July 25, 2009 - The Argyle

The Argyle is aptly named, it's the restaurant associated with the Aviara golf course (picture grown men in oddly colored knickers & socks with diamond shapes in wild colors, you get the idea). The prices are definitely higher than most of the breakfast places Bubba & I go to, but the ambiance makes it worthwhile!

There's seating inside or out. We go there specifically to get a table overlooking the 18th green. It is SO much more fun laughing at other people making goofs than actually going out and making our own....

Today Bubba had Eggs Benedict (surprise!) and I had the California omelette, which had bacon, avocado and jack cheese. Bubba's plate was definitely assembled by a plating specialist, it looked like a work of art. My omelette came in a small cast iron skillet, not too pretty, but functional. Well, I guess it was pretty if you're from the hills of Tennessee.... Bubba said the Eggs B was great, my omelette was good but a little dry. One of the lowlights (for us) is that they don't serve hash browns, but the breakfast potatoes they serve have 2 kinds of bell pepper & onion fried up with them - so they aren't our favs but are still tasty. One of the highlights is that they bring a carafe of coffee to the table, so there's plenty to go around. Because of my skillet I wanted to drink straight from the carafe, but Bubba wasn't going for it.

By the way, we discussed and then decided not to come up with a rating system, since it would be arbitrary at best. That said, we do recommend this place, especially if you like a nice outdoor dining experience - but it's a little hard to find, so map it first.

The last picture below is as we headed into the parking lot - it has nothing to do with the place, but it was a cool flowering shrub!

Next time, we're heading off for a breakfast adventure with the girls. Hmmm. Going to have to come up with code names, I sorta don't think Mrs. Barnacle-Butt and Mrs. Bubba is going to fly with them.....

Till next time, B-B for the guys-----