Best Bars And Lounges in Encinitas

Food was not as good as in the past. Service was good, but long delay between appetizers and main course. Pretty empty restaurant for a Friday evening.

We stopped in after a whale watching trip. It was a bit pricier than I remember, bill was $340 without alcohol and two of us split entrees. We were a party of 6, started off with steak tartare and oysters, both delicious. My sister got lobster bisque and swordfish, both great, especially impressed with soup, it is hard to find good lobster bisque on the west coast. I split the salmon with my mom, very moist and the skin was crisped perfectly; we also split the greens salad which was flavorful. My daughter got the filet trio all 3 yummy. Brother got a shrimp pasta dish and said you could tell they were good quality shrimp. We are all pretty picky eaters, not with what we eat but with how things are prepared. Everything we ordered was delicious.

6pm reservation. Very, very loud club music. Had to yell to speak to the guests at our own table. Their music choice and volume ruined the beautiful ambiance of the restaurant.

It was a perfect Christmas Eve dinner. The decor was on point. Food was great and reasonable. The steak was just undercooked so we had to send back to redo. Overall great!

Our yearly tradition did not disappoint! Next year, though I think I’m going to request to be in the main dining room. The music in the bar was too loud and a little hard for my mom who can’t hear well!