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David K
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HALF WAY HOUSE is a hit for dinner!!!
Our second time eating there (to make sure it wasn't just a fluke), was just as great ot better!
The Half Way House (Medio Camino) has been a landmark along the road to Ensenada since the 1940's... Located 'half way' between Tijuana and
Ensenada... or more closely between the Cantamar and the Plaza del Mar/La Mision exit on a stunning view point above the Pacific...
Both times the chef came to our table to give us his recommendations and both times we were not disappointed!
Last time we were hungry for lobster... Baja Angel ordered the chef's special lobster with garlic (it was huge, sweet, and tender) and I had the
Lobster Half Way House style which was a sea food combo included scallops, shrimp, clams, and a great sauce. Again, not overcooked (Puerto Nuevo
style), so it was tender...
Here is Elizabeth's special lobster plate...
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David K
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Another angle on her dinner plate...
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David K
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Here's my 'Lobster Half Way House Style'...
Mine was $22 and Angel's was $24... both came with soup or salad and a wonderful dessert!
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David,
That is a special woman to allow you the time for your photos while inhaling the smell and site of her scrumptious meal !
You would have seen a fork in the photo if that was my dinner !!
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Bajaboy
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DK-
Tracy and I often eat, okay snack there, before heading down the coast. It's kind of like our decompression champber. We slow down, take in the
scenery and remember why we're in Baja.
We met the owner, Johnny (?), just after he took over the place about 4-5 years ago. He said he worked at a nice hotel in San Francisco before
returning to Mexico.
We normally just get the ceviche and some Pacificos but have enjoyed anything from French onion soup to fantastic chiliquiles. We always sit on the
outside patio over-looking the Pacific with rarely anyone else out there.
Anyways, I concur with you..the food is very good...but the prices are starting to go up.
Zac
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Baja Angel
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The pictures don't look near as good as in person! The lobster meat was
cooked so perfect, it was tender enough to melt in your mouth (drool). It was covered with fresh chopped garlic and sliced a chili pepper in the
middle. It was without a doubt the best lobster dinner I have ever eaten! I couldn't believe it, I had to go Mmmmmm with every bite . It was amazing, anyway... I just wanted to add my input...
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HALF WAY HOUSE
Very close to my moms house. We have had many great meals there. We usually do a"birthday dinner" here. They also have a great margarita.
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jrbaja
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Good call David
We've been eating there since
But, we were discussing eggs benedict on here recently so, El Medio Camino serves Lobster Benedict. YUMMM
They also have the best steamed clams out of anywhere around and Carol loves their shrimp c-cktails.
Sorry to hear about those prices though!
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Chef Johnny is an award winning chef. He runs the restaurant part of the Medio Camino and does a great job. When he first started there 4 or 5 years
ago he did not have any menus, he would ask you what you wanted for dinner and then he would cook it. We always ask him what's good tonight? or
surprise us! One night around Mexican Independence Day he prepared filet mignon dish with three small filets, each with it's own sauce, one green
avocado sauce, one red chipotle, and one white mushroom/blue cheese sauce, it was awesome. We like to eat at the bar mid week and watch the fights and
chat with the owner about his families LONG history in the area.
I ordered and drank my very first margarita at Medio Camino in 1973 at fifteen, made for me by Pepe. We partied there a lot over the years mainly
because we could walk home if we had to, though we never did. They used to have some very big fiestas there with all the cowboys from the hills and
thier ladies in their long flowing party dresses filling the dance floor and swirling and stomping the hardwood in unison with the hat dance all the
while us P-nche gringos doing slammers and sucking down cervezas until we fell off our barstools and staggered out into the cool night air.
Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind
Memories, sweetened thru the ages just like TEQUILA!
Medio Camino birthplace of the margarita. The legend lives on!
yeeeeehaaaaaaaaa!
MAGA
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David K
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Thanks so much Matt for your addition! Elizabeth and I think Johnny is awesome and look forward to trying other dishes... We were going to try the
duck, but no 'patos' that day! He promissed us we would enjoy his special lobster ... and he was so right!
You got a head start in the drinking department! I remember after my 18th birthday (1975) going into the Club Miramar bar in San Felipe for my first
'legal' drink... I was down there for the first SCORE Baja 1000!
[Edited on 10-12-2005 by David K]
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Dave
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Is there another Medio Camino besides what is known as the Half Way House?
Every time I've eaten there the food sucks. Once ordered duck that came to the table half frozen. What kind of award did the chef win, and
where.....Fairbanks?
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thebajarunner
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DK....
Is that a Mexicali cerveza in foto #3???
The only time I drank some of those I almost wished we had Coors Lite (and that is an ultimate insult from me)
Dreadful Stuff!!!!
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Just strolled the place.....
......AGAIN last Sunday.
Well, truth be told, we had a margarita there. They are good and strong. It is a tradition for us.
One time we were coming down to Baja and got in a horrendous fight in the car (who knows over what?). Anyway, it had been the silent treatment between
us from about the time we crossed the border. I had reached my wits end and pulled off at the Halfway House. After one drink, we were smiling at each
other. After two, we were giggling and walking along the cliff and made the usual run down to the beach for sand dollars. We can never pass the place
without remembering how it ended our fight.
This past Sunday, I couldn't recall how nice the dining area was in the past. Really a very nice location.
Thanks for the word on the food. We'll have to actually EAT something there next time.
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David K
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Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
DK....
Is that a Mexicali cerveza in foto #3???
The only time I drank some of those I almost wished we had Coors Lite (and that is an ultimate insult from me)
Dreadful Stuff!!!! |
Yes Dick, and it is a 'new' Mexicali beer (made in Tecate*) with a great mild taste... and intersting that it is labled " from Baja, Mexico" not Baja
California, Mexico! You know, like some gringo was writing it! It does use the same stlye lable from the 1960's Mexicali Beer (often seen in Erle
Stanley Gardner caravans).
* The water in Mexicali's river is the world's most polluted, so that is a good thing!
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David K
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Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Is there another Medio Camino besides what is known as the Half Way House?
Every time I've eaten there the food sucks. Once ordered duck that came to the table half frozen. What kind of award did the chef win, and
where.....Fairbanks? |
Dave, maybe you 'locals' get different food than do us 'tourists'???? Wear a flowery shirt and carry in a camera next time!
Johnny has always been so attentive in taking our order and preparing the meal... Of course, I am basing this on just two visits (a Sunday night and a
Friday night)... Only a couple other people there each time...
[Edited on 10-13-2005 by David K]
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jrbaja
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Nevermind Dave
He doesn't even like our new Soriana style grocery store!
Personally, I think he started the Deli to keep himself from starving to death with all these horrible eateries around here.
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Dave
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Are you kidding?
Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
Personally, I think he started the Deli to keep himself from starving to death with all these horrible eateries around here. |
I don't eat at the Deli.
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jrbaja
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Now yer scarin me
Hope yer feelin better! Are you re-opened yet?
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Dave
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Thursday.
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Pstreet1
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Experiences with restaurants can vary so much: Half Way House is the only place I've eaten in Baja that caused "traveler's distress." After that
introduction, I've never been back, and have routinely pointed it out to visitors as "the only place I've ever eaten that has caused me to be sick."
Obviously, others have had a much more positive experience.
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