Restaurants near Anza Borrego Desert State Park

We had a wonderful dinner at Arnold Palmer’s. It was a birthday celebration. We enjoyed the food, the service was excellent, with plenty of time for a leisurely meal. We love the outdoor space and the terrific guitar player. All in all, a lovely evening!

walking into Lavender is spectacular, the lights the trees on the patio the lavender napkins etc. make a great first impression. It just gets better from there, the service is impeccable the food was very very good. Everything we tried left us in food heaven. We didn’t have a cocktail but the wine list was awesome. I would highly recommend Lavender.

I brought my husband for his birthday. We had received a gift card and so this our first time. I made reservations for 6:30 pm, I was surprised how busy it was for a Monday night. We had to wait about 15 minutes before getting seated, even with a reservation! But once we were seated we were waited on. Our server Natalie was great! She was very friendly and checked in on us several times making sure we were enjoying our meal. There was live entertainment. They even sang happy birthday for my husband. Our meal was delicious! !! The portions were plentiful! My husband received a happy birthday plate with several deserts . We are planning on coming back again for my birthday!!

The mussels in curry sauce were incredible! I’ve eaten them in all the famous mussels countries, and these were among the best. Their presentation was excellent. The slices of toasted bread were perfectly crisped, and held the curry broth well. Also a good price, as they are on the appetizer menu, but worked as an entree.

Great food and beautiful location. Our server Maria was wonderful. We’ll be back’