Always a Great Meal at The Cottage

Today I took a group of six wonderful women to La Jolla, to view the 40 cows they have scattered around the town, and of course, do lunch. These San Diego artists are so creative, both in the designs they painted and the names they gave their artistic piece. Names like "Cowabunga "and "Flora, Fauna and Vaca" caught my eye. We even tried to guess the names by looking at the cows. Great fun.

From the minute we parked our car at 10:55am, until we actually sat down for lunch, talk was about where to have lunch. One of the women in our group knows La Jolla inside and out, and had lots of recommendations. We ended up at The Cottagehttp://www.cottagelajolla.com/), one of my favorite breakfast or lunch spots in town. The Cottage is housed in a cute old house, with lots of outdoor seating. Food is consistently good, with specials offered everyday. The waiters are helpful, friendly and willing to go the extra mile.

Hats off to our waiter. He served six women, each wanting their own separate check, and each wanting modifications to their entree. I ordered the killer tuna melt, served with homemade potato salad. A huge portion and so delicious. Other entrees included a chopped veggie salad, ahi tuna nachos, green salad with goat cheese, tomatoes, and various other veggies, and a shrimp dish on a bed of napa cabbage. Oh, the last item was a chicken salad on brioche. The modifications made to this entree were not made correctly in the kitchen, so the waiter took it back and had it remade. At the end of the meal the manager of the restaurant brought us two complimentary desserts. They were fabulous. I will remember this restaurant not just for it's delicious food, but for the wonderful waitstaff, gracious host, and their true desire to please the customer. Look out, La Jolla, we'll be back.