Staff and ownership took good care of my wife and I during a busy happy hour. Food was great. We’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marc T
Awesome burgers !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Jerry Salamante
I ordered the chicken & waffles, but it wasn't anything special. I'd definitely rather have Roscoe's... But my friends all ordered different dishes, & they all liked their choices. Atmosphere is nice. Service is good. I'll just try ordering something different next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Monica Vetter
We had high hopes for our dinner, but unfortunately, the experience fell short. My husband and I put our name in at 6:50 and were quoted a 15-20 minute wait, which seemed reasonable for a Saturday evening. However, after waiting for an hour, it became clear that we had likely been skipped. We had to ask the host about our table, and only then were we seated right away. While she did apologize, it would have been helpful to receive a more accurate wait time upfront—we likely wouldn’t have waited that long if we had known.
Once seated, our server was friendly, but it seemed like things got lost in the shuffle. We ordered wings with our drinks, but after 30 minutes of waiting, I had to ask the host to check on them because we were getting hangry. No one communicated what the delay was, and our wings finally came out shortly before our entrees. Additionally, we had to ask for water three times, which added to our frustration.
This was our second time dining here, and unfortunately, both experiences have been less than great. We wanted to enjoy it, but the long wait and lack of communication made it hard to fully enjoy our experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Joe Downey
Service is not good. Terrible business
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Michael Plasterer
Nice little "fake town" location in the middle of nowhere. Good happy-hour options, but need to thicken up that queso sauce a bit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Diana Morgan
I am so glad we found SETS Kitchen & Bar! The Artichoke Ravioli with spinach was surprisingly delicious. And the pan seared salmon with rice and summer squash really danced on my tongue. The menu had many new and exciting options. The kind and knowledgeable employees made it so enjoyable. The owner was on the floor and working as hard as his employees. We loved this place and we will return as soon as we can.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Lewis
Brought our family of five here for a quick lunch as we were passing through. The service was great and the food was delicious. We will definitely stop by again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donna Sullivan
There isn't much "lunch" in "brunch" at SETS. The server and kitchen couldn't produce a house salad at 12:15 pm or ANYTHING considered lunch. (Except alcohol, of course) Very disappointed. We have been coming here a lot. It's time to rethink SETS and go somewhere else. We actually thought about leaving today, but packing up the kids and leaving was just too much trouble. I wonder where the owner was today while employees didn't try to ensure happy customers. People come in with the expectation of a true brunch, but SETS just serves a limited breakfast menu until one.
We've gone twice now. First was on a busy Friday night and food took 40 minutes. People around us were about to start a fist fight. Second time today we're two of maybe 25-35 people there. More than half of the people are already fed and almost done. Food still took 40 minutes and we sat at the bar and had to go out of our way to get a drink. I don't know what it is maybe San Elijo residents who know the staff get treated better, but something is off. A turkey sandwich and egg scramble shouldn't take 40 minutes. Next time I'll just eat at home shower, change, walk my dog, cook breakfast, and eat in the same time it takes a customer here to get their meal. The food is decent at least but nothing worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Gary Eppright
Hi. My name is Gary and my wife and I had the pleasure of having dinner at SETS last night for a celebration. Nothing romantic, just that we had sold our house and escrow had closed that day ! It was our first time here and we weren't sure what to expect...but we were hoping for good food and good wine and a friendly vibe. We got all 3 and then some. The best caprese I've ever had...incredible tomatoes and very good mozzarella...and the twist....that I loved....was the swap out of arugula instead of the traditional basil. My wife and I shared it and it came with perfectly crisped country French bread crostini. I was dying for ribs and we, again with our fingers crossed and the recommendation of our server, Torrey gave them a try. We shared the ribs...perfectly cooked, nicely smoked, and covered with a wonderful gooey spicy BBQ sauce. It happened to be wine Wednesday, so enjoyed a really nice sparkling rose wine from France....My glass of Seghesio Zin went perfectly with the ribs. Everything about our night was perfect. Our server , Torrey, was wonderfully friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. We later met one of the owners who took the time to welcome us and chat a bit .....We will definitely return.....Everyone said we need to come back for their daily happy hour....Also, live music tomorrow night. What could be better ?...........Best to all..........Gary and Gerry
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Owen
Food is good 👍
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries
Mark Palace
Delicious food. Great venue.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gary Giffin
First time eating at Sets in San Marcos and the atmosphere was really nice. Cool beach vibe with some gray background music. Come for lunch on a Sunday for a late lunch. We had their pretzel appetizer and a side of tots. Really great cheesy sauce and nice crunch to the pretzels. Ordered the lettuce bibs which were on par with PF Chang’s.also my clients had the smoke house burger and they loved the burgers! Will come back!
Staff and ownership took good care of my wife and I during a busy happy hour. Food was great. We’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome burgers !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
I ordered the chicken & waffles, but it wasn't anything special. I'd definitely rather have Roscoe's... But my friends all ordered different dishes, & they all liked their choices. Atmosphere is nice. Service is good. I'll just try ordering something different next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had high hopes for our dinner, but unfortunately, the experience fell short. My husband and I put our name in at 6:50 and were quoted a 15-20 minute wait, which seemed reasonable for a Saturday evening. However, after waiting for an hour, it became clear that we had likely been skipped. We had to ask the host about our table, and only then were we seated right away. While she did apologize, it would have been helpful to receive a more accurate wait time upfront—we likely wouldn’t have waited that long if we had known.
Once seated, our server was friendly, but it seemed like things got lost in the shuffle. We ordered wings with our drinks, but after 30 minutes of waiting, I had to ask the host to check on them because we were getting hangry. No one communicated what the delay was, and our wings finally came out shortly before our entrees. Additionally, we had to ask for water three times, which added to our frustration.
This was our second time dining here, and unfortunately, both experiences have been less than great. We wanted to enjoy it, but the long wait and lack of communication made it hard to fully enjoy our experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Service is not good. Terrible business
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Nice little "fake town" location in the middle of nowhere. Good happy-hour options, but need to thicken up that queso sauce a bit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
I am so glad we found SETS Kitchen & Bar!
The Artichoke Ravioli with spinach was surprisingly delicious. And the pan seared salmon with rice and summer squash really danced on my tongue. The menu had many new and exciting options. The kind and knowledgeable employees made it so enjoyable. The owner was on the floor and working as hard as his employees. We loved this place and we will return as soon as we can.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brought our family of five here for a quick lunch as we were passing through. The service was great and the food was delicious. We will definitely stop by again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There isn't much "lunch" in "brunch" at SETS. The server and kitchen couldn't produce a house salad at 12:15 pm or ANYTHING considered lunch. (Except alcohol, of course) Very disappointed. We have been coming here a lot. It's time to rethink SETS and go somewhere else. We actually thought about leaving today, but packing up the kids and leaving was just too much trouble.
I wonder where the owner was today while employees didn't try to ensure happy customers.
People come in with the expectation of a true brunch, but SETS just serves a limited breakfast menu until one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food came fast and was good
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
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We've gone twice now. First was on a busy Friday night and food took 40 minutes. People around us were about to start a fist fight. Second time today we're two of maybe 25-35 people there. More than half of the people are already fed and almost done. Food still took 40 minutes and we sat at the bar and had to go out of our way to get a drink. I don't know what it is maybe San Elijo residents who know the staff get treated better, but something is off. A turkey sandwich and egg scramble shouldn't take 40 minutes. Next time I'll just eat at home shower, change, walk my dog, cook breakfast, and eat in the same time it takes a customer here to get their meal.
The food is decent at least but nothing worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Hi. My name is Gary and my wife and I had the pleasure of having dinner at SETS last night for a celebration. Nothing romantic, just that we had sold our house and escrow had closed that day !
It was our first time here and we weren't sure what to expect...but we were hoping for good food and good wine and a friendly vibe.
We got all 3 and then some. The best caprese I've ever had...incredible tomatoes and very good mozzarella...and the twist....that I loved....was the swap out of arugula instead of the traditional basil. My wife and I shared it and it came with perfectly crisped country French bread crostini. I was dying for ribs and we, again with our fingers crossed and the recommendation of our server, Torrey gave them a try. We shared the ribs...perfectly cooked, nicely smoked, and covered with a wonderful gooey spicy BBQ sauce. It happened to be wine Wednesday, so enjoyed a really nice sparkling rose wine from
France....My glass of Seghesio Zin went perfectly with the ribs.
Everything about our night was perfect. Our server , Torrey, was wonderfully friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. We later met one of the owners who took the time to welcome us and chat a bit .....We will definitely return.....Everyone said we need to come back for their daily happy hour....Also, live music tomorrow night.
What could be better ?...........Best to all..........Gary and Gerry
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is good 👍
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries
Delicious food. Great venue.
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time eating at Sets in San Marcos and the atmosphere was really nice. Cool beach vibe with some gray background music. Come for lunch on a Sunday for a late lunch. We had their pretzel appetizer and a side of tots. Really great cheesy sauce and nice crunch to the pretzels. Ordered the lettuce bibs which were on par with PF Chang’s.also my clients had the smoke house burger and they loved the burgers! Will come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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