We visited Catalina and sat outside. Very nice patio with great views. Our server was polite and quick. I got the brisket sandwich and my partner got the wings, both were great. The manager was very friendly and made a point to come to our table which I always appreciate. She seemed to be helpful to the server.
The menu has changed a lot: no more great BBQ, more regular sandwiches, salads, etc. My husband enjoyed his black bean burger and my potato skins were just okay--tiny portions for the the price, and with so little meat that I had to search for any. The new manager was good--she was hustling all evening, and Elvia is always the best server.
Marilyn
We usually come to this restaurant every year during our annual trip to Tucson... 10 years now. We were VERY disappointed to find they had radically changed the menu. I would no longer call this a BBQ place... no more ribs or burnt ends and many other omissions. Sad really since it used to be so good. We will seek out somewhere else to go next year.
PamelaE
We dined early on a Sunday night, but there were a few other people already seated. More people came in later. Our server was very pleasant and attentive, and the food was properly prepared. No view because it was night. Nice place.
Doug Miller
Lunch at 11:30 before golf. Only a couple other customers in the entire place at this time. Burger came out well done and smothered in bbq sauce. Vegan bowl very bland. Sweet potato fries not very warm and lacked flavor. They should be able to do a far better job on basic food items. Unlikely to repeat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
It is super easy to get a reservation for a reason. The food was not great, but it was better than the service. The server was scattered. He charged us for a bottle of wine, when we only had a glass of wine. He forgot things needed at our table multiple times. Nice guy but wrong job.
David Stockero
If you are looking for great barbecue, look somewhere else. I had loved the barbecued meat selections and especially the burnt ends on mac & cheese. It's nowhere to be found now. The closest thing to barbecue is a single option for pulled pork. I took a chance on what they call mac & cheese with short rib, hoping for some similarly with the past, but it was not even close. The draft beer selection was small and boring. Our server was good and the view excellent, especially from the patio, thus the 5 stars for those. I heard ownership changed causing the shift away from great barbecue. I assume they'll be changing their name soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
C LF
The new menu is disappointing. Nothing from the old menu was maintained. Food is not good. Ranch dressing was rancid (bubbled out of the ToGo container before I got home). Entrees were overcooked, appetizers were greasy, cauliflower bowl was inedible. Service is not great. 50 minute wait for a ToGo order when the restaurant was empty. The bartender was working hard, her team was mostly checking their phones. For the first time in over a decade, I will not be bringing my friends or family here during the holidays.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Lisa Comella
IT WAS BOUGHT BY TROON! All the good stuff is GONE. No Buffalo cauliflower, no burnt ends. They ran out of onion dip, meat undercooked, new menu is NOT EVEN CLOSE to being as good as the old menu.Too expensive to put up with it - go elsewhere. Epic Fail, TROON.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Art Corral
Very disappointed! This restaurant changed ownership!! Kept the the same name doesn't even serve BBQ menu!! I spoke to staff from restaurant, golf suites and starr pass resort, they are also all disappointed. Never again!
I went because of the menu selection online at Open Table but when I got there, the menu was mostly different. The waitress never told me about the special which I heard about via another waitress telling a nearby customer. The short rib cheeseburger came with a huge cheeseburger and 1 bite of short ribs on it. How very strange. I expected a short rib sandwich with cheese on it. Overall very disappointing.
Robert Izzo
Well, I went here based on the reviews I read and was let down. The food was not great. I ordered the brisket sandwich, and the meat was dry with sweet potato fries which were soggy. My dad ordered the pulled pork sandwich and a blind person with no arms could have assembled it better, his fries were soggy too. Service was a bar lady with a stone face stiffer than Mount Rushmore, and no personality or sense of being personable. You could have heard a pin drop, atmosphere was only ambienced by a TV playing fox news behind the bar and another TV in the dining area playing a non-stop loop of available sports. All in all visiting here was a disappointment and not worth the money. I wouldn't suggest it to anyone, friends or family.
Food: 2
Nick Bock
This place is a disaster. Flies all over the place inside…and no one seems to care. Our waitress was disinterested in waiting on us. She spent more time on her phone, watching tv, and drawing on the board.Food came after a long wait (which was surprising because there was only one other table there)…missing half of the the things. No sides, missing ingredients in sandwiches. Weird. 15 minutes later the missing things came out.Food tasted low quality.You’d be smart to avoid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Matias Rosales
Great view from the restaurant but pesky indoor flies ruined the meal. The Picnic plates stated it was for 3 to 4 but It was slim pickings for 3 of us. Pulled pork was a tender but needed flavor. The sides were
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet Potato Fries
Joseph Orlando
Good food and friendly wait staff! The smoked cheese appetizer was very good!
We visited Catalina and sat outside. Very nice patio with great views. Our server was polite and quick. I got the brisket sandwich and my partner got the wings, both were great. The manager was very friendly and made a point to come to our table which I always appreciate. She seemed to be helpful to the server.
The menu has changed a lot: no more great BBQ, more regular sandwiches, salads, etc. My husband enjoyed his black bean burger and my potato skins were just okay--tiny portions for the the price, and with so little meat that I had to search for any. The new manager was good--she was hustling all evening, and Elvia is always the best server.
We usually come to this restaurant every year during our annual trip to Tucson... 10 years now. We were VERY disappointed to find they had radically changed the menu. I would no longer call this a BBQ place... no more ribs or burnt ends and many other omissions. Sad really since it used to be so good. We will seek out somewhere else to go next year.
We dined early on a Sunday night, but there were a few other people already seated. More people came in later. Our server was very pleasant and attentive, and the food was properly prepared. No view because it was night. Nice place.
Lunch at 11:30 before golf. Only a couple other customers in the entire place at this time. Burger came out well done and smothered in bbq sauce. Vegan bowl very bland. Sweet potato fries not very warm and lacked flavor. They should be able to do a far better job on basic food items. Unlikely to repeat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
It is super easy to get a reservation for a reason. The food was not great, but it was better than the service. The server was scattered. He charged us for a bottle of wine, when we only had a glass of wine. He forgot things needed at our table multiple times. Nice guy but wrong job.
If you are looking for great barbecue, look somewhere else. I had loved the barbecued meat selections and especially the burnt ends on mac & cheese. It's nowhere to be found now. The closest thing to barbecue is a single option for pulled pork. I took a chance on what they call mac & cheese with short rib, hoping for some similarly with the past, but it was not even close. The draft beer selection was small and boring. Our server was good and the view excellent, especially from the patio, thus the 5 stars for those. I heard ownership changed causing the shift away from great barbecue. I assume they'll be changing their name soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
The new menu is disappointing. Nothing from the old menu was maintained. Food is not good. Ranch dressing was rancid (bubbled out of the ToGo container before I got home). Entrees were overcooked, appetizers were greasy, cauliflower bowl was inedible. Service is not great. 50 minute wait for a ToGo order when the restaurant was empty. The bartender was working hard, her team was mostly checking their phones. For the first time in over a decade, I will not be bringing my friends or family here during the holidays.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
IT WAS BOUGHT BY TROON! All the good stuff is GONE. No Buffalo cauliflower, no burnt ends. They ran out of onion dip, meat undercooked, new menu is NOT EVEN CLOSE to being as good as the old menu.Too expensive to put up with it - go elsewhere. Epic Fail, TROON.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Very disappointed! This restaurant changed ownership!! Kept the the same name doesn't even serve BBQ menu!! I spoke to staff from restaurant, golf suites and starr pass resort, they are also all disappointed. Never again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
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I went because of the menu selection online at Open Table but when I got there, the menu was mostly different. The waitress never told me about the special which I heard about via another waitress telling a nearby customer. The short rib cheeseburger came with a huge cheeseburger and 1 bite of short ribs on it. How very strange. I expected a short rib sandwich with cheese on it. Overall very disappointing.
Well, I went here based on the reviews I read and was let down. The food was not great. I ordered the brisket sandwich, and the meat was dry with sweet potato fries which were soggy. My dad ordered the pulled pork sandwich and a blind person with no arms could have assembled it better, his fries were soggy too. Service was a bar lady with a stone face stiffer than Mount Rushmore, and no personality or sense of being personable. You could have heard a pin drop, atmosphere was only ambienced by a TV playing fox news behind the bar and another TV in the dining area playing a non-stop loop of available sports. All in all visiting here was a disappointment and not worth the money. I wouldn't suggest it to anyone, friends or family.
Food: 2
This place is a disaster. Flies all over the place inside…and no one seems to care. Our waitress was disinterested in waiting on us. She spent more time on her phone, watching tv, and drawing on the board.Food came after a long wait (which was surprising because there was only one other table there)…missing half of the the things. No sides, missing ingredients in sandwiches. Weird. 15 minutes later the missing things came out.Food tasted low quality.You’d be smart to avoid.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Great view from the restaurant but pesky indoor flies ruined the meal. The Picnic plates stated it was for 3 to 4 but It was slim pickings for 3 of us. Pulled pork was a tender but needed flavor. The sides were
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet Potato Fries
Good food and friendly wait staff! The smoked cheese appetizer was very good!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4