Sierra has always been a welcoming joy at the dessert bar!! Beautiful restaurant complete with good food and service! Steven was an awesome server too!! read more

I think this is an improvement from the old Marie Callendar's that used to occupy this location, though it wasn't as good as other Max's locations I've visited. Food was pretty good and the portions were plentiful, and I'll probably eat there again next time I stay at the hotel. As someone else mentioned, it's more or less a slightly upscale version of Marie Callendar's, or perhaps similar to Mimi's. If you've been to places like that before, then you have some idea of what to expect. Pretty good, as chain restaurants go. read more

Do I have been here quite a few times. The food is good. I had the turkey burger tonight and it was great. But as far as the fries and the potato chips....they are just way to over seasoned and I'm mean way over board on the seasoning. I'd rather have them with no seasoning on there. read more

Not very good food. I tried the Philly cheesesteak and was awful. The meat had no taste and the bread was dry. My French fries we dry and soft. I would not recommend this place to any of my friends. read more

Our lunches were not hot and the fries were soggy. We felt the food was overpriced and mediocre. Plus they have the lamest iced tea we've ever been served. They bring you a glass of ice cubes and a little metal pot of scalding hot tea. When you pour the hot tea over the ice, the whole thing turns into a watery, sloppy mess. read more

Food was good, as usual, but our server, Sydney, was awful. I wasn't given the mustard caddy until I requested it or asked if I wanted a pickle with my sandwich (other server did both these with the table next to us) or offered a refill of my empty water glass. We also had to wait a very long time before she picked up the bill with my credit card. We were also given the dinner rather than the lunch menu mid-afternoon. UPDATE: We went back months later and everything was fine. Rating is revised up now. read more

On my way home to the bay area, stopped by Max's for a relaxed dinner, first time there, Matzoh ball soup was exquisite, lots of chichen and tasty broth, I ordered the chicken sliders but not quite satisfied with the chicken, the waitress took it back I then ordered the Ruben which was yummy, manager Brianne delivered it and made sure all was better, I then get a visit from the dessert lady Nanette who was very friendly and jovial she joked and we chatted about our families, etc... Left the place satisfied and will return in the future. read more

On the way to Reno and saw a sign for Max's. This is the same as the one in Burlingame so I assumed the Pastrami would be the same. WRONG!!! When the sandwich came out it looked totally different from the pastrami in Burlingame. It was way, way, way too lean!! The texture looked like they bought it from the supermarket! There was no fat whatsoever and I knew that meant it was dry. The Sourdough bread didn't look right either and had no sourdough smell like it's supposed to. I didn't even take a bite and sent it back. The waitress asked the kitchen if the corn beef had any fat and that was lean too. What's up with this place and all this lean stuff? Not at all like the Burlingame one. I also tried the potato Latka. It was ok but dry in the middle. I wanted to try the Buffalo wings but they weren't wings but Tenders instead so I passed on that! Very disappointed in this Max's. Doubtful I will ever go back. The best thing was the service which saved their rating from 1 Star. read more

I do my best to eat here whenever I'm in the area. The menu has downscaled in size in recent years, but I must say that I've found it to still have lots of tasty food on it. I would recommend it to anyone traveling the 80 or the 49. read more

We stopped in for brunch last Sunday morning around 11:00. Business was brisk, but we found the menu to be a bit pricey with the outdated decor. Our waitress was ok but the food was not good. Both my husband and I ordered the breakfast combo with scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns and pancakes. Our food was barely warm, the eggs and the pancakes were like rubber, the bacon tasted old, and the hash browns tasted of old grease. We tasted everything and ate very little. The waitress offered us a box to take our food home, which we declined. She did not question why we had barely eaten. We paid our bill and chose not to complain, but to get on with the business of our day. read more

The service was good but the food was basically on par with Deny's but twice as expensive and the experience was seriously lacking. Went there on my birthday and there was a huge party of 15-20 people that the waitress could not keep under control read more

Everything I have ever had here was wonderful. Love the ruben sandwiches, which are is their specialty.Love their cobb salad-even comes with a nice weg of yummy blue chess. The bacon is thick too, alvocada is a large half. But the restaurant can get very loud. Last time there was a birthday party with 16 people and they were conversing with each other, down the long table and it was very difficult to converse with our party of four in a booth about 20 feet away from them. Too bad they don't have a banquet room for the groups. But the food is great!! read more

We have been eating at Max's for close to 3 years and love the service there. I believe Dave is the best. He is always so pleasant and makes you feel like you have know him all your life. He's what Max's is all about. Warm and friendly. Bill & Gwen read more

Just had Mothers Day Brunch at Max's Cafe. Wow! It was top notch!!! So many food choices. They had a hot pasta bar, omelet bar, roasted carved meats, and everything in between! That was finished off with a desert bar that had so many beautiful treats including hot fudge Sundays. The staff did an excellent job making sure everything was perfect. They even surprised all of the Mothers with a long stemmed red rose. We will be back next year. read more

Max's - Burgers Near Me - Auburn, California

We moved to Auburn from Campbell, Ca (a small, stuffy town with lots family owned restaurant's, most of which are classy and/or fun in atmosphere). Since living in Auburn for about a year now, my husband and I hadn't really found a restaurant/bar that was anything close to what we were used to, until we discovered Max's! This restaurant is beautiful with a spacious layout including a generous bar area. Great large tables in the bar area for after work drinks with all the buds. Service is great, the food is wonderful and the prices aren't out of control. They seem to have something for everyone on their menu. I recently held my husband's surprise 30th birthday in their private banquet room. The service was wonderful. The party planner, Vicky, helped me create a menu, worked with me on my budget and made the night absolutely spectacular. Not a single person had anything negative to say; they all loved the food and were very impressed with the beautiful décor. I am a huge fan of Max's. Thank you Vicky and Staff for making that night so perfect for us! :} ~A&C read more

I always have a good meal at Max's and last night the teriyaki salmon was excellent. No complaints. Max's always features wine that is not on the menu and last night it Bear River Winery in Meadow Vista. When the bill came I discovered it was $22 for an 8 oz. glass. That is approx. $7 more than any of the glasses on the menu. They don't provide a price list for the featured wines and the waitress was surprised as well and verified with the manager. Shame on Max's, Bear River or whomever thinks they can charge that much for a glass without mentioning it prior. read more

Saw all the billboards on our way up to Truckee and decided to stop for dinner. We had David as our waiter and I don't know if we just got lucky or what - but this guy was wonderful! Completely fun and entertaining and just perfect for our evening. He was also very easy to work with when it came to my pain in the butt (aka high maintenance) dietary needs right now. The food was AMAZING. I didn't even order directly from the menu. They went way beyond the extra to make us feel special. Loved this place. read more

We stopped in on our way home from Tahoe last night for the Chicken pot pies to bring home for dinner. It was the worse mess and taste that I had experienced, although they had lots of chicken in them. The pie was all broken apart and the crust was not at all like pie crust. Tough and like microwaved or something too long. I am sure that they would never have served that in their restaurant. I paid $32.00 for 2 and was extremely disappointed. This was the first time I was disappointed. Dianne D read more

Stopped here on the way up 80 east to get lunch to go and it was a mistake. There were no customers in the restaurant and lots of employees, but it still took an hour to get our food. Only one girl employee was actually working, doing everybody's job.... at a glacial pace. Holy moly this girl moved in slow motion it was crazy. Haven't tried the food yet but it sure as heck doesn't look good enough for the hair I lost watching the girl attempt any tasks read more

We just walked out of this restaurant. Clearly they are not interested in serving customers. We sat there and waited and waited while we watched 3 people in slow motion, one merely watching the football game and never got waited on. So I would say customer service is nil read more

We spent six nights it's a holiday inn for a family emergency .Ate at Max's every night at the bar wonderful staff wonderful food.

Laura was an awesome server. I've been to several different Max's this one has the worst music ever I wanted cut my ears off! Definatetly need to change the music. The food however is great whoever said is like Marie Calenders is crazy Maxs is waaay better! read more

I wish I would have caught our server's name! She was really good. We came in today for lunch and sat in the back Room with a fireplace and were the only ones back there. Anyways I have actually been wanting to come here for years because someone once told me they had the best Reuben sandwich and I am into those. I have to admit it was one of the worst ones that I have had. We also tried the pretzel with cheese and the pretzel was very small for $7 but very tasty. The cheese was odd it was more like a spread and it was Room temperature. They give you bread at the table before your meal with a different variety of breads and those were good. My daughters enjoyed their miniature cheeseburgers and Turkey sandwich. We did think it was odd that the kids Turkey sandwich did not come with any mayo or mustard of any kind. Just the bread, meat, lettuce and tomato. But no big deal, ranch saved the day. Haha. I also ordered a chocolate chip pancake and that was pretty yummy. read more

Wow, a Max's in Auburn right between Tahoe and the Bay Area, what a treat we thought. That was us 2 or 3 years ago just after it opened. It was a disaster...bad food, very slow delivery for lunch service with very few customers and barely any attention from our server and oh the food, not anywhere near what we had always experienced in SF or Walnut Creek. The bathrooms at that time kept me from trying the place again after it had been open for awhile coz the wife vetoed ever being caught having to use them again. Move on to earlier this week, I'm driving back to Tahoe ALONE this time (hehe) and craving pastrami big time, so I stop in for a fix. If you compare this Max's to the old Max's Opera Cafe it's a one star, but Max's (at the Holiday Inn Ironically) was at the right place at the right time to meet my urges. Overall 3 stars for the food in the moment, since i sat at the counter the food came out timely and the service was attentive. As for the bathrooms, seemed ok with me but I'd hit a portapotty if i had to, so I'm not a great judge. read more

Overall we had a decent dinner. There were a few misses on the service and food, but mostly good. The blue cheese dressing tastes only of very strong garlic and zero blue cheese, the salsa tasted more like marinara than salsa, the tanquery and tonic tasted only of gin and didn't even have a lime, but the schnitzl was great, the salmon was very tasty and the rest was good. Pretty solid and the servers were friendly. read more

I, and a couple friends of mine, were driving down i80 after long day of skiing up in the mountains when we decided to out of our comfort zone and give Max's Bar and Restaurant a try. We are normally the cheese-burger on the road type of people, but felt a little adventurous that afternoon, so Max's it was. Here was the first red flag: As everyone in the car googled the restaurant for a menu, we discovered that, lo and behold, there are TWO delis called Max's in Auburn, Ca (a town, I may add, with a population of little more than 10,000. I'm from Chicago, a city of three million, and there is only room for one deli called Max's, and its effing delicious. This place is an affront to the legacy of every deli called Max's in the world. But Ill get to that in second.) Back to the point. When we saw the photos of the juicy, succulent, heavily-sauced reuben's from the other Max's deli, our hearts were set. We ordered the sandwiches; our eyes, and stomachs, it appeared, had blinded our better sensibilities with visions of steaming pastrami and corned beef piles higher than the Tower of Babel. Alright, everything's good so far, right? Not for long! We got off the highway for Max's, started salivating as we passed an In-and-Out Burger, and proceeded to pull into the parking of a Holiday Inn. There it was, red flag number two staring us smack dab in the face. We had ordered take out from a highway motel restaurant. They don't deign to mention that on their website, do they? Huh, I wonder why? Maybe it's because the taste of Max's food is just as insipid as the faux neo-colonial facade of the Holiday Inn that rents it the space? Anyway, we had ordered the food twenty minutes earlier, which was the exact amount of time they said to give for the order to be completed when we called before, and so we decided to give it a go. And then, after about three blinks of the eye and one weary raise of the brow, we were presented with red flag number three. Yes, you guessed it: the food wasn't ready. I suppose they spent the extra ten minutes turning the pastrami into shoe leather. Remember how I said we ordered Reubens? Delicious, thousand island dressing drenched corned beef and pastrami glory buns? Yeah, those. So we brought our food out the car ten minutes after they promised it would be done, and opened our boxes, only to find not flavorful, piping hot, marble-rye encrusted grease monsters, but an assortment of microwaved Safeway cold cuts shoved between two pieces of whole wheat cardboard. Was it turkey, dyed red? Honestly couldn't tell. Here's what it really was:Over cooked, undersauced, and wrong! Blatantly wrong. We ordered Reubens, and got deli meat sandwiches. That's like going to a Chance the Rapper concert only to find Ja Rule standing on the stage (and yes, that has happened to me). I would have been happier had my mother stuffed a slimy piece of bologna between two slices of wonder bread, wrapped it in tin foil, and packed it in my bookbag for lunch. At the least, it wouldn't have cost me 16 bucks. So, folks, that's my experience from Max's deli. As I wrote this, we drove down I-80, and an odd pain started to poke at my still-half-empty belly. I wretched in agony, lifted my head, and stared at the ecclesiastical full moon in the distance as the sun set on what was otherwise a great verbal equinox. Looking at that glorious orb in the sky, I couldn't help but think that this was gods way of telling me I should have spent Easter with family. Too bad, I'm Jewish anyway. And fine, the French fries were okay read more

Stopped in for dinner to watch a football game. When we arrived basketball was on, they changed to the football game we wanted to watch. The margaritas were good and strong. We ordered a Cobb salad and the bistro salad w/chicken. Both salads were awesome! Whole chicken breast in each, just the right amount of dressing. Wedges of blue cheese - highly recommend either. Would defiantly stop again if in the area. read more

Wow much needed!!! A local place that has a variety of food and great customer service!!!

If you're going to eat dinner here you may want to bring a lunch. My wife and I ordered soup and sandwiches. She doesn't want red meat and ordered the cabbage soup. First off it's loaded with beef though there's no mention of that in the menu or by the waiter. After that we wait well over a half hour before the waiter tells us "it's almost here". 15 minutes later they finally show up and the next quote from him is "they're worth the wait", they weren't. Never once does he check to see how things are despite a sparsely populated restaurant (hint, I think I know why). Empty drink for another 20 minutes and I ask for the check, 15 minutes later it shows up. I've been coming to Auburn for years to visit family and friends, almost always staying at holiday inn. Going to that location since it was Marie Calendar's. Not anymore. read more

We stayed at the Holiday Inn, Auburn from last Wed, March 20 until Sun, March 24. We were there to take care of the affairs of my brother, who died suddenly. The first two nights we were there we were treated to impeccable, caring service by Joyce. She was kind and compassionate and we immediately felt at home with her. Since we were at the HI, we had drink coupons and I enjoyed a lemon drop martini one night and a mojito another night. We also really, really liked the brussell sprout chips, which are brussell sprouts deep fried then sprinkled with sea salt and lemon juice. I wish I had more of an appetite to talk about the food food. I did have the sirloin chopped steak the last night covered with brie and it was really good AND they give you a lot. Also if you stay at the hotel you get 10% off - we kept forgetting to use our card. read more

Good Reuben. The food seems a little pricy for the quality. Might normally be a 3 star, but my grandma loves this place so much it gets a 4.

Rating based on their Reuben sandwich. Quality ingredients, well-proportioned serving, overall tasty. Will come again to try their other items and try their happy hour (M-F, 3PM-7PM). read more

Excellent food and atmosphere. Brett was our server and he took care of our large party with great courtesy and pizzazz :-) I brought my business here because I was very pleased with the attentiveness and professionalism of all the staff last year. This year proved just as excellent! :-) This is where I will continue to do business in the area. Thank you all very much. Exceptionally pleased :-) read more

Was coming home from a friend's up in the Tahoe area and stopped in Auburn for dinner. Used to go to Max's quite often in Sacramento before they closed so this was a bit of nostalgia. The menu seemed to be about the same as other Max's restaurants which is a good thing. My wife got the patty melt which was terrific. I got the chicken caesar salad which was just so so. My chicken was clearly made on a prior day and was a bit rubbery and tough. That was a disappointment, but that patty melt was gooey goodness. I'd stop there again to relive some memories, but I'm just luke warm on the food quality of my salad. Hopefully if I go again, I'll get something like the pastrami sandwich, I'm sure that would bring back a lot of good memories. read more

Fathers Day brunch - table of 6 - - some pretty lousy service in various ways, but the manager was very cool and made things right for us. The food, was fabulous. Very flavorful and prepared well - nice big portions. Recommend the corned beef hash plate and the eggs benedict. I'll be back for sure. read more

Went here for Easter brunch and I can't remember ever feeling more ripped off. The food was mediocre at best.and it wasnt a typical brunch as you only got to pick one entree and came with a designated side.Then their were a few salads to pick from.Desert choices were limited to cookies, brownies,and some miniature tarts.My sister got eggs benedict and hash browns all for 32.00 what a deal.Oh yea mimosas were extra! read more

For Auburn the food is good. The wait staff are all very friendly.

So good. The pastrami sandwich is out of this world and the service is perfection. Everyone is so nice and willing to fix any problems.

Everything I've had here has been great. Tons of dessert options. Definitely give it a try.

We went to Max's last night for a late light dinner. In general the food is decent but not as good as the Bay Area Max's. Last night our bread was very stale, and the service was just ok. They seem to be under staffed. We had salads and sliders. Both of which were quite good. The place could use a make over, some of the booths have torn seats which looks rather tacky. For some reason the table heights in the booths are very high, it seems like they missed the mark there. Hopefully things will improve here eventually and approach the level of other Max's locations. read more