Casino Pauma

Casino Pauma's steak & eggs breakfast is excellent.
The price is being raised to $8.99 from $6.99 starting March 1, 2024. Other food promotions will also be changing or discontinued in March 2024.
Steak & eggs breakfast for $8.99 will be 7 days a week, 7 am to 11 am. Sunday was until 2 pm but no longer.

It's not Vegas, which is a good thing. It's not dirty. Valley Center really is beautiful. It's not dangerous and they don't allow children on the property at all. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is surprisingly good and sensibly priced. We were impressed. Minus one star for the smell of smoke, however the smell of the orange blossoms driving in and out of the area makes up for it.

This place was awesome. Make sure to check out their buffets on Fridays. This casino seems to the only old school legit casino left in San Diego county.

Had the beef quesadilla for appetizer with Buffalo short rib being the main. Wow....the best casino dinner I have had in a long time.
Sarge my waitress was excellent as well...great service

There macaroni and rice sides are terrible! They're mash potatoes tasted really bad last Friday night.
I was disappointed that they don't carry any apple pie!

The Cafe at Pauma Casino they offer a Prim Rib Dinner for two for $20 that's $10 each every Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm to 9pm it also comes with a salad . If you sign up amd are a first time Pauma Club Card you receive a free $20 dollars food credit that means your meal is free !!! Come on in and enjoy we'll recommend

This hidden gem is smack dab in between two larger casinos/resorts.

Yes, this place doesn't have a hotel but it still provides tons of frills.

The laid back vibe is what I like.

Yes, their minimums are low but does it matter if you're betting Max!?

Parking is always easy.

With tons of slot and video poker machines, you're certain to find something to tickle your fancy.

Not into machines!? No problem, they have a handful of table games available but it depends on the time of day you visit as they are seldom ever fully open due to staff shortages related to the pandemic.

I've found that all the dealers are super friendly and welcoming.

Once you get to know each and every one of them, they treat you well.

Win, lose or draw - this place earns my patronage.

Remember to tip well.

That includes the bartenders, cocktail waitresses, servers at the restaurants and dealers!

It's 2022, life isn't getting any cheaper and neither should you.

All you need is a chip and a chair!

Maybe I'll see you here?

You know what they say about first impressions, when we drove up to the casino, the landscape and entry was welcoming. There is a large pavement parking lot and the casino was a bit small.
If you are not a smoker, I would probably continue the drive to Pechanga or another non-smoking casino because the casino is small and extremely smokey.
The cafe was okay. We got the two dinner Prime Rib for twenty dollars; as long as you have a players card. The Prime rib was a little tough but it did come with vegetables, bread, a baked potatoe and salad. The salad came after we received our entree. (Kind of backwards) The drinks were $3 each. So for $16.00 with our ten dollar tip, it was okay. Our server was not the best.
Now for the big question, will we return? Probably not.

So I'm writing this review because I just got here and already lost. I never lose because I only play with a certain amount but this casino just wasn't the vibe for me. It's nice but it is in the middle of no where. Parking was super easy, casino is small and not super crowded. But it's nice to just visit different casinos every once in a while. They allow people under 21 inside but you will wear a wrist band I still got carded, I guess that means I still look young lol

Unprofessional Security Staff. We came here yesterday and my sister was allowed in without showing identification but for some reason today she was asked for identification. She is clearly over 18 years old and we were there for the most expensive meal the Surf n' Turf. We even tried saying that they could escort us to the restaurant and how we were not going to gamble but they still refused her entry. We received conflicting information from each security guard such as being able to enter just by showing some type of identification while another said that it had to be a government issued identification card. Instead of trying to help the situation the security guards were worsening the situation. We went back twice and the second time we went and showed a picture with my sister's birthday in the form of her school identification and I thought it would work because I have seen high schoolers get in with only school ID. In the end they refused to budge and I took into account someone who appeared younger than my sister walk by as we were being hassled by the security. Very unprofessional when calling for back up, one of them greeting their supervisor over the phone by saying "Hey Motherf@$#&%" right in front of us. Everyone else in our party was not asked for ID only my sister. From where I stood I had seen many young people go by without being asked for ID. My sister has ID but didn't have it on her. I look young just like my sister and we're only two years apart and I wasn't asked for identification. This experience has left a bad taste in my mouth. I do not see myself returning anytime soon, despite having a players card.