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fishingmako
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Good Ensenada Restaurant
Could someone tell me of a good restaurant in Ensenada, that serves something more than the just typical mexican food, I'm looking for a good steak
or other, not El Cid or el Rey Sol, been there need something new and good, also directions please!
Thanks for you expert help.
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woody with a view
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i remember a thread about a place near the fish market along the water.
anyone?
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Pampas . Brazilian I think ,the meat comes to you on swords . A nice touch .They keep it coming until you cry for them to stop. Fantastic. On the
main road down a couple blocks from the cruise port. Come with an appetite. Make sure you try the fried bananas in vanilla sauce and a glass of
homemade baileys for dessert. YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Edited on 8-18-2009 by Keri]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Keri
Pampas . |
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Hi fishingmako,
Please go to Masa Assasin's excellent blog for a real resource of well-informed and up-to-date information about great restaurants in Ensenada and the
Valle de Guadulupe. He has been posting great information on Chowhound for years.
http://masaassassin.blogspot.com/
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El Taco de Huitzilopochtli, in Ensenada. Open on weekends only. Avenida de las Rosas 242 Tel. (6) 174-23-81. It is located in the far north-east
corner of town. 
[Edited on 8-18-2009 by David K]
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A terrific restaurant next door to the Ensenada fish market is Muelle Tres This was suggested to me by Bajabound2005, and it really was
excellent food. It's a little restaurant along the waterfront area of the malecon. The menu is somewhat eclectic and posted on the wall. The wine list
is also excellent. A good preview of the wines in Valle De Guadalupe.
[Edited on 8-18-2009 by udowinkler]
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Steaks
OK, OK.....I suggest Sano's, an upscale steak house that has been outstanding everytime we have been there. It is on Hwy 1, between Hotel Coral and
the turn for the Ensenada Tourist District. Also have a great wine selection, and the margaritas are outstanding
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishingmako
Could someone tell me of a good restaurant in Ensenada, that serves something more than the just typical mexican food, I'm looking for a good steak
or other, not El Cid or el Rey Sol, been there need something new and good, also directions please!
Thanks for you expert help. |
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My choices (and maybe Sylens will ring in here)
For a very nice restaurant: La Embotelladora Vieja (7th & Miramar)
Not as nice, but good food, a "hip" place: Manzanilla (about 2 blocks past immigration on the same side of the road) www.rmanzanilla.com/
Great food, very casual (seafood only): Muelle Tres (on the Malecon, north of Fish Market)
Have not yet been here, but it's on our list: Cinco Sabores (on Card##as) www.cincosabores.com
Not as "nice" as Embotelladora, but excellent food: La Cocedora de Langosta (just north of the fish market). Their website is under construction but
they have a page of Facebook that they post the current menu on
Also casual but excellent food: Restaurante del Parque (6th & Montezuma), primarily outdoor dining on their beautiful patio. Seeing the bathrooms
is worth the trip.
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I agree with Gypsy Jan's recommendation of the masa Assasins blog for spot on advice!
Our recent experiences:
La Manzanilla: always a world class dining experience, on par with Laja but earthier flavours. Superb service.
http://masaassassin.blogspot.com/2009/03/baja-dreaming.html
La Cocedora de Langostina: superb seafood tapas like food. The scallops in a smokey morita strawberry sauce was sublime and unique
Restaurante del Parque: we were dissapointed with this one, the store there sells never before seen Baja wines and artisinal beers! But the food just
lacked the attention to detail that Laja, and La Manzanilla has. The thin crust pizza I had there was pretty good.
Laja:said to be one of the best in Mexico, its never been a letdown for us, always an amazing dining experience. Some on the board here have whined
about the prices, but go to any top notch restaurant in San Diego and you would pay the same or more. I've yet to find anything as good in San Diego I
might add!
Embotellatora: I would disagree with you on this one Bajabound the few times my Wife and I have gone, we were always very happy with all the starters
but ultimatly let down somehow by the main courses, IMHO its just not in the same league as Laja or manzanilla, very nice ambiance though!
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by astrobajaEmbotellatora: I would disagree with you on this one Bajabound the few times my Wife and I have gone, we were
always very happy with all the starters but ultimatly let down somehow by the main courses, IMHO its just not in the same league as Laja or
manzanilla, very nice ambiance though! |
New chef = new menu. We've been there 4-5 times in the past 6-8 months, every time, the food was perfect.
I would also highly recommend Laja, but it's in the Guadalupe Valley, not Ensenada. If you want to make the drive, well worth it. In fact, we are
going there tomorrow. www.lajamexico.com
Pampas, on the other hand, is on our list of "don't go back to". While they serve you lots of different meats, they all tasted the same: salty.
[Edited on 8-18-2009 by bajabound2005]
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Ah ok new chef eh, well we will give it another try then! Thanks for that!
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You mentioned steak. Well, on Lopez Mateo at Guadalupe, one block from the Hotel San Nicolas, is Bronco's Steak House. Check the menu.
http://broncossteakhouse.net/
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
You mentioned steak. Well, on Lopez Mateo at Guadalupe, one block from the Hotel San Nicolas, is Bronco's Steak House. Check the menu.
http://broncossteakhouse.net/ |
Time tested too. Been there for a long time and the local Mexicans have been their clientele. It gets better as the middle class grows. Look in
their parking lot. Full of really nice cars with Baja plates. Of course, that's like most parking lots in Chula Vista as well.
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Right, Dennis. The very fact that it isn't located in the heart of the main tourist area affects its clientele. They do a wide assortment of steaks
and beef. And do it well.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Right, Dennis. The very fact that it isn't located in the heart of the main tourist area affects its clientele. |
In a positive way, I assume you mean?
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Yes I do. Except at race time, I would say the same about Las Cazuelas on Sanguines. We have often been the only foreigners eating there. San Nicolas
is one of a couple of Hotels where we regularly stay. It's a short walk over to Bronco's.
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manzanillas was what i was thinkin.... do they have parking or do you take your chances at the parking lot for the fishing boats between the fish
market and immigra?
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I think Cinco Sabores should be our next try!!
If you go to Embotellatora ask for Chef Chema,
he is fantastic and we let him prepare the food for us,
we do not order. Tell hime Vince, Kathleen or Mike sent you.
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