A Crystal Cove

Cocktails were great and so was the food!
Mar 8th, 2024

Feb 19th, 2024

Feb 8th, 2024

Jan 20th, 2024

The newest location really allows this restaurant to spread its wings and shine. The room itself is gorgeous, Vibey decorated very eloquently, but still classy and cool. It is the a pitta me of a destination-type restaurant...from the valet out front to the professional greeting at the door. You will be impressed the moment you walk in. The bar area itself is gigantic and their specialty house cocktails are some of the best Ive had lately. Sup many great choices. The restaurant space itself has tons of cool corners and booths again, adding to the special occasion vibe. The food is extremely well done American fair stretches that term. I enjoyed some beautifully done squash blossoms, Hamachi Crudo, along with their house specialty pizza and a gigantic 40 ounce tomahawk that was the talk of the restaurant. Honestly, glad I was with a group of people, so I was able to see a bunch of other items from the menu. Everything looked amazing and tasted the same. The only negative is the service was pretty poor the night that I dined. The table waited a few minutes to even be greeted... another 10 minutes at least before water was offered. Once the restaurant slowed down as the night progressed service was more attentive, but I would say thats the one thing keeping this from being a five star stand out destination for me. Its still one of Orange Countys best overall dining experiences available, so if youre wondering if you should give this place a try its a no doubt great night out.
Mar 27th, 2024