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Restaurant of the week

Just got back from a great week in L.A. with Serena and the family. We ate out a LOT. One of my favorite meals was dinner at a hidden gem along the coast, after a day playing tourist:

Neptune's Net
42505 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90265
+1 310 457-3095

I love seafood, I love the beach, and I love low-key restaurants. So, when my father told us he had heard of a place 'with an eclectic crowd' on the coast just north of the L.A. county border, I had a hunch we would be in for a treat. Neptune's Net is essentially a seafood shack overlooking the ocean in Malibu. They have both indoor and outdoor seating, and the decor is exactly what you would expect from a place by the beach - basic. The 'eclectic crowd' label was 100% accurate. The table across from us had a couple of 20-something blondes playing quarters (maybe speed quarters is a midwest thing) with some 50-something year-old men, another table had a husband and wife with their little kids, and another table had some teenagers who looked like they might have been surfing earlier.

Serena and I split the 'Neptunes Net Sampler', which is a fried seafood lover's dream - fish, shrimp, scallops, calamri, clam strips, and crab cake (all on a bed of fries). My mother went for the 'Fish and Chip', and my father had one of their (seafood) combo plates. The food was amazing, and even though everything was fried, the batter was light and we had no problem finishing what had looked like an overwhelming amount of food.

The next time you find yourself driving north on route 1 from L.A., and are thinking about where to stop for some food, look for the 'Ventura County' sign, and then keep your eyes open for Neptune's Net on the right. It's worth the stop.

More posts (and pics) about the trip to follow...

Labels: beach, California, food, travel

posted by Aron @ 12:57 PM