WORTH THE SEARCH. Santana Mavericks is a family-friendly restaurant overlooking Big Bear Lake. It serves a wide variety of food and what we had for lunch was delicious. I had the tuna melt sandwich and the other members of our party had the chicken cashew salad and the BLT. The food was served promptly and well-presented. My sandwich was large and not overly saucy with large chunks of tuna. The bread was perfectly toasted. The salad was large with sliced, roasted chicken on the top. Note: Gluten-free bread IS available for sandwiches. The restaurant is basic and attractive. Plenty of parking right outside the door with TWO on-site overflow lots. If the weather is nice, there's a pretty deck with gorgeous lakefront views. Full bar. Great service - very nice staff. Plenty of room for kids. If you're tired and want a good place to eat, I would heavily recommend.

Beautiful restaurant with a beautiful lake view. Lovely outdoor patio and very nice interior as well. We had the shrimp cocktail shooters, which were absolutely divine. Very fresh and flavorful. Then we had the blossomed onion, which was crispy and delicious with a lovely aïoli side sauce. Then we had the Asian sampler platterand the spring rolls were the best. Lovely experience highly recommend!

Very lovely dinner pn patio. The Latin inspired scallops were excellent. A large portion of good size scallops cooked perfectly served with fresh tortillas (both corn and flour available) black beans and Mexican rice. Great emphasis placed on the quality of the main dishes and our plates weren't just filled with rice and beans. My companions enjoyed veggie fajitas and the cilantro salmon. Both dishes were very good. We all had plenty for leftovers for next day.