Stout Public House — Restaurant in San Diego

I went with a group to see Carroll Burnett and this place was walking distance from the venue. Who doesn't like a pub? The place was dark and nearly empty when I joined the group of 4. I ordered fish n chips, seems appropriate? The place started filling up, and after a long long time, a rushed unfriendly guy dropped my plate off and ran. Finally he came back, breezing by so fast "Everything good?" without waiting for anyone to answer, I almost had to jump outta my seat to stop him. When I bit into the fish, the batter was runny, raw. I told the guy and he got pissed, and as the group will tell you, he acted like it was my fault! He gave major attitude telling me that the place was packed and "no one here made reservations", hinting at us, which we were there before all others and it was dead, so his words were BS excuses. Did I mention it was a weekday? I did not try to give the guy grief about it, I needed to eat still! He angrily told me it would be 20 minutes before the new fish could be made since all the other orders were now ahead of me. He didn't want to remake it but I had to be at the show soon now, so I asked what would be faster, and after nearly yelling at me thst he didnt know, he suggested a burger, which I went with. Eventually the scowling dude came back with the burger and grudgingly apologized but with serious attitude, so I just nodded, waiting for him to move on but he still had to mutter under his breath! Our waitress came out and said one of the cooks didn't show up. I came on a night when one guy couldnt handle his job. They get 3 stars for location, pub ambience, and the burger that hopefully didnt...

I Actually Have Been Here Twice & The Food Was Good. I Ordered Breakfast Because I Didn't Think They Could Handle Anything Else. Yeah Beacon Was Good, Potato's Cooked Well & The Over Easy Eggs Definitely Over Cooked. I Did Tell My Waitress About The Eggs And She Had The Cook Fry 2- More On The House. Yeah I Had Problems With The Bartender And A Rude Guess. I Got Up To Use The Bathroom And When I Returned Someone Was Standing In Front Of My Drink With 2-Shots. I Actually Didn't Say Anything & Waited For Him To Move. He Just Looked AT Us & Sipped His Shots Very Slowly. I Normally Would Asked Him To Move But I'm Recovering From A Broken Femur So I Chilled. Oh Yeah My Buddy Tried To Say Something & The Bartender Said He's Signing His Check! I Actually Told The Bartender, Yeah You Definitely Could Of Served Him On The Other Side Of Us. Yeah They Had Plenty Of Room & Should Not Serve People By Your Drinks For Safety Issues. I Never Been To A Boring Pub Like This Before, Yup No Dartboards, Jukebox And No Band. Oh Yeah Plenty Of TV'S To Watch, Yeah But The Bartender Didn't Know How To Use Them To Entertain Us. I'm Sorry But I Just Can't Recommend This Sorry Excuse For A Dive Bar. Oh Yeah While Waiting For Uber, We Seen Transients Bothering 3-Guess Sitting At Outside...

I have withdrawn my previous five-star good review and I now give this restaurant 10 thumbs down.

Picture this ... I take a seat on their patio on the sidewalk to enjoy a late lunch.... in the heart of dysfunctional downtown in the midst of of the worst part of homeless San DiBeggo.....Now I'm a younger-looking 71 year old male, a well-dressed new regular customer.... So when the bartender comes out to take my order (which would have come to a tidy sum of $15... )he coldly informs me if he wants to hold my credit card while I eat his lunch on his patio...

WTF? EXCUSE ME?

YOU HAVE ME CONFUSED WITH A BUM DOWN THE STREET DUDE... .. I CERTAINLY DON'T FIT THE PROFILE OF A DINE & DASH DEADBEAT! How Freaking rude and insulting...

Then when I asked the waitress about it, with no compassion or apology she informs me "he is just doing his job".

His job involves questioning my integrity and insulting me? WELL DO IT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE I'LL NEVER BE BACK...

This is the age of credit card and debit card identity theft, phishing,etc...and if you want to require me give you my credit card in advance to order to eat your over-priced lunch on your patio... you obviously have had one too many of your own...