Finding ourselves childless for the day, Mark and I decided to drive up to Malibu and have lunch. The drive was gorgeous -- the surfers and paddle surfers were making the most of a good swell before the next barrage of rain comes. We parked in the cross creek shopping center on the south side, where massive renovation is underway. We walked across to the fancy new Cross Creek shops, where the lumberyard used to be. It is still referred to as the lumberyard, even though it is an incredibly posh collection of shops and restaurants and there is no lumber anywhere in sight. Cafe Habana is situated in among Tori Burch, Kitson, and James Perse. It is lovely, with casual beachy/tropical decor - a large heated patio and an indoor restaurant with a bar that has a lot of history (it was imported from Deadwood, S.D.) We were seated right away on the patio, thank god because I really needed some caffeine and some food. The name puzzled me -- threw me off a little bit because I was expecting Cuban food, but we were presented with chips and salsa and a menu that was 95% Mexican fare. The bottom line is, I didn't really care. The iced tea was OK. (Marmalade on Montana Avenue still has the best.) The fish tacos were good. They came just in time. I ordered mine with no cream sauce, Mark had his with the works. He raved about them, but wasn't sure if it was really the tacos or just the fact that he was starving, and so happy to have them. The restaurant choices are pretty limited in Malibu, so I'm happy to know Habana is there, and look forward to going back again soon. Maybe we'll have a mojito at that Deadwood bar, right after we buy an $800 outfit at Ralph Lauren's RRL boutique...
Finding ourselves childless for the day, Mark and I decided to drive up to Malibu and have lunch. The drive was gorgeous -- the surfers and paddle surfers were making the most of a good swell before the next barrage of rain comes. We parked in the cross creek shopping center on the south side, where massive renovation is underway. We walked across to the fancy new Cross Creek shops, where the lumberyard used to be. It is still referred to as the lumberyard, even though it is an incredibly posh collection of shops and restaurants and there is no lumber anywhere in sight. Cafe Habana is situated in among Tori Burch, Kitson, and James Perse. It is lovely, with casual beachy/tropical decor - a large heated patio and an indoor restaurant with a bar that has a lot of history (it was imported from Deadwood, S.D.) We were seated right away on the patio, thank god because I really needed some caffeine and some food. The name puzzled me -- threw me off a little bit because I was expecting Cuban food, but we were presented with chips and salsa and a menu that was 95% Mexican fare. The bottom line is, I didn't really care. The iced tea was OK. (Marmalade on Montana Avenue still has the best.) The fish tacos were good. They came just in time. I ordered mine with no cream sauce, Mark had his with the works. He raved about them, but wasn't sure if it was really the tacos or just the fact that he was starving, and so happy to have them. The restaurant choices are pretty limited in Malibu, so I'm happy to know Habana is there, and look forward to going back again soon. Maybe we'll have a mojito at that Deadwood bar, right after we buy an $800 outfit at Ralph Lauren's RRL boutique...
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