We were here on a week night and it wasn't very busy at all. We we did expect a bit more with the meal since it's a bit pricey. We still enjoyed meeting our friends here. The waiter was very good and he worked hard. The salad was very good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alexandria Henry
Even though the burger is not on the menu, it is available! Just ask the waiter. Whenever I dine here, I feel like I am truly eating luxury. Garlic confit, high grade steaks, delicious breads, and friendly wait staff. Even if it's busy, they make the effort to make you feel like the only customer there. The menu is geared towards seafood, so beware any severe seafood allergies.Dietary restrictions: I have a pepper allergy and shellfish / seafood sensitivity- Chef Carlos made me a custom pasta dish that had a red sauce and intense complex flavor that moved me to tears. It feels silly to say, but it was so moving. I usually have to eat only red meat at nice restaurants because of the seasonings used in sauces or marinades, but chef Carlos went the extra mile to make sure I had a luxury experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Kobe Burger and French Fries
Erik G.
I didn't know what to expect as the reviews on Yelp are a mix bag. I knew a steak house at a casino must have high standards. It was a lot better than I expected. The bread is very good. I came here with a casino regular. He comes he often to eat and recommended that we ordered several orders of bread. He was not wrong. The bread did not disappoint. They served several types of fresh bread such as a French Bread, an Olive Bread and a Cranberry Bread. The bread is out of this world fresh and delicious. You must order extra. Be careful not to fill up on it though. You've been warned! The Cranberry Bread is the best Lobster bisque is served table side. It's creamy and has the right amount thickness. Solid bisque. Our waitress was Tiffany and she was very attentive and upbeat. She provided very good service. She was very accommodating in brining several orders of bread for our table. I ordered the 8 Ounce Meyer Prime Filet Mignon ($75) and it was good steak and they cooked it to perfection as I requested it cooked medium and it was done just right. We also shared an order of the Carnivore ($22) which included Pepperoni, Sausage and Bacon. We added Mushrooms for additional cost. I knew the pizza would be delicious when I first tried their bread. If you can make great bread then you can definitely make great pizza. From the dough standpoint, the crust of the pizza was crispy yet chewy. I would eat here again. Please send me some Cranberry Bread or DM the recipe please
Chris Mitros
Excellent all around. Comfortable ambiance. Great menu choices that were delicious and the service was extremely efficient. Looking forward to returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stuffed Mushrooms, Pepperoni and Sausage, Shrimp Pasta
Saleen D.
We came here for a 70th birthday dinner & had a nice time. I thought this was the fanciest restaurant in Sycuan Casino, & by looking at their menu prices, you would have thought so too. It is their nicest, sit down restaurant but I was getting Chili's vibes. & the restaurant is not fully enclosed so you can see everyone in the casino so it was louder than expected. Their food is simple & they price their items way more than they should cost. Nonetheless, the dinner was good & we had a nice time. Our server was friendly as well.
DJWORLDFAMOUS DAKINGPIN
Not sorry to share this review!!! Hope this review helps BAR MEETS GRILL in Pala California inside Pala Casino Resort get their service together!! 1ST attempt to enjoy the atmosphere at BAR MEETS GRILL was a eye opening experience....SMH. Wife and I were ignored deliberately and blatantly. While trying to order drinks and food to go at their bar. The 3 servers congregated in a circle right next to us , chatting about one of the servers vacation coming up? Neither of the 3 asked us "Can I help you?" Or "What can I get you?" Or anything? Finally one caught eye contact with my wife after reading her face asks? "Are you ready to order?( We never got menu's to order) This was there 1st contact with us? After sitting there over 10mins. While ppl after us were being helped right away? Like before couples of Indian and Mexican decent were helped right away? "( LITERALLY OVERLY HELPED AND OVERLY POLITE) All the while wife and I were on an island sitting 2 feet away from a couple that just arrived after us? Its was late and we wanted to get food to go and head up to our room? I finally asked can we ordered????????? Then in a very terrible obvious way we were given some attention from these employees of BAR MEETS GRILL? We ordered our meals and waited another 30+mins to receive our orders? Never asked? "Would we like to order a drink?" while we waited?Finally our food arrives to go? No bag No Forks! No Spoons! No Condiments! No Bag! No Napkins! Just the plastic containers they came in...that were almost shoved across the counter to us on the bars counter top like you see in an old western with a mug of beer? I continued to hold my composure. Wife did the same. Smh. We left the the food and just went upstairs angry ? ?.2nd time on 01/12/2024 last night we got terrible service and being ignored until we said something to the servers!!!(AGAIN)We order... again No Bag! No Forks! No Napkins! No Condiments! Just our food on the counter top given to us like we were an irritant. THESE SERVERS ARE PPL OF COLOR ...AND OF INDIAN OR MEXICAN DECENT. TOTALLY DIFFERENT SET OF SERVERS FROM THE PREVIOUS ENCOUNTER. AND THEY TOO WERE OF INDIAN OR MEXICAN DECENT. WERE WE BAFFLED BY THE 1ST SITUATION OF RACISM BUT THE 2ND WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR US TO IGNORE!!! IM FEELING SO BAD I COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT? SO IM UP THIS MORNING AT 7:04 01/12/2024 EXPRESSING THE PAIN AND ANGER I FELT EXPERIENCING THIS AT ALL BUT FOR A SECOND TIME? WAS JUST TOO MUCH TO BARE!! I HAD TO GET HOW WE WERE TREATED OUT OF MY BODY AND MIND? SO I CAN FEEL ALITTLE BETTER? WE ARE HUMILIATED AND CONFUSED. IF YOUR ARE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DECENT IN CALIFORNIA? AND FIND YOURSELF TRYING TO ENJOY YOUR DATED NIGHT? AT ALL COST AVOID "BAR MEETS GRILL" AT PALA CASINO RESORT IN PALA CALIFORNIA. THEY TREATED MY WIFE AND I ON OUR VERY FEW DATE NIGHTS WE EVER GET TO HAVE? LIKE WE WERE IN THE DEEP SOUTH IN 1933. PLEASE AVOID THIS RESTAURANT. DONT RUIN YOUR DATE NIGHT BY GOIN TO "BAR MEETS GRILL" IN PALA CASINO IN PALA CALIFORNIA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
T CHAN
The food was wonderful, and the staff was very friendly and amazing. I can't wait to come back to this place because they work very hard to ensure that my family is happy and well taken care of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terry Kim
Salad was fresh and delicious. Steak was good. Clam linguini has rather a clam soup with some linguini in it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Bobbi Kruse
Delicious food, delightful service (Tiffany) and wonderful company! Highly recommend. My only reason for 4 stars for atmosphere is because it is inside the casino.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kendra J.
The hostess refused to let me place an order to go to take to my hotel room for my son. And she was rude about it. So I had to sit at the bar, order dinner, and then ask for a box. Stupid and totally customer unfriendly. The bartender was fairly nice about it, but I still had to box my own plate of spaghetti to take to my room. You would think they would be more accommodating to hotel guests.
A bar in Pala recommended we try this place for food. Basic Italian menu but they have a "weekend burger" special. $26 for the most bland burger I've ever had. My buddy got pizza and it was meh. Seems like all the food at Pala is pretty awful.
Kristin C.
We can't even rate the food and drinks never got any food or drinks never served. We arrived and were seated. No one ever came to ask us what we wanted to order, no drinks or food not even water. We sat there waiting. The only thing that was brought to the table was bread and butter. Employees kept walking by looking at us but nothing, nothing at all. We sat there waiting for service for at least 30 minutes or longer and NOTHING. We walked out and hostess and manager standing there talking didn't even say anything. WORST service. We will NEVER go back to that restaurant. Horrible experience.
Jezus H.
The menu sucks. Before the menu was good . And the price is really high. Food is not worth it
Ivan Sloan
Sat down at 7:00 pm. Received food at 8;30, cold. Steak, room temp, veggies tasted like they were from the refrigerator.. Manager tried to blame COLD food on large group. I explained that cold food meant it was sitting unattended.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ivan Doe
Sat down at 7:00 pm. Received food at 8;30, cold. Steak, room temp, veggies tasted like they were from the refrigerator.. Manager tried to blame COLD food on large group. I explained that cold food meant it was sitting unattended.
We were here on a week night and it wasn't very busy at all. We we did expect a bit more with the meal since it's a bit pricey. We still enjoyed meeting our friends here. The waiter was very good and he worked hard. The salad was very good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Even though the burger is not on the menu, it is available! Just ask the waiter. Whenever I dine here, I feel like I am truly eating luxury. Garlic confit, high grade steaks, delicious breads, and friendly wait staff. Even if it's busy, they make the effort to make you feel like the only customer there. The menu is geared towards seafood, so beware any severe seafood allergies.Dietary restrictions: I have a pepper allergy and shellfish / seafood sensitivity- Chef Carlos made me a custom pasta dish that had a red sauce and intense complex flavor that moved me to tears. It feels silly to say, but it was so moving. I usually have to eat only red meat at nice restaurants because of the seasonings used in sauces or marinades, but chef Carlos went the extra mile to make sure I had a luxury experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Kobe Burger and French Fries
I didn't know what to expect as the reviews on Yelp are a mix bag. I knew a steak house at a casino must have high standards. It was a lot better than I expected. The bread is very good. I came here with a casino regular. He comes he often to eat and recommended that we ordered several orders of bread. He was not wrong. The bread did not disappoint. They served several types of fresh bread such as a French Bread, an Olive Bread and a Cranberry Bread. The bread is out of this world fresh and delicious. You must order extra. Be careful not to fill up on it though. You've been warned! The Cranberry Bread is the best Lobster bisque is served table side. It's creamy and has the right amount thickness. Solid bisque. Our waitress was Tiffany and she was very attentive and upbeat. She provided very good service. She was very accommodating in brining several orders of bread for our table. I ordered the 8 Ounce Meyer Prime Filet Mignon ($75) and it was good steak and they cooked it to perfection as I requested it cooked medium and it was done just right. We also shared an order of the Carnivore ($22) which included Pepperoni, Sausage and Bacon. We added Mushrooms for additional cost. I knew the pizza would be delicious when I first tried their bread. If you can make great bread then you can definitely make great pizza. From the dough standpoint, the crust of the pizza was crispy yet chewy. I would eat here again. Please send me some Cranberry Bread or DM the recipe please
Excellent all around. Comfortable ambiance. Great menu choices that were delicious and the service was extremely efficient. Looking forward to returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stuffed Mushrooms, Pepperoni and Sausage, Shrimp Pasta
We came here for a 70th birthday dinner & had a nice time. I thought this was the fanciest restaurant in Sycuan Casino, & by looking at their menu prices, you would have thought so too. It is their nicest, sit down restaurant but I was getting Chili's vibes. & the restaurant is not fully enclosed so you can see everyone in the casino so it was louder than expected. Their food is simple & they price their items way more than they should cost. Nonetheless, the dinner was good & we had a nice time. Our server was friendly as well.
Not sorry to share this review!!! Hope this review helps BAR MEETS GRILL in Pala California inside Pala Casino Resort get their service together!! 1ST attempt to enjoy the atmosphere at BAR MEETS GRILL was a eye opening experience....SMH. Wife and I were ignored deliberately and blatantly. While trying to order drinks and food to go at their bar. The 3 servers congregated in a circle right next to us , chatting about one of the servers vacation coming up? Neither of the 3 asked us "Can I help you?" Or "What can I get you?" Or anything? Finally one caught eye contact with my wife after reading her face asks? "Are you ready to order?( We never got menu's to order) This was there 1st contact with us? After sitting there over 10mins. While ppl after us were being helped right away? Like before couples of Indian and Mexican decent were helped right away? "( LITERALLY OVERLY HELPED AND OVERLY POLITE) All the while wife and I were on an island sitting 2 feet away from a couple that just arrived after us? Its was late and we wanted to get food to go and head up to our room? I finally asked can we ordered????????? Then in a very terrible obvious way we were given some attention from these employees of BAR MEETS GRILL? We ordered our meals and waited another 30+mins to receive our orders? Never asked? "Would we like to order a drink?" while we waited?Finally our food arrives to go? No bag No Forks! No Spoons! No Condiments! No Bag! No Napkins! Just the plastic containers they came in...that were almost shoved across the counter to us on the bars counter top like you see in an old western with a mug of beer? I continued to hold my composure. Wife did the same. Smh. We left the the food and just went upstairs angry ? ?.2nd time on 01/12/2024 last night we got terrible service and being ignored until we said something to the servers!!!(AGAIN)We order... again No Bag! No Forks! No Napkins! No Condiments! Just our food on the counter top given to us like we were an irritant. THESE SERVERS ARE PPL OF COLOR ...AND OF INDIAN OR MEXICAN DECENT. TOTALLY DIFFERENT SET OF SERVERS FROM THE PREVIOUS ENCOUNTER. AND THEY TOO WERE OF INDIAN OR MEXICAN DECENT. WERE WE BAFFLED BY THE 1ST SITUATION OF RACISM BUT THE 2ND WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR US TO IGNORE!!! IM FEELING SO BAD I COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT? SO IM UP THIS MORNING AT 7:04 01/12/2024 EXPRESSING THE PAIN AND ANGER I FELT EXPERIENCING THIS AT ALL BUT FOR A SECOND TIME? WAS JUST TOO MUCH TO BARE!! I HAD TO GET HOW WE WERE TREATED OUT OF MY BODY AND MIND? SO I CAN FEEL ALITTLE BETTER? WE ARE HUMILIATED AND CONFUSED. IF YOUR ARE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DECENT IN CALIFORNIA? AND FIND YOURSELF TRYING TO ENJOY YOUR DATED NIGHT? AT ALL COST AVOID "BAR MEETS GRILL" AT PALA CASINO RESORT IN PALA CALIFORNIA. THEY TREATED MY WIFE AND I ON OUR VERY FEW DATE NIGHTS WE EVER GET TO HAVE? LIKE WE WERE IN THE DEEP SOUTH IN 1933. PLEASE AVOID THIS RESTAURANT. DONT RUIN YOUR DATE NIGHT BY GOIN TO "BAR MEETS GRILL" IN PALA CASINO IN PALA CALIFORNIA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was wonderful, and the staff was very friendly and amazing. I can't wait to come back to this place because they work very hard to ensure that my family is happy and well taken care of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Salad was fresh and delicious. Steak was good. Clam linguini has rather a clam soup with some linguini in it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Delicious food, delightful service (Tiffany) and wonderful company! Highly recommend. My only reason for 4 stars for atmosphere is because it is inside the casino.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The hostess refused to let me place an order to go to take to my hotel room for my son. And she was rude about it. So I had to sit at the bar, order dinner, and then ask for a box. Stupid and totally customer unfriendly. The bartender was fairly nice about it, but I still had to box my own plate of spaghetti to take to my room. You would think they would be more accommodating to hotel guests.
Restaurantji Recommends
A bar in Pala recommended we try this place for food. Basic Italian menu but they have a "weekend burger" special. $26 for the most bland burger I've ever had. My buddy got pizza and it was meh. Seems like all the food at Pala is pretty awful.
We can't even rate the food and drinks never got any food or drinks never served. We arrived and were seated. No one ever came to ask us what we wanted to order, no drinks or food not even water. We sat there waiting. The only thing that was brought to the table was bread and butter. Employees kept walking by looking at us but nothing, nothing at all. We sat there waiting for service for at least 30 minutes or longer and NOTHING. We walked out and hostess and manager standing there talking didn't even say anything. WORST service. We will NEVER go back to that restaurant. Horrible experience.
The menu sucks. Before the menu was good . And the price is really high. Food is not worth it
Sat down at 7:00 pm. Received food at 8;30, cold. Steak, room temp, veggies tasted like they were from the refrigerator.. Manager tried to blame COLD food on large group. I explained that cold food meant it was sitting unattended.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sat down at 7:00 pm. Received food at 8;30, cold. Steak, room temp, veggies tasted like they were from the refrigerator.. Manager tried to blame COLD food on large group. I explained that cold food meant it was sitting unattended.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1