Generally the food was very good. But the service just ruined the night for us. Slow, slow and a bit of slow to go along with that slow on the side.
When we arrived there wasn't room for 5 of us on the patio. There was a table of 4 open, and a table for 5 with 2 people at it. The waitress was of no help. Left us standing there trying to figure out if we wanted to go inside or not. So we nicely asked the 2 men if they would move, as their food had not yet arrived. This was fine with them. So we settled in and began to discuss the menu and what to do when our 6th friend arrived. This was about quarter to 8. We told her we had a 6th coming and she mentioned maybe we better steal a chair from another table while we could. When my hubbie arrived he perched himself on the window sill temporarily. She came took his drink order and then returned with his drink without asking him if he might want a chair. We asked if we could get a chair for him. She looked around and wasn't sure what to suggest. We asked if we could snag one of the extra chairs from the table for 4 where the 2 men were sitting. She said no that it was reserved for later. She then offered to look inside for a chair. Finally problem solved.
My hubbie asked if there was any non-alcoholic beer. She said she'd check if they had any. Then came back with an open one. It happened to be an O'Doul's. The one my hubbie really doesn't like. Oh! Hubbie took a sip and decided he would just suck it up and drink it. Seemed logical to me to come by and say what they had and check if he wanted it or not. Not just bring him one. It really isn't like ordering a coke and getting a pepsi. And I'msure she would not have done that if someone had asked what they had on tap and she had to check.
Anyways, I won't bore everyone further with the blow by blow on how it took us until about 9:30 to get our meal. She didn't come back to see how our meal was, so my bro in law had to walk his steak back into the restaurant because it was blue rare and he had ordered medium. Was quickly fixed, but we not sure why we bothered as the rest of us were done our meals by the time it arrived. And we were charged for all of it anyways (weren't expecting it free, but a little something to help make us feel our business was worth something).
What was good - my wild mushroom fetticini. My hubbie's calamari. The chicken and ribs.
Oh and they don't take interac.
Interestingly we left to have dessert elsewhere. We went over to Murrieta's. Apparently they are owned by the same people. And it was like night and day. FANTASTIC service and dessert at Murrieta's (will review separately).