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thumbup.gif posted on 10-11-2005 at 05:59 PM
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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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 05:59 PM


Another angle on her dinner plate...



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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 06:02 PM


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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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 06:09 PM


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 !! :lol:

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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 06:13 PM


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.

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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 06:15 PM


:wow: 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 :yes:. It was amazing, anyway... I just wanted to add my input... :saint:
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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 06:23 PM
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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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 06:45 PM
Good call David


We've been eating there since :lol::lol::lol:
But, we were discussing eggs benedict on here recently so, El Medio Camino serves Lobster Benedict.:O 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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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 08:51 PM


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! :lol:

Medio Camino birthplace of the margarita. The legend lives on!

yeeeeehaaaaaaaaa!

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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 08:59 PM


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!:yes::yes::yes:



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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 10:06 PM


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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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 10:22 PM


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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[*] posted on 10-11-2005 at 10:30 PM
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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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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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! :lol::no::O:yes::?:

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...

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lol.gif posted on 10-12-2005 at 08:56 AM
Nevermind Dave


He doesn't even like our new Soriana style grocery store!:lol::lol::lol:

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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shocked.gif posted on 10-12-2005 at 09:03 AM
Are you kidding?


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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. :rolleyes:




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lol.gif posted on 10-12-2005 at 09:09 AM
Now yer scarin me


:lol::lol::lol:

Hope yer feelin better! Are you re-opened yet?
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[*] posted on 10-12-2005 at 09:13 AM


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[*] posted on 10-17-2005 at 10:24 AM


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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