Canyons Restaurant at The Crossings at Carlsbad

Lack of freshly squeezed OJ, no coffee options other than standard drip, and a surprisingly long wait for our food had us wondering if we’d walk away loving our visit. Then the food came. Everything was VERY good - extremely flavorful across the board, including some of the best Chilaquiles I’ve ever had.

Lack of freshly squeezed OJ, no coffee options other than standard drip, and a surprisingly long wait for our food had us wondering if we’d walk away loving our visit. Then the food came. Everything was VERY good - extremely flavorful across the board, including some of the best Chilaquiles I’ve ever had.

We went here for Sunday brunch. Great views and atmosphere, including a really good including guitar/vocalist named Dakota Ringer. Service was awesome. (thanks Kaitlan!). We enjoyed a pork belly sandwich, chicken & waffles, and short rib hash. All were very tasty and served quickly. Oh, and I can’t leave out the terrific bloody Mary that may have slightly influenced my rating. :-)

We went here for Sunday brunch. Great views and atmosphere, including a really good including guitar/vocalist named Dakota Ringer. Service was awesome. (thanks Kaitlan!). We enjoyed a pork belly sandwich, chicken & waffles, and short rib hash. All were very tasty and served quickly. Oh, and I can’t leave out the terrific bloody Mary that may have slightly influenced my rating. :-)

Great location, food, and pricing. I came here after the gym since it was nearby and ordered a grilled cheese and beef dip sandwich to share. Both were better than expected. I’ve ordered beef dip sandwiches at various restaurants, and often the meat is tough or doesn’t fall apart easily. This was not the case here. They provided a generous portion of well-flavored beef, and the bread was soft. The service that day wasn’t the best, but they seemed short-staffed, which may have been bad luck. After I sat down and ordered, about 3 or 4 different families or parties also arrived, and there were two other parties already waiting. After some time, the manager came out to get things moving. She checked in on everyone, was very nice, informed us that the food would be out soon, and asked if we needed anything which was nice. I will definitely be stopping by to try more of their menu items, and hopefully soon for Brunch or breakfast!

Great location, food, and pricing. I came here after the gym since it was nearby and ordered a grilled cheese and beef dip sandwich to share. Both were better than expected. I’ve ordered beef dip sandwiches at various restaurants, and often the meat is tough or doesn’t fall apart easily. This was not the case here. They provided a generous portion of well-flavored beef, and the bread was soft. The service that day wasn’t the best, but they seemed short-staffed, which may have been bad luck. After I sat down and ordered, about 3 or 4 different families or parties also arrived, and there were two other parties already waiting. After some time, the manager came out to get things moving. She checked in on everyone, was very nice, informed us that the food would be out soon, and asked if we needed anything which was nice. I will definitely be stopping by to try more of their menu items, and hopefully soon for Brunch or breakfast!

The fish tacos are absolutely amazing, and the steak is delicious as well. The servers are incredibly friendly, making us feel right at home. We love this place!

The fish tacos are absolutely amazing, and the steak is delicious as well. The servers are incredibly friendly, making us feel right at home. We love this place!

We love coming here for brunch and dinner. This time at bunch there wasn't any music which we were surprised. They have added new items to the menu. I will say that this time around the service was really slow. Our waitress was the only one working brunch that mid morning so we waited a lot long than usual but that is okay. You have the scenic views of the golf course and great company. We have gotten to know some of the waiters and waitresses and they are all nice. Now, I will say if you are all about lots of food options, this place is not it. There is $20 all you can drink Bloody Mary's and they are not watered down. They are really tasty. Definitely a keeper in the restaurant rotation.

We love coming here for brunch and dinner. This time at bunch there wasn't any music which we were surprised. They have added new items to the menu. I will say that this time around the service was really slow. Our waitress was the only one working brunch that mid morning so we waited a lot long than usual but that is okay. You have the scenic views of the golf course and great company. We have gotten to know some of the waiters and waitresses and they are all nice. Now, I will say if you are all about lots of food options, this place is not it. There is $20 all you can drink Bloody Mary's and they are not watered down. They are really tasty. Definitely a keeper in the restaurant rotation.

My daughter and I had an early lunch, it has a beautiful view. Great food and also good cocktails. Very quiet. Had a shrimp wrap, delicious every bite had shrimp in it.

My daughter and I had an early lunch, it has a beautiful view. Great food and also good cocktails. Very quiet. Had a shrimp wrap, delicious every bite had shrimp in it.

Came here for a work lunch with about ten people. They sat us outside at three large round tables pushed together. This was a very strange arrangement as you can imagine. Very surprised they didn't just pull out a large rectangular table but tis the holiday season so maybe they were being saved for some other event. We all ordered from a printed paper menu that appears to be far limited than the regular lunch menu online. Fish & chips for example was not available on this menu. I ordered the Traditional Caesar Salad ($12) and added Anchovy Fillets ($2) and steak ($15). The salad was just "ok". I've had so many phenomenal versions of the Caesar (like a "Kale Caesar with Toasted Pine Nuts & Capers") but the Canyons version was just basic. I even added steak hoping to amp up the flavors but the steak was a bit chewy and just sliced in a strange manner. I had to ask for a steak knife to cut it into smaller pieces. Although it was ok, I would not order it again. Someone else ordered a Club Sandwich and that looked amazing. Our server (didn't get her name) was the real takeaway from our experience. She was so full of energy and even joked around with us a bit, and helped to take a group picture. She was the best thing about lunch today. The views here are spectacular and the weather was a bit nippy...another odd thing about lunch. They seemed to be moving all the tables inside around for maybe some function later but I didn't see ANY other customers here besides us. Parking lot was packed, but there does seem to be plenty of parking which is good. I believe they even have valet.

Came here for a work lunch with about ten people. They sat us outside at three large round tables pushed together. This was a very strange arrangement as you can imagine. Very surprised they didn't just pull out a large rectangular table but tis the holiday season so maybe they were being saved for some other event. We all ordered from a printed paper menu that appears to be far limited than the regular lunch menu online. Fish & chips for example was not available on this menu. I ordered the Traditional Caesar Salad ($12) and added Anchovy Fillets ($2) and steak ($15). The salad was just "ok". I've had so many phenomenal versions of the Caesar (like a "Kale Caesar with Toasted Pine Nuts & Capers") but the Canyons version was just basic. I even added steak hoping to amp up the flavors but the steak was a bit chewy and just sliced in a strange manner. I had to ask for a steak knife to cut it into smaller pieces. Although it was ok, I would not order it again. Someone else ordered a Club Sandwich and that looked amazing. Our server (didn't get her name) was the real takeaway from our experience. She was so full of energy and even joked around with us a bit, and helped to take a group picture. She was the best thing about lunch today. The views here are spectacular and the weather was a bit nippy...another odd thing about lunch. They seemed to be moving all the tables inside around for maybe some function later but I didn't see ANY other customers here besides us. Parking lot was packed, but there does seem to be plenty of parking which is good. I believe they even have valet.

Food was not great. I could have had the same kind of food (quality, taste, etc) at Denny’s. It was super empty…that should have been my first red flag that it wasn’t going to be a great experience. Staff was okay. Food was cold. I visit a lot of golf courses and was genuinely disappointed by this one. Your’e better off going to Denny’s if you want this quality of food, without it being overpriced. Atmosphere was nice because you could see the ocean. Won’t be coming here again.

Food was not great. I could have had the same kind of food (quality, taste, etc) at Denny’s. It was super empty…that should have been my first red flag that it wasn’t going to be a great experience. Staff was okay. Food was cold. I visit a lot of golf courses and was genuinely disappointed by this one. Your’e better off going to Denny’s if you want this quality of food, without it being overpriced. Atmosphere was nice because you could see the ocean. Won’t be coming here again.