Reviews for Knotty Barrel Rancho Penasquitos in San Diego, CA
Awesome spot with great beer and food. Dog and kid friendly as long as they (kids) follow the rules. The dry rub wings are the... best and at a good price. Lots of televisions for any available game - great for football on Sundays. I?ve never had bad serviceor meals from this location. Read more
Great food, great beer, great staff. Family friendly, *dog friendly*, group friendly. Clean, nicely set up and a very pleasant... place to have a meal. Use their website to check the menu and you will find it is a broad one. The salads are fresh and good,the burgers are outstanding and beautifully made, and the beer is cold and wet. The staff are well-trained, cheerful and kind.You'll notice it. In terms of "dog friendly": The Knotty Barrel has a large patio with tables and some booths around fire pits,all of which is open to friendly dogs. They will cheerfully provide bowls of water and they have both grilled beef and chickenoptions for your dog. The staff like dogs, and that's certainly helps: they will come by to greet your pooch. The fire pitbooths even have a cleat upon which you can hook a leash. The regular tables do not, so you should bring a carabiner or figureout what you're going to do to secure Fido. The only proviso on all this is that dog seating is *outdoors*. So, if it's hot orrainy, then you might not want to sit outdoors and dogs don't go inside. The bathrooms are clean and that's a plus. Prices arefair and happy hour deals are excellent. Read more
We always love the Knotty Barrel. They have a nice selection of beers, good cocktails, great food and the service is always... good. We had a large group of over 15 people and Jasmine, our server, was great and had a lot of patience with us. Because itwas a large group, they did add the gratuity to the bill, but unlike some places, it was super obvious. They are also super petfriendly and have a 'secret' dog menu. Read more
Update review: Every time I come to Knotty Barrel, I will have a good experience. This time, we brought our friends over for... drinks & dinner. My husband and I always loved their drinks, they have really nice cocktails. We tried the food this time. Allthe foods are so yummy. I highly recommend the pretzel, it is huge, warm and soft, the cheese and mustard dip are so good. Iloved my fish and chips, fried fishes are juicy inside and crispy outside, my truffle fries are flavorful too. My husbandsausage trio is delicious, I love the red polish style sausage the most. Our friends love their Ahi Tuna salad and fried chickensandwich too. By the way, the service is awesome, we got to transfer our seat to the fire pit place when they?re available. Thehost and the server are very nice and patient. Previous review: Love this nice place in our neighborhood! The last time we camehere was still before pandemic, and at that time we haven?t moved here. I?m glad we have this nice bar around us. The drinks areso nice, I loved my lavender Mojito and my husband?s New York New York was quite tasty too. We will definitely come back,especially sitting around the fire pit. Read more
The burgers were so good!! Even my picky young one got the cheese burger off the kids menu and said she wanted to cry it tasted... so good to her. I did get 1 drink and it was petty tasty! Read more
I love the atmosphere this place has. The food is good more often than not and the drink selection is pretty good too. The wait... staff are friendly and usually on top of their game, the cooks are good at what they do. Knotty Barrel has been around a fewyears now and is a much needed bar/restaurant. Definitely recommend. Read more
Had the Fish and Chips was OK lacking taste. The wife had the French dip sandwich and loved it. The boy had Mac and cheese. ... Must try the tater tots it was awesome Read more
Super awesome place for great beer choices and delicious food. I really like the bar set up with its indoor/outdoor design and... big screen TVs. This was our third time visiting and was super impressed with the friendly staff and good service on a weeknightwhen they were obviously busy. Will definitely be returning again and again. Read more