TopSail

Five-Star Experience at Top Sail San Diego Our experience at Top Sail San Diego was nothing short of perfection.
The food was absolutely delicious, with a special shout-out to the octopus dish that left our taste buds delighted.
Paired with a selection of beers, it was a culinary delight. The location is truly amazing, providing a breathtaking view of the sunset.
The ambiance is unparalleled, creating a perfect setting for a memorable dining experience.
The attentive service only elevated our time at Top Sail, ensuring we felt well taken care of throughout the evening. In summary, Top Sail San Diego stands out as a great spot, offering a winning combination of delectable food, a stunning location, outstanding service, and the best sunset view – a solid 5-star experience that exceeded our expectations.

The best thing about here is the location, sitting right over the waters edge with a view of the surrounding San Diego bay.
It’s in a prime tourist area, look not far from the Embarcadero tourist spot of the kissing nurse and sailor, near to the USS Midway. The food was very nice - albeit small portions and it’s not cheap either - $14 for a bottle of sparkling water was a bit of a joke - 2 small salads, a portion of fries and a bottle of water was over $70. Service could have been better and was a little lackluster, after we were seated we gave our order and didn’t see our waitress again and had to ask for the check.
It wasn’t busy, so no excuse.
It’s worth the visit for the location alone.

Topsail is one of the newer additions to San Diego's waterfront eatery & bar scene.
Nestled on top of the Brigantine restaurant with the same shared entrance, Topsail starts off with a spiral staircase up, encased in a glass dome.
The host stand is right at the top of the stairs; hostesses have always been very welcoming and friendly. There are lounge group seatings with fire pits all along the border of the place, but they go fast so make a reservation if you're going at peak times.
There's also a full bar in the center with many seats, along with ample seating throughout.
This is an outdoor place, so make sure you dress accordingly and bring a jacket if need.
They have heaters and fire pits everywhere but the wind does flow freely through. It was lunchtime on a Saturday, but we were lucky enough to score one of the perimeter couch seating areas.
The views are perfect from just about anywhere here, but our spot gave us views of the bay and the Star of India ship.
This was my third time here and service was good, as usual. Topsail has a nice selection of beer & some signature cocktails, but the full bar is always ready to make your usual favorites.
I always stick with my usual dirty Kettle martini when I go.
We brought some visiting fiends this time and they got the Mai Tai & iced tea - the Mai Tai was tasty. For lunch, we ordered: Spanish Grilled Octopus, Pork Belly Banh Mi Bao, Chimichurri Skirt Steak, Alaskan Halibut fish & Chips, Wagyu Burger, and the Grilled Salmon Salad.
The grilled octopus was decorous and tender.
The banh mi baos were pretty good, but lack the full banh mi flavors and needed more acidity that pickled carrots & daikon provides in an actual Vietnamese banh mi.
The skirt steak was okay, but not the medium-rare specified and the chimichurri wasn't bad.
Burger and fries were good.
The grilled salmon salad was filling, but the fish wasn't seasoned much and the dressing was bland.
The fish & chips are my favorite, well battered and fried, chips nice and crispy. The food here is decent, but the drinks and views more than make up for it.
Prices are a little on the higher side, but it's the ambiance and views that you're also paying for.
All in all, a good waterfront place to lunch or lounge with drinks while catching up with friends.
This was my third time here and there will be more to come.