Iva Lee'sGreat FoodThe pork loin wrapped in bacon was excellent! The salmon was very good! The Kalama Bros. music was lively. Watching the single women interact and dance was very entertaining! We had a fun night out.6/13/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat Place!We had a wonderful time. Atmosphere of Iva Lee's is great. Our food was very good. Thank you.6/8/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat food - Great musicEnjoyed a good local band with a great meal for our 41st.5/29/2013 12:00:00 AMBrunch treat!!Our brunch was delicious! Fresh, perfectly prepared, and delicious. We started with the cured salmon, which was excellent with its canopy of micro greens! Next I had the steak Benedic-perfectly prepared.
There are some unusual choices on the menu, which we look forward to trying...the fried green tomatoes or banana foster French toast will be first.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMLove itWe go to Iva Lee’s often, and Mothers Day brunch is one of our favorites. There is always great music and food and a warm and welcoming staff. The owners are wonderful people. If you haven’t been to Iva Lees you must go, make an evening of it at the bar listening to the band of the night. Every meal on the menu will have you coming back!5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMI have already highly recommendedI have already highly recommended Iva Lee's after this , my first meal there. As a mom to an upcoming chef and wife to a fabulous "hobby home chef", often I am disappointed with dining out- that was not the case with Iva Lee's.
I look forward to my next meal there.4/23/2013 12:00:00 AMNice overall mealNice restaurant in downtown San Clemente.
Food has a New Orleans flair and was very good.
Some interesting menu items.
Will definitely return.4/23/2013 12:00:00 AMA little noisy Sat night soA little noisy Sat night so forget about intimate conversation. Great band which accounted for a lot of the noise. But the first 1/2 hour the band played dinner music, which was nice. The dance floor was too small, kept bumping into other dancers. Would I come back -- you betcha.4/20/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat meal, interesting drinks...veGreat meal, interesting drinks...very unique for so cal. I ordered the special which was halibut. Honestly it was not as fresh as I would have liked. The preparation and presentation was way above average. My companions enjoyed their meals of roast pork, which I encouraged them to order after having it on my first visit. We arrived at 7:30 and we were still enjoying ourselves at 11:45. Very nice of the staff not to make us feel that we were overstaying our welcome. I have also attended cater parties supplied by Iva Lees and I was very impressed. I will return.4/20/2013 12:00:00 AMOverall it was great ! LovedOverall it was great ! Loved the smaller plates and the fried chicken was wonderful. A little disappointed in the hush puppies-they were soggy and doughy.4/2/2013 12:00:00 AMIntro to Iva Lee'sEnjoyed our first visit here. The decor reminded us of old New Orleans, service was warm and efficient. Nice selection for wines by the glass and my wife's peach martini was delicious. Our appetizers were okay, the fried green tomatoes and crab stack needed a bit more flavor. My porkchop was tender and flavorful. My wife wished there was more flavor to the collard greens in her shrimp and grits, but I liked my tastes of dish. The bar looked lively, there was a blues ensemble playing in the bar and their music was pretty loud throughout the restaurant - luckily they were really good! There's definitely enough here to bring us back soon.3/22/2013 12:00:00 AMLoved our recent dinner there,Loved our recent dinner there, will definitely be returning!3/21/2013 12:00:00 AMI've never had a bad mealI've never had a bad meal at Iva Lee's and their Fat Tuesday catfish dinners are one of my favorite things to eat. I could make a meal just out of their collard greens and garlic mashed potatoes themselves.Headin' back there this coming Tuesday.3/19/2013 12:00:00 AMGood time!We had a great time and enjoyed our food. The music was awesome! Server went out of her way to make our experience wonderful.3/16/2013 12:00:00 AMExcellent Southern food, NewExcellent Southern food, New Orleans atmosphere, in San Clemente. Who knew?3/15/2013 12:00:00 AMThe peach martinis are terrific.The peach martinis are terrific. Southern food in Southern California, what could be better!1/15/2013 12:00:00 AMWe had a great experience,We had a great experience, great food and good service! We will go back for sure. The salmon was outstanding!11/30/2012 12:00:00 AM