Twenty seven dollar pastrami sandwich. Let that simmer for minute.
You don't get triple the meat or an extra large sandwich. You get a little above average amount of pastrami and a slice of cheese. Throw in the goofy fries which are redonk delicious, a beer and an Arnold Palmer and you're out the door for about $112 for two people. Oh and be careful with a refill on your Arnold Palmer. They'll ask if you want another one but won't tell you it's another $4.95.
Nothing special about the place. It's not on the cool side of Laurel street in San Carlos.
The server did the minimum. You have to ask for water. And they don't small talk. They know how great their food is. Also I'm pretty sure I got smirked at when I pressed 18% instead of 20% on the tip as I paid out. WTH happened to going out to eat and leaving a tip in private? haha.
Just a bunch of dudes making out like banditos with brutally priced DELICIOUS food. Oh I'll be back. Just fair warning. This place will hit you in the pocketbook.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Andrew Alexander
Great corn beef!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yao Wong
Pastrami! And a decent selection of Belgian beers. Perfect for a lazy afternoon lunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Original Pastrami Chopped Salad, Fries
Larry Chan
Love the nachos and pastrami chopped salad
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Susan
Went twice in one week - score!!! Great salad (thanks for the meat substitute!) and tried a new beer - really tasty!
James
Overall very good, great beers on tap, can't beat a good Pliney the Elder!! Burgers and Apps were good only thing was everything was brought out at the same time. Nice ambiance in downtown San Carlos. Recommended.
Bill
Try the pastrami burger. The staff was friendly, the food was delivered hot and fast! Great place!
Megan
Always a great time. Happy the OG location is going strong. Always super nice staff, food was great.
Jennifer
As always, the Refuge was amazing. I always want to try more things on the menu, but then I would miss out on another opportunity to have the Reuben and fries with the delicious, addictive chili mayo with a nice dry apple cider. Yum!
Mina Kim
Ordered a salad for take out and no salad dressing. No apologies and excuses. No worthy to go
Ok so they are still making the absolute best Ruben pastrami sandwiches in the Bay Area. And there are 100’s of reviews to verify it, but I’m here to tell about my experience with the customer service- so I get there during rush hour 2:45-3:00 they were busy - but then the guy standing in front of me brought in a group of 15 people I fought oh man the food is going to take forever to make - and I sit at the bar grab a beer, and the person ordering right before me orders 10 sandwiches to go. I’m thinking it’s no way I’m ordering food it’s going to take forever but - everyone taking about these pastrami sandwiches so I order one - and guess what - the food got there super fast. - I don’t know what they doing but the customer service was amazing, the atmosphere at the bar was cool, the people were cool - this was my first time and now I’m taking everyone there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ruben Sandwich
Marilyn Pratt
I don't live on the San Francisco peninsula any more, so am startled at the prices, but the half rueben with fries was amazing. Hands-down the best rueben I've ever had, and plenty big enough for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
peg
delicious food. Always love the #19 sandwich. It was lunchtime and very loud which surprised me as no one seemed particularly boisterous, but my friends and I (in a booth) still had trouble hearing each other.
Jeff S
I want to love the food but it felt very extreme. Goofy fries was a bit on the warm side. The cheese sauce was piping hot which made the fries seem even colder. Pastrami chunks was amazing. The cheese steak was underwhelming & a bit dry. But the fries that came with the sandwich was amazing. The staff were awesome. They kept my glass filled. They also seem very close with the other patrons.
Twenty seven dollar pastrami sandwich. Let that simmer for minute.
You don't get triple the meat or an extra large sandwich. You get a little above average amount of pastrami and a slice of cheese. Throw in the goofy fries which are redonk delicious, a beer and an Arnold Palmer and you're out the door for about $112 for two people. Oh and be careful with a refill on your Arnold Palmer. They'll ask if you want another one but won't tell you it's another $4.95.
Nothing special about the place. It's not on the cool side of Laurel street in San Carlos.
The server did the minimum. You have to ask for water. And they don't small talk. They know how great their food is. Also I'm pretty sure I got smirked at when I pressed 18% instead of 20% on the tip as I paid out. WTH happened to going out to eat and leaving a tip in private? haha.
Just a bunch of dudes making out like banditos with brutally priced DELICIOUS food. Oh I'll be back. Just fair warning. This place will hit you in the pocketbook.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Great corn beef!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pastrami! And a decent selection of Belgian beers. Perfect for a lazy afternoon lunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Original Pastrami Chopped Salad, Fries
Love the nachos and pastrami chopped salad
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Went twice in one week - score!!! Great salad (thanks for the meat substitute!) and tried a new beer - really tasty!
Overall very good, great beers on tap, can't beat a good Pliney the Elder!! Burgers and Apps were good only thing was everything was brought out at the same time. Nice ambiance in downtown San Carlos. Recommended.
Try the pastrami burger. The staff was friendly, the food was delivered hot and fast! Great place!
Always a great time. Happy the OG location is going strong. Always super nice staff, food was great.
As always, the Refuge was amazing. I always want to try more things on the menu, but then I would miss out on another opportunity to have the Reuben and fries with the delicious, addictive chili mayo with a nice dry apple cider. Yum!
Ordered a salad for take out and no salad dressing. No apologies and excuses. No worthy to go
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
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Ok so they are still making the absolute best Ruben pastrami sandwiches in the Bay Area. And there are 100’s of reviews to verify it, but I’m here to tell about my experience with the customer service- so I get there during rush hour 2:45-3:00 they were busy - but then the guy standing in front of me brought in a group of 15 people I fought oh man the food is going to take forever to make - and I sit at the bar grab a beer, and the person ordering right before me orders 10 sandwiches to go. I’m thinking it’s no way I’m ordering food it’s going to take forever but - everyone taking about these pastrami sandwiches so I order one - and guess what - the food got there super fast. - I don’t know what they doing but the customer service was amazing, the atmosphere at the bar was cool, the people were cool - this was my first time and now I’m taking everyone there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ruben Sandwich
I don't live on the San Francisco peninsula any more, so am startled at the prices, but the half rueben with fries was amazing. Hands-down the best rueben I've ever had, and plenty big enough for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
delicious food. Always love the #19 sandwich. It was lunchtime and very loud which surprised me as no one seemed particularly boisterous, but my friends and I (in a booth) still had trouble hearing each other.
I want to love the food but it felt very extreme. Goofy fries was a bit on the warm side. The cheese sauce was piping hot which made the fries seem even colder. Pastrami chunks was amazing. The cheese steak was underwhelming & a bit dry. But the fries that came with the sandwich was amazing. The staff were awesome. They kept my glass filled. They also seem very close with the other patrons.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Get the #19 sandwich
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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