Pomona Valley Mining Company

My first time at this restaurant with family and we enjoyed it. It was just the females that went and we had a good time. We tried a few drinks and had no complaints. My sister had a mix drink and you’ll see one of her drinks in my picture. She said it was delicious but was sad about the size (haha). She recommend asking server for recommendations as she did. She did try several drinks and was impressed by all of them. I had a flight with several of their beers on tap. It was okay. Nothing new but it was fun to have a mixture at that moment. The clam chowder soup had a nice taste but found more bits of potatoes than clams. Overall, it was fine. The food was good, the service was good, and I would be returning in the future.

I've been a long-standing fan of the Pomona Valley Mining Company - going on 40 years, actually, given that the first time I remember going there was around my 10th birthday, when I started requesting steakhouse-dinners instead of pizza-parties, and boy did I make the right decision, lol... Christmas Dinner has become an increasing difficulty to negotiate for my family, recently, but I think we've found the perfect solution in the P.V.M.C.'s Holiday Brunch. From the moment we arrived, the staff excelled at setting up our table (which we had to reduce from a party of 9 to 6, due to various health concerns, and were met with zero question or lag) and corralling us all to to our dining location. Brunch at the Mining Company is as extravagant as you might imagine, with every section of the restaurant turned into a veritable smorgasbord of culinary wonders, their classic salad bar enhanced with the addition of fresh, raw shrimp (cocktail sauce available for those who want it), a perpetual offering of snow-crab, and perfectly cooked mussels in an oil-and-garlic sauce that you'll want to share amongst the rest of the plate. Throughout the rest of the spread, you will find every menu-item that you have ever hoped to try there, ranging from some of the most perfect "plain" scrambled eggs (read: full of rich, melted cheddar cheese layered throughout) you've ever had (alongside crisp bacon and rich, snappy sausage links) to a full omelette-bar, where you can curate the perfect concoction of ingredients to be expertly assembled and dropped onto your growing plate of delights. Prime rib is sliced according your direction and added, with as generous a helping of au jus as you care to pour on either the plate directly (you should) or the ramekins they offer for all your condiment-related desires. Have I mentioned the ribs? Both beef and St. Louis Pork are offered, and they will absolutely inevitably fall off the bone into some other dish, only to be discovered later as a surprise flashback from this culinary journey. One particular standout I feel the need to mention is the Menudo: I have never had tripe so perfectly cooked, and those who have disliked the dish in the past due to this ingredient would do well to give it another go - it's just tender and flavorful, with barely any chew... The drinks are generous and bottomless, and they have a couple of self-serve licuado stations set up (orange-juice and fruit punch; both delicious) for immediate refreshment. The service is impeccable, and our server, Regina, was as capable as they were charismatic, agreeing to take our party's picture (see below) whilst balancing all of the various juggling-acts they had going on at the time... and if you *do* happen to have a span between courses, just soak up that panoramic view! All-in-all, I think our family has just discovered a new Christmas tradition, and my only concern is that I might have to make a reservation even earlier next year, if it becomes half as popular as it deserves to be, lol... the best news is that they apparently (amazingly) do this *every* weekend, so if you have the *extremely reasonable* $45/plate (children negotiable; I don't remember the details - and they also have bottomless Mimosas, so...), I am giving this Brunch an 11/10 - would highly recommend. Merry Christmas to all, and to P.V.M.C., thank you for making us all feel like royalty!

My bride and I got to attend a holiday party here, as we drove up we were asked if we had reservations or attending a party which we answered a party. They told us where to go and what not. I decided to park valet ($8 +tip) we went inside and found our area, tables to the left buffet style servings to the, to the right, plenty of staff to help! For a party they had a cash bar, which was fine for those that drink, I myself do not. Going to the food, I'm not going to go through every plate because I had a little bit of everything but let me tell you absolutely everything was delicious! I will point out the vegetarian lasagna, was very tasty and I didn't realize it was vegetarian until after I had tried it. Food was delicious and tasty, the chicken skewers were dried but what can you expect after it had been there a while. Overall an easy five stars for the service, unfortunately I didn't get any names so I couldn't point anybody out in this review. But everybody was very attentive, quick to clean up youth dishes, and whenever you would look at somebody they would smile and occasionally ask if we if we needed anything, the service was top-notch. The food was absolutely delicious enjoyed every single bit of it! Glad I found this place in the hills!

To start only valet parking in their lot. If you want self parking you park on the hill and trek the hill. They have several event halls but no one can tell you where to go or signage. Every direction you go, theres stairs. Didn’t expect much from event meals. The potato’s has too much garlic, the steak was well done. The broccoli was ok but didn’t get the mix as other plates. The meal was overly salty. The bartender made a good whiskey sour. The salad I got had a large chunk of iceberg in my mix salad. The lights of the community below and 10 fwy was the best thing. There are plenty of options east on the 10 that I would suggest to just skip this place.