Established in 2019, Knotty Barrel Rancho Penasquitos is a locally owned, family and dog friendly bar and restaurant where you will always feel at home. Enjoy our locally-sourced menu with a twist, a wide array of domestic, imported and local craft beers as well as a full bar.
In addition to 4,000 square feet of interior dining space is our 2,000 square foot outdoor patio complete with fire pits. Featuring daily specials, weekend brunch and a kids menu – Knotty Barrel is the perfect spot for any occasion.
Based on 426 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
13211 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92129
Phone: (858) 365-7036
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Hours
Friday |
11:30 AM–10 PM |
Saturday |
10 AM–10 PM |
Sunday |
10 AM–9 PM |
Monday
(Labor Day)
|
3–9 PM
Hours might differ
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Tuesday |
3–9 PM |
Wednesday |
3–9 PM |
Thursday |
11:30 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Meau Vedrun
Came here for some lunch after hiking Black Mountain and was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. They also have a decent selection of craft beers on tap. Overall great experience eating here so I’d definitely come back
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Gideon Jobson
Ownership is solid. Staff is excellent. Interesting menu, quality ingredients. I would like a better Michelada. House “knotty IPA” is bomb. 4/5 beer menu. Full bar. Tortilla on breakfast burrito is 5/5. I’m looking forward to trying a lot more of their food. FYI there is an attractive brunch menu if you didn’t know. Poke stack has turned out to be my favorite. It hits kinda like Kim chee poke but it’s fresh, not kim chee (wasabi) and San Diego beautiful.
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Afsoon Alaghehband
Food was excellent and very nicely served. Very good service and at perfect for Sunday afternoon hangout place !
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E L
Awesome spot with great beer and food. Dog and kid friendly as long as they (kids) follow the rules. The dry rub wings are the best and at a good price. Lots of televisions for any available game – great for football on Sundays. I’ve never had bad service or meals from this location.
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Mark Caskey
been there a few times now and we always get great service, great beer and great food.
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brenda reed
First time there took my son there for his birthday lunch. Excellent food got the goat cheese flat bread for appetizer and steak sandwiches. My mom got the French dip. The staff delivered fast friendly service. Told us about specials going on during the week. Highly recomend. My son can’t wait to go back with friends.
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Erik Basil
Great food, great beer, great staff. Family friendly, *dog friendly*, group friendly. Clean, nicely set up and a very pleasant place to have a meal.
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LULU LIVE Art
Update review: Every time I come to Knotty Barrel, I will have a good experience. This time, we brought our friends over for drinks & dinner. My husband and I always loved their drinks, they have really nice cocktails. We tried the food this time. All the foods are so yummy. I highly recommend the pretzel, it is huge, warm and soft, the cheese and mustard dip are so good. I loved my fish and chips, fried fishes are juicy inside and crispy outside, my truffle fries are flavorful too. My husband sausage trio is delicious, I love the red polish style sausage the most. Our friends love their Ahi Tuna salad and fried chicken sandwich too. By the way, the service is awesome, we got to transfer our seat to the fire pit place when they’re available. The host and the server are very nice and patient.
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Marc Alnwick
Really good food. Cool atmosphere. The service was good. I like the fries and calamari, they were very crispy. The bread on our sandwich’s were toasty and soft. The steak was tender and had great flavor. They have nightly specials. I look forward to coming back on Sunday and trying the ribs dinner.
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Anna Heaslet
I celebrated my birthday here with my best friends, we had brunch and stayed for the anniversary party, and it was the greatest day ever! Everyone was amazing, the food and drinks were delicious, we couldn’t have asked for more. Definitely recommend, and I know that we will be back!
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