can have their catch prepared for lunch or dinner in a variety of styles (grilled, breaded, sashimi, or teriyaki are among the options), and served with rice and veggies for the princely sum of $7.50 U.S. The all-youcan eat brunch buffet, at $199 pesos (less than $13 U.S.), is another budget friendly special. After 6 p.m., the scene shifts, with the outdoor dining area filling for a dinner show that culminates with an explosion of colors as the sun sinks slowly over the luxury villa–covered mountains and into the sea. Chef Francisco Ahumada pulls out all the seafood stops during this incredible dinner, serving up delicious à la carte dishes of salmon carpaccio and black pepper–crusted tuna medallions amid a veritable plethora of lobster-laden platters. (That the chef’s family name means “smoked” in Spanish should offer 70 Los Cabos Magazine | Winter 2016 a clue to the extraordinarily high quality of his culinary skills.) The movie studio MGM once claimed to have “more stars than there are in heaven,” and this dockside mecca could make the same boast about its lobster options. Connoisseurs of shell cracking can work their way through a multicourse menu consisting of melted butter–drizzled appetizers and entrées: lobster bisque giving way to lobster salad, followed by a brief interlude of lobster tacos, and finally a trip to the live lobster tank to select a featured performer, whose talents may further be enhanced by a carefully timed grilling and a bit of garlic and ajillo chile seasoning. Couples who want to romantically dip their lobster meat into the same butter dish—Lady and the Tramp had to make do with a strand of spaghetti, poor things—may share the combo for two with two lobster tails, two filets mignons, and four shrimp flanked by butter and garlic sautéed vegetables and saffron rice. Families and larger groups, meanwhile, are well advised to take advantage of the belly-pleasing and savings potential of the VIP Grill for four or six people, which promises a table-filling arrangement of at least four lobster, three fish fillets, eight coconut PREVIOUS PAGE: MIGUEL VENTURA. THIS PAGE: MIGUEL VENTURA (2) Baja Lobster Co. offers a variety of seafood preparations, including its lobster bisque, left. The wine collection, right, is just as varied.
Los Cabos Magazine Issue #42 - Winter 2015
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