California Dreaming, Restaurant-Bar

03/12/12

I'd go there again!

by Ducky1

We were in Charleston for a reunion. The restaurant was recommended by a friend of my daughters. We went early to beat the crowds, but it was pretty busy by the time we got there at 415. We had no reservations but still got seated right a way and had a great few of the water, etc. The server was new but he was great! He joked with us and we had a great time with him. The food was great......the Baked Potato Soup was to "die for".......there were 5 of us and we left very satisfied. I would recommend California Dreamin to anyone!!

03/01/12

Not worth it

by jekl124

My wife and I went to the resturant for drinks and dinner. We were seated outside. The resturant is in a great location but that's all its really got going for it. We were attacked by thousands of mosquitos. My wife and I both thought the food was not good. The drinks were watered down and the servers never really came and checked on us. They were too busy sitting in a corner talking to each other.

I would not recommend this resturant to anyone. Great location to bad everything else was terrible.

11/27/11

Worst of the Worst

by tamroc

California Dreamin of Charleston SC was one of my favorite retaurant until last night.First of all I had a party of 20 so I called for reservations.She gave me an available time and I excepted.We got ther 15 min early had to wait the an hour to be seated. While we waited though several times about 5 to be exact we ask the host what was the problem. Did you know there reservation policy does'nt hold your table it just mean when the others are done with there meal and socializing then you would be seated. Once seated I asked to speak to a manager he came right over we will just call Him Mr Protect My But and my Employees But.The point is they all lied to cover there skin we sat there and enjoyed one anothers company and forgot about the rest our servers were great. Moral of this story California Dreaming I wake up from that nightmare and I hope others will too.

08/29/11

Bad food and poor management

by Jackie Deda

California Dreaming Restaurant in Charleston, SC is a beautiful location. Too bad the food is terrible. My dinner was burnt and when the waiter finally came back to clear our dishes (the first time he was at our table since the meal was served by someone else) I finally had a chance to tell him my dinner was not acceptable but burnt. He made light of it and still charged us for our meal. I will NEVER go there again, nor will my family or friends. You lost alot of customers that night.

07/31/11

nothing special- just like an Applebee's

by love70

I ordered the blackened chix wrap with chipotle mayo on the side. I tried it without the mayo 1st & OMG it was so disgustingly salty. I could not taste any chix. It could have been tofu or beef. Two others at my table ordered it & said the same. The salads are generic. It says mixed greens but it's pretty much all iceberg lettuce. Someone else had one of the specials- tilapia. It was nasty. They drowned it in chipotle mayo, you couldn't taste any fish. The garlic mashed potatoes were bad too. Way too much garlic. It was blazing hot in there. While we were waiting for our table, a woman was being transported out on a stretcher into an ambulance because of heat stroke. Our server was nice. The croissants & sangria were the only thing I enjoyed besides my company. Cheap looking/tasting generic food is what I experienced. I am amazed that earlier posts claim it's the best restaurant to eat at- HOLY SH*T! REALLY?! Clearly these people don't get out from under their rocks! wow.