The Deck at Moonshine Flats

I stopped in for lunch after a 90 minute walk through Seaport and the Gaslight because I was hungry and this was the place that greeted me, had available seating and asked if I needed a menu. I love them so much for not being pretentious or brunch-based. Appropriately, the Padres were on, which suited me well for preparing a scouting report for the upcoming Reds series. Beer: many local taps to choose from, yay!Menu: both paper and scannableMusic: a mix, the first two songs I heard were Smells like teenage spirit and Wild Thing so I am thinking there's something for almost everyone? Food: they do have vegetarian options. I went with the brisket street tacos because I was looking for a lunch size portion. I suspect the nachos would be amazing. Design feature: the space is street level yet somehow feels open air due to the largest skylight I have ever seen.

This place is awesome!! Let me tell you why.For starters, I love the inside. This is a great place to watch any and all sports and specifically great for football on Sundays. They have so many TVs and even play the sound of the big one. There is also a massive skylight in the center of the roof, so you don't feel like you're in a dark bar the whole day, you actually see the sun. It was covered when I went but maybe it's open in the summers.Now for the contents. As I said nice big TVs but also a lot of games! They have big pac man and pool and corn-hole and more! It's a fun place.The staff was super nice!!!The breakfast food was INCREDIBLE!!! The BREAKFAST BURRITO is life changing especially when smothered with their delicious homemade chipotle aioli and garlic aioli. I will actually be dreaming about this burrito. It's massive and such a great bang for your buck. The avocado is plentiful and the potatoes are crispy. Breakfast burrito: 11/10Carne Asada Fries: 9.5/10Carne Asada fries were massive and also topped with delicious steak and guacamole. Some fries were even still crispy under all of that. I highly recommend these too! The meat could be a bit better but for that price, size, and quality I'm not even complaining.They also have a music venue or club in the back I believe but this review is mainly on the deck.

On the last day of our weekend trip to San Diego my husbands and I came to The Deck for a bite to eat before our flight. We had just came from a Padres game and this was the perfect spot to walk to. The vibes were great, very energetic and lively with lots of fans from the game. We decided to share some wings and fries. Both were pretty good! I liked the crinkle cut fries and the prices weren't too bad either. Great spot to chill and enjoy some day drinking :)

Where to even start? My experience is solely on adult entertainment and a small bite. This is like an adult indoor playground! It's way so much fun, there's definitely something for everyone and it's done and arranged in a great tasteful way. Went here with a gal pal to just hang out for a few hours in the early night, solely to hang out. The drinks were well made, and each bar we visited all the bar tenders were super cool and friendly, something that a lot of places lack. When we arrived at 8:30 there was light music playing in the restaurant area which we didn't stick around for long at first, here there was a pool table, corn hole and some other games to play. We learned that there was line dancing classes going on in the back so we checked that out. This place is HUGE! You go down through a corridor and then it opens up to another larger area with more pool tables with another bar and then another even larger area where we found the dance floor, a stage and another bar. Are you lost yet? It keeps going! Jk that's it but nonetheless for downtown this is pretty big. I truly enjoyed to see that the age group wasn't specific to a certain bracket, there was people of all ages all around. Eventually we made our way back to the restaurant area and mingled and played some corn hole. It was very pleasant that the music wasn't obnoxiously loud so you could still hold a conversation with people. I ordered a little snack of chips and salsa and a side of guac, the guac was ON POINT! Overall it was a very good time, I think the cover at 8:30 was a little unnecessary being that the place wasn't even packed or anything like that. Most crowds don't come out until later and they were also still serving food from their full menu. Might come back again to try out their food as it looked pretty yum!

We were going to have Padres pre-game lunch at a different place, then I spotted The Deck at Moonshine Flats. I remembered that the last time we were there, I saw The Deck Sliders being served to a fellow bar patron, so we pivoted and went to The Deck.We found two seats at the bar where we met Ali H., our bartender. Holy smokes! What a hottie she is! Not just a hottie, Ali was an absolutely outstanding bartender too. She was friendly and funny. She knew the menu very well and was quick with recommendations. Excellent service. Life is better with a great bartender! (That should be a bumper sticker) Ali was a great bartender. I had pretty much made up my mind prior to entering. The sliders. Then I saw the Tri-Tip sandwich on the menu and I was suddenly torn. Ali recommended them both. LOL! I love tri-tip, but I can't pass up brisket...*Deck Sliders: smoked brisket, St. Louis BBQ sauce, coleslaw, fried pickles, Hawaiian sweet rollThey were excellent. Melt-in-your-mouth tender brisket. It had a great "bark" and wonderful smokey flavor. Not over-dressed in BBQ sauce. The creamy coleslaw and crunchy fried pickle added great flavor and texture.Ali suggested that I put a bit of their Carolina BBQ sauce on the sliders. Typically I'm not a fan of mustard based sauces, but heeded her advice.Boom! Mind. Blown. The Carolina sauce was a game changer!*Chili Dog: chili, jack and cheddar cheese, red onionSo, Becky ordered a chili dog. We were headed to a Padres game so a hot dog seemed apropos. She ordered a side of fries too. She thought she'd receive a regular 'ol hot dog with some chili and cheese on it.Hahahahaha!! It turned out to be one of the biggest hot dogs on the planet! This thing was a massive wiener! It stuck out a good three inches on either side of the bun. Bex was able to finish maybe a quarter of it. I tried to help, but I had just crushed three brisket sliders.It was a delicious hot dog. The no-bean chili was flavorful and the cheeses were melty and good. A sturdy bun held this monster together. The spiral slicing mad e it easy to cut into smaller portions. The fries were of the crinkle cut variety and were crispy and really good.The Deck at Moonshine Flats charges that annoying, rip-off, totally unnecessary 4% surcharge.Stop with the surcharge!

We've done brunch here a few time and it pretty good. We tried the carne asada fries this time and it is a large order. The flavors are all there and the fries are crisp and not soggy. Give it a shot if you've never been. The skylight was not handling the rain very well, so that something to consider when going and where you seat yourself.

This is not only a great spot to enjoy on the weekends but it is an awesome spot to grab a drink and some snacks before heading into a Padres game. They have a wide variety of drinks including fun bucket drinks that are Padres themed so a great thing to enjoy before cheering on the Padres! They have some fun games to play as well while you enjoy some drinks. We came on a Monday so it wasn't too busy and the service was really quick. I will definitely be back before a game as it was a great spot!

Left my jacket inside. Tried to go inside to grab it but the bouncer, even after I explained I just wanted my jacket, said I couldn't get inside without paying the cover. Rather inconsiderate

Right in the heart of the Gaslamp! Really lively crowd here, as the evening time hits...it gets packed. Especially when the Padres are playing!However, a lot to be left desired. Customer service overall is good. However, as servers have to juggle multiple tables and the crowd gets bigger, it starts to lack quickly. Drink orders and food take a long time to arrive, so they really need to be staffed better.As far as the drinks goes, stick with beer or straight shots. Decent selection! I had some mixed drinks at first but they weren't very stiff at all. I had enough Hennessy & Coke, Jack & Coke, and Jameson/Gingers in my lifetime to know what it should taste like, and these are definitely a bit more watered down. Maybe they do 1 ounce pours? Here's where the big let down was...the food. Prices were very fair and portions were generous but the food just wasn't that good. I think I came on a bad night as the BBQ was a big let down. Pulled pork and tri-tip sandwich was very dry. Had to drown it in sauce...the au jus dip that came with the tri-tip was the only that made the sandwich edible. I did enjoy the potato salad though...but still lolA generous 3 out of 5 stars. The environment here is super fun and the venue is nice. Wide open, with a partial open ceiling. Other then the food and weak drinks, it was actually a good time. Lots of screens to catch the game and the casual environment is always a plus for me!I'd come back but just for some beers!

Early 2000s vibe. Probably a scene for rowdy margarita pitchers on a hot sunny day but not much else. The fries and brisket was a grizzly, lukewarm lump. Friends had breakfast burritos which our very friendly server admitted nobody gets - tortillas were chilly but at least the eggs weren't runny. If you've had enough to drink none of this matters.