Sandi and I had our yearly free night at the Marriott, so we combined them to make a nice weekend staycation. We read up on restaurants and decided on Eddie V's by the Ocean. When I called to make a reservation, they only had seats at the bar. We accepted since we didn't make the reservations till we got to La Jolla. We were celebrating her birthday coming up and my past birthday. It also happened to be Mother's Day weekend. When making the reservation, I mentioned to the lady that we were celebrating two birthdays.
When we arrived at 4 p.m., we were surprised as she led us to a window table with a "Happy Birthday" card and some confetti. We looked at each other and were totally surprised. We were right on top of the ocean, and though it was a hazy afternoon, it was nice to see a bunch of people on their kayaks as seagulls and pelicans flew by.
I ordered a glass of sparkling wine, and Sandi had her favorite drink H20 on the rocks. We split an Iceberg Wedge BLT salad to start. The salad was cold and crisp and just delicious. They also served some nice warm bread.
I wanted to order fish for a change, but when I saw they had a Filet Medallions Oscar Style with Jumbo Lump Crab with asparagus and Bearnaise sauce, I had a problem. Luckily Sandi had the same idea, so it was a no-brainer to order the Filet and the Sole, and we would split both.
It was unanimous that we order the Butter Poached Lobster Mashed Potato. That was sheer heaven!
The Filet came out first, so we started with that. It was incredibly tender and wonderful. We both couldn't get over how we were enjoying it. The fish arrived when we were almost done with the filet. It looked promising as the presentation was appealing. The fish was very crisp outside and flaky inside, but unfortunately, it didn't have enough flavor. Even Sandi, who is not a fan of salt, was salting her portion. We ate a bit of it but left the rest.
Our server Ramon asked if everything was good, and we both told him what we thought, namely, everything was excellent except for the fish. He had the manager come, and we relayed our thoughts. He apologized and asked if there was anything we wanted that he could get us, but it was too late. I just mentioned that we were going to order dessert.
A few minutes later, Ramon brought a Bananas Foster Butter Cake, which was flambeed at our table. This came with a scoop of butter pecan ice cream. Sandi and I were totally impressed with this dessert. It blew our minds on how perfect the cake was; not too sweet and very moist. The bananas were perfect. As a rule, we have observed that very few restaurants have great food and desserts together. It's usually either or.
When we were presented with the bill, they deducted the Sole, which we appreciated. I thanked the manager and reiterated that this was a sign of a good restaurant. They do care what people think and try to make things right, which makes the customers return in the future.
Sandi's son, Stephen, had called Sandi earlier and told her he wanted to treat her for Mother's Day, so this was his treat. Lucky me for being Sandi's friend. Thank you, Stephen and Elena.
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