The Oceanaire Seafood Room
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 858-2277
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Fourth Avenue
- Best of Citysearch:
- Seafood 2007
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
Message from The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Ultra -Fresh Seafood Flown in Daily from Around the World
- Ultra -Fresh Seafood
- Extensive Wine List
- Private Dining Rooms
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Editorial Review for The Oceanaire Seafood Room – by Amy Eddo
In Short
Experience the glamour of 1940's supperclub dining aboard this vintage cruise liner replicate. The grand dining room gleams decadence with polished hardwoods and red leather booths, where fancied-up diners indulge in oversized martinis and rich caviar. As big-band classics play in the background, crowds gather around the half moon oyster bar for an outstanding selection of fresh shellfish and house specialty crab cakes.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIf you don't plan on paying the price for valet, know that Gaslamp District parking is particularly difficult on evenings and weekends
Look GoodWhile there is a mix of casual chic to glitzy dressers, crowds trend towards fancier attire.
Save TimeReservations are recommended at this popular dining destination.
Save MoneyHappy hour is Monday through Friday from 5-6pm where guests enjoy several drink and menu item specials, including half price oysters.
User Reviews for The Oceanaire Seafood Room
06/16/2008 Posted by pinays
top chef contender brian malarkey is the executive chef at this seafood restaurant in the gas lamp quarter of san diego. as the name suggests, the specialty is seafood. while you can choose however you want your fish prepared, you can also opt to go by the chef's recommendation on how the fish is to be prepared. the server started us off with some warm sourdough bread and some chilled veggies and ceviche. they were good enough but we weren't there for the freebies. the caesar salad was good topped with anchovies, although i thought there was too much dressing. the clam chowder was passable. it did not wow me though. the blue crab cocktail was pretty fresh, sweet and good. my pan roasted black sea bass was served with pancetta and morels. it was good and not overcooked. but it also did not make my mouth water. j's halibut cheeks with triple corn was also good. not memorable though. now, c's crab cakes were a different story. they were light and fresh and perfect. the cakes were not breaded, or if they were, ever so lightly. i loved these. the side of mashed potatoes came big. and too buttery for my taste. if i come back, it'll be because of the crab cakes.
02/25/2008 Posted by mrs_kikuts
The food was good, but of course it was, there really aren't that many "bad" restaurants in San Diego. That said, there are many other seafood restaurants I'd recommend that are much less expensive and just as good guality and atmosphere. The menu is broken up into the main protein (mostly fish, some chicken, and a few steaks) which you order seperately from the sides. So for that whopping $25 plus entree, you really just get the piece of fish on a plate... then you have to order a seperate side, which is only offered family style (serves 4 or more) for another $8-12. Wine by the glass starts at $11... for a bottle that isn't worth more than $20 in the stores. Really I don't know what the huge mark-up is all about, certainly not the atmosphere, it was noisy, busy, and cramped. I certainly wouldn't go back, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, just not worth it for the money. You could spend the same amount elsewhere and get a much better meal, even a few good left-overs for later, and a whole bottle of wine.
Pros: tasty food
Cons: expensive, noisy, cramped...
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