Culinary Overview

mar'sel

A combination of Spanish and French influences, blended with traditional southern California cuisine, mar’sel is the signature restaurant at Terranea Resort. Set at the ocean’s edge overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Santa Catalina Island, mar’sel is guided by the principals of sustainability, and represents the simple yet modern cuisine of California.

Guests can experience mar’sel’s indoor dining area and outdoor patio complete with a stone fire pit for warming the cool, southern California breeze. Headed by Executive Chef Michael Fiorelli, mar’sel’s dinner menu is a showcase of fresh herbs from the resort’s herb garden, and vegetables, seafood and meats masterfully plated for guests’ enjoyment.

From California chanterelle mushrooms with a savory polenta cake and pork shoulder with local fingerling potato to one of mar’sel’s most popular dishes, a grilled mishima wagyu filet, mar’sel offers diners unforgettable scenery and cuisine.

Nelson's

Overlooking the Point Vincent Lighthouse, Nelson’s at Terranea Resort carefully blends fine dining with a laid-back and relaxed California dining atmosphere. Featuring one of the best views on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Nelson’s serves guests southern California regional favorites including tacos and fajitas in the indoor dining room surrounded by floor to ceiling windows that open up onto a cliffside patio with plush lounges and cozy fireplaces.

Experience Nelson’s complete menu of premier cocktails, whiskeys and large selection of micro-brews while gathering with friends and family in this casual and friendly atmosphere.

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