Pricing:
Really good happy hour specials, regular menu is kind of expensive. At happy hour you can get $4 sangria and a tasty humongous salad for $7. When it's not happy hour that same salad is $9 and the other, more standard, entrees are $22-28.
Distance:
On the Highway 101, close to where it intersects with Leucadia Blvd. About a 10 minute drive for Encinitas locals.
Thoughts:
Calypso has arguably one of the best happy hour menus in town. You can get a lot of fresh, good tasting food for fairly cheap. Notice I said "fresh." As opposed to a nacho stack with extra sour cream. Not that I'm dissing the nacho stack. It's just a different kind of food experience.
The rest of the menu I would classify as loosely as "Mediterranean" but with a California twist. California Italian? Whatever. You'll have pasta options along with meats and seafood. Your appetizers will range from caprese salad to lamb.
I've enjoyed every dish I've ever ordered at this restaurant. I can't help but feel that some of the dishes, especially the meats, are slightly overpriced. What is a $25 plate of pasta should really be more like $18. Yes, it's a huge plate of food with some nice shrimp on it. But still. It's pasta. $25 buys be a really nice steak at pretty much every other restaurant.
Because of this I go here for the happy hour specials usually. The place has a cozy feel to it and there's almost always live music which is a fun touch. If you go on the weekend, be sure to call for reservations or you'll never get seated.
