Amaya At Fairmont Grand Del Mar

Fancy golf course? Check. Fancy restaurant inside the resort? Check. Prices that match what you would expect? Check. Is the food good? Read on to find out more. My wife told me that a Michelin-starred restaurant was located at this golf resort, and no it is not this one. We decided to check it out for dinner anyway. The restaurant is located deep inside the Fairmont Golf Resort, which is gated, so you have to tell the gatekeeper that you are heading to the restaurant. Parking is valet only and there is a small fee of $7 to park. The restaurant is located one floor below the main lobby after you make a left in the foyer. The receptionist greeted us and promptly seated us. We had multiple wait...

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Amaya is a beautiful restaurant in a beautiful resort in Del Mar. The ambiance and food at the restaurant is worth the normal price tag in my opinion, but maybe not to go out of your way for. That said, we went for Valentine's Day where they replaced the normal menu with a coursed preset dinner for $225. This wasn't the best experience and I think that, because they were busy, the service fell off a little bit. I understand that it is appropriate to pace the courses but were there for about 3 hours and twiddling our thumbs for most of that time. The food was good but not mind blowing, which you should expect for the steeper price. Overall, I wouldn't recommend Amaya unless you want to stay a...

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We love the Fairmont and have both stayed here and dined at Amaya. It's just a 3 hour dinner, with very little (and only decent) food for nearly $800 just didn't feel good to me. I've eaten at Amaya before and it was fine. I would just never do any special pre-fixed meals on holidays there again because I just didn't feel the value was there. And I don't mind spending $500 for two if the food, ambience, service, and customer experience is delivered. There are special times for these occasions. But last night, I just didn't experience the value and I believe they can do a lot better. It was a $350 experience at best, not an $800 one.

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The menu is ridiculously overpriced. We have been coming to Amaya for years, mostly for lunch. But it never seemed so pricey. Our kids usually eat adult entrees, but because of the prices, they ordered off the kids menu. We ordered a bottle of wine that was twice the price that we pay at another local restaurant. We just felt gouged. No wonder the restaurant was just about empty on a holiday evening. Reserva una mesa ahora

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Just wasn’t that impressed. Place is dreary in the evening-all the dark wood, no table cloths, etc. Food was nothing special and the waiter seemed uninspired by his job!! Prices like everywhere these days were not justified by the experience!! I recognize this is the hotel’s B-L and D place but they could make the effort to make dinner a bit more pleasant.

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Very good food. Service was amiable but not always attentive. Entrees and sides were terrific. Spiny lobster soup was unremarkable. Everything seems a bit overpriced, but that may have more to do with the overall property than any choice of the restaurant itself.

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I used to love this place but definitely not as good as I remember. Menu was very limited. Food was only ok and very pricey for the quality

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Service was very good . Good very good. Drink selection Wes great! Reserva una mesa ahora

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Excellent food, service atmosphere! Our server was outstanding

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Excellent food, phenomenal service and beautiful property!

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