Camilo's California Bistro

09/07/08

Great Salad, Great Service!

by paulbharp at Citysearch

I've just come back from having brunch at Camilo's. The service was friendly and attentive. The Santa Fe Chicken Salad was wonderful. Tasty and interesting. Great experience. I'll go back.

• Pros: Tasty food, friendly service
• Cons: None

08/22/08

Food is good but service is poor

by LikeToShop at Citysearch

food is good, place is nice and clean, but he service is inconsistent and sometimes outright bad. They make alot of mistakes and never apologize. I just don't feel like they appreciate my business. They should pay more attention to training their employees. Luckily they arent the only game in town.

• Pros: Tasty food
• Cons: Bad service: rude and slow

01/26/08

Cold food and rude management

by smileymetoo at Citysearch

Entrees were actually pretty good, but the overall experience was poor. Linen specks floated all over our glass of wine so we had to ask for another one. For dessert, we ordered the Amelia?s Apple, which was suppose to be served warm, but when the dish arrived, the apple inside the pastry shell was half cooked and the filling was cold. We brought it our waitress? attention and she did apologize and offered us another dessert, to which we declined fearing another disappointment, but she said she would let the manager know and to see if the dessert could be taken off the bill. When the bill arrived, we were still charged the dessert and when asked why, the manager said because it was partially eaten and that the waitress had offered to warm up the dish (which she had not). The manager was defensive and had no interest in listening to our concerns or pleasing us as the customers even though she acknowledged that the dish was not up to par. Eventually, she said she would take the dessert off the bill, but by then, she had already left a disgusting impression to what could have been an okay dining experience. I would not recommend this sub-par establishment with their inadequately prepared dessert and discourteous management at all.

• Pros: Decent entrees
• Cons: Linen specks in wine, inadequately prepared dessert, and rude management

01/08/08

perfect for lunch

by mgmanahan at Citysearch

Great food and great service. Try the Calamari sandwich with the side of pesto, my favorite dish. Enjoy!!

• Pros: Food, service, Ambience
• Cons: Parking (watch out when parking on the street)

12/18/07

classic and warm

by mysticms at Citysearch

we have been going to camillos on and off for a year and we have had nothing but excellent service and consistantly good food. you always feel welcome, the staff seems seasoned and mellow. I think some of the waitstaff has been their for many years, very profesional. I always get the pasta putanesco or the chilequilles. Never disappointed. Its also so easy to park unlike a few other eagle rock hot spots.

• Pros: great waitstaff

12/10/07

Great Food in a Cozy Setting

by magz21 at Citysearch

Went for the first time and loved it! Great food, good service - everyone was so personable, making you feel so welcome. The setting is so cozy - perfect for a winter meal. Heard their brunch is fantastic - have to go back and try it!

• Pros: Ambience

05/13/07

Best Holiday and special occasion reservations!

by lovesyoga at Citysearch

Just came back from a lovely Mother's day Brunch. Was greeted at Camilo's by one of the owners, Amelia. Seated promptly. Our other family members were running late but even in the midst of the busy brunch crowd coming, we never felt rushed. The best dishes were the eggs nest tamale as well as the salmon over spinach and the waffles yum!

can't wait to go back!

• Pros: parking in back

02/12/07

Superb food in a tacky setting

by chaselangford at Citysearch

We met our family there, a large group of 9. I am in not in favor of large groups in restaurants (max 6 people is my pref) but inspite of that we had a splendid time. The service was perfect, attentive but not over bearing. Everyone loved their dinners. I had the monkfish special....awesome. There was a filet beef & noodle special dish that everyone loved. The tenderloin got raves too. This was the first restaurant I've know to make good mash potatoes. We got 6 desserts and shared them and I liked them all but the chocolate brownie seemed to be the favorite. The decor is a bit "old lady tacky", it is just too cute for my taste but I would definitely go back for the food....bravo to the chef!

• Pros: awesome food!!!
• Cons: looks like a tacky gift shop

01/28/07

Absolutely Highly Recommended

by dream3r247 at Citysearch

Great Place to eat if you are in the Eagle Rock area! Oh and yes, the Banana Foster Waffles are to die for ! I have been there with my family several times. They have always done everything perfect. Tasty Food, Friendly people. . . . Camilo's California Bistro ROCKS!

• Pros: Reasonable prices, peaceful atmostphere, friendly staff

11/15/06

great breakfast.

by aira177 at Citysearch

my dad and i wanted to try breakfast somewhere new, so we tried this place. it was great. the service was quick, and the food was good. it's been a while since ive there, but i remember the omelette being really good and the waiter being really attentive.