Hunter Steakhouse - Oceanside

Nice place, easy parking, staff is great. Prices are kinda high. My prime rib was an absolute hockey puck. Ordered mr and got wd. They did replace it, but same... Wd. The cook was asleep at the wheel that day and cost them a great review. Update: the GM reached out and gave a gift certificate for us to try it again. That was a class move and redeems my thought about the place, I'll definitely try again and post. Update:we tried it again. This time we had a different waitress, and she was not very professional. This time no prime rib, so we had rib eye, and it was cooked properly, taste was good, but it was very tough. All in all, the dinner cost $50 after the gift card, that was a shock. I would go again, if I didn't want to drive to another steak house. but it just simply didn't stand out in a good way, and it wasn't very clean. We'll try again, but for the price, I'd expect much better, they have potential, but aren't getting there.

Nice place, easy parking, staff is great. Prices are kinda high. My prime rib was an absolute hockey puck. Ordered mr and got wd. They did replace it, but same... Wd. The cook was asleep at the wheel that day and cost them a great review. Update: the GM reached out and gave a gift certificate for us to try it again. That was a class move and redeems my thought about the place, I'll definitely try again and post. Update:we tried it again. This time we had a different waitress, and she was not very professional. This time no prime rib, so we had rib eye, and it was cooked properly, taste was good, but it was very tough. All in all, the dinner cost $50 after the gift card, that was a shock. I would go again, if I didn't want to drive to another steak house. but it just simply didn't stand out in a good way, and it wasn't very clean. We'll try again, but for the price, I'd expect much better, they have potential, but aren't getting there.

Sure it was a Christmas Night, and of course the place was very busy. We waited for 30 minutes in the lobby and another 40 minutes at the table just to get the drinks. We asked for the bread and were told that bread comes with salad. Bread came after we finished with the salad. Filet Mignon was perfect. The big disappointment was Prime Rib, we ordered two and both came cold and overcooked. We had it last year and it was so good that we ordered two this year. Forest Mushroom Chicken was very nice.

Sure it was a Christmas Night, and of course the place was very busy. We waited for 30 minutes in the lobby and another 40 minutes at the table just to get the drinks. We asked for the bread and were told that bread comes with salad. Bread came after we finished with the salad. Filet Mignon was perfect. The big disappointment was Prime Rib, we ordered two and both came cold and overcooked. We had it last year and it was so good that we ordered two this year. Forest Mushroom Chicken was very nice.

Tori, our waitress, is an absolute sweetheart with a bubbly personality!!! My 92 yr old mom and I decided to give it another try after having a pretty bad experience with a different waitress back in Dec. '24. We both ordered drinks (Reisling & Pina Colada) and the Standard Cut Prime Rib (medium rare) with two sides and the salad wheel. All of it was so scrumptious. We had to practically roll out of there because we ate so much. My family will be back and we will definitely make sure Tori is working when we go!!!! Thank you, Tori, for making it such a pleasant evening for this mother-daughter dinner.

Tori, our waitress, is an absolute sweetheart with a bubbly personality!!! My 92 yr old mom and I decided to give it another try after having a pretty bad experience with a different waitress back in Dec. '24. We both ordered drinks (Reisling & Pina Colada) and the Standard Cut Prime Rib (medium rare) with two sides and the salad wheel. All of it was so scrumptious. We had to practically roll out of there because we ate so much. My family will be back and we will definitely make sure Tori is working when we go!!!! Thank you, Tori, for making it such a pleasant evening for this mother-daughter dinner.

I love that the hunter has survived all these years. The service was outstanding last night. Attentive yet not to much. Last night Tori was amazing as she swept through multitasking and greeting every table with a smile addressing each customer’s needs. I’ve had great service in the past here as well. The hunter has become my favorite restaurant when I’m in the mood for a great steak and never let down by the service.

I love that the hunter has survived all these years. The service was outstanding last night. Attentive yet not to much. Last night Tori was amazing as she swept through multitasking and greeting every table with a smile addressing each customer’s needs. I’ve had great service in the past here as well. The hunter has become my favorite restaurant when I’m in the mood for a great steak and never let down by the service.

I had a wonderful birthday dinner celebration and meal here. Our server Deena was friendly, knowledgeable and engaging. We started with appetizers of Gouda Croquets, Crab stuffed mushrooms and Calamari Fritti. Each dish was flavorful and amazing. We truly enjoyed them and had a hard time picking which we liked best. We then experienced the salad wheel. It is such a fun experience, as you build the salad you want with the ingredients you want! Such a large serving and lots of ingredients to choose from like garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, cucumbers, carrots, green onions and many more. We then received our entrees, which did not disappoint! Shrimp Scampi linguine, Flame Broiled Salmon and a Standard cut Prime Rib were all a huge hit with my family! We ended our meal with a slice of chocolate cake(birthday sparkler included) and rousing round of happy birthday from staff and patrons in our section. It was amazing and really made my day extra special! I recommend Hunter's Steakhouse to all looking for a great atmosphere, friendly staff and variety of flavorful choices to enjoy!

I had a wonderful birthday dinner celebration and meal here. Our server Deena was friendly, knowledgeable and engaging. We started with appetizers of Gouda Croquets, Crab stuffed mushrooms and Calamari Fritti. Each dish was flavorful and amazing. We truly enjoyed them and had a hard time picking which we liked best. We then experienced the salad wheel. It is such a fun experience, as you build the salad you want with the ingredients you want! Such a large serving and lots of ingredients to choose from like garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, cucumbers, carrots, green onions and many more. We then received our entrees, which did not disappoint! Shrimp Scampi linguine, Flame Broiled Salmon and a Standard cut Prime Rib were all a huge hit with my family! We ended our meal with a slice of chocolate cake(birthday sparkler included) and rousing round of happy birthday from staff and patrons in our section. It was amazing and really made my day extra special! I recommend Hunter's Steakhouse to all looking for a great atmosphere, friendly staff and variety of flavorful choices to enjoy!

We stopped here for lunch on Sunday. The restaurant has an older style but usually steak houses do. I got the “Hunter Benedict” off the brunch menu. This is the traditional eggs Benedict but had prime rib on it instead of ham. The hollandaise sauce was tangy and delicious. I did wish there was more meat. Additionally it was supposed to be served with fruit AND potatoes but they were out of fruit. My bf got the open faced prime rib sandwich. It was mediocre. It had Parmesan cheese in top which was moldy. The meat itself was okay but the sandwich hit the mark for us. The food also took a while to come out and it did not appear to be that busy.

We stopped here for lunch on Sunday. The restaurant has an older style but usually steak houses do. I got the “Hunter Benedict” off the brunch menu. This is the traditional eggs Benedict but had prime rib on it instead of ham. The hollandaise sauce was tangy and delicious. I did wish there was more meat. Additionally it was supposed to be served with fruit AND potatoes but they were out of fruit. My bf got the open faced prime rib sandwich. It was mediocre. It had Parmesan cheese in top which was moldy. The meat itself was okay but the sandwich hit the mark for us. The food also took a while to come out and it did not appear to be that busy.

Stopped here while on vacation hoping to have some good beef. It was not very busy but took awhile to have someone wipe down the table for us to be seated. Once seated we ordered drinks and waters. We were brought our drinks in a timely fashion but no waters. The drinks were not good and the Moscow mule wasn’t in a copper mug. I actually didn’t even drink the mule and the server never asked us how the drinks were nor offer to try something different or take it off the bill. I had to ask again for a water which I was then brought. The table salad was pretty good but didn’t get any bread and butter. We received our entrees quite awhile later and neither were very good. The prime rib was very thinly sliced and didn’t have any flavor. It was tough to chew and was lackluster. The blackened top sirloin also was lacking flavor and was quite tough. The server never came around to ask us about our food or drinks and just seemed to not care. Overall I can’t recommend coming here. For $115 for two people I could’ve had better steak, service and drinks at Texas Roadhouse. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Stopped here while on vacation hoping to have some good beef. It was not very busy but took awhile to have someone wipe down the table for us to be seated. Once seated we ordered drinks and waters. We were brought our drinks in a timely fashion but no waters. The drinks were not good and the Moscow mule wasn’t in a copper mug. I actually didn’t even drink the mule and the server never asked us how the drinks were nor offer to try something different or take it off the bill. I had to ask again for a water which I was then brought. The table salad was pretty good but didn’t get any bread and butter. We received our entrees quite awhile later and neither were very good. The prime rib was very thinly sliced and didn’t have any flavor. It was tough to chew and was lackluster. The blackened top sirloin also was lacking flavor and was quite tough. The server never came around to ask us about our food or drinks and just seemed to not care. Overall I can’t recommend coming here. For $115 for two people I could’ve had better steak, service and drinks at Texas Roadhouse. Save your money and go elsewhere.

We went on a Sunday after the brunch rush and it was nice and quiet. We had stuffed mushrooms with crab they were good for appetizers I ordered a bloody Mary and a margarita Cadillac and the drinks where good as well I had the Cesar salad and it was ok but the spinach salad was better! The main meal was delicious I have a filet mignon with a perfectly baked potato and it was very very good!! The wild chicken in mushroom sauce was very good too!! I will definitely go back!!

We went on a Sunday after the brunch rush and it was nice and quiet. We had stuffed mushrooms with crab they were good for appetizers I ordered a bloody Mary and a margarita Cadillac and the drinks where good as well I had the Cesar salad and it was ok but the spinach salad was better! The main meal was delicious I have a filet mignon with a perfectly baked potato and it was very very good!! The wild chicken in mushroom sauce was very good too!! I will definitely go back!!