Excellent:
El Gerente (Mexican)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito - find the large brown 'El Nido's' steakhouse and go down the perpendicular street away from the ocean one block and there it is.
-Food: Great!! Best Mexican I've seen in Rosarito by a long shot and very cheap too. Ask for the 'Perrones' for tacos there. There's a secondary booth not to be overlooked that sells this great cucumber/kiwi juice, cantaloupe juice, spiced fresh mangos, bread appetizers and salads.
Le Cousteau (French/Italian)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito down the main drag (land side). Look for a french flag banner up top.
-Food: Highest quality dining I've seen in Rosarito. They have a huge selection of gourmet and well cooked foods at the standard bargain Mexican pricing. Choose from escargot, pastas, fire-wood pizzas as the easy stuff or select from their main entrees including filet mignon, cornish game hen, various sea foods and other top notch noms. Their desert menu also is pretty sweet. One huge added bonus about this place : *They accept credit cards!*
Nutrifood (Smoothies/health)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito down the main drag (ocean side), in between Del Alamo and Del Abeto (there will be two twin towers on the beach near them).
-Food: I'm very biased here because I tend to live off this kind of food but I think this place is fantastic for day-to-day living. They sell smoothies, custom fruit salads, breakfast items, wraps/salads/sandwiches, lasagnas, seafood and more. Almost everything is made from scratch (the smoothies they cut the fruit, fruit salads the fruit is cut in front of you... pancakes even have their batter prepared on the spot). Ask for the specials if you want more. They also deliver.
Estancia (Steakhouse)
-Directions: Just north of the major bend in the main drag. Its down the street where there is a large wheel fountain water thing - drive a few blocks towards the ocean.
-Food: Great quality steak and seafood for some of the cheapest pricing you'll find anywhere. Filet Mignon starts at $11ish. Fairly large selection to choose from. TVs and non-TV rooms allow you to choose your atmosphere. Caution! The plates are very hot when you are served food
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Recommended:
Akai Sakana (Sushi)
-Directions: Near the very southern tip of the main Rosarito drag on the land side (fairly close to the Rosarito Beach Hotel).
-Food: Probably the best sushi option in Rosarito. They offer a decent amount of medium-high quality rolls there and a few other things to pick from there as well such as Kobe beef for $20 (which I have not tried yet).
Tamale Inn (Breakfast)
-Directions: Near Nutri-food (see above). Look for the twin towers towards the south side of Rosarito on the main drag.
-Food: Solid place to get a decent breakfast. They offer all-American and all-Mexican options there as well as some standard lunch options. Every single 2p2'r basically ever has a huge crush on the girl that works there.
Sushi Place, name unknown
-Directions: Near Walmart in the main shopping mall area.
-Food: Decent sushi at a decent price. Nothing extraordinary but definitely a solid choice if you're craving sushi.
That's Amore! (Italian)
-Directions: A few blocks north of the bend in the main drag on the land side.
-Food: Pretty solid/standard Italian food with all the standard options. Not a huge menu selection. Everyone was a huge fan of the bruschetta that they served there. Somewhat fancy there by Mexican standards.
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Not Recommended:
El Nido's (Steakhouse)
-Directions: Near the southern end of Rosarito on the main drag in a big brown building on the ocean side (hard to miss).
-Food: Food there is mediocre and overpriced. Feel free to go here as its not horrible but there's simply no reason to go here when you can go to Estancia (see above.) The best part of the experience is its interior: its fairly cool yet romantic.
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Bad:
Ikeda of Japan (Japanese/sushi)
-Its horrible. Me and cafe noir individually determined this. Don't go.
Crepe store (Starbucks posh like interior, near the Hospital Banova)
-As a crepe lover I was excited about this place... Nice interior and all but after going twice I can easily say its just bad. Its like they have cheapened down every product down unnecessarily so yet are overpriced.
Casa De Mole (spelling slightly off, south side of Rosarito on the ocean side)
-Tasteless Mexican food at a decently nice looking establishment. I didn't care for it at all and my roommate hated it, lol.