Knotty Barrel Rancho Penasquitos

Super awesome place for great beer choices and delicious food. I really like the bar set up with its indoor/outdoor design and big screen TVs. This was our third time visiting and was super impressed with the friendly staff and good service on a weeknight when they were obviously busy. Will definitely be returning again and again.

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.

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. Use their website to check the menu and you will find it is a broad one. The salads are fresh and good, the burgers are outstanding and beautifully made, and the beer is cold and wet. The staff are well-trained, cheerful and kind. You 'll notice it. In terms of dog friendly : The Knotty Barrel has a large patio with tables and some booths around fire pits, all of which is open to friendly dogs. They will cheerfully provide bowls of water and they have both grilled beef and chicken options for your dog. The staff like dogs, and that 's certainly helps: they will come by to greet your pooch. The fire pit booths even have a cleat upon which you can hook a leash. The regular tables do not, so you should bring a carabiner or figure out what you 're going to do to secure Fido. The only proviso on all this is that dog seating is *outdoors*. So, if it 's hot or rainy, then you might not want to sit outdoors and dogs don 't go inside. The bathrooms are clean and that 's a plus. Prices are fair and happy hour deals are excellent.

We always love the Knotty Barrel. They have a nice selection of beers, good cocktails, great food and the service is always good. We had a large group of over 15 people and Jasmine, our server, was great and had a lot of patience with us. Because it was a large group, they did add the gratuity to the bill, but unlike some places, it was super obvious. They are also super pet friendly and have a 'secret ' dog menu.

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. Previous review: Love this nice place in our neighborhood! The last time we came here was still before pandemic, and at that time we haven?t moved here. I?m glad we have this nice bar around us. The drinks are so nice, I loved my lavender Mojito and my husband?s New York New York was quite tasty too. We will definitely come back, especially sitting around the fire pit.