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Le Papagayo Encinitas, Encinitas, CA

Le Papagayo Encinitas

4.4
4.4
2061 Reviews
$30 and under
American
Le Papagayo blends New American and Pacific Coast cuisine to create an amazing fine dining experience. The Chef and Myself combine the freshest of local ingredients and flavor to create a unique character for each meal created from scratch.




Dining at Le Papagayo is a full experience that will delight all your senses.




Amazing food and a warm and inviting dining room which looks like an art gallery are all part of the experience.




We also offer a heated patio and unplugged live music every night.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 29 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    American, Mediterranean, Breakfast
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 7:30 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (760) 944-8252
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Benjamin Contreras
  • Catering
    Since 2004 Le Papagayo has been welcoming you to a cozy and friendly atmosphere. Pacific Islands, Mediterranean influences and unplugged live music make for an amazing and unique experience. We will do the same with Le Papagayo Catering.<br /><br><br>Choose your menu, relax and enjoy time with your guests we do it all!!<br />
  • Private party contact
    Darrin Campbell darrindda@gmail.com: (760) 944-8252
  • Neighborhood
    Encinitas
  • Cross street
    Leucadia Boulvard
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Entertainment
    Live unplugged music every nights. Flamenco, Blues, Motown Blues, Island Groove, Rock & Folks, Jazz, Samba.Please check the music calendar on our website
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 2,061 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • San Diego

    Hot spot

  • North San Diego

    Hot spot

2,061 Reviews
  1. MTracy

    Hawaii

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This restaurant was just the right vibe, casual and welcoming. The food was great and the portions were generous. The service was also great with just the right amount of attention.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Food and service were great but it was very noisy.

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  3. PatsyC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and great service. Don’t go to the one in Carlsbad. Service and attitude of service is horrible

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  4. Jays

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I chose Le Papagayo for live music and the choices on the menu. I was not disappointed, in fact pleasantly impressed. The lamp chops with grits were excellent. My husband had the short ribs, which were fork tender and seasoned appropriately. And the bread pudding with bourbon sauce cooked in a small iron black skillet with a scoop of vanilla ice cream was smooth, rich and with just the right amount of crunch. Definitely will return. Parking is an issue so plan accordingly.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Salt Lake City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food. Great place with live music and a fun menu. A regular spot we will visit again and again!

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  6. nievesR

    Las Vegas

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server, Alolea was excellent. She was attentive but not overwhelming, she was spot on with refilling my iced tea and my bf’s beer. We ordered the meatballs as appetizers and for the main dish, we got the pulled pork and the paella. Everything we ordered was very delicious except for the paella was a little over cooked. An added plus was the entertainer of the evening, Steve Orr, was very good too.

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  7. LibbyJ

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Mike was our server and he was outstanding! John Bennett was the musician and he is so talented! A wonderful evening!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience2
    Hostess was flat-out rude. Made a reservation, tons of empty tables, still got seated right next to the kitchen. Asked to move, request declined. Server was pleasant, food was average.

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  9. nanciw

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was top notch! Lobster Bisque some of the best I’ve had:). Please bring the old butternut raviolis back:)

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  10. DeniseLEats

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    We live very close to this hippie vibe restaurant and needed a place to take business associates. Lucky for us they had a table for 4 without being too late in the evening. I know the music is loud so I will not complain about that Food is definitely pricey but really good quality. No more peanut curry mussels-sad. I ordered all the time Overall a nice special evening and that’s it-special. Getting too pricey for multiple nights out per week they have other people to hold my spot. They won’t suffer.

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  11. DseanaJ

    San Diego

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    The service is very slow, but the atmosphere is nice.

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  12. AndreaD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food and ambiance!They have live music every day!

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience3
    Had high hopes but disappointed. Service poor, repeatedly brought us other people’s orders, wait staff abrupt and dismissive, paella really greasy. Saw a mixture of great reviews and some dismal on this site. Wish our experience was the former. Maybe wait and cook staff change and we choose a bad night…..

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  14. LeslieK

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    We went for happy hour and only had about 10 minutes to make our order. We had to call over a service person to get our order in with 1 minute to spare. We ordered drinks (seated in bar area) that took over 20 minutes to arrive. Our wait person never checked in at our table. The food was good, but the lack of service (no water filled, etc.) put a damper on our meal.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic food. Great service. This place delivers a top-notch experience time after time!!!

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  16. JohnC

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    Nice beach town atmosphere, food and service were marginal, not highly recommended. Bathroom was out of service had to go next door to bar and stood in line for 10 minutes. Not a great dining experience overall. ,

    1 person found this helpful

  17. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 14, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience4
    Great good, but understaffed. Would go there again.

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  18. sarahe

    Miami

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 14, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience4
    The food was average, the service was ridiculously slow. Our server was kind but overwhelmed by the number of tables she had.

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  19. LocalRon

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Le Papagayo always has good music playing, so choose your seating accordingly, though since the place is so popular you might have to be closer (or further away) from the music than you like. The food is always consistently excellent. Not sure how, but their meat is consistently tender and very flavorful, more so than other restaurants. One of the many reasons I keep coming back, and bringing others with me.

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  20. TheDudeAbides

    San Diego

    35 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on August 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love the music and food and

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  21. DylanH

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Le Papagayo is our favorite restaurant to eat at in North County. It has everything; amazing food, fantastic service, beautiful ambience, and live music. Even on a night when they were short-staffed they found a way to make it work and compensate us accordingly. We love it here and will keep coming back!!

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  22. Danielle

    San Diego

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on August 7, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    We have another wonderful meal here. Short rib stroganoff, burger, Brussels sprouts, arugula flatbread,mussels, all super tasty. Service was wonderful.

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  23. LisaT

    East Texas

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food was great. Seating in back room wasn't as scenic as the patios, and noise level was loud from live band, but food and service were excellent!

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 6, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    The service was slow and sparse and the environment was extremely noisy. The food as pretty good but not the environment we were looking for.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 2, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience1
    Food took forever to come ou Out of brussel sprouts After waiting 45 minutes we were told by server that kitchen didnt get the orders. Did we still want it??? After 2 plus hours of a lot of waiting we decided to leave after paying bill Very disappointing service

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  26. SheilaA

    San Diego

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on August 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious and service was great! We will be back

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  27. Terhoune

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience5
    Just a terrible experience. Our main course was never delivered. We asked 3 different times where our food was and was told each time it was on its way. When we decided to leave after 90 minutes, they didn't seem to care much and still made us pay for our ice teas. Fwiw, I've been here before and it's never been anything like this, so I'm assuming this was a one-time aberration.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    6 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Absolutely awful experience. I had made reservations here on Open Table a month in advance and was seated inside their dirty and dingy indoor dining space. I had asked to be seated outside and she just curtly said: we’re too busy. I should’ve left right then and there. The table was sticky, there was food and sand all over the booth seating and it was hot. It took 15 min for the waitress to come over and say hello. The food is just mediocre. They got our pizza order wrong, one person had to wait 10 min after we all got our food. Will not return.

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall2food5service1ambience4
    The food was great. We were seated for an hour and a half before we got our food then when the food came out they were missing an order which took an additional 10-15 mins after everyone else had their food. This is the second time we’ve been here. The first was fantastic the second was not so great.

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  30. jesiegel53

    Phoenix

    16 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on July 27, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience3
    this is one of our favorites in north county but we were really disappointed in the way the food was served. all brought out within 5 minutes of ordering and when we asked to have it taken back and bring in back at intervals; they did but but it under a warmer and the food was cold when they brought it out; not inexpensive at all and i do not want to be pushed out of the restaurant quickly; we were told we had an hour and a half for the reservation so why all food in 5 minutes?

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  31. Fleur

    San Diego

    135 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    135 reviews

    Dined on July 26, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Love Papagayo! Best mussels! Originally greeted by a server, then ignored 🤷‍♀️ ten minutes later a different server sort of greeted us. He had zero enthusiasm. Anyway, we had a nice meal, regardless

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience3
    Would not return. Had a very bad experience with our server Macall. They forgot about our food and she tried to make it seem like we never ordered it in the first place

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  33. MichaelF

    Sydney

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Plenty of food options and drink menu. The portions are fairly large.

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  34. Bing

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    Very slow service.... nearly 15 minutes from sitting down until the server checked in on us. Ordered a beer.. and the server brought the wrong one. Another 5 minutes to replace it. Salmon was undercooked.

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  35. JerieL

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Food was amazing. Drinks came a bit slow. Seemed to be too many people for the staff to handle with care but still a great place for a special occasion.

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  36. HeatherR

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 19, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    First time disappointed. Eaten there numerous times but 1st time in 2 years. Steak burger ------- overcooked and very dry. Ahi -------small portion and Coconut rice had no flavor Bread pudding, ONE SLICE OF BREAD..........not real bread pudding.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server/bartender “Eduardo” was awesome, they seemed to be understaffed and he was serving our table as well. Didn’t skip a beat. Food was incredible and the old fashions are always the best. Music was a little loud at first but awesome performer, Thanks!

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  38. SusanW

    Orange County

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience3
    Service was not good at all. Was seated outside in back which was great however they just forgot us. Had to get up twice and ask for service. Paella was so dri the sausage was hard ... No we are sorry just a waitress pretending everything was great.. crazy

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  39. LouM

    San Joaquin

    8 reviews

    1.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience3
    Missed the mark in a big way. We eat here often as the food and service are normally good, however, tonight’s meal was a real disappointment. First, they seated us at a dirty table with a propane tank exposed. Service took forever as the server seemed very inexperienced and extremely slow. Food and drinks came out randomly. We ordered salads with our dinner which usually come before the meal but we’re served at the same time as our entrees. My meal and my son’s meals were both cold. Our son’s salad had no dressing. When we mentioned this to the server she did not respond other than to ask if we wanted a box for it. We had to request more drinks and our water wasn’t refilled until after we finished our 3 hour dinner. Needless to say, very disappointed with our experience. When you spend over $300-$400 for a meal with your family you expect better service. Not sure we will be back for a while.

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  40. HeatherN

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The outdoor seating was great. We sat 7 people around a high fire pit table.

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FAQs

Le Papagayo Encinitas offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (760) 944-8252.

Le Papagayo Encinitas is rated 4.4 stars by 2061 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 29 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Le Papagayo Encinitas

1002 North Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Leucadia Boulvard
  • Neighborhood
    Encinitas
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 7:30 am–10:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    American, Mediterranean, Breakfast
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Benjamin Contreras
  • Entertainment
    Live unplugged music every nights. Flamenco, Blues, Motown Blues, Island Groove, Rock & Folks, Jazz, Samba.Please check the music calendar on our website
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (760) 944-8252
  • Catering
    Since 2004 Le Papagayo has been welcoming you to a cozy and friendly atmosphere. Pacific Islands, Mediterranean influences and unplugged live music make for an amazing and unique experience. We will do the same with Le Papagayo Catering.<br /><br><br>Choose your menu, relax and enjoy time with your guests we do it all!!<br />
  • Private party contact
    Darrin Campbell darrindda@gmail.com: (760) 944-8252
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