Driftwood Kitchen

Beautiful sunset, food was outstanding. Asked for the gnocchi without speck and they were so accommodating. Bread was delicious. We had a perfect experience.

We were seated at a table indoors near the patio and the door to the patios was left open constantly by staff and the wind blowing inside was horrific. Need to fix that door.

It was much too loud, difficult to hear. The chairs were not very comfortable and visibility hard from deep in the space. Was hoping for more. Request deck if you go.

I'm not one to write many reviews. Not to be dramatic, but, this was one of the best restaurant/dining experiences I've had in my life. The host was kind enough to seat us at an outside table for a gorgeous sunset dinner. The waiter was excellent. Kind, helpful, and quick. Now, I'm not a seafood guy. But the oysters, lobster flauta, and surf and turf were all delicious. Drinks we good as well and came out fast from the bar. Not a local but if I was, I'd be a regular.

We enjoyed the meal. Dish very fresh. Jumbo prawns were amazing. Service was good. Noise level extremely loud; we couldn't hear ourselves talk. We had 2 screaming children, one behind me and one to the left of me that wouldn't stop crying and screaming. That made the experience unpleasant and I couldn't wait for my check so we could leave. I'd go back only if they ban children under age of two.

First off you can really only valet park, for $16.00. Otherwise, good luck finding a place to park. It is quite a search to actually find Driftwood, you have to go down through another restaurant and up stairs. Only found this out by asking a couple of people. Secondly, the food is meh, nothing to brag about. The room is very noisy. There are only a few tables on the outside. So good luck getting one. I do have to say our server was very personable and friendly. We came from Newport and the traffic that time of the day to get there is definitely not worth it. We have plenty of restaurants to choose from that are worth it and a lot let hassle to get to. Just wanting to try Laguna. Would I go back? No.

We returned to this restaurant after having had the best meal there, years ago, and to reconnect with an old friend. Even though Laguna is a long slog for us, (we live near Pasadena), we happily met our friend at the restaurant, and happily relived our previous great experience. We remembered the “best halibut in our lives” we'd had there, so we wanted to share the great place with our friend. He loved his big bowl of mussels!

Dinner was absolutely delicious! Every morsel was great. The only issue we had was parking was outlandish! $16 is crazy. It probably will prevent us from returning unless we go early enough to find parking elsewhere.

Food was great! However it was difficult to get either server or wait staff attention to clear table, ask if everything was okay, check if you needed more drinks or even a dessert menu. But very frustrating!

We had a great spot on the patio and a beautiful sunset. While we waited for our table we sat at the bar and hopped to order a cocktail but the bartender was overwhelmed and too busy and never took our order in the full 20 minutes we sat there. Our waitress, Devon did a great job and once seated at the table the experience was better. Oysters were not in season and we should have not ordered them. Otherwise the food was good.

Great service, great food. We had a brilliant evening, no rushing, great server

Came here for a joint father's day and college graduation dinner and the food slapped. Everything was bougie, tasted great, and reasonably priced. Server was attentive since we were one of the last tables there. I loved the scenery and we took a bunch of pictures while waiting. The waves crashing, the people on the shore cheering, and the seafood. Everything Californian you could imagine.

Delicious and fresh food. great view $16 valet Our Drinks weren't good but the food was awesome

This is a hidden gem! The view is incredible. The service was fantastic! The menu was so good it was hard to decide what to order. Everything we had was delicious. We will definitely be back. Also, valet parking, which is amazing in Laguna.

Great good but noisier than we remember. Surrounded by groups that had been drinking, it was hard to hold a conversation.