We ate at the Sunday Lobster Buffet. We started off with a round of lobster. It was soaked in boiling water but kinda rubbery and tastless. They had a side of garlic butter sauce but I couldn't taste the garlic. Watered down semi creamy mediteranean chicken and stale pita bread with taziki sauce that has a ranchy flavor. overcooked falafel balls. My husband said the falafel is probably the best thing there, but I disagree. The rice pilaf was flavorless. Chinese food was gross tasteless. The sushi was worse than 7-11 quality, no fresh fish or shrimp. The egg drop soup and Cream of Asparagus was flavourless and unappealing. I have a cute Pet bunny at home named Nibbler, and I wouldnt dare give this salad to her. The salad greens looks like the bits that are left over after My rabbit is done eating, pooping and peeing on it and left out for 2 days. The other salad was nasty iceberg lettuce with huge blocks of unseasoned croutons soaked in ranch. The Mediterranean pasta had no taste ,no pesto, or no flavor. Then after we half ate what we had on our plate, unfinished because of the blandness, we moved on to the PRIMECUT steak :p Wrong!! The steaks' texture was like a mix of a sponge, spam, and tofu, Really nasty. Worst steak Ive tasted thus far and worse than a Hungry man. As a we sit and eat our mediocre food, We look out onto the beautiful Green Jamul Scenery, as my husband reminesced about the times he worked on the casino construction about the Yummy greasy good truck that would be parked there serving bomb juicy lunch from the same view, except they had 10x delicicious food. The deserts were halfway decent, too sugary. Hard cookies and tart like treats with store bought jelly on top.I gave this place another star because we did have a good waitress, but Im very disappointed for $100. $50/ person is by far too much, even $15 is too much. It'd be lucky to probably compare to a regular $10 buffet. After we finished our 'lunch', I had a gross sick hungover feeling from trying to stomach all the food, like I...
Read moreMy wife and I have been coming to Jamul casino to enjoy their gaming machines for a while now. While we usually don't eat here other than maybe a snack or drink from the food court but last night we were both hungry.
The place feels very upscale and the live piano player was a nice touch. The service from the hostess, to wait staff, to buss-boy were all great! The bread and sea-salt butter they bring you is good. We split a wedge salad and I ordered a cup of their butternut squash soup, both were tasty. I spotted a wagyu burger on the menu and sounded good. My wife ordered wagyu Bolognese. When the waitress returned she actually mentioned how good their burger was before I ordered and I commented how that was great because that's what I was going to order.
When the food arrived, it was bland. It was edible, but lacked seasoning. I thought it was just my burger & I didn't say anything. When I asked how her pasta was, my wife said "it's ok" and I had to try it. Same. Lack of seasoning and bland. I don't know if they afraid of spices in the kitchen or what. A shame really because the food quality was there. Beef on the burger was cooked perfectly, tender and juicy. It had potential to be great! Pasta was beautiful and perfect presentation as you can see in the pictures, but just nothing there for the taste buds. I will say the parmesan fries that came with the burger were delicious though!
I know... it's a steak house. Maybe we'll have to go back to order a steak, but the couple at the table next to us had to ask for steak sauce after they tried the first few bite and that's never...
Read moreThe service was moderate with Richard, but the dinner and wait time was horrible. First my wife and I split an Iceberg Wedge with blue cheese and bacon. The blue cheese topping was more of a thin herb dressing with a couple of large chunks of bacon. The salad was also small. Then I waited, and waited, and waited for my bone-in ribeye, medium rare with asparagus. While we all waited, 20 minutes or better, I sharpened and polished my dinnerware, cleaned crumbs off the table, tapped my foot, etc. The steak finally came out, cool. I don't mind resting your meat after grilling, but this was ridiculous. Then I started my wait for the asparagus while chewing the chewy steak. The asparagus finally arrives so devoid of flavor, not tender, and the chef with it. He asked me how my meal was. I am the polite type and didn't want to embarress our dinner guest and clients. He told me his was a simple recipe, salt and pepper and the oven. The side on the plate, it looked like mash potato on a tomato, it had a strange taste and texture, it tasted of kitchen drippings and cheese with some potato whipped together. They told me afterwards that I wasn't supposed to eat the garnish. I grow up cleaning my plate, so excuse me. My conclusion: the drinks, especially beer at the casino is over priced. The meal is over priced. The cook and waiter both complained about each other. The lounge act, KICKS, was very entertaining. If I want casino food I'll go to another local casino's, between Ramona and Lakeside, buffet! If I want steak, I prefer LongHorn Steakhouse, they need one...
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