GUIDE SD: Best Bottomless Mimosa Brunches in San Diego

Because everything is better bottomless — especially when it comes to bottomless alcohol.. Pair it with a perfectly scrumptious and tantalizing selection of brunch items, a sunny day, a circle of your closest & most coherent compadres, and you sir have a fine reason to wake up in the morning, even after those especially wild benders.

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The Pearl Hotel

The Pearl Hotel
1410 Rosecrans Street
San Diego, CA 92106
619.226.6100
Brunch Served on Sundays only
$20 Brunch

****SEASONAL*****
(Call ahead to avoid disappointment!!)

Given the The Pearl Hotel‘s unbelievably charming and almost hidden locale, manicured impeccably with thoughtfully retro-chic decor, you’d expect that this would be the type of spot we’d like to keep to ourselves. But this place is a local secret too good to keep from our friends.

Let’s talk incredible: The Corn Bread Benedict – Pasilla Chili cornbread topped with juicy house bacon, perfectly poached eggs, cheddar cream, and brown sugar butter — is absolutely to die for. If you plan to exhibit any kind of poised modesty during the meal do not order this dish: say good bye to your composure because you sista have just bought yourself a membership to the clean plate club. And how o so divine it feels…

If you’re hunting for something a little less over the top, but still tantalizing palatable, it doesn’t get more simply put than Bacon & Grits: two eggs served any style atop the tender bacon slab and yellow grits, drizzled with a basil pesto and a Pomodoro sauce. Sure, it isn’t what you’d expect if you were coming for “simple” — but it’s certainly all the best of those comfortable and rich flavors that when combined together you’ll accept with nothing less than pure delight.

And aww yes, for my fellow sugar fiends out there, you have met your match with the Almond-Stuffed French Toast. Decadent, with a right balance and eye for texture, con pane baguette is sauteed to delicate perfection and stuffed with highly-addictive ground almond butter, topped with fresh, plump local berries (ours were delicious blackberries) and just the right amount of sticky Créme Anglaise. Another dish whose presence during our meal could only be detected by just the mere berry stains that were left on our plates as evidence…

For just $20, you get your meal and bottomless mimosas to your heart’s content. Served in nearly goblet-sized stemware and no lack of cute waitresses bouncing around and graciously refilling your glass to the tippy top, the Pearl’s bottomless mimosa brunch is no laughing matter — well, unless you count the champagne giggles… With The Pearl’s supremely fair hotel room rates and a kidney bean shaped pool that beckons your name all throughout breakfast, there is no reason to shuffle together a few fun friends and make a day, and night of the fabulous affair. Cheers.

MIX tip: Follow the Pearl Hotel on Twitter (@thepearlhotel) — every so often they announce they will be hosting a 1/2 off brunch for anyone who rides their bike to The Pearl that day!!

Full Breakfast Menu here.

AVE 5

2760 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
619.542.0394
Brunch served on Sundays only
$25 or less

We had heard about the transformation of Banker Hill’s Ave 5 plenty before we knew we had to stop in and see the changes for ourselves. A new look, a tidy up of its decor, and even a drastic shift in their perspective and position on the food itself, certainly made the interior feel a bit more lively,  however it was that increased feeling of excitement throughout the place that really drew us in. Promises of bottomless mimosas were also persuasive arguments as well.

The menu offers an assortment of various Franco-American inspired selections, ranging from the Brioche French Toast and Croque Madame to more California-minded fare, such as the Huevos Verdes and Farmer’s Omelet. Unfortunately they did not have the Soyrizo that morning, a palate arousing combination with jalapeños, onions, fluffy eggs, and soy chorizo, and served with a side of fresh flour tortillas, but my second option however, didn’t disappoint. The Florentine Benedict was served with browned bits of cubed potatoes and caramelized onions, alongside the main event: two toasted English muffins topped with an assortment of flavorful and zesty sauteed wild greens, perfectly poached eggs, modestly coated in velvety hollandaise. The serving portion was spot on, as was the flavor — while nothing stood out brilliantly in the combination, the savory flavor of the greens paired just right with the richness of the eggs and smooth hollandaise, making for a bright, well-balanced dish.

We also went with the Salmon Sandwich: Served on a multi-grain bread with cucumber and a house cream cheese spread, alongside a salad of fresh crisp mixed greens that was ever so lightly drizzled in a peppery dressing, the dish would appeal to those who seek more savory options even during the early hours.

We ordered a bowl of fruit to balance out our savory selections, which came in plentiful form — cubed bits of fresh apples, melons, kiwis, strawberries and plump fresh blackberries to top it was a refreshing addition to the meal that I certainly would not overlook if I were you…

MIX TIP: Ave 5′s website is still under-construction but if you’d like to check out Ave 5′s full breakfast menu in the meantime click here.

More brunch tips after the jump!

R GANG Eatery

3683 5th Avenue
San Diego CA 92103
619.677.2845
Brunch Served Friday -Sunday (9AM-3PM)
$25 or less

Although we weren’t able to make it to R Gang Eatery before deadline, we’ve heard only good things about their bottomless mimosa brunches! Given how much we’ve enjoyed their the over the top and nostalgia-inducing dinner fare in the past, we expect that their brunch fare is nothing short of positively sensational, and sinfully decadent. And we can’t wait to try it out for ourselves and tell you all about it right here.

Full R Gang Eatery Menu here

Best Football Brunch

The Corner

369 10th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-8804
Brunch Served Saturday & Sundays (9:30am-1:00pm)
$20 or less

OK we know The Corner doesn’t have bottomless mimosa specials anymore – although they used to (as of October 2010) so hopefully, maybe, someday they will start having them again… Sigh…

However, we decided to include them in this round up solely because they did preserve their other special offering, and perhaps the single greatest brunch addition available here in San Diego: The Bloody Mary Bar: Enjoy your own spicy, vodka-laden creation over brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 am- 1:00 pm.

Full Saturday & Sunday Football Brunch Menu

BY: TD

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