FoodFinder.net Restaurant Guide: Pamplemousse Grille located in Solana Beach, CA 92075

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Starters - Raw
Selection of Oysters on the Half-Shell with cocktail and mignonette sauces	$15.00
Smoked Salmon with potato pancakes, cracked pepper and chives	$16.00
Asian-Style Tuna Tartare with taro root gaufrettes	$15.00
Hamachi Sashimi with a tian of hamachi, cucumber, avocado, and crispy capers, with housemade pickled ginger	$17.00
Starters - Soup
Roasted Tomato and Fennel Soup with seared bay scallops	$11.00
Truffled White Asparagus Soup	$13.00
Sweet Corn Veloute with Maryland crab wonton and pepper confetti	$13.00
Wild Mushroom Cappuccino	$12.00
Starters - Salad
Salad of Seasonal Greens	$8.00
Field Greens with roasted shiitake mushrooms and baked goat cheese	$13.00
Smoked Salmon Salad with baby spinach, gorgonzola, canadied pecans, hearts of palm and endive with zinfandel vinaigrette	$19.00
Pamplemousse, Lobster and Avocado Salad with micro greens and poppyseed dressing	$21.00
Arugula, Prosciutto, Fig and Orange Salad with parmigiano reggiano	$14.00
Medley of Five Starters	$38.00
Traditional Foods - Meats
Lamb Stew with green lentils, braised potato and a melange of baby vegetables	$26.00
Crispy Shelton Chicken Breast with meyer lemon beurre blanc, warm tri-colored potato salad, French beans with shallot parsley vinaigrette	$25.00
Veal Chop Milanese with arugula and tomatoes or choice of sides	$39.00
Mixed Grilled of Lamb Chop filet of beef and kurubuta pork with a trio of sauces	$33.00
Mixed Grille of Game with venison chop au poivre, lemon-thyme marinated quail and smoked duck	$35.00
Stilton-Crusted Rack of Lamb with truffled mashed potatoes and roasted vegetable napoleon	$33.00
Crispy Half Duck served with sauteed gnocchi, sweet white corn, porcini mushrooms and a cherry balsamic glaze	$31.00
Traditional Foods - Fish any of our fish can be prepared on the grill or oven - poached
Nori-Crusted ahi with green tea noodles and Asian vegetables with coconut red curry sauce	$34.00
Basil-Roasted Chilean Sea Bass with sauteed rock shrimp, asparagus risotto cake and sauce antiboise	$35.00
Grilled Wild Salmon with lobster spinach orzo and sherry morel mushroom sauce	$34.00
Almond, Herb and Lemon-Crusted Alaskan Halibut French Beans with shallot parsley vinaigrette and smoked tomato beurre blanc	$34.00
Mixed Grilled of Fish with a trio of sauces	$34.00
Five - Sided Vegetarian Plate grilled green and white asparagus; crispy tofu with ginger soy; napoleon of vegetables; melange of baby vegetables; gingered snow peas	$23.00
From the Grill create your own entree with our selection of sauces, potatoes and vegetables
Meat - Prime Rib Eye	$36.00
Meat - Certified Angus Beef New York Strip	$33.00
Meat - Prime Filet of Beef	$36.00
Sauces wild mushroom sauce, grain mustard sauce, au jus, peppercorn sauce, bearnaise sauce	Unknown
Potatoes and Vegetables melange of baby vegetables, gingered snow peas, roasted Napoleon of vegetables, truffled mashed potatoes, tiny braised potatoes au gratin, pommes frites	Unknown
Meat - Veal Chop	$37.00
Meat - Prime Rib of Pork	$26.00
Meat - Herb-Marinated Lamb Chops	$35.00
Featured Specials - Starters
Cajun Fried Oysters with Boston bibb lettuce salad buttermilk dressing and shaved icicle radishes	$19.00
Lobster Ravioli with seared scallops, wild mushrooms, pear tomatoes, asparagus and ginger beurre blanc	$18.00
osetra Caviar with buckwheat blinis, truffled scrambled eggs and smoked Scottish salmon	$55.00
Sauteed Jumbo Prawn Piccata with jumbo lump crab, capers, lime and micro basil	$19.00
Kim Chee Seafood Martini with lobster, shrimp and jumbo lump crabmeat	$19.00
Featured Specials - Entrees
Porcini-Dusted John Dory with roasted root vegetables, wilted arugula and port wine sauce	$35.00
Seared Day Boat Scallops with truffled mashed potatoes, ragout of fava beans, English peas, morel mushrooms, pear onions and asparagus with red wine syrup	$34.00
Grilled Kurobuta Pork Tenderloin with a tempura prawn, wasabi mashed potatoes, Asian slaw and a duo of sauces	$32.00
Grilled Prime Bone-in Cowboy Rib Eye Steak with green and white asparagus, truffled parmesan fries and bearnaise sauce	$44.00

Restaurant Comment Cards

Food	8
Service	7
Atmosphere	8
Cleanliness	7
Restrooms	N/A
First Visit	Yes
Will Return	Yes
Recommends	Yes

by jeph

Visited on 8/31/2008 at 7:00 PM

Based on a recommendation from a friend, I went to dinner at Pamplemousse. As usual, I sat at the bar (although the dining room was full anyway, so there wasn't a choice this time). It was that last day of track season in Del Mar, and I think they were a bit busier than normal. I started out with their arugula salad which was simple, but quite good. One interesting note was that there was an A capella quartet that was roaming around the restaurant singing to random patrons. Not really my thing, but they were quite good.

The main course was the mixed grill. The pork and filet were excellent and the lamb was OK. The truffle mashed potatoes which came as a side was quite good as well. Truffles are an ingredient that really required a light touch, but they were well used here. All in all, the service was OK...friendly, but I think they were a bit busy. It didn't feel like what one would expect based on the prices, but I'll give them a mulligan since it was a big track crown.

All and all, a good experience.

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Restaurant Statistics

Overall Restaurant Rating	8.73
Food Rating	8.20
Service Rating	8.50
Atmosphere Rating	9.50
Restaurant Rating Count	2
Menu Item Rating Count	5
Average Menu Item Price	$26.64
Menu Items Available	44

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Atmosphere	Poor Excellent
Restaurant Cleanliness	Poor Excellent
Restroom Cleanliness	Poor Excellent N/A
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