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Pacifica Seafood Restaurant, Palm Desert, CA

Pacifica Seafood Restaurant

4.7
4.7
8888 Reviews
$31 to $50
Seafood

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2 people
19:00
Booked 52 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Neighbourhood gem
Pacifica Seafood Restaurant serves the freshest seafood in the Desert. On a daily basis our seafood arrives from San Diego, delivered by the primary supplier of Pacifica Del Mar for the past 25 years. We strive daily to make Pacifica Seafood Restaurant your first choice for fine seafood dining.
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, American, Californian
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Daily 3:30 pm–9:30 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:30 pm–6:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (760) 674-8666
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Private party facilities
    Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is the perfect place to host your party. We host a variety of parties and events, ranging from baby showers to business presentations, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, and wedding receptions.
  • Private party contact
    Tracy Sellin: (760) 674-8666
  • Area
    Palm Desert
  • Cross Street
    San Pablo
  • Parking details
    Two story parking facility available at the rear of restaurant, off of San Pablo. There is street parking also available on El Paseo.
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining

What 8,888 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

    Most Booked

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is a coastal culinary delight in Palm Desert, offering "wonderful seafood" with a "phenomenal" atmosphere. Guests rave about the "fantastic service" and "delicious" sugar-spiced salmon. Whether dining on their scenic patio or indoors, expect top-notch seafood, attentive service, and an "excellent" dining experience.

8,889 Reviews
  1. Shawn

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Server was great but they ran out of several menu options

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  2. Marc

    VIP

    New York City

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    In 2024/25 a restaurant that is serving prefixe menu should not run out of appetizers or desserts (all options while the restaurant was still full). Waitstaff constantly yelling order in/order out at the kitchen door (why?) Service was friendly but very slow. In need of a serious upgrade to operations.

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  3. Brent

    Calgary

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    I realize that the service was slow and salad portions were small and that some of the deserts ran out at 8pm and that prices were higher than normal account it was New Years eve…. But it shouldn’t be slower, portion size should be the same and enough deserts on hand for the anticipated crowd. Didn’t feel I got my value out of the $290 I spent.

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  4. michael

    VIP

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Our first time at Pacifica. Had a reservation, but still had to wait almost 30mins for our table. Food was good, but presentation very lacking. Service was spotty at best. For the high price, we expected more. There are plenty of other nicer restaurants to chose from in the desert. I have a feeling Pacifica gets a lot their business because of their location on El Paseo.

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  5. George

    VIP

    Denver

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Everything was great except for our waiter - did not give us much attention

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  6. Eva

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Had a delicious seafood dinner at Pacifica seafood restaurant last night. Would also like to complement Jonatha and all of our servers as each, and every one of them was attentive, kind, and accommodating.  My husband had the Spanish Octopus as his starter which was excellent and we shared the Bacon Wrapped Dates, rich and so good. For our main course I enjoyed the half portion of the Chilean sea bass and my husband had the delicious seared Aji tuna steak. We each ordered a glass of the J Lohr Sauvignon Blanc which was refreshing and very good. For dessert we shared and fought over Pacifica’s famous ice cream pie dessert!  thank you for a another lovely dinner at your beautiful restaurant.

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  7. Cindy

    VIP

    Chicago

    31 reviews

    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is always a stop for early bird specials when we're in the desert! Service is excellent and ambience perfect.

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  8. Greg

    Indiana

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Not what we hoped for. Food was subpar for cost. Service was fine.

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  9. Sherry

    VIP

    San Diego

    50 reviews

    2.0

    50 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    The restaurant was nearly full on this evening. We were seated when we checked in and handed the menus by the maitre d’. We were in a “main thoroughfare” however we did not have anyone come to our table for at least 15 minutes. We asked a couple of people for our waitress and waited another 10 minutes before she finally arrived. We would have ordered drinks and waited to order food but since we knew we wouldn’t see her again we had to put our full order in at that moment. The drinks arrived and then the salads but we had to ask for bread which no one had yet brought. Two of us ordered the scallops. I have been there before and they always serve six scallops with the full dinner but last night it was only four. I got the half order so only got two scallops, which was disappointing, even though they tasted good. My husband placed a half order of salmon (and I heard the waitress repeat it) but they brought and charged for the full order. We ordered the apple crisp for dessert and it tasted like a Yankee candle. We have been here many times and I have typically enjoyed it however, last night did not leave a good impression. Clearly they were understaffed but there was little in the way of apology for the lack of service.

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  10. Tom

    New York City

    232 reviews

    5.0

    232 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    If you are in Palm Desert and want an outstanding meal, go to Pacifica. The Ahi Tuna is to die for. It is what we always order for an entrée on our annual trip to the area. The salads are ample for a beginning. The Crème Brulee for dessert is a must have. Thank you, Yobany, for taking good care of us! We will be back!

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Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 8888 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 52 times today
Google Map for Pacifica Seafood Restaurant

73505 El Paseo, Suite F-2608, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    San Pablo
  • Area
    Palm Desert
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Daily 3:30 pm–9:30 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:30 pm–6:30 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, American, Californian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Two story parking facility available at the rear of restaurant, off of San Pablo. There is street parking also available on El Paseo.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining
  • Phone number
    (760) 674-8666
  • Private party facilities
    Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is the perfect place to host your party. We host a variety of parties and events, ranging from baby showers to business presentations, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, and wedding receptions.
  • Private party contact
    Tracy Sellin: (760) 674-8666
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