Mother’s Day is sneaking up on us again and treating Mom to a Mother’s Day brunch is a great way to thank her for all she does the rest of the year. San Diego is famous for its great variety of restaurants and many of them know how to make a brunch an event to remember. Mother’s day is one of the busiest days in the restaurant business. Do not forget to make reservations or you will be disappointed. Guaranteed. Most of the restaurants will have a special surprise for Mom – flowers, a small gift or a free glass of champaign, so take a look make your choice and see if you can keep it a secret until the big day.
Mother’s Day brunch at El Bizcocho
Rancho Bernardo Inn
17550 Bernardo Oaks Dr. (Rancho Bernardo Rd.)
San Diego, California 92128
858-675-8550
Brunch is served Sunday – 10:00am to 1:00pm
There can be no more beautiful setting for a special Mothers’s Day brunch than at an elegant restaurant on the grounds of a beautiful country. The dress style is casually elegant as is the decor and atmosphere. Brunch is a Buffet that costs $39.95 for an adult and $20.00 for children 5-13, which is on the high side of the middle, but you do get not only quantity but quality. The menu includes a Breakfast station with items like Belgian Waffles with fruit compote, Poached eggs and summer vegetable hash. Over at the omelet station, you can choose from items like baby spinach and wild mushrooms. There is a salad station with every kind of veggie with cheeses, fruits and nuts to add on. You can also choose from a selection of gourmet sandwiches. Then there is the seafood station – try the king crab claws, the entree station, the carving station and last but not least the dessert station. There is coffee, tea, juice, champaign and Bloody Mary’s. even the youngest child will find something to make him happy and there are plenty of choices for a vegetarian as well.
Mother’s Day brunch at Hash House A Go Go
3628 Fifth Ave. (Anderson Pl.)
San Diego, California 92103
619-298-4646
Brunch is served weekends from 10:00 to 2:30
The prices are low, the portions huge, so if your family likes a relaxed fun atmosphere and diner style food with a classy flair, then this is one to try. There are seven different hashes all of which come with eggs, fruit and a biscuit, farm scramblers with potatoes and biscuit flapjacks, french toast and waffles with some very special touches, eggs benedict like you have never seen it done. You can also have sandwiches, burgers and salads. Kids will have a ball.
Mother’s Day brunch at Humphrey’s By The Bay
2241 Shelter Island Dr.
San Diego, California 92106
619-224-3577
Brunch served Sunday from 10 to 2
Prices are moderately high and the atmosphere casually elegant. The views of the bay are nothing short of spectacular. They will have a special brunch for Mother’s Day. The regular brunch is Sunday Brunch is $39.95 for adults and $16.00 for Children aged 4 to 11. You can choose from items such as Prime Rib, Roasted Turkey Ham, Oysters, Cracked Crab Claws, Smoked Salmon, Shrimp and Fresh rolled Sushi. They also have an omelet station, a carving station and your choice of deserts. And all the champaign you want. Of course, juices, coffee and tea.
Mother’s Day brunch at Sally’s Seafood on the Water
One Market Place, San Diego, California 92101
(619) 358-6740
Brunch served Sundays from 10AM-3PM.
Brunch costs $39.00 with drinks extra, so it is a bit on the high side. You get an entree and you also choose items from the buffet such as Californian artisan cheeses with lavish and crusty breads, fresh seafood, hand crafted sushi rolls and salads to start you off. Entrees include macadamia nut waffle cakes with fresh pineapple compote & warm maple syrup honey butter – the best on the menu for the children – and crab cake benedict crab cakes topped with poached eggs and hollandaise over Portuguese sausage on a fresh baked croissant. Then you get to head to the dessert bar.
Mother’s Day brunch at Bali Hai Restaurant
2230 Shelter Island Dr.
San Diego, California 92106
(619) 222-1181
Brunch served Sunday 10am – 2pm Buffet Only
Bali Hai is a Polynesian style restaurant out on the peninsular. The style is dressy casual and the views are spectacular. Brunch costs $24.95 per person and there are items for everyone. Kids will love the Chocolate Chip Pancakes, Hawaiian French Toast or Scrambled Eggs. You can try a traditional Polynesian dish like Macadamia Nut Crusted Mahi Mahi or an American favorite like Prime Rib.
Mother’s Day brunch at Savory
267 N. El Camino Real (Mountain Vista Dr.)
Encinitas, San Diego, California 92024
760-634-5556
Sunday brunch served 11 am – 2:30 pm
Savory is a bistro style restaurant where the menu has a definite European taste. The style is casual, but not beach casual. It might be hard to find items that the younger kids would enjoy, but the prices are in the medium range. Brunch is not a buffet and each item is individually priced. For instance, you can choose salmon scallopini, antipasto of artichoke, olive, pepper for $15 or scallop, crab, carrot, apple, cole slaw roll for $17. Most of the dishes have meat or fish, but there are items that would please vegetarians such as rolled vegetarian crepes, roasted tomato sauce for $11.
Mother’s Day brunch at The Boardwalk Mission Beach
3704 Mission Blvd
San Diego, California 92109
Phone: (858) 488-9484
Brunch is served from 8Am to 2 PM
The Boardwalk Mission Beach is a totally casual place to come and kick back and get Mother’s Day off to a relaxed start. Every item on the menu is priced under $10, making it a great place for a large crowd. The Short on Cash for $5.95 will fill anyone up It consists of two jumbo eggs served any style, two pieces of bacon or sausage, boardwalk potatoes, & your choice of pancakes or toast. Add bananas, blueberries or strawberries for $.50 Kids will enjoy the pancakes, waffles or french toast and you can choose from 4 different kinds of eggs benedict. Nothing here for the vegetarian besides the pancakes.
