Post #623736 by congawa on Sun, Feb 5, 2012 6:31 PM

Name:The Castaway
Type:restaurant
Street:25001 Dana Drive
City:Dana Point
State:CA
Zip:92629
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
My mother Doris Walker, who passed away last October, was a newspaper reporter/photographer in the South Orange County area who became the first public relations director of Dana Point Harbor when it opened in 1971. This branch of The Castaway was there from near the very beginning and was there for just a few years before closing. We went there at the opening, and many times over the years, in its Castaway configuration, as well as subsequent rebirths as El Adobe By the Sea, Delaneys, and the Beach House.

It wasn't "Tiki" per se, but there was a lagoon at the entrance, and a great nautical bar. Here are some photos (some taken by my mother--the girl scout one for sure because I have negatives only--but most I believe from the PR packet sent to her from The Castaway chain).

[ Edited by: congawa 2012-02-05 18:39 ]

[ Edited by: congawa 2012-02-05 18:59 ]