My spouse and I just visited the new Serrano Vista Cafe with my Mother-In Law on Sat. Oct. 30, 2021. Let us share with you the great experience we had, the food was the mouthwatering delicious! The service was the best and very prompt. Our host was Anthony and Aaron they both were very professional and courteous the best service we have had. We felt very welcome there. We will definitely be back, we do recommend this restaurant to everyone!! David and Saylia M. read more

António and Sonya and guess Services took care of the situation I had an aunt gave me of a food credit for the last of unfortunate experience I had they were very helpful and very nice and that's why I come to San Manuel or llama bar all the time thank you so much and your name is Sonia add Ansonia as the other person that helped me and guest services thank you very much to Sonia and António read more

The restaurant is 3/4 empty but the wait is 1.5 hrs because they don't have enough staff...maybe pay employees a living wage?

I like this place. Cool spot to enjoy time with friends and family. Definitely coming back.

It is kind of disappointing that there is not enough staff to cover the tables. Hostess was nice. Can't comment on food or service.

Ordered not to put anything...clerk no personality...cool atmosphere...however burnt hotdogs...not very well .... read more

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The best pastrami sandwich in the town clean and elegant place, service always welcome and friendly

Aaron behind the bar just ignore us as another guest took a shot and left. He was just starring her down as she had walked away ignoring the fact he just took our order and didn't even make it. I had to ask another server to take our order. Then he talked about her in a seductive way as if there's no one else sitting here waiting for our order. The food came out slow, and others were leaving left and right 'cause they didn't get served their orders. The worst experience I ever had at San Manuel restaurant. read more

We loved the place ..clean..and food was amazing..my family plan to make this a regular stop for us.

I love the Serrano Vista Cafe!! My favorite is the Dynamite Bakes Salmon dish. Amazing service and great tasting food. My waiter Michael was amazing, and very professional!! He gave me all his awesome recommendations. Definitely ask for Michael if he is available because he provides the best service hands down. read more

Their menu got changed and they don't serve the good one anymore their prices went higher and their food taste got worse, i ordered chicken spaghetti and the spaghetti was cold and tasteless and the chicken was not cooked properly and was literally like hospital food,no taste at all . I saw that our front table also weren't happy with their food too. My husband ordered carne sada bowl was more look like potato bowl.they put some little tiny pieces of meat on top you should order to get regret like us if you really want to try their food read more

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Terrific food. Impeccable service. Matthew my server was on point, attentive and top notch. Thanks

When I come to this casino I usually stay away from this restaurant. They have the slowest service ever! Dining wait is long and the to go wow is incredibly long. It could be the slowest evening and u still have to wait atleast an hour. I do not suggest this place at all whatsoever to get a quick bite. It's ridiculous 1 hour for dessert lol read more

Went when they first open food and atmosphere was amazing. Went back a month later and was deeply disappointed. Atmosphere was still amazing however the food took a bad hit. Wasnt the same. Seems like they changed food vendors. Even the bakery on the way out was disappointing. All the high quality that went into the casino and tgey cheapped out with the food. read more

This restaurant was such a great experience from the get go. I was quickly greeted by the hostess Reanna who was very friendly and seemed genuinely happy to be there. Once I sat the staff was very attentive and instantly took our drink order. Perfect Old Fashions!! Our waiter Irvin was beyond professional and friendly during our entire meal. It's like he knew we were going to ask for things before we even knew . The food was delicious and we even ended up getting dessert that we didn't need but definitely were glad we ordered!! I'll for sure be back to try out more items on this awesome menu. Thank you to the whole staff for a great experience overall. read more

I've been coming here since they first opened this cafe and always enjoyed the grill chZ with tomato soup but that's off the menu and it's been off for a while now too , I've come a different times and lately for the past three weeks I've been coming around 4/5:am I've had the rib eye and it's juicy tender and cooked to perfection (kudos to the graveyard cook !) however the em service has declined at each and every visit . Last week I sat at the bar and specifically told the Asian lady at the bar around 3:am that I would like my salad first and she seemed bothered the entire time . I got my coffee cold she said she didn't notice it was left out . My rib eye arrives then my salad arrives a few minutes later comes my coffee . No sight of management so I get up and ask the hostess if she can get my server since I needed my salad dressing from here service began to decline I never once seen the server (bartender) return and here comes another lady to follow up with me asking if it was tasting good so I let her know I had been waiting for my dressing mind you my main dish is getting cold since I specially asked for the salad first . She said sorry and left to get the dressing . At this point I noticed that everything else was going to be a worse experience I finally cut into my steak and it was rare . I asked for med well but got A bloody steak .. it's Kool for others who enjoy their meat cooked at that Temp . It looked good and juicy I tried to eat it but I just couldn't get to taking another bite . 30 minutes later returned the server ( bartender) I asked her for my check and I told her about my steak and she instead of asking me if anyone else helped she turned to a young man and told him that I was not happy with the steak and she then turned to me to say well you have to pay for your salad and coffee .. ( all this could've been prevented had she checked on me at least to see if I had gotten my meal right the first time and not wait for someone else to tell her . It's sad that a 5 star quality style restaurant has this kind of service and Its even sad to not see management touching tables no wonder the servers treat the guests the same way . That happened last week and this morning I'm here sitting again giving it another chance and thinking maybe it was an off kinda day for the employees but sadly it's only getting worse . I ordered the fries with asada and also a club sandwich and a coffee ( thank you Michael for starting a fresh pot of decaf !) I asked for my salad first and got the fries first again ! C'mon now . I get the fries and here come my server telling me I had to pay because it's close to 5 something am and all checks need to get closed or else it's going to be cash only payment and I won't be able to use any comps I'm like wth and I told him ok so you need me to close now ? I haven't even received my salad or my club sandwich smdh ! I gave him my card to close out my bill and give him his tip also without even receiving half my order ! This is ridiculous! Thanks Yamavaa for the freebies but please exclude this restaurant from any future visits of mine . I packed my food to go instead this morning as you can see by the picture I'm posting my plates just stayed in place and never got removed . Not one water or coffee refill , there's literally 3 tables in the restaurant and visible servers talking on the walkway and female walking with her cell phone in hand not even concerned about the table that's infront of the office where she came out from several times at least to acknowledge me " I would assume she can't miss me with my table being full of plates . This is the worse I've seen . My past visits before these three were amazing with another customer service caring employee Daniela I'm sorry I missed her and had I known I would've asked for her station instead . Well I'm sad to say I will miss my late/early rib eye . Once the server Michael asked me to close my check early and got tipped he came by only once more to ask if I was ok . This was almost an hour after . I'm doing this Yelp as I sit here still . Still no managers concerned . read more

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While the food and service was good my credit card was compromised after paying for our dinner. With in hours of paying for our meal fraudulent online charges were placed on my card. This is the only place I've used my card in the last week. While I would eat here again I will be paying with cash. read more

Came here in a whim because wanted a drink and decided to get an appetizer. MAN I was blown away! Their Ahi Poke and Patatas Bravas are BOMB! Their drinks are cool, but I can here for the food. Definitely recommend! read more

I have patronized The Vista (as I call it) since its opening in July of 2021. I've watched this place evolve quickly. The service has always been more pleasing than other restaurants like it but has improved where I did not expect it to. It will not matter who your server is, you can expect at the very least, nearly perfect service! If you are not a Turquoise card holder, I highly recommend making a reservation between the hours of 7:30 AM - 11:00 PM daily, without one you will wait for a table for at least an hour, but usually longer. The food is ever evolving but I think they have perfected their technique and are good to go, the only thing I would say the need to do is ease up on the salt shaker a couple of dashes or so because some of us suffer from higher blood pressure than others and once they add too much, there's no way to remove it! They have a 2 egg dish that is always on the menu but oddly comes with french fries; hopefully they will update this to a more appropriate breakfast type of potato although they do substitute for fruit. Since they are open 24/7 now, late night eats are more accessible to you night owls, so dig in. There is definitely a plate for every palate and their Vegan items are starting to expand as well! Now, if they would just create an amazing Strawberry Shortcake that would be most pleasing! Thanks Serrano Vista Cafe for knowing me by name every time I show up, I feel loved! Thanks Vista Crew! read more

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Great atmosphere, real nice hosts/servers. Good food as well. I have been here about a dozen times - mostly late at night but that should be irrelevant. The hosts are nice - just don't show up late for your reservation, they are just 'work by the book' :-). All the servers I have so far are terrific: very attentive, courteous, and friendly. The food is pretty good also. read more

Had cheeseburger with fries and lemonade last night. Fries were limp and somewhat soggy. Burger was tasteless, likely not fresh but made from frozen patty. Bun was a bit soggy too. Service was ok. Lemonade expensive at 4 dollars. read more

Extremely slow service - 45 minutes to get an appetizer and main dishes took an hour. No service on refilling ice tea or water. Food is mediocre.Would definitely not come back. read more

I had a horrible experience here. The waitress maria was extremely rude. She checked up on every table in her section besides ours. We had to waive her down. I ordered a sandwich with a side of fries, no tomato, and cheese. My sandwich took over 35min to come out and there was no cheese on it. When I told her about it, she acted rude and annoyed but she took my sandwich back. The bill also has extra charges on it and once again she was rude when we asked her to fix it. The food was okay. The bread on the sandwich was extremely hard and the sandwich itself was very bland. The french fries were good and so were the buffalo wings. read more

No tabasco. The manager had to look from another location. She was very nice to do it. The cook needs to educate themselves on how to make a club sandwich. Yes-in order to call it a club, it needs to have 3 slices of bread. PERIOD! Waitress Marie made up for the visit. The bus gal brought the rib eye steak without a steak knife. Bottom line..come at your own risk. You'll wait over an hour for an empty restaurant. This place is way over staffed. read more

Serrano Vista Cafe - Cafes Near Me - S Highland, California

I love eating at SV. The service is always excellent and the food is delicious. I heard there is a new lunch menu. I can't wait to try it.

I mobile ordered food and went to pick it up and I was told they threw it away. Food and service has been horrible lately.

I eat here relatively often. I have been helped by several different bartenders, usually get good service regardless of how busy they are and am always happy with the quality of the food. This particular time though i was helped by Samuel and was thoroughly impressed that despite me not being able to recall the last time he was my bartender, he remembered exactly which dish was my favorite. It's those little details that really make the experience feel personal and as someone who was once a server for many years, it's something I really appreciate and love seeing when I go out to eat. It's what separates the good employees from the great employees. He's a great one. read more

I experienced the worst diarrhea and nausea in decades after having a burger here last night. This was the only meal I ate yesterday and my stomach is like a tank, never breaks down. Almost called 911 as I felt I had to lie down on my bathroom floor. Luckily it's pretty much gone by day break. I guess it's impossible to completely avoid food poisoning no matter how much you take care or how clean the place is, just bad luck on my part. Anyway, with regards to the food, I was curious so I tried it but it turned out to be typical cafe food, not too bad, not too great. One thing excellent was the service. I was hoping it would be a bit higher end but hopefully the new ones coming this winter are better. read more

I don't enjoy writing bad reviews. Many who report them, had one bad experience and everything is ruined. The gave 2 stars because their food is pretty good, the restaurant is nice, Yaamava is great with comp food, the servers and host in the restaurant most of the time are polite and courteous but slow on their feet sometimes. But, the TO GO ORDER service is the worst! Picking up your food, there's no clear indication which line to go on. You have customers in 3 different lines..trying to pick up thei order. I've ordered to go many times, 90% of my orders are missing something or it's wrong. They don't bother reading notes or request either...condiments for your food. (this isn't the worst part) The person getting your food, are always slow...not one time, did I ever see any of them move with a bit of urgency, even when there are people piling up waiting to pick up their order. The worst part, they don't have any process in time management. I've seen this time and time again. The staff member, will only take 1 customer at a time -he/she will ask for your order number, it takes a few minutes just to get an order, with a bag. And, they give you an attitude and tell you to be patient when the customers have been patiently waiting. Here's some suggestions: put the orders in numeric order, so it doesn't take a few minutes just to find the order. Be clear which line to be to pick up an order, so you don't have customers creating 3 freaking lines (vip line is bs, staff doesn't honor it) and maybe, take at least 2 order numbers at a time? You have to hands, most orders fit in 1 bag. Move with some urgency sometimes, show the customers you actually care about the he service you're providing. read more

Best food in the Casino. Better than the Pines. Staff is excellent, Claudia was great and props to the manager Lisa. Keep up the good work.

Had breakfast .....$9 for short stack....I've seen kids meal pancakes that were bigger than these and had no flavor......wife said her french toast and bacon was the worst...toast was the thickness of a piece of wonder bread......service was good ....but quality and quantity is bad.....wont be back read more

Cafe's atmosphere is welcoming, the staff is super friendly. I was here for a client lunch and the staff is attentive and the service is quick. Presentation of meals were beautifully done and food is simply delicious. A must visit place if you're in the area. read more

I'm a regular at this casino. Like literally I'm here too much. The Grove express at this Cafe for Togo orders is so pathetic. Overpriced and a very small menu and half the menu is out of stock. I waited to leave this review with the patience and chances I gave. They're out of cheesecakes, turkey wrap, clam chowder etc. Literally it's sad menu. So this Cesar salad is 14 dollars.. It's my second time ordering. First time was a slap in the face. Alright.. Maybe the worker who's packaging is just having a bad, lazy day.. Slide. Tonight, ordered it again. Same crap! $14 dollars for salad without meat.. Not only that... It's Cesar salad... I received ranch dressing which defeats the purpose of what we call Cesar salad! I can go through a fast food drive through and get more lettuce than this.. I don't complain much at all and pretty easy going, but come on.. You're a casino making hundreds of thousands a day and this is what we're served? Especially vip rollers.. This place can be empty late early mornings and they're not taking guests when you see so many open tables and too many workers walking around trying to find a vase to straighten or wipe a table that is clean.. That's all. read more

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we have a reservation at 11:30am, we met Regina the front desk. she point blank told us you passed the 15mins.instead for trying to explained to us. (FYI! there is no such thing 15mins grace period in there term and policy)And she made it worst telling us we only have 3 servers today! And we were like??so? i don't think that's our problem.were just here to have a good experience. that's the problem of the management.Then we ask if there is something she can do. She just said will text you but you'll wait 30mins and you'll be in waiting list. The mere facts she handle this situation so bad makes us frustrated us a customers. When your looking forward for a great experience this things happened. We don't want to eat in this establishment because Regina but we decided to stay to give them a chance.But still 40mins to get your order. And people just passing by not even offering water.That's so ridiculous.. you can see a lot of them just walking. I'm not coming back. Jordan is nice.The food is not even good! read more

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Shout out to Samuel Medina, bartender at Serrano Vista Cafe! He's got such terrific personality and excellent customer service! He was always there for us, checking on us and it was such a wonderful experience being served by him! He was very professional and at the same time let us feel so important and welcomed! Jose, another bartender as well did the same. He has a good customer service as well! But Samuel was our overall server and we truly enjoyed his services! Kudos Samuel!!! We will ask for you when we go back!!! Not to lose this time but to win our money back !!!! In addition I also would like to compliment Walter for the services rendered to us. My family were there on the 8th of February and after losing heavily we decided to eat at Serrano cafe and he was the assigned server for our table. Walter has a pleasant personality, obviously has very good public relations, and very alert! He was very patient, fast, attentive and most of all very polite and respectful! That's just our kind of a server!!! Kudos Walter!!!! Additional review. read more

We had Cassie as our server, she was absolutely AMAZING! She was super attentive, super respectful & polite, very welcoming, and most of all patient! Our experience was great overall, Cassie made that possible! She also helped with recommending some menu items and it definitely did not disappoint! The atmosphere was welcoming and the dinning area is open, so you don't feel clustered when it's busy! Thank you Cassie & SVC team! read more

I was a walk in and was told I would be seated in approximately 40 mins. Went to play slots and returned at a hour later to inquire if a table was finally ready. Seems like they might have missed us because the host quickly went to speak with someone and sat us down shortly after. Our server, Hristo - along with the food, are the reasons I'm giving this review 5stars. The food was overall delicious and the service was impeccable. I will return to this place because of the experience I had. read more

I had brunch last Sunday and got severe food poisoning. After that, I couldn't eat anything, and I woke up around 3 am next day and vomited up all. I went to urgent care and I'm taking antihistamines, but rashes shows all over my body including my face and the symptoms are getting worse. I couldn't stay at my work and took days off. It was my 1st time to visit this restaurant, but I will never go this place again. I'm suffering too much now... read more

New menu new customer service .Shay outstanding service on top of customer needs. On the Mng side Mia excellent customer service with a smile that makes you feel welcome. Zach has gone above n beyond to have this employees servicing at this cafe give em a raise they deserve it. Don't forget to make reservations so you don't have long wait as I see lot of business coming their way!! read more

Will never eat here again due to gratuity policy and food server at cafe standing over me like a hawk to make sure we pay gratuity after bill was fully paid. FYI 5 people in your party automatically adds 18% gratuity at Yaamava. Just so everyone knows gratuity is optional and just because it is automatically added doesn't mean you have to pay it legally!!! Please everyone do not give gratuity unless they earned it!!! This is why the quality of everything has gone down as everyone expects a tip for doing their job as they are already paid for!!! read more