Coastline - DEL MAR

I stayed at the affiliated hotel for a work trip and it was a wonderful experience. I enjoyed breakfast here only one day. It was good, but incredibly expensive! I had an egg white frittata and a side of sausage. After tip it was $42. I know that's in part due to it being a high end hotel and restaurant, but still a shocking price for breakfast. My frittata was good, but needed salt and pepper. The sausage was good, but had a tough skin that my knife struggled to pierce through. I ended up just stabbing it with a fork to eat it.

Yikes.... We were the first ones seated at opening at 5p. We didn 't get our food until after 6p and no we didn 't order at 5:59p. A party of the same size (4) seated at least 10-15 minutes after us got their food first. It was weird. Our server actually said our food was coming out in four minutes. That is a direct quote. I thought that was pretty impressive he knew the flow of the kitchen. He was waaaaaaaaay off. Daughter A ordered scallops dish. She said The best thing in here is the peas. Daughter B got the chicken. It was dry. Sigh.... Wife who was sharing the chicken plate with daughter ordered shrimp salad and felt the dressing was drowning the salad. My salmon was good but after waiting nearly an hour it was not enough to save the night and I was just ate for the sake of eating. No joy there which is sad. Dining, especially in a place as nice as Del Mar, and especially during a holiday staycation should be savored not lamented. During the ridiculous wait for our food I could see our server helping other tables but also running drinks to the outside bar in the lobby. Fine, if the server was swamped, was there nobody in the kitchen to run food? Our food was brought out by two ladies that I didn 't see at all in the restaurant which was weird. Managers? Our server at the end apologized for the wait and took off the appetizer. You can 't even begin to visualize the giant a air quotes I 'm using on appetizer. It was homemade sourdough bread and butter basically. Promotes itself as a place with views of the ocean but you really have a view of the pool and buildings. One and done

Love the service here! Gorge is the best. Adelaide is a quite restaurant in a Del Mar hotel and it has an ocean view from no matter where you sit. I love the shakshuka (this is my third time ordering it) its so herby and fresh. They also make a great cappuccino. The BLTA is pretty incredible too, it features a basil spread and some of the best bacon you'll ever try.

Perfect spot for a sunny or rainy day! My friend I decided to try this restaurant tucked away in a classy area in Del Mar. The happy hour was recommended , however we were too early and decided to eat at the actual restaurant rather than the lobby. It 's a very dog friendly establishment, I saw three of the bigger breeds during my short visit. The restaurant is placed in center of the hotel and is valet only (no fee- just tips . Our table over looked the courtyard and the pool. It was raining this particular day so the view of the ocean wasn 't as pretty as it would be on a clear day. They had remote controlled plastic pull down walls to shield customers from rain. The vibe feels like you should dress up, however on a Friday afternoon I dressed very casual and didn 't look out feel out of place. The drink selection on the menu are very grown up , no thrills but strong ; . I tried the swordfish sandwich, which apparently was a new addition and very popular. The fish was moist not dry , but the flavor was mid. The tartar sauce definitely dressed up the flavor of the sandwich, but personally I 'd enjoy it more if it had some seasoning.

I went here for brunch with a girlfriend on a clear day which does add to the ambiance of the place. All my rating is for the food and the ambiance, service not so much. Food Drinks: The food is good, I really liked the quinoa bowl and the shakshuka. The cocktails were potent and delicious. Service: The service was a bit slow and scattered. Our server didn't seem to want to pay attention to us. He wouldn't come to take our food order, we had two drinks(which some other server randomly came and took order for) by the time he finally came in for lunch order. At first, I thought he had just forgotten but he pulled the same stunt for some other aspects of the service. The food took forever to come in too. Ambiance: This place has a beautiful ocean-view dining room, which I am sure would be wonderful at dinnertime. Absolutely stunning area. Logistics: They have valet parking which makes it so much easy because all nearby roads suck at the parking sitch and there's no lot or anything nearby. The valets are super sweet folks and very helpful. In all: I'd love to try this place for dinner soon. Overall good experience.