Max's

Inside the Holiday Inn at 110 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn, CA 95603, there is a restaurant named Max's. This is a very clean, family friendly restaurant with a great choice of dishes. There is also a full bar available.Yes I have read the few poor reviews related to how expensive the restaurant is or rude servers. I have eaten here twice and did not experience any problems with the servers. The server on my second visit, COURTNEY, could not have been nicer. I especially liked the way she handled the family at the table next to me, making sure they had booster seats and other items.The prices are fair, considering what you're getting and the amount-which are very generous portions.The two soups they have, french onion and matzo ball, are house made and are fabulous!The rib eye steak is huge, cooked to perfection and the vegetables/bake potato was perfect. The restaurant was fairly crowded but they were not understaffed so everyone was served in a timely matter.I really like this restaurant and the staff. I was treated very well by everyone working there. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Max's.

Mom and went to Max's for lunch. Pretty quiet but we enjoyed the decor and the service. Mom had the Shrimp Louie salad and I had the Jambalaya Fettuccini. Mom loved her salad - lots of shrimp and well dressed. My Jambalaya Fettuccini had nice heat, a good balance of sausage and shrimp and the pasta was well prepared. The Caesar side salad had a nice dressing w a hint of anchovies I think and Kalamata olives. The food was plentiful and we both took containers home for leftovers. Very good straightforward food.

I've been coming here for years. Love the Tuscan Chicken. Dave has been a great server, and we loved when we got him as our waiter. Used to get Cannolis one to two times a week. Unfortunately, they have gotten worse as of late. Tonight will be a last for us. All four Cannolis had about 3/4" of filling at each end and the middle 2"-3" completely hollow. This isn't the first time, but never this bad. We miss the old Max's, maybe Pasquali's will be better.

Our appetizer was served cold, and the patty melts were mediocre at best. This used to be one of our favorite spots, but after a few years away, something seems to have changed. Unfortunately, it's unlikely we will come back.

I was on my way home from Tahoe last Sunday and wanted to get some lunch. First, I thought In N Out here in Auburn ... think again ... whoa way crowded with cars and people. That's what you get on a weekend summer afternoon with all the travelers on the road. So, it's up the hill of the parking lot to Max's located inside the Holiday Inn. This is gonna cost way more, but Max's has always been one of my fave places to stop for food, just not a cheap or fast stop.There's a good amount of cars parked up here too, but we get seated without a wait. Service is fast and we have water right away. I know what I want, cause Max's has always had probably the best Patty Melt I've had in my life. Cooked med rare and served with fries! My friend gets a Cobb Salad.The wait isn't long before our food arrived. My patty Melt looked great, cooked as ordered with lots of melty cheese flowing over the grilled onions and big 1/2 pound patty. My friend's Cobb Salad looked expertly arranged and tasty.OK, this Patty Melt is gonna cost me 3 times what eating at In N Out would have, but OMG, is it worth it! Plus, no waiting in long burger lines! The first bite was one of the best things to eat in my life, I remember how this tasted years ago. I think my friend is gonna have to do the driving after lunch .... I'm in food heaven! I have to remember to come here to Max's Cafe more often when I'm passing through to and from Tahoe.

Unfortunately I can't recommend this restaurant, especially if you're out for a burger and fries. For just under $30 I got a burger and fries. Less than 60 seconds walk from the front door of the hotel is an In-N-Out burger. For 1/3 the price I could have gotten an amazing burger and fresh fries.My Max's burger wasn't bad, but the fries were completely stale. They tasted as though they had been under a warming lamp for at least an hour. I counted four other patrons, and it took almost 22 minutes from the time I was seated until the time I was eating. My server took my drink order, but never brought my drink. Another server ended up bringing my Diet Coke. Service was reasonably friendly, but all of the workers seemed to be tired and dissinterested. If this restaurant were the only restaurant within a 20 mi radius, it would have probably gotten one more star.Related note. I asked the server if their turkey club contains fresh roast, carved turkey or luncheon meat. He verified that it's luncheon meat. No restaurant should serve a turkey club with luncheon meat. I do appreciate the server going to the kitchen to research for me. I would have been very upset had I spent almost $20 for a luncheon meat sandwich. As for ambience, the restaurant is stashed away on the second floor of the hotel. The walk to the restaurant takes you down what looks like a bit of an abandoned hallway to a dark passageway with a partially open door.

Good food, carefully prepared and nicely presented. Ingredients were fresh and tasty. The menu is eclectic and offers interesting choices. Service was friendly, accurate, and quick. The restaurant was easily accessible from Hwy 80 and behind the Holiday Inn. The restaurant is beautiful! Seating is arranged to permit conversation. The ambiance is welcoming and warm. We chose appetizers, and we're quite pleased with portions and flavors. I will definitely stop again tp try other dishes.

This is a nice Zig when everyone Zags to Ikedas, In n Out, etc. on the way to Tahoe.We were on our way home, and we weren't in the mood for fast food or burgers, and we stopped in here. We had a nice sit-down lunch, unrushed, and were back on the road in no time. The servers were friendly and the food was solid - not 5-star quality, but just what the doctor ordered. I could see us stopping by here again on our next trip to or from Tahoe!

This was our third visit to Max's as a group of 7 or 8 guys. We were immediately seated and drink orders taken. After the drinks arrived ( our server was the bartender) our food orders were taken. Over our three visits we have had most everything on the sandwich menu and all has been excellent. Service was excellent and the check was correct and handled professionally. Since Max's is attached to the Holiday Inn it has the ambiance of a hotel restaurant. It has plenty of parking, an EV charge area, and is near the freeway and In N Out Burger.

Max's of Auburn Had Xmas business party there.Ambiance: not great, they placed our group of about 30 people in the breakfast area of the hotel. Nice large area but cold and noisy, tile floor, hard wood chairs. It's breakfast area not very comfortable and warm.Food: dinner was so so, I had the jambalaya(I like things hot as jambalaya is supposed to be, asked the server about heat level and she said it was comparable to the shrimp appetizers we had.... Was not even close.) if I go back, I will not get the dish. I only ate a small portion and took the rest home, went home the next day I added a bunch of Cajun spice to it and made it taste really good. My wife had a chicken dish with pasta, the chicken was pretty good but the pasta and the sauce really lack taste.The sad thing was of all the 30 people there, when asked by the boss plan to return or recommend this place for next year Christmas party.Desserts: now here the size of most of the desserts was pretty incredible especially the carrot cake but then it was also $14 apiece. Summary Again, was glad to be able to try a new place. I hadn't gone to Max's in Auburn, but I am also glad that I didn't have to pay the bill. It was OK but not memorable.