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Mediterraneo
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
6 reviews for Mediterraneo
Mediterraneo is the crown jewel of Alpine. This place would thrive beyond infinity in North Park, Banker's Hill, Hillcrest or Downtown. Actually, since I no longer live in Alpine, I would appreciate it if Mediterraneo would move to North Park. That would be swell. Ok, ok... I'm not that cruel. There isn't much in Alpine, and I wouldn't want to deprive its citizens of this lovely, lovely bistro. Plus where would I go for a good meal when I visit my parents?
Mediterraneo, I would appreciate it if you opened up Mediterraneo II in North Park. You would be a perfect sidewalk edition on University, 30th, or any of the quaint side streets.
Oh yeah, and you guys had a couple special years ago that you should just keep on your menu: saffron cream farfalle and a blue nose sea bass entree with a heavenly reduction sauce. Explosive high five to you guys.
Citizens and Visitors of Alpine! Spread the word! Mediterraneo is incredible! Great, friendly staff, EXCELLENT food and a nice pseudo sidewalk bistro atmosphere. Mediterraneo, I am so in heart with you guys.
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My friend lives up in Gutay so sometime I meet him here for happy hour. They havve good Happy Hour specials and good drinks. I have only been to the bar never the resturant though. I have see the resraurant and it is nicely decorated. The poeple who work there are always friendly. If you are even in Alpine and need a drunk, this is the place to go!
This is the nice(est) place in Alpine, the kind of place that serves trendy dishes that you would not expect to find in East County. There is dining on one side and a full service bar and some additional tables on the other. The food can be quite fancy and also pricey. I got a steak there on my first visit and i honestly wasn't all that impressed with since it seemed like most of it was just fat. I chalked it up to a poor cut and some bad luck however. The next time i came i ordered a chicken caesar salad that was excellent.
On the bar side the drinks are good and the staff is very friendly. It can get pretty crowded inside, as crowded as a place in Alpine gets, and you may find yourself waiting a while for drinks if you do not order them from a bartender directly, but even so it is a very refreshing change from the typical east county bar and grill.
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Great food that is trendy and upscale. The bar is small but makes great margarita's!! Outside eating is great in the Spring/Summer. Good service. I would recommend for sure :-)
I work in Alpine, so I spend a lot of time there, and have eaten at a lot of the local restaurants. Mediterraneo is probably Alpine's best restaurant, at least outside of Viejas casino.
There's a lovely patio area outside, and if you're lucky, you'll catch some cats hanging around. There's a great array of appetizers (we always get the fried calamari), entrees, and drinks. I would recommend any of the pastas, but not the pizza (it's not bad, it's just not as good as the pasta). The service has always been very good.
Whenever we have something to celebrate at work, we always come here. Good for both lunch and dinner.
We had a great dinner on Mediterraneo comfortable outdoor patio. It was the perfect temperature for sitting outside, and the tables/chairs made it nice to sit and relax for as long as we liked. The seating areas inside and out are cozy, clean, and nicely decorated.
There were three of us for dinner, and we had to wait about 15 minutes for a table. The restaurant seemed to be set up mostly for tables of two, though there were at least three parties of 6 or more - so maybe some of their larger tables had been pulled together. The kitchen seemed like it was a little busy; we waited slightly longer than usual between our salads and the main course, but not too long.
On to the food - it was great. Each of us started with a salad, all of which were quickly devoured. The tasty herb focaccia while we were reading the menus had helped dull our hunger, but none of us filled up on bread. I probably would have if the focaccia was a little more crisp on the bottom... Back to the salads - my Caesar was very fresh and simple, the way I like it. The house green salad also looked fresh and delicious. Two of us ordered the seared salmon with fingerling potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, and arugula for our main course. The salmon was nearly perfect, obviously fresh and cooked just to the right side of "done". The waiter said it is his favorite dish, and I'd probably agree. The 3rd wheel had shrimp with penne, which came with about a dozen large shrimp, sundried tomatoes, and a light cream sauce. The shrimp were tender (properly cooked) and delicious. All in all, the food was spot on.
There isn't much room for waiting in the front of the restaurant, but there is a bar attached to the restaurant which seemed pretty busy. Might try that out next time. Mediterraneo doesn't take reservations for parties under 6 people, so its wise to plan on a small wait on weekend nights.
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