Champagne Bakery — Restaurant in Encinitas

This spot bums me out because it could be amazing. I’ve given it 4 tries in 6 months since the place was updated. I’d love to give this place a good review. It’s close, in a nice spot, good parking, upscale area - but it gets a low 2/5. Today was the last time I’ll go.

First time, I Door Dashed a French dip and it was pretty good. Second time I did the same and it was not good. Old roast beef that time, tossed it

Third time I took my son and we got Benedicts and dined there. The bennies were decent that time, the potatoes they come with were inedible - objectively not good. Soggy cold leather. Are the bennies.

My son wanted eggs benedict again this morning. Beautiful Sunday morning, it’s close, I figured we’d try again, and skip the potatoes. The whole family went. We were hopeful.

We stood in line & ordered at the counter. Pastries behind glass looked just ok. Some were visibly undercooked, raised an eyebrow given it’s a bakery. We ordered 2 bennies, 1 eggs and bacon meal, 1 strawberry crepes.

We went outside to find a patio table. Nice place physically, shaded but sunny. Every empty table was covered in old meals from long departed customers.

It wasn’t 2 or 3, it was all of them - maybe 12.

Wife’s bacon and eggs came and it looked awful. The crepes came and the fresh strawberries were mush and had obviously sat out for a long time. The yellowish crème on the leathery crepes was sour. Neither of the Benedicts ever showed up. After 30 mins or so sitting there after the first two inedible meals came, we tossed them both and got a refund for the 2 that never showed up (along with an undelivered kid’s drink and a fruit salad).

Inside while waiting for a refund I had to stand in line behind other unhappy customers - all justified.

It’s a shame that a place with this much potential is run poorly. They didn’t look especially understaffed or busy. I could see 2 cooks, 2 wait staff and a counter girl. 5 people maybe 20 customers, nothing crazy or difficult.

Check# 1307 if anybody upstairs cares to look. 9/7/25 10:12 am.

Maybe they’ll see this and fix it. I’d love to delete this review and have a great spot to eat close to home.

I attached a few pics of un-bussed tables. Could have taken ~10 more but you get the idea. They sat like that the...

This place has gone downhill. I have come here many times for many years, and the past two times will be my (and my friends’) last.

Atmosphere is nice, some workers are too. However, certain workers and managers are extremely rude and hostile.

Some of the food was good, the rest was unexciting. The good items however are no longer enjoyable. My go-to is the strawberry crepe, but paying $12 for 1/4 of the product it used to be was not on my bucket list.

The turkey and swiss sandwich was completely unappetizing and I took it back. A lovely staff member was there to hear and allowed me to have a replacement item on the menu as this is a policy anyways. Then, a manager decided to be confrontational and told me no one has disliked this sandwich before and it was just me. Well, I got a replacement in the end after half an hour, so it is what it is.

I tried the strawberry white chocolate cake and it tasted like it was from a grocery store. My friend was also unimpressed.

The french baguette on their sandwiches is impossible to break off. I was basically scooping out the insides of the sandwich since the external of the bread was like rubber.

I used to regard this place with high acclaims and have brought many friends here with me. I cannot support this place anymore though with the way it has already headed and continues to, somehow, get worse every week....

I would have given a one star, based on how my experience started out, but they definitely deserve more - a nearly perfect score - by the way the management stepped in to correct my order and "make it right" with me.

I had told the guy when he took my "take out" order that I was in a time crunch so I ordered a cold sandwich and a full salad to go. He said it wouldn't take long (and I gave him my name - I didn't sit at a table with a number). I waited about ten minute and then about 20... with no food. I was growing impatient and trying to figure it out when a lady came to me and said that someone else had taken my order to go mistakenly (probably) and she would quickly make my sandwich and salad and bring it to me now. She came back to me about 6 minutes later with everything, including a tart and baguette with their compliments. She also said she would refund me my $$ from my order because of the mix up.

I've not seen this type of service and 'wanting to make it right' with the customer in a long time. They have awesome service - but may be a little overburdened at the check out register... although I think they're trying hard and I'll go back again to see how it goes. The food was great! I would give a five star rating but they've got a little room for improvement. I still will recommend this place as a great lunch spot and cool vibe...