Bellamy's Restaurant

I called ahead to ask about their fish and chips on the bar menu.  I was told it is made with fresh cod.  Imagine my surprise when it came to the table and half of the fish was deep fried salmon, not sure what the other half was and my husband didn't like it at all.  (We would not have gone to this restaurant and passed if I was told that)  If you are going to substitute fish I think the customer should know first.
Also, I  had the Bellamy burger.  The cheese spread was so strong that it overwhelmed the burger and that is all I could taste for hours after the meal.  Not very pleasant.  I ordered a burger because that is what I want to taste, not the cheese.
Sorry, I had high hopes for this place.  I doubt I could talk my husband into going back.  He thought the menu was way overpriced for Escondido, most likely why the place was empty and no one was in the restaurant side while we were there.  Not looking for a cheap meal, just a place we enjoy the food.
Also, the waiters or busboys.... were flicking each other with the white towels to pass the time.  Not too professional, you guys might be looking for a new job soon.

My favorite bar.  Patrick's menu is outstanding.  Best service in town.

This place is fancy! A friend wanted to meet for dinner in Escondido and Bellamy's had just been written about in CityBeat so I told him to check it out. It passed whatever test he gave it and we had a nice dinner.

It's not formal, but it's quite upscale. Nice furnishings, well-dressed upper-middle-age diners, absurd wine decanters propped up in the centers of tables. I noticed the busboy (maybe he has loftier title) setting up a couple tables and he took great care to place the silverware in the exact right places and I saw him reject a butter knife because it had a smudge or something on it. It showed great attention to detail.

The corporate chef is Patrick Ponsaty, long ago chef of the ultra-formal El Bizcocho and I wonder if some of the attention to detail come from that background in some way. He was there the night we dined and wandered through the dining room a few times and chatted with guests.

The menu is nicely put together: Not an overwhelming number of options, but enough variety to find a few things that sound enticing. The food was good, the service quite good - our waiter was attentive enough but didn't seem especially interested. This could be The Curse of Not Ordering Wine.

Overall, this place has Special Occasion written all over it. I'm not sure if that's a good recipe for its spot on Grand, but it's worthy of success as far as I'm concerned.