The Landings - Carlsbad

The restaurant had a band playing, which was a nice touch, but unfortunately, the service was quite slow. It took an hour for my steak sandwich and my husband's chicken sandwich to arrive, and when they finally did, they were cold. We sent them back, and hot replacements came out five minutes later. It was quite surprising. We were dining with another couple, and she ordered brussels sprouts as an appetizer, but they didn't arrive until an hour later. Meanwhile, other tables seemed to be getting their food promptly. It feels like our server just wasn’t on top of things.

The server was excellent, and the pricing was reasonable given the location and ambiance of the venue, which was quite nice. It's important to note that they weren't rushing us to finish since guests tend to stay to enjoy the band. However, the backup server/busser was a bit too eager to clear away glasses and plates, even when we hadn't finished our food and drinks. The food was delivered promptly—almost too fast since we were still working on our soup and salad—but it was very tasty.

Great place, great music, great food. Bands can be loud for some people. Dress warmly in the winter even though there are heaters.

We went for brunch and live music and overall, it was a great experience. The only thing that detracted from a 5 star rating was that because we were a party of two, we were told we could only sit in one area of the patio—which was shaded, cold and windy. So we had to keep our heavy jackets on throughout the meal—and look longingly at those patrons sitting in the sun ; (BTW, we chose outdoor seating because that’s where the musicians were. Food was good and our server was amazing, however!

When we arrived to the restaurant, we were escorted to our reserved table and some patrons were sitting there that were not part of our party. The hostess looked confused and puzzled when we informed her the people at our table were not part of our group. A server stepped in to help the hostess figure out what’s going on. Once these patrons were moved, we realized that there were no heaters reserved for us and it was real chilly. No amount of bundling would have helped us get warm. There were some heaters that were 3 feet away from each other that other patrons were using. They refused to bring one of them to us. If it wasn’t for the band (Love is a Rose) that was playing there, we would have left and gone elsewhere to dine. We ended up sitting separately near some of our other friends to attempt to stay warm. We all were dressed warm. Our server was attentive. Our food got cold fast as there were no heaters in close proximity and it was real chilly. The band was fantastic. I highly recommend that additional heaters be purchased to make sure that all patrons are enjoying their experience. I would like to encourage the restaurant to reserve heaters for reserved tables in the winter and reserve umbrellas for reserved tables in the summertime.