While visiting Soboba Casino for the second time in one week to use my free play, my dad, wife,…read moresister, and brother-in-law decided to have lunch at the Fairway Cafe. The Fairway Cafe is located inside Soboba Casino.
Last week, we had lunch at this same cafe while visiting with my wife, dad, sister, and son-in-law, and it was excellent across the board.
This time, it was not quite as good, for a couple of reasons.
Service: From the moment we ordered our food, not a single employee approached our table for thirty-four minutes and eleven seconds. Usually, we receive our food within fifteen to seventeen minutes.
The large restaurant had only eleven other guests seated at various tables during our visit, so I'm unsure why this delay was so unusual.
Food: This time, the food was not as good. The steaks my dad and wife had were dry and had too much fat. A-1 steak sauce was requested to try to add flavor.
My sister and I both ordered the Fiesta Lime Chicken. On paper, it sounded perfect for us, but when it arrived, we found out that bones were still in the chicken, as that's how they prepare it here. I hate bones in my chicken after a choking incident a few years ago.
I might have missed the mention of bones on the menu, or I simply don't recall. My mistake for comparing this Fiesta Lime Chicken to Applebee's, which is boneless and I absolutely love.
The potatoes included with our dishes were cold. Maybe our food sat too long before serving--we'll never know.
Our waitress came by once more to check on us. We could have mentioned everything above then, but we chose not to, fearing another long wait to fix things, so we kept quiet.
She also dropped off the check and offered dessert options, which we kindly declined because we just wanted to leave and get back to the slot machines.
Overall, it was a so-so dining experience.
