Cafe Dorian in Cabo San Lucas
With the recent addition of a martini and oyster bar, Café Dorian has turned into a trendy concept-restaurant in Cabo San Lucas that brings welcome diversity to the Cabo dining scene and is rapidly gaining a loyal following within the local community. Set on the Marina in Plaza Bonita, just 1/2 block away from the town’s bustling center, Café Dorian offers an eclectic menu of Asian-European fusion cuisine and fresh sea-food specialties created by owner Marcel Lavabre.
Marcel is very creative in his signature mixing of flavors and spices, drawing on the local supply of fresh organic herbs such as ginger, lemongrass, basil, coriander and peppermint, but also rosemary or oregano. The flavors here are Thai, Vietnamese and Korean with a touch of Chinese and Japanese and French and Italian undertones. Add in one of the best supply of fresh sea-food in the world, with tuna, mahi mahi, sea-bass or wahoo brought in almost daily by local fishermen, and get ready for one of the best culinary experience in Cabo San Lucas Restaurnts.
Fresh oysters are brought in twice a week from the Bay of San Ignacio on the Pacific side and are served on the shell or Rockefeller-style and best appreciated with a chilled martini from our extensive martini selection.
Daily specials vary with local fish supply and may include such delicacies as sea-bass mignon (deep-fried sea-bass cheek served with a soy-ginger sauce), yellow tail or pompano medallion with a wasabe vinaigrette or whole red snapper, flounder or sea-bass.
For appetizers, our very popular cevichimi is raw fish thinly sliced sashimi-style and served with soy sauce, lemon juice, avocado and chili and varies with the catch of the day: yellow-fin tuna, yellow tail or mahi mahi. Almost equally popular are our shrimp and lobster thaiquitos or thaimale, prepared with Thai-style shredded shrimps and lobsters in a taco or tamale shell. Or try the scallops, lightly sautéed in miso and sake and served on a potato nest. The Thai seafood soup, served in the hot pot with slices of fresh ginger and lemongrass in coconut milk is rich and flavorful.
In the main courses, the house specialty is the Asian barbecue, a traditional Vietnamese and Korean specialty cooked right on the table. Prepared with the freshest ingredients, it is light, healthy and flavorful. It comes with assorted sea-food and sliced meats marinated in special sesame-garlic sauces, with an abundant assortment of vegetables, fresh herbs and salads. The barbecue is served with 2 traditional East-Asian sauces: a Thai-style peanut sauce and a spicy chili-lemongrass-ginger-garlic-soy sauce.
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