Cantina Marina

[PCircles]

We are going to check out Cantina Marina this Friday. Has anyone been there, yet?

Recommendations on what we should try/avoid?

[Swankalicious]

I finally went a week or so ago. It was an odd, eclectic crowd--think Gilligan's Island or some such sitcom--but the food was really, really tasty. Try the fish tacos or the BBQ shrimp.

[dave88]

will try. the folks here seem to think Maestroid and the Citron restaurant qualify as FoodTV 'best of $39(US)/day eats,' so will pass. Still waiting for the 'Washingtonian' crowd's endorsement before I go.

[eljo]

Tom Seitsema reviewed this place in the Post on Sunday. (Sorry, don't know how to add a link.) While anything with edible food would be an improvement in that area, the thought of wine being served in plastic cups is rather off-putting. What is up with that?

[Swankalicious]

Agreed...the area sucks...the crumbling Hogate's, the mysterious Zanzibar...but it's worth the trek. The wine in plastic cups is part of the ambience, such as it is. I didn't mind it. The food more than made up for the ultra-casual atmosphere!!

[hjshorter]

Nice to know there's something halfway decent down in that neighborhood. I lived there for two years and had better meals at the Negril takeout than I ever had at Hogates, or Phillips, or whatever was down there at the time. We occasionally go to Arena Stage, so a dinner option other than the theater concessions is a plus.

[sara]

Anyone been to this place lately?? I just noticed it in Food and Wine's latest writeup on DC restos (the same one that mentioned Nectar and Palena).

Cantina Marina