Waterside Grill and Lounge

I had breakfast at Waterside Grill & Lounge, located inside the Grand Bay Hotel San Francisco in Redwood City. The restaurant has a nice view overlooking the Redland Shore Lagoon and is conveniently situated near the hotel lobby, across from their small marketplace. Parking in the hotel's structure costs a fee, but there's plenty of seating inside the restaurant itself.I came for their breakfast buffet, which runs from 6am-10am. I had vouchers that allowed me to dine for free, but otherwise, it's $30 per person Tue-Thur--which, frankly, I don't think is worth the price if the experience is the same.The food selection is pretty standard for a breakfast buffet. They offered pastries, scrambled eggs, sausages, potatoes, smoked salmon, yogurt, oats, and fruits. The smoked salmon was the standout for me, but the rest of the offerings were just average. For drinks, they had tea, coffee, and orange juice, but I was surprised and a bit let down by the lack of room temperature or cold water. It's a small detail, but one that would have improved the overall experience.While the food quality was fine, and I left feeling full, the breakfast didn't quite live up to the price point. If you're staying at the hotel and have a voucher, it's worth a visit.

Terrible all around.We had no problem getting seated right away for our reservation for 7 people. The space itself is gorgeous with the bar but it was ridiculously too hot inside that it was SO uncomfortable.We ordered appetizers and entrées with no preference of receiving them in any order and waited nearly 45mins for our food. Our food finally came out and they were ALL entrées, NO appetizers. Weird.We inquired our waiter about them and he goes, "Oh, which appetizers......." Never-mind, we asked him to cancel all our appetizers.There were also no check-ins during our meal. Would not recommend and will not be coming back.

I stayed at the hotel while my husband attended a conference, so I didn't have a whole lot to choose from as far as places to eat went. The food was good, but definitely overpriced. Breakfast was $30 for avocado toast and coffee. Lunch was $45 for Cobb salad, cup of soup, and water. The wait staff was always super kind and very helpful. I never waited too long to be seated, to order, or for my food. I'd eat here again if I stayed at the hotel and didn't have a car or way to get around.

It's tough to serve on Thanksgiving. Especially when you have a family that has dietary restrictions, and is very particular with food orders. The staff was incredibly accommodating and delivered a mouth-watering, scrumptious and filling turkey dinner. Pure Thanksgiving comfort. We left with full hearts and stomachs. Exactly what the (foodie) doctor ordered this holiday season!

They've really been pushing acoustic Night Thursdays and I've been frequenting this cool space since. Mike is normally bartending with Benny and Edwin and it's a cool spot to hang out for Golden Hour (happy hour at sunset) esp on Thursdays when they have a live musician. I did the burger my first time. Salmon my second and it's now in rotation with my friends and I for our after work spots.

Had client dinner. Food wine and service were awesome. Our client loved the experience

Food and Happy hour was good we went during the week, but there is no signage on the building and was thinking of having my parents meet me there for brunch but knew they would probably get lost .There was also only the bartender for the entire place . He was great. He first overcharged me and I had to ask isn't it happy hour? Not a huge selection of Chardonnay by the glass. But good draft beers. Definitely would go again and they have a big outdoor area by the water.

Great ambience and views! Had breakfast with my friends and enjoyed it thoroughly. Marco, our server, was great - 5 stars for service!

We had selected this restaurant at the Grand Bay Hotel for New Years Eve because it had been at the same hotel as an event that we attended there. We were required to give a 25.00 person deposit when we signed up in November. There were four of us. The cost for the dinner was $95.00 per person for a buffet. The amount of $100. was immediately charged to our credit card. We had assumed that the remainder would be charged when we received the bill. We were told at the time that they would be refunding the deposit but would need to pay the full bill of 95.00 a piece. The bill came and they automatically charged a tip of 20% and then charged the tax on the whole bill. ( We pointed out that this was illegal and they did give us a new bill without the tip. ) A tip on a buffet is typically 10-15%The deposit was to be refunded but hadn't been. I called and they said that they were processing the refunds on 1/8th. There was no refund and I have my credit card company handling this. Furthermore, the food was absolutely tasteless, they were disorganized in that they did not follow their edict that they had in writing of having a 5 minute time window before we could potentially lose our reservation, hence the deposit. We were there 10 minutes before our reservation and they did not seat us until 30 minutes past our reservation as the food was not yet ready. Also the food was way over priced. Atmosphere not what a NYE should be as there were no table linens nothing spectacular and was a coffee shop atmosphere They would have been better off serving hamburgers! What disturbs me is the fact that they were taking advantage of customers! They probably thought that no one would notice! Whoever cashes a deposit before a dinner reservation! It should have been cashed if we didn't show up! This hotel will not last should they continue these unethical and illegal practices. So very short sighted as we are in the process of contacting the people who put on the event that had hundreds of people there. Certainly we will NEVER BE RETURNING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM A HORRIBLE REVIEW SHOULD ANYONE ASK US!

Great ambiance! And 8 drafts! Not bad for a hotel bar! Very nice burger also! They got fat tire draft!