My food was cold. I had to ask for a napkin twice. But, I still enjoyed my brief visit to this cafe in Barona Casino. It must have been the anticipation of playing the slots. I ordered the hot turkey sandwich. As I said, it was cold. The mashed potatoes were cold. The items that I didn't have a problem with we're the cranberry sauce and Mr. Phibb. Lol read more

Baronas Cafe is delicious and has a variety of food. If we're talking about the casino it's self its not the best. Especially if you don't like the smell of cigarette. It also offers nice food stands and according to San Diego the best buffet. read more

I love love love sage cafe. My boyfriend and I drove over 30min just to get their savory, well portioned, perfect Barona Waffle. Besides that we ordered the chicken pad thai (which came with your choice of soup or salad) & steak & eggs (comes with your choice of toast) Candie was the sweetest server ever and was very prompt. As a party of 2, we were seated right away on a Friday evening. I am very pleased and will continue to be back just for the food!! read more

Tucked away in the furthermost North side of the casino, the Sage Café is a hidden gem. Wait times are usually pretty short. There's a lobby with a fireplace and a display of Native American artifacts as you enter. On the entrance on the right front wall is a menu with a great selection of appetizers, salads, Asian, Mediterranean, burgers & comfort foods, seafood, steaks & prime ribs dinners, and great desserts. Save room for the Cherry Cheesecake Crepes...oh yeah, they're good! The café is immaculate and has ambient music in the background and the menu prices are the best value you'll find in SD. The outside dining area has wonderful views of one of the many lakes and of the championship golf course. This area is completely sealed in with large glass panes that allow tons of natural light in during the day, but is a perfect setting for a sunset meal. The hosts/hostesses, waiters/waitresses, and bus persons are genuinely friendly and happy to see you come in. I eat here often when I come to Barona as the café is open 24/7, and you WON"T leave hungry! read more

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Ordered prime rib dinner, came out so small . The baked twice potato was over cooked and dry. Slow service even though it was Wednesday evening. read more

Obsessed obsessed obsessed this is always a go to restaurant for me and my family. Many birthday dinners have been celebrated here. The food is outstanding the service is amazing. The environment is just outstanding. read more

This was actually probably my 5th visit to Sage but my first review so here it goes...do yourself a favor and give this place a try! I ordered the open faced turkey sandwich which was fantastic. It came with mashed potatoes and I subed the green beans for cream corn because their cream corn is amazing!! The bread was toasted and had a little crunch to it which made it perfect for open faced. My boyfriend got the moms friend chicken which I typically get and I have to say Sage's fried chicken is without a doubt the best Ive ever had. The friend chicken comes with cream corn and macaroni and cheese. The mac n cheese isnt the best but its far better than most places around. If your looking for comfort food you will absolutely love the moms friend chicken or open faced turkey sandwich. The menu has a lot to offer so your sure to find something even if your picky. Sage also has the BEST chicken totrilla soup Ive had in all of San Diego. When we got the bill I was expecting it to be at least $35 since we each had a cup of soup plus drinks plus our meal. When we got the bill it was $21!!!!! $21 for a fantstic meal and soup and its very filling! I told the waiter he forgot to add the soup when he told me that the soup was included with out meal. This place amazes me! The food is great and the prices are unbeatable. Its just a bonus they have great service and the "patio" has incredible views of the lake and mountains! read more

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My husband and I was invited to try Sage Cafe and I have to admit that I was skeptical because I love the buffet. We arrived close to five p.m. and were seated right away without having to wait for a table. The busser greeted us and offered us a beverage and gave us a lovely basket of rolls to start. The bread basket was the best I have seen by far as it was filled with a variety of rolls to please everyone and all of them were delicious. The dinner comes with soup or a crunchy iceburg wedge salad. We both decided on the salad. I have to admit I generally am not a huge fan of wedge salads because I don't particularly care for iceburg lettuce but it was very enjoyable. It had thinly sliced red onions, cucumber, cheese crumbles and a tomato and after eating half I didn't think I was going to have room for my entree but I was wrong! My husband ordered the top sirloin that came smothered in onions and mushrooms and is served with a baked potato. The meat was well seasoned tender and juicy. I ordered the Mediterranean plate it came with a beef and chicken kabob, lamb, rice, sauteed mixed vegetables, pita and tzatziki sauce. The plate looked amazing and tasted even better. The chicken kabob was the best tasting Mediterranean chicken I have ever had. The lamb looked kind of like carne asada and I was at first frightened that it would be dry and overcooked but to my suprise it was extremely good and I was thankful to not be served the standard gyro meat you get from greek restaurants. The rice was good however it borderlined on a bit to salty for me and over seasoned but again I was pleasantly suprised because generally at greek restaurants it tends to be lacking in flavor. The veggie's were cooked to perfection. The pita was fresh and chewy, the tzatziki was very good. The beef kabob was tender and juicy and seasoned perfectly. For not being a greek restaurant they sure have mastered their Mediterranean food. I almost ate the whole thing!! I forgot to mention that our server Ilene did a wonderful job she was attentive but not overly attentive which I appreciate. read more

My family & I like to come to the Sage Cafe for their tortilla soup, Indian bread, and coffee. Their tortilla soup a bit thicker/richer than other tortilla soups I have had. It has lots of flavor. The Indian bread is taste like a little funnel cake. They bring out a basket of bread like other restaurants. It has wheat bread in it. When they bring us the second basket of bread they can tell we don't touch the wheat bread. So they just bring out the Indian bread. You can ask them for just Indian bread. The bread always comes out fresh & hot out the oven. Tip: spread a little butter, honey, then add some cinnamon, and powder sugar. It is all provided with the bread. read more

I looove sage!!!! My favorite place to eat at barona!! I go here all the time with my free "comp" from playing and losing all my money there lol, so Barona rewards me with a nice dinner from Sage.... Its a nice place to go and sit down in a relaxing and quiet restaurant away from the noise and smoke from the casino floor... The food is really good as well, from the beginning when they bring the fry bread (from 5 to 11 pm only!) and then the soups and the dinner. I always order the wings, mozzarella sticks, orange chicken, chicken tortilla soup and for desert the fried ice cream. I come here very frequent and on top of everything else the waiters are very nice. read more

Don't get fooled by the name. It's not just a cafe but a very good restaurant. Good variety of meals and it's a very nice looking spot. Great place for couples and families. read more

We love the Sage. The food is great, but the servers are slow even on the slowest days. A big thank you to Beto, a bus boy, who realized that several tables had not been greeted. He took our drink order and by the time he returned with our coffee, our server was still chatting in the foyer with several other servers. Beto took it upon himself to take our order as well as two other tables. Our server finally came over and acknowledged us about 10 minutes later. We are patient, but really appreciated Beto. read more

Love this place. My favorite is the Mac & Cheese, the New York Steak, Chicken Tortilla Soup and the Indian bread with honey.. Yummo. Service is always fast and friendly and the best part is if you have a club card and you play a bit before you eat, you can get a food comp. depending on your play. Can't go wrong with a free meal! Plus, they're open 24/7! read more

We eating here all the time before and we love it, but just there last night on Labor Day weekend : horrible wrong with steak and lobster, steak is too salty and over cook lobster- dry -we complain to waiter and he took it in, not even 5:00min later he brought out 2 new dishes and we tasted even more worst - more salty and dry hard on steak , seem like they did not fixed anything and just cooked more making my steak from medium to super well done ..... Unbelievable , the waiter look at us with the react like we make this thing up, we request talk to manager and she said that we so busy and everything are crazy in the back of kitchen ... This is my first ever write a review on yelp , so my guess is do not go there on holiday weekend ??? But for me I'm done ... Never go back. read more

Decided to try this place for lunch. The food ordered was so dry and bland. Ice water had a bad "rust" after taste. My friend told me to come check out the view and the food is good, NOT! We're going back to the other side, seasons fresh buffet. read more

I came to this restaurant because the pit boss at one of the tables I was playing at in the casino got me a comped breakfast here. The French toast was absolutely amazing. It had to be the best I have ever had! I was hoping I would go in and be out within 30 minutes due to having to leave to go home. It took 35 minutes for my food to come to the table. When I asked the waitress what took to long, her response was; "your breakfast was complicated to make". REALLY!?!?!? Next time I would just order the French toast and ask them to bring it to the table as oppose to going and actually dining in the restaurant. read more

I LOVE the French Toast here!!!!! It is the best that I have ever had!!! And the atmosphere and customer service is blissful!!!! it makes me feel like i am on vacation!!! I LOVE it here read more

Ohh man. You just gotta go there for their Indian Fry Bread. Before my entree comes out, I'm already full of their delicious free bread. Ohh man. DELICIOUS!!!! The best bread I've ever had. Seriously. Cinnamon, powdered sugar and then honey. mmmmmmmmmmm read more

ordered the 10 oz New York steak and it was dry and tasted like the grill it was cooked on, 0/10 would not recommend. The BLT was delicious though, plenty of bacon to satisfy your needs. read more

i'm here now, called and made reservation been sitting waiting for waiter for 15 min+ and still haven't order or no one has bother to come help in any way!! barona if you guys cant keep up just leave the food court n casino open your guys trying to much and not giving a good service here! read more

Visited Sage Cafe for breakfast. Decor is rich, more for fine dining I would think. Music, not muzak, on the speakers although a bit confused why I was hearing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at 9am. Still, for a la carte dishes, the food is cheap and somewhat tasty. Ordered the Iipay Benedict (ehh. Muffin was old. Just ok). Our table also ordered the SPAM Fried Rice (again, ehh) and the Fruit and Cereal bowl (kidddie meal. can't go wrong with frosted flakes!). Only available after 11am, but the Asian section looks interesting. Beef with Boccolli, Hong Kong Shrimp, Peking Pork Chop ... they even have Bulalo (Ox Tail Soup)! Sandwiches run from $6.50 to $8.50, plus a Build Your Own Burger option at $6.95. Great prices, decent menu, and pretty good for a casino hotel I guess. read more

returned to sage after a few months from my first experience.. my usual stop is another food venue at the same establishment which is known for their "seasonal" fair but something anew was bellowing in my dunlap. again, a late night jaunt for food. the hostesses sat my party immediately. also the server was supersonic at getting our drink orders.. after reading the menu now a little more conscious than my previous visit, i realized how awesome everything sounded and was surprised at how much diversity they offered at such a late hour in the night/early hour in the morning. after this life changing culinary experience that is SAGE, i think ive been back around 7-8 times in half as many days. the fact that theres a limited amount of choices at barona at such a late time is insignificant. the servers are ALWAYS courteous and personable though i have yet to see a female server (probably due to the hour of day). tortilla soup is a must have starter. burgers come w a cup, fries and a selection of three toppings. you cant beat that anywhere at $6.95 gamblers short ribs are bomb, baby back pork ribs are bomb, fish & chips are bomb (fish is a legit piece of seafood, lightly battered, tasted fresh as shit super tender flaky moist), french toast has a unique crust/breading/coating that made them a must for my gf every morning.. havent had a chance to check out the asian collection per im not big on asian food but ill be sure to go back n try to bolalo, lo mein, lobster, prawns, and tenderloin.. thinking about the menu makes me hungry read more

This used to be one of my favorite places to eat. I had not been back since Covid hit and was greatly disappointed with the service. First, we asked the lady (Endemina?) who seated us if we could sit closer to window since we noticed an open table that was socially distant. She mumbled no and never gave us a reason. About 30 minutes later we saw people being seated at that same table. Our waitress was ok although she looked mad and was not very friendly. She also took another 20 minutes to refill our ice tea. Then, everyone that came in after us was being served except us. We waited a long time before our food came out. The food itself was a big disappointment. I ordered a wedge salad and got a piece of lettuce with no blue cheese and the dressing I ordered was honey mustard tasted like balsamic not sweet at all. The tortilla soup was one of the worst I've had. I tasted my husbands fried chicken which was nothing great. This place has really gone downhill. read more

Open 24 hours. FREE FOOD if you use your points as a member. FYI: I have never paid for food here, only the tip. Tip in cash since the servers don't get that money you get from using the points. New York steak was so bomb... I like my meat rare, and it was the perfectly hot while being pink. Comes with green beans and a potato. Strawberry shortcake dessert was okay. I think it's more a reflection of my own tastes than the actual dessert. I only like fresh fruit and the strawberries are covered in syrup... and the cake part was just too moist for my liking. All the food is pretty good. I've only ever disliked the lo mein. I'm Asian... that's my explanation. I need my Chinese food to taste homemade. Service was cool. One of the pluses is that the air seems cleaner than it does in the actual casino... Perfect ending to a night of gambling. Free food should always be five stars, by the way. Ready for my next slice of steak now... read more

My sister got eggs benedict and the poached egg was very hard, so she sent it back and it took quite a long time to receive a properly cooked one. After all of the waiting, my sister ended up with a really upset stomach. I got a panini club sandwich which was really good. We also asked for a bread basket because everyone else was being given one, but they kept overlooking us; literally, the guys bringing them out looked right at our faces and then continued walking away from our table until we asked a 3rd time. In the end, we had to leave the casino because my sister could not stay out of the bathroom because of that food. read more

Great place for breakfast. Great prices good food and the best French toast you'll ever eat

We had a great dinner here for my husband's birthday dinner voucher. I believe we had a server name, Melissa and she was awesome! The sweetest person! Long brown/blonde hair. Food was great! Only downfall is they don't serve alcohol. Coulda used a red wine with my steak. Great selection and they're definitely have something for everyone. read more

Have eaten there several times over the years. It is open 24 hours and the food is good. Steak and eggs for breakfast has been my usual fare, although sometimes I just got the comfort food, club sandwich, fries, at 3 AM are pretty good. The staff is good, especially given that they are working the graveyard shift. read more

Went to the sage cafe today, heard about the good food and low prices and was very disappointed from the lack of service. There wasn't many people there and and we waited nearly 30 mins and the waiters and waitresses failed to even acknowledge us being there waiting and people coming in were served immediately! After 30 mins we left and talked to the manager and only received an apology for the lack of service, really? read more

My boyfriend and I always come here because they are open 24 hours and not only that they have lobsters! I always get the garlic and pepper lobster. Best lobster for late night meal even. My boyfriend got the steak and eggs which is also good. Last night I decided to try something new and went for the prime rib hash. Was not my kind of dish. Meet was over cooked and dry. Overall I always have a great time at barona! Try the garlic pepper lobster dish. read more

Very displeased with the food and service. Ordered the Au Ju sandwich with steak frys. I thought the frys were the best part of the meal. Me and the hubby split a plate and the staff behind the scenes did a much better job than our waiter. At least they cut the sandwich in 2 and divided the frys on to 2 separate plates before bringing to our table. Our waiter was just so not feeling the idea of being at work tonight it seemed. More interested in getting us out the door so much so that I did not receive not one single offer to refill my soda glass the entire hour we were sitting down eating. read more

I'm pretty sad six of us came in last week we all ordered the same thing and guess what we didn't even make it out to valet before we were all getting sick. I had tried to call a basically got told thanks for sharing well I'm not impressed what so ever. On top of that our server was less than pleasant and asking for a fork seemed to annoy her greatly. I'm pretty disappointed and really upset I wasted all that money on taking my family and kids out so we could all go home and spend a day getting sick. read more

Being that this is at barona, i was Comp'd son! This was my first time going here, and on top of that i have 30 dollars to spend at will? My oh MY, Steak and eggs for everyone!!! I used to just eat at the buffet at barona, or at the hot dog stand that serves the foot long hotdog for like two bucks, but now that I have found this gem called The Sage Cafe, I will be going there a lot more! The food is good, and on top of that, its pretty cheap. Im sure its probably the same chefs that make the food at the buffet, but still!! the food is not bad at all. I will definitely be back, and hopefully comp'd again, cause I AINT PAYIN!!! lol well actually i would pay, id just prefer for it to be free, am i bad person? haha read more

Foods average ....come in the morning the service is much better in the morning. The breakfast is really good. For there dinner times their fry bread is probably the best thing they have. Had the salmon today it says broiled it's more on the pan grilled but it was alright. Over all cool little grill in the casino. read more

Great for breakfast. We love dining on the patio overlooking the golf course and beautiful countryside.

Great food!!! Great service by seng. She was fantastic. I will be back to eat here again. I had the prime rib sandwich with bell peppers!!! Very good read more

The food is surprisingly delicious so sanitary and so fast and so cheep. Great place to eat

We eat at Sage Cafe at Barona Casino regularly. Friday Night we had Seng as our server she is outstanding. She regularly checks back and asked how our meal was and if there is anything else we need. This was in 100 times better than the last time we ate. We had Sandra who rarely checked back and had everyone else doing things for her. They should have Seng train Sandra because her customer service skills lack and she can't multi task. Seng keep up the outstanding work we look forward to having you as our server again. read more

Loved the french toast! Didn't get the bread so they lost a star

We have always received great service, food is good and of course the price is right. Even tho we are comped every time we eat there nothing changes in service or food quality! read more