The Pier Grill & Tackle — Restaurant in San Clemente

My wife and a friend went to the pier last night for a stroll. When they got to The Pier Grill and Tackle they stopped to see what food was available. The friend asked if the hotdogs were beef. The young man checked and said they were. They each chose to get a hotdog with onions. They then asked about drinks. The young man informed them that the soda fountain was not working. He said they had cans available. My wife asked the price of the canned sodas. The young man replied that they were $2.99 each. My wife turned and explained to her friend that the canned sodas were $2.99 which was more than the fountain drink would have been for a 24 ounce soda. She asked if her friend wanted to get a can. The young man looked at her and said you are being rude and the sign says I do not have to serve you if your rude, so I chose not to serve you. My wife asked him what she had done that was rude. He said it does not matter I am not going to serve you. Dumbfounded by his comment, she said she had not intended to be rude if that is what he perceived. He again replied that it did not matter because he was not going to serve her. I for one am glad I was not there. This young man should feel the same. His actions were unwarranted and he needs to be held accountable for what he did to...

The young man working there today, January 7, 2024 did an amazing job saving a little boys day... My son had seen the stuffed shark early in the morning and said he wanted it and me trying to teach a lesson about seeing all of our options before we choose something said let's see what else there is in town and if you still want the shark, we will come back... Hours went by as we explored the area waiting for our train back home and my son still wanted the shark so much that when I said let's go get it, he ran the length of the pair only to see that the shark was gone... His face dropped but he said, that's okay, I guess I can get the dolphin... The young man working said, there should be a shark and I told him it was gone, the young man working said hold on and came out of the back of the shack with a stuffed shark... This made my son's day and meant the world to him and me, because you saved our...

The clams were amazing, loved looking onto the beach. But the service was horrible. The server Marissa was on her phone sitting at the bar the entire time we arrived at 9 o’clock and we were not informed that the kitchen closed at 9:30 so when we order our first bucket of clams, we’re going to order a second round When I asked to order the second round kitchen was closed. She never let us know that the kitchen was going to close or come around and say hey the kitchen is about to close. Would you like to order anything else so we got to miss out on another round of clams… we waited over 10 minutes just to pay. We had our card out to Pay and she was on her phone for over 10 minutes. Not paying attention at all....