R G Burgers - Carmel-by-the-Sea

I cannot give a rating for the food as the service and atmosphere were extremely disappointing. We were seated promptly, but that was the only positive aspect of our visit. The restaurant was noisy and uncomfortably warm, even on a pleasant day. The servers attended to other tables that arrived after us, cleared tables, and took payments from other customers before acknowledging our presence. Ultimately, we decided to leave. It was a terrible experience for a family-friendly establishment. If I had the option, I would give this restaurant zero stars.

I went to this restaurant on 7/14/23 for lunch. It was busy but not completely full. The service was very good and fast, and the food was well-prepared and tasty.

I had an Ortega chili burger and my wife had a turkey burger with sweet potato fries, and both were delicious.

Non-giant burgers, just-right size. We enjoyed our Patty Melt, Fried Chicken Sandwich, and Apple Pie shake. If you’re a fan of Apple Pie a La mode, you might love their Apple Pie shake, I did.

Don't waste your time and especially your hard earned cash for a basic burger that is so far overpriced, I think they use that to make you feel the burgers are a lot better than they are. They are not. Reeeealy thin patties with no flavor. My basic bacon cheeseburger was $17.95 plus $2.25 to upgrade to onion rings, and there were only 5 rings. So $20.20 for a run of the mill hamburger with rings! Then, they give you about .5 ounces of ketchup. I kept having to ask for more, 3 different times. If you're going to charge that much for a basic burger, at least loosen your belt and put a bottle of ketchup on the table. Lastly, when the handwritten bill came, it was so illegible that I couldn't make out how they arrived at their total or even what the total was. Lots of room for fraud when you operate your business like that. Two flavorless burgers, a 16oz beer, an iced tea, and upgraded frozen onion rings, over $55.00. Find yourself a drive-thru and save $40.