Marina Grill & Bar — Restaurant in California

After a day of kayaking, my friends and I were hungry! It was about 11am - 1 pm, and we were looking for a good restaurant, but they all had waiting time... except for this place. We arrived here by accident, but our choice was well made.

At arrival, the inside decor was beautifully set up. We ate outside, where we had enough shade and sunlight to enjoy a wonderful day with wonderful friends and wonderful food.

Everything was great and good... then we were served by Samantha.

I was amazed at her customer service skills. As a person who has worked in the service department, I learned a lot just by studying her. She exceeded my expectations, by not only doing her job excellently but taking a step further and relating to my friends and I in short conversations.

As a result of Samantha, I didn't feel like I was at a restaurant or a hotel. I felt like I was visiting a friend, in their home. She wasn't a server in my eyes, she became a friend. In fact I would have been completely fine if she would have stayed with us, gotten a chair and relaxed for a good ten minutes, I wouldn't have minded at all.

All in all, my experience here was amazing, and although we only stopped by for brunch, I left trusting that if the next time I go Samantha is there, I know I will be taken care of.

Because of Samantha helping me, not only have you gained a favorable review, but you have given me the opportunity to remember this place with a good memory of quality service and a good time with my friends.

The next time I come, I won't just get brunch. The next time, I think I'll stay a night or two.

Sincerely, Brian

P.S. I really wish I could have thanked her a lot better in person than I am on here. It was an honor and pleasure to meet you Samantha, thank you for your hard work. If you read this, I just want you to know that God loves you so much, and he pleasures himself in showing his goodness to you. God loves you so so...

The food was below average, and the amount of mistakes that the kitchen people made were simply ridiculous. First things first, when we ordered a Shirley temple, they gave us SPARKLING WATER, instead of sprite. Next, the Asian chicken salad that we ordered literally didn't even have any chicken. Also, we ordered calamari and we didn't even get it until we had to ask the waitress. The reason why this is a 2 star not a 1 star is because the waitress was actually very sympathetic about the mistakes made in the kitchen, so that was a plus. But other than that, prices are crazy and it takes about 45 minutes to...

First time visit to the Marina grill & bar, came down for a preseason game for my birthday and Sunday morning stopped in for breakfast. We ordered the breakfast deviled eggs, and the bacon and eggs scramble, both were absolutely fantastic. The Mimosa flight for $45 was absolutely worth every cent we strongly considered a second one if we didn't have to drive back to Fresno 🤕. We will be back often during football season and we will make this a breakfast stop for sure...