Echale Encinitas

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   Marianne

   San Diego

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Unique dishes , tapas style with good portions and great flavor combos. I keep coming back. Yum.
   

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   Dana

   VIP

   Chicago

   195 reviews

   4.0

   195 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Shared a few plates, everything was delicious. Mushroom toast, meatballs, yellowtail sashimi. Lovely bottle of Bordeaux. 2nd time at Echale. Does not disappoint. 👍🏻👍🏻
   

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   Cynthia

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was delicious & service was very good. We had a less than ideal experience communicating with the restaurant prior to our dinner via email. The restaurant phone did not work. We were told via email that there was only room for 6 of us max (we tried to add on 2 family members a few days prior). We told our 2 family members that they couldn’t join us only to find a nice table for 8 when we got there. Hopefully communication will improve.
   

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   Isabelle

   VIP

   San Diego

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was good - just fine. The surprise was the chocolate ice cream in the tres leche cake. It tasted like Serendipity’s (NYC) frozen hot chocolate. Really fantastic. The TLC however, was more like pound cake surrounded by vanilla cream, but just fine. Tip: if you’re seated outside in the cold, the overhead heaters warm above the table but don’t warm below, so your legs might get cold. Dress warmly for patio seating unless you are acclimated to cooler temps.
   

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   Scott

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and atmosphere... service was great even though it was crowded on a Thursday night. We'll be back!
   

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   Nicole

   VIP

   Denver

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing experience and food! I will be back and highly recommend
   

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   Matt

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was our second time at Echale. They do such a good job. The service is excellent. And the food is amazing. Nice work.
   

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   Alexander

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food, great vibe. Very cutty little location for Encinitas.
   

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   Tom

   VIP

   San Diego

   97 reviews

   4.0

   97 reviews

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The “taqueria” is a bistro and wine bar near the south end of the Lumberyard shopping center. The atmosphere is crowded and casual, even leaning toward beach town funky. Noise levels indoors are a little high. On warmer nights, dine outdoors. It has a short, eclectic menu. We had the sourdough bread, $10, and the meatballs, $18, for starters. The bread came with sweet corn butter with Parmesan. A tasty combination. But the bread was burnt, so a little crunchy. The four meatballs came with bread and were served in a tomato sauce with garlic and a light spicey aftertaste. That fits with the Mexican half of the theme for the restaurant. For an entrée, we shared the local seabass, $30, with cilantro, garlic, roasted tomato, and fennel sauce marinade. It was cooked on the skin and was delightfully moist. The red sauce offered an interesting contrast. The restaurant has a limited two-page wine list with interesting selections from Spain, Germany, France, Baja California, Napa, Mendocino, Italy, New Zealand, and Slovenia. Prices are $15-$18 for a glass. Wine bottles range from $52-$100. The list could use a domestic Chardonnay and a few more reds to go with their spicier dishes. We tried a Bordeaux blend, $15, and a Sangiovese, $17. Service was friendly and efficient. Corkage is $25. The server said the menu and wine list change frequently. We’ll bring our own wine next time.
   

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    Morgan

    VIP

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Top place for food in Encinitas and they have a great wine selection.
    

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