Latitude Lounge

Have visited here a number of times and Latitude never fails to satisfy. First, I will say its a bar in a hotel so it is priced accordingly, but keeping that in mind its still pretty good!
Had the pretzel bites and the buffalo wings, along with an Old Fashioned. Pretezel bites are amaze-​balls! I mean seriously – tiny soft pretzels drenched in butter and garlic!!! All thats missing is bacon. Wings were good, too.
Bar staff is friendly and attentive. Tiffany makes great drinks that go perfectly with her great smile. Chris is the consummate professional, also. Whether you’re watching a game or pre-​gaming for Altitude, this bar is worth a visit.
My only major complaint is the bar stools. Please– get something with padding!!!

Chris and Tony made us so comfy while we were here on a business trip! We will be back every night. Great customer service!

Stayed at this hotel. Great staff! So much having a close bar with amazing view just a few floors up.

Came into the latitude lounge about 30 minutes before the Super Bowl started and had no trouble bellying up to the bar right in front of a giant flatscreen.
Although my friends decided to drink their lunch, I opted for the New York blackened steak salad. The salad was amazing. It came with avocado sun-​dried tomatoes and baby greens coated with a light and flavorful dressing. There was a generous portion of steak which was cooked to perfection with just the right amount of seasoning.
They have a separate dessert menu with lots of delectable treats. I ordered the baby chocolate cake. The bartender did give me a strange look when I asked her if there were real bits of baby in it lol. It was a molten chocolate cake with a condensed cream sauce along with fresh berries and vanilla bean ice cream. They also offer after dinner drinks like super aged port wines.
I knocked off one star for the smoke that was billowing in from the lung cancer candidates out on the patio. It started bothering us after a while especially having to smell it while we are eating.
The service here was amazing. Our bartenders name was Tiffany and she was going non-​stop with a smile on her face the entire time and a great attitude. Kudos to her for making it look so easy!

Cool rooftop bar to take in the San Diego views. My man and I had drinks there and enjoyed our time overlooking the city.

Just had drinks here. There is a nice patio where you can sit and enjoy your drink while people watching (my favorite thing to do)

The old-​fashioned was the best. The pastrami sandwich was awful. Seriously, I was stuck in traffic for 5 hours and starving, so for me to turn down food…
It looked nice. Eye appeal. Served on pretzel bread, but it was so dry and stale. The pastrami was grilled, but somehow tasteless. I only ate half of my sandwich. The grilled ahi sandwich was a winner, but unfortunately it was not mine.

If you go to Altitude rooftop, do not forget about Latitude Lounge on the bottom floor! Another of my favorite spots in Gaslamp for years. Always attentive service, very friendly. Lots of tourists, so if you are local and want to mingle with visitors and sharpen your foreign language skills, this is a cool place to hang out.
Great place to drink a cocktail while you wait that line to get to the elevator that will take you to Altitude disappear…

Nice place to start your evening with cocktails and appetizers. Then work your way to the rooftop and visit Altitude for more. Nice vibe and view from the top with good music, club feel.

I’ve eaten dozens of meals here the past couple years. Marriott has a Brew Package which includes free valet parking, 2 free beers and $ 20 food voucher for each night of stay.
I love the ceasar salad here. That’s my go-​to «healthy» dinner. The seared tuna salad is also great.
Other dishes I’ve tried:
– Calamari was good. Love the warm marinara sauce.
– Chips and salsa is an awesome starter. They keep the chips warm and the salsa is home-​made with some kick!
– Jidori chicken was good but not great.
– Salmon was excellent.
– Cobb salad was good but I prefer crispy lettuce so I would opt for ceasar.
– Steamed clams were good. Love the broth!
– Reuben is huge! Good for sharing. Plenty for two.
– Flatbread pizzas are great! Nice crispy crust with fresh toppings.
– Fish tacos are cooked perfect. They are wrapped in double tortilla so I unwrap one of them.
I tried few other dishes as well. Just about everything here tastes good. Sit at the bar if you want prompt service. There is usually only one bartender so if you sit at a table, you may not get served.

One of my favorite happy hours in the gaslamp, and def a fave casual bar. The drinks are always tasty, the service great, and the food tasty. Yeah, sure, sometimes the tourists get a bit drunko and obnoxious, but, honestly, it’s part of the fun! Been going there for 9+years and it never disappoints. Except that they don’t offer that amazing rosemary-​nut concoction anymore… it was sooooo good!!!

One of the best views in San Diego suffers from an unsatisfactory bar staff. For a fancy Lounge serving $ 12 drinks, the bartender we had was slow, yakking, making us wait 10 minutes to get served, and woeful in her attentiveness, knowledge of mixology, and basic knowledge of fine liquors. While I waited to give order, another patron return her martini, made incorrectly. Hard to mess up on a martini, unless you are noy paying attention.
I ordered the most simple of drinks — Woodford Reserve bourbon on the rocks, and I asked if they had a large ice cube, much like you will find at fine steak houses like Morton’s, in order to get the bourbon cold, but not watered down.
When I finally got my drink, it had no ice at all. The bartender had put one tiny piece of ice in the hourbon, which melted on contact. That is called served neat, not what I ordered. When I complained, this bartender started arguing with me.
With so many people looking for work, the Marriott would do well to try some new staff.

Good service from Jason who was very friendly and efficient. Vibrant bar crowd especially with the Padres playing next door at Petco Field. Prices are typical of other Gaslamp venues.

Latitude = down.
Altitude = up.
There, now that I’ve dummed it down, I’ll say that the service and atmosphere at Latitude does not reach the high levels (get it? lol) of Altitude, but nonetheless, it’s still a nice little spot to stop in and have a drink. The guests are laid back and the bartenders are inviting. One sugesstion: Turn the couches around, it’s awkward staring directly at other bar guests when there’s a whole street of people watching to be had.

Also at the Marriott in the Gaslamp Quarter, only on the ground floor. Much more mellow in comparison. My friends and I came here after we were kicked out of Altitude because of a private event. We were watching a Padres and Angels game upstairs that was headed to extra innings so we came here. We sat down and watched a few more innings without ordering anymore drinks and surprisingly, no one bothered us.
They offer a valet special (free if you spend $ 25), but we actually found free parking a few blocks away on a Sunday!

If you decide to drive and park in downtown, I say you park at the Marriott valet. It’s FREE if you spend $ 25 at Latitude. Uh, a steal! Because you would pay $ 10-​$ 15 for parking anyway and get nothing out of it.
We came for the baseball game and it was happy hour at Latitude. $ 5 for wells, $ 5 for domestic drafts, and $ 5 shots! Totally worth it. 5 people, 5 drinks =$ 25 well spent! Covered for parking, and went to a good cause that we would have spent $ 0 on one beer at Petco park! Saved us a bunch pre-​drinking here. We also got to go up to their «sister» bar, Altitude.
There weren’t any food happy hour deals, which I was bummed after a hard day of work and no food – straight to alcohol it is. And their wells isn’t like the cheap ass alcohol. Vodka well was like Skyy, and not like Pavlov or something nasty. The place wasn’t busy.
Next time you’re going to park for a ball game and want to predrink, take it to the Marriott valet and spend $ 25 here (easily, that’s 5 drinks!)

I came here with some friends after a game at Petco because it was in close vicinity of the park and wasn’t SUPER busy. It looked pretty pricey but we decided to just go with it and just get a few drinks. Here’s are my observations:
1. Service was good, but a little slow. Our bartender was SUPER nice and made really good drinks, but she was the only bartender for most of the night and it got PRETTY busy, so we had to wait a little longer than usual.
2. Atmosphere is pretty nice. They have stools at the bar, but also lounge tables and chairs and an outdoor patio. It’s also decorated very nicely.
3. Crowd: kinda older, probably hotel guests?
4. Drinks prices: KIND of dumb. We paid what I would expect for downtown for cocktails ($ 7 for a goose martini, $ 7 for a jameson&ginger), but the beer was ridiculous! $ 7 for yellowtail and $ 8 for stella? WHAT?!
5. Bathrooms: You have to walk into the hotel to get to the bathrooms, but mannnn, they are bougey!!! Their disposable hand towels are so soft and awesome :)
I enjoyed my time at Latitude, but it was kind of pricey and service was a little slow. I would recommend it if you want something not too crazy and with nice bartenders!

If Altitude is the older more sophisticated brother then Latitude is the younger slutty sister who only dates dumb jocks. I can’t even consider this place a gastropub because the food is not good. The quality is ok, but the selection, ingenuity, creativity, just bad. You’re not drawing anyone I with your food Latitude. Great location with enough bar and enough pub atmosphere for me. Strong drinks and a healthy selection of cocktails, you might want to head here to get your buzz on get dressed to go out, stop back here before you go upstairs to Altitude.

Nothing to write home about. If you want that, go up to the top floor. But if you just want something quick, no frills and probably less of wait then most of the fancier places. This is a good place to stop for a drink and chill time. The service was great, happy hour prices are good and the drinks are ok.

Really overpriced and the food was ‘average’ at best. We’ve eaten at Soleil K before so we figured we’d try Latitude’s food (I had called awhile back and bartender said that if you order entrée and app you can get your parking validated).
My cousin and I ordered:
1. Cream of Lobster Soup (I think this was from Soleil K menu): $ 12. Too expensive for what was served. Soup was a bit salty.
2. Baby Spoon leaf Spinach Salad (I think also from Soleil K menu): $ 10. Very very average salad.
3. Rock Shrimp and Avocado Flatbread: $ 16. Are you kidding me? $ 16? It was a long wide cracker w/​shrimp and avo. Not a lot of flavor or taste.
Drinks:
1. Champagne Raspberry Mojito: $ 11. My cousin said drink was extremely sweet and there wasn’t all that much champagne in there.
2. Mojito (regular): $ 10?. It was ok, not the strongest pour.
We went on a Thurs night. The bar was empty. There was maybe a group of 4 having appetizers. The actual bar area is comfortable thou. Nice big flat screen tvs. Bartender was nice.
When we paid, she said that Latitude doesn’t validate parking anymore but she would validate this time for us. She said that only if you eat at Soleil K and order food will they validate. I told her that I had called maybe a wk ago and someone said that Latitude does validate as long as you order certain amount. She shook her head and said ‘well ppl keep giving different responses’. She said minimum order at Soleil K to validated is 1 entrée per person. It’s odd b/​c we ordered items off both Soleil and Latitude’s menu and definitely spent enough money. I think as long as you spend a certain minimum in either restaurants, you should get your parking validated.
Anyhow, I would probably not come back for their food. I did hear that their happy hour prices are great (maybe ½ off certain items?). This place is worth a try to get a drink before heading upstairs to Altitude or to another gaslamp location.