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I took my dad to eat the famous roast prime rib on Wednesday to get their special deal $38 for cottage cut. For appetizer, we got the Escargots Bourguignonne and free bread. For entree, we each got the cottage cut prime rib with creamed corn au gratin, creamed spinach, Yorkshire popover, and horseradish on the side. I made a reservation on OpenTable a week in advance for 5:15pm and the only seating available was outside. To my surprise, the seating outside was very nice! It was a nice California day in March 2025 and it wasn’t too hot. The sun was still up and the view was beautiful! Parking was easy for me, I arrived early and was able to get parking. When I left, it seemed like people were having a hard time finding parking. I highly recommend getting an early reservation if you can. Overall experience was great and seating was very nice. The staff are very nice which made the experience great. The food was good, not amazing. It was just normal in my opinion. The free bread was warm but it’s a bit hard. The escargot was good with the free bread+butter. The prime rib was juicy and not tough. I asked for medium rare but I think it seems more medium. The creamed corn and creamed spinach was good, but it could’ve been better. I think it’s not creamy enough and the corn was a little hard/dry. I think it’s missing more butter or cream. Surprisingly, I really liked the horseradish paired with the prime rib. Horseradish is not for everyone (tastes like a light wasabi), but I highly recommend having it on the side to try and see if you like it. If you’ve never had prime rib, I highly recommend trying it here on Wednesday! The portion was great for me and leaves room for you to try other things.
Amazing and special experiences await! We often come for the Wednesday night special discounted prime rib. Depending upon the server, your experience will differ. We have had excellent servers whom were friendly, attentive, and very helpful. We have had others who were mediocre and non-communicative. However, on the whole, the experience is typically great and we go at least quarterly.
A classic restaurant my family use to come all the time for special occasions, but today’s birthday celebrations fell short. The good: - French Onion soup was from heaven. Cheesy, salty, rich. We finished it off with the given bread and it was so enjoyable. - Crab Cakes: a classic. Delicious, smaller than usual though. - Our server. He was very kind! - I think the plating improved! The… Unfortunate: - I read great things about the John Dory, but the first bite was so disappointing I had to regrettably return it. Flavor profile was odd (and I love lemon…) and the fish was very dry and bland. Mashed potatoes were AMAZING though! - Our seating. We were right next to a VERY loud wedding, couldn’t really hear each other speak. Our waiter was very understanding and had the manager request they quiet down. It was away from the main floor, by the bathrooms. - Food took almost two hours to come out? It took longer than I anticipated. - Something must have gone bad because my partner had diarrhea right after dessert. - I wasn’t the biggest fan of the chocolate profiteroles, but maybe it’s just personal taste. Both my partner and I have a sweet tooth, so it was a surprise we didn’t finish the gifted dessert. I befriended another lady in the restroom, and upon asking how her dinner was, she replied with a “it was… okay. Food wasn’t amazing, despite what I heard.” Her candid answer caught me off guard.
Came here with my wife during OC restaurant week for a celebration but it sure didn't end up feeling like that... Parking adjacent to the restaurant seemed to be valet only, otherwise you have to park slightly down the hill and walk for a few minutes, it's a bit dangerous since there's no pedestrian walkway. We were shortly seated after arriving for our 5:15 pm reservation. The bread, prime rib, lobster bisque, and cheesecake were great. The reason for the low rating is because I felt our waiter said something very rude to my wife. We wanted to order the OC restaurant week prime rib castle cut (comes with lobster bisque / cheesecake / cream corn / spinach as pictured)+ Mac and cheese to share between us two. That would've been the perfect amount of food and everything we wanted to try. However, when my wife asked if it was shareable our waiter said verbatim "no it's already discounted if we see you sharing we will pull silverware". Honestly this was such a rude comment it almost soured the entire evening. On their regular menu it states a $9.50 split entree fee, that's totally fine. They could've just enforced that or stated that for the OC restaurant week menu requires 1 entree per person. Don't say "pull silverware" in such a patronizing way... try this for the same outcome instead. "Apologies, but we do require one entree per person and the split entree you see on the main menu doesn't apply to the OC menu". Also, he said "regardless of what you order I will provide the same service". Uhhh, I didn't think you were not going to until you said this?? This isn't about the money, see the $100 charity donation photo made just for this. After we ordered, we think the waiter realized what he said and tried to correct it (hence why this isn't a 1 star review). Without us asking, he brought an extra spoon for me so we can both share the lobster bisque soup. If he didn't do that, we honestly wouldn't have asked after so much emphasis, chastise, and shaming of "no sharing". We end up ordering the OC menu prime rib set + reg menu prime rib. Lo and behold, it was way too much food. We took it to go even though it might just sit in the fridge for the next 2 days and possibly be thrown away (which I hate because it's wasting food) as we had a completely booked weekend with friends. Also, it took quite bit of time for our entrees to come out after we finished the soup. It seemed to be similar for tables around us. Hope your experience will be better than ours.
I had been waiting for OC Restaurant Week to take my husband here for a celebration. I made an early dinner reservation for Saturday and was seated within a few minutes. It was our first time dining here, and I was really excited. Perched atop a small hill, the restaurant offers views of the city. Once seated, our server walked us through both the regular menu and the special OC Restaurant Week prix-fixe menu, mentioning that the prix-fixe option was not shareable. When I asked for clarification, he responded, "It's already discounted, and if we see you sharing, we will pull silverware." The remark felt a bit off-putting, but we brushed it off and focused on enjoying our meal. We opted for the three-course prix-fixe meal, which included Lobster Bisque, Prime Rib (with a castle-cut upgrade), New York-style cheesecake, and a glass of wine. We also ordered an additional prime rib entrée. The food was delicious—especially the Lobster Bisque, which paired wonderfully with the warm bread. The prime rib was cooked to a perfect medium rare, and the horseradish was light and fluffy. Despite the odd comment from the server, the overall service was great, and we had a good time!