Reviews for Hunsaker's in Escondido, CA
We love visiting this place! The higher prices are easily justifiable with the uniqueness and quality of each meal. Everything... is timeless and made from scratch. We come back often because the chef has a new menu every month and the service is friendly.Thank you for being such a great place for our monthly date night routine. Read more
THIS WAS FABULOUS. We are still on cloud 9, seriously! It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a cocktail menu, appetizer,... main and desert as much as we did. The food was fantastic. Creative and well-thought, but not over-done and too far gone. Themeats were exceptionally prepared from cut to cook to plating. The deserts were state of the art, and I could easily agree to goback JUST to get through the menu selection alone. The ambiance here is incredible. You really don't feel like you're in CA atall... maybe like old-town NE? it's beautiful and unique! The best part was the service. The owner was providing seating andtable touches throughout the entire night. The staff was funny, well-trained, and knew anything you could need to know about themenu or drink list. Seriously, I drove for over an hour to meet friends at this spot I had found while looking for "good food"in the halfway spot. I'll certainly be driving back again, no problem ???????? Read more
Everything was great! We started dinner kind of early and spent about 2.5 hours enjoying our meal/drinks with good company. Will... be back again to try other items on the menu. Read more
Fabulous experience! Everything was exceptional. Janet and her amazing team provide an amazing culinary experience. We will... return! Read more
I'm sorry but our experience wasn't good. When you're looking for fine dining it's usually for a special occasion and you want... your night to be exceptional. I'm going to try and save you money and time. Here were our issues and pictures to match. 1. Ourwater glass was dirty with dish towel fuzz all over the rim. 2. We got the French Onion soup and mine came with a nice leek ontop for garnish. My wife's didn't. 3. French onion soup also had burned hard flakes from the bottom of a pan floating in it.The chefs explanation was it's sediment from the bone broth. I'm sorry but I didn't read bone broth sediment on the menu!Lol 4. Dessert had a chocolate sufflé but they didn't disclose that it was an almond flower sufflé... It also tasted like ithad coconut in it which was also not on the menu. 5. The decor is kind of off putting. It's like they're trying way to hard toshow it's a French restaurant. Fine dining in my opinion is elegant, clean, and delicious. 6. The plating was cool but colorwas weird on the main course. Looked kind of like a poop streak on the plate. Maybe I watch too much Master Chef... Okay let'stalk about the good because I definitely gave 2 starts for a reason. 1. The main course was pretty damn good. Kobe beefravioli, short rib, and steak. 2. The dessert I got was really good. Lots of whipped deliciousness and fruit. Creamy lemonydolops and cheese cake-esque puddings... 3. Service was stellar. For $75 dollars a plate there's 6 other places I would gospend my money. You're paying for memories at places like this. An experience. Unfortunately ours wasn't great barly evengood. Bellamy's down the street crushes this place for similar prices. Read more
Found this place during restaurant week, but will definitely return for their regular menu as our dishes were delicious. All... ingredients are fresh and seasonal from the local farmer's market. Filet and lamb were cooked perfectly. French onion soup andtartar were great appetizers, and the dessert options were delicious (especially the apple trio for the Fall). The staff wasnice and attentive, checking on us and refilling water, and gave great recommendations on food and wine pairings, including aport with dessert. Overall amazing experience for a special night out and a treat to find this place! Read more
Spend our anniversary here. It is one of the new restaurant in Escondido. We decided to try it. We had Oyster and it was fresh... and delicious. Then we had the onion soup the best Ive had. My husband had the lamb and I had the picanah steak the seasoning isperfect. Dessert was the Sundae its just okay but Im not a fan of sweet. Spend $200 with tip. Its a bit pricey but it is ouranniversay. Staff was great and friendly. I didnt get any refills for my ice tea or water because there were only 2 or 3 diningstaff. The bartender had to helpef out. Read more
We attended the Sunday Dinner club. The courses were amazing, the portions more than generous, and the restaurant was... comfortably cozy without being cramped. The service was a bit on the slow side between courses, but delivery and presentationmade up for it. We were entertained by a personable magician between courses as well. If you attend, save lots of room for thedesserts, which are the fireworks at the end of the evening. Highly recommended. Read more