Alex Madonna’s Gold Rush Steak House
100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo
(805) 543-3000
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Best ribeye I've had and the slice of pink champagne cake for our anniversary was over the top
Great to experience at least once I ask to be seated in a booth and was refused by host they sat me on table right next to other people which ruined my experience due to extremely close no privacy
It was a magical night for our family. Great food and service. Shopping after dinner was a definite plus.
This is a very novel place with novel prices but doesn't live up to any hype. Got the sausage appetizer and was good, happy with that and came with a lot. Ordered the French Filet and the server brought out the wrong steak. Had it sent back and then came out super overcooked. Waste of a $70 steal. Flavor was ok, not the best. The best think about the the place was the cake, and only reason this place still gets a couple stars ... even the cocktails weren't that good. Best recommendation is to come here for dessert and that's all.
Steak was the best we've had in this county! Atmosphere is so unique. Wait staff was impeccable.
We love The Madonna Inn. We live in a different state but travel this way every couple of years and we always stop here for dinner. Food and service is always excellent. And the people watching is fun.
The food and cocktails were fantastic
7/1/25: A whimsical experience that I'm glad I didn't miss. Had the shrimp cocktail, prime rib and champagne cake and luckily was there on a Monday when they have swing dancing (8pm to 10pm) so joined in after dinner.
It was an amazing experience! We came for our anniversary and we were greeted with a Happy Anniversary! Service was amazing, food was amazing, ambiance was amazing. We enjoyed everything about the place. Their cakes are great too! Our lamb and ribeye were both cooked as we requested. The cocktails are great also! Kenji made our drinks to perfection as well!
Five stars for ambiance, servers and live music. Only two for food though.. mind you, main dishes looked great but I wasn't hungry so only ordered two small sides, one of which was fingerling potatoes with herbs and truffle oil. Half of the potatoes were so burned they were crisp charred and black = inedible . They also didn't have any taste, although they were supposed to have herbs and truffle oil on them. I did mention this to the server and the manager comped the dish. I hope they'll fix this dish or create a different appetizer instead.
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This was an amazing night! The staff went above and beyond for our engagement and celebrating our 3 years before we get married. Andres (believe his name was) was amazing and even got us a slice of iconic pink champagne cake on the house! He was the best and we got to eat while a wedding was going on which was neat since that will be us real soon. The star of the show was the porkchop- seriously THE BEST one I've had in my life! I'm dreaming of it that good! All the other foods we ordered were just as good: chicken rice soup the mushroom fries and I love the herb focaccia bread. Also drinking out of another lovely goblet. This evening was magical and unforgettable (:
Little disappointed this time around. Celebrated our 23 wedding anniversary and decided to have dinner here. Server seemed put off or something by the fact we don't drink alcohol and from there it just went downhill. We had Caesar salad that was drenched in dressing and soggy. Presentation could have been better than a cup plate. Prime rib was too tough for me to cut, so my husband had to do it. There ended up being a huge knot of muscle or something and fat. I had a small area left to eat. Baked potatoes were decent. We also thought our bus boy was much better with service and being able to be present. I don't think we will ever eat here again for dinner. Sad because it was my husband's first time eating there.
The service as always was excellent. The food was delicious. We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. The staff made our visit to the Madonna Inn memorible, and pleasant. Thanks
The food was average. Nothing special. Filet mignon lacked seasoning. It was a big steak and a bit over cooked. I ordered medium rare. The avocado toast was just ok. The halibut was good. The garlic bread was very strong garlic and very greasy. The staff were great and very attentive. It was fun to experience the lavish decorations and I'm glad we went, but not the type of place we'd want to come to again. We had one of our party in a wheelchair and I'm happy that they were able to accommodate our needs and the bathroom was accessible.
Jamie was phenomenal. Her attitude and energy really made the night a great experience. Thanks for another fun time at the Madonna Inn!
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