Planta Baja Restaurant - Sky Bar — Restaurant in Ensenada

This place is exquisite. Situated directly on the Ocean in Ensenada Mexico. We were going to grab a drink after leaving a brewery just a few blocks down the street. We were the only people in the establishment. Please take note that this is over July 4th weekend & Mexico shut the border of Ensenada and surrounding cities to ensure it was not overcrowded with people who don’t reside there. I think that was a good idea.

It was interesting. The law states that if we wanted to have something to drinks we had to order food. We had just finished a delicious meal & weren’t hungry, so fries it was. Lol. It was worth it. Keep in mind that if you want another drink you are required to order more food.

I believe our servers names was Jorge. I apologize if I’m wrong. He was so kind, so nice, & so friendly & informative. We had some questions regarding the closures & he asked his Manager about it (it was where he had originally learned about them from the beginning.

The menu I will say looked spectacular. Unfortunately as someone who does not eat meat or fish, there were only a few options on the menu. The entire menu looked tasty delicious & the few vegan/vegetarian options would be worth coming back for.

It was currently closed due to COVID-19 however they have a Sky Bar on the rooftop which I can only imagine how gorgeous that view must be.

*Lastly, please be mindful that these are weird times in this world we live in. As we are all trying hard to get back to what is the new normal, remember that if don’t want to follow the rules of any establishment (whether a restaurant grocery store, gas station, etcetera) you deffo do not have too; just remember they also don’t have to serve you in any capacity that they don’t want....

My husband and I stopped here on the back to the border because this place came up as vegan friendly on my search. We called ahead and were told it was ok to bring our 2 dogs and to double check they had vegan options. Everything checked out when we got there and our dogs had a blast!

The restaurant was a little empty, but it was a Tuesday afternoon at 2pm, so makes sense. We had the whole place to ourselves! And the views are gorgeous, we dined on the outside patio

Food- we were really happy with the vegan options, even some of the vegetarian dishes can be made vegan because they have vegan butter and vegan cheese! I had the “Sope Pimiento Tatemado, Frijol, Queso, Mancha Manteles” (In English: Corn Sope, Grilled Peppers, Beans, Cheese, Mancha Manteles Sauce). I’ve never had it before, but it was really interesting, new flavor profile for me. I also ordered the tortilla soup (Veganized), and small salad—- both delish. My husband had the risotto and loved it. I tasted something fishy in the risotto, but I am very sensitive to the taste since I’ve never eaten fish. My husband couldn’t taste anything fishy though. They also gave us these cute complimentary bread rolls with vegan butter, they were so good I ordered some to go.

We really liked this place, we were thinking of coming back and hosting a party here...

I'd give this place 4.5 out of 5 stars. We were here on an afternoon couples date. We arrived just after opening so it was still pretty quiet. The view is romantic and breathtaking; the setting and vibe are perfect for a date. The staff were really kind and attentive, and we really appreciated that they were dog-friendly (leashed of course) and they brought him a water bowl. We had drinks, an appetizer and entrees. I want to be clear the food was definitely good, but we agreed we felt each of the dishes was missing....something, but we couldn't put our finger on what it was. The guys ordered steaks and they did say the cuts that day were on the fattier side. I remember thinking my sangria wasn't as sweet as anticipated. I don't need things overly sweet but maybe my American tastebuds are conditioned to require ridiculous amounts of sugar. We still had a wonderful time and would definitely go back again, we'd like to try more of the dishes to see if maybe they were having a slightly off-day or maybe find their...