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The service was good, but that is about it. I go here under protest, my grandmother loves this place so I suck it up once a year and take her here. Food is over salted, as is everything at their sister restaurant, Red Lobster.
I finally took my grandmother down the street on McBean to La Toscana where we had real italian food. She was amazed at how good their food was. So, my suggestion to you is to bypass this faux italian chain and find a nice local italian place to eat at.
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 781-3463
Blue Bayou
Categories:
Cajun/Creole,
American (Traditional)
I have always enjoyed eating here for the ambiance alone. One of my favorite rides is the Pirates ride and the restaurant makes you feel like you are dining in an outdoor cafe in New Orleans on the water.
The food varies here. It can be really good or just OK. Most of the time, it is well above average. Prices are high, but not outrageous. We had steak and lobster and it was all cooked perfectly.
You will want to make reservations as far in advance as possible. If you want to sit on the water, you will need to show up 10 minutes prior to your reservation and let them know. They will tell you how long the wait will be for such a table. There are a couple terrible tables by the kitchen that are on the water, I ask not to be put here. Also, once after waiting they tried to seat us one row in from the water and claimed this meant "on the water" to them. If this is important to you, you have to be specific.
I wanted to add a cup of gumbo to my meal, but they would not allow this. You get either gumbo or salad with your meal, you cannot get both even if you pay for this. Service though is consistently good.
We stayed here two nights while visiting Disneyland. First, the positives about the park. It is clean and well-kept. The staff is very nice and accommodating. Their business center computer would not print and they let me use their office printer to print tickets. They are close to Disneyland and you will see and hear the fireworks, if they have them that night.
But, the park is largely just a giant concrete parking lot. There is a very small parch of grass behind the space and next to most spaces but it was so small it was largely unusable. We BBQ'd and had a picnic on the concrete.
The wi-fi was my chief complaint. They said they had wi-fi when I booked but it was largely non functional. I got good signal, but it would not pull an IP address for me. I talked to others in the park and they said the only place wi-fi worked was in the game room. I tested and found it did work, but only in a small area by the arcade games.
They told me at check in that the water would be off part of the next day, but failed to mention this when I had booked two hours before showing up. It was no big deal to us, but I think they should have said something.
There are several RV parks almost as near to Disneyland that appeared much nicer. I was told you can see fireworks from all the other parks as well. Keep in mind the fireworks are VERY loud, but we did not have pets with us so it was no big deal.
If the wi-fi had worked, this place would be a solid 3 stars. If coming back to Disneyland to RV, I would try a different park next time.
This is a new location that was recently built. We took some prescriptions here to be filled and met with Tim the pharmacist. Tim is an old timey style pharmacist. Customer service is absolutely tops. We dropped off the prescriptions and told them we would be back to pick them up another day. An hour later, Tim calls to tell us they are ready. If there are any problems or questions, Tim calls. I had a prescription for a med not covered by insurance and it was expensive. Tim called and was happy to transfer it to Costco where he confirmed it would be much cheaper (it was).
Tim is honest, so we will keep coming here. We have since moved all of our prescriptions to Walgreens as a result. To top it all off, they have a drive up window. So, if you are sick and do not want to get out of the car, you do not have to. Add in the convenient location, easy access and parking and what more could you want?
Canyon Country, CA 91387
(661) 251-9523
Diamond Mike Plumbing Heating Air Conditioning &…
I went to help a friend with something on his house and he mentioned he had a plumbing issue and was waiting for Mike Diamond. I know quite a bit about plumbing and was going to help but he felt obligated to have them look since they were going to be there anytime.
The complaint was possibly high water pressure per his water softener company. So the guys show up and check everything out. They claim the pressure regulator needs to be replaced. He was also going to have them change a toilet fill valve too, he had the part for this.
The total bid to replace the pressure regulator and toilet fill valve was $1500. This is outrageous. A Wilkins 1 1/4 double union brass pressure regulator runs $100 to $125 at Lowes. Furthermore, this takes no more than 10 minutes to change out. My friend had the toilet fill valve and this takes about 10 minutes to change as well. So they were charging about $1400 in labor for about a half hour of work.
He sent them on their way without having them do the work. I happened to have my water pressure tester in my tool bag and tested the pressure. It tested at 65 psi, well within normal limits. In other words, he did not even need to have it changed. I then changed out the toilet fill valve and it took about 10 minutes.
I checked with another friend who just had his pressure regulator changed. He had a more complex pressure valve but a licensed plumber charged him a flat $250 to do the work, parts included.
Something is very fishy here. Check the Better Business Bureau page on them and see their D- rating and a slew of similar complaints.
The owner has been here every time we have come here. I always get a strange vibe from her and she has a bit of a 'tude. I think she does not like children helping themselves at the yogurt machines, though mine did not make a mess.
They also have no sampling unless you are supervised by someone on their staff. Seriously, you have to ask for a sample cup. Then an employee comes out of the back and fills up a cup with a dab of yogurt. Then they stand there and watch you sample. Getting to sample what I want without the yogurt police looking over my shoulder is what I like about Yogurtland.
But, they have Taro, so I will come back.
The interior is a bit sterile and very spread out. But the booths are comfortable. We ordered some typical combinations and shrimp dish. The shrimp were a bit overcooked. The rest of the food was good, not phenomenal, but it hit the spot. Their salsa is too tomatoey but we were hungry so it tasted good.
While the food overall was a 3, service was outstanding. The waiter and other employees were on top of everything, as soon as we needed something, they were there.
Valencia, CA 91355
(661) 290-2523
Fatburger
Categories:
Burgers,
Fast Food,
American (Traditional)
The staff here though seems very unenthusiastic, especially for a place open about 2 months. The cashier claimed all their burgers were cooked to medium rare. When we got the burgers, they were well done and not even close. Then I saw the cashier working the fry cooker and scooping fries with no gloves, and this was after working the register handling cash.
I am glad they are open, and probably will not make this a regular stop, but will come in here once in a while.
A nice little hole in the wall British pub. This is a real pub, serving real British pub food, pouring real beers (20 on tap) and owned by a real British Family.
Over the past year, they did change the tap system out and upped the beer offering by 5 to a total of 20. Gone is the Firestone Walker, but there are new beers including a Monte Python beer that was excellent.
Gone also is the plowmans lunch, and most sad is the departure of the spotted dick. I just miss ordering it and watching my kids as they try to stifle their laugh. But they do still have the sticky toffee pudding, which was superb.
They make the best fish and chips in our valley, and possibly the LA area too. I opted for something different and had the steak and mushroom pie. It's not a real pie, but topped with a large flaky pastry that was so, so good. The meat was tender and tasty.
All of this is served up by Greg, the owners son, who as always is an excellent host. As stated in prior reviews, you have to look beyond the strip mall location. This is a true Santa Clarita gem. They are closed Mondays and do close early, so you may want to call before coming.
2 Previous Reviews:
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12/5/2010
Gotta kick 'em up a star....
This place is great and has it all. The beer is awesome, they have great selections on tap of real, genuine english beers and other beers from around the world. They also have Firestone Double Barrel Ale on tap, which is excellent. Be sure to get some samplers and try several beers.
Service is always great here. The food is english pub fare. They make the best fish and chips in the valley as well as some other english dishes. All of this in a warm and friendly atmosphere (they changed the lights I commented on in my prior review).
They are closed Monday, close at 7pm on Sunday and the kitchen closes at 9pm most other nights (though the bar may stay open a little later). This part is a drag, as is the dingy strip mall location. But really, you gotta get past this all because this place is a real local gem. -
10/10/2008 First to Review
Rose and Crown has been under new ownership now for about a year. It is in an odd location, an old strip mall next to the 99 cents store. They are open odd hours, not too late. If you are expecting to have a nice late night sampling some fine english beers, think again as they close early.
The place is oddly decorated. They seriously need some blinds or dark windows so car headlights in the parking lot do not bask the place in brightness with every passing car. They also have too many florescent lights in there, which ruins the ambiance.
Aside from this all, Rose and Crown makes a mean fish and chips. It is beyond good, nice and thick and fresh served with steak fries (chips) and peas. I order the spotted dick for dessert. Not that I like it, I just like telling the waiter "my wife would like a spotted dick." It is some sort of custard and very English.
I have stopped in at their bar a few times. They have some awesome beers ON TAP which is important to me. There are many I have not heard of. There are some characters that hang around here watching rugby or football (soccer) on the telly. I had been drinking a Beamish. When I ordered an Old Speckled Hen, this drunk English guy turns to me and says (in a raspy English voice) "Now you're upgradin." It was a classic line and the OS Hen was great and different.
It is run by a real English family, thick accents and all. This is a cool place, I just wish they were open later.
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Was excited to see them open since there is a serious lack of BBQ in this valley. I was there on opening day and have been back several times since.
Their strong points are their meats. Everything is smoked, of course, I have had the ribs, brisket, pulled pork and sausage. Everything was excellent each time, and I am impressed. They have great family packs and I was able to feed a family of 4 for about $40.
The down side are their sides. They offer two kinds of beans, cowboy and BBQ. Both are very bland and taste like beans from a can. I would stick to one type and do them better. The potato salad is that mustard yellow mushy stuff like Dickeys BBQ serves. Not sure if this is a Texas thing, but it is not good. The corn is mushy like KFC corn. The mac and cheese is like the fancy Kraft stuff with some bacon bits thrown in. Lose the bacon and make a proper baked mac and cheese please. The salad is the only shining star. There are no fries available.
So keep this in mind when coming here. Come for the meats but set your expectations a bit low for the sides.