Best Fun Restaurants in Encinitas

Gluten-free pasta was delicious as well as chocolate mousse. Only complaint, steel seats or wood benches: no cushions. Back was a little soar after dinner. Otherwise great!

North Italia in Del Mar is such a beautiful restaurant with warm, genuine service. I love all the staff here. Some unfortunate observations though from this most recent visit. Meatball appetizer with the polenta is something I always order. This time the meatballs were not thoroughly hot in the center. One of the meatballs had a noticeably dense, off-putting texture. The poleta base was hot & tasty as usual. I did try the new Lasagna Bianca al Forno. There was a generous amount of braised short rib on top. The center of the lasagna was not hot and rather bland. Not sure I would order it again. Also, their plating now with the stainless steel baking dishes right on top of plates is awkward and frustrating. It’s almost like eating on an air hockey table. They really need to put a cloth napkin in between or some other friction agent. This was a surprising oversight in their attention to detail. Tiramisu was excellent!

We’ve eaten here before, menu & food excellent, service not consistent

This was a great way to kill some time before dinner. The staff was great. Checked in with us often to see if we needed anything. Played for 1.5 hours. The simulator also had a variety of other games aside from golf like soccer, baseball, football, carnival games, etc… which made it fun for everyone. Room was clean and spacious just a little warm even though the temp was set at 68 degrees. It was pricey at $30 per person per hour. The hour goes by really fast.