Its menu was created by Howard Silver, Valley View’s vice president of food and beverage and a former Culinary Institute of America-trained chef. A new 160-seat restaurant and bar called Patties & Pints, featuring scratch-made, elevated pub fare.A new grand entrance leads to the added gaming area - made airy by a high ceiling and natural light coming through a sleek, indoor water wall. An additional 25,000 square feet of gambling space, with 250 new slot machines, for a total of 2,000, and 11 new table games, doubling the previous number.It also boasts the county’s only casino infinity pool.Īmong the features of its new expansion and renovation are: Known almost as much for its endless Maine lobster buffet as gaming, Valley View has a boutique, 105-room, 100 percent non-smoking, 21-and-over hotel. Valley View, located in Valley Center, is in the core of the North County casino hotbed, with Harrah’s SoCal, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, Casino Pauma and Temecula’s Pechanga all nearby.