Home And Away - Encinitas

Cool little bar. They do truly have craft everything. The tiki old fashioned and rum runner were both favorite drinks. All the tacos are good, ceviche is also solid. Would definitely recommend cocktails and snacking here. There are several TV's as well if you want to catch a game. This place is downstairs from aloha cowboy. Which is another establishment. You'll see the sign though when you walk in for aloha cowboy if that's what you're looking for.

Staff are nice, but my god, never order the hot wings.. should have taken a photo.. served almost bare bones dipped in hot sauce, hardly any meat at all on a few. They either were running low or the cook was having a bad day. Go for drinks, but do no eat.

Home and away is very cute and trendy, although I think I may have had the wrong type off place in mind when I attended. I was looking for a cute and casual place to get drinks and catch up with friends, but also a place where we did not have to wait for hours. Their drinks were definitely tasty, there was no line out of the door, and it was a very cute and stylish spot, however the music was incredibly loud at 4pm, and they were playing straight rap and hip hop so it was impossible to hear conversations at the other end of the table. If I had known this before, I probably would have picked somewhere more mellow. Not that loud music is necessarily a deterrent, just be prepared and make sure that is the vibe you are going for! I would love to come back at night, because it seemed like quite the place for nightlife with a whole upstairs dance floor.

Can you say lunch bargain? Craft beer and craft burgers. Get them both during lunch for under $12 M-F lunch special. This place is super quiet and a hidden gem and Evan the bartendress if that's a word. She's super friendly and it's amazing this place isn't packed. Got a bacon cheeseburger with grilled onions with your choice of fries or tots (I chose tots) and they let me get a soda instead of beer as I rode my bicycle there. Also there's a speakeasy with a great selection of whiskies upstairs that are open at night. Glad I found this place.

The fish tacos were quite good, and the beer was excellent. It was a bit quiet on a Sunday night, but that was fine. The bartenders were friendly (and cute), which was definitely a nice bonus!