catalina kitchen

made a reservation here for my annual hs friends gathering! has great seating both indoors and outdoors.waitress was friendly; she recommended us some popular menus and checked in with us a couple of times during our meal.food was good: i liked their mushroom flatbread. my friends and i got the baked brie as well as the burgers and we were all satisfied. not anything spectacular but everything was solid!!

The pizza was well cooked and the cheese was very decadent. I recommend coming here for good thick crust only pizza. It's hard to mess up pizza, so this met my expectations.The food however took a while to come out (about 40minutes). The service was good however but we were left alone for a while. The ambiance of the place is luxurious since it is located inside the main Terranea resort.

Came here with some friends for a Sunday buffet. 4 adults and 4 kids. It's pretty family friendly, which is fantastic. They had booster seats and high chairs, but don't think they offered coloring or crayons to the little ones. Don't love that buffet is their only option, but they did have a variety of foods! So great when you have kiddos too. The ones that stood out: bacon, pancake/french toast, fresh fruit, customized omelette, etc. Food was good quality and fresh, but was it worth around 65 dollars or so per person? Uh no. That said, the service was decent. Our waiter was Augusto, and he was friendly enough but didn't really make conversation and was probably was overwhelmed and overworked. Everyone in the buffet area were friendly and had a smile on their face, so that was helpful! If you go in the morning, you won't get the gorgeous view because of the fog, but it's all so beautiful. Parking: you can get free parking if you don't mind a 5 minute walk or so and get there around 10/10:30 AM. When we got back to the parking lot around 12 or 12:30, it was PACKED and cars were circling around, looking for parking. I think valet was a steep price. All in all, good food, decent service, and gorgeous location. Price is steep but I would say it's worth it once in a while. From a food perspective, I prefer Bashi, but don't think it was open for brunch :).

Went here for the $85 seafood extravaganza on Friday! All you can eat buffet, had tons of options for seafood and stuff for kids! Since it was Buffett it was pretty much up to us to get our food, but the staff was very friendly and helped us with everything we needed (wine and champagne) service was quick with clearing plates for us to go for our next round! Really nice restaurant with an amazing view. Will definitely come back for normal dining.

For seafood lovers, the Friday Seafood Extravaganza at catalina kitchen at Terrenea may be a good way to spend an evening eating all the sushi, crab legs, scallops, and poke you'd like. Came here with my family during a staycation and made a reservation in advance. It's $85 per person and you can charge it to the room if you're staying at the property or with credit card. Indoor and outdoor dining available. There is a kid's buffet area with wings, pizza, mac & cheese, etc. as well as meat options (ie prime rib, tomahawk, Mary's chicken). The dessert bar was well stocked and they have ice creams as well. The mango sorbet was the surprise hit of the night and my family went back for seconds (and thirds). It is good for large parties as well as for special occasions, though many people were dressed casually. Overall, this was a spot to go to if you're hungry and looking to eat at a fancier buffet. For more content, follow my IG @dinewithshanelle!

The hostess is really nice, and pleasant. The place has great ambiance. The waitress was Okay. The food was so bad, I'm never going back again. How you can have a spot this nice and serve people such crappy food is beyond me.

Have been here for the brunch buffet a few times and was never disappointed, and finally tried the evening seafood buffet on Friday.Again, not disappointed. The selection is excellent. As you walk in, there is a charcuterie table with dried fruits, cheeses, and cured meats, including aged Iberian ham. There's also a salad bar with many options to build your own in addition to a few premade salads (the roasted beet kale salad stood out as one of my faves).There are lots of seafood options including shrimp cocktail, raw oysters, snow crab, Jonah crab claws, poke, sushi, baked salmon, chowder, creole seafood boil, and ceviche. If you're not into seafood, there's a carving station with steak, prime rib, lamb, sausage, and pork loin; a variety of vegetables, and Asian selections and empanadas.There's plenty for kids as well including sliders, fruit , chicken tenders and pizza.There are a lot of desserts to choose from but I wasn't especially impressed with any of the ones I tried. The cakes were a little dry and just didn't live up to level of everything else. I didn't try the gelato but my husband enjoyed it.They have an extensive wine menu and inspired cocktails.The service is outstanding.Parking is valet only and costs $10 if you validate at the restaurant. Reservations are available through Opentable. And on warm evenings, the patio is a nice option.

The restaurant is located right next to the pool at the resort and has great indoor & outdoor seating options. I got the avocado toast & a smoothie and they were both pretty good. It is a bit overpriced for what it is though. The service is fantastic!

Catalina Kitchen is located inside Terranea resort and serves new American cuisine. They have TONS of tables, both indoor & outdoor. They have some bar area seating as well. There's a kids menu like Mac & cheese, chicken tenders etc and they were also nice enough to accommodate and make spaghetti for my toddler. The baked Brie with garlic is delicious and everything else is nothing spectacular but good, solid food.

This is such a delightful restaurant-- with well positioned umbrellas - it's lovely to sit outside on the patio watching the people at the pool, with the ocean in the distance. Exceptional service; our server (Angelique-- I think was her name), the dynamic young man who refilled our water (Paris), and even the bus staff. The mezcal moment was gorgeous to look at and equally delicious to drink! Loved the flower embed in the beautiful big ice cube. The fig/prosciutto flatbread with goat cheese was absolutely divine. Just the right amount of sweet to counterbalance the salt forward prosciutto and then the goat cheese and arugula added a really well harmonized textural element. The fries - oh the fries. We all know that there's an art to making good sweet potato fries- but when you perfect it in waffle fries that is just a whole other level of respect from me! These were just perfect. Crisp, hot, with flaky salt which was obviously added immediately as they came out of the oil added a nice counterpoint to the sweetness of the sweet potato. Yum!!!!Bruschetta-- decent-- i'm not a fan of tomato jam but my friend wanted to order these - I could have done without. I did appreciate the well toasted, not-soggy, not-tooth crackingly crisp bread. Finally the Brussels. If there are brussels sprouts on the menu, I can't NOT order them. Sadly, these fell short of my expectations. They were overcooked, did not have any crisp (not even the bacon).