The Desert Room is unique in my experience - a Northern Nevada eatery lined with excellent, giant Saguaro Cactus skeletons. It is located st the sourh end of the casino; enter, turn right, liok for the red neon Desert Room sign. Service was excellent. We split the chicken fried steak breakfast. We could have used one more guest to help us finish it. read more

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Had a late dinner here since we had stopped for the night to stay. We got seated immediately, the dine in area was nice, and service friendly and attentive. The clam chowder we had was very good along with the wedge salad. Overall, we had a great experience. read more

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We came back a year later for breakfast and it was great. Can't beat the people or food. read more

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Stopped in Jackpot for a bite to eat as I was traveling from AZ to WA. There's not much in the way of dining along I-93 other than fast food. So I thought I'd check out Desert Room inside Cactus Pete's Casino. Yelp reviews were mixed. First and foremost, it's tucked away in the back corner of the Casino and still has the decor and vibe from the 1980's. From wood paneling to brass accents, it screams old school, or maybe just old. The menu offers a variety of basic American fare, with prices that are equivalent to an average restaurant but pricier than most casino diners. I had the French Dip and fries, and sadly the fries were the best part. The meal came out quickly, but the beef was dry and obviously leftover from another day. Service was okay, just not very friendly as if the staff was just "doing time" at a job. Overall value was marginal at best. Not worth the stop unless you're really hungry or need to a little gambling before or after a meal. read more

Everything was great here! We stayed at the (pet friendly) hotel while driving by and wanted to get breakfast before getting on the road again, it definitely did not disappoint. My omelette was huge and delicious. I had leftover for later that night. Rib eye was big too and that biscuit was to die for. Also want to point out that our server Maria was excellent. Other servers passing by were also great, serving coffee refills as soon as the cup was half empty. The table we sat at was clean, plenty of sauces (hot sauces, mayo, mustard, ketchup, etc) and the decor was pretty cool too. We will definitely be back here if we're ever driving by and hungry. For a restaurant inside a hotel they totally impressed me with the breakfast. They serve dinner/lunch all day too. read more

Desert Room - Ribeye dinner plate made into breakfast steak and eggs plate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

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Best corn chowder and chicken quesadillas for dinner. Both made with lots of love. Very flavorful! I also let my husband tastes soup and entree. He agreed with me 100%. Reminded me of homemade relatives' home style cooking. Server answered all of our menu questions and provided superb customer service. Best to make reservations in advance. They don't open late. Observe mountain time. read more

Desert Room - Chicken Corn Chowder - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

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Sooo, visited here for the night as we traveled through. Unfortunately it was a Saturday night and reservations were needed for the higher end restaurant choice in the casino. The staff was friendly, but to be honest, the food is cafeteria grade. I returned the daily special of beef tips on pasta. The pasta was overcooked and the gravy had chunks of unincorporated broth paste, (seen on side of my plate). The waitress gracefully took away the plate and I replaced it with a chicken quesadilla. The quesadilla was just so so, no flavor and nothing to dip it in to add flavor. If I need to revisit the casino in the future, I will be sure to get my name on the reservation list for the other place. read more

Desert Room - Unincorporated gravy paste in sauce as well as overcooked noodles. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

3.5 stars Stopped here for the food (used a promotion we had) while road tripping and that was that. It was a little crowded and we had to wait a bit for the server to come grab our orders but it was a normal wait time from there on out to get our food. The gal filling up water glasses was the best water filler I've ever seen in a restaurant, almost to the point of too extreme but I'd much rather have a constantly topped glass than be parched, thank you very much. What I got: Classic Reuben sandwich - 5 stars for the sandwich. The bread that was touching the plate did get a little damp from being so hot, but I just flipped one side over before hand and that helped keeping from getting soggy. The pickle was not good and I was bummed by that. Fries - 3 stars. Nothing special. Our table didn't have ketchup but we were able to borrow a bottle from a nearby table. Carrot Cake - 3 stars. It was just average. Nothing special and I didn't feel bad leaving leftovers. read more

Desert Room - Reuben sandwich with fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

The staff and service was great. We were seated quickly. The Hubbs ordered ribs and I had the prime rib dip. Our starters were good. The Hubbs had the clam chowder- lots of clams and potatoes. My salad was good. They cooked the fries perfectly, and my sandwich was fairly good, but the bread was just okay. If I'm taking carbs, I prefer them to be worth the calories. My husband was a little disappointed in the ribs - the flavor was okay, but it's the cheap cut of ribs so you have all the little bones and cartilage to work around. But a generous portion of meat. So, not bad, but not great. read more

Desert Room - Entrees dessert and beverages - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

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food was terrible and it took over an hour and 20 minutes to get ribs. spent 75$ and it all went to waste. team is very friendly just bad food. read more

get the sticky cinnamon roll French toast- it was the best I've ever had! my husband had the breakfast burrito and couldn't finish it because it was so huge. Great value great food read more

Terrible service Terrible service from start to finish. Had a I ask for refills on water waitress for disappear for 30 minutes or more read more

This place is nestled inside Cactus Pete's, and it feels like this place was overlooked, even forgotten. It's BEGGING for an update. The decor is HORRENDOUS, but should attract time travlers yearning for those 70's glory days. The staff is... competent... for the most part. One gets the feeling that most who work here aren't "just happy to be here", as they have an "I don't really want to be here vibe" As for the food... think of a mix of IHOP, Denny's and Applebees, and you got your target audience. However, I actually thought the food quality was pretty good. Walked in hungry, left full and happy. Overall, pretty good food, horrible decor. read more

Desert Room - The outdated decor mentioned. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

Someone recommended that we try a cheesesteak from here one time & we've never turned back! The cheesesteak is the only thing we order from here. Everyone says it's the best item on their menu & they aren't lying! The inside has lots of seating for large crowds and it's a perfect place to eat after a long day in the casino! read more

This place worked when we needed a bite before retiring for the night. The waitresses were wonderful. We had Aurora and she was very sweet to us! Thanks for service with a smile. I ordered the Monte Christo. It was BIG and so tasty. Served with a big cup of raspberry jam for dipping. I picked the side of fruit, and it was cute. Cantaloupe, Honey Dew & a few Blueberries. The mimosa was served very nicely with the champagne bottle. I love that touch! We also ordered the chimichanga. It was good, the beans and rice were yummy. I wish there was just a little more enchilada sauce, but the shredded beef was great. We would def. utilize this little restaurant again. :) Thank you! read more

Desert Room - menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

I had fish and chips on my first night, and then my second day I had prime rib French dip and fries. The place smelled oh so good, and everything that was coming out. Looked wonderful. Each and every customer was satisfied, as well as was I. The people were working overtime, but we're still quite polite. read more

Even if you don't eat here stop by to see the extensive cactus spine collection. It's pretty cool. I had the club my husband had the French dip. Both were very good but we should have shared they were good size portions. They had an hour wait and were supposed to close at 10pm but they were staying open until they were able to serve everyone on the waiting list. read more

Desert Room - French dip - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

Long wait time to be seated, food is served under cooked and cold. Long wait time to pay and leave. I would suggest closing the Desert Room, until they get their act together. Instead open the Nosh snack bar. read more

My buddy and I got a selection of starters for some variety for our meal. The quesadilla, carne asada tacos and wings were all very good. Service was also very good. Considering how hard it must be to get quality ingredients and staff I thought they did a great job. Jackpot really is in the middle of nowhere. read more

Great food, big portions. Dined on a Friday night, was on the list about 45 minutes. Worth the wait. read more

Desert Room - Taco salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

When it comes to dining in Jackpot, your options are fairly limited. We stayed at Cactus Pete's so this was a logical option for us for dining, but the food was just not that great. I was excited about some specials that they had for a ribeye with shrimp, and an option for prime rib. I ordered the ribeye and while the inside was cooked perfectly to medium rare, the outside was so charred that I couldn't even taste the meat/seasoning. My fiancée ordered the prime rib, and that was one of the driest pieces of meat that either of us have ever tried. Their breakfast options are subpar as well, and the eggs taste like they came from a carton. The good side is the drinks. I ordered a few "Macho Maries" and those were at least decent. read more

Let me start off with the second star is for the breakfast we had. It was OK. Dinner was a different story all together. Ordered steak and scallops. Salad never came, they forgot (strike one). Scallops were ok, steak was well done shoe leather (ordered medium rare), sent it back (strike two). Received VERY rare (strike three). The waitress was sweet and wanted to make it right but at this point I was done and ready to go elsewhere, manager never made an appearance. My advice: bring food, there isn't much that is edible in Cactus Pete's! read more

Over hour to get food and still waiting for box to get the hell out of this no service frozen food. Don't ever come here. Waste. Of time. Now 20 min no box yet or waiter stay clear if you need anything food. read more

It's a casino restaurant. The foods good and plentiful not overly expensive. The service is acceptable. It does what it supposed to do, feed the masses quickly. Sure, I'd go today and likely tomorrow. Simple menu, but you shouldn't expect anything more. read more

The meat here leaves a funny aftertaste. I would not recommend this place to anyone. My friend complained that her meal gave her food poisoning. It is hard to mess up hash browns but it seems like this place grabbed their potatoes right from the ground. The eggs were okay. On top of all of this it took 50 minutes for our food. I am normally a patient person but this place was not worth the wait. It is one of the few places to eat in Jackpot, so there's that. The only reason why I tipped was that there was practically one server for the whole place. They do have some fire music playing, another bonus. P.S. Do NOT order any seafood here! read more

Ok staff but if you have coupons for food see the cashier cage first , server not familiar. Food was good and portions generous.

Chicken fried steak was pretty good,. Service is nothing special but not bad at all. I will stop here again. read more

Desert Room - Chicken fried steak - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

Amazing service and great tasting food. We got the chicken fried steak and ribeye dinner and both exceeded our expectations. Our server Ramona was sweet and had exceptional serving skills. She made sure we were well taken care of. Highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area and hungry! read more

Desert Room - Ribeye Steak Dinner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

We asked for the round booth at the restaurant. The host(male with pony tail). Told us we couldn't be seated there because the waitress already had a 10 person table. With us, it wud have made it 15, amd said he couldn't. Not 2minutes later he put 4 people there. I am so angry. That was not right. One more person would not have made a difference. Because we had already waited, and my daughter was hungry, is the only reason we are still here. But never again read more

Okay so expecting nothing but ended up great. We had the prime rib rare and cooked perfect. Came with salad and . Very tasty and Heidi was a fantastic server. This was during Covid so wait time was a little long but all in all a great dining experience. read more

Outstanding place for a restaurant out in the middle of the desert. I'm a cook and visited for a weekend. I would recommend this place to my co workers if they came down. Simple not pretentious good ol American cooking. You can't beat it and it's very reasonably priced. read more

My wife has Celiac disease and is very allergic to Gluten. I ordered a burger rare with bacon, sauteed mushrooms and Swiss cheese and a side salad. When I got back to the room the salad had croutons on it and the burger was well done ,the bacon was a few crumbs. I took both back and the hostess was very apologetic and had anew order placed. We looked at both and I noticed that everything was correct plus grilled onions. No problem she'll eat them. Half way through the burger there was a long blonde hair in it. Last time we eat here. I just received a call from the manager and they want to make good on it. read more

I don't know what I expected from Casino food, but Chef West really needs to pull this place together. I ordered the chicken fried steak and it had a very strange aftertaste that I couldn't quite place. Possibly from the packaging of the ground beef; it did taste synthetic and unlike any spice I've tried. The biscuit was dry, and crumbly (a matter of taste I suppose). The hash browns also had a very strange foretaste, and it is DIFFICULT to make hash browns taste poorly. I don't know much about this restaurant's food storage and quality control practices, but it would be no great surprise to me said practices were neglected or even negated. The reason I'm not giving one star: Esmeralda killed it with the service. I noticed that she was bussing and serving near every table in the joint. Still tipping her fairly though the food was poor. My fiancé ordered the shrimp and lobster macaroni and cheese. DO NOT ORDER A SHRIMP DISH. Their flavor was also off. My brother's fiancé ordered the shrimp Alfredo, and she concurred with my analysis of the flavor. I have been a front of house employee of several restaurants in California's Central Valley as well as a pantry chef at Oddfellow's Tavern in Woodbridge, CA and this is my take on "Desert Room". Save yourself the cash and pick up some gas station food. read more

Ordered the Prime Rib w/Yorkshire Pudding. The Yorkshire pudding was a dinner roll with butter! What?? The Prime Rib was bland, the horseradish sauce was so watered down I had to pour the liquid out and even then you wouldn't know there was any horseradish in it.. very bland, tasteless. The Au Jus, also bland! Very disappointed and not worth $22.95. Just a disapointment. Justin was our server and very nice. read more

My family got violently ill after eating here, including my 2year old. We narrowed it down to the Chocolate cake. Called hotel and got brushed off. I guarantee they are still serving the cake. read more

I've been coming to the Desert Room for many years now and finally getting around to reviewing it. This is very solid dining and I've never had a bad meal here. I recently had the veggie frittata (made to order and yes it can take some time but you're in a casino in the desert, what's the rush?). The frittata was delicious as were the hash browns with a crispy layer on top. The biscuits and gravy are also on point. Omelettes are really quite big and could be shared. We took leftovers back to our suite but the lack of a microwave meant we ended up tossing them, sadly. Another time we ordered the chimichanga with shredded beef. It was delicious. The beef was seasoned so well and anything but bland. I ordered the prime rib, medium rare, and it was perfectly cooked. It came with a huge baked potato and broccoli that was seasoned and cooked to perfection as well. The corn chowder is tasty too. My only complaint is that the prime rib and potato could have been warmer. Another time I had the chicken lettuce wraps. Also five stars. The service was stellar. I don't get the low ratings. Maybe some people lack good taste, because I'm pretty picky and this place has delivered consistently every time I've come here. I look forward to trying to the steakhouse next. Well done to Cactus Pete's for providing great dining in the middle of nowhere. Food just could have been warmer but it was still very delicious. read more

Good service. Wife had a wrap and she said it was fresh and good. Looked stuffed. I had the chicken parm special. Large portions. I definitely recommend if you are in the area. read more

Desert Room - Nice room! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Jackpot, Nevada

We were looking for a place to grab a quick bite after checking in for the night. We were pleasantly surprised by the food & service at this place. We were seated promptly and was served by the lovely Amanda. She was polite & helpful. Husband ordered chimichanga & loved it. I ordered the Players Breakfast with extra crispy bacon & hashbrown. My breakfast came as ordered. Chimichanga came without fried jalepeno but it was quickly corrected by other equally helpful staff. We were impressed with Amanda. She took the time from her busy shift to listen to one elderly gentleman who came in for a dessert & watch a video on his cell phone & decided to share a funny tidbit with Amanda. He seems lonely. Amanda was kind & patient with him. We will stay at the Cactus Petes again the next time we traveled this way. She is a keeper! read more

Can get very very busy due to being only option at some prime times. Very limited menue

Had the breakfast burrito and hash browns. They were both very good, but you better be hungry because the burrito is huge! Good service and fair prices also. read more