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    Sunset Restaurant

    3.1 (14 reviews)
    PriceyBuffets
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Christine C.

    We were staying at the hotel and thought we would just go downstairs to "stay in". We were so impressed - the food and wine was amazing. We got the scallops and charcuterie board. We had a beautiful view of the ocean. There was live music and the service was amazing! Outstanding evening

    This is a picture of the table we couldn't sit at because we were only a table of 5.... Not 6 or more.
    Ginger H.

    Complete crap. Let's begin the disastrous review of this restaurant that you need to avoid. I've had better food and service from the free breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn. Not kidding. This place doesn't deserve 1 star but I have to give it something in order to complete this review. This is the only place to get a hot breakfast in the hotel. It's buffet only. You don't get water without getting up to get it yourself because of "the drought". Um, OK. I'm sure the 6 ounce glass that you use for water is going to push California's drought condition over the edge. Meanwhile, the shower head in the rooms pour out water like Niagara Falls. Still not sure why we had to get our water ourselves. Were the servers going to get parched by the walk across the room thereby requiring them to consume a lot of water?? On to the next thing... Cold food that wasn't even cooked thoroughly. Not only could they not cook it thoroughly, they couldn't keep up with the demand of the 25% full restaurant because there were no under-cooked hashbrowns available for 15 minutes. The entire pan sat empty for 15 minutes. I don't know what the 3 "waitresses" were doing while the food was running out because they weren't even serving anything but coffee (note my previous comment about getting up to get your own water). I guess it would be too much for them to tell the cooks that they needed to under-cook more food. We couldn't even have a decent table next to the window because the table was "only" for parties of 6 or more. We only had a party of 5. Meanwhile, that table and other tables that sat 6 - 10 people sat vacant the entire time because only a fraction of the place was full. Here's the deal: this place needs new management. The serving staff was very sweet but they were clueless and totally lacking direction and structure. Spend your time driving to another place and stay away from this place.

    One of the many breakfast plates I put together which included a spinach and mushroom quiche and some awesome pastries
    Christopher N.

    My cousin came to visit from Texas so we stayed at Chaminade for the two nights he was here over the July 4th weekend. We had breakfast here both mornings. Walking up to the room, we were immediately greeted and given an explanation of how the breakfast buffet worked. We were also told that we could order a custom omelette from the chef, which we did. There was plenty of typical breakfast food to choose from but it was clearly of higher quality than other hotels because they clearly made an effort to put out the right amounts of food to keep it fresh. We never had to wait on refills of our coffees and waters and our empty plates were almost instantly whisked away once we had emptied them. The second morning, there were the same typical breakfast foods with a few different varieties that I was grateful for. I think buffet breakfast was $15/adult which is really not bad considering the great service and comfort you experience, not to mention the convenience of not having to drive elsewhere. I also made reservations for dinner here for one night. Again, I was greeted immediately as I walked up to the area and given a brief explanation of what was available. From my name on the reservation, I was happily surprised that the entire wait staff seemed to know me by name. David (I think was his name) even helped us pick out a wine and poured us a bit to try in case we didn't like it. Just like breakfast, the quality and speed of service was incredible. The wait staff works hard, yet they happily assist you as quickly and as well as they can. Each person I interacted with was extremely pleasant and played a surprisingly large role in how I rated Chaminade as a whole. Judging from the older reviews, management has clearly made some changes as my experience was a COMPLETE 180 from the reviewers' a few years back. I highly recommend giving the Sunset a shot if you're on the fence.

    All you can eat for $15.95. Serve yourself. But there is a waffle and omelette station where you can order

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    1 year ago

    Very nice view but the food is not impressive! Liked their desserts though, and their teriyaki chicken. But steaks and fish were ok.

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    Ask the Community - Sunset Restaurant

    Can you eat here even if you don't stay at their hotel?

    Yes! You can dine 7 days a week - Linwood's Bar & Grill is open 11am-10pm for a la carte lunch and dinner. The Sunset Restaurant serves breakfast everyday 7am-11am, with Sunday Brunch on Sundays from 10am-1:30pm.

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