Best Live Music Restaurants in Rancho Santa Fe

I took my mom to Sunday brunch at The Pony Room to celebrate her birthday. Our server, Jacqueline, was excellent. Every one of her suggestions was spot on, especially the Carajillo cocktail. She made our visit a very special one. Thank you!

I love the big dining room upstairs where I can look out to the ocean. Also, I used the ramp at the back for the first time because, at 85, the stairs are getting treacherous for me. I love Ki's!

My girlfriend and I go there a lot. We usually split the Caesar salad, which is the best ever Caesar! Today we split the avocado toast. It was pretty bland for our taste. We usually think of avocado toast as having some sort of little kick, but this had none. Salt and pepper helped a little, then we asked for some aoli, which was chipotle mayo, which also helped. But we both decided that we wouldn’t order it again.

We loved the night. Music was smooth. Service was spectacular. We sat on the patio and loved it all. We will be back!

Great food in a really nice neighborhood restaurant. Live music was playing (we were there on a Friday), which was very good, but maybe a little loud. We asked for a table off to the side and it was perfect. If Dolce reads this, our server, Jeff, was excellent. He read the table really well. Right balance of attentiveness and giving us room to chat. Great job.