Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn

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   VictoriaD

   Seattle

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined today

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   Wonderful restaurant! Overall cozy, good food and ambiance.

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   Cazz

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

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   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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   Planned a special evening. Our anniversary. Forgot our order. Very disappointed. Very loud setting.

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   SusanM

   New York Area

   1 review

   vip
   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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   Everything was perfect until after dinner we went to see the entertainment in bar and the piano players voice was so terrible we had to leave. Expected someone good that played some old time music from the 50s or 60s. Really lost it on that.

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   NickD

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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   Fun night at Melvyn’s! Good food and top notch service. Melvyn’s Martini with the blue cheese olives are awesome! Then had a few in the bar after dinner while listening to Mike playing fantastically on the piano! Definitely recommend a stop at Melvyn’s while in Palm Springs.

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   SueandBill

   New York Area

   22 reviews

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   4.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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   We enjoyed the food, drink & wine. Service 😡😡😡. Paying these prices customer should not be pouring their own wine.

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   Tank

   Indiana

   17 reviews

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   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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   Told of the tomahawk wygou steak special, but no price stated. A little flabbergasted at the $250 charge. No warning given, until the bill arrived.

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   ArdenB

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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   I was really excited to eat here due to all of the history and rave reviews of food and service but we were extremely disappointed. The place smelled absolutely horrible. It smelled like sewage so bad that I lost my appetite. Our service said he didn't notice but then inquired about it for us to see if it was our particular table and reported back that they had cleaned to pipes recently and it truly was sewage backup? We ended up just getting drinks and apps and getting out of there ASAP. The food was just OK. Nothing special. Martini was good but should have been for the price. It became a laughing point for the rest of our weekend at least. They should have given the restaurant a day or two at least to air out....

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   JoannC

   Tahoe

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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   Great food and service. Jose and Alex went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. Shrimp cocktail was amazing

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   ShannonW

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 28, 2022

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   Love Melvyn’s!! A stop every time I come to town!!!

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    NancyD

    San Diego

    53 reviews

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    5.0

    53 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2022

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    Daniel waited on us. He was excellent and knew the menu and bar offerings well . He was just terrific. The food was the best, plates warm and presented first class . The valet Julio Was also terrific and we usually do not valet the car but having him greet us we felt he was experienced and professional and our car would be in good hands The place is not cheap but honestly so worth it for the quality and professionalism We will return

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

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    Fantastic brunch! Excellent service — I never saw the bottom of my mimosa glass— and delicious food!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

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    This was our first time visiting Melvyn’s. The ambiance was beautiful, the food was delicious, and the service was phenomenal!!! The chicken pot pie is a must! The wedge salad is also a must! The jidori chicken was also delicious. We had the molten lava cake and key lime pie for dessert and both yummy. We will definitely be visiting again!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    2 reviews

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    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    Pork belly was awful

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    MonaG

    Las Vegas

    21 reviews

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    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

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    Table was wonderful. Ron, the maître d’, very pleasant. Jose the waiter was great. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Enjoyed celebrating two birthdays there last night. My husband and a close friend had fun cause they didn’t know we were celebrating them together.

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    Judy

    Palm Springs

    32 reviews

    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2022

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    Thanksgiving dinner. Food was fine but disappointing as the Carrots were not edible and the cheesecake was too sweet and didn’t taste like pumpkin or cheesecake . Waiter was great. I love the ambience but the food was mediocre.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

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    Denise and John make the experience! Love it here.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2022

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    My husband and I had brunch there for our anniversary. Denise and John took special care of us, even though we stayed well past their closing. The seafood tower was superb, the drinks exquisite, and the service immaculate. They even surprised us with a boysenberry panna cotta dessert on the house and gave us great suggestions for where to grab dinner on our special day. Simply sensational in every way — 5 stars!!!

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    OjaiDiner317

    Los Angeles

    40 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2022

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    Always a pleasure dining at Tac/Quila. Service was excellent as usual. We’ll be back again.

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    DavidA

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2022

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    If you want the mid-century glamorous old-school Palm Springs experience... this is THE place.

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    Lorenzo

    Toronto

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2022

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    You miss much if the ambiance on the enclosed patio so we asked to be moved inside which, with some persistence, they were able to do. Other than that, it’s a class act and good food!

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    KeithB

    Portland

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

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    The service staff here is excellent including the great host, John and our great server, Denise. They make the experience extra special.

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    NorCalFoodie

    San Francisco

    34 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    Such a cool, energy-filled vibe - with a great piano lounge and bar that fulfills your desire to step back into the 70's. Overall, our dinner was good though fell short with my wife's 'catch of the day' special: Chilean Sea Bass. It looked more like a seafood pancake (a gentlemen at the next table must have received ours since it truly looked like what we expected for $60). My ribeye looked like a huge filet, and was prepared to perfection. The $17 Caesar Salad turned out to be fairly small when split with my wife, though our table-side prepared Bananas Foster was wonderful. Service was slow, all the way around but we were not in a hurry thankfully. Great people watching too (does anyone dress up for a nice dinner anymore?) When presented with a gift card to pay for the bill, things went south quickly ("How do we do this?"). Baffling...but we laughed at their attempts to finalize payments with two different credit cards. We'll be back...likely only for drinks in the lounge.

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    We have made our reservation weeks in advance for a special request for an unique event. We asked for a table on the window and thought for this special occasion they could make it happen. When we arrived a couple minutes early they told us that our table was still occupied by a scruffy couple for two hours already & they did not made any sign of leaving. We ended up with a table at the gangway. A bit disappointing… fortunately, the food was delicious & the server was great.

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    ta22

    Orange County

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    Never disappoints

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    MarkM

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2022

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    The overall experience was great but I don’t agree with pet’s being allowed in any restaurant especially a high end one like Melvyn’s.

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    JanK

    Los Angeles

    38 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2022

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    Beef Wellington was perfectly prepared and of excellent quality.

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    BBinRM

    Palm Springs

    27 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2022

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    Had dinner for the first time at Melvyn's this week. I had read the mixed reviews but was optimistic that it would be great dining experience. Unfortunately, it was just ok, and not what one would expect considering the prices. We each had the wedge salad for our first course, and for entrees we had the Steak Frites and the Catch of the Day which was Chilean Sea Bass. The salads were delicious however they were drowning in dressing. It would have been better to have the dressing on the side. The steak was cooked correctly - to medium as requested, but was both tough and dry. The fish was excellent. Service was very efficient, water glasses were continuing filled, but no one ever asked if I wanted a refill of my iced tea. My partner enjoyed both his Martini and a class of Chardonnay. Overall experience was fine, but not really worth the cost in my opinion.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

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    Just brunch at this hidden gem today! First class experience from start to finish.

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    Dragon65foodie

    San Francisco

    17 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

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    The food was superb however the meals arrived 45 minutes apart. The beef Wellington was overcooked so we had to wait for a redo. The manager was gracious and accommodated us. The cherries jubilee were fabulous. Sometimes we all have an off day. I will go again as once the food really arrived it was delicious.

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    KellyandGreg

    Hawaii

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

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    We loved thee old school vibe with the high end service. Food was amazing as were the cocktails. We can't get back soon enough!!

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    traciej

    Orange County

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 6, 2022

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    Fantastic! Steak Diane table side … swoon

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    scottm

    New Orleans

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

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    Great food and ambiance. Chicken Jiadore was outstanding!

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    Bertramr

    Phoenix

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2022

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    Great evening at Melvins. Entire experience was awesome

    Melvyn's at the Ingleside InnResponded on November 27, 2022Bertramr, thank you for writing a quick review about your recent visit with us at Melvyn's!

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    Peter

    Palm Springs

    331 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    331 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2022

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    Beautiful setting. Diverse menu. Professional and attentive staff. Food was very good.

    Melvyn's at the Ingleside InnResponded on November 27, 2022Thank you for your review, Peter. Hope to welcome you back to Melvyn's again soon!

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    fen1027

    Seattle

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2022

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    Gabriel was a fantastic, generous and thoughtful server- from cocktails, wine recommendations and descriptive suggestions of the entrees - dinner was amazing

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    Christian

    New York Area

    425 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    425 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2022

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    We have been vacationing in PS annually for years but had surprisingly never tried Melvyn's so we decided to try it during this visit. I know it's been around for year but we felt the menu was lacking and honestly the food was average at best and expensive for what you got. The atmosphere is great but you can get that at other high-end restaurants in town that have also been around for years.

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    BrianH

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 30, 2022

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    Second time there. The waiter was really bad, major bad attitude like he did not want to be there. We spent $400, four people, lots of wine. We ordered wedge salad and Cesar's salad, the Cesar is usually made at the table but waiter brought pre-made. After, we ordered two steaks ($70 each) and shrimp scampi (35), sides of broccolini, potatoes and mashed potatoes (14 each). The steaks were overdone as was the shrimp ..probably because the waiter was working the table next to us much harder than ours for some reason... and let the food sit under the heat lamp. the sides were luke warm. Not going again, too bad....

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    GrandmaW

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

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    Step back in time… every time I am in Palm Springs I dine at Melvyn’s! The music, ambience and service puts me back into the world of Sinatra. When my parents were alive my husband and I always took them to lunch or brunch. Now we bring our siblings or friends. Really it truly is a lovely experience!

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    Kathy

    Palm Springs

    34 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

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    Good was outstanding. I thought our waiter was a bit curt in some of his answers to our questions. Felt like he thought we should already know. Also, when you spend about $250 per person for dinner why would they charge $10 valet fee. I have alway tipped valets well but to institute a $10 automatic fee when there is no self parking option is a bit over the top and not a good way to end the evening.

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    MaddieCakes

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2022

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    While I love Melvyn’s, and I’m here every single time I travel to Palm Springs for both business and pleasure, last nights dinner was probably the most disappointing I’ve had here. Service, while very sweet people, was very slow. We had to wait nearly 40 minutes for our main course. Food was bland and quite under seasoned. Get like it was rushed even though we waited quite some time. For a $300+ dinner experience, I hope for better. Waiters also gossip a lot once diners leave. They could be more professional and take the chatter out of customers view. Ambiance and people watching A++

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