A Resy Restaurant at a Hotel? Yes! My Review of the Borrego Rooftop at Hotel Indigo in San Diego

How’s this for luck? I visited San Diego to attend the Chase Sapphire Lounge’s special preview — and my hotel features a restaurant participating in the Resy program!

That saved me $30 in food and beverage costs. Here’s what it was like!

American Express Resy Credits

Five American Express cards offer members statement credit when they use their eligible card to pay their checks at U.S. restaurants participating in the Resy program or make other Resy purchases. (Enrollment is required and terms apply.)

• American Express® Gold Card:
  • Up to $100 Resy Credit each calendar year: Earn up to $50 in statement credit from January through June and up to $50 from July through December
• Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card
  • Earn up to $240 each calendar year ($20 per calendar month)
• Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card
  • Earn up to $120 each calendar year ($10 per calendar month)
• Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card
  • Earn up to $240 each calendar year ($20 per calendar month)
• Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card
  • Earn up to $120 each calendar year ($10 per calendar month)

This post goes more in-depth on how to use the Amex Resy credits.

Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails at Hotel Indigo

I stayed at the Hotel Indigo San Diego-Gaslamp Quarter. That’s at 509 Ninth Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101. It’s about two blocks from Petco Park (a fantastic baseball stadium).

Two of my Amexes Cards (the Delta Platinum Card and Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card) had their monthly Resy statement credits still available. So, I checked for restaurants in downtown San Diego. And Borrego — one of my hotel’s restaurants — is one of them!

Borrego is on the ninth floor.

The bar and restaurant are outside — and feature great views of downtown San Diego.

The location is great if you’re in town for a San Diego Padres game or something else at Petco. I’d definitely stop at Borrego for a pre-game or post-game beverage. Or dinner before or after a concert.

I visited during a somewhat breezy, chilly (in the 50s or low 60s) evening. But heaters were cranked up and comfort wasn’t a problem.

Here’s the restaurant’s current food and beverage menu. My only complaint is that Borrego doesn’t offer much variety besides rather exotic Mexican dishes. There aren’t even any tacos, fajitas, or burritos. (Then again, most regular readers of this space know I’m a pasty, boring eater of relatively bland foods.)

My first visit was late afternoon for the Blue Corn Chips & Salsa and a non-alcoholic Athletic Brewing Run Wild IPA. I paid with my Delta Amex Platinum Card and received a $10 statement credit a few days later.

I returned later that night for dinner. I ordered the Borrego Smash Burger (it comes with fries) and another 0.5% ABV Run Wild IPA.

I paid that tab with my Delta Business Reserve Amex Card and enjoyed a $20 statement credit.

The fries were quite good. The burger was fine. It certainly wasn’t bad but I’ve much better hamburgers. But for getting $20 off my meal, hey, I’ll take what I can get. But for people who don’t have the Resy credit, they might not be too happy.

This was one of the easiest Resy redemptions I’ve experienced, though, and I’m still quite pleased. If you enjoy Mexican food and need to use one of your Resy credits next time you’re in gorgeous San Diego, check out Borrego.

For rates and fees of the American Express® Gold Card, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card, please visit this link.
For rates and fees of Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card, please visit this link.