Amazing view! Perfect for a any kind of celebration.

Loved this place ! I can’t wait to go back a little earlier to enjoy the views that are out of this world. It’s an oasis up there ! I’ve been to Dana point dozens of times but this view point is so gorgeous ! Went here to celebrate my bday and had a perfect evening ! From friendly valet to staff and food server - perfection ! Food was 💯 delish! Yum! My town kids 14 &12 loved the filet mignon ! I had the grilled swordfish - yum yum!

Very 👍🏼 nice

Always good food and good service. But turn the music down!

Amazing food and experience for our thanksgiving. Thanks for a fun evening of dining.

Food was good.

We felt that, because of the holiday, the overall enjoyment was diminished. The wait staff were overwhelmed, and the “kitchen” was slow. No fault of the server. We have been many times, but we won’t try to go on a holiday again.

Had the three courses Thanksgiving dinner. First course was a salad. Wilted lettuce. Second course was turkey dinner. Meat was very dry; stuffing was burned on the bottom. Dessert was pumpkin pie that was worse than a market one. Will not be back again.

I love Chart House and everything about it. We were there for Thanksgiving dinner. The service was quite bad, dinner came before our salads. Then when dinner came (again) it was the same plates they’d basically stuck under the lights and the food was not hot. Overall it took us 2 hours to eat our entire meal because of the slow service, and not even an acknowledgement of or an apology for the slow service. I know businesses are having an issue right now with short staffing but this did not seem to be a problem for any other table with any other service. Other customers came and went.

We waited about 15-20 mins for someone to come to our table to greet us and take our drinks, etc. Then throughout the stay, no one checked on us periodically. I would have definitely given 5 stars if we didn't have this issue.

We had Thanksgiving dinner at the Dana Point Chart House.
This was not the first time we have gone there for a major holiday, so we like it. Everything exceeded our expectations and we had a wonderful time. The Chart House chain of restaurants have been one of my favorites for many years.
It makes me sad that some have closed.

The location is spectacular and for the ambiance, great place. We dined on Thanksgiving and the food was awful- temperature and quality lacking in all dishes and starters. Although our waiter was fine the kitchen timing was awful. Entree prior to starter- removed food prior to finishing, etc. Although they removed a few dollars from bill as a courtesy without prompting- it was wholly insufficient. We left unsatisfied with the entire experience and hungry since our meals were really not edible.

absolutely a disaster 🙁🙁

We noticed a major problem with service that seemed to stem from under staffing or poor preparation. Our entrees came before we had received our salad/soup. We were told you had run out of soup and had to prepare more. When we had finished the entre, the wrong soup (bisque rather than chowder) was brought to the table. Also I had to ask for bread, which otherwise we would not have received. When the bill arrived, it included a bottle of drink that we had not ordered. The waitress was very nice and tried to accommodate us but she needed fewer tables.
The larger problem was with parking. I tried to arrive at our reserved time ( 1 pm) but the lot was full and there was no street parking available. To make matters worse, my husband uses a walker and cannot walk very far. I am grateful that when I called to report our plight, your staff arranged for us to park in the lower handicap spaces, but it still was difficult for my husband to maneuver down your steep ramp to the restaurant. Nonetheless, it was worth the $7 for parking.
On the plus side, the food was good , the view outstanding and the weather great. Also, as I mentioned earlier, the waitress could not have been nicer or more understanding. She recommended that we try the restaurant on another day that was not so crowded.

Went here for Thanksgiving Dinner. Had early reservation and was seated promptly upon arrival. Our waiter was attentive at first but then had to service 3 other tables so there was a gap in service. However, once our waiter took our order service was very good. The waiter arrived promptly with our drink orders and then the wait staff arrived shortly thereafter with the salads. From that point on service was very good and the waiter made an effort to check to see if we required anything else. Overall I was delighted with the meal and the service and would recommend Chart House for dinner weather a holiday or not.

Hadn’t been in a long time! It was a great dining experience! Great views, food and service!

My Favorite Restaurant..

The fish was cooked perfectly - not overcooked as it often is in some other restaurants. We sat outside on the lovely patio (furnished with heaters), with a great view of the harbor (no reservations accepted for patio seating). The service was great, too.

Service issues. National problem we get it. However a 43 dollar prime rib leftover from the weekend overcooked isn’t great

Arrive at 4 pm on Sunday when they opened. They provided an ocean view table as requested. Great view, especially around sunset. Courteous staff, the drinks and meal were well timed. Not inexpensive but also not over the top. Figure paying around $60 per person if you include one drink and you share a dessert. Great place for that occasional celebration.

Overall great server and good. However had a reservation and was seated thirty minutes past the reservation time. Not acceptable for a quality restaurant such as this. Most restaurants of this quality typically would apologize via some token of assistance towards the meal (free app, free drink, etc), nothing was offered or provided.

It had been a while since we had been there and we took our 16 year old Son. He loved it; as did we. Went home full and happy!

Slow service, over cooked filet. Just like our last visit

We asked for medium Prime Rib and everyone’s was SO SO rare!

Excellent experience. Beautiful view, service was great and the food was delicious!

This is such a great restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere, amazing food and excellent service!

An amazing meal and great service. Loved the booths. Very quiet and comfortable.

We enjoyed our food and view very much. Our waitress was very professional and serviceable. Everything you expect from Chart House.

The fish and steak were good, but the chicken was not good. I was not happy with the chicken, it was dry and bland. Everything else was good, just not chicken

We sat outside in the regular part of the restaurant on a warm November evening. The atmosphere was lovely, but the service outside is lacking, slow and inattentive. There was no bus staff attending to the guests. We ordered drinks and it took some time before they were delivered. Then we ordered dinner, salads,etc. When the salads were delivered the waiter got our order incorrect. She told us she’d re-submit the order, but no guarantee that salads would arrive before our entrees. We had to ask for silverware after our food was delivered. More waiting. We heard some of the same issues occurring at nearby tables. This is beyond issues restaurants have dealt with due to COVID. The food was good, but the service was poor. This is the second time we’ve dined at this location in the past 4 months and both times, we had to park way off site as the parking lot was full. Disappointing overall. We’ve been patrons of this location for over 20years and feel the experience has definitely declined.

Menu was different then we remembered, pour selection available. Seams overall quality, service have food not so good.
Prime rib very fatty, undercooked, overall very pour.

The resturant was dirty, stains in carpet, wood railings and paneling in need of new stain and finish. It’s showing it’s age, was very disappointed in the over all condition, atmosphere, parking was expensive.

Waiter the pushed some membership program on us as we were paying our bill.
Chart House used to be a destination and a treat. Now it’s just trying to live up to its past, and it’s failing at that, on every front.

There are plenty better restaurants out there and they will be getting our time and money.

Birthday celebration, brought a slice of cheese cake to help celebrate the birthday.
Food and service were great! Hadn’t dined there for three years, we’ll be back very soon!

We dined out arriving at 4:45. We were seated promptly outside overlooking Dana Point Marina. The view was spectacular as the sun set. The meal was delicious. We had lobster bisque, beet salad, magi with fall vegetable hash and Chilean sea bass. All dishes were perfectly prepared and delicious. We highly recommend this restaurant.

What an awesome way to celebrate our anniversary that didn’t happen in Covid. It was such an awesome view and the staff was so friendly.

We had a window seat for four with a great view, great service, great food, especially the steak and side dishes.

Everything was perfect!

Chart house has seen better days

This was a beautiful location. I believe that they were probably short staff as it took us a little longer than normal to be seated. We did see the host working very hard at doing a variety of tasks other than just seating patrons. The food was good as it always is but we noticed that some of the 60th anniversary items did not appear to be on the menu. This may just be a restaurant choice.

The views are spectacular especially at sunset and our server was terrific and attentive. Enjoyed our wine and salads and had fun seeing the rabbits and raccoon in the grassy area. The steak was delicious but all the seafood was way over cooked. You would think they would have the seafood dialed in since that is their specialty. Ordered swordfish and shrimp and even the shrimp were dry and hard.

The food was absolutely amazing with an incredible outside view. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. It gets chilly at night but the heaters really help.