Description: For my last evening in town, I decided a quiet simple dinner in the restaurant downstairs on the street level of my resort was my best bet. It was really very good . . . I'm glad I dined at Dakota Grill & Spirits before heading home after my five days in San Diego.
A "white linen" type of place, it was comfortable dining alone. I thoroughly enjoyed the large windows on the two outer walls of the building. The view as evening approached, the hustle and bustle of the Gaslamp District, was a nice diversion to dining alone.
The menu offered a rather simplistic assortment of entrees, most of which included potatoes and fresh string beans. Salad was an ala carte, but I passed in order to assure I'd have room for dessert. For dinner I had the prime rib (end cut, medium well), which was a huge portion . . . I think probably 14 or maybe even 16 ounces. Served with au jus and horseradish, it was really a prime cut and had outstanding flavor.
After dinner I ordered the apple pastry, that came with a small scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. The pastry was light and flakey, served warm with a strawberry garnish.
My meal came to $43 but with my hotel/resort key, there was a $10 discount. So dining for $40 total in San Diego was a wonderful value given that most nice, fine dining establishments are more in the $50+ range.
There is an upper level that is accessed via a lovely wide staircase that brings guests right to the large bar. With a TV mounted on the back wall, patrons can sit and enjoy an adult beverage while catching a ballgame or perhaps the evening news.
If you are driving to the Dakota Grill & Spirits, there is valet parking next door at the entrance to the Gaslamp Plaza Suites.
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