C'est La Vie

373 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach
(949) 497-5100

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Jeffery Plumb

Everything here is excellent
Nico makes the best caramel latte I ever had
And he certainly makes you feel like you are a top priority when you are here
Rick, the general manager is phenomenal
The staff is awesome
And of course, the view is excellent. I will be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephanie Heiser

Literally one of the top meal experiences of my life! Jesse’s service and attention to detail was phenomenal and his pride in his work was evident! The view and ambiance is killer but the fresh ingredients, delicious taste, and service made it memorable! Can’t wait to come back! The coffee is soooooo good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

V Bells

Nika is awesome! The food is great. A family restaurant!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lu Martin

Jesse (Jose) great waiter

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Grant

2 cold drip coffees for 12 bucks…

Michele Harr

Love Cest la vie. Have gone w family friends even our 17 yr old fur baby Bella. Wonderful staff & cuisine. Frenchy fairytale vibe. Wonderful soups crepes salads & Amazing desserts 🍨 Miguel Nick Abram & Rick all great staff:) Perhaps add build your own salad n crepes:) Thank you!
11/25 Brittany Jessie Gabriel Rick Nick Enrique Pastry chef extraordinaire!
4/30/25 Miguel was our wonderful nice server. We had a delicous salmon (cooked very nicely) salad w fresh lettuce eggs etc plus I had juice Seabass w al dente asparagus & smooth fresh mashed potatoes. The hamburger patty was cooked just right for our Bella! Desserts are beautiful creative & delicious. Altogether great!
Michele Harr

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Almond Croissant, French Onion Soup, Eggs Benedict, French Toast, Laguna Breakfast, Soup, Soup And, Escargot Bourguignonne, Crab Cakes, Seafood Crepes, Fish and Chips, Lobster Beneditc

Hoss Azimi

They’re supposed to be open til 9 pm, we went at 8:30 and they refused to even sell us their pastries( we did not want to sit in the restaurant) I asked it’s still half hour before your closing time, manager rudely responded that our register is closed and we cannot sell anything! Very disappointed!

Helen

Breathtaking sunset ocean view from outdoor seating, and great service! I wasn't wowed by the food, the half good, the other not quite, one of dessert, the outside crust was so dried up and hard. Overall nice!

Lisa

We came for a late brunch, and we were greeted and seated by a friendly young man who also was outside when we left wishing us a nice day. We also had a very friendly waitress and a waitress in training! Nice view inside of the ocean. The potatoes that came with the breakfast were very good!

Sandie C

NICO is the best salesperson. He knows his delicious treats and his customer service is far above what you would expect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John DiDomenico

Made a quick stop for a twisted Chocalate pastry w/ cinnamon, Very Tasty

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Marharyta Smirnova

I’m from Ukraine and I come to celebrate my birthday every year here, it’s always such a pleasant experience!
All the workers are super kind and cool!
Atmosphere is amazing, sunsets are beyond beautiful!
Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

amanante

The staff was friendly and accommodating, no complaints there. I’m giving 4 stars for service, but only because it wasn’t exceptional. It was… ok-ish. Nothing to write home about

Everyone in the reviews keeps mentioning the ambiance. Tbh, to me, it just looked more like a Temu version of what a fancy French restaurant is supposed to look like. The furniture’s tired, there were spider webs up on the ceiling (wish I didn’t notice it), and the rugs looked like they survived several eras and their “cute” pink chairs have seen better (and probably cleaner) days I’m sure.

As for the food… I was really hoping it would make up for the lukewarm interior. Unfortunately, it didn’t. Just like the decor, the food felt like someone binge-watched some fine dining tutorials on YouTube and was like “Yeah, I can do that.” Spoiler alert: they couldn’t. The result wasn’t impressive at all. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad food, it’s just regular food dressed up for a gala it wasn’t invited to lol

It’s NOT the kind of food you would want to splurge on and enjoy slowly. It’s the kind of food you eat because you’re just hungry.

I genuinely hope the owners take this as constructive feedback: either bring the quality up to match the prices or bring the prices down to match the quality.

Cest La vie!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Dillon Taitano

Oh my gosh, the scallops were amazing and I ended up dipping all my bread into the sauce to CLEAN MY PLATE 😂🤦🏽 but honestly the highlight of the night was the amazing service from Austin and Pedro, they kept my glass full all night and answered my 10 billion questions with so much class and patience 😅 would come again specifically for their service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Mr Darcy

Amazing, the atmosphere, the food and service! 10/10! We are coming back tomorrow. Loved the whole experience! Jesse was our server and we highly recommend getting him if you ever eat here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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