The Salty Pearl

Had an absolutely lovely experience here! Friendly staff and great food. We loved everything we ordered (pictured), but especially the clams casino and boquerones!

What an amazing experience. The freshest oysters and crudo. It’s in an elegant dinning room a block away from the Ferry and Port of Oakland, with easy/safe parking catty-corner from the front door.

The crudo, oysters and salmon dip were all amazing!!! Great serving, vibe and wine list too!!!

Super fresh seafood at a great price point and perfect for sharing. Open air ambience right off the water with industrial windows. Great bubbles selection to pair!

Such a wonderful spot! I have now come here 3 times and The Salty Pearl never disappoints. All the seafood is so fresh. The tuna crudo is amazing. Clam chowder and $1 oysters are awesome too. Some places skimp on quality for happy hour deals, but the oysters here are still perfect and well shucked. The other highlight is that every person who works here has been so kind and welcoming. We will definitely be coming back!

This place is a hidden gem! We found The Salty Pearl by accident while visiting Narrative, the huge vintage/antique store next door. It's excellent! They offer a great selection of East and West Coast oysters, plus a variety of seafood-focused small plates, entrees, and platters. Everything that we ordered was top-notch. They also offer oysters for only $1 each with the purchase of a bottle of wine. Easy parking in the nearby Washington Street garage. We look forward to going back soon!

Really lovely spot perfect for snacks or full dinner. We love the service - kind and helpful, but with a light touch (non invasive!) - and have had great experiences every time. The location is convenient for getting to a second spot or to the city. Highly recommend!!!

Lis Lambert

Beautiful to sit right next to the sea. Was very quiet in the restaurant but we had great service, drinks and lovely tapas

Helene Du Preez

Best place to listen to the waves against the rocks and a great restaurant

Amy Ballantyne

Wow what an amazing spot right by the beach listening to the waves. Perfect for watching the sun set. The Paella de Marisco (seafood Paella) was exceptional. With a chilled atmosphere and friendly service - I can see why this place is a favourite of the locals!

Andrew Fraser

Fabulous restaurant, great food, great service. 100% recommended it!

Ivo “SQ5BIH” Tusiewicz

Tasty food with excellent sea views and good service.

Graham Fletcher

Dined here for the first & it didn’t disappoint, view are fantastic, good service, in fact went out there way to get sangria for me, live music ( saxophone player) and the food was excellent, this restaurant has a really good vibe about it, I would definitely recommend, you won’t be disappointed, looking forward to going again this week, well done to the new owners.

Esther van Hilten

Beautiful restaurant with a very politefull nice staff. Every time we eat here the food is tastefull. You have to eat codillo de cerdo!

Catherine Hussain

We had a very delightful meal. Our waiter recommended our whole meal and we are glad for it. The octopus was delicious, the fish was great and the chocolate mouse dessert was devine.

A R

Amazing view on the sea,nice coffee.

Thysa Zevenbergen

One of my favorite places in the Costa Tropical. I go here at least twice a month. All of the fish dishes are great, the salads are large and flavorful. Order a tinto de verano con limon, and enjoy the warm evening breeze the beautiful view on castell de ferro and be happy. If you come for lunch make sure to bring a towel and a bathingsuite the beach is quiet and the ocean water very clean perfect for an after lunch swim and siesta!

We went for a Thursday happy hour one dollar oysters up to one dozen with a bottle of wine. We sat outside. They had other very affordable appetizers. Delicious smoked trout dip and good shrimp cocktail. I had the fresh anchovies 😊instead of the chowder which I have heard is excellent.

Smoked Trout Dip. Full stop. A “W”. So good. Burger was solid, and creative, like a scaled up McDonald’s hamburger. Like a fancy take on that staple. Server and service was cute and charming. Enough to make me feel like coming back would be worth it. Super accommodating. Good energy. Oysters weren’t quite as fresh tasting as I would have hoped for. Otherwise would have been 5 stars on Food.

Andy Bedford

Great spot right on the sea. We got to sit in the court yard under the tree, which was so beautiful. Great selection of food and very clean facility.

Frank Geraghty

Very nice. Excellent place. Wonderful view / setting. Large portions ! Fantastic setting ! Right on the beach ! ⛱️

Tracy Jesty

What a lovely find! The best tuna my husband has ever had, and one of the richest risottos for me. A great place - book ahead for peak times - only open 10 - 6

Eleanor Horn

Quiet walk from Camping de Baños, over the Rambler, through Caserones and along the coast road. About a mile to the tunnel and cafe Lancemar is just ahead. Lovely views and beach with cheerful service. Must try a meal some time.

Howard Grundey

New management?? Menu del dia €12 - excellent food, wine & tapas. Service a little slow, but all food freshly cooked. Will definitely be back (on adjacent campsite for next five months). Great views across the bay to Castel de Ferro.

Win some, lose some. I feel like the only thing good that we ate here were the oysters. Didn’t know enough about the area to choose somewhere different and the reviews sounded promising. All night I kept wishing I’d picked somewhere else to eat. The food wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t memorable.

Tracy Barbero

Was looking forward to eating here, unfortunately the food wasn't great. All 4 meals were very salty, 2 meals were inedible and sent back, you could actually crunch the salt . The 2 other meals just about managed to eat, only because we scraped off the rock salt. Salads starter also had loads of salt added, chef far to heavy handed, it's not because we don't like salt but when your crunching it, the whole dish is ruined. Quite expensive too.Shame as the waiter who served us was lovely and very apologetic and gave good service. The location is incredible.

Lisa H

The waiters were absolutely unmotivated and sometimes even unfriendly. The food wasn't bad but the atmosphere here is colder than their gazpacho.

maryam

The servers don’t want to do their job. We waited for almost two hours for a table… while many became empty, they still wouldn’t let us sit there (to not move tables around). We were ignored by the servers. They don’t clean tables for new diners… even inside, it is a mess and no one cleans.

Alex Swiatek

Food very overpriced and average. The service also not great. The worst part was threatening us with the police as our dog wasn’t muzzled even that he was sleeping under chair unbothered, on short lead and 💯 under control. Don’t recommend it. The view is nice but I would rather sit on the beach and enjoy my lunch box much more.

Lori G

Beautiful view is all. We waited over an hour to be acknowledged. Went to find our own menu and twice got up to ask for service. The food was cold when we finally received it. Total time there for a regular meal was 2 hours. Never acknowledged by staff. Help would not make eye contact with us. Others around us were served. We normally tip wait staff in all the restaurants we go in to. Not here. Not one dime more. Would not recommend. For the view only, go sit on the beach