Okay, I've been coming here since 2000. The service has been a okay. Tonight was crappy. Diana or Dianna was my server and she lacks customer service. I waited quite a bit before she came to get my order. She was not friendly. It was a long wait for my drinks, didn't even offer if I want a bread while waiting or with my salad. I never had a Ceasar salad where it is not mixed with the dressing but okay. No silverware?? Hmmmm... She was nowhere to be found. I actually have to go find a staff for silverware. The food arrived and it was okay. I have never seen my server came to check on me. The wait even just to close my tab was a lifetime. FYI: It was not a busy night. I don't think I'll come back after this evening. I don't recommend this place to anyone. The 1 is for the ambiance at the patio. read more

I've been here 3 times and food is excellent. Will be back again when in town good comfort food. Liver and onions was fantastic. Prime rib excellent and French onion soup great. A+ read more

Stopped in here for lunch about a week after their "remodel". I am not sure what part of the restaurant was remodeled, but it was not the main sitting area. There was old food on the wall of our booth, and the seat was ripped. Server was nice & friendly. We ordered sandwiches...the turkey, which was 100% lunch meat out of a package, and the prime rib-type sandwich. the meat was pretty tough, but flavorful. I was expecting much more wow then we received. read more

Great for what it is. This isn't a fine dining establishment but also isn't a cheap fast food place. It is in between. Their French onion soup is amazing. I love their prime rib, fried zucchini, and their chef salad. Overall it is good food for a good price. read more

I've been there about 8 times. Each time I left wondering why anyone would go back. Nice building and nice people but the food is unbelievably bad. read more

When looking at the reviews for D'Carlos, I am always shocked to see the single stars. I see folks who state that the food made them ill, but I have never had any problems with anything on the menu making me ill. My bride and I eat there at least once a week and have never had bad service not bad food. Normally we will eat on a Tuesday for taco Tuesday/tequila night, but wont always get tacos. My last visit was 6 Jun 2017. The French Onion soup is incredible. We also had the prime rib sliders, fried green beans, and potato skins. We ordered the prime rib sliders rare and Cajun style. For me the Cajun style took something away from the prime rib flavor, but I won't deduct a star because it was that way by my request. We both get the perfect margaritas which are mad with patron. On Tuesdays this is a $4.50 Patron margarita which you can't beat anywhere. Stephanie was our server and she was attentive and personable. My 5 star rating is not simply on last nights meal, but is based on weekly trips for a couple of years. read more

We've lived in Ramona on and off over the past 26 years. This restaurant is either spot-on 5 stars or barely getting by with 1 star. The owners have changed hands and now the original owner has taken it back. One of our favorite menu items has been Prime Rib Bones. The first time we tasted them (circa 1990) we couldn't stop. We even ordered some to go for a midnight snack. Today I ordered some to-go for my wife (disabled) and they were fatty, grisley and flavorless. I ordered my favorite Lamb Shanks. They are out-of-this-world delicious......accept what I got when I got home was a dry pork chop, no baked potato and a carrot and couliflower veggie mix that was over steamed, unseasoned and limp as a noodle. My 89 year old mom and I ate-in for lunch. She ordered a chicken breast lunch which was almost inedible. I hate chicken breasts because no one seams to know how to make one juicy and tender. What she received was a bone-dry, unseasoned version of a Chickfila sandwich left out for a few days. I do need to give props for the Ahi Salad. The dressing was wonderful. The fish was okay if you're not familiar with tuna. The greens were crisp and fresh. The restaurant was well decorated and the service excellent, however, we didn't go there for service. Based on our dining experiences this place is over-priced for the quality of food served. Ramona=Fine dining???? I don't think so. I liked the 'ol cowboy cooking. read more

HORRIBLE ALL AROUND!!!! I've been coming here for years ( Ramona Resident since 1986) and something told me maybe I should go somewhere else when I saw the local ads in the menu. I haven't been in awhile, but we decided to order anyway...I mean, how bad could it be.............. My husband and I ordered the Prime Rib cooked medium with baked potato and salad. First off the salad was pathetic, it was just lettuce, splash of dressing and 5 little croutons. Cheap lettuce in a bag....then the Prime Rib came out....WHERE'S THE PINK JUICY MIDDLE? It looked more like shredded pork than Prime Rib. It was dry, shredding and a weird poo green color. We didn't even bother telling the waitress because she never came by to refill our ice tea or even ask how the meal was. When she did finally come back, she saw we didn't eat our Prime Rib and said" Oh look, now you have something for tomorrow." It was so obvious that there was something wrong. We just paid and left, no sense arguing about it, they lacked customer service anyway, that part wouldn't have been any better and probably would have made us even more p***** off. read more

I truly enjoyed the Filet Mignon! Seasoned. With a bleu cheese salad and loaded potato. Best yet, if you arrive early for din, you enjoy a 10% discount. Didn't think too much of the burger. read more

D'Carlos - Bacon avocado cheese burger. It was just ok. (Too cheesy) Try the Filet Mignon instead. - Steakhouses Near Me - Ramona, California

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Nothing Special. .... Don't be fooled by the fancy exterior. Run of the mill food, lazy service, bar full of older people that time forgot. (It's 2pm!) It wasn't horrible, it wasn't great. .. For all this, it's EXPENSIVE! host was nice, waitress ok Fries from a bag, overly fried chicken strips Again, Nothing special Spend your $40 lunch else where read more

This is a great family steakhouse with excellent food; the decor is older but the food and service makes up for it all! We have eaten here quite a bit over the years and have yet to be disappointed. The food is priced great and all of the serving sizes are very generous! We will definitely eat here in the future! read more

Best place for a steak and potato skins are the most amazing thing there I know simple yet very amazing. Their ranch they make there to die for. Best place in town for a elegant date night simple yet in town very nice and well kept clean. read more

I'm new to Ramona and always see this place with a lot of cars in the parking lot so decided to try it in spite of the reviews, we had the ribeye and cranberry salad. Ribeye had no flavor as well as the rice that tasted like instant box rice and the vegetables also plain. Salad was nothing special. I did like the French onion soup that came with the steak dinner. This place is to expensive for what we got, doubt we will return :( read more

Had dinner and drinks there last night. I have been there once before a few years ago. Last night's meal was great. Alfredo Pizza and Cape Cods. Mud pie for dessert. Hubby and I each had 2 drinks, a meal and we shared a dessert. The bill was under $50. We are used to paying closer to $100. for the exact same thing anywhere else. We will be back for sure. The Christmas decor was great. Reading some of these other reviews, it sounds like maybe the atmosphere won't be good enough for some people. If you aren't superficial and you want good food and don't want to take a second mortgage to pay for it, this place is for you. read more

We just finished a fantastic dinner here at D'Carlos. The salad was served as ordered with their delicious house made blue cheese dressing. The French onion soup was packed with flavor, piping hot with a beautiful layer of melted gruyere cheese over a nicely toasted slice of bread. Now for the entree...I ordered the ribeye steak, medium rare. So many times when ordering a ribeye that is less than 1.5 inches thick, it arrives over cooked. This ribeye, at about 1" I thickness was perfectly done! The menu describes the various levels of preference, from rare to well done, and for me it was exactly as I had hoped. The accompanying baked potato and veggies were also cooked to perfection. Everything arrived hot, and the service was outstanding. I am so happy that they were able to withstand this crazy pandemic and are able to staff their restaurant. Highly recommend! read more

Went for happy hour. Should have called it unhappy hour! Ordered the special upscale margarita with 1800 tequila and Cointreau. Sounds good? Maybe if it hadn't been totally drowned by a cheap commercial margarita mix! Daughter ordered a glass of Sauvignon. This is happy hour and our bill was over $15. Server was very nice! read more

Oh my high blood pressure!! If you cant do salt do not eat here. I have the worst headache. The country fried steak was not what I thought it would be. The gravy was very salty and a very interesting taste. I was taken back by the potatoes I got a mouth full of black, I spit it out quickly to find that it was a dry rotted potato. I was totally done at that point. I will not be going back. If anyone is thinking of giving them a try the service is really great, the bathroom was tidy but small, watch out for all the doors it is easy to get hit. My husband enjoyed his prime rib sandwich. I really just felt the food was WAY to salty. my advice is put the salt shake down. read more

Had a great dinner here tonight, our first time here. Great, friendly and fast service. Sat outside on the patio and enjoyed the lights and sound of the fountain. Enjoyed the fried jalapeño slices which were not too hot... Had a generous 8 oz prime rib that was perfect. Only wish was that the horseradish was stronger.... Everything was as described and we were happy that we made the trip from Escondido to enjoy it. Highly recommend!! read more

Went last Sat night to D'Carlos.Was surpised with the new remodel, WOW! Great job! I had the onion soup made to perfection. My steak and girl friends prim rib were awesome. April our server was very nice and even took time to show us the new patio when we asked about the remodel.Thank for a wonderful evening. We will return soon! read more

Used to be my "go-to" place when I lived up here. Sandi and I would go frequently (every couple weeks) for prime rib or something else on the menu. As of 11/1/2019, the Saturday lunch menu is just that - lunch. Although the menu states "limited dinner menu available" the waitress said no dinner items were available. As such, I doubt this will be a destination spot for us any longer. We don't usually go out to eat on Sunday unless it's with Sandi's mom, since we all have an implied "Gilmore Girls" style contract that must be fulfilled. As for the food - Sandi ordered a steak sandwich and Minestrone, I ordered a Chicken Bowl. Sandi found the minestrone spicy (I ended up having the soup) and the steak was OK, but I think Texas Toast instead of sourdough. My chicken bowl was OK, although the chicken was a little dry. The vegetables and rice pilaf were a little bland. A small container of butter for dipping the veggies (garlic butter would even be better) would have been appreciated. If we are in the area we might try a dinner there, but we probably go up the hill to see if the dinners are as good as in the past. read more

I am torn by this place. I would give it 5 stars for the service though. Great waitress when we went there. BUT I guess I'm picky I was expecting a bigger menu. Or at least a menu with more options. I got some pesto pasta. Which was good But my chicken wasn't that great. Kinda dry. But If you want BBQ and an expensive steak I guess it must be better. I'll give it another shot and see where it takes me BBQ chicken pizza was amazing. read more

We love the French onion. it is a bit salty and slightly unbalanced compared to applebees French onion. We keep coming back here. There has been some slubs here and there with over charging us, flat soda, or forgetful waitresses. No one is perfect. But overall the food is really good and the service is good, usually. We continue to return! read more

We sat outside in the covered patio which had a very nice décor. The weather was warm and muggy, but the patio was surprisingly comfortable. The bread was good, as were the appetizers. We ordered bruschetta and it was delicious. I had a pizza as my main course and it was also very good. Some of the other food that my party ordered looked good, as well (but very rich / hearty). Service was good overall, there were a few moments where we needed drinks or our check, and our server was nowhere to be found, but we weren't kept waiting for long enough for it to be an issue. Overall a good restaurant if you're in the area. read more

Only my 4th 5 star review!! P R O P S No wait and they had a booth available-mashed back, so I need it, and no filth, ANYWHERE-that I saw. I ordered the meatloaf and it was fantastic, pretty quick and even the soda was awesome!! I can't believe I saw no scum or filth ANYWHERE!! You guys rock. Hope it stays this way. read more

Food is nothing to praise about, vegetables (green beans) were over cooked and cold. My chicken breast was a little tough, the potatoes and salad are always great. The service was slow as usual, the restaurant is on my way home from work so a convenient to stop in if I don't want to cook or eat fast food. read more

We had never been to Ramona before, and usually check reviews on places. My husband convinced me to pull over and try it. We picked an awesome place. Despite the menu having tons of great things, we both ordered burgers. He loved his grilled onion cheese burger, and I loved my ortega burger substituted with blue cheese. The meat was very fresh and you could tell! The fries were bagged, but fresh and hot, so that wasnt bad. The waitress was very attentive. The decor was cute western. If in Ramona again, we'd definitely come back! read more

The food here is out of this world and the waiters and waitresses are very friendly . They try to get everything perfect. They are very good with kids and elders. Parking can be a hassle but the food is great . And they just remolded the restaurant so everything is brand new and they have live music every weekend! It is a great place to eat! read more

Have always wanted to try this place since they seem to have a great clientele. We live up the block and finally went in. I had the ahi tuna salad and it was by far the best I've ever had and I can be a little picky. Laurie out server was really great. Anyways I loved the salad so much that I sent my boyfriend to pick me up one tonight for dinner :) I'll go there for ahi from now on. The only bad thing which isn't even bad was it was a little cold in there when we went to eat but I'm sure you can't even feel it when it's super packed. We just went when there weren't many customers. But that's just preference for me everything else was lovely. read more

Me & my husband went to D'Carlos for dinner last night for a quick anniversary dinner. I had the prime rib and my husband had the prime rib stroganoff and both were amazing. The green beans were fresh, the prime rib was huge and cooked perfect. The drinks were great (I highly recommend there perfect margarita) and the service was outstanding. We sat inside but the patio was packed and those waitress were on top of there game waiting on people inside & outside. It was nice to stay in our town and have such great service & dinner after a long day at work. :-D D'Carlos you have turned things around and are better than ever after last night experience. I wish I had room for dessert read more

Food quality was not worth what we paid. I have no problem spending my hard earned money on quality. But this experience was very disappointing. Ate on a nice quiet patio though. Ordered Salmon dinner $21.50. Kids spaghetti $5.50 and taco Tuesday tacos which were not a deal as advertised. $3.95 per taco! Drinks all additional and no bread and butter offered with entree or chips and salsa for tacos. I wish I drove down the hill to the Brigantine instead. My husband didn't even get his beer order until done eating his tacos. Our waitress was a sweetheart and did provide great service with exception to the bar tenders delayed beer order. We will not here again. read more

I have enjoyed delicious meals for years here. I especially enjoy the country fried steak and the French onion soup. I no longer live in Ramona but I decided to take a drive in order to enjoy a place that brings back memories of many wonderful meals and happy times. I'm disappointed today to find that they're temporarily closed. Hopefully they'll be able to open again soon when times are better. I'll certainly be back! read more

I had not been to D'Carlos in years, but recently passed through Ramona and stopped in for dinner. They recently had a renovation and WOW! The place looks great! D'Carlos has always stood above the rest in Ramona, but with this remodel it's standing in a new class! We sat on the patio which was completely redone, including a new roof, lights, and even a fireplace! We ordered martinis and prime rib. Everything was great. Excellent food, drinks, and ambiance on a warm summer evening. Can't wait to come back!! read more

Sorry to report a very disappointing experience except for the eclair dessert. The meatloaf was two very thin slices and not very tasty. The mashed potatoes were cold, not lukewarm but cold. I sent them back for reheating and they came back a little warmer - not much. Also potatoes had very little flavor. I would go back for salad with ranch dressing and the eclair. read more

Food is super expensive, service is pretty slow and when they took the sign down with the horses on it, it just killed everything.

I called today June 19th, 2020 at 10:50 and had a question regarding the hiring process and was planning on making an order to pick up after I had my question responded too. The waitress answered my call and I asked if I could speak to whoever was in charge of hiring and she was so rude. All she said was that she wasn't in today and they review applications and call you back if they're interested and as I said "Oh, alright thank you for-" She hung up on me. Didn't even allow me to finish my sentence, she didn't say if there was anything else she could help me with, not even a have a nice day. Disappointing. I will never come here again. read more

The liver and onions are fabulous!Shocked and amazed. Most of the food was frozen and deep fried, not made fresh. I stopped by for breakfast, I asked if I could replace the bread and potatoes for something else, sure she said. Since I was giving up 2 sides, I was only allowed 1 replacement, and to top it off, I was charged extra for the side! I'll stick with the L&O if we come back read more

D'Carlo's used to be the best place in Ramona for a good meal. I've lived here for almost 20 years and I loved this place. The prices were reasonable and the portions were ample. I recently visited after the covid reopening and was extremely disappointed. I ordered a Philly cheese steak. It was $15. The sandwich was 6 inches long. I can order a 12 inch Philly Cheese steak at Jersey Mikes for $15 with extra meat and cheese and it would be way better. The quality of the sandwich was awful! It's so sad how far D'Carlo's has fallen! I'll never eat there again and neither should anyone else. read more

This is our staple go to restaurant!! My family loves this down to earth neighborhood restaurant. Everyone is so polite and they get to now you pretty quick. The food is great especially taco Tuesday and the chicken fried steak...YUMMO!!!! It's a fantastic place to eat and unwind after a long day! read more

Actually it does not rate a 1 Star, but had to give it 1, so I can post the review. All breaded fried items are frozen out of a bag, just like fast food establishment. Absolutely awful. What a missed opportunity to make restaurant a 5 Star restaurant. Shame on the owners, never going back there again. Concerned Ramonian! read more

Good food and good service despite it being a busy Sunday night. They took great care of us.