Kimball Coastal Eatery

Gratis música band, saturday after 7pm till' midnight.

Nice location that allows local community members am opportunity to get out. The various bands that play keep people coming back. The new management team has improved the menu, the vibe, and the venue. Go support your local artist.

Kimball Coastal Eatery location is convenient as well as has good vibes but overall the food is not great. I came to eat here since it was near our hotel and we came from a long drive so we were done driving around and needed a break. When we were ordering our food the food seemed to look good when described on the menu but once we got it, I was disappointed because I’ve had better tasting food at diners like Denny’s and Village Inn which are a lot cheaper. A lot of the food tasted canned or premade and did not seem like it was made from scratch, which left me disappointed as I was expecting a lot better.

Five stars without a doubt! We visited for lunch and definitely received five star service and meals. The breakfast burger was amazing and it was a culinary work of art. For instance, the burger had a well balanced blend of flavor profiles and not a one over powered the other. The chef (yes, a true chef) managed not only a balanced flavor profile but built the burger artfully in a manor that kept the burger in tact and beautiful while enjoying it…no burger sloppiness here. Oh, and the bun wow! I don’t know where they get those buns but it was soft, supple and fresh, there was no taking shortcuts with this artfully created burger. If you are a burger lover and a breakfast lover you won’t be disappointed with their combination masterpiece! We also crossed the border a bit with an order of authentic Mexico City quesadillas. If you miss authentic street food you will feel right at home with these. Wait, that’s not all! With the quesadillas was the most incredible, bold and flavorful morita salsa, I mean amazing. Seriously, I was amazed at the incredible flavor. The morita salsa wasn’t the only star in the show, the other two salsa were very tasty in their own right as well. Moving on to our other dish, the chicken milanesa plate was comprised of tender chicken with a nicely textured crust and tasty. The Caesar salad was delicious and leaves my mouth watering for more just writing about. Our server provided excellent service and was very attentive and one can tell that she has great pride in the food and service at the restaurant. The manager’s kindness and enthusiasm was equally pleasing and appreciated. In summary, the name “Kimball’s Fine Eatery” lives up to its name, it truly is a fine eatery including the ombiance. Something that I personally appreciate about the restaurant is their recognition of National City’s founder, Frank Kimball. Frank had the foresight and vision to put National City on the map, he gave of himself greatly to the community and its early development, he was a great man. It’s nice to see that his legacy is not forgotten and he would no doubt be proud of the restaurant with his name sake. Parking: Plenary of parking, even when they are busy.

For breakfast, lunch or dinner food and service is always good.

*Edit. This place has the best breakfast board you can find!! It just keeps getting better!! This breakfast board includes all the favs! And a new waiter Andrew who was so attentive and professional!! He really made the experience great!! Great food great staff!!! Beautiful environment! We frequent this place often and usually request Jay or Tanya Those 2 have excellent service the kind you don't find anymore! They were not available so This time we had Andrew who referred to himself as Jay's protege. He is new but is doing a good job. The menu offered a new item The breakfast board! It was like $37 for 2 people and offered all the breakfast greats! You get pancakes, french toast, chicken and waffles, eggs, potatoes, sausage and bacon!!! I swear for the portions and variety you can't beat that anywhere!!! And it was so good!!! The only problem we had was our table had not been wiped down and the place wasn't as clean as it usually is. We went on father's day morning and sat outside. I'm assuming it was still dirty from the night before. We were a huge group and they were happy to accommodate us right away. It's the second time we go with a group of 12 without reservations and they have been very accommodating. I was really happy with our experience!