Alex Madonna’s Gold Rush Steak House: A Culinary Gem in San Luis Obispo

This place was AMAZING!!! The atmosphere is one of a kind. Gives a western old town Hollywood feel. Our waiter, Riley, was soooo amazing. Very helpful, friendly, and very attentive. The food was on point. The drinks were tasty and strong! Kudos to the entire staff. Top tier service.

Food was amazing. And pretty reasonably priced for the portion they give you. Wasn't expecting such a big lobster tail! Biggest filet mignon I've ever had too. All of it was cooked perfectly and tasted amazing with the melted butter they give you. Cake was good but didn't like the flavor too much of the Pink Champagne one.

This steakhouse is gorgeous inside, the pink flowers and seatings were so beautiful. The hostess was not the most welcoming. We made reservations in advance for my party and asked if a booth was available after seeing 3-4 open, she was like nope, we have them reserved for bigger parties only while I saw multiple booths with just couple in it. She was unapologetic and unempathetic with the attitude like too bad so sad. It really was not a good start to our evening. Despite this our server Teresa was awesome from start to finish. She was knowledgeable, patient and always smiling and sweet. The food… the ribeye was juicy and thick, was more done than requested but it was still tasty, the prime rib was perfect, baked potato was on the smaller side, the grilled asparagus were perfect as well. The mash potatoes were just ok. The lemon cake was delightful and not too sweet or heavy. That was surprisingly very good. I hope the create a better process for their advance reservation guest. Overall the experience could have been much better if we had a bigger table with more elbow room after we ordered all those dishes, but our server Teresa really turned things around for us. Great location for date nights, ladies get together and family night. Don’t forget to follow, @Only1ChristineLu for more foodie spots to stop in

The entire takes some getting used to, but it's very unique. Food was excellent and would strongly recommend the sausage appetizer.

Foods aiiight but totally acceptable. Bar tenders were fun. Nice to be able to carry our drinks up to the venue once we finished our steaks. Dank baked potato. One annoying this was the bartender said we were good to bring our drinks up and into the venue which wasn’t accurate. We finished them outside and went in but I prolly would have bought up there if I had known

4/5 food but rounding up for decor ambiance and service. It’s an amazing spectacle. Fun and fascinating experience worth checking out at least once. Food portions are large but also pricey and not great value for the quality. Meat was delicious as was bread. Vegetables not very nice and cake was lackluster. So famous it doesn’t need to taste great. Free bread and pickle and cheese plate. Drinks are generous and good value. Live music on some nights is a great touch. The main star here is the decor, ambiance and service. It’s a must see in SLO.

My fiance and I came to the restaurant on Thanksgiving. Upon arrival, I wondered if I was going to regret it. It was PACKED and chaotic. Warm and well thought out Christmas decorations took away from being overwhelmed by the mass crowd. We had an *amazing* time. Travis was our server and was so fabulous. Garrett the busser was extremely kind and attentive. For as busy as it was- the experience was top tier. Food and drinks were so tasty and came out in a timely manner. Tons of things to see and explore. I have been a server for over a decade and I have to say major hats off to FOH/BOH staff for pulling last night off so well. Lastly- everything was pretty fairly priced: cocktails, entrees, and souvenirs. Hoping to do this again in the future!

What a fun place to eat at! Riley was our server and he was awesome and engaging. We got the New York strip and the prime rib salad. The salad is huge and we didn't realize just how big it would be. strip steak was cooked perfectly. The corn chowder is really tasty as well and so is the herb bread. The aesthetic of the place is amazing and so well decorated for valentines day, pink everywhere is perfect!