Thelma's Family Restaurant & Bakery

Ehhh this place was ok...we kind of regretted coming here afterwards. This place was so hyped up in local publications that we thought it would be a great foodie, hole in the wall joint to check out...we were wrong. The food was so-so and tended to be overcooked and dry. We went on a Saturday night, so it was all you can eat beef ribs for $15.99. The beef ribs were dry and didn't come off the bone easily, which made for a very diffcult meal for me to eat. The lady had the 1/2 BBQ chicken which was dry and oversauced. Both entrees came with choice of soup or salad, bread, choice of potato (mashed or baked) and vegetables...none of which were very good and didn't look fresh at all. The restaurant was fairly packed when I was there and I don't understand why. Plus this place is cash only in a resort/tourist town!

Service was also terrible when we first arrived, with nobody serving us or coming to our table the first 10 min after we were seated. Then it was an ordeal ordering beverages because they didn't have anything I wanted...well why was it on the menu?! Once we placed our orders, however, service improved and we had no problem getting refills, napkins, etc. Because they redeemed themselves I'm bumping them up a star, otherwise this would've been a 2 star review.

Will definitely not be coming back and felt like it was a waste of $40 coming here...after coming here and it being strike 2 for local eats, we decided to steer clear of non-chains while in Big Bear!

My family has been going here for over 20 years. The food is awesome, the people are friendly and the ambience is so cozy and family oriented. Love it

I was so looking forward to the chicken pot pie but was very disappointed in everything except the pretty crust. Filling was mostly gravy which tasted suspiciously like the clam-less "clam chowder". The $5 dinner salad was only lettuce, croutons and dressing. We did get cinnamon rolls to go for the next day, and they were good, so maybe they have mastered breakfasts. Dinners not so good though.