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Gypsy Jan
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Splash Restaurant, Rosarito, Last Night
The attentive parking attendants found a space for us in the very filled lot.
The Laker's game was showcased on the big flat screen, and there was live music in the bar.
We had the very good fried chicken dinner special with with a glass of wine and a soda.
Check totaled $18.95 U.S.
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yellowklr
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Great place and awesome people
will be there next weekend!
Derek
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EnsenadaDr
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The Marine Room of Baja....
Doesn't sound much like the Marine Room in La Jolla, CA as it has been compared to in the past... | Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
The attentive parking attendants found a space for us in the very filled lot.
The Laker's game was showcased on the big flat screen, and there was live music in the bar.
We had the very good fried chicken dinner special with with a glass of wine and a soda.
Check totaled $18.95 U.S. |
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BajaBlanca
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can you tell me where it is ? if it is even remotely similar to the MARINE ROOM, it must be very beautiful !
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EnsenadaDr
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Don't bother...
The location is nice enough...but its NOTHING like the Marine Room in La Jolla..hahaha..... | Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
can you tell me where it is ? if it is even remotely similar to the MARINE ROOM, it must be very beautiful ! |
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
The location is nice enough...but its NOTHING like the Marine Room in La Jolla..hahaha..... | Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
can you tell me where it is ? if it is even remotely similar to the MARINE ROOM, it must be very beautiful ! |
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Check out the Marine Room menu:
http://www.marineroom.com/files/Marine%20Room%20Dinner%20Men...
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Gypsy Jan
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Splash vs Marine Room
1. Oceanfront window table seating/view with high tide drama drenching the windows -- Push
2. Gracious, friendly greetings voiced by the parking attendants and continued through the entire crew: Splash--1, Marine Room -- Zero.
3. Quality and freshness of the food prepared: Push
4. High level of creative/innovative ground-breaking cuisine: Splash--Zero, Marine Room--1.
5. Pretentious stuffy atmosphere: Splash -- Zero. Marine Room -- 1.
6. Casual, easy-going place with sports on the TV's and very good live music (a Jimmy Buffet vibe): Splash -- 1. Marine Room -- Zero.
7. Big expensive bill to pay at the end of the visit: Splash -- Zero. Marine Room -- ++1.
“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.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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EnsenadaDr
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Headed to the Marine Room, La Jolla in about an hour..
I'm headed to the Marine Room in La Jolla California in about an hour, will let you know if its worth it... | Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
1. Oceanfront window table seating/view with high tide drama drenching the windows -- Push
2. Gracious, friendly greetings voiced by the parking attendants and continued through the entire crew: Splash--1, Marine Room -- Zero.
3. Quality and freshness of the food prepared: Push
4. High level of creative/innovative ground-breaking cuisine: Splash--Zero, Marine Room--1.
5. Pretentious stuffy atmosphere: Splash -- Zero. Marine Room -- 1.
6. Casual, easy-going place with sports on the TV's and very good live music (a Jimmy Buffet vibe): Splash -- 1. Marine Room -- Zero.
7. Big expensive bill to pay at the end of the visit: Splash -- Zero. Marine Room -- ++1. |
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BajaBlanca
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Gypsy jan - that was a good review and I got the gist of what to expect at Splash ..if anyone has photos - please post !!
I love the Marine room - the atmosphere is posh posh. something tells me I will like Splash just as much - just different is all.
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wessongroup
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Outside seating
[Edited on 2-12-2012 by wessongroup]
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Baja Bernie
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I'll vote for Splash
It will be much more fun and will save my wallet.
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Santiago
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Lakers Game?? I'd check for roaches....
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The Gull
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In the ashtrays?
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EnsenadaDr
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Marine Room..
I have to say...the dinner tonight at the Marine Room was the best dinner I ever ate...the lobster tail was huge...everything was perfect... | Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Gypsy jan - that was a good review and I got the gist of what to expect at Splash ..if anyone has photos - please post !!
I love the Marine room - the atmosphere is posh posh. something tells me I will like Splash just as much - just different is all.
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Kalypso
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
1. Oceanfront window table seating/view with high tide drama drenching the windows -- Push
2. Gracious, friendly greetings voiced by the parking attendants and continued through the entire crew: Splash--1, Marine Room -- Zero.
3. Quality and freshness of the food prepared: Push
4. High level of creative/innovative ground-breaking cuisine: Splash--Zero, Marine Room--1.
5. Pretentious stuffy atmosphere: Splash -- Zero. Marine Room -- 1.
6. Casual, easy-going place with sports on the TV's and very good live music (a Jimmy Buffet vibe): Splash -- 1. Marine Room -- Zero.
7. Big expensive bill to pay at the end of the visit: Splash -- Zero. Marine Room -- ++1. |
I have to disagree with you on points 5 and 6. Of all the so called "fine dining" restaurants in San Diego, I think the Marine Room is the least
pretentious, most relaxed and approachable. And if you look real close you'll realize it's really just shabby chich by the beach. The decor is dated
and in need of some serious rehabbing, but somehow they continue to make it work and seem in better shape than it is.
Love the Marine Room, love any restasurant in Baja overlooking the ocean (as long as the food is decent and the liquor cold).
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wessongroup
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One other for Splash... dress code ... 
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EnsenadaDr
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Dress code???
My daughter wore jeans and my friend wore a Hawaiian shirt...people dress very casually now!!!
| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
One other for Splash... dress code ... |
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Roberto
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Marine Room used to have a really good Sunday brunch. Is that still the case?
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Kalypso
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
Marine Room used to have a really good Sunday brunch. Is that still the case? |
Not too much any more. I think it was a victim of the economy tanking. They still do High Tide Breakfast tho'. They used to do the buffet for that,
now they're down to a set menu for it.
That brunch was spectacular...different food stations from one end of the restaurant to the other. Fresh seafood - oysters, mussels, clams, shrimp,
and more - eggs, meats, in-house pastries, fruits, hot food, cold food AND as much free champagne as you could drink.
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EnsenadaDr
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Sunday Brunch...
As a matter of fact, next week I have a reservation for Sunday Brunch at the Marine Room, its now once a month, this month high tide falls on February
19th. I want to add about the ambience and view of last night; the lighting was spectacular, and it was as if the waves and seafoam were slowly
coming towards your table, the ocean is that close, the ocean mist was blowing and there was dozens of seagulls flying by the lights..while it was
warm and cozy inside the restaurant that has sort of a Cape Cod ambience...anyway..the menu proves to be just as spectacular...here is the latest copy
I could get my hands on:
http://www.marineroom.com/files/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20MR%20...
| Quote: | Originally posted by Kalypso
| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
Marine Room used to have a really good Sunday brunch. Is that still the case? |
Not too much any more. I think it was a victim of the economy tanking. They still do High Tide Breakfast tho'. They used to do the buffet for that,
now they're down to a set menu for it.
That brunch was spectacular...different food stations from one end of the restaurant to the other. Fresh seafood - oysters, mussels, clams, shrimp,
and more - eggs, meats, in-house pastries, fruits, hot food, cold food AND as much free champagne as you could drink. |
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