Meadiocrity Mead — Restaurant in San Marcos

I love mead and typically prefer the sweeter, and stronger versions. I thought I've been to all the mead places in North County and was sad to see Golden Coast Mead right down the street from my house in Oceanside closed their tasting room during the pandemic. I was surprised to see there was a new(ish) shop in San Marcos.

Opened in 2019, Meadiocrity Mead is not remotely mediocre. They boast a plethora of flavors in both sweet & dry varietals, and in a range of ABC strength. I brought our group of friends with me and we eat purchased a flight of four meads each, 16 altogether and we added a couple of more at the end. The flavors were outstanding and I love a strong mead. Prices were great at $12 per flight, as you're basically getting one glass for free (when purchased individually).

There was a lot of seating when we initially got there, with even seating outdoors however it was painfully chilly outside so the warm couches inside were the way to go.

They don't offer any food but we were able to stop at Senior Panchos Mexican Food down the street beforehand, packed up a few burritos and ate heartily at one of the large dining tables. Although the seats at these tables were metal and not quite that comfortable, they do have a couple of massive couches for those with a little less padding in the "rear" (such as I).

Once inside, the room quickly filled up with other patrons on a Saturday night so best advice is to come early on the weekends to get your honey on right. The folks that work there were kind and helpful in choosing some good flavors. Overall great mead place to check out if you're in the area! Right off the 78 too...easy peasy and right across from Rip Current Brewing if you want to...

It was my first time ever experiencing Mead, and it was absolutely delicious. I have a sweet tooth, so this was perfect for me.

Everything from the moment I walked in captured my attention. They have an area with arcade games, and they even have some cute pets in here for you to greet. They have a little introduction snippet, too. I was too short to try and find them, but this just adds to the environment.

Dez is an ABSOLUTE delight, and speaking to her really gave me a lot of information about how they make the Mead and just knows how to add to the overall experience. You can tell she enjoys what she does and that is HUGE!!

I stopped in last Saturday and they were setting up for karaoke. I also spoke to some guests who tend to come in and they were also talking about how much they enjoy this place. I will be back to try more menu items because everything I tasted was delicious. Dez mentioned the no hangover so I would like to highlight that also.

I tries the Mango Ginger - soooo refreshing and delightfulto sip on. Hibiscus Dragonfruit Lemonade - dangerous because it tastes like juice but . Foundation - this gives you the taste of honey and man oh man yummy. Royal Espresso - I loveeeee coffee and this I could sip on all day. Dez also gave me a taste of Tea with a Twist of Honeybee and like the name taste just like tea!!!

I would say the only thing that would make this place top notch is if they had some food. It was mentioned you can have food delivered here for yourself as you enjoy...

This was our first time ever trying Mead and it was very good! The staff is great and really know their stuff. I have a ginger allergy so some of the items listed were off limits for me but there were still plenty of options for me to try out. My favorite was the fire Mead and my husband's was the one with vanilla and oak. The fire mead was smooth and had a bit of heat that hit you at the back of the throat (but not too much, just enough). The one with vanilla and oak was a bit sweeter, was tasty but I couldn't drink too much of that one. Everything we had was great, very refreshing and I love the fact that the Mead is made with locally sourced honey. We went on a Friday night around 7 and it was pretty packed. They had a live band and a grilled cheese stand (hey that rhymed). All seriousness though for sure check them out, great Mead, friendly/helpful staff and great...