Food is pretty good, especially the grilled tuna salad sandwich. Beers are mostly average, but every now and then Coronado will pull out a good one. Problem is the bar limits you to 3 pints per visit. Stone beer garden blows this place away.

One of the best Brewpubs in San Diego County in order of Service, Ambiance and huge selection of food. Nice outside patios and family atmosphere, long bar with hidef plasmas. Nice place to take the family or the wife.. but forget about having a good brew here, they have about 8 of there own beers on tap, all of them pretty bad though, i had the Mermaid, Nutter brown and the Double IPA, and then a Coke... didnt want to try anymore brews. I wish Alesmith had a place like this, or viceversa.

Visited at night. No food. Very nice looking building with decent parking and a very cool patio. Inside is very upscale. They must have had on a "The corniest, most overplayed dance songs of the 70s and 80s" cd when I was there. I can’t decide if that was a bad or a good thing. But I digress. The waitress told me that she didn’t recommend the sampler tray because most people don’t finish it. Yeah, no shit! I’ll give you (8) 6oz tasters of shitty beer and see if you can finish em! The Porter and the Red were noteworthy, but otherwise the beer was subpar and a few were astoundingly bad. The price on the sampler was on par with the volume you get if you drink it all. I only got about 40% down on all of the samples anyways. I’ll try the food next time, if there is a next time.

Great atmosphere (next to ferry landing and SD Bay overlook) in a great place. (Coronado Island is the bomb). Beers leave a little to be desired, however. Put this atmosphere with AleSmith’s brews and you have the ultimate beer experience.

Overcrowded the 3 times I went there. Food wasn’t great. Beer was average as well.

Visited here in August 1997 in my fledgling beer nerd days and loved it. Let me go back before I seal my rating!

The waitress told me they no longer served a sampler. The excuse was too many people where wasting beer. After talking with her and the bar tender, they gave me a 8 beer sampler. Funny thing is, they had the pre-printer sheet ready and the code was still in the register. OK food. Lots of kids. Sat right next to the wood fire place.

If you’re in San Diego you have to check out the quaint Coronado island, and once you’re there check out the brewpub. There’s nothing much to go out of your way for here but it’s a worthwile joint to add to your list if you’re in the area (only about 10 minutes from downtown SD). Beers are OK, food is OK, bartender (-ess) was very knowledgable. I don’t thtink they’re worthy of bottling but I wish them all the success.

I was pleasantly surprised with this brewpub. Above average beers with usually a couple of decent guest brews (Alesmith IPA was on tap last time I was there). The real surprise for me was the food. The cobb salad was of high quality and fresh. The ribs were tender and meaty. The atmosphere also makes this an excellent place for a nice dinner. Maybe the best food/beer combo in San Diego. Unfortunately Coronado Island is a bit out of the way...but if you are visiting or on vacation to San Diego, I’m sure you will eventually end up there. Check the CBC out!

I only ate here once, but as far as i remember it was legit...however, I've been here a few times for beers, and the selection changes and the beers are above average for a brewpub IMO. Its definitely the only place for good beer on the Coronado Island, so, its definitely a must see if your in the area!