1st Year Wedding Anniversary in La Jolla

[funkycold]

My wife and I are staying at the La Estancia in La Jolla for our 1 year anniversary this weekend and are looking for dining suggestions for:

1) Dinner to celebrate the actual night. Something romantic with great food. A memorable experience.
2) Cheap eats for the rest of our weekend. Brunch and lunch suggestions would be great. We spent most of our budget on the resort and are just looking for must not miss cheap eats. Besides, we kind of prefer local cheap eats.

Thanks!!

[Rodzilla]

I would definitely visit Georges again, I had a wonderful time there over the summer and the service was great.
review : http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/792418

[funkycold]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'll share them with my wife and let her decide. I looked up many of them and they all look great.

My wife is a football fan but I am not sure she will want to go to the Whaling Bar this weekend.

[daantaat]

dinner:
AR Valentien
Tapenade
George's Modern, downstairs dining only
if you're willing to drive north a bit, Addison

Nine Ten is good, but less of a "romantic" setting than George's, Tapenade or Addison

cheap:
Coffee Cup Cafe
Piatti's (moderately priced)
The Cottage
Z Pizza

ultimate cheap:
Whole Foods

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Nine Ten
910 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

Coffee Cup
1109 Wall St, La Jolla, CA 92037

[Beach Chick]

'ultimate cheap..Whole Foods'

D...I would put that in the Addison for dinner category..

[daantaat]

:-)

[thimes]

George's Modern is where we went for dinner after we got married - the food was great and it was beautiful.

Though just in case anyone from George's Modern reads this - their hostesses were HORRIBLE. Once you get past them (both coming and going) the staff and food was wonderful.

[Beach Chick]

funkycold 'medina'.

Marine Room in LJ...start with champagne and app's in the bar

Dinner:
Eddie V's
Georges Modern or ocean terrace
Nine Ten at the Colonial Hotel
Manhattan's
Whisknladle
Tapenade
Whaling Bar at La Valencia
AR Valentien at the Lodge at Torrey Pines
Sky Room at La V

Cheap eats..

El Pescador..best grouper/sea bass sandwich
Bahia's in Bird Rock...lobster burrito, fish tacos, Pacifico's and watch the surf roll in
Alfonso's for nachos and marg's
Glider port after hiking Torrey Pines State reserve
Burger and beers at Torrey Pines Golf course
Roberto's Taco shop at Carmel Valley rd

Brunch on the ocean terrace of La Valencia hotel overlooking the Pacific...sweet

www.marineroom.com

[cstr]

word!

[foodiechick]

Good list! Two updates: Sky Room is closed for about six months for renovation. They now have FOUR televisions in the Whaling Bar on ALL THE TIME = Not so romantic anymore.

I would add coffee cup for cheap brekkie or lunch.

[Beach Chick]

My DH would think 4 televisions in the Whaling Bar on College Game Day with his beloved College team beating the opposing teams butt would be extremely romantic..
; )

[cstr]

totally agree! Nothing like a flat screen and a full mug.

[Beach Chick]

LOL..
Whaling 'Sports' Bar in the exclusive gussied up La Valencia Hotel
10 cents wings, PBR tall boy with wrapper..
24/7 Hillbilly hand fishin' coverage...all day...everyday
Trucker hat required
Skoal buckets provided
; )

[Tripeler]

Do they have "Skoal Train" on the TV?

[Beach Chick]

; )

[SaltyRaisins]

Perfect response from the ideal poster to a perfect post.

I might add taking some Von's fried chicken to my formerly secret Best Dining Spot in the World above LJ Shores at a certain nameless building at Scripps, with the perennially unlocked gate leading to a wraparound porch with seats, basically floating above the cliffs, pier and ocean.

Good luck!

Brava BC!

[Beach Chick]

Thanks Salty!
I know that nameless building..
: )

love the Von's fried chicken breast...have you had Jonathan's?