San Diego: The Oceanaire Seafood Room

The Oceanaire Seafood Room
400 J Street
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 858-2277

Oh man, I've been busy, busy. I know I promised you guys I would post up some yummy SD eats, but I wanted the first one to be a good one. So here it is, The Oceanaire! I never heard of it before, but ask any San Diegan with a decent taste bud and they will know what's up.

This sleek 1930's ocean liner look alike has top notch service and seafood, well except for the night I went they had two hiccups (more details about that later). However, despite that I still had a wonderful evening and would still recommend it to others.

The Oceanaire uses fresh catches from that day, so they have daily generated menus. I would highly suggest not coming here for a late dinner because you might be disappointed that an item has sold out. Though they do have a pretty extensive menu here, so I'm sure you can easily find something else.



So to start off, you must get oysters. I really haven't ate oysters, so we got recommendations from the waitress on some good ones since I was a noobie. We choose four different kinds and got two of each. My favorite was the Kumamoto *drool*

Fanny Bay - British Columbia $1.95
Kumamoto - California $2.95
Luna - Carlsbad $1.95
Blondes - Carlsbad $1.95

"To eat an oyster is to kiss the sea on the lips." - Leonard Beck
However, if it's too salty of a kiss then just add cocktail sauce :P

"Kid Dynamite" Blue Crab Crusted Mexican Mahi Mahi $36.95
Sake and soy poached Bok Choy with Screaming Rooster Sauce

Oh man, I love how it has a slight kick to it and cooked perfectly.

Sauteed Alaskan Halibut Louie $39.95
Topped with jumbo Lump Crab Meat and Caper Beurre Blanc


OMG, I loved the top part of this dish. The jumbo crab meat and capers was amazing! I could eat a whole plate full of it.

However, here comes the first hiccup, the halibut was sadly dry on the sides of the fish. We mentioned it to our waitress and she insisted they fix it. So to be safe, we just switched the order to another "Kids Dynamite" Blue Crab Crusted Mexican Mahi Mahi. The manager came out with the new dish and apologized. However, when we reached the middle of the fish, it was raw (two hiccups)! What the freak! hahaha. Once again, we told them what was up and we switched to the Baked Stuffed California Dover. Both times, the staff was very forgiving and understanding (which should be the case anyways hah). The person I went with, Dan has been here many times and never had something like this happen. Everything is always perfect, maybe it has to do with The Oceanaire being bought out by Landry's? Who knows, but whatever I still enjoyed myself even with hiccups :D

Baked Stuffed California Dover $29.95
Stuffed with Baby Bay Shrimp, Blue Crab and Brie Cheese

Yay, finally perfect! hah

Obviously for those two hiccups, the restaurant did two comps, Dan's entree and the Baked Alaska.

Baked Alaska

It was my first time having a Baked Alaska and it was yummmy! Ice cream, meringue, and rum. Hence, the flames. They comp this too if it's a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary. Can see why it's a popular spot^^