525 Crespi Dr., (650) 355-9999. 52 rooms. Some fireplaces. Indoor heated pool. Continental breakfast. No pets.
Featuring contemporary Victorian-style architecture with colorful red-roofed cupolas, the Pacifica Beach Hotel offers stunning ocean views of Linda Mar Beach--across the street--and Pedro Point. All guest rooms have an ocean view, a balcony, and a Jacuzzi tub in the bedroom, and everyone gets a rose-petal welcome.
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| exterior of the Pacifica Beach Hotel in Pacifica, California |
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| guest room at the Pacifica Beach Hotel in Pacifica, California |
(650) 733-7343. L M-F, D daily, Sat-SunBr; $$$.
The hotel's restaurant serves a Peruvian menu and features a 20-foot high ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Linda Mar Beach and the ocean, which is usually filled with surfers.
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| interior of Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
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| view from Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
Menu items at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen & Pisco Bar are meant to be shared family-style and include fried rice with sea urchin sauce, pork belly with Andean-style potato stew, paella, and anticuchos (Peruvian skewers), as well as a variety of ceviches. Lunch includes charcoal-fragrant Lomo Saltado--sirloin steak pieces sautéed with onion, tomato, and cliantro and served on top of fries;
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| Lomo Saltado at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
Pollo a la Brasa--half of a delicious rotisseried Mary’s organic chicken;
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| rotisseried chicken at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
and Locro de Quinoa--a tasty and colorful vegetarian Kabocha squash stew with potatoes, green beans, and quinoa topped with a sunny-side-up egg.
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| Locro de Quinoa at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
At brunch, several Benedicts, a variety of egg dishes, and some sandwiches compose the menu. The unusual and scrumptious starter known as Causa Masaki is a don’t-miss. A sushi-esque dish composed of crispy shrimp and Dungeness crab rolled up in a mashed yellow-potato wrap, it was developed by Japanese immigrants to Peru who didn’t have access to their usual ingredients.
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| Causa Masaki at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
For dessert, housemade Alfajore cookies are just right,
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| Alfajores at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
but the dramatic Tres Leches Cake decorated with orchids is also a treat.
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| Tres Leches Cake at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
Several kinds of pisco cocktails are available, but it’s hard to beat the classic version.
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| pisco cocktail at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
Non-alcoholic mocktails include a spectacular Apasionado made with passion fruit, mint, and ginger ale.
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| Apasionado mocktail at Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen in Pacifica, California |
Tables circle the central bar featuring a Caesarstone counter top and chocolate-colored leather high stools. The hard surfaces of a glass wall of windows and polished concrete floors combine for a noisy interior.
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hotel images courtesy of venuerestaurant images c2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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