La Quinta Cliffhouse

Name: La Quinta Cliffhouse
Address: 78-250 Highway 111, La Quinta, CA, United States, 92253
Telephone: (760) 360-5991
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

4.5

7017 Reviews

$31 to $50

American

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From the moment you approach the La Quinta Cliffhouse you are surrounded by the dramatic sights and sounds of this desert destination. Jutting from a massive rock outcropping above the desert floor the La Quinta Cliffhouse is renowned for its spectacular views across the valley and providing a lively, casual destination to enjoy a menu of American classics with innovative preparations focused on premium steaks and seafood at great prices. The menu highlights vibrant flavors from the valley along with a generous selection of fresh fish and seafood. The wine list has been thoughtfully chosen to complement the food and provide reasonably priced selections including rare and limited bottles.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 3, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 70 times today

Private dining

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
American, Steak, Seafood
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 3:30 pm–9:00 pm Sunset Dinner Special Daily 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:30 pm–6:00 pm
Phone number
(760) 360-5991
Website
http://www.laquintacliffhouse.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Owned/operated by
Women
Executive chef
Antonio Anguiano
Private party facilities
With multiple spaces both indoors and outdoors to choose from, let the culinary team at La Quinta Cliffhouse make your event special. We have a variety of menues already set to choose from, or we can custom design what your palate desires. Please email Brittany@LaQuintaCliffhouse.com for a welcome packet and to begin planning your special event
Private party contact
Brittany McCoy: (760) 360-5991

Location
78-250 Highway 111, La Quinta, CA 92253
Neighborhood
La Quinta
Cross street
Washington Street
Parking details
Self Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Popular dishes

Poke Bowl*$22.00
ahi tuna | sticky rice | wakame | shitake salsa | wonton chip
Prawn Cocktail*$22.00
house made cocktail sauce | lemon
Salt Spring Mussels$20.00
chorizo | parsley | white wine | leeks | garlic
Scallops on the ½ Shell$22.00
parmesan-amaretto sauce | bacon | spinach | herbs
Crispy Calamari$20.00
jalapeno ranch | gochujang chili sauce
Oysters on the Half Shell*$22.00
cucumber mignonette | cocktail sauce | horseradish
Tempura Shrimp$20.00
pickled ginger | cucumber | gochujang chili sauce
Fried Zucchini Sticks$15.00
chipotle ranch
"Cliffhouse" Ceviche*$22.00
seabass | cilantro | lime juice | avocado | pico de gallo | house made tortilla chips
Coachella Valley Medjool Dates$16.00
bacon | blue cheese | toasted coconut | guajillo gastrique

Soup Salad

Mixed Greens Salad$12.00
mixed greens | craisins | candied pecans | blue cheese | dijon-maple vinaigrette
Cliffhouse Caesar$12.00
romaine | garlic croutons | parmesan | white anchovy | caesar dressing
Blue Cheese Wedge$12.00
iceberg | cherry tomato | bacon | red onion | blue cheese crumbles | blue cheese dressing
Miso Clam Chowder$11.00
leeks | shitake | green onion | water chestnuts | clams
Cilantro Corn Soup$11.00
sweet corn | onions | garlic | cilantro
Beet Salad$17.00
arugula | candied walnuts | strawberries | goat cheese | champagne vinaigrette
Sugar Spiced Salmon Salad*$25.00
mixed greens | kalamata olives | cucumber | tomato | onion | feta | mint | cilantro vinaigrette
- Entrée Size$25.00

Butcher Block

Prime New York Strip*$58.00
mashed potato | fried leeks | asparagus | béarnaise
Prime Center Cut Filet Mignon*$60.00
potato gratin | broccolini | cabernet sauce
Grilled Bone-In Veal Chop*$65.00
mushroom risotto | morel mushroom | bordelaise sauce
Bone-In Angus Ribeye*$60.00
roasted fingerling potato | green beans | chipotle crema
Grilled Pork Chop*$38.00
mashed potato | green beans | whole grain mustard sauce

Main Dishes

Add a lobster tail to any entrée Gluten Free $36

Pan Roasted Chilean Seabass*$50.00
honey-soy glaze | ginger sticky rice | baby bok choy | curry-coconut sauce
- Full Portions$50.00
- Half Portions$30.00
Braised Short Rib$35.00
mashed potato | brussels sprouts | shishito peppers | demi-glace
- Full Portions$35.00
- Half Portions$23.00
Roasted Chicken Breast$33.00
mashed potato | zucchini | summer squash | blistered cherry tomatoes | truffle demi
Vegetarian Pasta$28.00
mushroom | zucchini | corn | cherry tomato | parmesan cheese
Sugar Spiced Salmon*$42.00
french green beans with black bean sauce | mashed potato | mustard beurre blanc
- Full Portions$42.00
- Half Portions$25.00
Cioppino$48.00
fresh fish | shrimp | bay scallops | mussels | ½ lobster tail | saffron tomato broth | jasmine rice
Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna*$43.00
ginger sticky rice | roasted-spiced rainbow carrots | honey miso sauce | molasses soy glaze
- Full Portions$43.00
- Half Portions$25.00
Rigatoni Ragout$28.00
meat ragout | cream | parmesan
Twin Lobster Tails*$72.00
potato gratin | broccolini | drawn butter
- Full Portions$72.00
- Half Portions$40.00

Sunset Dinners

2 courses for $27; available from 3:30 – 5:00 daily

First Course

choose one

Cilantro Corn Soup
Miso Clam Chowder
Mixed Greens Salad
Caesar Salad

Main Course

choose one

½ Sugar Spiced Salmon*
Cactus Chicken Pasta
chicken, cactus, corn, zucchini, red pepper, tequila-pepper jack cream sauce
Rigatoni Ragout
Sugar Spiced Salmon Salad*
Chef's Cut Steak & Frites*
(add $7) with herb butter
½ Braised Short Rib

The Bar

Featured Summer Spritz Cocktails

Aperol Spritz$14.00
Aperol, prosecco, soda water
Passionfruit Spritz$14.00
Chinola passionfruit liquor, prosecco, soda water
Hibiscus Spritz$14.00
Ketel One grapefruit & rose, hibiscus syrup, prosecco, soda water
Limoncello Spritz$14.00
Limoncello, prosecco, soda water

What 7,017 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.6Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities
Most Booked
Palm Springs / Palm Desert
Most Booked

7,017 Reviews

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EddyG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
overall5food4service5ambience5
Wonderful ambience and location was great. We were in town for a convention staying at Renaissance hotel and your restaurant came highly recommended and they were right
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MN95
Palm Springs
13 reviews
4.0
13 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food4service3ambience5
Sitting on the outside patio in good weather like we had is magical and relaxing. Service was a little slow, food was good.
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JenniferT
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
We got the sunset two course specials because we were there early and we loved everything.
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MarkL
Palm Springs
33 reviews
vip
4.0
33 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall4food5service4ambience5
First time dining at Cliff House. I will return. Very interesting Cliff side location. Comfortable and quiet main dining room. We had short ribs, Ahi, Cioppino and steak. Everyone enjoyed their generous meal. Only hiccup was a wrong order for the Cioppino that was corrected on a reasonable amount of time. Nice unobtrusive service.
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CoreyJ
Calgary
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall4food4service5ambience5
It was wonderful, however as a couple the 2 seater tables are practically on top of one another making it hard to not over hear or feel a part of your neighbour tables meal. Beyond the seating the food and atmosphere was wonderful.
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Kathy
Palm Springs
41 reviews
vip
5.0
41 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Love the food here and almost always have the half portion of salmon. It’s delicious and I gave a 5 star rating. Just one comment the half portion of salmon Is supposed to be 4 oz and no way was the sliver of salmon I got 4 oz, maybe it was 2. This has been rather common here, it is however delicious but next time if I get this tiny portion I will say something. I was with friends and really should have taken a picture to show and will next time! So, just a note if you have a good appetite order the full portion of salmon.
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couldHaveBeenGreat
Palm Springs
8 reviews
1.0
8 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall1food1service1ambience1
We celebrated our 54th Wedding anniversary at the Cliffhouse. Haven't been there for years. Always visited Pacifica (there sister restaurant) and found them to be always excellent in every way! We found the dining area basically empty - very few patrons. It was quite awhile until someone came over to ask if we wanted drinks. We ordered promptly, but again waited even longer up to 30 minutes. We noted that our server didn't seem to have much of a personality and was not attending the few other tables often either. Longer periods of waiting continued so we called another server? or busboy? for some water and asked if we could order drinks and food now. Along comes our server - no comments just like this was normal- we ask him if we could have some drinks and take the time to order also. I had the Filet with scallop potatoes and asparagus. My wife ordered the lobster that with same side scallops and asparagus. AFTER an extraordinary amount time passes, they bring us our dinner without any comments at all and quickly leave. I get ready to take my first bite and find that my knife is duller than a butter knife! (couldn't cut the potatoes nor asparagus (really) let alone the steak.... can't find anyone to help again so I get up and ask the busboy(?) I finally took a bite of (my now warm) steak and it was great but the side asparagus is hard (not cooked). Then found my scallops looked like they came out of a box and were tough, warm and tasteless -like from a microwave! I looked at my wife and before I could say anything ... she says my lobster is overcooked and her asparagus and scallops were the same as mine -terrible! It’s been about 2hrs and a lady comes over and asks "How's dinner tonight" I look at my wife and say you start. The lady was very apologetic and acknowledged this is not going to make thing better. She was right - It ruined my special night with my wife
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Service is excellent. A complimentary birthday cake came out. Nice touch
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KarenH
Palm Springs
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service4ambience5
Great food, excellent service. Always consistent.
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DJluv2dine
Palm Springs
33 reviews
5.0
33 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our waiter, Joshua was terrific. Very attentive. Seems like they had too many pick up staff. They were constantly circling the tables. Almost felt like they were trying to hurry everyone up. I counted 35 times she walked by our table. Kinda annoying when you are trying to have a romantic evening out. Food was awesome as always. And thanks to Open Table they remembered our 42nd Wedding Anniversary. We were also seated at a really nice booth.
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trojan1955
Los Angeles
35 reviews
5.0
35 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food. Excellent service. Very large portions.
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IlkaH
San Francisco
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2023
overall3food5service1ambience4
The hostess was rude. Service was polite but the bar tender was absolutely rude
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EricH
Los Angeles
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great views and setting; nice bar area; perfect menu choices; great service, and we love the food! I had the Filet Mignon and my wife had the rib eye and they were both fabulous!
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CourtneyD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 24, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Outdoor ambience is great. Food is very good. Service was excellent.
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SS
SaidS
Palm Springs
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
A great experience, from the food to the service the ambiance and everything can't wait to go back!
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SteveL
San Francisco
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 23, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Beautiful setting and great service, great cocktail and wine, excellent corn chowder, the ribeye was a little thin.
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MartyC
Palm Springs
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Love that there are 1/2 portions on their main entrees!
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busyguyinGreensboro
Greensboro
76 reviews
vip
5.0
76 reviews
Dined on September 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
La Quinta Cliffhouse pleases again! As a regular when I get to Palm Springs annually, I always book dinner at the Cliffhouse and have never been disappointed. I usually have a large group and everyone is very satisfied with everything.
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Perpetual
Las Vegas
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a great place to go for a great meal and good service
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EricS
Las Vegas
8 reviews
vip
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
Food real good, service good, but never anyone at desk to seat us when we arrive. Has happened multiple times for us.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Orange County
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 19, 2023
overall3food2service2ambience5
Ordered Salmon. Not fresh, different presentation than in the past. Salad well done, all desserts were vey good Service was not up to Cliffhouse standards. Had long wait between salad and main course. Waitress was not concerned with service
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall3food3service4ambience3
Very average. Expected much more as it is billed as La Quinta’s finest steakhouse.
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Shiney
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We were delighted with our meal and friendly service. A wonderful place to enjoy a celebration. Go early if you like a quiet non-rushed meal.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Had a very good time & service was amazing. Its always fun bring people who havent gone
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Alex
San Francisco
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was great and customer service was awesome. Scenery at night was beautiful
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RhondaS
Orange County
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a great treat for us when we are out in the desert! Never disappoints!
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CarolAnn
San Francisco
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The drinks were delicious! The food was very good. The service delightful. The wine was a good temperature. A lovely evening.
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SRLG2
Palm Springs
23 reviews
4.0
23 reviews
Dined on September 14, 2023
overall4food3service5ambience4
Vegetables (both carrots and brussel sprouts) were way too firm to be edible. Not able to cut them! This has happened many times. The short ribs and mashed potatoes were fantastic.
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andrewv
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very good food, server was amazing very attentive, Manger very nice.We had a great time.
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JMac
Detroit
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was great - we had appetizers, main course, and dessert and everything tasted amazing. The service was also fantastic!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 11, 2023
overall3food3service2ambience4
Went for a birthday. Food took too long. Felt like we had to keep looking around for our server.
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SteveS
Phoenix
77 reviews
vip
5.0
77 reviews
Dined on September 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
An excellent restaurant. Service and food were outstanding. We have been there many times as we always come back here whenever we visit the desert.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Palm Springs
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, loved Calamari, Sea Bass and Pork Chops. Excellent Service and good prices.
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MaiTaiRick
Las Vegas
15 reviews
vip
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience4
Lavendar Collins was VERY NICE and refreshing. Ahi Tuna was good.
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CherieT
Orange County
5 reviews
vip
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on September 8, 2023
overall4food2service5ambience5
We love the unique setting and atmosphere of the restaurant. Our food, however, was a bit disappointing this time. We each purchased from the "Sunset Dinner" selection. The portions were plentiful but the food quality was not. The green beans and sauce were well overdone and had a burnt flavor. The glazed carrots on my husband's plate were unrecognizable as carrots. The salmon was fatty and had a couple of small bones. The bread was delicious as were both of the salads. The service was exceptional! We will go back again, hoping it was just an "off" night for the kitchen staff. A beautiful and unique restaurant!
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TiffanyL
Orange County
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
It doesn’t matter how many times we dine with you. We can never get past the beauty and unique location, the great service and the quality inn freshness of each dish. Thank you so much for always being a standard, and I go to in the desert for our family.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent service. My family has many food restrictions (low salt cardiac diet & food allergies etc.) The Chef and Wait staff were very accommodating & helpful with providing options for our restricted diets. Overall great experience, made our family celebration a festive non-stressful event.
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OpenTable Diner
Omaha
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Went for the last night of a birthday weekend and had a great experience. Staff were super friendly and helpful and the food was amazing.
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canchord
Palm Springs
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely evening. Our hostess sat us in a lovely booth and our waiter Julian made our evening outstanding. The food was delicious, service great, our anniversary desert was delicious. No one hurried our evening in any way. The hostess that greeted us, wished us a happy anniversary before even seating us. Thank you Cliff House for making our anniversary dinner special.
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
What a wonderful place and location! Our server was absolutely wonderful and the experience will bring us back every time we’re in town.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required

FAQs

La Quinta Cliffhouse is rated 4.5 stars by 7017 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 3, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 70 times today

78-250 Highway 111, La Quinta, CA 92253

Additional information

Cross street
Washington Street
Neighborhood
La Quinta
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 3:30 pm–9:00 pm Sunset Dinner Special Daily 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 3:30 pm–6:00 pm
Cuisines
American, Steak, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Self Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Owned/operated by
Women
Executive chef
Antonio Anguiano
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.laquintacliffhouse.com/
Phone number
(760) 360-5991
Private party facilities
With multiple spaces both indoors and outdoors to choose from, let the culinary team at La Quinta Cliffhouse make your event special. We have a variety of menues already set to choose from, or we can custom design what your palate desires. Please email Brittany@LaQuintaCliffhouse.com for a welcome packet and to begin planning your special event
Private party contact
Brittany McCoy: (760) 360-5991

Featured in

75 Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities Restaurants to Love This Valentine's Day

La Quinta Cliffhouse

Make a reservation

Private dining

Additional information

75 Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities Restaurants to Love This Valentine's Day

Cioppino

Crispy Calamari

Prime Center Cut Filet Mignon

Small Plates

Poke Bowl*$22.00

Prawn Cocktail*$22.00

Salt Spring Mussels$20.00

Scallops on the ½ Shell$22.00

Crispy Calamari$20.00

Oysters on the Half Shell*$22.00

Tempura Shrimp$20.00

Fried Zucchini Sticks$15.00

"Cliffhouse" Ceviche*$22.00

Coachella Valley Medjool Dates$16.00

Soup Salad

Mixed Greens Salad$12.00

Cliffhouse Caesar$12.00

Blue Cheese Wedge$12.00

Miso Clam Chowder$11.00

Cilantro Corn Soup$11.00

Beet Salad$17.00

Sugar Spiced Salmon Salad*$25.00

Butcher Block

Prime New York Strip*$58.00

Prime Center Cut Filet Mignon*$60.00

Grilled Bone-In Veal Chop*$65.00

Bone-In Angus Ribeye*$60.00

Grilled Pork Chop*$38.00

Main Dishes

Pan Roasted Chilean Seabass*$50.00

Braised Short Rib$35.00

Roasted Chicken Breast$33.00

Vegetarian Pasta$28.00

Sugar Spiced Salmon*$42.00

Cioppino$48.00

Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna*$43.00

Rigatoni Ragout$28.00

Twin Lobster Tails*$72.00

Sunset Dinners

First Course

Cilantro Corn Soup

Miso Clam Chowder

Mixed Greens Salad

Caesar Salad

Main Course

½ Sugar Spiced Salmon*

Cactus Chicken Pasta

Rigatoni Ragout

Sugar Spiced Salmon Salad*

Chef's Cut Steak & Frites*

½ Braised Short Rib

The Bar

Aperol Spritz$14.00

Passionfruit Spritz$14.00

Hibiscus Spritz$14.00

Limoncello Spritz$14.00

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Cleaning & sanitizing

Screening

FAQs

How is La Quinta Cliffhouse restaurant rated?

Is La Quinta Cliffhouse currently accepting reservations?

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Additional information

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