"Chef Harrison Axelrod runs the kitchen at this longtime Rancho Santa Fe stalwart. The courtyard outdoor dining area is overflowing with foliage and has the ambiance of a sprawling country home. Try the pan-roasted Atlantic Dover sole (flown in daily) with Chino Farms produce, or the Mille Fleurs lobster salad. If the easy day-to-night French menu doesn’t charm you, the patio, with its sunny yellow umbrellas, will." - Helen I. Hwang, Candice Woo