Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Encinitas

This years annual birthday dinner for our friend took place on the west coast for 2025–and after a great stay in Temecula we opted for The Pacific Grill. It did not disappoint! From its gorgeous beach location in Cardiff to the excellent and unhurried service we were thrilled to have such a perfect evening to cap off a “girls weekend”. Starting with specialty cocktails and an excellent premium wine list we enjoyed the heat lamp warmed beach patio for our meal. The shrimp dumplings in a port wine sauce were amazing to start with—I want to come back and try the chilled appetizers with my husband and family. We enjoyed coconut crab crusted mahi mahi and the seafood pasta dish—the smoky tomato sauce with Thai basil was very flavorful on the pasta and the seafood cooked to perfection. A beautiful birthday dessert of house bread pudding and vanilla bean ice cream and specialty cappuccino and teas capped off the night.

From start to finish, we walked in , got our table right away. Our server Nick was supper helpful in introducing us to the new dishes and was prompt with drinks. We did get there around 6pm so the dinner rush was just about to get going, are we were still well taken care of. The food was very good and locally sourced dished were DLISH! Well Done Nick!

The mussels are the best. Great wine selection too. We enjoyed everything we ordered.

Great selection of tapas and small bites. Cocktails were well balanced. Beautiful outdoor back patio section

Amazing food and service. Margaritas were mostly ice so next time ask for light ice