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    Tommy's Restaurant

    3.5 (367 reviews)
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    Upscale
    Moderate noise
    Dressy
    Happy hour specials

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    Lettuce wraps
    Danays M.

    Great date spot. Delicious food and great service. Delicious cocktails too. Busy on a weekend recommend making reservations

    Meatloaf
    Vanessa G.

    My husband and I had our anniversary dinner here over Thanksgiving weekend. Everything was perfection! We sat at the bar top even though we made reservations. That is just our preference. The bar was lively. We shared the scallops appetizer to start. It was so delicious and cooked to perfection. The arugula was a nice touch to this dish. For our entrees we each had meatloaf. It was ridiculously delicious. The meat was juicy and flavorful and the crunchy onions were the best topper. For dessert they gave us bread pudding and it was wonderful! We topped our meal off with a great bottle of Zinfandel. I also had a martini. This was one of the best anniversary dinners we have ever had.

    Prime Rib
    Richard A.

    Lunch is always fantastic. It's been a while since we've done dinner at Tommy's Saturday evening Birthday, party of 6, ages 23-90 all family. Our server, Bobbi was super. Orders were all correct, very attentive at the early busy time, but not shadowing our table. Sweet Potato Fries to die for. Chicken Lettuce Wraps amazing. Prime Rib, enough for 3 meals cook perfect r-mr. Meatloaf always the best. Three Cheese Chicken, moist a hint of spice Not to forget the BREAD PUDDING,huge portion, better than Oceana Cruise Line. ! Must say a real 10/10 entire dinner. Thanks Team.

    Mojito
    Kasandra H.

    Salad was 10/10 sooo good !! Vibes were nice and the staff was very friendly ! We went for my sisters birthday and it was a good time I would definitely go again !!

    Tommy's salad
    Nicole C.

    My husband and I had a lovely date here last year for our anniversary, so we decided to come for our anniversary again this year. Unfortunately, our meal was not as fantastic as it was last time. Our server was nice, but they seemed short staffed because she took our order really fast and then we saw her pretty infrequently after that. They also didn't ask if we were celebrating anything like they did last time. The food and drinks took a while to come out. To drink, I had the champagne mojito. It was good, but it tasted just like regular mojito, and it was maybe a bit watered down because it wasn't crisp or bubbly like I would expect from a drink with champagne. We shared the Tommy's salad, which they split for us, and it was good and fresh. My husband had the grilled ribeye and it was cooked perfectly for him. The baked potato with lobster and Gouda sauce that comes with it is so delicious and honestly the star of the meal. Unfortunately I was not as lucky with my meal. I had the 8oz bacon wrapped filet and I requested it cooked medium. When it came out, it was a bit dry and clearly a medium well if not almost well done. I didn't see my server so I flagged down the food runner and she took it back for me. It then took over 15 minutes for a new steak to come out. When I cut into the new steak, it was still over, probably a true medium well this time. Additionally, the cut of filet this time was a very stringy and fatty piece, so at that point I almost wished I had the other steak back since they were cooked about the same anyway. When the server checked on the new steak, I told her it was still over but that I was just going to eat it since I was hungry at this point. She apologized and offered us a free bread pudding, which I accepted. The sides with the filet were yummy and flavorful though. While waiting for my new steak I had eaten some of my husband's, so I asked for a box for the rest of my filet. The server took it away to box it up, and when she brought it back she had only boxed up the meat, not the remainder of the potatoes and veggie sides. The bread pudding was good and the sauce with it was delicious, but it would have benefited from some nuts or something to provide a textural element. Overall, not the meal I was expecting and a bit disappointing for the price.

    Had dinner tonight, 4 of us, for my husband's birthday. Making reservations online was easy and efficient. Alvaro greeted us, and was our waiter. I had filet and lobster, the other dishes were chicken Marsala, fried chicken salad and the ribeye strip. It was all DELICIOUS and only made better by the excellent service from Alvaro. The bread pudding and beignets were melt in your mouth perfect. Excellent evening!!!!!

    New York with a twice baked potato, plus an espresso martini
    Paola T.

    Kate made my birthday experience a day to remember. Thank you! All four of us will be back for the next birthday celebration and will make sure to request her.

    Megan L.

    The food was delicious came out in a reasonable time and was hot and tasted exactly how we remembered it had been ten years since our last visit. The steak nachos are out of this world ! The vibe of the restaurant is exactly the same as it was ten years ago. Our waitress was wonderful and so attentive and kind we will definitely be coming back and much sooner this time !

    Twice killed, salt bomb burger.  One of the worst, I've ever had.  Too bad it was my first meal of the day and ate half of it.

    The food is embarrassing. As always, in Visalia, the back of house and management should be embarrassed. The food was abysmally disappointing. The bartender made a well executed set of drinks to start the experience. Service was friendly and attentive. The wings were quickly fired but rubbery, tough to eat, and lacked any texture. It's disgusting to eat wings that have rubbery skin and it's especially horrible to experience rubbery chicken meat. It's too bad because it's a generous portion. The Caesar salad was prepared in a chopped, well presented format but was tough to eat with its lack of flavor. The dressing needs to be revisited. There is anchovy dressing and there is this bland rendition. The mahi mahi was a salt bomb along with the rest of the meal. It was served in an over cooked "risotto" type of rice side that was over salted and had lardons in it. I love bacon, no issue there but it's an odd combo with mahi mahi. Try something more fresh and bright; add some acid to break the richness. Also, back of house needs to work on their risotto execution. The burger was disgustingly prepared. It arrived as a grey salt bomb (asked for medium) that had bacon that was obviously made LONG before service (wouldn't surprise me it it was earlier in the week) and with what appeared to be mass purchased "guacamole". The type of guacamole you buy at a Target or Walmart. It was so salty and gross that I could only eat half of it. I lost my appetite by that time. The highlight of that dish were the fries which were the only thing that had some texture. Wish they would have got the wings that crispy. I am so happy I didn't order the $80 shrimp and lobster pasta. Even with a small lobster tail, I seriously doubt the back of house could muster up a proper meal that is worth an $80 pasta. I know the price of food has gone up but this place is delusional to put something like that on the menu. I'm happy to pay prices like that if the meal was executed properly, plated properly, and had quality ingredients. I will say that the ambiance was delightful along with the decor. Hats off to the person responsible for the front of house vibe. The bartender and my server, Becca, were fantastic. It's not their fault but I'd seek food elsewhere.

    Clam chowder with Bacon
    Misty M.

    First time trying Tommy's, definitely would go back. Service was great, drinks were not watered down. Cute atmosphere, it is a little darker inside, but in a trendy way. No issues with the steak, if I had one nitpick it was soup not being as thick as I would like it. But adding bacon to claim chowder.... Wowowwo

    Steak and shrimp with a bbq sauce, green chile Mac n cheese, and veggies

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    Great steak. Environment was lively. Dessert was awesome. We enjoyed the service. Friendly and good vibes!

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    I loved the ribeye steak with the lobster and shrimp mashed potatoes! It was delicious.

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    We had our Christmas Party last night at Tommy's and it was perfect. The food was delicious and Junior our waiter gave us excellent service.

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    It was okay. Nothing fancy and nothing about the food or service stood out to me that would cause me to want to come back.

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