SET Steak & Sushi

The food and desert and delicious. My favorite restaurant in Newport Beach

I highly recommend this place! We’ve been here for lunch before and we loved it! so we came back today tried their brunch breakfast The atmosphere at Set’s is amazing. The staff, the service couldn’t be any more welcoming and accommodating, we walked in with no reservations. Great customer service! especially with our incredible attentive Waitress Kimberly! She continuously checked in with us to make sure everything was fine, We had brunch breakfast eggs Benedict and California Benedict prepared to the perfection! and the drinks are a total masterpiece! Not to mention the carrot cake off the charts!! We definitely will keep coming back again?

Parking: Plenty of parking you could either park at the Paid parking lot or valet first 3 hours free and every additional hour $15

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Let’s go back to one of the best places I’ve ever eaten in Orange County. It’s located across from Fashion Island in Newport. This is my second visit in the last few months, which should already tell you how much I love this place. Whenever I’m thinking of a spot to impress someone, they always deliver.

This time I wanted to try their brunch experience. Started off with the most refreshing cocktails and half a Peking duck because why not? Now that I explored more of their brunch menu, my favorites are the Lobster & chorizo scramble, Mixed berry French toast, and maybe an extra Breakfast burrito depending on how hungry I am ;) And definitely save some room for dessert!

It makes me so happy to hear when people visit this beautiful restaurant, and even more when they love it and want to come back. This spot truly deserves all the hype.

Thanks for reading! ^-^

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steakhouse and sushi spot located inside the Pendry Hotel. Had a private room for a work dinner and we had a set menu that was served family-style. Our servers were on top of it and the ambiance was nice. The restaurant seemed pretty popular as there was a wait to get in throughout the next but there is s bar area to hang out at. Indoor and outdoor seating available.

Food wise, we ate the following:

- Blue fin tuna pizza - my favorite app. There’s truffle oil and the tuna is nice and smooth
- Wagyu carpaccio - I didn’t have this but my coworkers liked it
- Beet tartare - an interesting vegetarian twist on a classic. The bagel chips were a fun touch.
- Caesar salad - there’s a generous amount of cheese and the croutons are few, but are stuffed
- Bavette steak - the tiniest bit overdone but I really liked the chimichurri sauce
- Rigatoni alla vodka - my favorite of the entrees; nicely creamy and al dente
- Salmon - this is on top of rice and has a miso sauce. It’s a healthy option.
- Brussel sprouts - standard side but it’s a classic
- Whipped potatoes - I didn’t try this but my coworker was so affronted by this he ordered bread rolls
- Wild mushrooms - I liked this side a lot; very earthy
- Bread rolls - these came with a honeycomb ginger butter that was very aesthetic, but by this point I was stuffed
- Carrot cake - this was a huge slice that came with chocolate sorbet; it was pretty to look at but standard
- Chocolate cake - I preferred this dessert as I can never say no to a lava cake

Honestly, the food is good here, the half peeking duck was my favorite 5/5. It was delicious. The lamb was a 4/5 it could use more of a sear on the outside the sushi was pretty good 4/5 The steak was delicious 5/5 The desert was a 0/5 but the presentation was beautiful. it was a chocolate shell with a matcha cake piece and a cream on the inside that was so flavorless and gross. But the presentation was spot on. And our server was great as well. She was very sweet. The worst part about this experience after checking in with the reservation you're waiting around for almost 50 minutes after your reservation to sit. The restaurant was extremely crowded. It kind of reminds you of Vegas. It's a very popular place, but you shouldn't be waiting almost an hour to sit down with a reservation. And you have to keep checking in with the hostess to find out where you are at in the line because they don't text you. And then their kitchen closes at 9:30 so you make reservations for nine get there at 8:40 pm you don't get sat till 10 and the whole place starts shutting down it's quite the unforgivable experience. I don't recommend this place. But enjoy the pictures. :-)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

What a great experience! Excellent food, service and vibe. Had the steak and sushi platter for the table and we enjoyed it all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: New York Strip with Chimichurri, Dynamite Shrimp, Baked Scallop Dynamite

I had a very disappointing experience at Set Steak and Sushi. The service was incredibly slow from the start— it took over 15 minutes just for someone to offer us water. We ordered two appetizers from the sushi bar, and after waiting another 20 minutes, the server informed us that they had run out of one of the items we selected. The sushi roll we did receive was mediocre at best, which was surprising considering this is supposed to be a Steak & Sushi restaurant.

We visited during brunch, and the atmosphere was chaotic. It was extremely loud, with several intoxicated groups at 2 p.m. on a Sunday, which made the overall experience unpleasant. The service was unbearably slow, and the food was just average.

I originally went there hoping to speak with a manager about booking a Christmas party, but after this visit, I’m glad I didn’t commit. This was supposed to be a birthday celebration, which I even mentioned to the host, but it turned out to be a huge letdown. I definitely won't be returning.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food was so late sushi was not fresh we couldn’t even finish one roll the steak took an hour 30 mins to be made and it was also mediocre v disappointing for supposedly being an upscale restaurant also v bad service

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Service is great all around. Dynamite shrimp was excellent but everything else was just not good. Caesar salad was so fishy we had to send it back

Parking: Has Valet make sure to validate but it will still be $15

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

This place is an absolute joke. They don’t care about the customer experience at all—just see you as another check to cash in. We had a terrible experience last time we were here, and they gave us a voucher for two people to come back. We decided to give them another shot, hoping to have a nice dinner with the family. Big mistake.

Our waiter was practically on break every time she came to our table, and it took a ridiculous an hour and a half for our food to arrive. When it finally did, all three steaks were completely wrong. I ordered mine medium, and it came out well done. Same for my dad. My girlfriend’s filet, which was supposed to be medium, was basically raw. The waiter barely apologized, then disappeared for another five minutes.

When we asked for the manager, we were told he was on the phone. Seriously? We got up and left right then and there. They blew it again, and even worse this time. Don’t waste your time or money here. There are plenty of places that actually care about their customers—this isn’t one of them.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great experience, great food. The ambiance is very nice and comfy filled with greenery everywhere you look. Perfect location for a date night or any celebration in general.

I also recommend Bianca as a server, she was great alongside the entire team who cared for us during our experience.

10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Highly recommend this place. Service and food was great! I definitely will recommend my friends and will take my husband back to this place.

Food: 5

Great place for any dinner. Food and service are always solid. Get the lobster app!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Fried Rice, Whole Lobster Tempura, Lamb Lollipops, Baked Scallop Dynamite, Wagyu Beef Carpaccio

Excellent food with very attentive service. The outdoor area is beautiful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad

Great place for beautiful people to go watch other beautiful people.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5