AVANT Restaurant

Awesome dining experience. Stand out items were the beef Wellington, all of the fish crudo small plates, the Parker house rolls and the brown butter cake. The raviolo was also cooked perfectly.
Mar 24th, 2024

Service has definitely better before the pandemic. I'm sure it has to do with new employees or whoever is running the kitchen. I recommend Veranda over Avant
Mar 7th, 2024

My husband and I had a wonderful experience dining here! We stayed at the beautiful inn for a one night getaway and our evening here was a highlight. Our server Blaine was attentive and friendly, and connected us with the sommelier Joe who made excellent recommendations for wine pairings with our meal. Our food was excellent, and I was especially grateful the staff were so attentive to my gluten allergy. Every dish we had was flavorful and creative. Would absolutely recommend, and well be back!
Feb 23rd, 2024

Birthday dinner. What a treat! But nothing special for birthday celebrant! Expensive!
Feb 23rd, 2024

Went for the sunday brunch with a Travelzoo deal - the brunch is regularly $85 per person; I think without the deal I thought it was a tad overpriced for what we received. However, we had a great time and I would recommend it, especially if you can get a discount. Pros: Excellent service! I can't say enough about the 5 star service. The wait staff was extremely great. They pour Chandon sparkling wine - should I say more? Very nice and again 5 star. The food for the most part was tasty. I liked the seafood bar, which had nice size cocktail shrimp, ceviche, crab claws, ahi tuna, smoke fish and more. That was very nice and all was good. The omelet station had a good variety, though the chef was a bit slow on the orders and actually put my husband's omelet in a bowl instead of on a plate (new one for us). There was a waffle station as well and in the same area a large table with multiple desserts. The other main area had hot and cold food. There was a nice selection of salad items, fruit, rolls, cheese, etc. coffee and tea. There was a soup, lobster mac and cheese and another pasta dish. The asparagus was delicious. The pasta dishes just so=so. I was looking forward to trying the trout, but unfortunately it was just flavorless. Too bad. There was mashed potatoes and some short ribs. a chicken dish that did not look appetizing. There was a paella which was decent. Also some scrambled eggs and bacon/sausage options. What I thought was missing for the price - some sort of carving station - turkey, ham, roast beef, etc. Usually you expect something like that for the price. The setting was nice - the Rancho Bernardo Inn, set amongst a neighborhood and the golf course was nice and the interior was comfortable. The room we sat in was super loud - I'm sure the combo of freeing pouring sparkling wine contributed to that atmosphere. We were seated next to a party of 6 ladies, who were having lots of fun.
Feb 8th, 2024