We came to the Steele 94 this morning with our family for the first time. We are a large party (11 adults & 3 kids), but we did take that into consideration and made a reservation. When we arrived there were only 2 other tables with guests. It was not busy. We sat at our table and ordered drinks. It took 50 minutes to receive our drink order, so we weren't off to the best start. We then ordered our food. Our server was very nice but clearly overwhelmed. Once our food began to arrive it was delivered randomly to each of us at at our table at different times over the next hour. We soon realized we were either receiving food we didn't order, food that was cold, was the wrong order, missing certain parts of our order, and then it became blatantly apparent that some of us didn't receive our food at all. Many tables got up and left during our visit because they never received their drink order after waiting far too long and others because they never received any attention at all. It's unfortunate because it's a cool little place, but we will not be back.
Joe N.
I have lived in East County my entire life. I am always looking for something 'different', something that stands out from the rest, a hidden gem, if you will. I had heard of Steele 94 many times and heard great things about it. I/ we finally went out to try it. I was in love with the place the second we walked in the door. It had a great feel to it and it was very welcoming. Speaking of welcoming, the owner Miguel greeted us and we were sold! We had breakfast as it is my favorite meal of the day and we were not disappointed. We enjoyed our time there so much, we returned for dinner. Once we got out of the car we were hit by the intoxicating aroma of the outdoor grill. Guess who was manning the grill, that's right- Miguel! We had a tremendous dinner and a great evening. I do believe I have found that hidden gem I have been looking for. We will be back, and very soon!
Tony Lopez
Love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe T.
This place is a joke. My family and I ordered our food 40 minutes ago when a third of the restaurant was full. We still have not received our food. The waitress has not said anything and appears to care less. Since I started writing this 2 dishes have arrived. 5 minutes later and the remaining 2 aren't here and the waitress has blamed the kitchen. Imagine if they were busy. What a disaster and disappointment.
Cynthia Thompson
Chris is my absolute favorite bartender here, and the food and drinks are also amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ronda L.
From my kids: The burrito was slay and yummy, the French toast are sweet and the give you a lot. The caveman omelet was tasted super good with hot sauce, the all American breakfast "tastes like food" (teenage son), my was delish. I think next time I won't get salsa on the chile Riano omelet, but it was still yummy.
Kenneth Bordelon
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anita Stewardson
We thought we'd ck out your restaurant today. We found a table for 2 that still needed to be cleaned. 3 wattresses, 1 tending bar, and a costumed Easter Bunny. Not 1 person said welcome, or I'll be right with you, or offered a smile in our direction. We left after 15 minutes. Not 1 person said anything as we left. Sad. We went over to Brody's, where we always feel welcome.
Service: 1
Greg S.
Thanks for the feedback and response Miguel. The fact that you did respond was great. I don't expect Steele94 to be like Texas Roadhouse, and that you can't meet those expectations. However I recommend checking out some other small mom and pop country roadside diners that have excellent food, are affordable, and have extremely small kitchens. One is Mary Etta's Café on Old Highway 80 in Flinn Springs. Not a lot of tables, most of the workers are past their 60's, great service and down home hospitality. The next would be Janet's Montana Café in Alpine. It's been around a while - not as long as Mary Etta's, but good food, affordable, huge servings, scratch made biscuits (which are massive btw), and a nice setting like yours. Any Janet's Café's are good overall, but this one is a different level of special. And of course there's Clayton's in Coronado - since 1941. They have a great menu, fantastic food (their onion rings are amazing), shakes, massive burgers, fresh pies, lattes, super family friendly. And again, very affordable. Be a roadside café as we need more of those, but I'd say look at how you can focus on affordable great food - maybe not do $80 steaks and $60 lobster tails - as most, if any, roadside cafés don't - but rather focus on good old fashioned down home cooking. Fried chicken, pot roast, meatloaf, amazing mashed potatoes, great burgers, onion rings, comfort food, and so any family can afford it and not walk out having spent $60 for two... focus on great comfort food. Maybe include some Mexican dishes in that - pozole, albondagos (?) soup, mole, good beef tacos, chile rellenos, - affordable good food. Nothing over $30 bucks.. and the stuff over $20 would be your specials - if you want to be family friendly, it has to be where a family of four can leave with full bellies and not an empty wallet. (And if you need help with creating a great menu that appeals to more folks, which equals more customers overall, not just those coming for a drink, I'd be happy to help).
Laura B.
Super fun evening Big. Sky Moon band was great, nachos really good and our waitress, Melody, took great care of us‼
We visited this place on a Sunday for brunch, we were a party of 8, Sunday family fun day! This place is a good fit for maybe a couple or party of no more than 4 people, but definitely not for large groups. We ordered our food and waited about 45 minutes to be served. Half of the plates were cold and they didn't come all at once. We never received one of the orders even though some of us were already done with our meals. We were told that is was coming out next, next never happened. Our waitress, Joanna or "Joan", kept giving us attitude. First, when the farmer's waffle came. This dish is very misleading because you expect a good old chicken and waffles and bacon dish. Instead, it's a waffle that has "chicken and bacon IN IT". It looks like a regular waffle, you can't see the chicken or bacon "in it". We sent it back and she wasn't happy. The avocado toast we ordered came last, the most simple dish out of all, and it was missing the eggs on top. Once again the waitress gave us attitude and questioned whether we had ordered the eggs or not. Again, server 101 says the customer is always right. Apologize and make it right. Instead, she brought the eggs and threw the plate on the table and said "here, now you can place your eggs on top!". Unbelievable. Also, the bread wasn't toasted, it was soggy. When we asked the waitress if our bread was toasted, she said yes, even though we were holding the soggy bread up. The only solution she offered us was to send the food back. 45 minute wait time and we only got 1 round of drinks, towards the end we asked for more coffee which was brought to us cold, we asked for hot coffee and they took forever to bring it. No water or anything. The other waitress that was there however, Teresita, was very helpful and brought us coffee and was attending her tables like you should, constantly...it's a shame we didn't get her in the first place. The business owner, Miguel, came to speak to us towards the end of our visit. He asked about our experience and we were honest with him. His attempt to make things right was offering a 20% discount on the bill for the horrible experience. However, when the bill came, we were charged for the meal we never received and the other 2 meals we sent back. We had to call him back again and explain the situation. We were not looking for a hand out or free breakfast, but we were not willing to pay for an order that never came or orders that were sent back. Instead, 2 hours after getting there, we walked out with a 20% discount and a lousy waitress that never came back to our table. She sent Teresita to give us our bill and never even apologized for her attitude. We all agreed and without exaggeration, this was worst customer service and dinning experience any of us have ever had. Needless to say we do not recommend this establishment. There are a million other ways to spend a Sunday morning with family, take this one off the list.
Allan K.
Good food, over-the-top attentive service. It's okay to leave us alone for a few moments. Reasonable price.
Tedd Staub
This is becoming a great venue with better music. This place was hopping... It is a bit pricey and remote but great for a rural location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Eric
Okay service, and okay food. The fish tacos need a serious facelift (and taste lift, especially being in San Diego!). The owner was very kind and greeted our table, but otherwise we weren’t impressed. Happy to give it a second chance, but I’m a little skeptical.
Bob Nunya
First time stopping in...was a very pleasant stop...great service and food... Ty
We came to the Steele 94 this morning with our family for the first time. We are a large party (11 adults & 3 kids), but we did take that into consideration and made a reservation. When we arrived there were only 2 other tables with guests. It was not busy. We sat at our table and ordered drinks. It took 50 minutes to receive our drink order, so we weren't off to the best start. We then ordered our food. Our server was very nice but clearly overwhelmed. Once our food began to arrive it was delivered randomly to each of us at at our table at different times over the next hour. We soon realized we were either receiving food we didn't order, food that was cold, was the wrong order, missing certain parts of our order, and then it became blatantly apparent that some of us didn't receive our food at all. Many tables got up and left during our visit because they never received their drink order after waiting far too long and others because they never received any attention at all. It's unfortunate because it's a cool little place, but we will not be back.
I have lived in East County my entire life. I am always looking for something 'different', something that stands out from the rest, a hidden gem, if you will. I had heard of Steele 94 many times and heard great things about it. I/ we finally went out to try it. I was in love with the place the second we walked in the door. It had a great feel to it and it was very welcoming. Speaking of welcoming, the owner Miguel greeted us and we were sold! We had breakfast as it is my favorite meal of the day and we were not disappointed. We enjoyed our time there so much, we returned for dinner. Once we got out of the car we were hit by the intoxicating aroma of the outdoor grill. Guess who was manning the grill, that's right- Miguel! We had a tremendous dinner and a great evening. I do believe I have found that hidden gem I have been looking for. We will be back, and very soon!
Love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a joke. My family and I ordered our food 40 minutes ago when a third of the restaurant was full. We still have not received our food. The waitress has not said anything and appears to care less. Since I started writing this 2 dishes have arrived. 5 minutes later and the remaining 2 aren't here and the waitress has blamed the kitchen. Imagine if they were busy. What a disaster and disappointment.
Chris is my absolute favorite bartender here, and the food and drinks are also amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
From my kids: The burrito was slay and yummy, the French toast are sweet and the give you a lot. The caveman omelet was tasted super good with hot sauce, the all American breakfast "tastes like food" (teenage son), my was delish. I think next time I won't get salsa on the chile Riano omelet, but it was still yummy.
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We thought we'd ck out your restaurant today. We found a table for 2 that still needed to be cleaned. 3 wattresses, 1 tending bar, and a costumed Easter Bunny. Not 1 person said welcome, or I'll be right with you, or offered a smile in our direction. We left after 15 minutes. Not 1 person said anything as we left. Sad. We went over to Brody's, where we always feel welcome.
Service: 1
Thanks for the feedback and response Miguel. The fact that you did respond was great. I don't expect Steele94 to be like Texas Roadhouse, and that you can't meet those expectations. However I recommend checking out some other small mom and pop country roadside diners that have excellent food, are affordable, and have extremely small kitchens. One is Mary Etta's Café on Old Highway 80 in Flinn Springs. Not a lot of tables, most of the workers are past their 60's, great service and down home hospitality. The next would be Janet's Montana Café in Alpine. It's been around a while - not as long as Mary Etta's, but good food, affordable, huge servings, scratch made biscuits (which are massive btw), and a nice setting like yours. Any Janet's Café's are good overall, but this one is a different level of special. And of course there's Clayton's in Coronado - since 1941. They have a great menu, fantastic food (their onion rings are amazing), shakes, massive burgers, fresh pies, lattes, super family friendly. And again, very affordable. Be a roadside café as we need more of those, but I'd say look at how you can focus on affordable great food - maybe not do $80 steaks and $60 lobster tails - as most, if any, roadside cafés don't - but rather focus on good old fashioned down home cooking. Fried chicken, pot roast, meatloaf, amazing mashed potatoes, great burgers, onion rings, comfort food, and so any family can afford it and not walk out having spent $60 for two... focus on great comfort food. Maybe include some Mexican dishes in that - pozole, albondagos (?) soup, mole, good beef tacos, chile rellenos, - affordable good food. Nothing over $30 bucks.. and the stuff over $20 would be your specials - if you want to be family friendly, it has to be where a family of four can leave with full bellies and not an empty wallet. (And if you need help with creating a great menu that appeals to more folks, which equals more customers overall, not just those coming for a drink, I'd be happy to help).
Super fun evening Big. Sky Moon band was great, nachos really good and our waitress, Melody, took great care of us‼
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We visited this place on a Sunday for brunch, we were a party of 8, Sunday family fun day! This place is a good fit for maybe a couple or party of no more than 4 people, but definitely not for large groups. We ordered our food and waited about 45 minutes to be served. Half of the plates were cold and they didn't come all at once. We never received one of the orders even though some of us were already done with our meals. We were told that is was coming out next, next never happened. Our waitress, Joanna or "Joan", kept giving us attitude. First, when the farmer's waffle came. This dish is very misleading because you expect a good old chicken and waffles and bacon dish. Instead, it's a waffle that has "chicken and bacon IN IT". It looks like a regular waffle, you can't see the chicken or bacon "in it". We sent it back and she wasn't happy. The avocado toast we ordered came last, the most simple dish out of all, and it was missing the eggs on top. Once again the waitress gave us attitude and questioned whether we had ordered the eggs or not. Again, server 101 says the customer is always right. Apologize and make it right. Instead, she brought the eggs and threw the plate on the table and said "here, now you can place your eggs on top!". Unbelievable. Also, the bread wasn't toasted, it was soggy. When we asked the waitress if our bread was toasted, she said yes, even though we were holding the soggy bread up. The only solution she offered us was to send the food back. 45 minute wait time and we only got 1 round of drinks, towards the end we asked for more coffee which was brought to us cold, we asked for hot coffee and they took forever to bring it. No water or anything. The other waitress that was there however, Teresita, was very helpful and brought us coffee and was attending her tables like you should, constantly...it's a shame we didn't get her in the first place. The business owner, Miguel, came to speak to us towards the end of our visit. He asked about our experience and we were honest with him. His attempt to make things right was offering a 20% discount on the bill for the horrible experience. However, when the bill came, we were charged for the meal we never received and the other 2 meals we sent back. We had to call him back again and explain the situation. We were not looking for a hand out or free breakfast, but we were not willing to pay for an order that never came or orders that were sent back. Instead, 2 hours after getting there, we walked out with a 20% discount and a lousy waitress that never came back to our table. She sent Teresita to give us our bill and never even apologized for her attitude. We all agreed and without exaggeration, this was worst customer service and dinning experience any of us have ever had. Needless to say we do not recommend this establishment. There are a million other ways to spend a Sunday morning with family, take this one off the list.
Good food, over-the-top attentive service. It's okay to leave us alone for a few moments. Reasonable price.
This is becoming a great venue with better music. This place was hopping... It is a bit pricey and remote but great for a rural location.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Okay service, and okay food. The fish tacos need a serious facelift (and taste lift, especially being in San Diego!). The owner was very kind and greeted our table, but otherwise we weren’t impressed. Happy to give it a second chance, but I’m a little skeptical.
First time stopping in...was a very pleasant stop...great service and food... Ty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biscuits and Gravy