Friday, February 3, 2012

Are there ANY San Diego restaurants with a pre-fix menu???

Just moved here from Washington, DC and I'm looking for a good quality meal, preferably something paired by the chef. Some place that also has a great collection of wines.Are there ANY San Diego restaurants with a pre-fix menu???
You should go to Hawthorns San Diego. A great restaurant with a prix-fixe menu. It located in North Park on University Avenue. The food is great. They have two options the Prix Fixe or DINNER FOR TWO. I recommend the DINNER FOR TWO. I included a link to the prix-fixe and to the Dinner for 2. Enjoy!



The following is the current Three Course Prix Fixe Menu

Served from 5pm-6pm Monday-Thursday

(Except on Theatre Nights*):



First Course:

Choice of: Duck Soup or Caesar Salad



Second Course:

Choice of: Salmon, Chicken, or Chateaubriand Tamales



Third Course:

Dessert: Cr猫me Brul茅e



$25 (CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER COUPON OR OFFER)



* See our calendar of events for Theatre schedule



They also have a great DINNER FOR TWO which includes wine for $65 a couple (not including tax and gratuity)



This is there current DINNER FOR TWO Menu

APPETIZERS(choose one to share)



Escargot in a garlic butter sauce or **Spring Rolls, Made with Chicken and/or Vegetables**



ENTREES

(choose one each)



Salmon, Sauteed and served with a curry sauce, shitakes and bok choy



or



Chicken, Stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese with a white wine sauce

or



Flat Iron Steak, grilled and served with a dried cranberry, port wine reduction sauce



or



**Fusilli Pasta, tossed with green olives, tomatoes, mushrooms,

capers and onions in a white wine garlic butter**



**denotes vegetarian**



DESSERTS

(choose one to share)



Creme Brul茅e or Three Layer Chocolate Mousse Cake



BOTTLE OF WINE

(choice of)



Red Rock Merlot, California

delicious, approachable and smooth with flavors of

ripe cherry, blueberry and a hint of spice

with a very long finish

or

Frei Brothers Chardonnay, Sonoma

crisp citrus and tropical fruit character

with good clean acidity and no oak
Yes, there are many San Diego restaurants with prix fixe menus. Here are some of my favorites:



Laurel (Mediterranean cuisine - I love the seared ahi)

505 Laurel St.

San Diego, CA

http://www.sdurbankitchen.com/laurelrest鈥?/a>

$55/person 3-course tasting menu with wine



Tapenade Restaurant (French - my favorite - foie gras to die for)

7612 Fay Ave

La Jolla, CA

http://www.tapenaderestaurant.com/menu.c鈥?/a>

$86-92/person for food+wine tasting menu



Roy's (Hawaiian - the chocolate souffle is amazing, the mac nut tart not so great IMO)

8670 Genesee Ave

San Diego, CA 92122

http://roysrestaurant.com/prixfixemenu.a鈥?/a>

Around $30 (I think - the last time I went was 3 months ago) prix fixe menu for food only (no wine included)



You can also try this restaurant, which other San Diegans like but which isn't one of my favorites:



The Marine Room (Californian)

2000 Spindrift Dr

La Jolla, CA

http://www.ljbtc.com/files/MRChefstablem鈥?/a>

$175/pp with food+wine (BUT for 6-12 guests only)



Tapenade would be my first choice, Roy's the most casual out of all the four listed, and Laurel my second choice. Happy eating! (and welcome to San Diego)Are there ANY San Diego restaurants with a pre-fix menu???
Island Prime is my favorite new restaurant in San Diego. Run by local celebrity chef Debra Scott, it has excellent wines and some of the best food. It is located on Harbor Drive, overlooking the San Diego harbor and downtown (an understatement - the harbor is really more like an excension of the restaurant).

The menu is not pris-fix, but this meets your other criteria, and has exceeded all of my expectations each time I have dined there (as recently as two nights ago with a large delegation from Sweden who we REALLY wanted to impress!)

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