Before we moved here a friend of mine kept telling me we'd have to go to Walter's, that is was this schmancy place in Claremont. Not what we expected but still good. It looks like a New American eatery but it's really an Afghan place (with other cuisines thrown in). The appetizer plate with the grape leaves and fried triangles of potatoes and meat and the hummus and baba ganoush all very good. We had a yogurt chicken special with rice, also good. Our waiter spaced out and forgot our champagne but then the restaurant comped it. Definitely a place to take guests and for a special occassions. read more

I find this place odd... There are a lot of people who LOVE Walter's, I'm just not one of them. I've been here several times with both family and friends, for breakfast and lunch. I find the food average at best and the Afgan dishes better than their American counterparts... But really, most people come here for it's location and the fact that it's one of the 'nicer' restaurants on this street. It is nice dining al fresco, but the decor is a bit strange for my taste and the service has always been mediocre at best... read more

This is the perfect place for a brunch with friends. I came here on a Saturday morning with some friends. We wanted to sit outside on their little patio, and our server came right away and gave us some bread and butter while we were looking through the menu. We all just ordered water. I wasn't that hungry so I just ordered their 1-egg combo, which came with toast and hash browns. The food came pretty quickly and was pretty good but nothing too fancy. My friend's BLT looked really good though! At some point, our server knocked over the vase of flowers and spilled water everywhere. After that, she didn't really come to check up on us at all. It wasn't the best brunch experience I've had, but the atmosphere of the restaurant is pretty nice. I might come back, maybe for indoor seating next time. read more

What a disappointment...when I lived in Claremont until about 4 years ago, Walters was a go-to place - an interesting enough menu, food was good (never outstanding) and almost always good service, friendly and accommodating wait staff. But last weekend when my son and I went for a birthday brunch, we were very surprised at the blasé attitudes of the staff-like they hadn't been instructed in basic customer service. The eggs Benedict was cold-congealed Hollandaise and soggy lukewarm muffins. Pancakes were so out of the box, spongy and served with little hard to open plastic syrup packets and very hard foil wrapped oats of butter. Weak, wretched coffee. I did mention our dissatisfaction but basically got shrugs and the bill. It's too pricey to ignore and not at least give others a head's up- it's not the Walters It used to be! read more

Celebrated a birthday here tonight. We were seated next to the sidewalk and had a cold breeze throughout dinner. The short ribs were actually roast beef, and cost as though it was short ribs. The food was just ok. If there is no better option and you are ok with cafeteria food then go for it. But the prices are too high for the quality and atmosphere. We won't be back. read more

Large location with lots of outdoor seating to accommodate the Covid restrictions. They have a lot of gluten free items! I was really impressed with my pizza and my sister got a gluten free pasta dish that was also very good! read more

Went here for brunch but unfortunately the food is not that good, very bland and tasteless which is disappointing because the menu sounds incredible online. Also, had a quite odd experience when it came to the bill, they bring a cardholder out to you and the server had preselected their own tip percentage so found that to be really odd because it felt forced upon. I will say the place does have good ambiance. read more

Cute place in Claremont! Got a tabouleh which tasted pretty good- it was around $8. Only thing is that it didn't come with any pita bread or nan, so you have to order your own side of it. It's only like $2 for the side though. Fresh ingredients. I'm definitely going back! read more

Walters - Tabouli - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Claremont, California

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Had a private event with about twenty people. The service was prompt. The ambiance of the room was intimate yet spacious. The food was great, appetizers drinks and entrees. (Try the tandoori salmon!) Our server was Miguel. Manager was Jessica. Both along with staff took care of us very well. Will use them again for private dinner in the future. read more

Thefood we had was good; however be aware when you receive your bill the tip will automatically go to a 22 percent tip. This is the default setting. Really! This is not a five star restaurant. Even Guy Savoy in Paris, France doesn't do that. read more

I used to really enjoy coming to Walters until recently. Now, not so much. This is due to the service provided by specifically the owners. My family and I rented a private room here for a graduation celebration. We had a great time and the waiters were wonderful. However, when it came time to pay for the bill, which was previously discussed and agreed upon, there were extra fees on the bill that weren't mentioned in conversations prior. We simply asked the owners, who gave us the bill, in a very nice way because we just wanted clarification, and they snapped at us immediately. They got so defensive, and acted as if we accused them of lying. We tried to explain why we thought it was different than what we previously discussed. I swear, they acted as if we insulted them straight to their faces. Obviously we didn't, we just wanted to know why those extra charges were there. It was a simple and honestly very reasonable question. I mean, it's not like we were gonna refuse to pay a couple hundred dollars when the total tab was already in the thousands. At that point we weren't concerned about the money per se, we just wanted to know why the charges were there. It is unfortunate because they seemed really welcoming up until that point. Still don't know why they got defensive and rude. It was an off putting moment. Not sure if I'll be coming back soon for that reason. Did not enjoy that my family and I were talked to in that way, especially by the owners. As owners, they should be okay answering simple questions without reacting so poorly. We were not treated well at the end of our visit. read more

Hidden gem in downtown Claremont! The patio/courtyard dining area is large and great for accommodating large parties. Firepits and heating lamps available when the weather is cool. Varied menu with delicious and flavorful Afghan and California inspired items. We felt safe as social distancing was enforced and all servers wore masks and faceshields. read more

I really am sorry to write this , but I convinced my friends to come to Walters on our regular Tuesday night meetings . This is our third time in two months as we rotate between a few places . Every time we have waited at least 35-40 minutes just for our wine . Maybe Tuesday's are very slow and there are not enough employees around but not only the service Is slow food is marginal too . Am waiting for the check now since asking for it another 35 minutes and counting . read more

We were impressed when we walked in. It's a very nice looking restaurant. Our problems started at the podium. We were not really greeted. We had a reservation. The guy hardly looked at us as he said, follow her. We were first seated at a small table. It was the oddest sized table in the place. Two of us were tall and the decision to put us at this table seemed punitive. We asked to be moved, since the area was completely empty. The servers seemed to be either new or unfamiliar with working in the food service industry. Our server was unfamiliar with his menu. He couldn't recommend any wine and didn't know the specials. He depended on us to just look at the menu and know what we wanted. They spoke very little and there was someone assigned to each task (drinks, ordering the meal, bread, extra napkins, etc.). We felt sometimes like we were playing a game of charades. Someone would come to our table and just stand there. No talking. We would have to guess what they wanted. We also had to ask to have appetizer plates, salad plates, 11 empty glasses that were on our table when we sat down removed. We felt like we were doing all the work! We were not in a hurry. We ordered wine and an appetizer. We talked and then ordered salads. We no sooner started on our salads when our dinner came! They pushed our salad plates aside to put our meals in front of us. We were flabbergasted. We struggled unsuccessfully to enjoy our salads before our dinner got cold. We had to ask for everything. We asked for a second glass of wine. 15 minutes went by and no wine came. We asked again and got the wrong wine. Blah! Terrible house wine. We asked to correct it. We had to ask for the dessert menu and then asked to order dessert. They never asked if we wanted coffee or anything. They were reactionary servers. They have jobs but don't want to actually work. Very 'today' work ethic. This review makes it sound like we were difficult patrons, but we were just a regular trio Just trying to get standard service from a nice restaurant. read more

Really impressed with their happy hour offerings -- something for everyone for sure! And super impressed with their beautiful patio! Can't wait to come back to continue my journey through their appetizers. read more

We've been coming to Walters for years and this place is great. If your in the Claremont area it's a must. Food is excellent. Afghan fries are amazing and the rib eye never disappoints. Service here is always good too! 5 stars!! read more

In past visits, I would give Walter's a 5-star, but today... Barely 2. The couscous salad - MISNAMED! It should be called the tomato salad. There was literally about a tablespoon of couscous (that's it) spread among cut-up tomatoes (seemed like two cups of tomatoes), carrots and a bit of cucumber with a some chicken. Very disappointed. read more

Ordered 2 Angel haired pastas and a iced tea for the two of us. The pasta came out in three minutes which makes me believe nothing was even cooked because both of our plates were dry and bland and no taste once so ever. I asked the waiter if I could get some garlic and olive oil and basil on the side to try and get some flavor for my dishes so they gave me olive oil and garlic and then said that they did not have any basil. Come on now it's on the menu and is a key ingredient. I sent mine back and finished my $4.50 iced tea and left I noticed their menu was very pricey and for $17 for pasta that I could get a couple noodle for 35 cents that would have tasted better than that. There was also very little chicken on the plate and was dry and tasteless The wait staff was friendly And management where are you how come you didn't come out and apologize for your poor food and there lack of. read more

Thank you Walter's for making our Wedding day luncheon with our closest family members such a great and memorable experience. A special thank you to David the events coordinator there for being so attentive and accommodating. He responded to my emails with lightening speed and always so helpful. Also we cannot leave out Chrissy our private bartender for the luncheon. She brought so much joy to all our guests. Even our little guests were so in awww by her as she poured their sodas and made them feel so included. We will definitely continue to dine there. They are amazing!!!! read more

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What Chuck V said in March. went for brunch and the service was HORRIBLE. Food was medium. Thought we'd give it another try last night. The service was "somewhat" better but this time the food was DREADFUL. I know I could send it back but: a) why should I think the third time would be any better? b) I don't have the time for the kitchen to finally "get it right" I know people are going to say: Who would order fried chicken at a place like Walters. Answer: some one who orders it off THEIR menu. If it's on the menu it SHOULD be edible. Twice burned ... never again. read more

For the service our waiter was great but food was not good for me it was cold meat dry old food for the cost not appropriate expensive for old meal. read more

We haven't been to Walters since April of this year. So, my wife and I decided to eat at Walters in Claremont after a long stint. Having said that, the restaurant has made many changes to their staff, menu and chefs. What a huge disappointment ...... in short , save your money because the food was terrible and so was the service, too! read more

So first off the food was decent, probably 3 star, but the service was less than 1 star. The first problem was that the restaurant had no menu, only a q code. I get it, no touch COVID compliant, we'll we are well past that at this point. Drinks were ordered and came about 20 min later. The waiter eventually came to take our food order, what I wanted, they were out of. No problem, I'll look at the menu and order something else. By the time the waiter came back to take my order my companion wanted to change their order to the same thing that I ordered, waiter said your order is about to come out. Who would put an order in without the rest of the guests finishing their order. We ordered a second round of drinks, they eventually came out when the meal was done. No clearing of the plates, no , how was everything. I come from a family of chefs, the only reason we dine out is for the service. If that's what your looking for don't go here read more

We had great dessert and lattes with very friendly waitress and waiter. The ambience was beautiful with fountain sounds in the background and beautiful classic music with an indoor outdoor patio.Definitely going back and highly recommend anyone to enjoy a romantic classy casual experience! read more

Walters - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Claremont, California

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Oh Walter's, you're breaking my heart. Last night was the last time I will be going to this restaurant and as soon as I walked in I told my boyfriend "Uh-oh, looks like Walter's is going down soon". The appearance of the restaurant is going downhill and when I ordered a vodka cranberry, I would have sworn the house vodka was rubbing alcohol. I am by no means an alcohol snob, but oh boy that cheap vodka will put some hair on your chest. Anyway, on top of that the first thing we were served was 2 pieces of cold bread for a party of 3 people. Okay, fine. Whatever because I was ordering the bruschetta anyway. The bread in the bruschetta was clearly pretty old and stale (no, unfortunately not just overly toasted becauseit was very chewy). My daughter who is 8 and has a pretty bland pallete order the spaghetti with butter and cheese and received angel hair with absolutely nothing on it, it wasnt even cooked in salted water, so you can imagine it was pretty bad even for such a simple dish. My boyfriend and I both ordered the rib eye steak (at $38 a plate, but hey it was my birthday) and the steak was very low quality meat unlike any other time I have been there. The vegetables and mashed potatoes were both cold (and the vegetables were practically raw) so I couldn't deal with it and sent it back. The cook MICROWAVED the entire plate and ruined the entire meal, but granted it was hot.....in places. I cannot believe we paid 130 dollars for that meal, I feel like a sucker but I can only complain so many times before my anxiety says the cook is going to spit in my food. Since it was my birthday the waiter offered me a free dessert and I chose the Tiramisu, which was as bland and dry as the steak. Dang Walter's, what happened to the place with the most amazing brunch buffet ever? You all are going to be shut down any minute now if thats what you think you can serve people. I'm so completely disappointed I would never come back here. Hope you guys can turn it around, but I doubt I'd give it another chance after last night. read more

I went here for lunch on a weekday with two other people. I ordered the Afghan Burger. It was pretty good. I'd never had anything like it before. it wasn't incredible, but very enjoyable. The Afghan Fries were interesting. they might not have been my favorite type of fries, but they were still pretty good and definitely worth trying if you've never tried that kind of fry before. Someone who I was with ordered the tandoori lamb burger and he said that he really liked it. He would definitely recommend that. I would like to try that burger next time I go to the restaurant. I liked that the restaurant put a pitcher of water on my table. The wait staff was nice and attentive. Overall, I'd give this restaurant a 4. pretty good. not amazing, but pretty good. read more

Everything was great from the food to the service! Brooke is an awesome bartender and very friendly and helpful!

Just hosted our high school reunion here and had a great time. The staff is as friendly and accommodating. The food service was very timely as well. We had lemon chicken, seasoned rice and veggies. All served warm in chafing containers and tasted good. The bar service was awesome and friendly. Our area was perfect since we were in the courtyard with side rooms for activities. Free and plentiful parking too All in all in really met our needs. read more

Went for brunch for a friends bday and we had such bad service. Our waiter seemed to not care about us and only took our order and then pretty much forgot about our table. I can only remember he was a white guy and his name started with a Z that's how good he interacted with us. It took one full hour to get our meals let alone a drink refill. He didn't deserve the tip he got which was already included in our bill. read more

This wasn't our first time here but it will be our last. They clearly don't want our business. It's never been that great but our daughter wanted to eat outside so we gave it a shot. I'm sorry because it was an expensive, not so great experience. Pros: large portions, even on the small plates. Nice location with outside seating--if you're on the street side; otherwise the patio is hot. Cons: older hostess who sat us was a bit arrogant and rude (others were polite and welcoming). Service--we were mostly ignored. There were servers in our group who are usually sympathetic but even they said it was bad. We were there for a weekday lunch when they were not that busy. There were empty tables on the nicer street side patio but we were told they were all reserved; then we saw a party with no reservations who came in right after us who were seated at a "reserved" table. Food is expensive and not very good. Clam chowder was over seasoned with dill and was disgusting. Spinach and cheese quiche had so much spinach and so little egg and cheese it was like eating lawn clippings. Crust was soggy. Tuna melt was big but bland. Bruschetta was good. Ginger chicken was more of a soup but had good flavor. Bread was fresh and warm. Our take: There are so many better places to eat where they appreciate your business. Don't support places where they're rude and the food is bad. read more

A friend recommended this place. Extremely disappointed both food and service were horrible. The food was cold and had bad odor the rice was hard It felt like i was eating left overs. That night both my husband and I had diarrhea its clear there is hygiene issue. Did not give them any tips and wrote them a note about our bad experience. read more

Cozy place, delicious food, friendly, timely service, and relaxing jazz live music. Will visit again in the future.

My friends and I had a fabulous lunch in a beautiful setting. We were greeted and served water and bread right away. I ordered a turkey selection with all the trimmings and loved it! Homemade sliced turkey with a generous amount of gravy and enough to feed two. My friends food looked and tasted great too. We were having our coffee refilled regularly and didn't have to wait for our waiter to visit us. We have dined during Happy Hour- a fabulous menu with a great selection of drinks. The outdoor patio setting is great in a Covid world. We'll be back more often! read more

Husband and I went last night. Not only was the service absolutely horrible the food was tasteless. Never again. Save your money

I used to love to dine here at Walter's. Must have changed management because it is not the same experience. I had brunch last Sunday, chicken sausage and hashbrowns. The chicken sausage was absolutely tasteless, and Denny makes way better hashbrowns than these bland, greasy ones. I will say the poached eggs were cooked perfectly. I've had several recent experiences. Sad that it has changed so much. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. Not worth my time or money. Management is awful and they do not care. You can can tell they only care about money and not the quality of their restaurant. I believe it was the owner that was yelling at the staff I front of customers, which is very unprofessional and made me very uncomfortable. My waiter was very nice and was very helpful and efficient, but the management is what made me not want to return. read more

My husband and I have been dining at Walter's for years. We especially go there for breakfast/brunch. My friend was here for the weekend from the bay area and we ordered the Eggs Benedict and the Afghan Patty & Eggs. The Afghan fries that came as a side for the Afghan Patty and Eggs are still my favorite it was yummy but it was kinda greasy this time. I think the quality and presentation of their food has gone downhill compared to the past. The Afghan Patty was oozing with juice/liquid they didn't give the patty time to rest. My plate had a lot of juice/liquid from the patty. Their red and green saucea are still the same, it's still good just enough spice. My friend ordered the Eggs Benedict, it didn't look appealing. The hollandaise sauce had a lot of air bubbles and didn't really have good flavor. The eggs on the english muffin was poached but it was overdone. It was hard boiled eggs. It just seems like the cooks or the chefs didn't care and just served the food without even checking...no quality control. It was just kinda embarrassing for me because I told my friend that we've been going to this restaurant for years and we didn't have a pleasant experience with the food. The service was ok I informed our server about the eggs on the Eggs Benedict and he gave us credit on our coffees and offered to change the eggs on the Benedict but we didn't have time to wait for the eggs because my friend had a plane to catch. My friend didn't even finish her portion of this dish because it was really disappointing...sorry to say this. Management/chefs need to be on top of the quality of food and the place needs to be renovated somehow. There are a lot of other restaurants in the area so they need to address this as soon as possible. Not sure if I'll be back anytime soon. read more

Walters - Eggs Benedict (dry not enough hollandaise sauce and overcooked yolk) very disappointing - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Claremont, California

So I come here often with my friends, usually during the evenings. Really good place for dining with family or friends and good food with a wide verity of options. However the only time I see the server is when we first get there and the "server assistant" are usually the only ones within reach in case we needed something from the kitchen or bar. Also I'm not sure if it's normal to sit people inside the back dining rooms (very classy) but it didn't seem like anybody really knew we were back there the first time I was sat there last weekend. (One of the assistants had an 'oh snap' look when he noticed us through the window back there and got us water and bread right away!) haha it's kind of a big restaurant honestly. But I just think the communication can always improve between the employees. :) Other than that the food was good as well as the environment and my friends and I will always enjoy walters, we know you guys have been busy lately so keep up the hard work. read more

I don't like to write bad reviews but sadly a week ago I was walking by Walters restaurant and dessert display caught my attention and decide to buy the lemon raspberry cake. I was so disappointed I paid almost $11 dls for a thin slice of cake!! I don't mind paying if is good but the cake seem like it was old and stael seem like it was sitting there for a week so ;( read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants! Huge patio outdoor with plastic partitions between tables and great music. Everything on the menu is amazing from the Tandoori Salmon to the Serrano Chicken Pizza to the Margherita pizza! Staff is super accommodating and friendly. You really cannot go wrong with Walters! read more

Walters - Margherita Pizza - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Claremont, California