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vetra
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Restaurant suggestions in Ensenada
My wife and I are planning to make sort of a whirlwind day trip to Ensenada from San Diego this coming Sunday---got lots of advice (sometimes
conflicting, but all in all very helpful) about things to do etc. Our original plan was to drive straight down to Ensenada, spend a few hours and
maybe hit Puerto Nuevo for a lobster dinner on the way back. Some suggested this might be pushing it and that we might want to consider taking Highway
3 on the way back for some different scenery, etc. Sounds like an interesting alternative, but kind of like the idea of dining on lobster outside,
nice view of the ocean, that seemed part of the appeal of Puerto Nuevo.
Any suggestions for restaurants that serve Puerto Nuevo style lobsters in Ensenada or Punta Banda, with a nice outdoor view?
Also we hope to leave real early in the morning on Sunday on our way down--anyu suggestions for a nice breakfast with a view somewhere between Tijuana
and Ensenada?
Thanks as always!
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bajabass
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The brunch at La Fonda I can personally vouch for. La Fonda is in La Mision, about halfway between Rosarito and Ensenada. Right on the beach, up on a
small cliff, on a clear day, a great view of the ocean and all the surfers at K-58. a huge choice of foods, with an omlette bar, taco bar, homemade
tortillas, while you watch! Wait a little extra time for a killer patio seat!!! 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
The brunch at La Fonda I can personally vouch for. La Fonda is in La Mision, about halfway between Rosarito and Ensenada. Right on the beach, up on a
small cliff, on a clear day, a great view of the ocean and all the surfers at K-58. a huge choice of foods, with an omlette bar, taco bar, homemade
tortillas, while you watch! Wait a little extra time for a killer patio seat!!! |
I second that... in addition, the last time we went to the Sunday brunch there, the price included unlimited bloody marys! Bring your camera - you
will be blown away. Look for the two chickens walking around the tables, unreal atmosphere.
Bob H
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vetra
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yes, I had read about La Fonda and thought that might be a good place to stop on the way down--does anyone know how early they open for
breakfast/brunch? We are thinking of leaving San Diego about 7am (which I think is still 6am Baja time, at least for a week or two)--thinking that it
might take us about an hour or so to get down that way--so it would still be fairly early...
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bajabass
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I have not been down since getting married in Ensenada in Aug. I think they open at 11 on Sundays. Someone else may have a much more current report.
My house in La Mision must think I don't love it any more. Let alone my poor little skiff. 
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I wouldnt do the brunch. Their food is much better when it's made to order.
There's gotta be something good in that whole Hotel Rosas-Quintas Papagayo-Marina Coral-Punta Morro area...............someone here will know. Wait it
out..........
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Baja time is the same as ours right now, according to Mija, lives down south.I think (not sure) that La Fonda opens earlier on Sunday than 11am.It is
an awesome place, great food and now, different levels of patio seating.Try the banana daquiris, ta die for!If you don't see dolphins and other
sealife, it will be a rare thing.All the food is great, especially the Sunday brunch.Lots to choose from like Mexican dishes and always the made in
front of you tortillas.All good!When there last, the service was the best we had ever.
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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sylens
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sallysouth
Baja time is the same as ours right now, |
depending on what "ours" is. baja california is still on pacific standard time, one hour behind daylight saving time. so 7am california time is 6am
baja california time. mexico (and the rest of the world, i think) won't change to daylight saving time until the first sunday in april.
lili
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DENNIS
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Research and planning are good things but, when you guys finally make your day trip, you'll already have been there. Why don't you just pile in
your car and hit the road? The surprise is part of the journey.
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Sallysouth
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sylens
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sallysouth
Baja time is the same as ours right now, |
depending on what "ours" is. baja california is still on pacific standard time, one hour behind daylight saving time. so 7am california time is 6am
baja california time. mexico (and the rest of the world, i think) won't change to daylight saving time until the first sunday in april.
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I just got off the phone with Mija, their time is the same as ours until, like sylens says, first Sunday in
April. Maybe Baja Sur is different than Norte as far as the time goes?
[Edited on 3-25-2008 by Sallysouth]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sallysouth
| Quote: | Originally posted by sylens
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sallysouth
Baja time is the same as ours right now, |
depending on what "ours" is. baja california is still on pacific standard time, one hour behind daylight saving time. so 7am california time is 6am
baja california time. mexico (and the rest of the world, i think) won't change to daylight saving time until the first sunday in april.
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I just got off the phone with Mija, their time is the same as ours until, like sylens says, first Sunday in
April. Maybe Baja Sur is different than Norte as far as the time goes?
[Edited on 3-25-2008 by Sallysouth] |
Thats because Baja sur is on Mountain Standard Time still. Since we sprang forward in Pacific Time in the US, our times match MST.
MST will again be an hour ahead of PDT when it turns to MDT in April.
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Hotel Las Rosas is the first thing when you hit town, easy parking, and just an awesome view from the restaurant.
The food is o.k., not great, but never had a bad meal there, and the ambience is terrific.
In town, El Rey del Sol, is generally excellent, and a classy place.
Zip up to Guadalupe Valley and try either Mustafa or CorreCamino, they are across from each other in San Antonio de las Minas. I love the food at
CorreCamino.
And, of course, a meal at Laja is one you will not forget.
(yeah, yeah, I know, you will never forget the price- well the whole deal is well worth it!)
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bajaguy
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Breakfast or an early dinner at Sanos on the north end of Ensenada. Just past the Hotel Coral, same side of street, headed into Ensenada.
[Edited on 3-26-2008 by bajaguy]
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El Rey Sol gets my vote......
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Laja isn't open on Sundays. We've never done the Sunday brunch at La Fonda. We've done breakfast a number of times and enjoyed it well enought until
they changed owners. It's a great spot but the food is so-so.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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La Fonda
Stunning picturesque beach location and the hotel has a long, romantic history.
We have been customers of La Fonda for a very long time, but got turned off after several bad meals (brunch and dinner).
The all-you-can-drink bloody marys at brunch are terrible - meaning that they don't taste good, regardless of the maybe-or-maybe-not alcohol content.
The food handling is awful - huge vats with no sneeze guards and very little rotation or refreshment of long standing items. People use their hands
to pick up food from the buffet and then return what they don't like back.
One month ago, we revisited the Sunday brunch with some friends. They told us that they got sick right after.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
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Try going Mexican
Drive around the back streets of Ensenada and look for any small resturant. There you can devour a real Mexican breakfast, Instead of eating at a
upscale expensive "yuppie" tourist trap. It will be the best breakfast you'll
ever have. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
Drive around the back streets of Ensenada and look for any small resturant. There you can devour a real Mexican breakfast, Instead of eating at a
upscaleexpensive "yuppie" tourist trap. It will be the best breakfast you'll
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For sure.
Go to an Off-Juarez production of Mexican cooking, where the Chorizo was on the hoof only a few hours before and the hen is nesting right above the
frypan. Don't be in a rush and leave a HUGE tip.
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Sallysouth
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Jeez Gypsy jan, How sad you had those bad experiences! I have to confess, I always order from the menu and have not partaken of the Sunday brunch
buffet.A few years back when "my other half" was working in Maneadero on a bi-weekly basis, with some others, we would stop for breakfast and no one
ever got sick.That being said, I vote for El Rey Sol also as being a good dinner choice, but don't think they (vetra and wife) will be there at
din-din time.We also like Haliotias for Ab dinners.For a laid back bar with mucho history and ambience in Ensenada, go to Bar El Rincon, just across
the street from El Rey Sol .You gotta hike those stairs, so take yer shoes off!!!
[Edited on 3-26-2008 by Sallysouth]
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For breakfast try Las Casuezlas KIKI. It is located behind the Chevrolet/GM Dealership on the south end of the beachfront business district on Blvd
Costero. The cross street is Caricoles. It is family owned.
Another great place for breakfast is Moniques, located across the street from the Ensenada Police station on 9th street
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