Claire's on Cedros — Restaurant in Solana Beach

I went to Santa Fe Christian just up the street for high school so I’ve been to Claire’s many times over the years and this past weekend it was just as good as I had remembered. There is always a bit of a wait during weekend mornings and we were told we would have to wait 25 minutes, but it ended up being about 5 to 10 minutes. We were able to be seated inside, but they have plenty of heated outdoor seating in the back as well. Parking is extremely easy because there is a free parking lot in the back or it’s also easy to find parking in the train station parking lot across the street. They don’t have a very large menu, but it has a lot of great options on it.

For my breakfast I started off with the Salted Caramel Latte and thought it was fantastic. Claire’s is known to have some of the best coffee around and it was just as good as it always has been. For my entrée, I chose the Parmesan Risotto and Cured Bacon Benedict and really enjoyed it. It was an extremely unique take on a classic dish that I love so it was nice to have a different version. The hashbrowns on the side were fantastic and I would highly recommend anyone ordering them.

Overall a great breakfast spot and somewhere that I would call a neighborhood gem. It’s definitely a hit with the locals, but would be great for people visiting town as well. I plan to be back in the...

I went to Claire’s on Cedros for the first time ever today with my mom for breakfast. The atmosphere is so cute. We sat on the very back patio with my two golden retrievers. The staff was so attentive and sweet from the beginning. The food was incredible. I got the green scramble, my mom got eggs, toast and sausage and then we split a pancake. We thought everything was delicious except the pancake. It was a little undercooked in our opinion so we asked if it could be remade and just well done. They said no problem and brought us a new one that you could tell had been cooked a bit longer. When we went to eat it, it was still kind of doughy. When the waitress asked how it was we said it was good but still gooey. We were fine with it and asked for the bill. To our surprise, our waitress came back and apologized for the pancake and said our ENTIRE bill was comped. She said “ sorry we couldn’t get the pancake right. We’ve taken care of your meal and we’ll see you next time!” We were absolutely not expecting it. I made thought she’d take off the pancake but even that I thought was generous. It was such a nice gesture to comp our entire meal and it has for sure made me a repeat customer. I cannot wait to go back as everything else really was 10/10! They’ve made me a return customer for...

TLDR - 5/5 delicious food, fantastic service. Expect a little bit of a wait, nothing out of the norm for a restaurant in demand.

There was a little bit of a wait to get our food but it was nothing out of norm for a busy restaurant. Also weather was perfect, and the waitress had a second sense of when to refill our coffee and water. This lets us enjoy each others company while waiting for what ended up being a super delicious lunch!

I got the enchiladas and eggs. It was good but I wouldn’t order again. Next time I will order the flat bread or the fried green tomato sandwich. The enchiladas were good, the black beans, but the scrambled eggs just didn’t feel in sync. All good on their own.

We also shared the Tahitian Vanilla French toast - I worried it would be too sweet/overwhelming vanilla flavor, it was just right. The blackberry stuffed French toast is next on our list.

My partner got the Maple Fried Chicken sandwich with the addition of sliced tomato. It was the winning dish at the table. The tomatoes were fresh and flavorful, the fried chicken...