett. We got a couple of places at the bar. The bartenders were attentive so we got our drinks fast. Ordered some Beach Chips which are fresh homemade potato chips with cheese and bacon, really tasty. There was some confusion over the price of the drink, the sign out front stated happy hour prices during the week and all day Sunday $9 Margaritas but the $9 price was not honored. The place is a new favorite and we will definitely be back.

So after my sushi spot was closed we decided to give this spot a try since it's relatively new. We were seated and immediately asked for our drinks. We ordered the chips and dips and it was honestly very disappointing. The cheese dip was cold and lacked any discernible flavor. We mentioned it to our server and was brought a fresh one. The 2nd one wasn't that much better, but our entrees arrived. The burger was good and the fries were fresh and crispy. The burger got a bit messy since they put the sauce under the pattie. My friend enjoyed her salad and had zero complaints. A nice little spot to check out with live music from time to time, just take your time choosing your food.

Went here on a Wednesday night with my girlfriends, the interior design was nice, everywhere you looked there was something to look at. They had a live band playing it was nice but a bit loud but still good with the vibe they had going on. Our server was very nice and very attentive, always asked us what we needed and she would be right there! Amazing service. She even walked us by the bathrooms cause it was a bit confusing. Food was great very big portions! I got the BBQ burger and it was delicious! My other girlfriend got the same thing and one other got the turkey club and her plate was humongous! And my other friend got the nachos which was also pretty big. I like the portion for the prices it's pretty good! Now the drinks...I got the spicy mangorita and it was bomb dot com, definitely will be coming back here if not for the food then for the drinks! Since this place is part of the hotel, we got to hang out in the lobby of the actual hotel and they had really cute picture opp super cute and chic. Definitely recommend coming here and just hang out and have a drink.

Tried this place out after the baseball game on Saturday night and did not realize the place had only been open for about 2 weeks. The Gaslamp was packed with baseball fans so this place was pretty busy but they were nice enough to seat us within 15 minutes since we stayed and waited by the front door. Our waitress was very nice and provided excellent service. She did explain to us that they had only been open for 2 weeks so their beer tap wasn't working but it was fine since they had $5 specials on maragaritas. We decided to try one and it was just okay. I had the Philly cheesesteak and my wife had the carne asada tacos but they ran out of salsa so it was hard to judge the tacos without the salsa. The cheesesteak was good but nothing special. The great customer service made it worth our while but they definitely need some time to improve. We'll visit again when we come back to catch another baseball game and see if things are bette then.