Ken Stanevich

Review of Stinetti's Restaurant - Poway

I'm reserving my final breakfast review as we came...

I'm reserving my final breakfast review as we came in just a few minutes late for that. But the burgers we had for early lunch: Excellent! Much like Slater's 50/50 or Red Robin: creative, flavorful, satisfying. The sweet potato fries: also Excellent as they were thick cut and crunchy outside with a soft center, so you can savor the "sweet." So we missed b-fast yet got a great lunch! But there is a "but." Our server joked with us as we entered and were being seated, suggesting a fun atmosphere and stand-out waitress. But the reality, not so much. Subsequently our party of 2 didn't get anything close to frequent or attentive coffee refills, a condiment refill went unfilled, and we waited forever for the check way after the table was cleared. When we asked for it and surrendered the credit card, that also just fell into a black hole. When I asked where my card had gone, again another wait. I've known it to happen that the wrong people walk out of a restaurant with someone else's card, so that flashed across my mind. With all the great reviews, I'll chalk this up to an unusual outlier, but it IS a review. Next time we'll show up squarely during breakfast and give a follow-up.