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Big Sky Cafe

1121 Broad St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3506
805-545-5401
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Price range: $1 - $21
Cuisines: American, Asian, Mediterranean, Vegetarian
Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, After-hours, Dessert
Restaurant details
Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, After-hours, Dessert
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San Luis Obispo, California
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14 reviews 14 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

I open the Big Sky Cafe menu and am excited by the array of interesting choices. When the food arrives, it is often bland and never seems to meet the standards described in the menu.

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Arizona
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12 reviews 12 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

We really wanted to like this place. I'm veg and have a hard time finding restaurants that offer more than just one or two options for me. Unfortunately, our service was pretty terrible. Our waitress would stop at our table just long enough to ask us a yes/no question and then leave before we could ask any questions about the... More

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Concord, California
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26 reviews 26 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

This is a nice little cafe and got pretty busy as I arrived early. The prices are reasonable, and they have different portion options. I think they use grass fed beef, poultry, etc. It is a good place for someone that is health conscious, vegetarian and would like to sit down at a nice place.

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Centennial, CO
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70 reviews 70 reviews
40 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 47 cities Reviews in 47 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

We were a party of 10 and had no reservations for dinner. We had only a short wait while the table in the back of the restaurant was set but it was a good location and worked well. With many choices on the menu everyone got something different and that was good. One concern I had was that with entrees... More

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Sacramento, California
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21 reviews 21 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

Excellent from the friendly host to the wonderful server to the amazing food. Took our Cal Poly son and his roommates there based on TripAdvisor reviewers' recommendation and couldn't have been more pleased with our choice. Will return in June!

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Dumbarton, Scotland
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

Have had lunch here on a number of occasions and always enjoyed the food so this trip when meeting friends from home in SLO we opted for dinner at Big Sky. All the dinner choices we made Steak, Lamb shank, roast pork and Fish were beautifully cooked and presented. The local wines and beers were excellent. The atmosphere was refreshingly... More

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Guildford, United Kingdom
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16 reviews 16 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

We went for dinner and liked it so much we went back for breakfast! My wife is vegetarian so we found this place had a good vegetarian menu. We both had a great dinner. The staff were helpful and the service was great. We went back for breakfast as there is a car park just over the road which is... More

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Fairfax, Virginia
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42 reviews 42 reviews
25 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013 via mobile

My family and I went to The Blue Sky Cafe based on some recommendations we'd received from local folks in the San Luis Obispo area. It was a busy Saturday but we happened to arrive when there was a gap in the waiting line for a table. We were seated in some fairly uncomfortable bench seats that were wedged into... More

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Tracy, CA
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

After reading that the restaurant was child friendly, we took three kids. The youngest is in a high chair, and did turn to look at the table located within six inches of us (seriously) a couple times. The couple was then ushered to another table. We would have understood if the hostess had explained they wanted a bigger table, another... More

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Winter Park, Colorado
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27 reviews 27 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

I am not a vegetarian, but I have recently been following the Mediterranean diet. I'm always on the lookout for restaurants that have delicious meals centered around vegetables. This one was excellent. It really isn't a vegetarian restaurant, but they had a number of really delicious vegetarian options. The atmosphere is brick and beam with a nice bar and menu... More

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