Meritage Kitchen - Santa Ana

DO NOT eat here. Worst meal ever. Service was atrocious and rude. Server laughed at me when I asked her opinion on a dish she disgustidly told me I don 't eat here as if it was beneath her. After the food came out I understood why she doesn 't eat there. Haddock was basically jerky, couldn 't even cut the fish with a knife. And then the she tried the old gratuity included on the bill but I 'm not going to mention that so you double tip.

This review is more for the food experiences I had, and are not reflective of the amazing service from Anita and Christopher at the bar in the evenings. First, although it's posted everywhere that the insanely overpriced breakfast buffet is only offered on the weekends, I was informed on Monday and Tuesday that they only offer the buffet. Even with the Diamond daily credit of $30 for 2 people staying in one room, the buffet is straight bunk for $25 per person (yea, you read that right). Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, tator tots, and French toast make up the hot food portion of their buffet. I've stayed at other, higher-end Hilton properties in hotter markets (LA, South Beach, Manhattan) that don't dare charge $25 for a lame-ass breakfast buffet. The sliders at Happy Hour were another letdown. 2 tiny, undressed, unseasoned sliders for $8. $4 for each 2-bite experience. Fries were good, but not $7 good. Tip to management: for the love of God, fix your prices...or at the very least, offer your posted ala carte items.

There was too much sauce in the soba noodles, we went to go down to ask for another dish with less sauce. the bartender of meritage gave me attitude and said, you pretty much ate all of it and chuckled??? just because i ate the tofu doesn 't mean i ate all of it, that was the only edible thing. what was left was pretty much like the picture, don 't go here!! the way i was treated was unnecessary

This is a great restaurant to go to especially if you are staying at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel. Anita was our server and she was wonderful. They have a lot of drink and food options. I ordered a Riesling to drink and a Caesar salad with salmon. It was really good and the portion was great. Perfect to share too. The salmon was perfectly made and very flavorful. The salad was fresh and tasty too. Bar and regular seating available. This place looks a little fancy but has a little sports bar vibe which is fun. There's also a 20% off coupon code you can apply to food orders if you check in on Yelp! Note they have different hours during the week and weekends.

Had a quick dinner while staying at the hotel for business. Ordered the Caesar Salad with Salmon which was good. Service was great especially considering there appeared to be only 2 people covering both the bar the dining area. Very attentive even when it got crowded.