Also in May, it opened The Cove, its 4.5-acre pool campus that now features a swim-up bar serving beers, wines and signature cocktails such as the Coveside Colada and the Strawberry Citrus Refresher. Pechanga Resort Casino: In May, this Temecula casino opened 1882 Cantina, a new Mexican, Central and South American restaurant/bar that replaced its former Lobby Bar & Grill. Meanwhile its Black & Blue Steakhouse and Patties & Pints restaurants are now open Thursdays-Sundays only. In future months, the resort hopes to open more seating for the general public. Valley View Casino & Hotel: This Valley Center’s regionally famous $42 all-you-can-eat Maine lobster buffet is back, but only for qualified members of its Players Club, only for dinner service and only with servers bringing plated selections to the table. Here’s a look at what’s on the menu at San Diego area casinos. Only one local casino has resurrected its buffet, but with multiple restrictions.

But the buffets - which were loss leaders for casinos and banned under public health orders - are not coming back.

When the pandemic arrived 16 months ago, the region’s casinos sharply scaled back their restaurant offerings and - to the dismay of thousands of local gourmands who relished unlimited crab legs and lobster tails - closed their popular buffets.Īs the state has reopened this summer, so have many casino restaurants.