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Coasterra
Elevated Mexican cuisine with breathtaking bay views in San Diego.
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Elevated Mexican cuisine with breathtaking bay views in San Diego.
Coasterra offers a fine dining experience that blends modern Mexican flavors with fresh seafood, set against stunning views of San Diego Bay. Located on Harbor Island, this restaurant is ideal for special occasions, casual dining, or holiday celebrations, featuring dishes like Ancho Chili Roasted Salmon and Rainbow Trout A La Plancha. With both indoor and outdoor seating, guests enjoy a vibrant atmosphere, attentive service, and memorable moments, from birthday surprises to picturesque sunsets.
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Upscale Mexican and seafood dishes in an elegant waterfront setting with full table service.
Patio seating offering panoramic views of San Diego Bay and the downtown skyline.
Birthday celebrations, anniversaries, and group events with customized service and dessert presentations.
Daily seafood specials including ceviche, salmon, trout, and other coastal-inspired dishes.
Extensive tequila collection and craft cocktails featuring premium spirits and fresh ingredients.
Saturday and Sunday brunch service with Mexican-inspired breakfast dishes and waterfront views.
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Overall rating
Bianca O'Brien
Location is great, views can't be beat! However this place is very overpriced for what it offers, a bit of a tourist trap if you will. We tried the queso fundido, the ceviche trio, the enchiladas, the chicken, the tostada (got soggy super quick and was impossible to eat like a normal tostada), and the salad. The food was ok in taste, nothing extraordinary. The price was super inflated. The ceviche trio was lacking in distinction - they all just tasted mostly the same. The toastada just had to have the toppings eaten off the shell - it was soggy and hard to cut. The salad was phenomenal, I did switch the blue cheese for cotija though! The flan (one of my favorite desserts) was not good so I didn't finish it. The churros were delicious and hot! As a one time visit, not bad and the staff was polite and accommodating. The views at dusk were also beautiful but the price and lack of authentic options leave me lacking.
Miriam Andrade
The buffet was amazing. Everything but the cauliflower, was my favorite. The rice and tamales was tender. I loved the salmon and pork lion. I visited for Thanksgiving and was not sure what to expect for a Mexican cuisine. There was enough parking and such a large amount of space and seating indoor or out. The price was reasonable not over $90. The valet changed to self parking during 12pm times. I can't wait to try this restaurant again and I have already told everyone to visit. I did not have too much contact with the service since it was buffet style. The Hostess could have given a warmer welcome. But, we have great memories there. The view, flavor, atmosphere and joyful presence was outstanding for the holidays.
Jing
The ocean view was beautiful, and we really enjoyed the sea breeze. We originally came to try the paella, but it turns out it’s only available for dinner. We ordered other seafood dishes instead, and everything was fresh and tasty. The service was attentive and friendly. However, one of our napkins had a lipstick stain from a previous guest. They replaced it right away, but it did take away a bit from an otherwise great experience.
Josh Baltazar
Initial part of the experience of Coasterra is parking. Self Parking was super tight, we also saw there was extra parking if you go past valet after the fact but I will say the signage is not too noticable. We got seated outside and what a view, this is definitely the star of the show. For food we ended up ordering the Ancho Chili Roasted Salmon (toasted quinoa, green beans, shaved cucumber salad, pasilla cream) and the Rainbow Trout A La Plancha (cilantro rice, arugula, pickled carrot & onion salad, habanero, guajillo aioli). We really liked both dishes, the fish was cooked to perfection. I liked the Rainbow Trout over the Salmon. I think for the Ancho Chili Salmon, there was an overpowering Ancho Chili flavor. Overall the food was nice, the server was great and the view was amazing!
Heart on Fire
We had a wonderful time! The food was really good and the view of the city and bay from the outdoor area was so beautiful, especially at night! Our server Wyatt was awesome. He was super kind, considerate, and checked in on us multiple during our meal. The best part was at the end of the dinner when they brought out a slice of cake with a candle for my mom's birthday, it was a really nice moment and the cake was delicious. All around great experience. Would recommend for special occasions as well as casual dinning.
