Even more options to enjoy Mother's Day
We're just days away from the big celebration for the moms and maternal figures in our lives.
This special treatment usually includes a meal that Mom does not have to prepare. If your plans include dining out or ordering takeout, there is still time to make reservations for this weekend.
In addition to a dining list that ran on Sunday, here are even more options for celebrations.
From 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Covenant Coffee House (1700 N. Chester Ave.) will host a Coffee with Mom event. Guests ordering at that time will receive a complimentary macaron and raffle ticket.
Specials, which will also be available later in the day, include lemon Champagne cheesecake, chocolate tart and California chicken salad toast.
Call Shelby at 661-331-2587 to RSVP.
To our earlier roundup of Mother's Day brunches, we need to add The Nines Restaurant (inside the Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center, 801 Truxtun Ave.), which will host one from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The menu includes eggs Benedict, roasted tri-tip with red wine demi glace, chicken breast medallions with lemon caper sauce, house-made waffles, mini yogurt parfaits, assorted bite-sized desserts and more.
Cost is $38 (not including tax and gratuity) and $15 for children 12 and younger.
Call 661-565-9319 for reservations.
Dorner Family Vineyard (18274 Old Ranch Road in Tehachapi) will keep the fun going all weekend with vendors, live music, food and drinks.
Beverages will include raspberry bellinis, award-winning wines, wine slushies and wine floats.
The menu will feature chicken salad croissant sandwiches, Italian sub sandwiches, charcuterie, dipping trays, gelato and desserts.
The Moon Cats Jazz Band will play Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. while Great Willow will play from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The vineyard will be open both days from noon to 6 p.m. No reservations are needed.
From 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Noriega's (4809 Stockdale Highway) will offer its family-style Basque meal ($69) as well as a la carte Southern-style side options.
The menu includes surf and turf with 10-ounce filet mignon and jumbo shrimp and jumbo sea scallops served in garlic butter along with the traditional Basque setup.
Call 661-885-8515 for reservations.
Glennville's Saddle Sore Saloon (10669 Highway 155) will have breakfast specials of triple berry French toast, chocolate croissant with fresh fruit, sherbet mimosas and a lunch special of strawberry chicken balsamic salad.
Moms will receive a rose with their meal.
On Friday and Saturday, the restaurant is serving a Basque meal with oak-grilled rib-eye, New York steak, lamb chops, shrimp scampi and garlic chicken.
Call 661-536-8114 or text 661-301-4655 for reservations.
Black Angus Steakhouse (3601 Rosedale Highway) is serving a special meal and exclusive cocktail this weekend. Guests dining Friday through Sunday can order a refreshing $5 strawberry sparkler cocktail made with fresh strawberries and vodka, as well as a 6-ounce filet mignon stuffed with melty brie cheese and topped with a garlic confit and mushroom red wine sauce for $36.99.
Other menu favorites include whiskey-glazed salmon and prime rib with lobster.
Black Angus loyalty reward members can cash in with the steakhouse’s newest wine program, sipping on May’s wine of the month, Lighthearted Cupcake Rose, for $4 a glass, $6 for a carafe, and $16 a bottle. The rewards program is free to join.
Reservations are recommended by calling 661-324-0814.
Original Roadhouse Grill (8490 Rosedale Highway) has a special available Thursday through Sunday. For $32.99, choose between a New York strip steak with a pineapple and cilantro salsa or a mesquite grilled New York steak with Gorgonzola cream sauce and blue cheese crumbles. The meal includes two sides and a strawberry short(mason)cake.
Eureka! (10520 Stockdale Highway) has a special Mother's Day menu ($55 per person), which includes the ahi poke stack, choice of New York strip steak or seared salmon with a wine pairing and carrot cake for dessert.
Call 661-241-5999 for reservations.
Those dining at P.F. Chang's (10700 Stockdale Highway) before Mother's Day or celebrating a bit later next week can enjoy $5 drink specials. Choose from a sparkling paloma, made with tequila, togarashi agave, lime, grapefruit soda and salted rim; or a lychee cosmo, a blend of vodka, orange curacao, lime, cranberry and lychee.
The offer is available Thursday and May 13 to 16.
Uricchio's Trattoria (1400 17th St.) will be open for Mother's Day, serving its full menu from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 661-326-8870 for reservations, which are recommended.
If the way to your mom's heart is through pizza, consider Mountain Mike's Pizza (multiple locations), which is offering its heart-shaped pizza from May 9 to 12. Mountain Rewards members can also enjoy $3 off any heart-shaped pizza when ordering through the app.
California Pizza Kitchen (10150 Stockdale Highway) will also offer its heart-shaped pizzas on crispy thin crust for dine-in and takeout from May 10 to 12.
It also is offering its spring meals to go on via cpk.com. Guests have a choice of oven-roasted salmon or marinated chicken, paired with lemon piccata sauce, both of which are served with sauteed broccolini, crispy smashed potatoes, Caesar salad, spinach artichoke dip and a baguette. The meal package also includes the chain's classic butter cake and vanilla Häagen-Dazs.
The spring meals ($60 for chicken, $65 for salmon to serve two; $105, $115 to serve four) can be preordered for pickup on Friday or Saturday.
Visit cpk.com for more information.
Cracker Barrel (3310 California Ave.) is also offering family meals to go for your home celebrations.
Options include sirloin steak tips 'n' tenders ($65.99) or meatloaf 'n' tenders family meal ($58.99), each served with two country sides and buttermilk biscuits; homestyle chicken 'n' French toast ($53.99), served with hash-brown casserole or fried apples; and all-day pancake breakfast ($49.99), with scrambled eggs, and your choice of bacon or sausage patties and hash-brown casserole or fried apples.
Visit crackerbarrel.com for more details.
