Brunch
Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne when you dine at Backyard Kitchen & Tap. Kids under 12 also eat for free.
Location: 832 Garnet Avenue, Pacific Beach
Date: May 8
Phone: (858) 859-2593
Try a house-made cinnamon roll with blueberry compote, brioche French toast, or fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. Plus, celebrate mom by indulging in the extensive sparkling wine list available for a 25% discount.
Pricing: Entrees start at $11.50
Location: 2202 4th Avenue, Bankers Hill
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (760) 747-5000
Brunch is better when paired with four courses of brunch favorites and champagne. The menu will include crab cakes, duck prosciutto salad, smoked salmon Benedicts, and crepes, with champagnes from Moët, Veuve Clicquot, and Ruinart.
Price: $60 per person
Location: 16765 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo
Date: May 8
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (858) 673-7512
Bellamy’s boasts a fine dining menu of modern, French-influenced California cuisine, and an upscale farm-to-table dining experience, perfect for mom on her day. Expect a chilled yellow corn soup with vanilla bean popcorn or a smoked salmon crepe with dill, lemon, capers, and red onion. Get a house sparkling cocktail or a Bloody Mary for $6.
Location: 417 West Grand Avenue, Escondido
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (760) 747-5000
Choose from numerous brunch options like eggs Benedict, made with either crab cakes or Canadian bacon, or a savory prosciutto waffle. Specialty peach, orange, lavender, pomegranate, or mango mimosas, as well as Bloody Marys made with imported French vodka will be $8 each.
Pricing: $49 per adult, $18 for children 12 and under
Location: 4090 Adams Avenue, Kensington
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (619) 255-4167
Blue Point Coastal Cuisine is hosting a special menu where moms get their choice of a free entrée. Menu items include pan seared day boat scallops, wild Chilean seabass, or shrimp and mussel pappardelle.
Location: 565 Fifth Avenue, Gaslamp Quarter
Date: May 8
Time: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone: (619) 233-6623
Moms looking for a kid-friendly brunch can head to BO-Beau Kitchen + Garden. Enjoy a menu of French-inspired dishes, while kids can play in the retrofitted school bus and much on mini pancakes and scrambled eggs.
Location: 8384 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (619) 337-3445
Spend Mother’s Day enjoying fresh seasonal favorites, and don’t miss Bottega’s breakfast pizza, with two eggs, mozzarella, fontina, prosciutto cotto, bacon, caramelized onions, and crispy potatoes.
Location: 1195 Island Avenue, East Village
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (619) 255-7800
Enjoy a delicious Mexican and traditional breakfast buffet including an omelet station, chilaquiles, and pancakes.
Pricing: $21.95 for adults, $14.95 for children under 10
Location: 1901 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (760) 634-3443
Celebrate with a brunch buffet of Mexican and traditional favorites. Stop by the breakfast burrito bar or fill up on fajitas and strawberry waffles. Also enjoy a small house margarita, Bloody Mary, or mimosa for $4.95.
Pricing: $24.95 for adults, $12.95 for children under 10
Location: 12865 El Camino Real
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (858) 792-4100
At Coasterra’s inaugural Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch, enjoy a lineup of fresh-catch favorites including coconut-crusted mahi mahi and the signature ahi tostada.
Pricing: $69.95 for adults, $19.95 for kids 6-12
Location: 880 Harbor Island Drive, Harbor Island
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (619) 814-1300
Experience an Italian-inspired California coastal brunch. Set amongst bohemian décor and a lush garden patio, moms can enjoy the antipasti bar and a glass of champagne, plus a special complimentary gift bag of confections.
Pricing: $28 per person
Location: 2730 Via de la Valle, Del Mar
Date: May 8
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (858) 704-4500
Dine on Duke’s new brunch menu featuring Kahuna Buttermilk Pancakes served with guava jam or Duke’s Loco Moco, a half-pound chuck, brisket, and hanger grind with a fried egg and adobo gravy served with steamed jasmine rice.
Location: 1216 Prospect Street, La Jolla
Date: May 8
Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Phone: (858) 454-5888
Treat mom to a decadent three-course brunch and feast on Alaskan King Crab omelets, lobster quiche Florentine, and house-baked cinnamon rolls. Pair the meal with your choice of classic mimosas, Bellini’s, or Bloody Marys.
Pricing: $49 for adults, $15 for kids
Location: 789 West Harbor Drive, Headquarters at Seaport Village
Date: May 8
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (619) 615-0281
At Brian Malarkey’s new eatery, dishes include Masa benedict with wild mushroom ragu, fried duck confit with buttermilk waffle and wildflower honey syrup, and a breakfast pizza with house made chorizo. Also enjoy plenty of cocktails including a cucumber mint mimosa.
Location: 10996 Torreyana Road, Torrey Pines Reserve
Date: May 8 and every sunday
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (858) 260-5400
Firehouse American Eatery + Lounge
Snag a seat on the open-air rooftop patio that overlooks the ocean at Firehouse, where local favorite includes the Devil’s Dozen Benny, an eggs Benedict served on a glazed donut. The first 30 moms to arrive will receive a gift bag from Devil’s Dozen’s pop-up donut bar.
Location: 722 Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach
Date: May 8
Phone: (858) 274-3100
“Celebrate your favorite Betty” with an á la carte brunch, including California breakfast burritos or a Choco Taco, a crispy cinnamon wonton with horchata ice cream.
Location: 211 Mission Avenue, Oceanside
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (760) 752-1008
Celebrate mom with a three-course prix-fixe brunch menu. Specialties include the popular lobster roll, bread pudding French toast, and dark chocolate cremuex for dessert.
Pricing: $40 per adult, $12 kids
Location: 7837 Herschel Avenue, La Jolla
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (858) 459-0221
Satisfy Mom’s sweet tooth with this prix-fixe brunch menu. You will have an option of one beverage, brunch, and a mom-inspired pastry option, like a personalized macaroon.
Pricing: $30 per person
Location: 555 G Street, Gaslamp; 2820 Historic Decatur Road in Liberty Public Market, Liberty Station
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Phone: (619) 245-4457
Leroy’s brunch includes a complimentary, seasonally inspired mimosa alongside farm-to-table creations like croque madame, duck chilaquiles, and the legendary Leroy’s Burger. (For a unique treat, ferry it over to Coronado!)
Location: 1015 Orange Avenue, Coronado
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Phone: (619) 437-6087
The East Village restaurant will be offering their regular brunch menu, as well as special Mother’s Day dishes like Chef Graves’ Banana Bread French Toast with whipped cream and blueberries, California Benedict with avocado, tomato and crab, and an asparagus and goat cheese omelet.
Location: 616 J Street, East Village
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 531-8744
Enjoy twists on brunch classics like the smoked salmon eggs Benedict or the French omelet featuring mushroom, confit potatoes, arugula salad, and Tender Belly bacon. When you’re finished, head to the rooftop for some photo booth fun. Post a social media shout-out expressing your love for mom and she could win a gift card for a free drink on her next visit.
Location: 2001 Kettner Boulevard, Little Italy
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 255-2001
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a brunch buffet and a dessert station at La Jolla’s newest luxury movie theater. Brunch will include a cold and hot buffet, including traditional breakfast specialties, house-made pastries, and desserts.
Location: 7611 Fay Avenue, La Jolla
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (858) 777-0069
The Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch includes a customized omelet bar, Belgian waffles, seasonal fruit, salads, and sides.
Pricing: $69.95 per adult and $32 for children ages 6-12
Location: 1 Market Place, Downtown
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (619) 232-1234
For mother’s day, all brunch specials at Masters Kitchen and Cocktail include a complimentary glass of champagne and a gift to each mom. Specials include lemon ricotta pancakes with a blueberry compote, spring vegetable fritters, and yogurt parfaits.
Pricing: $10-$13 for specials, full menu also available
Location: 208 South Coast Highway, Oceanside
Date: May 8
Phone: (760) 231-6278
Treat mom to a beautiful rooftop view. Chef Stephane Voitzwinkler’s prix-fixe, three-course Mother’s Day Brunch includes pan-roasted halibut with asparagus risotto, oregano, lemon, evoo, chateaubriand and egg sauce béarnaise, as well as rosemary hash browns.
Pricing: $64.50 per person
Location: 2550 Fifth Avenue, Twelfth Floor, Bankers Hill
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 239-1377
Enjoy a market-to-menu mother’s day brunch at the Liberty Public Market restaurant with items like jeweled brioche bread pudding French toast and wood-fired asparagus and feta quiche. All ingredients are sourced directly from the market artisans. Mess Hall will also be holding a family style, three-course evening menu including adobo roasted pork shoulder, fresh spaghetti with Baja stone crab, and a grapefruit vanilla cake from fellow vendor Crafted Baked Goods.
Pricing: $29 per person
Location: 2820 Historic Decatur Road, Liberty Station, Point Loma
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 255-8260
Spoil mom with a prix-fixe three-course brunch in Rancho Santa Fe. Chef de Cuisine Martin Woesle has designed highlights that include a shrimp cocktail with pineapple, braised veal osso bucco, and a chocolate Charlotte for dessert.
Pricing: $64.50 per person
Location: 6009 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe
Date: May 8
Phone: (858) 756-3085
Say ‘Buona Festa Della Mamma’ this Mother’s Day with Monello’s lobster and white asparagus omelet served with roasted potatoes. For something sweet, order the white chocolate pancakes with mixed berries.
Location: 750 West Fir Street, Little Italy
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (619) 501-0030
A three-course prix-fixe meal includes breakfast and lunch items for the whole family. Brunch includes three courses plus a glass of champagne, a Bloody Mary, or a mimosa.
Pricing: $39 per person
Location: 1555 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (858) 792-0476
Spend Mother’s Day overlooking the beach on the rooftop of PB Alehouse. Enjoy a special Mother’s Day brunch, bottomless mimosas, and free silver dollar pancakes for kids 12 and under.
Location: 721 Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach
Date: May 8
Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (858) 581-2337
This brunch comes with a side of savings. Each mom will receive a 20 percent off coupon on various Patio Group brands including Luv Surf, The Surf Life, Luxury Farms, and Swell Coffee Co. Expect fresh muffins and cinnamon rolls as well as sous vide lobster or lamb belly Benedict.
Location: 4020 Goldfinch Street, Mission Hills
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 501-5090
This brunch includes a smoked pork belly burrito, chilaquiles, short rib hash, or try the smoked pork belly Benedict. Each mom will receive a 20 percent off coupon on various Patio Group brands including Luv Surf, The Surf Life, Luxury Farms and Swell Coffee Co.
Location: 4445 Lamont Street, Pacific Beach
Date: May 8
Phone: (858) 412-4648
The Prado’s buffet offers a chocolate fountain, chilled seafood, and dim sum stations plus a champagne toast in mom’s honor.
Pricing: $64.95 for adults, $16.95 for kids 6-12
Location: 1549 El Prado, Balboa Park
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (619) 557-9441
At Avant, dine on a three-course Mother’s Day brunch buffet overlook the golf course. Or take part in a family-friendly brunch buffet on the Aragon Lawn, complete with a petting zoo and pony rides ($72 for adults, $35 for kids).
Pricing: $36 per adult and $22 for children
Location: 17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive, Rancho Bernardo
Date: May 8
Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (888) 772-8912
Indulge in a spread of field-to-fork brunch items, including pastries and Rancho Valencia’s signature King Crab Benedict paired with local vegetables straight from the garden. Craft a bouquet just for mom, pamper her with a mini spa treatment, or she can cool off with a glass of rosé.
Pricing: $125 per adult and $65 for children under 12
Location: 5921 Valencia Circle, Rancho Santa Fe
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (858) 759-6246
The Red Door Restaurant and Wine Bar
Experience ethically sourced cuisine this Mother’s Day straight from the owner’s garden. The Red Door Restaurant will be dishing up brunch and dinner specials such as strawberry rhubarb pancakes and prosciutto wrapped scallops.
Pricing: $10-$30 for specials, full menus also available
Location: 741 West Washington Street, Mission Hills
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 295-6000
Soak up the sun and sea while browsing a sweetly stacked pancake station, shucking oysters at the seafood display, or diving into a freshly sliced prime rib at the carving station.
Pricing: $64.95 for adults, $12.95 for kids 6-13
Location: 800 Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (619) 631-4949
Searsucker invites the whole family to enjoy three-course brunch items like grilled shrimp toast or short rib hash. A special kid’s menu is also available.
Pricing: $30 for adults and $12 for children
Location: 12995 El Camino Real, Del Mar
Date: May 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (858) 369-5700
Green Eggs & Ham will be served at this specialty brunch for mom. Other creative spins include a prix-fixe brunch, as well as a kid’s menu, which includes juice, milk or soda.
Pricing: $30 for adults and $12 for children
Location: 611 Fifth Avenue
Date: May 6 and 7
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (619) 233-7327
Enjoy a seasonal brunch menu with mom on Season’s 52’s newly remodeled patio. Menu items include a vegetable frittata with roasted red peppers, mushrooms and grilled asparagus, and brick oven brioche French toast with blueberry infused syrup.
Location: 789 West Harbor Drive, Headquarters at Seaport Village
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 702-0052
Moms eat free this Mother’s Day at Sirena Cocina, and her guests will be treated to 20 percent off as well. Come back on May 10 for Mexican Mother’s Day where moms will get 20 percent off the full menu.
Location: 1901 Columbia Street, Little Italy
Date: May 8 and 10
Phone: (619) 564-8970
Solace Restaurants
Both Solace locations are offering brunch specials, including a spring veggie quiche with citrus crab salad, buttered pecan pancakes with bruleed bananas and chocolate sauce, fennel-crusted scallops with smoked fingerlings and lemon sauce, and fried Jidori chicken and gravy dinner with creamy grits and spring vegetables.
Locations:
Urban Solace, 3823 30th Street, North Park
Phone: (619) 295-6464
Solace and the Moonlight Lounge, 25 East E Street, Encinitas
Phone: (760) 753-2433
Date: May 8
Time: Opens at 9:30 a.m.
This Coronado brunch features molten lobster dip, surf and turf benedicts, and a blueberry muffin bread pudding.
Location: 1309 Orange Avenue, Coronado
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 522-0077
Tidal, at Paradise Point Resort & Spa
Tidal is offering a three-course Mother’s Day brunch menu including Maine diver scallop cocktail, and chorizo and eggs flatbread with caramelized onions and mashed potatoes. Kids, too, can choose from brioche French toast with whip cream or breakfast slides with scrambled eggs, among other options.
Pricing: $49 per adult and $24 for children
Location: 1404 Vacation Road, Mission Bay
Date: May 8
Phone: (858) 490-6363
The US Grant Hotel: Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet
Skip breakfast in bed this year, and head to the US Grant’s champagne brunch buffet featuring bottomless mimosas, breakfast specialties, an omelet bar, fresh salads, and seafood. Complete the morning with fresh flowers for mom at the Grant’s pop-up floral market in the lobby.
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: 326 Broadway, Downtown
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 232-3121
The US Grant Hotel: Traditional Mother’s Day Tea
Sip on cold and hot brew loose leaf tea at this traditional Mother’s Day tea celebration. Live music will accompany petite tea sandwiches, house made pastries, and desserts.
Location: 326 Broadway, Downtown
Date: May 7
Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (619) 232-3121
Vom Fass will be toasting moms everywhere with their ‘Muffins and Mom-osas’ event, serving fresh muffins and $4 champagne cocktails paired with a choice of either elderflower or wild rose liquor. Moms will also get a complimentary rose to take home.
Location: 1050 University Avenue, Hillcrest
Date: May 8
Time: 11 a.m
Phone: (619)534-5034
The Westgate Hotel: Mother’s Day Tea
The iconic hotel invites you to a mother and daughter afternoon tea, hosted in the Grand Lobby. Tea sandwiches, pastries, scones, traditional teas, and glasses of champagne will be served with live harp music. Also, home-made macaroons will be offered as a giveaway.
Pricing: $45 for adults and $30 for children under 12
Location: 1055 2nd Avenue, Downtown
Date: May 6 and 7
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone: (619) 238-1818
The Westgate Hotel: Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch
Served in the hotel’s beautiful Fontainebleau and Versailles Salons, brunch will feature made to-order-omelets, seafood, gourmet plates, carving and crepe stations, baked breads, pastries, and a variety of gourmet desserts. Toast to mom as the hotel will serve endless champagne, mimosas, Bloody Marys, and margaritas.
Pricing: $79 for adults and $39.50 for children under 12
Location: 1055 2nd Avenue, Downtown
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 238-1818
Drinks & Dessert
Bobboi Natural Gelato will combine two Mother’s Day staples: mimosas and dessert, with the new mom-inspired mimosa gelato available during the month of May. The gelato, made with organic oranges, is a dairy-free sorbet.
Location: 8008 Girard Avenue, La Jolla
Phone: (858) 999-1362
Take mom to a Chocolate 101 tasting where guests will learn about different types of chocolate and how the brand makes its confections.
Pricing: $12.50 per person
Location: 789 West Harbor Drive, Headquarters at Seaport Village
Date: May 8
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Master pastry chef Karen Krasne has created two special desserts for Mother’s Day weekend—a lavender shortbread finished with crystallized sugar, icing, and a fresh sprig of lavender; and the strawberry dreams cake, which features Kirsch Liqueur-moistened pound cake between layers of cream cheese mousse and organic strawberries, finished whipped cream and white chocolate shavings.
Locations:
2929 Fifth Avenue, Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 294-2132
1430 Union Street, Little Italy
Phone: (619) 294-7001
Date: May 7-8
The limited-edition “Through the Looking Glass” bonbon collection made for Mother’s Day includes 5- and 16-piece sets finished in bright colors and whimsical designs. On Saturday, May 7, guests can create 1.5 pounds of chocolate bark and bonbons in flavors and designs of their choice lead by chocolatier Michelle Lomelin.
Pricing: $32.00 for 16-piece bonbons; $13.50 for a 5-piece bonbons; $35 per person to attend the chocolate making class
Location: 3582A Mt Acadia Boulevard, Clairemont
Date: May 7
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Phone: (858) 688-0210
Have the specialty “Sparkling Honey-Do” cocktail from True Food in honor of Mother’s Day, with notes of honeydew, strawberry, and mint. Post-sip, moms will receive a free pack of mint seeds along with the cocktail’s recipe.
Location: 7007 Friars Road, Fashion Valley
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 810-2929
Things to Do
Treat Mom to a sweet celebration with a specialty bake class. All levels and experiences are welcome to join in on the fun of learning recipes and professional tips.
Pricing: $50 per person
Location: 815 F Street, East Village
Date: May 7
Time: 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Phone: (619) 515-2224
All month long, Blink Lash will offer specials on their Bashful set of lashes for $89, which includes 35 lashes per eye. Upgrade to a Blush set (60 per eye, $139) and Bombshell set (85 per eye, $189) of lashes for a discounted price.
Pricing: Prices vary
Location: 665 San Rodolfo Drive, Solana Beach
Date: May 1 – 31
Phone: (858) 436-4456
Blush will offer a free upgrade to any service using their exclusive blushtan solution for all moms! Discounted pricing includes the Blushtan Original for $45 and the Blushtan Super Express for $65.
Pricing: Prices vary
Location: 7450 Girard Avenue, La Jolla
Date: May 2 -7
Phone: (858) 436-4456
This Mother’s Day, the Hotel del Coronado is offering moms the chance to rebalance with seaside spin and spa. Beach Spin at the Del is a 50-minute beachfront spin class with a pair of Beats by Dre headphones to use during class. Post-sweat session, guest can indulge in a 50-minute anti-aging treatment that delivers youthful results.
Location: 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado
Date: May 8
Phone: (619) 435-6611
Shopping Concierge for Mother’s Day Gifting
Not sure what to get mom? The Headquarters at Seaport Village is collaborating with local fashionista and author Suzette Valle of Mamarazzi Knows Best to help find the perfect gift. Find a variety of mom-approved gifts at Headquarters boutiques including Urban Beach House, Seaside Papery, and Madison San Diego.
Location: 789 West Harbor Drive, Headquarters at Seaport Village
Date: May 7
Time: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: (619) 235-4013
Mother’s Day Guide 2016
