Mastro's Ocean Club
Fine dining restaurant · South Boston Waterfront ·
Steak, seafood, lobster, tuna sashimi, truffle gnocchi, butter cake
Steak, seafood, lobster, tuna sashimi, truffle gnocchi, butter cake
"Embarcadero —The first Mastro’s Ocean Club has made landing in San Diego, opening on the ground floor of the InterContinental Hotel, replacing Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse. Anchoring the luxury hotel with a corner spot enticing pedestrian traffic on North Harbor Drive and West Broadway, the seafood restaurant occupies two levels with plush indoor tables and balcony and patio seating. Views of the USS Midway dominate the skyline while diving into seafood towers with oysters, caviar, shrimp, and Dungeness crab cocktail. Try other fish dishes or dig into the robust steak menu, including the 12-ounce bone-in filet, accompanied by creamy lobster mashed potatoes. Ask about the off-the-menu cocktails, poured tableside to dry ice fanfare." - Helen I. Hwang
"This glitzy national chain, which focuses on both seafood and steak, uses dry ice to give its elaborate seafood tower a smoking effect. It’s customizable — choose your own selection of seafood — so the price varies, but the restaurant’s raw bar options include king crab legs and claws, lobster cocktail, oysters, caviar, and lots more." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"The restaurant’s lead bartender, Candace Horan, organized a GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for roughly 80 staff members; although the campaign raised more than $50,000, withdrawals have repeatedly been placed on hold while the platform reviews the fundraiser, preventing donated money from reaching employees. The organizer reports multiple unsuccessful withdrawal attempts and difficulty getting timely responses from customer support despite following verification guidelines, leaving staffers waiting for urgently needed relief." - Gabby Shacknai
"Right around the corner from Davio's, I noted that Mastro's Ocean Club gives seafood top billing but still essentially functions as a steakhouse and is about a one-minute walk away." - Terrence Doyle
"At Shops at Crystals, Mastro’s Ocean Club selected a Single Barrel Bourbon from Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co.’s Barrel Room — now distilled again after a 102-year hiatus — which they named Chocolate Oak for its distinctive dark chocolate and spice notes and now serve exclusively." - Susan Stapleton