I had a good lunch at the Rosewood when Malibu Farms was still there. Since then I’ve only been back for drinks and maybe one very unmemorable lunch at the upstairs bar. Comments about SYR are pretty typical about any restaurant. People love it or hate and very expensive places probably get even stronger feedback. We go because it’s where we got married and holds so many great memories. Probably get the burger next time I go, although my husband has really liked their cioppino on our last few visits. Service and finding wait staff is difficult for every restaurant these days, although I do marvel at how many familiar faces I continue to see at Lucky’s. Definitely a career for their servers.
SY Ranch is still yummy. Worst thing about the place is the terrible fonts and graphic design on the print ads in the local magazines. Ugly fonts, yikes pixelation, mismatching colors, accidental whitespace - they always look like a first draft of a high school graphic design project.
Your experience is definitely rare amongst our circle of friends, service is consistently the worst — hands down the biggest waste of money in SB for the prices. We used to love going… now it’s painful and embarrassing all the way from the GM to the waitstaff. The only thing that rivals the inconsistency of service is probably the food and bev concepts at the rosewood. Every time we go back to both of them the service is just plain awful. We keep saying “maybe next time will be better” or “just give them one more chance” and regret it every time we go.
Are all the dishes on the left side of the first page of the menu pictured tacos? Sounds really delicious.
My family went a few days ago and loved it. Delicious.
San Ysidro Ranch is one of the most beautiful dinning experiences in California. We are locals and dine there often - always perfection.
Thank you so much! Love all these shops so much!
Domecil is such an amazing shop: they have high end artisan products which are so beautiful that I hang my blue and white striped basket on a hook when not using as decor: but they also have "smalls" like Thomas Keller chocolate bars: oh my!
Doggie earmuffs? woof
Excited for this! Does seem a bit too much like the Guisados menu though.
I love Corazon! And it’s only a block away from their Public Market restaurant. Always friendly and delicious.
I couldn’t agree more
My poor dog is scared to death
Thats the 7 legged OCTO at Mollusk!
I wish we could stop already with the fireworks for the sake of veterans and animals.
We had dinner there in early Sept and had a lovely time. We usually get drinks from the bar and wander around the property before our reservation. We were married there long ago so it holds a lot of great memories. I personally don’t remember any problems with service or wait staff. We enjoyed dining once again on the state’s most beautiful patio and though the food doesn’t blow me away we go for special occasions and when family is in town. Now Ty W not reopening the Biltmore? That makes me mad…
Mollusk door on Gray St
Stonehouse is constantly seeking staff on craigslist - a place of that standing should be hiring from the same pool as the top tier hotels in larger cities
I worked at SYR before and after Ty took over. Both restaurants rely heavily on the local patrons, especially when vacancy is high. I realize prices have skyrocketed (my god, the macaroni and cheese is over $30) but there was almost never a differentiation taken between ranch guests and any other patrons. In fact, a few locals received preferential treatment over any guests, every time they visited. It's sad to hear the service has gone downhill, as customer service was probably the #1 focus. If a guest, staying or not wanted something, if we didn't have it, we would often send someone into town to a grocery store, wine or liquor shop etc to get it for them. It is also my opinion that Ty has little to no experience with restaurant customer service, and management should focus on better training of their staff. Sounds like it's lacking in that department.
Sadly, I agree. We’ve been fortunate to have enjoyed many wonderful meals over the years at SYR Stonehouse restaurant. And yes, always for a special occasion and one we always looked forward to. We recently celebrated my birthday in September and were beyond appalled. Everything you described; a 25-minute wait before we were handed menus, no drink service and, even worse, my-all time favorite halibut entree that I had been eagerly anticipating, was poorly prepared and mediocre, at best. There was no attempt to apologize for the poor service even after we pointed it out. If Ty Warner & the SYR staff are going to the trouble of defining non-hotel guest reservations…shame on them. However, my feeling is this utter lack of service and quality is extended to ALL dining patrons. Conversely, Rick Caruso does understand how to run a high end-hotel with top notch dining experiences.
Afraid not....
Arlington Avenue?
Nope, but thanks for guessing!
Sea center?
I see it clearly on their site in the menu under "store location." I've been several times and it's great local store. Thanks Siteline for featuring and reminding me that if I want them to stay I need to do some of my holiday shopping there (smile).
The report of a Milpas 7-11 "looting" might have been a hoax. Is there any confirmation of this episode other than the Edhat report?
