Backwoods Inn

The Backwoods Inn is a rustic steakhouse with the wonderful smell of mesquite in the air. One of the best things about the food is the flavor of the steaks come through without reliance on lots of salt or multiple additional seasonings. Maybe for some folks this is a negative, but not in our case. There is salt, pepper and steak sauces available to add to your food as you desire. Also, on the menu is a variety of seafood such as Halibut, shrimp, king crab legs, lobster and others. If you prefer, chicken, ribs, pork chops and/or pasta. Lots of choices for members of your party. We ordered the filet mignon, the sirloin, the stuffed baked potato, (it was huge) veggies, salads and garlic bread. All the food was delicious. In addition, Backwoods makes several of their own salad dressings, such as the ranch, blue cheese, and thousand islands. The service was on point and all the staff were friendly and helpful. Yet another great small business right here in Santa Clarita that is definitely worth your patronage.

We went on a weeknight and it was very quiet. I had salmon and it was very fresh. We also liked the stuffed potato. Friendly service.

I grew up in Santa Clarita and had come to enjoy The Backwoods Inn over many years. Unfortunately, probably never again. My girlfriend took me her for Valentine's dinner last week and the food was good, but when we were packing up our leftovers we realized one of our appetizers that we wanted to take home with us had been taken away by the server. When we asked her about it she was very dismissive, didn't offer to replace it or anything and we still tipped her well, but thought it was a little strange. A few days later my girlfriend checked her bank and found that she had apparently been charged $150.00 twice. As much as that issue has appeared to be resolved, when my girlfriend ( and later myself) originally tried to speak to the owner (Carol) about it, she didn't seem to want to hear either of us out and we both felt like we received the same "oh well" attitude from the owner as we did from the server. The food is good and other experiences were definitely better, but if a problem does arise, too bad. There are a lot of great restaurants in the Santa Clarita Valley and The Backwoods Inn seems not to be what it used to be. You may want to try a different restaurant.

Love the prime Rib and Lobster

The best around.

WORST VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER I Came in here with my husband for Valentine's Day and I ordered the Filet mignon and he ordered the Prime rib. My filet was served to me with blood coming out of the steak and is was all over the plate. I had to send it back 3 times. My husband's prime rib was over done and cold. By the time I received the 3rd attempt, I forced myself to eat a little, just because I was starving at this point. There was an apology by the manager, but needless to say our dinner was required. I will not be returning.