Thirty Acres Kitchen

On Thursday night, I had dinner with my buddy here. It was my first visit and I made reservation on Open Table. It was spacious with a large selection of tables to choosing from.I liked the menu and the variety of American dishes. Burgers, BBQ, steaks, pizza, salads, and more...Ivette was our server and she was happy and smiled the entire time. I ordered a filet and my buddy ordered the rib eye(I think). We were stuffed. The chicken tortilla soup was on point as well.Unfortunately, we had no room for dessert. I will have to return.

Context: My husband and I dined here on a Thursday evening during happy hour. There is no posting about happy hour unless you go online. We had to ask for the menu. There were a total of 3 other families eating in the normal restaurant the entire time we were there. Not busy at all, more awkwardly empty. Pros: Free parking located in front of hotel. The restaurant is beautiful and very clean as it was recently renovated. Our bartender made great strong drinks. Service was good. Cons: Pickles were so good, but didn't coming with dipping sauce, we had to ask, and are overpriced for being pickles, even on happy hour. I love sliders and these sliders were not it. The meat was prepared like a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Onions were crunchy and buns were toasted, but the overly flavor of the sliders were lacking and on the dry side. I also expected these to be on happy hour and they were not. My husband's pizza was super floppy, like bar food pizza, not $16-$25 pizza quality. We live locally and wanted to check this newer restaurant out, but we won't return for the price and quality of food.

Every time we stay at the knotts hotel this is a restaurant we definitely go to for closeness and the food is pretty tasty. Our most recent visit was during Christmas break, my daughters, husband and myself came in during breakfast and decided on one of their holiday themed meals of the gingerbread pancakes and I decided on a breakfast sandwich and holiday eggnog. Both were great and the drink was a tasty treat to start the day. I will say service was a bit slow. It took 20 minutes just to get a refill on coffee and some water. I know it was busy, but definitely need a little more help during the holiday season. We will be back and overall is a great experience.

So we stopped at the Knott's bakery for boysenberry pie and turnovers, and we were looking for a salad spot. It is in the same parking lot as the Knott's hotel. It is very farmer chic in terms of decor and it was decorated so beautifully for the holidays. It is a very calm and relaxed restaurant with a full bar.We ordered the Cobb salad, bbq chicken salad, and bbq rib tips with fries. It was delicious and the salads were made with fresh greens and vegetables. They were perfect portions. The rib tips were tender and easy to eat. The fries were seasoned and crispy. We also ordered the boysenberry swirl cheesecake, which was a great ending to our meal.The service matched this friendly and relaxed spot. Our server was awesome and very attentive. I definitely recommend coming here to eat!

I do miss Amber Waves but glad that Thirty Acres is there and the bar is open back up. The food changed a bit but they do still have some favorites such as the daily soups, apps, and pizzas. The burgers are pretty tasty as well.We usually grab food and drinks and sit at the bar. There is plenty of seating around and a nice remodeled patio with a good amount of outdoor seating. The staff is as wonderful as ever, super friendly and helpful and the service is great. They really make you feel like you are at home. And they make some mean cocktails. Cannot wait to see how they do the haunted lounge overlay on the patio this year during haunt. For sure one of our favorite places to go to when we head up North!!!

This excellent eatery is located inside Knotts Hotel but you don't need to be a guest at the hotel to enjoy a meal here. Free parking is available in a designated area outside the hotel in front of the restaurant. I met a friend here for lunch on a weekday and there were only a couple other tables being served while we were there. We sat in a comfortable booth and I liked the relaxed country vibe of the place. I was initially disappointed to find out no alcohol is served until dinner; I was excited about trying some of the drinks Chris D. mentioned in his review. So I settled for a Knotts Berry Punch, a boysenberry (non-alcoholic) punch that was fantastic. As a lunch entree I chose the pulled pork sandwich which came with fries. I appreciated the bun not being overly large but the enormous amount of pulled pork, crunchy onion straws, and bleu cheese coleslaw overflowed onto the plate. I was able to pick up and eat the sandwich and then eat the massive overflow on the plate with a fork. It was delicious although the touted "bold" bbq sauce was barely there. The fries were excellent.Almost full, we both decided to share a dessert and opted for the caramel apple crunch cobbler. Amazing. A warm, crunchy apple cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream covered in caramel sauce and a cookie on top. Each bite made me weep tears of joy.Service here was top shelf and I'm embarrassed to say I've forgotten our waitress's name as she did a magnificent job and I would have liked to have given her special recognition. I'll definitely be coming back (next time for dinner and the boysenberry booze).*** Note: on a subsequent visit I enjoyed a Boysenberry Mule, an excellent cocktail. The Wagon Wheel Burger was superb. Apparently on my first visit the bartender called off and they had no one to cover. Normally alcohol is served at lunch.

I've been twice now and can say I'm a fan. It's in the Knott's Berry Farm hotel. Parking is free and the restaurant is on the right hand side of the lobby. There's booths, tables, and a long bar. Since this restaurant is pretty new and I have barely seen another human being eating here everything looks and feels brand spanking new. Even the little folder they bring your bill is doesn't open so easy because it hasn't been opened enough to stretch out the folded part.As somebody who grew up with Knott's Berry Farm annual passes followed by working there for 6 years it has a warm spot in my heart. I also love everything boysenberry probably due to the brainwashing I was subjected to in those 6 years. This restaurant has a whole menu of boysenberry themed cocktails, boysenberry entrees, and boysenberry desserts! First visit my wife and I took my mom who's also a boysenberry nut. My wife and I ordered the boysenberry BBQ chicken salad which was loaded with bbq chicken, roasted corn, black beans, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, avocado, tortilla strips, and croutons. It was served with a chipotle dressing. Seriously good stuff and a huge portion. My wife and I both really enjoyed it and I would order again. My mom who's a vegetarian was happy to see any of their large variety of hamburgers could be made with a veggie patty so she ordered a burger with fresh cut fries and loved it. My mom and I finished with a boysenberry gelato which was delicious.I had the boysenberry margarita which was good but the tajin seasoning didn't really pair with the boysenberry flavor but it did pack a big punch and I was buzzin'. My wife had the boysenberry spritzer which was seriously tasty.Second visit a few weeks later I started with a cup of "chili soup". Sounded odd but I love chili. It's exactly how it sounds, watery chili. Still, it was chunky and I actually liked it. Was heavy on the chili seasonings but I can see some not liking it. For my entre I took a gamble and ordered the salmon. For $27 this was a huge portion and I was surprised how good it was. Huge slab of skin-on blacked salmon covered in cajun seasoning. It was topped with two shrimp and a cream sauce. Then I was able to pick two sides, I went with broccolini and bluecheese coleslaw. I really loved it and thought it was a great deal. My wife had their pulled pork BBQ sandwich and swapped the fries with a side salad. I took a few bites and thought it was great. For drinks I had the Boysenberry Smash and my wife had the "Sip of sunshine". Again, we were buzzin. Good pours here.You'd assume this would be some crappy tourist trap but honestly it's a really good restaurant! I've been twice and can't wait to return again! Prices are average for restaurants these days, service great, easy parking, and comfortable atmosphere. You'll feel like you rented the place to yourself since you'll most likely be the only people there! Also on OpenTable if you want to earn some points!Lobby of hotel has a gift shop that sells sugar free boysenberry punch concentrate! There's also a mini Starbucks.

First time here since they remodeled the place. It used to be called Amberwaves. The whole restaurant looked so different now. Even the hotel that it's located in has been revamped and looked very different. It looked way more modernized and better. We ordered the Rancher's Steak and Eggs & Strawberry Short Stack Pancakes with Eggs and Bacon. Our meals were delicious and flavorful. Wished they offered you to substitute the toast for something else. There's a breakfast buffet where the juices, coffee, and drinks are included. Otherwise, it'll cost $5.50 per drink. When they offer you the juices they always forget to mention that there's a charge for the drinks if you're not getting the buffet option. This can be very aggravating for some folks, especially if you think the juices are complimentary. Our server was nice and attentive, however, can't say the same for the front desk staff. They weren't friendly and ignored us when we arrived. Luckily a different staff was able to assist us and get us seated. Overall, this place would get a 3.5 stars. Food is great but service can be a tad bit better.

Stopped by right after visiting Knotts Berry Farm. Luckily there was no waiting time and was seated right away.We received excellent prompt service. Unfortunately we didn't get our server's name, he was great. Food was delicious as expected lol.See ya next time!!!

This was our first time dining at the restaurant. We chose to dine at the bar lounge. We started the evening off with the chicken nachos. We weren't expecting much but the portion and toppings were enough to satisfy our appetite. We should've know from then on that the food was going to be hefty and just as delicious. Frank the bartend was outstanding when it came to taking our orders, answering questions, and making recommendations. Our family went with the rib tip basket, margherita pizza, steak fajitas, and much more that we ended taking plenty home. Overall the place was chill and relaxing.