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1106 1st St
Coronado, CA 92118 32.6984 -117.1721

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Amanda Knoles

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In Short – Located a stone's throw from the Ferry Landing, this sophisticated eatery with indoor and outdoor seating brings a touch of Paris to Coronado. Locals drop in daily for the breakfast pastries, panini sandwiches and tempting lunchtime salads, but dinner is a bit more formal with entrees like flat iron steak and roast duckling served with seasonal vegetables and pomme frites. Other specialties include handmade gnocchi with pomodoro sauce, and Mediterranean-style mussels steamed in sauvignon blanc. –

2 Star Rating: Below Average

04/17/07

Nothing to write home about

by epv

With a name like Tartine, I expected to be delighted by the namesake menu item, but was extremely disappointed by the elemenatry nature of the Gorgonzola tartine I tried. It could have been put together by a 4th grader. it was simply gorgonzola cheese crumbles, pear slices and a little dressing drizzled on top of a roll (that wasn't even crisp like a baguette). Boring. This was accompanied by a simple salad. So basically, I had a salad in a roll accompanied by a salad. Lame. I tried my fellow diner's quiche. Again boring and relatively flavorless, but better than the Tartine. I thought, ok maybe dessert will redeem this restaurant, but again disappointing. We had a guava cheesecake which didn't have an inkling of guava taste to it. Perhaps drizzling a guava coulis on top would have brought out the guava flavor more or been a better accompaniment, but no, they drizzled this cheesecake with a carmel sauce. Completely overpowered the dessert and didn't work. Some positive notes: nice wine list, beautiful view and pretty atmosphere. The best quiche, desserts, & artisanal bread, and overall casual breakfast/brunch/lunch place I have found in SD so far is Bread & Cie in Hillcrest. Not as pretty of a locale as Tartine, but the food is beyond compare.

  • Pros: view, atmosphere, wine list
  • Cons: food, dessert

The Details on Tartine

Know Before You Go:

Save room for dessert or order it to go. Choose from several flavors of cheesecake, tiramisu, chocolate mousse, fruit tortes, lemon tarts, and more.

Save Money:

On Wednesdays a selection of wines is offered at half price from 5-8pm.

The Extras:

Cakes may be custom decorated for birthdays and special events with 72 hours notice. The restaurant is also available for private parties.

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