"I grew up in Yuba City and remember the old Ranch House. This weekend my family got together for my dad’s birthday and we were initially going to go to the Dancing Tomato or a chain restaurant for dinner. We decided on the Ranch House since we haven’t been there for 20 years and thought it would be fun to go back and see how it is. We were the first to arrive when they opened and initially they didn’t want to seat us because we were there before 5:00pm. We were a table of 8 and we were seated in the back corner. At first I didn’t think much of the table not being set and that it was cold in the corner where they sat us….we did show up 10 minutes before they opened. I would have thought after an hour with us there and the entire table, including two kids, with their jackets on, they would turn up the heater. For the food, if you ordered a salad, it was a plate of dressing with lettuce on the side. The New York steak 3/4 inch was 1/2 meat and 1/4 fat and gristle. The macaroni and cheese was dripping with oil at the bottom of the dish. The beef stroganoff was served in a kids bowl with last night’s meat cubed and a scoop of sour cream on top. The french fries came straight from a freezer bag and the microwaved dinner rolls were bought at Sam’s Club. I felt bad for my dad who tolerated his steak dinner. I talked to the manager to let her know the experience so far was not as we expected and far from it! The only response she had was that they were working out the kinks of the newly opened restaurant. After spending over $200 for the dinner, Cool Hand Luke’s or another chain restaurant would have been a better choice. At least they would have appreciated the business!"
