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Underwhelming.
No crab in the she crab. Wilty overdressed salad. Burger was sad and over cooked.
Be the first to ReplyDrove down from NC to visit the museum and see the sites in
Drove down from NC to visit the museum and see the sites in Columbia; a historical city that did not disappoint. When it was time to have some lunch I chose this place strictly because of the name...I left California 2 years ago. The restaurant is an old train depot and it is beautiful. The server was friendly and I liked that she smiled, she also gave us a brief story about the train depot when we inquired about the building. Everything on the menu looked yummy and I decided on the chicken tenders...they were sooooo delicious and the dipping sauce was amazing, kinda like honey mustard but so much better the fries were cut and cooked fresh and I dipped them in the sauce too I want to go back to Columbia and eat here again!
Be the first to ReplyMy girlfriends and I were in town for a concert and chose
My girlfriends and I were in town for a concert and chose this location for dinner prior to the event. I made a reservation in advance and I am so glad I did. It was packed! Our group was seated in a cozy booth and our waiter approached us soon after. Our order was taken quickly and in such a fun, friendly manner. Zaid, our server, was attentive and went out of his way to ensure our dining experience was the best possible. My meal was good, but not great. The breading on the shrimp was a little too salty and my filet medallions were slightly over medium. The side salad with blue cheese was by far my favorite part of the meal.
Be the first to ReplyThe food here was amazing! I'm the type of person who loves
The food here was amazing! I'm the type of person who loves getting served bread when I dine. When I saw they had honey butter croissants..baybay I was sold! They were big, flaky, and I didn't have to share. The grilled chicken sandwich with arugula, chefs kiss! I loved every bit. The inside is beautiful by the way. When I come back to Columbia, I'll be back to dine.
Be the first to ReplyCame here for lunch so about noon, as we got there we were
Came here for lunch so about noon, as we got there we were seated relatively quick there was 6 of us doing a birthday luncheon. We were seated in a booth 3 on each side?, it was roomy and I didn't feel like I was fighting for space. Restaurant was pretty packed aS it was lunch so we sat maybe 10 mins before our waitress came over and introduced herself. My first impression of her was she had a lot going on but not in a bad way! She was vibrant and very upbeat! She offered to get us all water and will be back to get us a drink order when she came back from getting the water. When she eventually came back we jus ordered our food. All of us ended up getting different types of salad. One of my coworkers ordered salad and potato soup, this order came out exceptionally fast. While my co worker sat there wondering whether or not she should start eating or wait for all of us to get their food the waitress did bring us a basket of bread, which was delicious and in addition to our order cost. I'm say about 10 minutes later our salads finally arrived (that was a good thing cause I was starving and noticed my eyes wondering to my co workers food, awkward). The presentation of the food was great! My salad was full of colors and the serving size could easily feed 2 ppl. That is 2 ppl that does not have my appetite. Throughout our meal our server did bring us refills on water and checked in on us periodically. Overall I give this restaurant 4 stars not 5 because I feel like timing could of been better with serving food. Coworker was pretty much done eating before we got our food. I recommend you go give it a try!
Be the first to ReplyIt's been bad the past few times I've gone but I've been
It's been bad the past few times I've gone but I've been going to California Dreaming since I was a kid and I want to love it. After tonight, I'm retiring this restaurant and trying other businesses that are newer and want to treat their patrons well. Tonight's experience: I ordered two salads with ranch. I received one with ranch and one with blue cheese. After sending the salad with blue cheese back and asking for a salad with ranch, our server told us okay, but that the kitchen staff had told him the salad had ranch on it. I let that slide on top of not receiving cutlery or extra dressing for the other customer (that we asked for three times), but when the bill came we were charged for three entrees. After I pointed this out, our server told us that it was because they were planning to "comp my meal", but somehow an extra entree was on the bill. Hmm... the icing on the cake was when the manager came out after all of this to tell the other member of our party that she "was the manager", "made the salad herself", and that she "knew that was ranch dressing." Whatever. She was welcome to taste mysalad because that was blue cheese. We also noticed a contaminant in our salad and the water was served in dirty glasses and tasted like wet dog. I will never ever go back.
Be the first to ReplyUsed to be a great spot.
I still love the building and the service is still great but the menu and food is a shell of what made this one of our favorite spots. Removing the classic nachos was a bad start but seeing things like prime rib and even more ridiculous the "cup" of soup get dropped is pretty bad. Not to mention the classic rising prices and reduced portion sizes and you just have a lost experience all together. We've been eating here for close to 40 years so I guess it has a good run and it's just time to move on.
Be the first to ReplyI went to California dreaming on a Sunday night when I
I went to California dreaming on a Sunday night when I walked in the the place was packed. The people there were not that welcoming. Everybody was not that happy. When I sat down I waited for 15 minutes for my waitress to come. When I ordered my food I'm not gonna lie it tasted very good. When I asked my waitress for the check it took another 15 minutes to come. My rating I will give it 3 only because there food was good and they took me seriously.
Be the first to Reply0 stars.
This place has fell way off from its heyday. Avoid at all costs. Service and food is horrible. Shoneys is a better place to eat.
Be the first to ReplyAfter many wonderful visits to this great restaurant, today
After many wonderful visits to this great restaurant, today I was extremely disappointed. Arrived for an early dinner, place was pretty empty, but had to wait 10 min for the hostess to work on the table schedules. Waiter was outstanding. I ordered something different this time, Veggie Pasta. I asked for no onions, and the waiter asked the chef . . couldn't take them out. no big deal, I still got it. When my meal arrived, I picked out the onions . . nearly 1/3 cup. Then I tasted my entree . . It was horrible, there was absolutely no seasoning, because all I tasted was garlic and chunks of Romano or Feta Cheese. I put it aside. My husband had the Blackened Chicken Pasta . . he shared, it was delicious. Our house salads and she-crab soups were perfect. Upon leaving, stopped by the restroom. Filthy. Paper all over the floor, toilet paper on shelves in the stalls, nothing on the rollers, and lastly, no paper towels to dry your hands.
Be the first to ReplyI have been a regular for several years and have always
I have been a regular for several years and have always enjoyed the food and service provided at California Dreaming. They have fantastic salads, chicken strip dinners, seafood platters and more. It's always excellent and a great dinning experience.James V
Be the first to ReplyGood food, terrible service!The hostess was rude and
Good food, terrible service!The hostess was rude and actually rolled her eyes when I requested to be seated in a booth if possible. Once our waitress finally came to our table to take our drinks orders she left left and proceeded to deal with her other 2 tables completely forgetting to bring us our drinks. Our apps came out, we had to ask twice for silverware/napkins... we thought things were looking up but then our salads came without dressing our waitress went to get the dressings and immediately our entrees came out (before we even had our salad dressing) when I questioned our waitress about the timing she just said "yeah, that shouldn't have happened" and turned and walked away. We never received drink refills the next time we saw our server was when she dropped off the check. Absolutely terrible service and no manager in site.Also, I'm not sure what was going on but the hostess was more concerned with covering the top of the hostess stand with taped together trash bags rather than helping customers.
Be the first to ReplyI went to California dreaming on 7/9/22 and ordered two
I went to California dreaming on 7/9/22 and ordered two California dreaming salads and one 14oz ribeye steak wanted it cooked well done the steak was charred and when I put steak sauce on it you can still taste the charred
Be the first to Replyonly because I couldn't do a negative star.
Dined there last night. Hard to believe such an awesome atmosphere could serve such bad food. seafood nachos were awful. Hamburger was burnt... ordered medium. Chicken Alfredo was "out of a jar". wait serve was good.very disappointed
Be the first to ReplyFathers Day, mild wait 30-40 maybe, got lucky and sat at
Fathers Day, mild wait 30-40 maybe, got lucky and sat at the bar, ordered a beer and a ribeye MR salad and potato. Came out well done. Mistakes happen, unfortunately I couldn't get anyone's attention to even tell, so I ate the potato and salad. Then pushed the steak off and put silverware on top of it so they knew it was done, asked how it was, then, oh yeah that's over cooked. We'll, it's been over an hour, ready to roll. Still paid a portion of my bill, lol. Then left. First time. Last time. Even if it was just a random mistake, happens all the time to the best places, but the decent ones at least check back to see how a steaks cooked
Be the first to ReplyThe first time I went here was in 1992, way before Yelp.
Back today to write my review, just 30 years later, better late than never?I had to be in town for some business so I decided to take a walk down memory lane and check this place out.My memory from 30 years ago was more than a bit fuzzy.The only clear recollection I have is the classic architecture of this space inside the former train station. It is spectacular, unique and classy!What a great place for a restaurant and oh BTW, the food is fantastic too!I had the grilled salmon salad with lots of iceberg and some other mixed greens. The vinaigrette dressing was exceptional.Where else can you dine out where there are palm trees around your table?Or are they Palmetto trees?They have a great menu, exceptional service and a good value.Lots of free parking in the surface lot.
Be the first to ReplySo I love many dishes at this restaurant.
Easy place to grab something to eat with your family. Since Covid I have been noticing a trend with their to-go order salads, which I never noticed when ordering a salad while dinning in. The meat medley mixed with bacon is disgusting. I have given this restaurant over 5/6 chances to get this right. However consistently the bacon and the meat in the salad is brown, no way that should ever come out of the kitchen. I have simply thrown them away because they is no way I would feed my kids that or myself. Things have gotten missed from my orders but I give 5 stars on that issue, you will always get your food back on the next visit if you can't come back same day. But the meat especially the BROWN, old, unappetizing bacon should should be addressed and changed immediately. Are you all giving old bacon to save on cost to customers placing to-go orders hoping they won't give any grief?!?!?I don't ever remember Dinning in and seeing old brown bacon on your highly sot after salads. I would have totally given a picture, but I'm so accustomed to throwing the salads away. They were in the trash before I completed this review. Is this a good violation? Is the temp correct? What is the problem?
Be the first to ReplyThe food was mediocre and the service was bad.
We ordered a salmon salad and it took over an hour. The salmon was rubbery and veggies in the salad were soggy. They got some of our orders wrong and we were only 4 people. I gave 2 stars for no wait time and a decent indoor seating.
Be the first to ReplyFun environment.
Our local place for big salads and more. Recommend for bar and for families. Also has sore of a college vibe since close to USC. It's the old train station in Columbia.
Be the first to ReplyThis place is fabulous with delicious food and excellent
This place is fabulous with delicious food and excellent customer service a must try is their honey glazed croissants they are served warm with your salad or you can order as a appetizer always my favorite stop when coming back home..!
Be the first to ReplyVery disappointed with service.
Waiter never heard of romalard sauce. Half of the fries were cold. Couldn't get waiter's attention to order drinks or dessert. Oysters were okay but heavily breaded for tampura. At best below average.
Be the first to ReplyWe really enjoyed our lunch here! The atmosphere is great
We really enjoyed our lunch here! The atmosphere is great and the building is beautiful.We had great service (can't remember his name). The food was delicious!!! Everyone at the table really enjoyed their food. I ordered the fettuccini alfredo and it was so good! Sometimes the pasta is dry at places, but not here. It was delicious and covered in sauce! Yummy!!
Be the first to ReplyJake our waiter was beyond exceptional super nice kid and
Jake our waiter was beyond exceptional super nice kid and the food was really delicious. We had the wings as an appetizer and shortly after our entrรฉes came out. I was pleasantly surprised how fast and hot the food was. I ordered the fried shrimp with fries and it was and seasoned very well and my friend ordered the CD salad that was amazing. We both had specialty drinks and ordered dessert which was the brownie with ice cream. I wasn't a fan of the Hersey chocolate bar on top of the brownie but overall it was still tasty. 10 outta 10 would recommend.
Be the first to ReplyI walked into the restaurant and was immediately greeted by
I walked into the restaurant and was immediately greeted by excellent hosts. The wait was not bad at all. My waitress was Sydney and she was the most unfriendly server I've ever had. She was very unpleasant and rude. We barely got checked on. I was pleased with the quality of the food, but the service was lacking. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to any of my friends due to the inadequate service.
Be the first to ReplyCame here for a lovely night out with my fabulous
Came here for a lovely night out with my fabulous girlfriend. We did not have to wait long and were blessed to be sat in "Ashlyn's" section. Despite being out of crab claws and cobbler, Ashlyn made great recommendations for drinks and food. She made our experience 10x better. Will definitely be coming back. Thanks so much Ashlyn!!
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