Saltwater is the premiere seafood restaurant in the Gaslamp Quarter, owned by the SD Dining group. As the best seafood restaurant in San Diego, we pride ourselves on the freshness of our ingredients, with fish being flown in daily from the Mediterranean sea straight to our fresh fish bar where diners can choose their fish, weigh it and have it cooked to perfection, exactly how they like it! This is one of the few restaurants in California that offers this kind of seafood experience and truly sets us apart from our competition. The interior is a stunning deep royal blue that offers a romantic, premier, and nautical ambience that will make you feel like you are on a 90’ Riva yacht sailing through the Grand Canal. Stop by today!
White-tablecloth operation with outdoor seating offering creative fish dishes & cocktails. Based on 287 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
565 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 525-9990
Website:
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Hours
| Friday |
4–11 PM |
| Saturday |
4–11 PM |
| Sunday |
4–10 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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4–10 PM
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday |
4–10 PM |
| Wednesday |
4–10 PM |
| Thursday |
4–10 PM |
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Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Chaz Nezha
Sure, here’s a Yelp review for your first time raw bar 11 course experience in downtown San Diego:
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Sarah White
Visited here for mother’s day and was not disappointed! We were able to try a lot of dishes, oysters, sashimi, crab cakes
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Laura Gipson
I can’t say enough amazing things about our experience having dinner here recently. First and foremost, the service was AMAZING! Albert really went above and beyond to provide great service and was very genuine. Second, the food was such a treat. We sampled quite a few items including the seafood tower, lobster fettuccine, tuna tartare tostadas and my personal favorite… the oyster shooter! 🙂 My husband is a little picky with his pasta and this was hands down his favorite dish. The seafood tower of course did not disappoint with amazing mussels, lobster and a crab salad which melted in my mouth. Definitely a must try for downtown dining.
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Mike Duniec
I had a good dinner experience at Happy Hour. New old fashioned, yellow tail, tartare , and meditarinian spread were all delicious! The server was really nice would recommend.
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Gus El khoury
Great location in the middle of gaslamp quarter.
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SAMANTHA Beauty
Excellent scallop and seafood stew Cioppino very tasty. We glad stopped by. Our sever, Jessica, was very friendly and helped us chose the best dishes. Thank you and we will be back.
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Ry Hil
Happy hour oysters! $1.50 each. Nice and fresh tasting. I don’t often order raw oysters but that happy hour drew me in to give them a try. Nice atmosphere and service.
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JC
Very nice upscale Seafood and Steak spot in the Gaslamp district. Started with a Smokey New Fashioned. I had half a dozen fresh oysters, the ceasar salad and the Chilean Seabass. For dessert I had the tiramisu and a espresso martini. Everything was amazing. I was in town for work and went by myself. Sat at the bar and had a wonderful dinner and time there. Check out the video of the seabass.
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James Miller
Amazing experience! Drinks and food were the best. Bartender was working hard, very friendly and attentive. Server was Friendly and attentive. Parking is a little problematic. Deserts very tasteful. I highly recommend.
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m b
Went here on a Monday night, and it was completely dead. Not a great first sign. Food quality was really poor. This is wannabe fine dining. Servers couldn’t wait to clear dishes, we had a seafood platter that they attempted to take away twice while we were still working at it. To give an idea of the sort of establishment this is, rather than they standard warm towel to clean your hands after seafood, they brought out wet table napkins. Already thought it was a total con job, but to top it all off, 3 of our party of 5 got food poisoning. Baffled how they managed all these good reviews.
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