I ❤️ this place every month they have ? ? paint art with partners or friends or by your self music and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dodge 392
Food is terrible as well management and customer
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Edgar B.
Every single time I come to their night time events, I've seen their security guards hitting their vapes, i understand they don't allow vaping inside. But there's no reason to take them away from people if they regulate properly indoors. It's not a good business practice to take away things from your customers, especially things that are being used by your security constantly.
Ofelia R.
0 stars if I could. The securities kicked us out for using the bathroom. Terrible service, the employees do not have any idea how to run the establishment.
C10 Trucks
Was there last night for my friends birthday to enjoy some dancing and drinking. At first evything was good music,drinks and people but towards the end security kicked us out for no reason saying my wife was intoxicated when that was NOT true.. the real reason was because some random girl wanted to dance with my wife and her girlfriend and they said no! a few minutes later we got kicked out… looks like the girl got butt hurt and told security my wife was intoxicated. We suspect that girl knows security and made up a lie for being rejected… be aware of security they were rude and unprofessional escorting us out. WILL NEVER GO BACK!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Diann P.
I made reservations for 10 people for this past Sunday brunch for a family gathering. I was sadly disappointed with the seating area. It was 2 small tables with 5 chairs crammed on each side. It looked like a kid's table. I kindly asked for more space and was told there were no more tables available, they were all reserved and did not have any extras. Then I asked for an extra chair to put our personal stuff on, I was told there were NO extra chairs at all, all were being used. Fortunately, we are all on the small side, nevertheless, once we started eating, because the tables are so small, it creates limited space for your plates, drinks, condiments, water, any extras on the table, it created an uncomfortable awkwardness. It became a juggling act of moving plates around to fit and stacking plates, clean and dirty ones. There was just not enough space for all of us!! And 3 in our party were children, which did not eat much or take up much space, and WE STILL DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM!!! I don't understand how the establishment expects people to enjoy their meal with such cramped seating arrangements. The plates for food literally had water on them after being washed and kept running out. The food kept running out and you had to wait in line for more. I ordered an omelette from the kitchen and after waiting quite a long time, it was cold and I bit into a pretty good sized onion skin that is usually discarded and not used in food. Needless to say, I was upset and actually took the piece of food to the manager, she apologized and spoke to the kitchen staff. I could not eat it after that. I had to ask for refills on coffee and drinks because our waitress was super busy and not checking on us. I also could not believe that customers were made to form a line at the bar, in between the tables with guests on them to refill their own flutes of mimosas, REALLY??!!! Personally, I felt that was a bit degrading. A flute does not hold much, so there was always a pretty long line at the bar. As soon as you make the reservation you are told that there is an automatic 20% gratuity added for more than 6 people, as well as reminded once you check in at the restaurant. I have no problem paying that, however, I also expect the service. I paid an ADDITIONAL amount on top of the 20% because it is the holidays and it was obvious that there was not enough staff to meet the needs and demands of the customers. I do not blame the staff for the shortcomings but someone has to be held accountable for the lack of appropriate scheduling, to include the kitchen staff, not just the wait staff and not having enough tables/chairs to meet the needs of the establishment. It is hard to believe that there was not one extra chair or table available for use and not sure if the young man was being honest when he told me that, but he is an employee and represents 201, so he must have been telling the truth. I made reservations at 201 because it is one of the nicer restaurants in Salinas and wanted a memorable dining experience since it was a special occasion for our family. I EXPECTED quality food and excellent customer service. I will say the mariachi was excellent and the Grinch made us laugh so much, it was a great addition, but that was not the reason I chose to eat there. My family was very disappointed with their dining experience and hope 201 reads this and makes appropriate changes before it loses more customers. $30 dollars is not a lot to spend on a meal, however with our party I spent almost $300 that day, I don't make it a habit to pay that amount for unpleasant experiences. I will more than likely be going out of town for our next family gathering. I try to spend my money locally.
Anxo V.
This place has potential but there is a lot to improve. First of all the location is great. I was able to visit Salinas for the first time the weekend of 10/21/2023 and the area where is located is very charming. However, they need to improve a lot from the menu and general cleaning in front of the house. My table had a black cloth which was not clean, and that was odd. I don't think the cloths are a good idea, so please trash them inmediately. The brunch buffet needs to improve as well. Everything was basic in terms of taste. Nothing extraordinary. The service was good though, and the Mariachi music was a good surprise. Again, with more attention to details, there is potential there.
Delilah V.
Horrible service we had very high expectations for this place for a birthday and server totally killed our vibe for our dinner so unbelievable. Her name is Arielle, we would ask for utensils and water and she would continue to ignore us. Also asked for extra plates and we're not warned of a so called "cake fee" for the plates, kind of ridiculous to charge us gratitude and a extra plate fee! She was very unprofessional when she brought out the plates we told her we needed utensils and she goes on to say "oh well you only asked for plates" like okay ? No common sense I mean come on who request plates and no utensils? Overall not a good experience took so long for our drinks and not once did she check on us.
TA B
I like this place. Good music. Food is good. I was there during happy hour and the bartender was going to charge me $10 for a Moscow mule. The happy hour menu said $5 vodka drinks so I showed him and he changed it to $7 cause he needed to charge $2 for the ginger beer? Is that right? If happy hour is promoting $5 drinks are we supposed to be charge different ?. Other then that. Had a great time and met some pretty cool ladies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
LeyLey C.
If I could give them zero stars I would! Security guards are on a power trip! First off, Security guards cannot legally pat you down. They had people waiting for like half an hour - and before it even got to our group no one even made it in - they were following the stupid long list of rules and they still got turned away . This is where you go if you want bad service, bad drinks, and if you want to be groped! Know your rights people.
We took the Dads in our family out for a Father's Day meal on Sunday. The price for their Father's Day meal was $35.00 a person. Where do I start? Some of the food was cold, such as the potatoes. I ordered an omelette as those were prepared by an order slip. It took about 45 minutes for me to get my omelette and then they messed up on the order, and 2 others' orders. The coffee was cold. I ordered a waffle and that took about 45 minutes as well. They were greatly understaffed, with 2 - 3 people behind the line and managing the buffet at a time, with only 1 of those people handling all of the buffet food (about a dozen food containers in total). They were very slow to replenish the dessert, and seemed to run out of tiramisu, lemon cake, and jello about an hour into our time there. Our daughter, who has multiple years of experience in serving, banquets and events suspects they didn't order enough for the number of reserved people in order to save money. The cheesecake had a filler in it, which tasted like some kind of vanilla pudding- another money saver. Perhaps worst of all, multiple staff were on their phones in view of the customers; one of whom - who appeared to have a supervising position in the cooking area - was repeatedly texting, on the phone talking for several minutes, and then proceeded to make a plate for himself and go back into the kitchen and was not seen again. Our server worked very hard and was very attentive to our needs and questions, and did everything he could for us with what the situation allowed. We do not believe that management cared enough to have the proper amount of staff to adequately meet the needs and wants of numerous people on such a day, and the management of their team and their behavior was severely lacking. For what we paid, and for having to abide by the many specifics and rules of our reservation lest it be cancelled, this experience was not worth the cost.
Casey Buck
The brunch buffet was lackluster. The food was overcooked and cold and they had very inexperienced employees working. One in which had an entire waffle iron drop on the floor. And the mariachi music was way too loud to even have a conversation with anyone. The worst brunch I have had in awhile. The only saving grace was Israel the bartender who was attentive and personable and made sure to keep my glass refilled.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Sophia Mendez Camacho
I had lunch here a couple of times and I really enjoyed it the place was clean, good food and wasn't too bad on prices either. Most of all the atmosphere was relaxed and the service was not too bad as the staff seemed pretty friendly and attentive. They could do better on some of the pricing but just a tad. **** stars and A ?.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Classic Caesar Salad
M G.
My review is for their Sunday Brunch Wife and I went there last Sunday and much was left to be desired. Food was cold, selection and quality of the food wasn't worth the $27 they charge. Only one person was making waffles and he was overwhelmed. The process for requesting an omelet is confusing and then when the cook finishes making it, he simply places it on a counter but doesn't notify the waitress so it could be sitting there for 20 minutes or more. It's a disappointment because I would go there when this service was first offered several years ago and it was awesome. They've taken a complete 360 Get your act together 201,the bottomless mimosas aren't enough for people to forget what the food tastes like
Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes
If i could give zero stars i would. DON'T GO HERE unless you want to pay a pricey entrance charge just to be harrased by security. They have too much security and all of them almost wanting to have confrontations. My friends and I were ALREADY LEAVING since one of our friends had a little too much too drink- i was DD and was sober. Mind you my friend was just being silly and wasnt causing any trouble. We decided we were leaving and that she just needed to go to the bathroom. This short female security followed us into the restroom and through the room towards the stairs. We were CLEARLY leaving and when I asked her why she was following us (incredibly close too btw) she got confrontational started to yell and even put her hands on me just because I told her to give us space and that she didn't need to follow us because we were clearly leaving. Than a slough of like 10 other security swarmed us because they clearly didnt have anything better to do, like you know, make sure people were safe. (I saw a girl fall because the floor was wet and NOT a single security officer approached to see if she was ok even though their was about ten in the room.)It looked like she was trying to get into a fight to the point that another female officer had to get in between us and calm her down. Nope, not okay to treat people like that, especially because we didn't cause any trouble at all.
I ❤️ this place every month they have ? ? paint art with partners or friends or by your self music and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is terrible as well management and customer
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Every single time I come to their night time events, I've seen their security guards hitting their vapes, i understand they don't allow vaping inside. But there's no reason to take them away from people if they regulate properly indoors. It's not a good business practice to take away things from your customers, especially things that are being used by your security constantly.
0 stars if I could. The securities kicked us out for using the bathroom. Terrible service, the employees do not have any idea how to run the establishment.
Was there last night for my friends birthday to enjoy some dancing and drinking. At first evything was good music,drinks and people but towards the end security kicked us out for no reason saying my wife was intoxicated when that was NOT true.. the real reason was because some random girl wanted to dance with my wife and her girlfriend and they said no! a few minutes later we got kicked out… looks like the girl got butt hurt and told security my wife was intoxicated. We suspect that girl knows security and made up a lie for being rejected… be aware of security they were rude and unprofessional escorting us out. WILL NEVER GO BACK!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I made reservations for 10 people for this past Sunday brunch for a family gathering. I was sadly disappointed with the seating area. It was 2 small tables with 5 chairs crammed on each side. It looked like a kid's table. I kindly asked for more space and was told there were no more tables available, they were all reserved and did not have any extras. Then I asked for an extra chair to put our personal stuff on, I was told there were NO extra chairs at all, all were being used. Fortunately, we are all on the small side, nevertheless, once we started eating, because the tables are so small, it creates limited space for your plates, drinks, condiments, water, any extras on the table, it created an uncomfortable awkwardness. It became a juggling act of moving plates around to fit and stacking plates, clean and dirty ones. There was just not enough space for all of us!! And 3 in our party were children, which did not eat much or take up much space, and WE STILL DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM!!! I don't understand how the establishment expects people to enjoy their meal with such cramped seating arrangements. The plates for food literally had water on them after being washed and kept running out. The food kept running out and you had to wait in line for more. I ordered an omelette from the kitchen and after waiting quite a long time, it was cold and I bit into a pretty good sized onion skin that is usually discarded and not used in food. Needless to say, I was upset and actually took the piece of food to the manager, she apologized and spoke to the kitchen staff. I could not eat it after that. I had to ask for refills on coffee and drinks because our waitress was super busy and not checking on us. I also could not believe that customers were made to form a line at the bar, in between the tables with guests on them to refill their own flutes of mimosas, REALLY??!!! Personally, I felt that was a bit degrading. A flute does not hold much, so there was always a pretty long line at the bar. As soon as you make the reservation you are told that there is an automatic 20% gratuity added for more than 6 people, as well as reminded once you check in at the restaurant. I have no problem paying that, however, I also expect the service. I paid an ADDITIONAL amount on top of the 20% because it is the holidays and it was obvious that there was not enough staff to meet the needs and demands of the customers. I do not blame the staff for the shortcomings but someone has to be held accountable for the lack of appropriate scheduling, to include the kitchen staff, not just the wait staff and not having enough tables/chairs to meet the needs of the establishment. It is hard to believe that there was not one extra chair or table available for use and not sure if the young man was being honest when he told me that, but he is an employee and represents 201, so he must have been telling the truth. I made reservations at 201 because it is one of the nicer restaurants in Salinas and wanted a memorable dining experience since it was a special occasion for our family. I EXPECTED quality food and excellent customer service. I will say the mariachi was excellent and the Grinch made us laugh so much, it was a great addition, but that was not the reason I chose to eat there. My family was very disappointed with their dining experience and hope 201 reads this and makes appropriate changes before it loses more customers. $30 dollars is not a lot to spend on a meal, however with our party I spent almost $300 that day, I don't make it a habit to pay that amount for unpleasant experiences. I will more than likely be going out of town for our next family gathering. I try to spend my money locally.
This place has potential but there is a lot to improve. First of all the location is great. I was able to visit Salinas for the first time the weekend of 10/21/2023 and the area where is located is very charming. However, they need to improve a lot from the menu and general cleaning in front of the house. My table had a black cloth which was not clean, and that was odd. I don't think the cloths are a good idea, so please trash them inmediately. The brunch buffet needs to improve as well. Everything was basic in terms of taste. Nothing extraordinary. The service was good though, and the Mariachi music was a good surprise. Again, with more attention to details, there is potential there.
Horrible service we had very high expectations for this place for a birthday and server totally killed our vibe for our dinner so unbelievable. Her name is Arielle, we would ask for utensils and water and she would continue to ignore us. Also asked for extra plates and we're not warned of a so called "cake fee" for the plates, kind of ridiculous to charge us gratitude and a extra plate fee! She was very unprofessional when she brought out the plates we told her we needed utensils and she goes on to say "oh well you only asked for plates" like okay ? No common sense I mean come on who request plates and no utensils? Overall not a good experience took so long for our drinks and not once did she check on us.
I like this place. Good music. Food is good. I was there during happy hour and the bartender was going to charge me $10 for a Moscow mule. The happy hour menu said $5 vodka drinks so I showed him and he changed it to $7 cause he needed to charge $2 for the ginger beer? Is that right? If happy hour is promoting $5 drinks are we supposed to be charge different ?. Other then that. Had a great time and met some pretty cool ladies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
If I could give them zero stars I would! Security guards are on a power trip! First off, Security guards cannot legally pat you down. They had people waiting for like half an hour - and before it even got to our group no one even made it in - they were following the stupid long list of rules and they still got turned away . This is where you go if you want bad service, bad drinks, and if you want to be groped! Know your rights people.
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We took the Dads in our family out for a Father's Day meal on Sunday. The price for their Father's Day meal was $35.00 a person. Where do I start? Some of the food was cold, such as the potatoes. I ordered an omelette as those were prepared by an order slip. It took about 45 minutes for me to get my omelette and then they messed up on the order, and 2 others' orders. The coffee was cold. I ordered a waffle and that took about 45 minutes as well. They were greatly understaffed, with 2 - 3 people behind the line and managing the buffet at a time, with only 1 of those people handling all of the buffet food (about a dozen food containers in total). They were very slow to replenish the dessert, and seemed to run out of tiramisu, lemon cake, and jello about an hour into our time there. Our daughter, who has multiple years of experience in serving, banquets and events suspects they didn't order enough for the number of reserved people in order to save money. The cheesecake had a filler in it, which tasted like some kind of vanilla pudding- another money saver. Perhaps worst of all, multiple staff were on their phones in view of the customers; one of whom - who appeared to have a supervising position in the cooking area - was repeatedly texting, on the phone talking for several minutes, and then proceeded to make a plate for himself and go back into the kitchen and was not seen again. Our server worked very hard and was very attentive to our needs and questions, and did everything he could for us with what the situation allowed. We do not believe that management cared enough to have the proper amount of staff to adequately meet the needs and wants of numerous people on such a day, and the management of their team and their behavior was severely lacking. For what we paid, and for having to abide by the many specifics and rules of our reservation lest it be cancelled, this experience was not worth the cost.
The brunch buffet was lackluster. The food was overcooked and cold and they had very inexperienced employees working. One in which had an entire waffle iron drop on the floor. And the mariachi music was way too loud to even have a conversation with anyone. The worst brunch I have had in awhile. The only saving grace was Israel the bartender who was attentive and personable and made sure to keep my glass refilled.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
I had lunch here a couple of times and I really enjoyed it the place was clean, good food and wasn't too bad on prices either. Most of all the atmosphere was relaxed and the service was not too bad as the staff seemed pretty friendly and attentive. They could do better on some of the pricing but just a tad. **** stars and A ?.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Classic Caesar Salad
My review is for their Sunday Brunch Wife and I went there last Sunday and much was left to be desired. Food was cold, selection and quality of the food wasn't worth the $27 they charge. Only one person was making waffles and he was overwhelmed. The process for requesting an omelet is confusing and then when the cook finishes making it, he simply places it on a counter but doesn't notify the waitress so it could be sitting there for 20 minutes or more. It's a disappointment because I would go there when this service was first offered several years ago and it was awesome. They've taken a complete 360 Get your act together 201,the bottomless mimosas aren't enough for people to forget what the food tastes like
If i could give zero stars i would. DON'T GO HERE unless you want to pay a pricey entrance charge just to be harrased by security. They have too much security and all of them almost wanting to have confrontations. My friends and I were ALREADY LEAVING since one of our friends had a little too much too drink- i was DD and was sober. Mind you my friend was just being silly and wasnt causing any trouble. We decided we were leaving and that she just needed to go to the bathroom. This short female security followed us into the restroom and through the room towards the stairs. We were CLEARLY leaving and when I asked her why she was following us (incredibly close too btw) she got confrontational started to yell and even put her hands on me just because I told her to give us space and that she didn't need to follow us because we were clearly leaving. Than a slough of like 10 other security swarmed us because they clearly didnt have anything better to do, like you know, make sure people were safe. (I saw a girl fall because the floor was wet and NOT a single security officer approached to see if she was ok even though their was about ten in the room.)It looked like she was trying to get into a fight to the point that another female officer had to get in between us and calm her down. Nope, not okay to treat people like that, especially because we didn't cause any trouble at all.