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Black Bear Diner El Cajon Reviews from The Last Year
MEH. No vegetarian options to speak of. Ordered a side
MEH. No vegetarian options to speak of. Ordered a side salad since I didn't want pancakes for dinner. It was expensive, everything seemed canned or frozen. Everything is deep fried or microwaved. Save yourself money and get some frozen food at Walmart and deep fry or microwave it at home.
Host was great. That’s about it.
Server was pleasant but this place was so understaffed we never saw her again until the end of the meal. My partner hated the meatloaf. It was tough and the gravy, which was asked to be on the side, was overwhelmingly poured all over it. Too much salt, not enough flavor. My Tri tip was fair at best. Not really médium rare and the way it felt in my mouth was not good. Seemed tough or old or something. It was grey. What else needs to be said. They seemed to only have one cook, so the food was a long time coming. At the end of the meal no one asked anything other than if we wanted boxes. No one seemed to care. I used to go here frequently. If tonight is an example of what BBD has become I’m afraid I’ll be hard pressed to return. $50 for a dinner we didn’t like and no one cared is just not worth it. There are much better options at this price point.
Went with my Mom Dad And Sister for mother's day.
Amazing serivce and food as always. Staff was professional polite and went above and beyond. Food we had the Bear paw chicken fired steak. And saland Broccoli and mashed potatoes. 5 stars for all highly recommend going to Black Bear
I really really wanted to like this place.
It's super cute and the staff were so sweet. It was the food! Maybe it was an off day but it was not good. We had 5 guests and it was Saturday May 4th 2024 at about 12:30 pm. 3 of us had steak and eggs... steak was flavorless , breakfast potatoes were soggy and so bland. My grits were horrible! The Santa Maria totip was chewy and tough. It was just not good. So disappointed. Bill was 200.00 plus and such a waste. Maybe we ordered wrong or it was an off day . I left 2 stars because the staff was so friendly.
It was my first time there the ambience was amazing.
Customer service was amazing. My server was exceptional so much for the price. I am definitely going back. I had biscuits and gravy two pieces of bacon hashbrowns with onion and cheese and two eggs over easy with a Mountain Dew. It was amazing.
Not worth it, over hyped.
Came here on Friday morning, everything from the food to the host up front to the service to the manager was bad.
This restaurant has gotten worse since it first opened.
The food is really bad and overpriced. I got a tri tip that was like wet rubber. The dishes are not being washed properly. I've been here several times and got dirty cups and silverware. Some of the staff act like they don't wanna be there and have a don't care attitude. Not at all how it once was when it opened.
Good food.
Had Anna as our waitress. Very attentive and courteous. Sat in the bar area, was able to watch the Padres and other sports events.
I got my order to go.
I ordered online and picked it up. But the outside decor is so darn cute! I had to take a picture of my dog with the cute decor. The inside is really cute as well!! The jukebox is a neat addition. Customer service is AMAZING!! I saw the dessert case and saw the yummy carrot cake. I love carrot cake but severely allergic to pineapple. I asked the waiter if there's pineapple and they literally read the ingredients to make sure for me. Sadly, yes, it has pineapple and pineapple juice. But I really appreciate how they went above and beyond to make sure. So I got 2 breakfast platters. 1 with bacon and 1 with sausage. Omg!! That's the best bacon and sausage I've ever had!! My daughter and doggo also agreed! My daughter also thought that it was one of the best pancakes she's had in a while. My doggo tried the eggs, and she loves it. She's a foodie too, lol. We will be back again! Mainly for breakfast and also to try the dessert! Thank you for the great food and service!
Food Was better than I expected.
For a chain . Very clean service was great . Breakfast restaurant atmosphere, comfortable. Had chicken fried steak . Very good!
Im not a fan of this diner .
The food is always brunt . I haven't personally gone into this diner so I cannot opinionate on how it runs or the atmosphere. I cannot also opinionate on the service however the cooks burnt your food so I would say it's bad!
Good Lunch
One observation of El Cajon before this review: the city must not be Jimmie Johnson fans. Even though he is a native son and 7-time NASCAR champion, the sign welcoming you to town only mentions it’s the home of Taylor Guitars. Anyway, we had been to Black Bears at various stops out west, and this one had the same look and feel. At lunch time, it was a busy place but service was good and food was too. I had TriTip Sandwich and meat was tender and flavorful if not ample. But I enjoyed what I got. Spouse had the smaller portion of meat loaf with accompanying mashed potatoes and green beans. She pronounced it very good and was glad she got smaller portion – it was still 3 good sized pieces of meat loaf. Wanted dessert but server wanted us to move on, so we got our bill and headed down the highway. Guess there will be a fruit cobbler at another Black Bear for us someday.