Enjoy a fun filled day with dad. Check out these fun filled events going on in Costa Mesa.
Celebrate dads in every way
10:00a to 3:00p
The Silver Trumpet in the Avenue of the Arts, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel
3350 Avenue of the Arts, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
$45 for adults; $13 kids 12 and under
(714) 442-8593
Enjoy a full brunch buffet including made-to-order omelets and all of the classics, along with a lakeside BBQ with tri-tip, brisket, chicken and baby back ribs, plus a bottomless gourmet Bloody Mary bar. Participate in a putting green contest – hole-in-one wins a free brunch.
Father’s Day Brunch at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s
Time: 11:30a to 4:00p
Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street
$35 per person
(714) 352-2525
Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s is serving a bottomless Bloody Mary brunch. Appetizers include creamy tomato soup, stone ground grits, ham and Gruyere quiche, farm fresh mixed green salad and ahi tuna tartare. Entrée selections include grilled top sirloin steak, blackened Scottish salmon cobb salad, baked organic eggs, wild mushroom and cheddar omelet, scrambled eggs and chorizo wrap, Kobe-style beef sliders or crispy chicken and waffles. Every father also receives a complimentary jar of steak salt. Reservations are recommended.
Father’s Day Feast! 2011
5:00p – close
Pizzeria Ortica
650 Anton Blvd.
(714) 445-4900
Pizzeria Ortica is opening their doors on a Sunday just to host a family-style feast in honor of Father’s Day. A 3-course meal features tricolore salad, spaghetti, bone-in New York strip steak and your choice of Ortica’s delectable wood-fired pizza. Also comes with gelato and wine selection, for $75. Serves 3-4 people.
A Feast Fit for Dad
Leatherby’s Café Rouge inside the Segerstrom Concert Hall
Offering a special 3- or 5-course menu with optional wine pairings, starting at just $45.
Dad’s Day Brunch & Family-Style Dinner
11:00a
Scott’s Restaurant & Bar
3300 Bristol Street
(714) 979-2400
Scott’s is featuring a “dad-friendly” 2-course Father’s Day brunch, complete with optional free-flowing draft beer or champagne. The $35 per-person menu includes oyster shooters, carne asada salad, hot spicy shrimp, grilled ribeye, lamb chops, macadamia mahi and crab benedict. Interested in dinner instead? Scott’s is featuring a family-style dinner with large portions meant to be shared. $30 per person.
Father’s Day Brunch at AnQi
11:00a – 2:30p
AnQi Bistro at South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street
(714) 557-5679
AnQi Bistro is offering an a la carte brunch for Dad’s special day. The brunch features Kalbi steak and eggs (with wasabi tater tots, a sunnyside-up egg and tamarind A-1 sauce), ginger French toast (with lemon grass syrup and Thai basil chantilly) and Vietnamese crepes (with bean sprouts, sweet chillies and charred frisée). In addition to the special menu, the first 40 Father’s Day reservations will receive a cocktail of dad’s choice. AnQi is also offering a dinner special of a ginormous 16-oz., bone-in ribeye steak from 5:30pm-10:00pm that evening.
Free breakfast for dads on Father’s Day at IKEA
Open – 11:00a
IKEA
1475 South Coast Drive
Visit the IKEA restaurant before 11am and get a free breakfast. Enjoy fluffy scrambled eggs served with a side of hash browns, scrumptious bacon plus a hot cup of coffee, all for FREE! Value of $1.98. One free breakfast per family. Offer valid at participating IKEA stores. See your local IKEA for more details.
1475 South Coast Drive
(714) 444-4532
Free Father’s Day Celebration at Centennial Farm
11:00a – 1:00p
ASK event at OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Celebrate Father’s Day with Autism Solutions for Kids at Centennial Farm. ASK is offering a free afternoon at Centennial Farm where kids can spend time with dad, learn about agriculture and meet the animals. Take a tour of the Millenium Barn, a variety of crops, the milking parlor, traditional farm implements and the water conservation gardens. Make it a picnic and bring your own lunch! Please RSVP to ASK at (949) 221-0126.
$5 Off Coupons for Dads
All day
Buffalo Exchange, The LAB
2930 Bristol Street
For Father’s Day the Costa Mesa Buffalo Exchange at THE LAB will be giving out $5 off coupons and “Sugar Daddy” candies to dads who stop by to shop that day.
Hollywood U2 at 3rd Annual Spring Concert Series
12:00p
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive
The 3rd Annual Spring Concert Series is on Sundays at the Orange County Marketplace, the weekend swap meet at the O.C. Fair & Event Center. Spring Concert Series and Woodstock are FREE with the donation of a canned food item for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Regular admission is $2 and children 12 and under are always free. In its 42nd year, the swap meet operates every Saturday and Sunday except during the annual Orange County Fair. Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features nearly 1,000 vendors, food concessions, fresh produce, artisans and crafters, manufactured homes, kid’s playground and much more.
Gifts for the modern dad at South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street
NapaStyle is the place for the grilling gourmet with their array of unique spices, sea salts, rubs, and sauces. Porsche Design has the sleekest accessories from sunglasses and watches to super-light luggage. Microsoft Store brings out everyone’s inner techno-geek with Kinect for Xbox 360, phones, PC’s and tablets. Looking for something completely customized? Indulge him with a pair of bespoke shoes from John Lobb.
