Bay Hill Tavern Has a $6.50 Menu Item for Your Dog

Overview

Plenty of San Diego restaurants call themselves dog friendly. Bay Hill Tavern put it on the menu.

"Puppy Chow" — $6.50. An actual item, priced, listed with the food. That's a different level of commitment from a water bowl by the door, and it tells you most of what you need to know about who this place is for.

It opened in 2019 on Clairemont Drive, describes itself as a "family friendly, dog friendly, neighborhood bar and restaurant," and serves American food across a genuinely long day.

Here are the two things to plan around.

Brunch runs daily until 2 p.m. Not weekends-only — every day, with a weekday brunch menu at $13–$18 and a weekend one at $11–$20. A Tuesday brunch is a rare and useful thing to know about.

And happy hour ends at 6:15 p.m. Not six, not seven. A quarter past six, Monday to Friday, from 3 p.m. — $2 off all drinks and $2 off appetisers. It's an odd enough time that it's worth setting an alarm for.

What It Costs

To start:

• Chips & Guac $11 · Potato Skins $12 · Big Ol' Pretzel & Dip $13
• Wings $16 · Calamari $17 · Mine! Nachos $18
• All $2 off during happy hour

Mains:

• Burgers $17.50–$19 — Certified Angus, served with fries
• Sandwiches $16–$20, with fries
• 12-inch pizzas $20–$23
• Salads and bowls $15–$19
• Fish & Chips $22, available all day
• Citrus Salmon $26 · Slow-Braised Short Ribs $28
• Midnight Braised BBQ Ribs — $25 half rack, $40 full

Brunch:

• Weekend $11–$20 — Chicken & Waffle $17, Chilaquiles Verdes $20
• Weekday $13–$18

Dessert: Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie $11 · Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich $12

Kids $6–$9. Puppy Chow $6.50.

There's a Taco of the Week — three tacos for $15.

The Bar

• Specialty cocktails — $12 each. The house list: Man of his Word, DNA Test, Working Class, Mahalo Mule, Mama Pacha and Bay Hill Pharma
• Draft beer $7.25–$8.50 — including Russian River Blind Pig IPA at $8.50
• Cans and bottles — domestic $5.50, Guinness $7.50
• Wine $8–$13 a glass, bottles $28–$48
• Brunch drinks $7.75–$12 — the Bay Hill Bloody is $10
• Non-alcoholic: hot coffee $3, cold brew $5, fresh orange juice $3 for 8oz or $5 for 16oz

Taco Tuesday runs every Tuesday from 3 p.m. — taco specials, discounted tequila and Mexican lager, and cheap nachos.

How to Visit

• Address: 3010 Clairemont Dr., San Diego — Bay Park
• Phone: (619) 326-8828 · Email: info@bayhilltavernsd.com
• Hours:
  • Sunday 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
  • Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
  • Friday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
  • Saturday 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
• Happy hour: Monday–Friday, 3:00–6:15 p.m.
• Brunch: daily until 2 p.m.
• Family friendly and dog friendly
• Ordering through Toast; private parties through their booking form

Two sister venues worth knowing: Side Piece Bar, next door, and Working Class in North Park.

Good to Know

• 6:15, not 6:00. The extra fifteen minutes is free money if you know about it.
• Brunch on a weekday is the underused thing here. Most places reserve it for Sunday.
• Bring the dog. There's a menu item for them.
• Fish & chips is available all day at $22, which makes it the reliable order whenever you turn up.
• Sunday opens at 9 a.m., the earliest of the week.
• Side Piece is next door if you want to move on without moving far.

The Takeaway

Get there at three on a weekday, take $2 off a cocktail and an order of wings, and bring the dog.

What makes Bay Hill Tavern worth knowing isn't that Bay Park has a decent tavern — it's that this one took "family friendly, dog friendly" literally enough to price a dish for the dog and serve brunch on a Tuesday. The details are the point.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Bay Hill Tavern? At 3010 Clairemont Dr., San Diego, in Bay Park.

What are the hours? Sunday 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

When is happy hour? Monday to Friday, 3:00 to 6:15 p.m. — $2 off all drinks and $2 off appetisers.

Is brunch only at weekends? No. Brunch is available daily until 2 p.m., with a weekday menu at $13–$18 and a weekend menu at $11–$20.

Is Bay Hill Tavern dog friendly? Yes, and there's a "Puppy Chow" item on the menu at $6.50.

When did Bay Hill Tavern open? 2019.

Is there a Taco Tuesday? Yes — every Tuesday from 3 p.m., with taco specials, discounted tequila and Mexican lager, and cheap nachos.

How much are the cocktails? House specialty cocktails are $12, with $2 off during happy hour.