The Salty Frog Bar — Restaurant in Imperial Beach

I've lived in the neighborhood for 35 plus years and never thought I would step foot inside Salty Dog bar. Being a non frequent drinker, hole-in-the wall bars just never caught my fancy. And, only then will I entertain a night out unless I'm with the right group of people.

I've been to this bar several times now and it's been nothing but good old fashion fun. You can be yourself and no one bothers you. It's not crazy crowded, at least when I've been there during the weekdays. I can actually find a seat at the bar or just lounge in the back area on a couch. There are also tables and chairs to choose from. There has been a DJ, live band, karaoke or just plain music jammin.

The highlight for me: the bar tenders ! They were attentive and friendly. Shout out to Justin and I forgot young looking female bartender's name. Shout out to her too

This bar may not be as lit and inviting looking from the outside, don't judge. Step inside, give it a try 👍🏼

Oh and see how many frogs you can find around the bar ...I counted...

It's New Years Eve and 2 of my friends, 67 yrs old and 70 walked through the front doors to get us a table. They were welcomed in by the security guy at the door and weren't carded. Another friend, my husband and I, all 61 yrs old, headed to the door after parking the car. The same security guy asked for my ID which I didn't have, and would not let me in. The friends inside had to leave bc of that. On the way out the friends that got in without being carded reminded the security he didn't card them and his reply was "I must not have been paying attention. A note to the owner: replace him. Either way he's going to lose you business. What if he "wasn't paying attention" and someone under 21 would have walked in? He sent 5, over 60 yr old, paying customers away. We're in from St. Louis....not a...

We have visited a few times (12 or so), we like live music and have watched John Solinski and Gabe Wright play here, during the afternoon drinks are very affordable for key west, food portions are generous and my wife and I often split a dish, which they kindly seperate on to two plates. Drink prices after 5pm(ish) are a little high in my opinion, but this restaurant is trying for the Mallory Square crowd, so their happy hour has a little different timing to other restaurants. Overall - like the music, like the staff, food is decent and Salty Frog has become one of our regular haunts. I was fortunate enough to be able to play a song or two on stage here, John always tries to the...