Azteca Restaurant & Bar

Staying at the Rosarito Beach Resort with a Travelzoo coupon so had lots of freebies here. The ceviche was a nice appetizer at the bar (I got it two days in a a row, I recommend asking for corn chips instead of the saltines). Had breakfast at the restaurant and enjoyed the shrimp omelette… So good.
The music and ambiance was hit and miss… But the characters in the bar were always fun. One night there was hilarious Symphony Orchestra music overhead, interspersed with a guy playing epic classic movie theme songs badly (think Dr Zhivago, and «Overjoyed» by Stevie Wonder, etc). Still, it was great fun. The next afternoon, when it was very busy, a lady in the corner of the bar played Mexican music from her iron, later competing with the piano guy who had returned with more swag than the night before… Hilarity ensued…
The place is quaint, a little old fashioned, delicious… and fun.

The Azteca Restaurant and Bar located off the main lobby of the Rosarito Beach Hotel serves Mexican and Continental entrees with the famous Puerto Nuevo style lobster as one of the house specialties.
The Azteca had excellent service — it could not have been better. For breakfast the machaca was good, as was the vegetarian omelet and the camarones (shrimp) omelet. The orange and cactus juice blend was great. The shrimp cocktails are mucho bueno.
The piano player said he was there from 10 to 3. The bar lets you take drinks to your room. We took a pitcher of marguerita to avoid a second trip.
Our table by the window had a small plaque next to it on the wall that said Table 17 was the favorite of actor Robert Stack. I’ve heard that other celebs have haunted the scene here, such as Vin Diesel, Mel Gibson, Robert Redford, and others.