My Name is Tricia Ridgway and I am a fine dining server at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in the restaurant, ""Ocean & Vine."" Please check us out! I would like to preface this review by saying I am an extremely forgiving person, especially when it is a major holiday in the food industry. Having said that my experience at the Daily News Cafe in Carlsbad, Ca. was nothing short of unacceptable! The place was naturally packed by many out of towners, who were hungry and waiting for a seat in this jumping joint. We were initially told by the hostess our wait would be 30 minutes. We were seated an hour and a half later. Our waitress was sweet, but extremely weeded. We ordered some drinks as we looked the menu over. When she came back to take our order we asked her for her opinion about the Hollaindaise sauce that comes with the Eggs Bennedict. She said it was great and offered us a sample. As nice as that was, it literally tasted like cream of chicken soup. So we decided not to order that. I ordered the Juevos Rancheros, which she said I would love the sauce on that. My Mom ordered Eggs over Medium and potatoes, and our friend ordered pancakes. She said, I hope the syrup is atleast warm and the butter is soft. While waiting over 45 minutes to recieve this elaborate menu we have ordered. Lol! I had discovered at the bottom of my one and only Bloody Mary a small black hair that was resting in the ice. I called over the server and she of course took it right away. Finally, our food arrived. It looked like someone had taken an entire bottle of Pace Picante Salsa and dumped it on top of my Juevos Rancheros. Our Friend's syrup was cold and the butter hard as a rock. My Mom's eggs were like hockey pucks, but she decided not to say anything.... until we all saw it! NOT AGAIN! The longest black curly hair I have ever seen resting on top of her potatoes. NOOOoooo!!! THe ""Owner"" is now sent over. To Be Continued....
Pros: cheap but not qulatiy food. You get what you pay for.
Cons: Unacceptable service and ownership.
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