She suggested the newly opened Cafe Cantata (which replaced the Pannikin) in the Flower Hill Mall. Both of us got caught up in heavy traffic to the San Diego Fair...
since both places use the same exit, Via de la Valle. It's on the upper level and is in between Pangaea Outpost (a clothing/gift store which also has another location in PB) and Dallman Chocolates. All three of these places have shared walls, which is interesting.
Newly opened on June 18th, Cafe Cantata is the creation of Johan Engman, the owner of the Fig Tree Eateries (of which there are three locations in San Diego). As you step in, you will see this whimsical wall...
Decor is rustic but hip. Here's some background info on the cafe's moniker:
And if you're really curious, here's a snippet from the "Coffee Cantata":
Translation please? I only lasted about one minute, haha! Be lucky I didn't choose the 25 minute video! I think this piece needs some electric guitars and some DJ scratching...
Desserts are from the French Gourmet in PB. We didn't get any that day so I can't attest to their quality, although they did look good!
You order at the counter, then they serve you. It's casual in here and wasn't that busy the day that we met up.
Their menu is simple, which I like...
Instead of table numbers, you get a classical music composer!
I had an iced mocha which I am assuming is from Cafe Moto because I saw a guy in a Cafe Moto shirt going back and forth in the kitchen. I could be wrong though.
The mocha by the way, was pretty good. It tasted like a coffee spiked chocolate milk.
The restaurant has an open window where customers can sit, where it faces out to an outdoor patio.
Kirbie and I kept it simple that day with both of us ordering sandwiches and salads. Your sides can either be a house salad or a soup (the soup du jour was tomato).
Kirbie's eggplant panini, which didn't look really pressed or grilled to me.
I had a tiny bit of the eggplant which had a nice amount of pesto in it. It was good but we both noticed that there were more vegetables than eggplant in her sandwich, such as huge strips of bell peppers and cucumbers.
As for my sandwich, this was the chicken salad which was finely chopped (I kind of liked it because normally it's chunked). I also put grapes in my chicken salad (along with curry but that's another story), so I liked the sweetness it provided.
While I liked my sandwich, I thought the bread could have been toasted.
Before we left, we admired the way they planted these succulents...
Cafe Cantata
2670 Via de la Valle (next to Dallman Chocolates on the upper level)
Del Mar, CA 92014
(858) 925-7297
mycafecantata.com - but it is still under construction
Luckily there was no fair traffic getting out of this place as there was getting in! Only a few more days of the Fab Fair...
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