Growers Pub - Salinas

The service was fantastic and the food was to die. I would recommend this restaurant to all carnivores. Oh yes, the dessert was great.

The first time. was pleasantly surprised how beautiful looking it was inside. had the keilsalat and calamari steak. both were excellent. I also substituted for sweet with calamari and was given a generous portion grilled fresh vegetables. I am definitiw back.

This is my kind of place! We are new to the area but could tell that this place has been a Salinas staple for at least two generations. Old steakhouse diner vibe with high back booths. Clientele were local businessmen and locals who want an elevated lunch or dinner. Although we weren't having cocktails, it was nice to know they have a full bar. We started with fried calamari. It was pretty good, but nothing we will order again. My wife ordered the avocado bacon cheese burger and I had the French dip. Plenty of roast beef on a French roll with very flavorful au jus. The fries were nicely seasoned and crispy. I had a bite of my wife's burger. It was a flame grilled burger, cooked to the correct temperature with fresh l/t/o and pickles. It was really tasty. Service: Ofelia was our server. She was super friendly and checked on us from time to time. This will be one of our regular stops when we move full time near this community. It will be worth the drive.

I gave this a pity star! You talk about down hill! My family hAs been eating here since the 60s! Nick Cominos would be rolling in his grave if he saw the food served tonight. We got a calamari appetizer that was so tough, like rubber! My husband got skirt steak two small skinny pieces tough as a boot! My risotto was like wall paper paste! We don't drink. We had water and the bill was over 100.00! I asked the server if I could order a cheeseburger for my son. He said no cheeseburgers during dinner!!! Needless to say we won't be going back.... What a shame! Denice Silveira

Let me start by saying the food is delicious. However, this was my first time, and in my humble opinion, the front of house needs work! As soon as we entered, we got our table right away, which was great. someone came out and did ask if we wanted some drinks or water within a couple minutes which was also great. However, after that it took around 25 minutes even with our menus on the edge of the table like we're ready to order before someone came back to see if we wanted appetizers or to even take our order. We were almost going to walk out when they finally came over. On top of that, almost all the tables had bread, but we never got any during the 25 minutes. We were just sitting there watching other people eat. After they finally came to take our order, we then asked the waitress for some bread in which they did bring us some around 5-10 minutes later, but it was just a few little pieces and we were told there was heating up more in the oven and they would bring us some more, which they never did..... which was extremely disappointing because again we've been waiting for so long, and the bread was extremely delicious. My wife originally just got a glass of water however, after the 25 minute wait my wife decided to have a glass of wine so she ordered it and they forgot to bring the wine and we had to remind them when our food finally came. We actually had movie plans that I purchased tickets for in advance which we had to cancel and go to a later show because of this. I'm not sure what the deal was because this was probably 7 PM or so, and was not extremely busy. I didn't count how many groups but it looked like maybe 6-7 tables. it seems like everybody was getting checked on except for us. I can understand a few minutes, but 25 minutes for someone to see if we even want an appetizer or take our order and then forget to bring the wine and on top of that offer us more bread that was in the oven, but they never did.... wow! At one point, I even dropped my cloth napkin on the floor and because they were not checking on us. I had to get up and go grab a new one myself. Moving forward just to really be clear the food was great!!! The staff was extremely nice, especially the host and chef Nino!!! The waitress was extremely nice as well however she just needs to step up her game and make sure that everyone is taken care of and or there needs to be a manager or supervisor that walks around every so often checking on the guests. I mean, if you see a table with two people sitting at it with no appetizers or bread, and the menus just sitting on the edge of the table you would think that would be a red flag but I guess not lol Since this was my first time there, I'll definitely give it another try in near future and hopefully goes better next time. But for around $120 for two people and that's just two plates with one alcohol beverage I definitely expect a little bit better service than that. Well actually a lot better.... lol Hopefully they were just having a bad day and they can redeem themselves next time..., After all, we all make mistakes.