The dining room at Pacific Coast Grill with windows over the Cardiff surf

Our story

Thirty years on the sand.

Fresh, local and free-range ingredients, an ocean view from every seat and food you'll crave.

The dining room at Pacific Coast Grill with windows over the Cardiff surf

Our story

On the sand since 1995.

Escape your daily routine and indulge in a spectacular dining and visual experience, inside or out, at our award-winning restaurant on the sand of the Pacific Ocean. With two levels of bars, decks and patios, every seat offers an ocean view.

Since 1995 Pacific Coast Grill has used fresh, local and free-range ingredients to produce food you'll crave.

Perennial favorites on the Pacific Coast Grill menu include our Shrimp Dumplings with port wine sauce, fresh-cut Kennebec truffle fries, Sesame-Crusted Seared Ahi with coconut forbidden rice, house-smoked Hawaiian BBQ baby back ribs, West Coast oysters on the half shell and the Cardiff Reef Roll.

Our kitchen is led by Chef Israel Balderas and Sous Chef Jorge Benitez, sustainable, free range and organically conscious since 1995. As the sun sets in the west, celebrate another day at Pacific Coast Grill and toast an El Jefe to your health. Cheers!

The best break on the beach.

Why PCG

Three reasons to stay for sunset.

  1. An ocean view from every seat

    Two levels of bars, decks and patios on the sand in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, inside or out.

  2. Raw bar and sushi

    West Coast oysters on the half shell, ahi poke, nigiri and rolls like the Cardiff Reef, Longboard, Sea Dragon and Sunshine.

  3. World-class margaritas

    Made with fresh lemon and lime juice and premium tequila, from the El Jefe with local prickly pear to the Smoky Serrano.

The oceanfront deck at Pacific Coast Grill at sunset

Sunset's coming

Every seat has an ocean view.

Book a table on OpenTable or call us at 760-479-0721. Lunch from 11, raw bar at 3, dinner from 4, and the best break on the beach all day long.