This is one of my favorite restaurants! Huge patio outdoor with plastic partitions between tables and great music. Everything on the menu is amazing from the Tandoori Salmon to the Serrano Chicken Pizza to the Margherita pizza! Staff is super accommodating and friendly. You really cannot go wrong with Walters! read more

Walters - Margherita Pizza - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Claremont, California

Followed all COVID regulations and krissy and Rudy were working the bar when I went here and they were great.

I have to say that we have not been out since the pandemic started and have been nervous to dine at any restaurants. We finally decided it was time to break the monotony and go out to dinner. We were so happy to find that Walters updated the outdoor area with plexiglass between all of the booths. They have a huge outdoor area so there is so much room for social distancing! Our waiter, Miguel was wearing a mask and a face shield. Needless to say we felt very safe comfortable being here. Now for the best part! The food! I was craving Afghan food so I ordered the kabuli pilaf which is a lamb and rice pilaf with carrots and raisins. My husband ordered the lamb shank. Our meal was absolutely amazing! The lamb was perfectly tender and flavorful in both dishes. We also got the bolownies which were beyond delicious with the chutney and the yogurt dip. Over all our experience was wonderful and we will definitely be returning. read more

About that inconsistency thing I mentioned in my last review: Like tonight, when I ordered the lemon chicken, which comes with potatoes and, the waiter said, sautéed spinach. Instead of spinach, which would've been great, I got a side of poorly steamed cauliflower and carrots, a couple pieces of broccoli, and some green beans. Instead of a whole order of sautéed spinach, there was maybe a tablespoon tucked under the chicken...which was super dry and not very lemony. When I asked the waiter if he could find a little marinade au jus or something to make it less like sandpaper, he came back with tandoori sauce. Which was better, but not as good as the moist, hot, lemony chicken with awesome sautéed spinach I was hoping for. With all that said, when you can find them Walter's staff are always kind and helpful, and the environment of the restaurant is still top-notch. On a night that followed a 100F day in Southern California, they had the misters on to cool the air; it was a lovely night to sit outside and enjoy the evening. Wish the food had supported the whole endeavor a bit better. read more

Met some work colleagues for early Sunday dinner. I checked Yelp and was quite disappointed to see 3 stars. Well Yelp was right. The ambience of Walters was probably nicer at some time but now it was quite dinghy and could do with a good cleanup. Everything seemed old. I ordered the Salmon dinner recommend by our waiter and was disappointed by the plain taste. Not worth the money. We had Alagash beer which was probably the best part of our meal. read more

Husband and I went last night. Not only was the service absolutely horrible the food was tasteless. Never again. Save your money

Walter's was a rather unique experience. You step in and you feel like you're in a very high class place (which technically you are but shush.) While the price was rather high the food was well worth it. I had ordered the Shish Kabob and an order of Dolmas. As I waited I was greeted by a kind waiter who offered both bread and water. The bread being warm and buttery and the water fresh and crisp. Other than the food the porch I was sat at had a lovely view of the surrounding city, as well as a friendly visitor in the form of a cat (whom I gave some of my food to.) The dolmas came first, having never tried then I had no idea what to expect. What I found were pleasant tasting rolls of rice wrapped up in an olive leaf. They had a perfect mix of tang and savor to make it an excellent appetizer. (And while I regret to say it, after much prodding I caved and tried their Kalamari, which was equally delisious.) The scent of cooked beef accompanied my dish as it arrived, adorned with a delightful rice pilaf and sliced peppers, it was a treat that would be tough to rival. Sadly one if the pepper slices had fallen onto the ground as I ate and I had spent many an hour mourning over the loss of such an amazing piece of vege. All in all my experience was wonderful and the ambiance was quite a spectacle. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for an amazing new meal. (Assuming you have the money in your wallet as it is a bit pricey.) read more

So I come here often with my friends, usually during the evenings. Really good place for dining with family or friends and good food with a wide verity of options. However the only time I see the server is when we first get there and the "server assistant" are usually the only ones within reach in case we needed something from the kitchen or bar. Also I'm not sure if it's normal to sit people inside the back dining rooms (very classy) but it didn't seem like anybody really knew we were back there the first time I was sat there last weekend. (One of the assistants had an 'oh snap' look when he noticed us through the window back there and got us water and bread right away!) haha it's kind of a big restaurant honestly. But I just think the communication can always improve between the employees. :) Other than that the food was good as well as the environment and my friends and I will always enjoy walters, we know you guys have been busy lately so keep up the hard work. read more

Walter's is a solid 4 starts for me. I have my issues with certain things but overall I usually have a good experience. It's a little on the pricey side, we drop about $50 (including tip) for breakfast, more for lunch and dinner, but on the weekend, Bloody Mary & mimosas are $4 each and mmmm they're so good! That bloody Mary could be a meal... vegetarian even ;-p Night life - the back bar area (the patio in the middle of the restaurant) has great ambiance but no one comes around to take orders. We were there on a Saturday night. We had to go in search of the bar to get anything but it's very nice to sit back and enjoy each other's company with music playing but not so loud that you can't hear your friends. I do like Michael Ryan so I'll have to come on Thursday nights, but honestly, my favorite things is having lunch on the patio. I love their passion iced tea (though I wish the glasses were bigger - refills are free though) and the fresh bread is also really good. I love love love the green chutney on the afghan fries. Mmmm so good. No matter what I order, I almost always swap something out fro afghan fries. For those who are unfamiliar with them, they are rounds of potato dipped in batter and deep fried until perfect. Definitely not a healthy choice, but you have to try them especially with the green chutney. read more

Had the pleasure of dinning here the other day. Great ambiance, service, and food. The NY steak was cooked as ordered, the beef short ribs was extremely tender. The Margherita pizza was amazing. Our server, Chris, was prompt and overall very pleasant. Finally, the bread is freshly baked, which was delightful. read more

Walter's is a very good vibe! We have been coming here for several years. Compares to NYC Top relaxing Bars. The outside bar is awesome, BUT the real secret is the music and the amazing peeps inside Bar. Thank you, Elaina for a relaxing night. So needed that my girl!!!! read more

We just had a client appreciation party for our real estate business, Acia and Nangy handled everything perfectly. The food was wonderful and the cottage dining room was perfect for us! Thanks again read more

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Good entertainment and good appetizers. Entrees were overcooked and just not very good. There are a lot of great restaurants in Claremont; this is just not one of them. Everytime I eat here I'm disappointed. Also, a couple of days after I ate here I heard from my credit card company that my card had been used fraudulently, and that the person using it had ALL of the card information. Could be a coincidence. Maybe not. read more

Walters has a massive identity crises. What kind of restaurant is it you may ask? Mexican? Italian? Chinese? Lebenis? BBQ? American Diner? Jewish Diner? French Cafe? Thai? Afghan? Indian? It's does everything! And it fails miserably at everything! Also the prices are outrageous. A real rip off. I guess it's a relic of a time gone by and that is painfully obvious by the usual 60+ year old crowd. The location is great which I guess is the only reason they are still in business. I'll give you a little example. The HUEVOS RANCHEROS is $10.50. And DOESN'T include beans and rice. WHAT? It's just two eggs, on two tortillas, with a smattering of bottled sauce, and 3 three paper thin slices of avocado. That meal cost them about $0.55 of ingredients. It's a slap in the face to the customers. Shame on you Walters! I guess you need to pay for the location somehow. And the Afghan Fries? Utter garbage. It's like a swimming pool of oil. I would recommend a defibrillator to accompany that meal. Now I will commend them on the taste of their lamb mushroom on rice dish. But it is very overpriced, and the portion size is laughable. Another positive, since the young professional/student crowd doesn't fall for their shenanigans they offer (or offered) $5 draft specials on Friday night. But I believe that is (was) only available at the outside bar. The outside bar is actually great. The area has been updated and includes a stage and fire pits. It's very welcoming. They even have live music which can be really good at times. Please Walters. Look at yourself in the mirror. You're big, you're beautiful, you average three stars on yelp. You can do better! read more

One star for the "fresh salmon". It was overcooked and dry. I used the moisture in the mashed potatoes to eat it. Not good. The menu said it came with vegetables. It didn't. I asked and they brought a side of vegetables and when I asked if it was on the menu, they said "the lunch salmon doesn't come with vegetables when ordered late". The menu said lunch was available until 5 p.m. and we ordered before then. The lunch hot turkey sandwich had the vegetables like the menu said it should. I overheard that they didn't have enough vegetables that day, so this was just plain weird. There were 3-4 of us with the fresh salmon, so they took it off of all of them to use the vegetables for the later dinner orders or because they had so little. So the question is: 1) Do they just pretentiously change and punish people in anyway and time they choose? OR 2) Do they cover their ordering mistakes by short changing customers and hope they don't notice? It is either one or the other. Which is it? This offends me either way. It should offend any reasonable person. Given the price you would think they would do a better job of it. Over $20 and you get a dry salmon fillet and mashed potatoes. That's it. I used to eat there a lot in the past. The "fresh salmon" used to be "fresh" and moist. More and more, Walter's is overpriced for what you get. It's getting harder to find the real gems at this restaurant. But the missing side of vegetables with an insulting lame pretentious punishment for my "error" in ordering the lunch that the menu says is available until 5 p.m. excuse? What a shame. read more

Best bridal shower ever! We loved everything about Walters ! Fabulous service,delicious food and best hosts! Such a beautiful environment to have a party at!!! Thank you dear Walters!!! read more

April fools or not? I don't know if this was a joke or not but I went in on Saturday April 1st haha and 1) we ordered and nothing came out...until finally the appetizer showed up...then 2) the waiter says sorry but we are out of what you ordered...it's 5:00 how can you be out...your menu says you don't serve it until after 5:00...ok fine it's been forever and now close to 6:00 and I'm starving please tell me what you do have and I'll take that....great until 3) we are out of what I just suggested to you...oh brother give me a break...April fools or not Walters was out of food...why do people go there? read more

We just love this place! Welcoming atmosphere, fabulous large patio dining,, great food and our server Andrew is the best! He doesn't miss a beat! read more

Went for Mother's Day Brunch and it was the worst buffet I've ever had. I made the reservation a month prior and was never even informed it was only a buffet. All the food was subpar and cold. The presentation and selection were terrible. The hash browns were like mush, the fruit selection consisted of strawberries thrown in a bowl, there was a gross pasta that looked like it had cat food in it...maybe tuna?? and there was no French toast, waffles or anything for kids. Our waiter did not clear our dirty plates and was slow to refill coffee, and when he brought our check he pointed out the pre-calculated tip examples at the bottom of the bill....awkward! The price was $55 a person which included bottomless mimosa which half my party couldn't drink because they are under 21. So disappointing to spend over $400 for disgusting food. I will never return. read more

We had great dessert and lattes with very friendly waitress and waiter. The ambience was beautiful with fountain sounds in the background and beautiful classic music with an indoor outdoor patio.Definitely going back and highly recommend anyone to enjoy a romantic classy casual experience! read more

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Great atmosphere, outdoor seating, happy hour, and service! Been coming to Walters for over a decade and it's great to be back!

Very slow service. The vegetarian eggplant was soaked in oil no taste and the Tandoori salmon was undercooked. This is the last time that I will come here. horrible. over priced read more

So where to begin, have only been here once before just for happy hour and sat at the bar. Great experience. So last night had reservation in booth in bar. Was seated for about 10-12 min before anyone came to our table. Brought water, about another 10 min we were asked for drink order, we ordered wine and was asked if we wanted bread. No bread, so we asked again and was brought bread but no wine. Another 10 ish min.we ask for the wine, all the time I am watching the bartender not serving wine. Waiter goes and ask for wine and we are asking for more bread. Why not put a bread basket on the table? As wine is being del. waiter asked if we want appetizers. At this time we are not happy and make reservations at another restaurant as soon as we finish our wine. After a heartfelt conversation with our server Christopher, we ordered the appetizer and another glass of wine, which came quickly. Christopher apologized for long waits and was attentive to our needs. We canceled our reservation and stayed to have dinner. We ordered 2 wild mushroom fettuccine. One came out right away and was not hot, the other came out about 5 min Later and nice & hot. It was a BD dinner and I had to ask if they did anything for BD. We brought all kind of BD decorations so pretty evident it was a BD dinner. He said yes, but another 10 ish min go by and he didn't bring it so we ask again. We were there 21/2 hours, mostly waiting for wine, bread, desert. Not the best night out. read more

Servers need training and a personality. Food was not what it was 2 years ago, it really has gone down hill. That's the last time I go there. read more

We have been coming here for awhile for their after hour 10 pm happy hour. We were very disappointed this was discontinued. We ordered a few beers anyways because we liked the place and we were already there. All three beers were flat. Their taps must be no good. We paid full price for beers that we maybe took 3 drinks of, then left because the bartender refused to re-poor or let us order a different drink and have these ones taken off our tabs. This was last Friday night. We will not be returning and we will not suggest this place to our friends. Ended up going to Union on Yale. Much better. read more

It's been such a long time Yelpers..and I've missed you all. You know, kid, wife, work, etc. This leaves little time...nevermind, that's not what you're here for. As a girthy type of guy, I like to keep my taste standards relatively even...only high brow when necessary but sensible enough to know that I am not going to get a Houston's steak from Ono Hawaiian. Let's be reasonable... ...which leads to the absolute horribleness of Walter's. I've only been once, last weekend, with the wife and some young folks in the family. Of course, the pictures looked great on the website and it seemed as if this would be a nice hangout spot to start frequenting without all of the low-brow collegiate crowd. Now, I am pondering the hours of my life wasted there that will never return to me. When we arrived, it was around 9:30 and we went straight to the back patio area where there were plush couches and, for some odd reason, fire places that were turned on. The fire places looked great but we had to request it be turned off...although they only turned it lower. On a nice summer evening, around 72 degrees or so, why this was on in the first place is not within my fathom limits. Onward. We first believed that there were servers in that area so we waited about 10 minutes before my wife had to literally stand up and chase down a waiter and ask if we could get some service. Our mistake, thought we could eat back there considering they had the appetizer menu there. Apparently you had to go to the front to eat. Fair enough, a bus girl led us to a table and, very nicely, told us the kitchen was about to close so we should probably know what we wanted as soon as our waiter came. Perfectly understandable and we made it our business to do so............. but the waiter didn't come until about 9:58. Now, the bus girl brought us water as well as bread. Juan, our server, simply took the order and, i kid you not, did not return to the table for a loooooooong time. I ordered a Fat Tire, which is an American beer, and an important plot point to this review later on. The calamari, brought, of course, by the bus girl, was actually pretty good. My wife and I think ourselves to be calamari connoisseurs and found it and the sauce that accompanied it pretty tasty. Well done, Walter's. Meanwhile, my sister-in-law and her friend asked for more bread...they asked Juan when he came, asked a bus boy the one time he came...then finally asked our MVP busgirl and she delivered within minutes. Juan didn't bring the food, Juan didn't check on us, Juan was pointless. He brought the dessert my sis-in-law and her friend ordered and the check. Those were the only times we saw Juan. I ordered the grilled salmon with rice and vegetables...my wife ordered the lobster pasta. Usually when food comes, there is pomp and circumstance to it in a place like this. Considering the $22 dollars for each plate, I expected a little sauce, maybe some seasoning...perhaps some taste. None of the above dear friends. The food was horrible. i hyperbole not. It was horrible. I'm fat and I barely got halfway through. There is nothing else to say there, it was that bad. Super bus girl comes back for, about the 12th time, to us and I convince her to let me give her the tip rather than Juan.... sidenote: Juan gambled and lost. He saw us and I think he figured we wouldn't be tipping well, he had another table in the front that he got to at least a few more times than ours and figured they'd tip better. Super bus girl received a $20 tip from us on an $80 bill. I gave him $5 with a friendly note that said, "please pay more attention to your customers." Walter's alleges $2 dollars for ALL domestic beers on Friday nights during Happy Hour, which it was. Domestic = American so since FaT Tire is brewed in Colorado I kind of figured.... it would not be $5.75. I flagged down Juan and asked why the price? He first tried to say it was only on domestics and was flipping through the table menu of domestics...I pointed out to him that Fat Tire IS a domestic beer and THEN he said, "well, it only applies at the bar." Um, where else would the beer come from in this fine establishment? Look, it wasn't worth grabbing a manager for almost $4 considering the over-priced crap meal we'd had so I just said, Ok Juan and kept it pushing. However, it was further evidence that the servers not only have no training, but Walter's has very arbitrary policies...that the servers aren't trained on. But wait...that's not all. We then go back over to the plush couch area because, you know, we have a babysitter, so one crappy meal isn't pushing us back home early. Head for the bar to get some drinks and enjoy the rest of the evening... I'll spare you the details but the bottom line is training. The servers and bartenders have no training and it is literally pointless to give this place another shot. One star because of MVP Busgirl. read more

Don't let the curbside appeal fool you. My Ahi Tuna Salad was basically 5 cups of Costco's Spring Mix with 6 very thin slivers of ahi tuna. The beans on my daughter's nachos were canned, her soda pop was flat ($4.00, no refills, which is ok, cause after all it is flat). My mom had the lentil salad, which was actually a bowl of all kinds of different beans, her coffee was served luke warm. My sister's Chicken Caesar Salad was made from Costco's rotisserie chicken. The bill was $78.00! High prices, low quality! We are very disappointed and will never return. This is why I don't like going out to eat. My family came out for spring break, this experience was not one of the highlights of their trip to California. read more

Walters - I told my daughter she shouldn't have ordered a 2nd soda cause it was flat and I paid $8.00 for that. Refills should not be 3.95. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Claremont, California

My husband and I came here for a business meeting and were pleasantly surprised at the ambiance and the food. The appetizers, meal, service and bar were great. The drinks were very tasty and not watered down. The outside area has a fire pit and live music. We will definitely be back for a date night! read more

Thank you David for taking care of my large party reservation despite all this Covid-19 madness. Your consummate professionalism is much appreciated during these difficult days. read more

Krissy made this experience the absolute best! She's so on top of everything and pours us the best drinks. She's so sweet and kind! We love Walters and Krissy!! The Mexican Lollypop was sooooo good! read more

As someone else mentioned, Walter seems like a nice upscale restaurant: nice decor and a beautiful patio area, on a nice street in the Claremont village and an extremely friend staff. The food is terrible though. Below mediocre. I gave two stars because our waitress was very nice and attentive (always refilled water and coffee), as were the busgirls. We went for breakfast, which is pretty hard to mess up. Had the Eggs Benedict with Afghan fries and Brioche french toast. The Benedict: eggs were a little over-cooked for poaching, which I preferred b/c I don't like the whites too runny, but my bf was not please about. The eggs were SMOTHERED in Hollandaise sauce. I am not exaggerating in the least when I say there was a solid 1.5-2 cups of thick, under-seasoned and bland sauce on those poor, scared little eggs. The Afghan fries had the potential to be one of those incredible "this is why you're fat" foods - potato slices dipped in batter and fried? Instead they were a soggy mess. The Brioche french toast: Thick pieces of brioche that were completely dry in inside. It seemed like they didn't soak the bread long enough before frying. Only the very outside was even slightly moist, the rest tasted like eating plain old toast with some sugar glaze on it. Out of the 6 or so half slices, we each ate only one, and barely. I think this was the first time in my life I didn't devour a plate of french toast. The worst part: they don't even serve maple syrup!! They serve little Knott's "breakfast" syrups. There is no maple in those - they consist of multiple kinds of corn syrups, sugar and flavorings. When you're paying $10 for french toast in a nice restaurant, at least use real maple syrup or if you're going to serve Aunt Jemima's crap, put it in a different container so it's not so obvious you are serving your customer's garbage. Both the bf and I agreed we would NEVER return to Walter's. The food was so disappointing and to mess up something so simple means they probably can't get anything right. read more

Very Disappointing evening at Walter's tonight. The female server was slow, unfriendly, and not helpful at all. There were four of us seated at an inside table. It really made the experience not good at all. She never checked back to see if the food was OK and in fact, 2 of the meals (out of 4) had cold vegetables and by the time she checked back with our table the meal was over. When we remarked to her about it she started to be somewhat argumentative and challenging. I guess she forgot that we were paying customers and it was her job to help make it a pleasant experience. She brought the check to our table and then we waited so long for her to return to take the payment and when she never did return.... we finally got up and went to pay at the entrance of the restaurant. We commented to the person taking our payment about the problems and she really did not appear to care either... the disappointment continues.... i guess they get so much business that it does not matter if they provide good service - that at least appears to be the attitude that was received tonight. we have been to Walter's many, many times over the past 15 years and never had such a bad experience with such bad service. Very, very disappointing indeed. read more

My In-Laws took my husband and I here last Sunday for breakfast. This place is completely disorganized and the Servers need to work on their communication, we had been sitting at our table for 15 Minutes before anyone decided to be our server. *Side note: to the waitress who decided to make an entrance with her loud Indian music on her phone to see her friends that sat in her section, please don't, be mindful of the other guests in your section. I ordered the salmon and fresh spinach eggs Benny which was good, however, it came out almost 10 min after everyone else's and the gentleman running food never told me it was taking longer, we had to stop him as he walked past our table to ask what was going on. Annoying My In-laws and husband all ordered a different omelette and were sick for 3 days after... Not sure if the milk they use in the eggs was bad or what. To the kitchen staff, get your shit together, no one should be getting ill from food if things are being properly handled. Also, to management, maybe order orange juice for the mimosas that doesn't have pulp in it...the presentation is awful. Also, they should be served in champagne glasses, not wine glasses (unless requested) I had high hopes for this place since it is pricey but all in all it was meh, I won't be returning. read more

Came in for dinner with my family to celebrate father's day and my sister's birthday so we brought our own cake. 6 adults total with two tables 1. Waiter served water and bread for one table only and ignored the other 2. Waiter came again and told us that they usually charged $2.50 for cutting the cake/piece but manager decided to waive that for Father's day and we thanked them regardless how weird the whole fee thing sounded. I personally would've left after hearing that but didn't want to start a drama and decided to suck it up so the family could enjoy the dinner 3. I ordered soup and before I finished it, a Waiter asked if he could take it away and I said no and he left. Then suddenly while I was on my phone, the waitress came and took away my plate without asking me if I finished it! 4. The waitress later came and told us they would charge us for bringing our own cake and we told her the manager waived the fees and she said she didn't know that and she was going to ask to make sure we were not lying 5. They were cleaning the table while we were still eating rushing us to finish and leave 6. Very upset by the disrespectful teatment, we decided to take our cake and leave and we all agreed not to tip because of the bad treatment we recieved and surprisingly the check came with a mandatory %18 gratitude! 7. We paid the total amount and talked to the manager and told her about what happened and how upset we were and that we were not coming back again to this place... she was very careless and didn't try to win us back and just said there has been a misunderstanding and she was sorry and wished us a happy rest of the day! 8. As for the food, It is very regular food, the bread was dry, nothing special and too expensive. The menu is too small except for the drinks they had many options Really sorry for wasting time and money here... never again read more

Food sucks. Before I go on, let me say they have a very nice staff and atmosphere. But the food REALLY sucks. As a local, I have been going here a few times a year forever. Then when I do go I remember why it sucks. The food...at least what I have ordered, is like a Denny's. In fact with the way Denny's has stepped up their menu they now have the upper hand. I wanted to buy a quick meal for some friends and took them to Walter's because we wanted to go to the Claremont Village. I had the appetizer crab tacos and was presented with a bill for $100 (with tip) for four. Nobody except one out of the group got anything substantial. No wine. I was embarrassed because it was such a disappointment. The beef stroganoff my friend got looked like slop. Look....I pretty much always publish great reviews because I go to good places. But this place deserves one star until they change it up. I doubt they will because they are an institution. Idiot I am I will probably return because pain has no memory. On the flip side my girl and I went back to Aruffo's right down the street and split a dinner (we weren't hungry...on our way for a yogurt). They give you fresh incredible bread, the vegetables were cooked to perfection, and the fish was fabulous. And great ambience. That is a place that has earned my business. read more

Went to Walter's on a Thursday evening, first red flag was the place was pretty empty with few customers. We both ordered chicken dishes, chicken and waffles and chicken kabobs. They brought us water with no ice to start with when we ordered, but the meals were the problem. Both meals had chicken that was tough and dry. We barely ate any of our food. I told the waiter, who was pleasant, about our chicken who then said he would talk to the manager. That was it, no manager came, no one said anything and I paid our bill and left. If you want a nice comfortable patio to dine this would be nice, if you want food you can eat, don't go here. read more

My mom lives in Claremont and has been going to this restaurant for 20 years. It used to be our "go to" restaurant whenever I came to visit but it has declined in a serious way over the last few years. What took the cake was a plate of chicken kabobs she recently ordered that were raw inside. And the french fries were limp as you know what. We love patronizing a family run, local venture but it's just not worth it any more. In addition to bad food, the service is getting really surly. Apparently many of the family members are also servers and they're super rude. With the competition of the West Village just across Indian Hill, they REALLY need to heed these reviews and make some changes or they're going to be a thing of the past. read more

I used to love Walter's, but now I've soured. I went for lunch several times with my parents because Walter's has a great reputation as an Afghan fusion place. When I went before, the menu was relatively good - and extensive. The last two times I went, though, the service was awful, the food was awful, and the menu had been cut down by at least half. First of all, all of our dishes came out cold. I ordered the Spicy Japanese Eggplant. I'm usually great with spicy foods, but this eggplant was so spicy that I started sweating and couldn't finish the meal. I had to take an anti-acid later at night to subdue the worst heartburn ever. And the lamb medallions were extremely salty and cold. The next time two times I came back I just wanted one of the hearty salads they used to serve, but they'd cut them out of the menu. Even the coffee was cold, and the waiters never re-filled the water. read more

My husband and I ducked in here on a Sunday morning after being completely ignored at the Village Grille down the street. At first, we were a little leery of its upscale decor... we thought we'd pay a fortune for breakfast. As it turned out, we had two breakfast burritos and coffee, and although this was not the cheapest breakfast in the area, the prices were close to other places with far less ambiance. We ate in the quiet, charming cottage part of the restaurant, the service was excellent, and the food was quite good. The meal actually cost less than what we paid at the incredibly mediocre Flappy Jack's in Glendora a few weeks before, and the atmosphere between the two places was like night and day. I'm willing to pay a couple of dollars more for a meal if I get something extra in return, e.g. a civilized experience. Breakfast at CoCo's would have even cost more on a Sunday morning, and that's a pretty average experience. We'll be back to Walter's. They rescued our Sunday morning that was heading toward the skids, thanks to wasting a huge amount of time at the Village Grille. read more

This restaurant is a main stay in the Claremont Village. The location is prime, the indoor and outdoor seating is comfortable but the food and service don't go very far. To be fair, I have not had everything on their extensive menu but I have never been blown away by what I have had. Visited recently on a Monday afternoon. The gal serving the bread was so lack luster. She looked like she would have rather been anywhere but dropping bread at every table. Not one smile delivered to anyone. Our server was kind but again, totally lacking in quality customer service. The food came out promptly. I had the Cobb salad, my go-to when in the mood for salad, and it was just ok. They use dark meat chicken in their salad! I love dark meat but not on a salad. It threw all the flavors way off. I did eat the salad and did not complain to anyone cuz what would that have done. Nothing. However, it would be truly helpful if they stated this on their menu as I believe most people expect chicken breast in their salad. I had this one salad, a piece of bread that came with bad juju and iced water. That and a tip for $25. I hate dining out anymore. read more