The Café is located inside Valley View Casino to the right of their popular Valley View Buffet. It…read moreis open 7 days a week but only from 7:30am-2:00pm. My boyfriend and I have eatin breakfast here in the past, but we rarely visit the casino before 2pm. Yesterday (Friday), I decided to take my mom on a little drive and thought "why not brunch at the casino!?". We arrived at 10:15am, and there were many parking spots available in their parking structure - from the second floor on up. We walked through the casino all the way to the back right (near the hotel), and there was a party of two already checking in at the host station. Check-in was a fast process, they asked for my name and if I was staying at the property. We were ushered into the restaurant and told to wait to the side for a hostess to seat us. I saw it was busy, but not completely full. They still had quite a few open tables available, and we were seated quickly after about 5min. of waiting. The lady who had seated us was wonderful, and very nice. She took our drink order (2 coffees) and brought over 2 cups as well as a saucer full of hazelnut creamer packs. Our waitress visited our table shortly after introducing herself. Her name was Celine, and she was a ray of light! Very sweet and attentive. She quickly poured our coffee and brought 2 muffins to the table. These are complimentary muffins, and let me tell you... they are DELICIOUS. They have a walk up bakery right next to the café, and every single thing i've purchased from them has been top notch. The muffins also come with homemade whipped butter which compliment the flavors perfectly. Celine gave us a few minutes to look at the menu and came back to take our orders. My mom and I both ordered the triple decker turkey club sandwich. One with parmesan fries and the other with fried onion petals. Now, after this, my mom had an OOPSIE and spilled her water cup all over the table. Of course she was embarrassed and panic just engulfed us...Without asking, a worker by the name of Javier appeared at our side to help. Of course it was embarrassing...but he was so kind about it and made my mom feel better. He got more napkins and then held out his serving tray telling us to just push the ice onto that and he will take care of it. He literally stepped into action...where I feel others would just walked by at other places until you ask or make eye contact with panic. Javier, thank you so much, you are a sweetheart and theyre lucky to have you. After that whole excitement, our food quickly came out. It looked delicious...and I have had onion rings but never fried onion petals! I LOVED THESE!! They are so much better than traditional onion rings. The turkey club was loved by both of us, and the parmesan fries were great. Celine checked in on us regularly and refilled our coffees along with that. It definitely was a great brunch that we had, and we were lucky to have had the service from Celine and Javier on our visit. I will DEFINITELY be back! and recommend you take a nice drive one day to try it out.

Haven't ate here in months. They have new items in the menu. Service is excellent and everything we…read moreordered is delicious. Good space, clean and now they have a hook under the table to hang your purse or bags. Always enjoy the visit here and leave with a smile on your face.

I love their sandwhiches before I head to Harrah's casino, Jessica and Chan is soo nice love their…read morefriendliness also the sandwhiches are soo huge it can feed 2 people, I love making my own from turkey, provolone and the veggies, from olives, cucumbers, and Alfalfa sprouts, come check it out.

Visited 4/2/2025 Wow…read moreMade a quick stop here to check out the new Rincon Market. Very impressive for a tribal market. Great selection of meats and produce and grocery's. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Inside there is a Great Sandwich Deli serving a nice menu and variety of hot and cold sandwiches. Also a Deli Meat Counter with a selection of Boar's Head Deli Meat's and Cheese I ordered a Sammy Special Hot Sandwich on Toasted Rye Bread. It was loaded with sliced Meats and Cheese. Excellent Sandwich. Whenever I'm over that way I'll be stopping in for more of the menu.

Easy to get a table and service right away. Portions were…read morelarge--enough for meals for each of the four of us. The marinara was delicious. The garlic bread was unexpectedly good. The salads were mixed greens, cucumbers, and tomatoes--not just the typical iceberg lettuce. Sausage hero was delicious. Chicken piccata was tasty. The chicken was cooked tender, just right, and the broccoli was al dente. The cappellini was a tad too soft. Eggplant parmigiana was just right. Crispy outside and soft and chewy inside. Marinara was plentiful. Spaghetti was a bonus. The frutti da mare with clams, mussels, and shrimp, and big pieces of red and green bell pepper and onion in a slightly spicy marinara sauce over al dente linguine was perfect. Yum. We will be back next week.

Hubby and I were in the mood for some pizza and decided to stop at Portino's in Valley Center on…read morethe way back from a day in Pauma Valley. We split a bottle of Chardonnay and ordered a pizza along with the chicken parmigiana. The food was fine, nothing particularly memorable, but it hit the spot. The atmosphere was friendly, and the staff was kind, though the service was noticeably slow. The place was quite crowded, and it seemed like the servers disappeared into the kitchen for long stretches, which left us waiting more than we would've liked. In fact, be prepared to wait during peak times. That said, it's a charming little spot, and I appreciate being able to support a local business. I wouldn't go out of my way to dine here, but if I'm in the area again, I'd give it another shot.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars! This family bakery is absolutely fantastic with wonderful…read morecustomer service. I found them during my usual bouts around the sunset market in Oceanside and saved their card for when I was ready to make a macaron order for my wedding. I reached out to them a few months before and squared away the order and details through messaging. They explained everything and offered ideas for my vision that would be easiest. So incredibly helpful! They made it so easy and efficient. Once everything was chosen for the macaron order, we set a date and time for pickup that was closest to me (sunset market) and it was so easy to store the macarons for the few days leading up to our wedding. The macarons were DELICIOUS and fresh (even though we froze them for storing them in-between the pickup and event). Not only did we love the macarons but so did our guests. We couldn't have asked for anything better. Absolutely can't wait to work with them again :)

WOW!!!!! Bestess most delicious Macarons ever!! Thank you for being at Oside Sunset Market! I will…read morefight the crowds to get to you!!

Valley View Casino is one of my favorite casinos in the area. Their buffet is easily one of the…read morebest in San Diego, especially the all-you-can-eat lobster nights, which are a big highlight. The atmosphere is lively and they even have live bands on some days, which adds to the experience. Service can be a bit slower during busy times, but overall it's still a fun place to visit. Helpful tip: you do need to be a card member to access the buffet, so it's a good idea to call ahead to confirm details before heading over.

The "buffet" is very hit or miss depending on the day and time you go, and if you get a great…read moreserver. And I put buffet in quotations because it's not actually a standard buffet, but more of a sit down "all you can eat". You need to be at blue card level (2nd tier level) to gain access to the buffet but they sometimes will let new people or red cards enter if they aren't busy. There's also a mandatory $8 (recently raised from $7) tip per person that's dining. If you're not black card (highest tier) you usually have to wait 1-2 hours before even being called to get in line. Then you have to wait in line 20-45 additional minutes before being seated. Black cards get to skip the initial wait and go directly into the line to wait to be seated. Once you're seated you get to choose a soup, salad, or both and then wait for them to bring you the food. Then you have to wait again for your server or try to flag one down to place another round of orders. On average my family has noticed people usually only do the appetizer round, one or two main rounds, and dessert because of the long service times. My family averages around 4-5 main rounds so we sit there for 3-4 hours sometimes with the majority of that time just waiting. The service is the main reason I say this place is hit or miss. If you get a nice and attentive server then everything goes great, but some of the servers are very noticeably there to just do the minimum amount for the job and that's it. Some servers will listen to your orders and actually tell you what additional options there are (like for the lobster tails we didn't even know until months later that we could get it with garlic butter or different sauces on top of it), and some even go and get the food to bring directly to you if they notice you've been waiting too long. Others.. will look around and barely hear what you're ordering and get the whole plate wrong or forget items for your order, resulting in you only getting 2 or 3 of what you asked for instead of the whole 4 that you're supposed to get. Or sometimes the opposite happens where they bring 2-3 of the same item on one plate and none of the other items that you ordered. It's already bad enough that most of the time, the servers only come to your table every 30-45 minutes so you're waiting an incredibly long time just to get one plate of food. The best times to go are definitely the weekdays very early right when they open (if you're not a black card) and the worst times are Fridays and weekends. They also have a recommendation to not have groups larger than 4 because they either split you up or you have to wait an extremely long time for a table to accommodate your group (because they only have 2 tables for large parties). They honestly should just turn the cafe dining room into an additional dining area for the buffet since that space goes wasted after they close and the cafe is literally right on the other side of the wall of the buffet. We've been coming here every other Friday for the drawings for almost 2 years now and the service is so inconsistent but the food is great! There has only been one time I was served a rancid lobster tail and almost threw up in the dining area. The menu changed last month and we tried the new tenderloin, it was absolutely perfect. But then a few weeks ago we tried it again and it was served well done even though we all asked for medium rare (and that's the last time we ever ordered the tenderloin because of that). One problem that happened the other day though was that the people doing the seating weren't seating any of the black card line. There were 8 tickets lined up and only 4 for the other line, but they kept seating the other side and kept putting up a new ticket. The group in front of us had 2 disabled people waiting for 30 minutes (and one of them was missing a leg). I felt so bad for that guy. The explanation was that "we have to follow the timestamp on the tickets to seat people fairly" but hello??? We're not blind. No one was being seated in the black card line for 30 minutes, even small groups of 2 that were in front of us started complaining. I don't understand the "timestamp" bs because we can actively see people getting in the other line, paying waaaay after the 3 groups ahead of us AND us, and still get seated before us. A group of 5 that paid after us in the general line got seated before any of the 3 groups ahead of us. It was just ridiculous but was a one off bad experience compared to the hundred we've had but thought I'd mention it. We still love coming to eat here because the food is great and consistent and almost all of us are black card members so we get food vouchers, but the service definitely needs some improvement or at least consistency equal to the food quality.

"carnitas el teco", in valley center, california…read more---------------------------------- omg- "excellent homemade carnitas" so, we were on vacation near valley center, ca, we were looking for an authentic mexican restaurant to go to, my husband saw a facebook ad pop up about homemade carnitas near where we were....so yes, we are so glad we decided to go give them a try! these homemade carnitas are the "bomb". soooo goood soooo taassstttyy not to hot, just right for us! if you carnitas, you've got to give them a try!!!! this was a great find for us, it ended up being our favorite meal on our trip....! the family was so nice, they have tables set up so you can sit and enjoy your food there, or you can take out, very sweet family, best mexican food we've had in a long time!!!! 5+++ go check them out, won't know what you're missing till you try it!!! soooooo goooood!

Great food very tasty and everything fresh and warm. Would definitely recommend 100% soon to move…read moreto a better location near the area.

They have made some changes, and freshened up the decor. Lots of tvs now, great place to watch a…read moregame. Every food item I've tried is good so far.

I was really hoping things would improve under new ownership, but the fabulous Fat Ivor's flavor is…read morelost. With each new owner, the essence of what made this place amazing is chipped away. It's become downright disrespectful to the memory of the originators. The potato skins have been hit by shrinkflation. Tiny potatoes with hardly any bacon bits. Greasy and bland. The dressings taste like they come out of an industrial bucket. Gummy, weird mouth feel, and bland. Fat Ivor's was once famous for their homemade dressings. Even if maybe only semi-homemade, they were a thousand times better than what is currently being served. The ranch and blue cheese dressings had a cult following. I knew a girl who would buy the ranch by the quart every week to enjoy at home. Broasted chicken is special and very difficult to find. It should never have been removed from the menu. Bring back the old logo! Bring back the quality! Not opposed to freshening up the menu, but totally desecrating what makes a place special is disgraceful.

Delicious and authentic Tex-Mex food. Son had carnitas burrito who enjoyed it. Wife ordered the…read moreflautas which she loved and I had the surf and turf tacos--delicious. Everything is flavorful and fresh. We will come back. From the outside there is more than meets the eye. They accept credit cards also, great for groups and dog friendly.

Awesome place with the orange sauce being the best! Food is great and the service is amazing!…read more These pple are humble and awesome!