Well since Valentines day fell on a Monday this year, we figured we might as well celebrate during the weekend. I planned a fun day out in Malibu for Sean and I-- oysters, ceviche and other seafood at Neptune's Net, and then a day of wine tasting over at Malibu Wines. Sean had planned a nice dinner for us at Crustaceans- our favorite restaurant! We usually go there every year for our anniversary on March 5th, but since we now have a new anniversary, November just seemed too long a wait, and Valentines day was the perfect excuse. However, we had been spending so much money on all our Dine LA adventures that when we talked about it, we decided to postpone our Crustaceans date and test out Gladstone's since we'd be in Malibu all day anyway. Our good friend Shelby also works there and we have been meaning to go visit her!
Neptune's Net was packed!!! There really weren't any seats available, so we ended up making our own little seats next to our car and bumming it. Food was just as good though! Then we headed over to Malibu Wines and OMG it was sooooo crowded. I guess everyone had the same idea that we had? Granted I've never been there before, but it was insanely crowded. There were people spread out everywhere, on tables, on mats, with their picnic baskets (and some with some really good lookin finger foods, cheese, etc) enjoying the live music. We went to the "bar" to do our sampling, except there were probably like 30 people crammed in the area, breathing down everyone's neck waiting for their turn. Sean and I waited maybe 15 minutes and when we got nowhere, we decided to cut our losses and come back another time. It was kind of a bummer since we were looking forward to it, but it was just too too crowded!
So then we headed over to Gladstones and holy heck it was packed there as well! We had to wait in a line just to get to the hostess to tell them our name and reservation time! When I got Shelby's attention she was like "sorry, it's so crazy right now, I wanted to text you not to even come in since it's so crowded but I haven't had one free second!" Regardless though, our food came out pretty quickly and it was delicious. Ever since that meal I have been continually craving lobster!
Neptune's Net was packed!!! There really weren't any seats available, so we ended up making our own little seats next to our car and bumming it. Food was just as good though! Then we headed over to Malibu Wines and OMG it was sooooo crowded. I guess everyone had the same idea that we had? Granted I've never been there before, but it was insanely crowded. There were people spread out everywhere, on tables, on mats, with their picnic baskets (and some with some really good lookin finger foods, cheese, etc) enjoying the live music. We went to the "bar" to do our sampling, except there were probably like 30 people crammed in the area, breathing down everyone's neck waiting for their turn. Sean and I waited maybe 15 minutes and when we got nowhere, we decided to cut our losses and come back another time. It was kind of a bummer since we were looking forward to it, but it was just too too crowded!
So then we headed over to Gladstones and holy heck it was packed there as well! We had to wait in a line just to get to the hostess to tell them our name and reservation time! When I got Shelby's attention she was like "sorry, it's so crazy right now, I wanted to text you not to even come in since it's so crowded but I haven't had one free second!" Regardless though, our food came out pretty quickly and it was delicious. Ever since that meal I have been continually craving lobster!
we got clam chowder, ceviche and oyesters @ neptune's net
gladstone's @ sunset
started off with a mojito and a strawberry lemonade cocktail
it was called 'macadamia rock shrimp'....shelby suggested it b/c she said people loved it. When we got it, I was like oooh, I bet it is the same as Katsuya's Rock Shrimp Tempura because they are both owned by SBE. Turns out it was! It was good, but such a huge portion!
my lobster and veggies.... so yummy!
REAL VALENTINES DAY:
Seany sent these to my work! Edible arrangements! I have to say, very sweet on his part, he sure knows the way to my heart! As for the actual fruit, some of them were good, but some were a little dry due to the chocolate I think... and it was very dark chocolate, I think I'd prefer milk?
VDAY Dinner: We decided to give our roommate and his girlfriend some privacy, so while he served his spaghetti that he made for her, we went down the street to get some thai food. We had already celebrated so we just wanted somewhere there wouldn't be a long line or a ridiculous surcharge for valentines day. We ended up just googling Thai food in our area and ended up at a place called "Greenview Thai". I'd give it a 7/10. It was actually a lot nicer than I would have ever thought. The inside was really nice and decorated nicely, and the food was not bad, but not great either. I still prefer Siam or Thai Talay, but for somewhere close by on the westside, it's decent. Not sure if we will go back or not, but it was at least enjoyable.[a
panang curry- the flavor was good, but it was a little boring. Would have liked more veggies inside!
prik king chicken- green beans were a little too crunchy, but decent flavor.
mango and sticky rice dessert- one of my favorite ones! This one was just ok... the coconut sauce that I really like, was just a sweet sugar glaze in this case, so that part was a little disappointing...
One thing really nice though, is that for valentines day they gave us this heart shaped (pink!) sticky rice for dessert. If I had known, I wouldn't have ordered my mango sticky rice to go....but oh well... it was a nice thing for them to do! And it tasted pretty good minus whatever was on the bottom of it.
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