Pacifica Seafood Restaurant

Name: Pacifica Seafood Restaurant
Address: 73505 El Paseo, Suite F-2608, Palm Desert, CA, United States, 92260
Telephone: (760) 674-8666
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.6

4.6

6980 Reviews

$31 to $50

Seafood

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Pacifica Seafood Restaurant serves the freshest seafood in the Desert. On a daily basis our seafood arrives from San Diego, delivered by the primary supplier of Pacifica Del Mar for the past 25 years. We strive daily to make Pacifica Seafood Restaurant your first choice for fine seafood dining.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 22, 2022

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Seafood, American, Californian
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 3:30 pm–9:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:30 pm–6:30 pm
Phone number
(760) 674-8666
Website
http://www.pacificaseafoodrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Luis Zamora
Private party facilities
Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is the perfect place to host your party. We host a variety of parties and events, ranging from baby showers to business presentations, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, and wedding receptions.
Private party contact
Tracy Sellin: (760) 674-8666

Location
73505 El Paseo, Suite F-2608 Palm Desert, CA 92260
Neighborhood
Palm Desert
Cross street
San Pablo
Parking details
Two story parking facility available at the rear of restaurant, off of San Pablo. There is street parking also available on El Paseo.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Popular dishes

Ahi Tuna Tartare$24.00
sake-soy sesame marinade | avocado | mango | wasabi aioli | wasabi tobiko caviar | chili oil
Crispy Calamari$20.00
spicy vietnamese dipping sauce | wasabi aioli
Baked Oysters on the ½ Shell
sautéed spinach | lemon-parmesan gratinée
- Half Dozen$23.00
Steamed Mussels$20.00
chili flakes | garlic | whole grain mustard | white wine
Pacifica's Ceviche$20.00
lime | cilantro | tomato | onion | avocado
Chilled Poached Prawns$22.00
5 prawns | wasabi cocktail sauce
Bacon Wrapped Medjool Dates$16.00
apple wood smoked bacon | imported goat cheese | toasted almonds | Coachella Valley dates | aged balsamic | blue cheese crumbles | beurre blanc
Roasted Beets$17.00
crumbled goat cheese | arugula | pine nuts passion fruit vinaigrette
Oysters on the Half Shell
cocktail sauce | horseradish | cucumber mignonette
- Half Dozen$22.00

Soups & Salads

New England Clam Chowder$11.00
smoked bacon | yukon gold potatoes
Insalata Melania$25.00
(named after Chef's daughter) sugar-spiced salmon | organic mixed greens | strawberries | blueberries | mango | craisins | gorgonzola cheese | pecans red onion | lemon-maple vinaigrette
Shrimp Louie$30.00
chilled poached prawns | romaine | cherry tomatoes | egg | avocado | pickled carrots | cucumber | champagne vinaigrette | house-made louie dressing
Mulligatawny Soup$10.00
chicken | madras curry | wild rice
Pacifica's Caesar Salad$12.00
caesar dressing | croutons | parmesan | anchovy
- add Chicken$8.00
- add Salmon$10.00
Blue Cheese Wedge Salad$12.00
iceberg | diced cherry tomatoes | chopped bacon | red onion | buttermilk blue cheese dressing
Organic Mixed Greens$12.00
maple-dijon vinaigrette | pecans blue cheese crumbles | dried cranberries

Entrees & Pastas

Grilled Mahi Mahi$38.00
spicy chipotle corn salsa | salsa fresca | avocado puree
Braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs$35.00
garlic mashed potatoes | sautéed spinach | cipolini onion | cabernet sauce
Twin Lobster Tails$66.00
fingerling potato | asparagus | drawn butter
Grilled Center Cut Filet Mignon$55.00
shallot potato gratin | broccolini | cabernet sauce
Grass Fed Ribeye Steak$60.00
gnocchi | mushrooms | asparagus | tomatoes | blue cheese
Sugar-Spiced Salmon$42.00
chinese beans | mustard sauce | wonton ring | garlic mashed potatoes
Pan Seared Chilean Seabass$50.00
honey-soy glaze | ginger sticky rice | bok choy | green curry-coconut sauce | sesame seeds
Seared 'Rare' Ahi$42.00
ginger-soy beurre blanc | baby carrots | shiitake mushrooms | ginger sticky rice
Seafood Stew$48.00
half lobster tail | salmon | prawn | scallops | white fish | mussels | jasmine rice | aromatic lobster infused broth
Pan Roasted Chicken Breast$29.50
garlic mashed potatoes | broccolini | truffle butter sauce
Vegetarian Ziti Pasta$26.00
wild mushrooms | artichoke hearts | tomatoes | basil-pesto | cream | pine nuts | parmesan
Shrimp Scampi Pasta$39.00
Sautéed shrimp | garlic | cream | butter | white wine | tomatoes | capers | parmesan | fresh herbs
Surf & Turf$88.00
8 oz. center cut filet mignon | 6 oz. lobster tail shallot potato gratin | asparagus spears | cabernet reduction | lemon | drawn butter

Sunset Dinners | 3:30pm-5pm

$25. Two courses at substantially reduced prices. Orders must be taken by 5pm

First Course

choose one

Clam Chowder
Mulligatawny Soup
Organic Mixed Green Salad
Caesar Salad

Main Course

choose one

Sugar Spiced Salmon
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Shrimp Louie
Vegetarian Ziti Pasta
Pan Roasted Chicken Breast
Insalata Melania
chef's daughter

What 6,980 people are saying

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.3Value

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Keepflying03
Los Angeles
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Consummate customer service, and an off the charts dining experience. Our server, Winston, gets server of the year award in my opinion!
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dano
Palm Springs
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Birthday dinner. Great service from waiter named Giovanni.
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jillD
Palm Springs
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
What a wonderful evening we had at Pacifica celebrating my husband’s Birthday. Karla was our server and was fantastic. This place is on our list for the next visit. We were in PD for two weeks and visited twice.
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Shannon133
Portland
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our service was amazing and the food was as great as ever. One of my favorite places in the desert.
MJ
MichaelJ
Las Vegas
23 reviews
vip
5.0
23 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Great view table, thank you so much. Waitress was excellent and food was amazing. We had the Short Ribs and my wife had Shrimp Scampi. Can’t wait to go back whenever we are in Palm Desert.
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AnnH
Palm Springs
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service from Nicole - was with friends who experienced Pacifica for the first time and they will be back!
HG
HersheyGRL
Philadelphia
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
1/2 price wine night was fantastic. Service was very good. Offer of different size dinner portions was really nice.
BS
BobS
Palm Springs
25 reviews
vip
5.0
25 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Food was very good. Miss the Mustard Catfish that is no longer on the menu.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Diego
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding food, service by Roxann was amazing!
AJ
AdrienneJaymee
Los Angeles
40 reviews
5.0
40 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food and fantastic service! Would definitely go back!
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bobh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Pacifica is on our dining list whenever we are in town. Always very good
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birthdaydinner
Edmonton
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had such a lovely night out. Had our first date without kids in 3 years. Server was wonderful, professional, very helpful and just a great guy to have take care of us. Food was outstanding. It was so nice to have such a great night out.
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ronemil
Phoenix
41 reviews
5.0
41 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
First visit. Excellent.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was great, just order away!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Tulsa
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall4food3service4ambience5
I made a reservation to celebrate my wife’s birthday after a couple of recommendations. We arrived a little early hoping to get a table about 20 minutes early. The hostess was nice and said it would be a few minutes. We were told we could walk around El Paseo and they would text when our table was ready. 10-15 minutes went by without a text so we walked back in. A group of 6 without reservations were seated immediately so I asked if our table was ready. The hostess recognized the mistake and a server seated us with a nice view on the rooftop patio. We each ordered a drink and enjoyed the complimentary bread.
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Robert
Seattle
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
A great meal with first class service. Best seafood in the Valley.
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Tawny
Phoenix
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of the best dining experiences we have had in a long time. Food was superb but service (Julia) was over the top spectacular! Highly recommended!!!
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jmwdo
Oklahoma City
96 reviews
vip
4.0
96 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Best visit here in years. Ceviche, sugar spiced salmon, wedge salad, pineapple upside down cake. Great cocktails as well Excellent service
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was our wedding anniversary and our server and the cuisine were both superb! We had a wonderful time—just what I wanted. I had the half-order of the twin lobster tails and the lobster was delicious, served with asparagus and fingerling potatoes. Their baked oysters on the half-shell were also delightful. Enjoyed the beautiful view from their rooftop patio. Just a wonderful evening all around!
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Roger
San Francisco
48 reviews
5.0
48 reviews
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It's my favorite restaurant In Palm Desert, or anywhere else in that area.
NV
NicV
Seattle
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall3food3service2ambience4
Had to wait quite a while to be seated. Servers were kind but somewhat unprofessional. Cocktails were only so-so, food was good but nothing to write home about. It wasn’t a bad experience- but not a memorable one either.
PD
PalmDesertnomad
Detroit
311 reviews
vip
4.0
311 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall4food5service2ambience5
We had the salmon sunset dinners and they were excellent, as always. The service was a tad spotty beginning with a failure to bring our salads fro several minutes and a reminder. The woman who sat us was extremely helpful in guiding us to a table unaffected by the 100 degree sunshine.
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Diana
Seattle
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Nice dinner and wine selections. Accommodating staff and everyone very friendly.
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pastramigal
Palm Springs
21 reviews
vip
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always great food and service. As seniors we love the half portions. Perfect for us. It’s always our go to restaurant.
JC
JackieC
Denver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Cheyenne was a delightful, helpful server. Seafood was perfectly cooked and hot when it arrived.
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happyinthedesert
San Francisco
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 11, 2022
overall3food4service3ambience1
Music too loud and inappropriate. Should have been instrumental, quiet. Instead was vocals too loud. This was outside.
KR
KimR
San Francisco
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 10, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience5
We had the sunset dinner - both of us had the short rib - delish! The music playing was a poor choice for the age demographic - and we’re not old. I don’t need to hear Aerosmith while enjoying a beautiful meal. Read the room
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jillD
Palm Springs
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a wonderful sunset dinner. We are in town celebrating birthdays and will definitely be returning here.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Palm Springs
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on May 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Mother’s Day dinner. Food terrific, cocktails terrific, service terrific, desert way too terrific!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience5
This has always been our go-to for our anniversary preCoVid. As we expected, prices increased. However the special dessert that was always provided for our celebration, saw it's demise. Sad!
JH
JackH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our server Nicole T was excellent+. She anticipated all our needs and checked in frequently to ensure everything was O.K. Our food was delivered hot and the sugar spiced salmon was delicious. Pacifica is our favorite go to restaurant. Whenever family or friends come to the desert, we always go to Pacifica..
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OpenTable Diner
Palm Springs
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience4
Wait staff was
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TonyD
Cleveland
91 reviews
vip
4.0
91 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience5
The food was very good, a shade below excellent. I had the Bronzino stuffed with scallops and a brown sauce. I thought it was a good overall value and definitely would try Pacifica again. The ambience is simply outstanding but the service is not quite as attentive as you usually see in an upper end restaurant.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and service
AO
AndrewO
Los Angeles
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
61st wedding anniversary. Excellent food, service and location. Will go back.
JH
JohnH
Phoenix
40 reviews
5.0
40 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Brought friends here and they also enjoyed the meal and service very much.
RG
RichG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Julia was our server and she was a delight. Friendly, attentive and Informative.. Being from New England I had no idea what to expect from the clam chowder appetizer. It was very tasty.. Filet was good size and cooked to perfection. A perfect meal..
C
Carole
Central Coast
38 reviews
5.0
38 reviews
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had items off the Sunset menu. Excellent food and such a bargain. Waitstaff was flawless. Views were beautiful.
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DonnaK
Denver
3 reviews
vip
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall2food1service2ambience4
We had the 2 pasta dishes on the menu. They were over sauced. The shrimp was buried in cream making it Inedible. The pesto sauce on the other was so thick and strong it completely overwhelmed the pasta. Dinner was expensive and downright awful. We won’t be back. So many other wonderful restaurants nearby, why try again?
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golfgirl
Central Coast
70 reviews
vip
5.0
70 reviews
Dined on May 4, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always excellent! Sugar spiced salmons. Twin lobster tails, braised short ribs...great clam chowder and Caesar salad. Good wine menu.

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Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is rated 4.6 stars by 6980 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 22, 2022

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Google Map for Pacifica Seafood Restaurant

73505 El Paseo, Suite F-2608 Palm Desert, CA 92260

Additional information

Cross street
San Pablo
Neighborhood
Palm Desert
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 3:30 pm–9:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:30 pm–6:30 pm
Cuisines
Seafood, American, Californian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Two story parking facility available at the rear of restaurant, off of San Pablo. There is street parking also available on El Paseo.
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Luis Zamora
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.pacificaseafoodrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(760) 674-8666
Private party facilities
Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is the perfect place to host your party. We host a variety of parties and events, ranging from baby showers to business presentations, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, and wedding receptions.
Private party contact
Tracy Sellin: (760) 674-8666

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Pacifica Seafood Restaurant

Make a reservation

Private dining

Additional information

75 Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities Restaurants to Love This Valentine's Day

Seafood Stew

Sugar Spiced Salmon

Caesar Salad

Appetizers

Ahi Tuna Tartare$24.00

Crispy Calamari$20.00

Baked Oysters on the ½ Shell

Steamed Mussels$20.00

Pacifica's Ceviche$20.00

Chilled Poached Prawns$22.00

Bacon Wrapped Medjool Dates$16.00

Roasted Beets$17.00

Oysters on the Half Shell

Soups & Salads

New England Clam Chowder$11.00

Insalata Melania$25.00

Shrimp Louie$30.00

Mulligatawny Soup$10.00

Pacifica's Caesar Salad$12.00

Blue Cheese Wedge Salad$12.00

Organic Mixed Greens$12.00

Entrees & Pastas

Grilled Mahi Mahi$38.00

Braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs$35.00

Twin Lobster Tails$66.00

Grilled Center Cut Filet Mignon$55.00

Grass Fed Ribeye Steak$60.00

Sugar-Spiced Salmon$42.00

Pan Seared Chilean Seabass$50.00

Seared 'Rare' Ahi$42.00

Seafood Stew$48.00

Pan Roasted Chicken Breast$29.50

Vegetarian Ziti Pasta$26.00

Shrimp Scampi Pasta$39.00

Surf & Turf$88.00

Sunset Dinners | 3:30pm-5pm

First Course

Clam Chowder

Mulligatawny Soup

Organic Mixed Green Salad

Caesar Salad

Main Course

Sugar Spiced Salmon

Braised Beef Short Ribs

Shrimp Louie

Vegetarian Ziti Pasta

Pan Roasted Chicken Breast

Insalata Melania

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