Celebrated on Sunday at 2 pm a 91st birthday. We ordered 2 small Spencer's medium rare with baked potatoes. Both steaks were PERFECTLY cooked and extremely tender. Our server, Jake T, was very solicitous and kind. Another great dinner at my favorite restaurant.
Martin
We just keep going to Jocko's. Sweatbreads and Spencers like nowhere else in the universe. Booking system became way better in the last 2-3 years.
Henry
Best Steaks ! Must go place if you are in central coast. We plan our central coast trip to make sure we go to Jocko and then take a few steak home as well
Cody
It's a really nice pace for being in the middle of nowhere, great steaks, too many fry's. Come hungry and they will not disappoint.
Denise
The food was great as usual. No surprises there. Our guests were impressed and enjoyed their food. The waitress seemed a bit distracted or maybe was caring for too many tables. This is abnormal for Jocko's. Weather may have played a part. Rain might have impacted cooking time on steaks, since grills are partially outside.
Diane
Great local place to go with friends. We split a dinner (steak - ribeye) friends split pork chops. Both excellent. Server was great and attentive. Would recommend this restaurant as a must do when in the area. Great history!
Sue
We had reservations and we're seated right away. We have been going to this restaurant for over 20 years. The service was great. The drinks are great. Bread, beans, and baked potatoes were really good. We ordered the crab legs and we should have returned them to the kitchen. They were overcooked, dried out, and not fresh. Tasted really fishy and not fresh. We have had these over the last 20 years and they always had the best ones in the county. The quality of the food just isnt good. Really disappointing as a long term customer. Sad really. I wont be ordering that ever again. My cousin had the jockos dip and she loved it. Hamburgers are always good. Please quit bbqing the crab legs. They are all dried out and taste burnt.
Yvonne Fisher
We've been treating ourselves to the Jocko's experience for 30 years. Although the cost of the experience is higher now, it's still worth the quality of food and great service that has been consistently delivered.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oak-Grilled Ribeye Plate, Garlic Bread, Pickles, Gallon Beans, Steak Plate, Spencer, BBQ, Seasoning, Ice Cream or Sherbert, New York, King Crab Legs, Spumoni, Ribeye Steak Sandwich, Steak Bites, Steak and Eggs, Large Steak, Jokos Beef Dip, Santa Ynez Beans, Cracker Assortment
mimi มีมี่ Lawrence
Food was excellent! The service was an absolute amazing! We would love to go back again whenever we get a chance. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gallon Beans, Steak Plate, Spencer, Ice Cream or Sherbert, Large Steak
f M. ENKZ
Stakes are really good the waiting its a lil long even whit reservation but I worth the waiting 100% recommended definitely I'll come back
I went out with my family last night for my birthday dinner. We had reservations and were really looking forward to it. Sadly, the night started off on a bad note because of the hostess. When we arrived, a young tall blonde hostess showed us to our table, but her attitude changed the moment we sat down. She seemed annoyed for no reason. My dad even had to wipe his side of the table because there was water all over it. Then while I was looking at the menu I accidentally spilled my drink. My sister-in-law politely asked the hostess for some napkins to help clean up, and the girl’s whole expression just shifted. She looked irritated and rolled her eyes. She came back with one napkin, handed it to us, and literally just stood there watching us clean it up ourselves. No “let me help,” no smile, nothing. The energy was just… bad. It was incredibly awkward and unnecessary. Thankfully our server totally saved the night. He was amazing, kind, professional, and went out of his way to make us comfortable. He cleaned up, made sure everything was okay. The food was great! Unfortunately, the attitude of that one hostess really dampened the experience. After the incident she was placing down loudly the plates at nearby tables which made the situation even more uncomfortable. I have a lot of respect for people who work in the restaurant industry. It's not easy but this kind of behavior shouldn’t be acceptable. It’s disappointing to spend your hard-earned money on a special occasion, especially a birthday, and be treated so rudely for no reason. Everything else about our visit was great, but that interaction left a very bitter impression. I really hope management addresses it, because it left a sour taste on what should’ve been a great night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Charles Miller
The waiter was not attentive at all. Had to ask for bread, beans (which are not good) came in a bowl, however nobody had a spoon to eat them. Our part of 5 waited well over an hour for our food. I ordered a filet, med rare. It came purple and cold in the center. Sent it back and the second result was over cooked and dry. The vegetables were soggy and cold. 20 minutes later the waiter came back to check. I obviously sent it back yet had to ask for it to be removed from the bill, because everyone else had eaten. Another person in the party ordered the same thing, theirs was not cooked correctly either. This is my third time here, second bad meal.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mat Fend
Legendary steaks. Historical bar with taxidermy. Get the large Spencer and if you can't finish, it makes excellent tacos tomorrow.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jane Leedy
Let me just say that there's a reason there has been a three+ hour wait for seating, every night since the 1960s. Their meat is what meat is supposed to taste like. Hands down the best BBQ I've ever had, every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oak-Grilled Ribeye Plate, Spencer, BBQ
Celebrated on Sunday at 2 pm a 91st birthday. We ordered 2 small Spencer's medium rare with baked potatoes. Both steaks were PERFECTLY cooked and extremely tender. Our server, Jake T, was very solicitous and kind. Another great dinner at my favorite restaurant.
We just keep going to Jocko's. Sweatbreads and Spencers like nowhere else in the universe. Booking system became way better in the last 2-3 years.
Best Steaks ! Must go place if you are in central coast. We plan our central coast trip to make sure we go to Jocko and then take a few steak home as well
It's a really nice pace for being in the middle of nowhere, great steaks, too many fry's. Come hungry and they will not disappoint.
The food was great as usual. No surprises there. Our guests were impressed and enjoyed their food. The waitress seemed a bit distracted or maybe was caring for too many tables. This is abnormal for Jocko's. Weather may have played a part. Rain might have impacted cooking time on steaks, since grills are partially outside.
Great local place to go with friends. We split a dinner (steak - ribeye) friends split pork chops. Both excellent. Server was great and attentive. Would recommend this restaurant as a must do when in the area. Great history!
We had reservations and we're seated right away. We have been going to this restaurant for over 20 years. The service was great. The drinks are great. Bread, beans, and baked potatoes were really good. We ordered the crab legs and we should have returned them to the kitchen. They were overcooked, dried out, and not fresh. Tasted really fishy and not fresh. We have had these over the last 20 years and they always had the best ones in the county. The quality of the food just isnt good. Really disappointing as a long term customer. Sad really. I wont be ordering that ever again. My cousin had the jockos dip and she loved it. Hamburgers are always good. Please quit bbqing the crab legs. They are all dried out and taste burnt.
We've been treating ourselves to the Jocko's experience for 30 years. Although the cost of the experience is higher now, it's still worth the quality of food and great service that has been consistently delivered.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oak-Grilled Ribeye Plate, Garlic Bread, Pickles, Gallon Beans, Steak Plate, Spencer, BBQ, Seasoning, Ice Cream or Sherbert, New York, King Crab Legs, Spumoni, Ribeye Steak Sandwich, Steak Bites, Steak and Eggs, Large Steak, Jokos Beef Dip, Santa Ynez Beans, Cracker Assortment
Food was excellent! The service was an absolute amazing! We would love to go back again whenever we get a chance. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gallon Beans, Steak Plate, Spencer, Ice Cream or Sherbert, Large Steak
Stakes are really good the waiting its a lil long even whit reservation but I worth the waiting 100% recommended definitely I'll come back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Jockos is like Disneyland! Happiest place on earth for adults
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oak-Grilled Ribeye Plate, Garlic Bread, Steak Plate, Spencer, BBQ, Seasoning, Ribeye Steak Sandwich, Steak Bites, Spumoni, Large Steak
I went out with my family last night for my birthday dinner. We had reservations and were really looking forward to it. Sadly, the night started off on a bad note because of the hostess. When we arrived, a young tall blonde hostess showed us to our table, but her attitude changed the moment we sat down. She seemed annoyed for no reason. My dad even had to wipe his side of the table because there was water all over it.
Then while I was looking at the menu I accidentally spilled my drink. My sister-in-law politely asked the hostess for some napkins to help clean up, and the girl’s whole expression just shifted. She looked irritated and rolled her eyes. She came back with one napkin, handed it to us, and literally just stood there watching us clean it up ourselves. No “let me help,” no smile, nothing. The energy was just… bad. It was incredibly awkward and unnecessary. Thankfully our server totally saved the night. He was amazing, kind, professional, and went out of his way to make us comfortable. He cleaned up, made sure everything was okay. The food was great!
Unfortunately, the attitude of that one hostess really dampened the experience. After the incident she was placing down loudly the plates at nearby tables which made the situation even more uncomfortable. I have a lot of respect for people who work in the restaurant industry. It's not easy but this kind of behavior shouldn’t be acceptable.
It’s disappointing to spend your hard-earned money on a special occasion, especially a birthday, and be treated so rudely for no reason. Everything else about our visit was great, but that interaction left a very bitter impression. I really hope management addresses it, because it left a sour taste on what should’ve been a great night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
The waiter was not attentive at all. Had to ask for bread, beans (which are not good) came in a bowl, however nobody had a spoon to eat them. Our part of 5 waited well over an hour for our food. I ordered a filet, med rare. It came purple and cold in the center. Sent it back and the second result was over cooked and dry. The vegetables were soggy and cold. 20 minutes later the waiter came back to check. I obviously sent it back yet had to ask for it to be removed from the bill, because everyone else had eaten. Another person in the party ordered the same thing, theirs was not cooked correctly either. This is my third time here, second bad meal.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Legendary steaks.
Historical bar with taxidermy.
Get the large Spencer and if you can't finish, it makes excellent tacos tomorrow.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Let me just say that there's a reason there has been a three+ hour wait for seating, every night since the 1960s. Their meat is what meat is supposed to taste like. Hands down the best BBQ I've ever had, every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oak-Grilled Ribeye Plate, Spencer, BBQ
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