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Oceanaire Seafood Room
400 J St
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 858-2277
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Oceanaire Seafood Room has been selected as a best restaurant
by a major publication or website.
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Oceanaire's philosophy seems to be to get the freshest, best quality food, and prepare it simply and perfectly. It's a policy that I appreciate as too many restaurants have clever, novel menus, but fall short on execution. People forget that there's beauty in simplicity.
Take the crab cakes, for example. It's not doctored with lots of filler. It's just crab barely held together with sauce, and dressed with butter -- pure essence of crab. And that's the way it should be. Oceanaire's crab cakes are so good that they make almost all others seem like failures in comparison.
This care in execution extends to all the other dishes I've tried there also. Their Mahi Mahi in a soy beurre blanc was perfectly cooked -- delicate, tender, with a tasteful sauce that doesn't overpower the fish. Even their mashed potatoes are wonderful, creamy, and decadent.
I've enjoyed their desserts as well. The big event desssert is the Baked Alaska, a mound of ice cream covered with meringue. The waiter sets a cup of Grand Marnier on fire and pours a flaming stream over the Baked Alaska. It's quite a spectacle, and it's delicious as well.
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Listed below are links to reviews of Oceanaire Seafood Room from around the web.
[ more from calendarlive]
[ more from discoversd]
"That being said, I've dined at seafood restaurants all over the country, from hole-in-the-wall shacks in the bayou to five-star establishments in cities across the U. While most seafood joints lay claim to having the "freshest" seafood around, few can act..."
[ more from entertainment.signonsandiego]
"The vibe at the Oceanaire — with locations in Dallas, Minneapolis and Seattle, to name a few — is all about classic indulgence. The Rat Pack croons in the background as diners feast on massive shellfish towers, caviar and "colossal" Australian..."
[ more from entertainment.signonsandiego]
"The vibe at the Oceanaire — with locations in Dallas, Minneapolis and Seattle, to name a few — is all about classic indulgence. The Rat Pack croons in the background as diners feast on massive shellfish towers, caviar and..."
[ more from fodors]
| "tubes of Brylcreem in the men's room, for goodness sake -- Oceanaire is a bit put-on, but nonetheless admirable for a carefully prepared menu that offers up to 25 daily "fresh catches," as well as a host of specialties ranging from convincing Maryland cra..." |
3 reviews
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[ more from gayot]
| "With the look of a 1930"s cruise ship, The Oceanaire Seafood Room is a sleek, yet relaxed restaurant with style to spare. Its claim to fame is fresh, exquisitely prepared seafood, a boast that lives up to the hype...." |
1 reviews
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[ more from gregsguide]
"Sip a Sidecar in the lounge, sidle up to the oyster bar, or kick back in a horseshoe booth before diving into a sea of Ultra-Fresh fish, including steak-cut Alaskan halibut, seasonal favorites like fresh Copper River salmon or hard-to-find delicacies like..."
[ more from insiderpages]
| "From the moment you enter the Oceanaire you feel a sense of place and time akin to a classic 1930s ocean liner. From cocktails in the lounge, to our raw oyster bar, to a main course of ultra-fresh fish, a rendezvous at the Oceanaire is the perfect occasio..." |
3 reviews
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[ more from local.yahoo]
| "Company Information: With an elegant atmosphere and carefully prepared seafood entrees, this place is a top choice for elite dining. Light colors are emphasized by white linen tablecloths and white shutters...." |
4 reviews
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[ more from myburningkitchen.blogspot]
"Everything was extraordinarily fresh and the choice of four dipping sauces (garlic anoli, soy sauce infused with garlic and ginger, red wine vinegar mix and cocktail sauce) that accompanied it only heightened the appreciation of the food...."
[ more from sandiego]
"For our entrees we chose the Oven Roasted Alaskan Halibut (fingerling potatoes, haricot verts with leek soubise and tapenade) and the Fisherman’s Platter (Alaskan Halibut, Black Tiger Shrimp, Pacific Oysters and Scallops with Salt & Vinegar Frie..."
[ more from sandiego.kudzu]
| "I'd say skip their over-sized desserts & go instead for their crab cake appetizer (huge chunks of fresh crab, not minced up mush like most places). They even provide delicious food & good service on holidays, when most nice restaurants fail...." |
3 reviews
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[ more from sandiegometro]
"The understated entrance to Oceanaire is at the Downtown corner of Fourth Avenue and J Street. With only a small oval-shaped sign and a couple of neon-lit fish in the windows to mark its location, it is easy to miss...."
[ more from sandiegorestaurants.typepad]
"The Oceanaire Seafood Room is an elegant restaurant, reminiscent of a dining salon on a luxury cruise ship from a bygone era. It is a chain restaurant, but if all chains maintained this level of quality, the associated negative stigma would vanish...."
[ more from search.cityguide.aol]
"It seems almost plausible that you may see Errol Flynn or Greta Garbo saunter through the door of this 1930s art deco styled dining room. Combining the quality of a fine eatery with the jovial nuance of a neighborhood haunt, Oceanaire's oyster bar is a po..."
[ more from tripadvisor]
"On a recent trip to San Diego, my friends insisted we go to the Oceanaire Seafood Room. A self proclaimed seafood enthusiast, I was more than excited to see what the restaurant had to offer...."
[ more from wcities]
"If you're looking to blow a bundle on the finest seafood money can buy, The Oceanaire is the place to go. From the more common dishes like Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper and Live Maine Lobsters, to the truly exotic, such as Whole Dover Sole and Sea of Cortez..."
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