Reviews for Bar Meets Grill in Pala, CA
If you ever make the trek to Pala Casino, in Pala, California, make a point to dine inside Bar Meets Grill (BMG). This is the... closest to fine dining that Pala can offer during the temporary closure of their award winning steakhouse, The Oak Room. BarMeets Grill?s ambience is impressive with their take on modern design, yet keeping the setting warm. Tables and chairs arespaciously set throughout the restaurant with a view of the Starlight Theater and the Palomar Mountains. Large and comfy boothseatings are available and located alongside the wall for comfort and outlook of the entire venue. BMG offers a very grown upmenu that will please even the finicky eaters. Come with good spirits, pair their delicious appetizers and entrees with thehouse? specialty cocktails, beers, and reserved wines. Complimentary breads are served with homemade butter. Slices of freshsourdough, dried fruit with nuts and olives are snuggled inside the bread basket. This can easily fill you up, so proceed withcaution. How about starting off with a perfectly cooked and fresh, Fried Calamari. Squeeze lemon to give the dish a little tangand dip away on their Spicy San Marzano tomato sauce. Not spicy for me but everyone?s heat level differs. Not your type of app,then try their creamy tasting Crab Cakes, or a generous helping of their Steamed Clams and Mussels. And let?s not forget TheBar?s Charcuterie Board adorned with fresh fruits, cold cuts, three types of exotic cheeses, dark chocolates and my personalfavorite on the board, Fig Jam. For the main entrees, an extensive list awaits. Meat lovers, choices of Prime Steaks and Chops.In house fresh pastas and creamy sauces served with chicken, clams and classic marinara meatballs. Do try the showstopper,Fruitti di Mare with scallops, jumbo shrimp, Chilean sea bass and lobster. Yum! Not yet impressed? Perhaps the Wagyu Burgerwith white cheddar or the Brown Butter Sage Chicken Gnocchi as well as their impressive line up on Fish and Read more
The staff is so friendly and attentive. I was even given a large sample of the mashed potatoes when I couldn't decide between... that and French fries (I went with the fries). The staff gets five stars! We were satisfied with our meals, although not ravingabout them, and everything was a bit on the pricey side. Read more
Food was not flavored the charcuterie board was literally a small wedge of cheese 3 pieces 4 pieces of salami and 4 olives and... the jam was gross the Alfredo was full of mushroom barely any chicken noodles were way over cooked and it was soaked in thesauce looked very unappealing that we just took it to go. I ordered charcuterie board Alfredo and some fruit plate. And water$98 do not go there Read more
Had surf and turf, perfectly prepared and presentation. Fresh green salad, beautiful dessert. Excellent service, impressive... wine list. Fascinating patrons to ogle while dining. Read more
Shout out to chef Anila and Fidel who took care of my husband and I , as we were newlyweds as September 9. She had great... recommendations which we took advantage of . She always made sure to check on as and were just great overall . The food wasfantastic!!!!???????? Highly recommend this restaurant , please make sure to ask for Chef Anila before you order . Thank youPala???????? Read more
My wife and I decided to we'd go to Pala Casino to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. We decided to make reservations at... Bar Meets Grill. It was our first time eating there. We arrived on time and were seated immediately at a great table. Our serverTiffany was at our table within minutes of being seated and took our drink orders while we were deciding what to order. To oursurprise the resturants chef, Chef Anila came by our table to wish us a happy anniversary and said she would personally cook forus. Very nice of her to offer that I might add. She asked what we were ordering of which we weren't sure of yet. She made a fewsuggestions so being our first time there we went with her suggestions. It didn't take long for our appetizers to arrive. Thecrab cakes, stuffed mushrooms and Italian meatballs were a great start. The mushroom sauce was my favorite and quickly soaked upwith the table bread. A perfectly cooked and juicly medium rare ribeye and lobster tail for me and the Atlantic Salmon for mybride. They were oh so good. We finished the meal with a toast to each other with some champagne. Cheers. After the meal ChefAnila returned to inquire about our meal to which we said "it was more then we had anticipated and was delicious" She thensurprised us with a very cool anniversary gift...tickets to a concert there at Pala Casino that night! To finish the anniversarydate we shared a very nice tirimusu. All in all it was a fantastic experience at Bar Meets Grill. Tiffany was very attentivewhile never being intrusive and Chef Anila made the whole night even more special. We felt special being there. We cant wait toreturn! Read more
It's pretty busy on the weekends so it does take a couple minutes for anyone to start serving you, but once they do, they're... very helpful and great! The food seems small portioned, but its actually filling. I had the street tacos and they're small butthey pack in the meat and my husband had their strawberry shortcake and it was BOMB. And the mixed drinks are a decent size. Read more
My fiancée and I had our date night. Bar Meets Grill overpassed our expectations. Both of our dishes were spectacular. They... were served hot and appetizing. We enjoyed the wasabi mashed potato, fish, and pasta. Our compliments to the Chef. Bar MeetsGrill is highly recommended for your dine-in pleasure. Read more