Sunset Bar & Grill

I’ve been to the Sunset Bar & Grill in Del Mar several times now since the re-opening. In the past, I have really enjoyed their food, so I expected more of the same. Unfortunately, this trip did not live up to my expectations. My wife and son and I went to the grille on Saturday and were very disappointed. We went in for an early dinner at about 5 and ordered immediately. Since it was not crowded, we were surprised when it took twenty five minutes for the food to arrive. I ordered the Sunset Grill Burger which I had enjoyed in the past. My wife ordered the Pesto Chicken Penne. We were disappointed by both.
For the Hamburger, they apparently ran out of the Artisan Buns and substituted it with whatever was on sale at Vons. I asked for a medium rare burger, but instead received a burger that was cooked medium well. The fixings were good, however they did not bring out any condiments with the meal. Normally, I like a good medium-rare burger without condiments, but I usually take condiments on a medium well burger. Because I didn’t know it was medium well I neglected to request condiments. Because we had already waited so long, and my son was getting restless, I did not ask them to give me a new burger.
The Pesto Chicken Penne was only a little better. We ordered the dish without the Feta Cheese because my wife is pregnant. This dish was very bland. The best I can say about it was that I didn’t hate it.
Moving on to desert, we were left hungry after our dinner, so decided to order desert. We shared a triple chocolate cake and ordered the child’s sundae for my son. The chocolate cake was probably not a top seller because it came out stale. I suppose if it was fresh, it wouldn’t have been too bad. However, I wouldn’t recommend it. For my son, we received a bowl of ice cream soup without any chocolate syrup.
As I said to start the post, I have enjoyed this restaurant in the past. In fact, I have had the Sunset Grill Burger three times now. However, if this was my first time at the Sunset Grille, I would probably never go back. They definitely not on their game on this day. I for one cannot afford to spend my entertainment money hoping for a good meal. With that in mind, I cannot recommend The Sunset Bar & Grill.

 

The Sunset Bar & Grill is located at:
1555 Camino Del Mar #322
Del Mar, CA 92014