Nature Forward Socal Bistro

I made a reservation for this restaurant for 1230 on Father’s Day. The reservation was made through Google. Upon arrival with my husband and daughters we were told that they do not take reservations, even though I was able to make one. According to the hostess, the Google reservation feature is a feature that has been turned on, but which they haven’t been able to turn off. So, don’t make a reservation, it will do you no good! The waitress proceeded to tell us that she had a table available but that it would need to be cleaned. It took about 25 minutes to get the table cleaned. Once we get the table we waited another 20 minutes. During that time no one came to deliver water or take a drink order. We ended up leaving without a word. Walked across the parking lot to the sushi restaurant who saw us right away. So, because we never even ordered food I cannot provide a review for food. Not sure what the problem is, but my guess is that they are severely understaffed.

Loved the vibe of this place, the amazing service, and delicious food! I was overwhelmed with all the vegan options and loved how clearly everything was labeled! The hazelnut latte was delicious and the vegan breakfast burrito was fantastic! Definitely need to come back to try more things!!

Friendly staff but breakfast was not tasty at all.

Randomly walked into this cute little bistro and was blown away by the friendly staff and quality food. You can definitely tell this is far to table. We ordered an omelette with goat cheese, mushrooms, and bacon, which also came with some amazing roasted potatoes with rosemary. we also got the banana bread and French toast, which was to die for. I’ll definitely be coming back here for brunch with my whole family. The only regret I have is not taking photos of our meal to share with everyone 10 out of 10.

I like the big menu of options, the very soft egg jerusalem ‘bagel’ sandwich with no meat or sides ended up being $20 after tip so I wouldnt get it again.

We made a reservation for 8 on Memorial Day. Our family hasn’t been together in a year. We show up and they tell us they can’t sit us together. We’d have to sit separate. Didn’t even try to put tables together. Didn’t try to help us and now that we are together for one day and screwed us over on a busy holiday. Even though they let us make the reservation, didn’t accommodate at all.

Been bringing my networking group here- friendly & lots of options for those with special dietary needs (gluten or dairy free), but also yummy stuff. Haven’t tried but their scone with creme Fraiche & honey looks ah-mazing!

We went a week ago for breakfast and kind of stumbled on the place. We were glad we did! Seems like they have a new restaurant manager in place really focusing on the customer experience which is great. They have a few vegan options which was awesome for us and the breakfast vegan burrito was fantastic. Excited to go back again

I’ve eaten at this place a few times. Today we talked with the new manager quite a lot. Good guy and seems to know his stuff, he made our 2+ hour brunch worth it. However current waitstaff is awful - no waters, forgot more champagne orders multiple times (that’s the money maker). To the new manager: you just need to fire the current servers and start over. These ladies had little to no restaurant experience - they didn’t know what they were doing. The one handling the patio was on point. The inside two need to go.

The waitress was happy, positive, and so helpful. We walked in at a very busy time and the whole experience was smooth and fun. The food was so good for lunch that we almost went back for dinner. We have a lot of food allergies and everyone had multiple options.

Was sitting a table for over 10 minutes and nobody came to give a menu or take an order. Another table came and a server came immediately. Very disrespectful

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Beautiful restaurant. Nice food. Pleasant service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Soft Opening for this newer restaurant...what a gem! Still getting organized, but the service and food here are great! What's even great is that I found a lobster dish for only $16!

$16 Gratin Lobster Toast...I was a bit skeptical of a Lobster dish for this low of a price, but I was very surprised in a very good way! For $16, there is a generous amount of warm, butter, savory, fresh, succulent and tasty lobster meat...so good! With a butter saffron sauce! Underneath is grilled vegetables and melted gruyere, all on top of a big thick slice of French bread. SO GOOD! The side of roast potatoes were nice too.

I grabbed bites of dining mates' strawberry nutella crepes($16) and Buttermilk Pancakes Lemon Poppyseed Oat Pancakes($16), both are great as well!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

This is probably the best restaurant I've been to in two years! We went back again the very next day. The place has a great atmosphere with European café vibes and lovely outdoor seating. Nature Forward has an extensive menu and everything sounds delicious! The food is amazing and so fresh! They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our waiter, Tony, is not only such an interesting individual, but makes you feel right at home too. I can highly recommend Nature Forward Social Bistro!

Parking: Free parking in the mall's parking lot, right across the restaurant. Safe and clean environment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quiches

very impressed with their 'philly' sandwich. steak was tender, not tough at all. veggies all cooked nicely. au jus had tons of flavor. looked forward to every bite. one of the better sandwiches i've had in a while.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5