Lighthouse Cafe
1600 W Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach
(949) 933-1001
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Enjoyed our food, esp the lobster roll, outdoors. Service was excellent. Lived the view and weather, too
an umbrella rod hit our 7 year from second floor and no one even checked in on us the next day to see if we had to go to the doctor, get a tetanus shot etc. we were shocked. if the boy hadn't been sitting forward and our baby was in the highchair there in stead it could have been fatal
Fantastic views, super friendly staff- food came out a little too quick. However we really loved our meal here.
Completely charming with excellent service. Drinks were great. Waitress was outstanding. Food is fresh seafood and delicious steak.
Food and service were good, but power was out, and they don't open on the second floor during the week
Food was amazing!!! Highly recommend the calamari and the Butterfish as well as the macadamia nut cookie dessert!
We got waffles and chicken. Waffles were not fresh - were dense and stale. Side of eggs came out cold. Chicken was very good. Service was great, pleasant.
The staff is amazing, super friendly, professional and ready to serve! We had a drink outside prior to sitting inside the restaurant for dinner. It was great, a perfect location!
Not a good experience. Made a reservation for outside, and was told we could not be seated until our entire party had arrived, “for the merit of the waitresses.” What about customer experience? While we waited, we got to listen to many customers (with reservations) be aggressively told they would have to finish their meals within 90 minutes because of the restaurant's tight schedule. We were then seated in direct sun and treated rudely when we asked for a shaded table. The food was overpriced and mediocre. We were also restricted to a smaller Father's Day menu, which was not communicated when the reservation was made - only upon arrival at the restaurant. The only positive I can say about this restaurant is that the view is lovely.
Service was pretty bad, it took them twenty minutes to take our order despite it not being very busy, my cocktail was served in a broken glass and it was not comped, the busser was very sour and was groaning and sighing while grabbing our dishes as we were still sitting (weird), the yolks on the eggs benedict were hard and not runny, breadbowl for clam chowder was stale and hard to chew. The view was nice though I guess.
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The FOOD is AMAZING! Everything we ate was absolutely delish! Our waitress, Chase, was very attentive and always made sure we had everything we needed. The Wagyu Burger, sourdough bread bowl, fries, and artichoke's were fabulous! The desserts- the mud pie and the bignious were INCREDIBLE!! I would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. It is romantic, quaint and right on the water. Perfect for a date or a nice family meal....or even a girls night out. Great menu- so impressed!
I made a reservation online and checked in with the host at 11:30am yesterday on 06/06/25. She told me I’d receive a text when my table was ready. At first it estimated 30 minutes but I got a text that it would be longer due to being busy. I was pretty patient but after an 1hr10min go by I got a little frustrated. I had been sitting down and watching the host sit down multiple groups that didn’t look like they made reservations because on yelp it said I was 2nd in line with a party of 18 ahead of me so I figured none of those groups could be ahead of me. I went up to ask how much longer and heard the host tell the lady ahead of me she could fit them in. I got frustrated and asked her what happened to my reservation and she didn’t know what to say or do but looked lost and said she could sit me down. She said she sent me a text that the table was ready but I showed her my phone showing I never received anything like that. I get that mistakes happen but atleast own up to it. I was waiting for an extremely long time but I didn’t leave because it was my brother’s birthday. Other than that the food was good and the atmosphere was relaxing. The gentleman that was helping the host (the manager I think) was very kind.
My family & I came to celebrate my son graduation everyone have a wonderful time. Thank you, Light House staff.
Truly a great place for indoor dining. Welcoming, nice view, and a wide menu.
The food was perfectly cooked and made all the needed changes to please my taste.
Unfortunately can’t say the same about takeout. Got the wrong sides and the lobster roll was tooooo oily 🫢🤢
Great harbor view!
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