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Highly recommend reservations especially on the weekends because it’s a small space and busy! The food is pretty good and a nice variety. I ended up getting the San Francisco Choppino and it came with a good size of sourdough bread. The seafood was well cooked and seasoned. Definitely could feed two and ended up taking some home since it was a good amount. Cocktails are good and overall good vibes here!
This is a very busy place so either come early or later. Its busy for all the right reasons. Service is absolutely spectacular. Once you enter, all staff are very friendly. They offer a wide variety of meals, pretty much something for everyone. Portions are good sizes, and very well cooked. The place is on the smaller side, so does get crowded, and noisy. Other than that, everything is fantastic. Will definitely be returning.
The food completely blew us away. Every dish we tried was outstanding, and even the drinks were just as impressive. It was easily one of the best dining experiences we’ve ever had. But the real showstopper was dessert. The butter cake was on another level-rich, perfectly balanced, and unforgettable. Saying it was the best dessert I’ve ever had isn’t an exaggeration; it truly was that good. From start to finish, everything felt thoughtfully crafted and full of flavor. This is the kind of meal that stays with you long after you leave and sets a new standard for dining.
Nick’s Laguna Beach went above and beyond to make sister’s birthday lunch a very special one for her. When I made a reservation online at Open Table, I requested a nice table with a view for her milestone birthday. The restaurant did read my request and set aside a nice table on the patio for my sister and I. Our server, Tony was very welcoming. We had tuna tartare and salad to start. We split the San Francisco Cioppino for main. Without asking, Tony brought extra plates for us and split the Cioppino for us. All the food was delicious and fresh especially the Cioppino full of fresh seafood and the broth was flavorful. We were too full for dessert. The restaurant brought my sister a rich and moist complementary chocolate cake with a candle to mark her special occasion. We were so impressed with the attentive, generous and genuine hospitality of Nick’s Laguna Beach. Very few restaurants these days would have delivered this kind of service. Thank you!
This is a great restaurant. Their soups are amazing, as are their salads. We also had the blackened fish sandwich, which was mahi-mahi and less incredible. The local salad was great at the petite bistro was amazing. The server was amazing.