Camden Spit & Larder - (Near Sacramento, CA)

5 /5 Danielle Powers: Not sure how I haven’t reviewed this restaurant already. Not a single visit that I wasn’t wowed by the food. The soups are always a must. Everything here is so solid that my friend took me there for my birthday lunch and she ordered us the special even though neither of us heard it clearly or knew exactly what was coming to the table. Doesn’t matter because it’s literally all that good. Every time. We always sit in the bar area, either inside at a high top or outside on the patio furniture. They make in house tonic for their G+T and it’s a definite fave. It’s probably not really a good thing it’s across from the office.

5 /5 KJ Duronslet: My wife and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary at Camden Spit & Larder, and after 14 years together, this was by far the best dining experience we’ve ever had. We have done fine dining before, but this night was unforgettable—from the food to the customer service to the atmosphere. From the moment we walked in, the staff made us feel like VIPs. The general manager personally greeted us, and they went above and beyond by customizing our menu with our names—such a thoughtful touch that set the tone for the night. The service wasn’t just professional; it was natural, welcoming, and effortlessly cool. Now, the food—this was straight out of a Food Network-level experience. Every dish was uniquely crafted, flavors we had never experienced before, beautifully plated, and absolutely delicious.The wine pairings were next level, and we couldn’t stop sipping them for the taste alone! I expected greatness, but my wife was completely blown away. Located right in the heart of downtown Sacramento, near the Golden 1 Center, Camden Spit & Larder is in a perfect spot for a special night out. If you’re looking for an unparalleled dining experience with top-tier customer service, this is the place. Everyone should try this at least once—you won’t regret it!

3 /5 Ursula S.: Here is why we were underwhelmed by a restaurant that had once earned a Michelin star. Ambiance -> comfortable & inviting Customer Service -> ok Yorkshire Pudding -> burned and hardened Steak Tartare -> well-seasoned and aesthetically pleasing Caesar Salad -> average Pork Milanese -> tender, moist, and vibrant English Meat Pie -> dry and too salty Chocolate Raspberry Mousse -> not light at all and served with biscotti?! Beaucoup Bouquet -> good Damsel in a Pink Dress -> good

3 /5 Gregg Rudes: Decent Upscale food on Capitol Mall. Location: located just outside DOCO at the 555 Capitol Mall is the swank looking Camden Spit & Larder. This vibe and location screams a great place for date or a place to hang out with friends for a work celebration. Towards the front is the bar area and seating is toward the back. The location feels light and airy and bar is lowkey and nice for a calmer bar environment versus some of the busier places around. This place also has outside seating but it was raining pretty aggressively. Parking options are close and plentiful. Service: We were seated at the bar and service was pretty great but slightly slow at times when asking for certain items. This might have been partially our choice of picking the bar side and ordering an abundance of food. One annoying this is we asked for chips a couple of times for our steak tartare but they never got back to us until MUCH later. Steak tartare had been siting around for a bit at that point Food: we ordered quite possibly everything on the appetizer/sides and those were all great! We did order two specials of the short rib pot pie and the Beef Wellington and here is where it gets docked quite a bit. A Beef Wellington is a tough dish to master and consequently it can be quite pricey. One of the biggest issues we had here is that the tenderloin was overcooked. A proper Wellington should be medium rare and this was firmly medium. Otherwise the duxelle, pastry, and ham seemed to be well prepared. I can forgive that l this is a slice of a larger Wellington but the overcooked nature and then price really pulled down the star rating. Ill get off my high horse now, the other special was met with happiness by my compatriots and the drinks were great otherwise. If you are coming for drinks or some less complex dish then this would be a pretty good date night spot

2 /5 C Lu: The food is delicious here. I love the flavors and the dishes we ordered were seasoned perfectly. Deviled eggs were some of the best I have tried. Compliment to the chefs! The Location is great too, plenty of street and parking lot Parkings. Now on with why the 2 stars? I am truly disappointed about the lack of customer service. The amount of servers that were working today were like 1 per every three tables so there were plenty of servers here to accommodate 8 occupied tables in the bar area and three other tables outside in the patio. I wonder why the service was so bad? I noticed they lacked cohesiveness. Every server were on their own here, especially the women. They don’t make eye contacts nor acknowledge anyone whose not part of the tables they were covering. We had to keep waving our arms up n down to flag someone down, and for some reason the 5 servers and bartenders behind the bar counters were in their own world. They never look up or look around to see who needs help. We had to say excuse me 3X to another lady server before she decided to turn around and asked if we needed help? To top it off, we brought a small cake and right after they cleaned our table we ask for couple new small Plates and a butter knife so we can cut our cake. Our server said, “sorry there is a cake cutting fee!” Shocked to hear…We were like, “Are you serious? Just to cut our own cake with a butter knife and to serve ourselves? Well then Nevermind.” It was not like we were asking them to cut our cake, put some candles on it and sing to us. Not at all. She then smile and walked away. Then 10 minutes later, probably felt really silly for telling us what she told us. She handed us some small plates and a butter knife and said she had to ask for manager approval to get us new plates and a new butter knife. Wow. Can’t believe she just said that! That was a really bad reflection on whoever was managing this team tonight. The service we received today was not worth the money we spent here, the servers and their people skills turned our positives into a bad overall experience. There are so many options downtown, I don’t know if I would want to return after today. Don’t forget to follow @Only1Christinelu for more foodie stops