Splash Café - American restaurant in Pismo Beach - 197 Pomeroy Ave, USA

This is obviously a super popular spot. This place is known for award winning clam chowder. I can’t recall if I have ever even had clam chowder but here oh my goodness. They serve it in a nice toasted bread bowl. Even though there was a huge line out the door the line ends up moving a lot faster than you would expect. Definitely will be eating here again. They had several other things in the menu also but the clam chowder is what they are known for!!

We are tourists and have heard about Splash Cafe and their famous clam chowder. Hot damn it was good!! The bread bowl was toasty and the chowder itself is so creamy! I got cheese, green onions and their unique carrot hot sauce for fixings. We came back to have a bowl two times during our short vacation. Must have!! Can't wait to come back next year for vacation to eat another bowl! ☺️

Stopped in for lunch at Splash Cafe today - more sizzle than steak, I think. I had clam chowder in a bread bowl, and while the chowder was really good, it was also very salty and lacking clams. My spouse had the Ahi tuna tacos. She was assured they are dairy and gluten free (without ranch dressing), but she’s been in the bathroom for 20 minutes since leaving the place… Staff seem young and not invested. Based on the hype, people seem to love this place, but I won’t bother returning.

The clam chowder is thick, unctuous, delicious, and perfect. Get it with seafood topping and a side of grilled sourdough- so good. Get it to go and walk down 25 ft. towards the beach where there are picnic tables on pier/boardwalk.

Clam chowder is amazing. Also had a fish taco that was good! An informal place but good food and service

Overall food was good. Lobster roll was sort of lacking but wasn't bad. Clam cowder was super creamy and delicious. Fish and chip and their slo boy were great.

The clam chowder bowl is simply awesome. Order at the counter and the friendly staff prepares your food quickly and brings it out to you if you're dinning-in the cafe, otherwise they hand it over to you to take away. While the service is really fast (they've been doing this for years) it can get VERY busy. This is particularly true in the summer and weekends. You'll get your food quickly once you order it but sometimes you'll have to wait in a very long line to get to the counter. The best time to visit is between obvious meal times and when it rains. The restaurant sitting is first come first serve. It's polite not to sit at (save) a table until you've ordered your food because seating can be limited by the number of visitors. And, it's best not to loiter too long after finishing your meal for the same reasons. Parking is always going to be challenging.

Good place to go eat at Pismo pier. Service: you order and then look a place to eat. If u r a large group can be difficult to find a table together. Food is good