F Shields

Review of Silver Dollar Casino

Food was ok, but nothing special, despite praises ...

Food was ok, but nothing special, despite praises from a number of people. I now suspect they were shills for the casino.

Looking for a dinner close to our hotel, we were redirected to the Silver Dollar Casino with promises it would be better than our initial choice. It was close by and we were offered 25% off the meal for signing up with a courtesy card, so we went.

They do have a wide variety of food, but the items we chose (and recommended by the wait staff), turned out to be so-so. Not bad, but nothing special. Given the smoky atmosphere, we chose not to do any gambling at the casino, so I can't speak for that part of the establishment.

On a return trip a while later, we had an Uber driver recommend it over our first choice (despite having admitted he'd never been to the latter), which leads me to believe that Hotel staff and drivers in the area are compensated for steering you to SDC. This time we stuck to our first choice and were very pleased we did so.

I will not go back to any place that resorts to such tricks to bring people in, especially with so many better choices available.