Fuentes Steakhouse

We had a great time at Fuentes Steakhouse. Josh, the owner was extremely nice and one could easily see that he really loves and cares about his business. We highly recommend it, and will definitely go back.
Jul 5th, 2023

New restaurant in Diamond Springs Ca. Limited dinner menu mostly steak (obviously) but very expensive! They are newly opened and when we visited they didn't serve alcohol at all (waiting for license, I guess). Service was slow, even though we were the only guests for the first hour we were there -- I think they are still training and learning. They did offer us a complementary appetizer that was very tasty. OK back to those prices! Ribeye steak was $75, Rack of lamb $50, New York Strip steak $55. I would call this EXTREMELY overpriced (especially for Placerville/Diamond Springs area), and for the quality of the food, service and (lack of) drinks. Several restaurants in this area far outshine this place (The Independent, Smith Flat House are a couple). I will not return unless they reprice the menu to be more reasonable/competitive and they start serving alcohol.
Jun 29th, 2023

Jun 28th, 2023

Ate there for breakfast on Father's Day. Restaurant was not busy but we had very poor service & food.
Jun 23rd, 2023

I am not writing a review to complain but to educate the owner of my experience. And if I were the owner I would want to know. Upon entering my wife and I waited long enough, more than usual. So to get recognized I went into the kitchen to alert someone. We did get seated, but quickly realized that the only server was the one who seated us. It was not crowded at all and before we could order 2 others that were seated AFTER us left from lack of service. The presentation was nice once the food finally arrived. I ordered a $75 rib eye and everything was warm enough but I have never seen this cut of meat ever. Don't know what it was but I know for a fact it was not a rib eye. I do know how hard it is to run a restaurant as my mother owned one for 26 yrs. So I do think the owners should concentrate on staffing first then the rest will be so much more easier for customers as well as staff to please more people. Waiting too long for a table or the food does spoil the dining experience no matter how good the rest of the presentation is. The Placerville area is way too short on nice steakhouses so we hope the best for this one.
Jun 22nd, 2023