Santana Mavericks Bar N Grill

The food was delicious! The coffee was excellent. The cheesecake was one of the best I've ever eaten. The view was just beautiful, sitting outside. A true treat!

Some of the food is amazing, some of it is ok. The views from the dining room are amazing.

Vegetarian options: They have beyond burgers and salads, and you can special order to leave the meat out. I had them sub avocado for the meat, and they did so with no issue.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Love that it's on the lake. Louise, one of the bartenders, was fabulous!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The food is not that great order the fettuccine and it had a very funny taste and very dry , my husband ordered the carnitas and they were tasteless and dry service was ok not a place I would go back to

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Average, not great

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

This place has the absolute best view of big bear lake! Unfortunately their prices reflect that......$$$$$
UPDATE the view at the new location is not as beautiful and the prices have increased

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Nice views and staff, but quality of food is terrible.

Beautiful spot

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Showed up a little after opening to get some food before getting in the road. They must not have cleaned the night before because it was still dirty. We're told to wait about 10 minutes for then to run the vacuum, we agreed, their menu seemed mad eclectic and wanted to try it. 40 minutes later, no check in, no update, and they're still vacuuming. So we left.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Was looking for lunch with a view of the lake. This place was mentioned at the visitor center, so we gave it a try. Must have been a very slow day, no wait to be seated at all. Server did not state her name and had to flag her down twice to refill our drinks. We ordered the Onion Blossom, Meatball Sandwich with a side of fries, Chicken Parmesean with soup of the day and the Maverick Club sandwich with fries. The food was average, did not blow us away but gotta say that their Tomato Basil soup of the day was delicious. Encredibly thick and flavorful. The view of the lake was nice.. I presume that was why the bill was pricey.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The food is in the low side of being tasteful. Whatever was ordered it was as would be straight from the canned food or by not well skilled cook

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 3

Good view, the dishes are large, several wine options, good prices

Vegetarian options: You have some options

Parking: There is enough space

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

LOVE the new location, much less chilly on the patio being at ground level! Not quite as awesome a lake view but still a really nice one and I believe all tables inside also have a view. Much easier to get to and great parking, love the dog friendly patio! (Did not get the “dogs must stay on the ground” instruction as at the old location so I don’t know if this is still their policy or if they gave my 7 month old, 7 lb. pup a pass..?) Server was good but did disappear once for a long 15-20 mins when we needed him and the other 2 or 3 servers on the patio never looked our way.. ? My one food complaint that took away a star is that the dinner salad was on a plate that was way too small, and worse, it was very, very watery. So much so that it diluted the dressing into a ranch-water puddle on the bottom of the plate, could not finish it. Regardless, the 6-7 different cuisines on the menu means there is something for everyone here, it’s fun to mix and match. We will always go back here, overall Santana and Maverick’s is one of the best restaurants in Big Bear! ?

Parking: Lots of space, level lot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

I was looking for a nice lunch with my son with a lake view. I was surprised how few lake view restaurants there are in town.

Noon on a Thursday it was pretty quiet, but the one lady working as server and hostess was excellent. We sat on the quiet and sunny patio. I enjoyed a cocktail (don’t tell my boss), my son had the chicken parm sandwich and I had the Santana burger. Both were excellent. Highly recommended this is a little jewel in BB.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such a diverse menu to meet children’s needs to gluten free to fajitas to steak to ribs . The kids loved being able to go down to the lake while we waited and play inside by the pool table. The staff was so attentive! We enjoyed the large mule to share

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fajitas, Side Salad