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    Firefly Eatery & Bar

    3.5 (433 reviews)
    PriceyNew American
    Closed • 7:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Tacos
    Christina C.

    Nice restaurant off the bay. Good service. Friendly staff. The fish tacos were delicious. I paid $31 for two fish tacos and an iced tea with 18% tip. It's pricey and it was a happy hour special.

    Seared Salmon ($34)
    John D.

    Live Fire Restaurant and bar located on the same grounds of The Dana Hotel that serves up a nice mesh of global cuisines refined for American tastes. The Good: *Reservations available via the Yelp app *Happy Hour every day btwn 3-5 p.m. w/ a special mid-day menu to go along with it. *Our server, Madelynn, was really good and attentive. *You have the option to bill your room. *Local brews on-tap as well as a full bar and fermented grapes. *Dog-friendly outdoor seating with views of the harbor and some of the tables have little fires. *Korean wings were surprisingly good, and had a nice sweet and spicy sauce. *Carissa enjoyed her Buddha Bowl that was refreshing and light. The Meh: *Food was good overall but there just a level of refinement the dishes didn't have for a sort of bougie slightly upscale restaurant is trying to present. *My salmon was hammered pretty hard, but luckily the fresh mango salsa saved the day. Coconut rice was OK, but needed more coconut flavor imo, but the asparagus were cooked perfectly and finished with some nice flecks of salt. The Ugly: *Price to portion wasn't great but it was expected. Conclusion: If you're staying at The Dana then the Firefly is a great option to dine at for the convenience factor, but I wouldn't recommend going out of your way here otherwise.

    Trini M.

    Husband and I stopped just planning to have a drink or two while deciding where to go for brunch. However, thanks to our awesome bartender, Ryan, we ended up having four each! He was friendly, easy to talk to, and made some delicious drinks. Great vibes, great service, and even better cocktails!

    Great burger and drinks.
    Paul S.

    A nice solid moderately sized hotel bar and low key lunch spot. The service is nice. Not very busy with plenty of free outside parking in front of hotel. Four large screen TV's. Indoor and outdoor seating. Food and drinks are good. Not much of a scenic view but the hotel surroundings are nice. Definitely will be back.

    Vanessa H.

    First visit here, came in during happy hour. We ordered the Korean Chicken wings and let me tell you, they are fantastic! Packed with flavor! 10 out of 10. We also ordered the Calamari, delicious. One of the best calamari dishes I've tasted here in San Diego. Service was quick, seated outdoors to enjoy the views.

    Mike J.

    This is a restaurant and bar located inside the Dana on the bay. They have an outside dining area and a small indoor section as well. I dropped by after checking in and got a few margaritas that were very good. They used brand name liquors and no well junk. I tried their Korean BBQ wings that were amazing!! Perfect hot sweetness with that outside crunch you desire. Had a few drinks outside as well. It's a very good place to unwind with great service!

    Pay the extra buck for the New Old Fashioned.... That is unless you are a creature of habit or don't like smoked bourbon.
    Ed J.

    Excellent service that makes you feel like a king when you clearly are not.. The staff here is always on point and attentive to their guests' needs. Our child was hungry and we had just had dinner, however you need to make sure she's not hungry. Having had been out all day, Mission Bay. Um Duh. We opted on having on site dining even if if was something easily handled by Jack's. We had impromptu tapas. The calamari and KBBQ wings are stellar. I had made an error ordering and my wife had mentioned our kid wanted another item. They made no fuss changing the pasta for the mini corn dogs. Love this place and the Dana will be back soon.

    Ain't gonna rain on my parade!
    Aubrie R.

    Giving a generous 3. Generous. I can get into my signature Yelp-y review, but the long and the short of it is this place has mediocre service and really bland food. The experience on the patio with the fire pit was lovely, but it took so long to get our cocktails - prior to ordering food - that our ice water had melted into tepid water before the drinks made their way outside. It was somewhat busy, but a hotel restaurant close to a larger hotel hosting conventions needs to know how to handle that. My coworker and I split the beet salad, coconut shrimp and cheese flatbread. All three were bland and unremarkable. Overcooked beets, but a good dressing. Shrimp was meh. Flatbread was mushy on top, and totally burned on the bottom. Our server was nice enough but either spread too thin or just not on the ball. Either way it was not great. Way underwhelmed.

    Lisa S.

    Excellent! We went for dinner once during our hotel stay and visited the bar a couple times as well. Service is very good. Very comfortable inside with plenty of room to move around. We ordered the garlic bread, wedge salad, hamburger protein style and the short ribs. Everything was very tasty and great quality.

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    The atmosphere was nice. Friendly staff, food prepared well and was good. Would come back again.

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    Had the Lobster Mac n Cheese and Fish n Chips. Both were amazing. Got right in and served promptly, great service.

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    Berry tasty food. Excellent service. They even split things in half. Thank you so much!!

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