Family-friendly eatery & bar known for a wide American comfort-food menu & Western-themed environs.
Rob Harrison
We had a couple of salads the California citrus chicken and the wedge salad. They were both great. Lots of chicken, they definitely didn’t skimp on the fixens. The service was great, fast friendly. Nice place would come back.
… moreclyde mckenna
So, this was our first time visiting Claim Jumper. We decided since we were in the area watching the Veterans Day parade that we would stop in and try it for lunch. They were offering a free lunch off of a limited menu for veterans on Veterans Day. So my date had the shrimp pasta with Alfredo sauce and I chose the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Excellent choice! The meal was at the table within ten minutes or so. Very polite and accommodating crew. We must return and try more items!
… moreBrandon A
This is legitimately a 0 star review. I have the whole experience time stamped. My girlfriend and I arrived at 735 on 11/7. There are maybe 30 people in the restaurant but it had a good atmosphere with all the TVs. One of the bartenders asks if we want menus as soon as we sat down, great start, unfortunately that was literally it. This same bartender handed us menus and didn’t even ask us if we wanted any drinks/water to start with. 10 minutes later a different bartender comes over and takes our drinks and appetizer order. The drinks came out about 5 minutes later and were mixed. My girlfriend enjoyed her margarita but mine was the most watered down martini I’ve ever had in my life. The worst part about it is that the bartender tried to charge me for a double when I have never in my life ordered a double martini. I legitimately do not even believe that it’s a real thing because it would overflow a martini glass. Tangent aside, we ordered the blackened Bloody Mary shrimp as an appetizer when we ordered our drinks. The picture doesn’t even do justice for how awful this was. Even after all of this, my girlfriend and I were still going to order more drinks and dinner. Neither of the two bartenders ever came to check on us to see if we wanted more drinks or to order actual entrees. 40 minutes after our drinks and app order I finally stood up to get some attention. We got zero attention until I instructed a couple who had been waiting about 10 minutes for any service to just leave because this place is a joke. Lucky for that couple they left, and unfortunately for me I’m too stupid to ask to speak to a manager, because tonight was the worst service I’ve seen at a mostly empty restaurant at 730 on Friday night. I don’t know how they stay in business, they could offer me a 500 dollar gift card and I wouldn’t return to this joke of an establishment.
… moreSheila Heslop
My husband and I arrived in San Diego 2 days before getting on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera to celebrate our wedding anniversary. After exploring the city … we decided to dine at Claim Jumper which was adjacent to our hotel. We thoroughly enjoyed and had a fantastic experience from start to finish at this venue.
We were seated quickly by a friendly host, and our server Edna greeted us with a warm smile and provided outstanding service throughout the evening. The medium-rare prime center-cut filet was perfectly cooked—tender, flavourful, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. We also enjoyed the calamari and buffalo wings, both prepared perfectly. Warm bread and attentive drink refills arrived without even having to ask.
Although the restaurant was busy, Edna was always attentive and gracious. When I mentioned looking forward to dessert for our anniversary but decided on coffee instead, she surprised us with a complimentary slice of their decadent three-layer chocolate cake. Such a thoughtful gesture that truly made our dining experience unforgettable.
Excellent food, beautiful water views, and exceptional service. Thank you, Edna, for making our anniversary so special—we will definitely be back!
… moreBethany Gunn
Sat down at 7:30. First drink order / app order wasn’t taken until 7:45. Didn’t receive water until 8:00 PM. 8:30 no dinner order nor refills ! Bloody Mary shrimp was ok. Couldn’t tell you about the other food because the service was so poor.
… morec “cfl” lane
Great Happy Hour and prices. Place is pretty dated and worn. Reasonable prices and good if budgeting. Understaffed so wait can be a bit. Bar seems to be the go to place as the restaurant was very empty.
… moreJenna Clark
Arrived around 6:20ish. Waited awhile to be greeted and be sat, but saw no employee, and there was no sign indicating to wait or seat yourselves. It wasn’t busy, so we waited a few minutes but still didn’t see a single employee other than the bartender on the opposite end of the bar. We finally sat ourselves, and waited another 5 minutes trying to get any server’s attention to let them know we were there and needed menus but still no employees. I finally got up and looked for our own menus. I watched as two other tables had to do the same because they were in the same situation as us. It was probably another 10-15 minutes before a server even came over. At that point we put in our food and drinks since we had more than enough time to look at the menu and didn’t know when we’d even see our server again. Although she was extremely friendly, there was never an apology for the wait and we were never checked on during our meal. The bread was delicious, but the food was eh. My Caesar salad was drenched in dressing so it was pretty much lettuce soup, and the chicken tasted like it came prepared from a package. Considering how much my food was and the upcharge for chicken, the bare minimum I would’ve expected was fresh grilled chicken. If I wasn’t having dinner with a friend who was about to catch a flight, we absolutely would not have stayed to eat here to eat dinner. Awful experience.
… moreRose Vicente
Had a late dinner here. Ordered wings, steak, chicken, burger. All of them fantastic! Good thing we were able to order before they closed. Big servings, excellent taste
… moreANTHONY SALCE
Our host was excellent and attentive. Great food, and the menu has something for everyone. I was excited to visit for my birthday and haven’t been to CJ since there was one in Carlsbad. The prime steak was excellent.
… moreDarby S
We are visiting from Arizona and staying at the hotel. We wanted something good and convenient after a long day at the beach. The food was delicious!! We had the calamari and pretzel bites appetizer, the lobster mac&cheese, the fish and chips, fish tacos and the potato pancakes. Everything was tasty, our server was pleasant and quick. It wasn’t super busy and was a relaxing atmosphere.
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