Encinitas Cottage Restaurant Serves Brunch, Lunch With SoCal Flavors

ENCINITAS, CA — The Cottage Restaurant, of La Jolla fame, recently celebrated its Encinitas ribbon cutting, the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce announced.

Located at 127 North El Camino Real in Encinitas, The Cottage is known for serving amazing brunches for 30 years. The restaurant, founded in 1985 in La Jolla, quickly became a local hangout there. The business hit its stride in 1992, and was fully renovated in 2009, according to the restaurant's website. Over the summer, they expanded to Encinitas.

"What hasn't changed is our passion for serving tasty, classic American and Southern California influenced food," according to manager Trevor LeClair on the restaurant's website. LeClair invites customers to "say hello next time you come in."

The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch.

The breakfast menu includes bakery goods, Soy Chorizo Hash, Chilaquiles, specialty omelettes, and their signature Eggs Benedict — Eggs La Jolla, with poached eggs, Canadian bacon, balsamic mushrooms, spinach, roasted tomato and hollandaise over an english muffin.

For lunch, try the Frito Misto Calamari, Capellini Crabcakes or the Cottage Fish Tacos for a bit of ocean flavor. Sandwiches or bowls will not disappoint, especially the Cottage Mac n Cheese with pasta tossed in a Bechamel cream sauce with smoked gouda, Jack and parmesan cheese, topped with Panko bread crumbs.

This new location boasts a gorgeous remodeled interior and wall murals provided by local artists. For more information, visit cottageencinitas.com.