This quintessential beachfront restaurant is about as close as you can get to the sea without getting wet. Diners can enjoy a spectacular view from either the terrace or the enclosed dining room. With its casually elegant ambience, the restaurant provides creative dishes that take diners on a culinary escapade.

Our enchanted evening of food and wine tasting started with seared tuna with a hint of Cajun seasoning. It was tough to decide between lamb ravioli served with morel mushrooms and foie gras. Entrée selections include marinated duck breast cooked to perfection over mesquite embers; a boneless short rib of beef slow-cooked for 17 hours and served glazed in its own juice; and from the grill, Pacific salmon, aged steaks, chicken, and rack of lamb. Fish lovers will enjoy fresh local sea bass, also served with a touch of Cajun seasoning. When requested, headwaiter and sommelier Adolfo Vidaca attentively pairs the dishes with a nice selection of wines from California, Chile, and Northern Baja.

He also conducts weekly wine tastings Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Dessert offerings include a terrine of apples baked nine hours and served with brown sugar cream as well as a dark chocolate dome drizzled with hot chocolate sauce. Live music nightly. Sheraton Hacienda del Mar, km 10, Tourist Corridor, Cabo San Lucas, (624) 145-8000, ext. 4087, www.decortezrestaurant.com. Nightly 5 p.m.–10:30 p.m. All major credit cards accepted. S.A.B.

For more information: https://www.loscabosguide.com/decortez/