The Cyprus Grille — Restaurant in Sacramento

This restaurant is located in Holiday Inn Capital Plaze. This was my first time ever eating at this restaurant. After being seated I was served my sweet raspberry tea. Service was quick and I place my order fast. The next thing I received was my soup (creamy tomato). Besides the service being good, the rest of my experience was terrible.

My entrée was awful. Salmon with mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables and I added a side of rice pilaf. The salmon was edible; however it came wrapped in parchment paper, so by the time I dug out the meat I only got three small bites. The rice pilaf was no were closed to being fully cooked. The steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes had absolutely no flavor.

The only good things I can say are the soup, tea and...

At 12:50, on a Monday, there were only four other people in the restaurant. Had the buffet at $14.95. Salad bar was fresh and everything was topped up nicely. The dishes included basmati (I think) rice, pot stickers, Mongolian Beef [I liked it, but it tasted like normal pot roast sliced to appear Mongolian. Nothing Mongolian about it], Kung Pao Chicken [again, chicken, but neither Kung nor Pao], white bean and pork soup [good, no complaints].

Scoring: 3 seems a bit harsh, but a 4 would be misleading. I would prefer to give a 3.5. Summary: Five Stars for cleanliness and service. As well as for food freshness, texture and presentation, and the salad bar as a whole. Two Stars for entrée flavors being...

First, understand there may only be two restaurants in downtown Sacramento that are open at 630 or 7am with menus that list actual eggs, i.e, omelettes vs frittata and the sort. Cypress was one. I won’t belabor this, but I was seated by loud clientele making family and friend calls on speaker phone. When the waitress came, I ordered an omelette and coffee. The coffee was light brown water. I asked for something “stronger” and the waitress brought something a little darker but it wasn’t coffee unless it was used grinds with lemon peel. Horrible. I promptly tipped the waitress (who was actually good/friendly), then I left fearing the food may be...