El Rey Sol Restaurant
This is fine dining at its best in Ensenada. El Rey Sol Restaurant has been family run since 1947 and has won many awards for their excellent seafood, distinctive international cuisine and impeccable service.
Mexico’s oldest French restaurant prides itself on a diverse menu, professional staff and sophisticated atmosphere. The extensive French menu includes seafood, chicken, steak, Caesar salad for two prepared tableside and a few traditional Mexican dishes. The ample portions always include fresh vegetables from the nearby family farm.
The restaurant’s sidewalk cafe, open from early morning hours, serves an array of fresh French Pastries.
Located at 1000 Lopez Mateos Ave., Ensenada BC, Mexico.
The Menu
Appetizers
Cold Hors D'oeuvres Plate
A tantalizing array of homemade appetizers and pate.
Nova Scotia Smoked Salmon
Delicate slices of smoked salmon topped with Spanish olive oil, capers and sliced onion.
Stuffed Avocado
Half avocado filled with fresh shredded crabmeat in a mild cream sauce.
Chicken Puff in Pastry Shell
Stuffed with ham and fresh mushrooms, topped with bechamel cream.
Steamed Clams Marinere
Baby clams steamed in garlic butter, white wine and fine cilantro.
Mushrooms a la Provencale
Whole fresh mushrooms delicately sauteed in butter, white wine and parsley.
Shrimp Cocktail
Fresh Gulf shrimp with piquaint cocktail sauce.
Escargots de Bourgogne
Six succulent Bourgogne snails broiled in wine-laced garlic butter.
Soups and Salads
French Onion Soup
The delicious original soup, lightly seasoned and topped with melted cheese.
Green Salad "Printaniere" (Small)
A variety of lettuces and fresh seasonal vegetables with choices of dressing.
Soup "Du Jour"
Created daily with garden fresh vegetables from our family farm.
Green Salad "Printaniere" (Regular)
A variety of lettuces and fresh seasonal vegetables with choices of dressing.
Cream of Garlic
Caesar Salad (For Two)
The original version with crisp romaine lettuce.
Poultry
Chicken Mole
The traditional Mexican dish from Puebla: chicken breast smothered with a dark red sauce of chiles, chocolate and spices, served with rice and corn tortillas.
Chicken "Cordon Bleu"
Boneless chicken stuffed with smoked ham, cheese, bacon and fresh mushroom sauce.
Chicken Chipotle
Half plump, farm-fresh chicken cooked with brandy, port wine, chipotle chiles and cream.
Duck aux "Beaux Arts"
Our new specialty, with fresh fruits of the season.
Chicken in Prune and Port Wine Sauce
Half plump, farm-fresh chicken cooked with brandy, port wine, cream and prunes.
Seafood
Seafood in Puff Pastry Shell
Shrimp, baby scamps, scallops and fish served in a homemade pastry shell with white sauce.
Grilled Salmon w/ Champagne Sauce
Char-grilled fresh Alaskan salmon served with a delicious champagne sauce.
Clams "El Rey Sol"
The Chef's masterpiece served au gratin in the shell with fresh mushrooms and shallots.
Shrimp Medallion Doña Pepita
An original creation of fresh butterflied Gulf shrimp topped with capers and white win sauce.
Stuffed Shrimp
Fresh Gulf shrimp stuffed with crabmeat and fresh mushrooms, topped with melted cheese.
Fish Filet Maitre D'
Fresh catch of the day broiled in a colorful sauce of butter, white wine and fine herbs.
Broiled Lobster or Thermidor
Whole fresh lobster from the Pacific (in season).
Fish Filet Veracruzana
Fresh catch of the day sautéed in a mild, wine-laced red sauce and capers.
Crab Crepes
Crepes stuffed with crabmeat au gratin.
Meat
Filet Mignon w/ Mushroom Sauce
Choice beef sauteed to your preference topped with creamy fresh mushroom sauce.
New York Steak w/ Green Pepper Sauce
A ten-ounce American cut sauteed to your preference in a spicy green peppercorn and cognac sauce.
Tournedos Henry IV
Petite rounds of filet mignon wrapped in bacon, topped with Bearnaise Sauce.
Chateaubriand Bouquetiere for Two
Broiled beef tenderloin sliced tableside, garnished with a bouquet of farm-fresh vegetables, onion rings and Bearnaise Sauce.
Filet Mignon w/ Black Pepper Sauce
Choice beef studded with chopped fresh peppercorns, sauteed to you preference in wine and natural juice.
Lamb Ribs
House Specialty of imported lamb seasoned with garlic, white wine, olive oil and oregano.
Mexican Cusine
Carne Asada
Broiled butterflied filet mignon accompanied with guacamole, beans and rice.
Mexican Combination
One shredded beef taco and two cheese enchiladas served with rice, beans and fresh Mexican sauce.
Swiss Enchiladas
Fresh corn tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken, topped with tomato sauce, sour cream and melted cheese.
Beef Tacos
Crispy folded tacos with shredded beef, served with rice, beans and fresh Mexican Sauce.
More
Imported Cheeses
- Camembert
- Brie
- Roquefort o Fromage au Poivre
Desserts
- Homemade French Pastry
- French Pastry "To Go"
- Homemade Cuisine (Flan)
- Chocolate Mousse
- Mango Charlotte
- Flambees (two persons)
- Crepes Suzettes
Beverages
- Expresso Coffee
- Cappucino Coffee
- American Coffee
- Tea
- Milk
- Chocolate
- Sodas
- Mineral Water
- Imported "Evian" Water
- Beer
- Spanish Coffee
- Mexican Coffee
