VAGA Restaurant & Bar

2100 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas
(760) 452-3484

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Olha Kotova

A wonderful place with delicious food and a pleasant atmosphere! I visited the restaurant twice – for dinner and breakfast – and was impressed both times. The dishes were fresh and perfectly prepared, and the service was excellent. The cozy ambiance makes it a perfect spot to enjoy your meal and relax. I will definitely come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Francis

Nice view of the sea. Food is alright.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Malted Chocolate Bombe

Qing Lan

Breakfast is really bad. Awful tasting

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Nishant Tyagi

Good food and views

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Annika Soderfelt

Wait staff was very friendly and professional. Went at a less busy time on a gloomy Sunday afternoon, which was nice. If you go on a sunny day, the view of the ocean will be gorgeous. The restaurant is tucked into a hotel, so don’t be confused when you walk in the front door of a hotel. Just head upstairs! It looked like there was parking on premises, but we opted to park a little bit away and walk. Food was pretty good and they are good at handling food allergies.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Steven Esqueda

Johan made the experience very enjoyable. Quick and great service, will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cindy F

Good food and service. Fun location with great views. It gets cold so bring a jacket.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

carola cruz

All good except the food. Pretentious flavorless, expensive and I got sick.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Philip Y

We had to wait 40 mins for our table to be ready but that could be due to a late change I made with the time of reservation. Service was friendly, attentive and non-intrusive. We had the clams, house salad, pork chop, ocean trout, broccolini and corn flan. Everything was fresh and well prepared. We appreciate the sparing use of salt in their cooking. No disappointment but no dishes that really wowed us.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Market Fish

Phil Baker

Had a delicious meal- certainly the best of any hotel in the area. Especially loved the duck tacos, trout, chicken and sweet potatoes. Service was excellent and the dining room is beautiful. Priced reasonable unlike most hotels. Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Malted Chocolate Bombe, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Market Fish, Warm Bread, Duck Carnitas

Ilana “Ana” Llama

I dined in my first night. Staff are polite and check in on you in good timing. Food comes out in good timing. When I dined in, I had the Alaskan halibut, bread rolls, and carrots. Rolls and halibut were great! Carrots were not what I was expecting. They were still very hard, I was expecting more softness than rather being as hard as they were. I also got an apple sprits alcohol type drink. That was good. Definitely didn't fit my meal, but it was good. I also got the toffee pudding cake thing, which was good as well. After that, I did in room dining. I DO NOT RECOMMEND. If you are staying at the hotel just go to the restaurant. (In room) I got a breakfast sandwich which was okay. It's not the worst, but not the best. It is very basic but large in size. They have good cappuccinos. For dinner, I ordered a large meal since I had skipped lunch being out and about. (In room) I got the duck carnitas, which was AMAZING. The NY steak asked for medium rare got.... idk what I got, but it wasn't medium rare, and I was chewing for an eternity. Did not finish that. Plus, it was cold. Duck was cold, too, but it still tasted great. The tortilla with the duck was good. Tortilla with the steak was a cement. Not a chip. Not warm and flimsy. A cemet. Stale. I also got the brocolini. Cold. Smelled terrible and tasted terrible. The carrots the night prior were not as expected but tasted fine. This... this broccoli smelled and started TERRIBLE. Took 1 bite and didn't take another.
Now this is all my opinion. Maybe your experience and food will be more fresh and to your taste but it was not of mine. Being as upscale as it is, I expected more. Was very disappointing to waste so much food, but im not going to eat something that takes a day to chew or smells like ya rear end after a day in Arizona heat. Food for me is like a 3 or 2.7/5.. staff is very nice, though. Very nice. Cook needs help.

Dietary restrictions: They have options of vegan, gluten free, dairy free

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sticky Toffee Pudding, Duck Carnitas

Marjie Van Der Laan

had the duck carnitas appetizer. the duck was overly salty and the corn tortillas were stale and tasted like warmed up grocery store corn tortillas. the server was well versed in the menu items in describing them deliciously. However, what we ordered was not up to snuff. IMO, the corn tortillas from costco's street tacos should not taste better than ones served at a fine dining restaurant with valet service for $10.

Parking: walk up 2 flights of stairs or take elevator to the restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

erikmisleh82

The food portion was very small. The duck carnitas was good just not enough. The entrees were gross. They kept putting ur silverware and serving utensils directly on the table so gross.
The staff was very nice and attentive, the view is good. Definitely will not be returning or recommending to anyone.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Christina Marsh

Beautiful view. Good food. Didn't expect to be in a hotel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ozstar, Robin, & Emma De Jourday

What a location and views

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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