Much has been written here about Blue Fire Grill, the great flagship dining
venue at the beautiful La Costa Resort & Spa. But there is another dining
option at La Costa – Legends Bistro – that is family friendly, chic, yet
casual and offers delightful breakfasts, lunches and dinners every day of
the week.
At Legends Bistro, you can dine inside and enjoy a cozy and inviting
ambiance created by dark woods and flickering candlelight at night. If you
prefer, you can dine on the fabulous patio that overlooks La Costa’s
world-famous golf course. The patio is absolutely lovely – very
Mediterranean, with lots of umbrellas and a fireplace.
The staff at Legends Bistro is gearing up for Thanksgiving, when from 11:30
until 4 p.m. they will present the acclaimed La Costa Thanksgiving Buffet.
It will be a bounty of great food, including pots of seafood and salads,
cheeses, tapas, hot side dishes, carved roast turkey and roast prime rib,
desserts and more. The price is $58 for adults and $22 for kids ages 5-12.
Kids under age 5 dine at no charge.
Legends Bistro features a breakfast buffet on Saturdays and Sunday with an
ample variety that will hit the spot. On Sundays, they also add an omelet
station. The regular breakfast menu is available every morning, as well,
with items such as corned beef hash and eggs, create-your-own omelets, eggs
Benedict and French brioche toast. At lunch, many golfers and guests enjoy
the lovely ambiance while savoring soups and salads and entrées such as
chicken bolognese, the La Costa burger, Chopra Dahl (a vegetarian favorite
from the spa menu), chicken curry, and soy ginger-glazed ahi. Dinner is a
special time at Legends, especially if you dine on Wednesday nights, when a
three-course live Maine lobster dinner goes for just $40; on most Thursday
nights (except Thanksgiving and holidays), when the Surf and Turf combo goes
for $42; and on Friday nights, when the special is a great prime rib dinner
for $38. We tried Legends for dinner a few weeks ago and sampled the superb
empanadas as an appetizer (small pastries filled with seasoned beef, fried
golden brown and accompanied with jicama slaw and three dipping sauces).
Also listed are panko-crusted squash blossoms, crab and shrimp cakes, crispy
calamari and Peking duck egg rolls. There’s a nice list of fresh garden
salads and a terrific sweet French onion soup.
For your main entrée, there’s something for everyone’s craving. As a savory
wintertime treat, enjoy the pot roast served with cheese polenta, or try the
broiled rack or lamb or 18-ounce porterhouse steak. Pasta lovers will enjoy
the braised beef pancetta tortellini or the clam and shrimp penne pasta.
Also listed are pizzas, grilled salmon, seared sea bass and Vermont macaroni
and cheese.
For reservations, call (800) 854-5000, extension 6.
Contact the Poway or Temecula locations of The Original Pancake House and
find out about the restaurants’ fundraising efforts for Mama’s Kitchen’s
“Mama’s Pie in the Sky” drive.
For $20, buy a fresh pumpkin, pecan, or apple pie (or even a sugar-free pie)
and 100 percent of the proceeds will go towards the charity. You can pick up
the pies on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 26) at The Original
Pancake House or any of 20 special locations in San Diego.
For more details, call The Original Pancake House in Poway at (858) 679-0186
or in Temecula at (951) 296-9016.
