3/5 Tiffany C. 8 years ago on Google • 327 reviews
Who
would
have
known
that
there's
a
pretty
decent
brunch
place
located
amongst
the
Santa
Anita
golf
courses?
I've
been
coming
to
the
Santa
Anita
park
for
years,
and
never
once
did
I
really
bother
to
scope
out
the
golf
course,
let
alone
discover
the
small
restaurant
located
just
next
to
the
parking
lot
before
you
hit
the
golf
course.
Santa
Anita
Bar
&
Grill's
exterior
is
painted
identically
to
the
other
buildings
next
to
it,
so
the
restaurant
itself
blends
in
quite
nicely.
I
used
to
enter
the
swimming
pool
from
the
building
next
to
the
restaurant,
which
is
located
to
the
right
of
the
grill.
The
dining
area
of
the
restaurant
seems
fairly
small,
but
with
so
little
guests
that
trickle
in
and
out
of
here,
they
really
don't
need
to
open
the
other
dining
areas.
There's
also
a
second
floor,
but
the
restaurant
takes
up
just
over
1/4
of
the
entire
building.
With
an
open
kitchen,
several
table
seats,
and
booth
seating
to
line
the
restaurant,
the
place
seems
quite
accommodating
and
cozy.
I
can
see
golfers
coming
in
after
they
finish
up
a
game,
the
wives
of
golfers
sipping
on
coffee
and
reading
a
book
as
they
wait
for
their
husbands,
or
friends
who
have
the
inside
knowledge
of
this
restaurant
as
they
enjoy
the
intimacy
that
the
small
café
can
bring.
The
menu
is
fairly
simple.
I
don't
think
they
open
for
dinner,
so
they
serve
breakfast,
brunch,
and
lunch
during
the
hours
they
are
open
(not
sure
if
lunch
starts
at
a
later
time).
My
mom
raved
about
the
experience
she
had
here
with
her
friends,
so
I
came
in
with
high
hopes.
For
the
most
part
I
did
leave
feeling
pretty
satisfied.
Coffee:
For
a
refillable
cup
of
coffee,
it's
a
mere
$2.
Not
too
bad,
but
the
quality
is
definitely
not
comparable
to
Starbucks.
However,
I've
had
my
share
of
bad
coffee,
and
this
definitely
is
a
few
steps
above
horrible
coffee.
It's
generic
diner
coffee.
"Crisp"
Homemade
Waffles:
$5.75
This
was
a
big
letdown.
From
the
name
of
the
dish,
I
expected
the
waffles
to
be
crisp.
Instead,
they
tasted
like
frozen
waffles
that
I
could
have
easily
made
at
home.
Not
crispy,
but
soggy!
And
they
were
super
thin.
The
waffles
weren't
bad,
but
because
they
didn't
taste
any
different
from
store
bought,
frozen
waffles,
this
was
a
pretty
big
letdown.
Chef's
Belgium
Waffles
are
definitely
100%
better
than
this.
Eggs
Benedict:
$8.25
Also
another
letdown.
You
can
judge
the
quality
of
the
eggs
benedict
dish
by
how
the
hollandaise
sauce
tastes,
and
this
sauce
was
pretty
bad.
Basically
tasted
like
sour
mayonnaise
slathered
on
top
of
biscuits
with
bacon
and
overcooked
eggs.
It
wasn't
the
worst
eggs
benedict
dish
I
have
tasted
-
Ugh
Café
Nano
-
but
it
wasn't
the
best.
The
sauce
wasn't
good,
and
having
it
cover
everything
under
it
made
for
a
pretty
bad
bite.
It
came
with
a
side
of
hash
browns.
The
hash
browns
were
a
bit
soggy
from
the
oil,
but
it
didn't
taste
bad.
Blueberry
Pancakes:
$5.75
This
was
probably
the
best
dish
that
we
had.
These
blueberry
pancakes
really
taste
homemade,
and
seeing
the
amount
of
blueberries
in
the
pancakes
definitely
proves
it!
The
pancake
batter
itself
isn't
too
sweet,
and
having
the
slightly
sweet,
slightly
tangy
blueberries
gives
the
pancakes
an
extra
kick.
Add
on
some
butter
and
syrup,
and
the
fluffy
pancakes
melt
in
your
mouth.
There's
a
stack
of
3
(although
my
mom
insists
she
got
4
the
first
time
she
came)
and
we
could
barely
finish
1.
Filling,
but
doesn't
feel
too
heavy.
This
dish
was
worth
the
$5.75
compared
to
the
limp
waffles
that
I
had
ordered.
Service
was
mediocre.
I
mean,
I
figure
they
probably
don't
expect
too
many
customers
to
come,
and
if
they
do
-
they're
probably
regulars.
If
you're
lucky
to
snag
a
table
that
gives
you
a
view
of
the
green
grassy
fields,
enjoy
it!
There
are
a
few
tables
outside
if
you
want
to
dine
in
the
fresh
air.
tl;dr
-
Overall,
I
thought
it
was
a
decent
place
to
have
breakfast/brunch.
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