The Brigantine
3263 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA 92014
(858) 481-1166
www.brigantine.com
Overall Fish Taco Rating: 10
Overview:
The Brigantine caters to the Del Martian crowd of race enthusiasts, millionaires, wannabe-millionaires, people who date supermodels and who drive cars much better than mine. I mean, do I really need to have valet parking to eat a fish taco? Maybe. But the main restaurant is not where you want to concern yourself. Instead, head straight for the bar area with the rest of the common people, and pull up a chair, barstool or booth, and put your hands around the Happy Hour menu. Get yourself a nice beer, some of the artichoke fritters or calamari to start, but don't fill up too much because you need to make room for some of the best fish tacos you'll ever have in your life.
The Deets:
The fish tacos are in a perfect marriage of deep fried fish in a beer batter, rainjacket-colored yellow cheese, crunchy shredded cabbage and tangy ranch dressing served in a soft corn tortilla. Two usually is a complete meal, even though when you're done, you'll just want more. Go for the Happy Hour special and you can get them a la carte cheaper ($2.50 each I think?) than getting the fish taco platter which just comes with potato chips, which just removes space in your stomach that you could be putting more fish tacos.
Our Ratings:
CHRISTOPHER: If you like fried vs. grilled, then hands down, the Brigantine in Del Mar is the best place to get one that I've seen so far. I've tried them at the Brigantine in Coronado as well, but I just didn't feel they captured the awesome as well as Del Mar did. Flawless execution. A perfect 10. This sets the gold standard for all fried fish tacos you'll ever eat.
DARREN: [insert wisdom here]
2 comments:
I was just going to say go to the Brigantine in Del Mar, but it looks like you already have. These are my favorite fish tacos in all of San Diego. So good, my mouth is watering already. Anyway, to make it the perfect experience. Go in the late afternoon, find a spot outside in the bar area, order their Happy Hour Margarita, get the tacos, perhaps the races will be going on at a distance. Then work off that slight buzz with a sunset walk on Dog Beach across the street.... This is too much... can I leave Chicago and come back to SD yet?
And here I was about to start a blog about fish tacos...
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