La Quinta Cliffhouse

Here on vacation from the East Coast. Was looking for a nice place to celebrate a birthday. Very nice restaurant. Service and food was excellent. Glad we came here.

We are visiting from Florida, and this was a wonderful place to eat in the valley. Great service and first class food.

We were seated in an overflow room, not the dining room. No ambiance for so much money. Also, having to deal with the woman at the entrance to take the elevator was not efficient. She seemed to enjoy the control but forget we were there. Some other employees invited us to hop in with them.

All four of us had Sunset dinners. We're seniors and those two courses are more than enough. If fact 3 out of 4 took boxes home. There are limited choices but they are all good and full sized.

Everyone enjoyed their dinners. My salmon on a salad was excellent. My partner's 1/2 rack of ribs was good albeit with too much BBQ sauce (it can be scraped off).
Wine by the glass is reasonably priced by local standards.

One negative, we were in a side room and it was rather cold, I'd say not more than 70 or 71. That may be an issue with AC balancing.

They are trying to be Covid safe. There is ample free parking, no valet.

We'll definitely return.

Steady stream arriving for opening 3:30 seating that gets you "Happy Hour" menu and pricing. We patio dined, being covid conscious, with misters and fans 101 was bearable. We chose $25 two course meal, (till 5:30) service, choices and presentaion were exceptional. Full size portions to our surprise. Highly recommend this early seating if budget conscious to experience excellent cuisine, attentive service and tastey cocktails. FYI if you decide to dine later or inside dining room book your reservations early, this hidden gem fills up fast!

Our service was ok, the server never checked on us to see how we liked our meal. The manager did. My friends filet mignon was really tough. She ordered it cooked medium, but it was very hard to cut. They ended up taking it off the bill. My other friend loved her seafood stew? And the Chilean Sea bass was great. Drinks were delicious too. love the ambiance there, a little overpriced.

4 of us friends came for the sunset dinner, and it was the first time there for all of us. The restaurant itself is pleasing to look at, and we thought that the portions for the price were a very good value. All of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Our server was very attentive and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this restaurant, and cannot wait to return.

We had gone to the cliffs in the past before and werent impressed. We heard it had gotten better so we decided to try it a again. Food was bland and needed seasoning. We ordered the special, which was prime rib and it was bland. I also ordered a Mozzarella caprese which was 17 dollars and it came with regular tomatoes and a couple small pieces of cheese. Nothing to write home about. Will not be going back.

If you sit outside be prepared for the heat. Sit inside if it gets to you. Nice restaurant. Service was good at first but a big party came and they seemed ill prepared. After that everything took forever. Food was excellent. Just wish they had separate staff for large parties.

Beautiful atmosphere got seated right away. Beautiful food presentation not to mention the food was fantastic. They make the best lemon drop martinis as well. Our server was pleasant and curious.

Made a reservation, was given a table in the middle of a walk way in a super crowded dining room. Front desk person told us curtly there were no other tables for 4 available, then offered to move us to a dark subdued lounge area. The person looking after us was new and did the best job she possibly could. Food was super slow coming out, 2 appetizers came out and our other two guests had to wait 15 mins for theirs. We visit LaQuinta twice a year and The Cliff House has been a favorite dining spot for us for the last 10+ years. Dining at the Cliff House is not a cheap and cheerful dining experience yet we were treated as an “inconvenience”. We are not complainers or one to make a scene especially during a pandemic, but to say we were disappointed with the dining experience last nite is an understatement . Next time we visit we will be taking our business else where.

If you love ambiance, Cliffhouse is a MUST!! You’ll be amazed just by walking in how beautiful it is. The service is amazing and everyone is attentive. Decided to celebrate my anniversary here and I can’t count the number of staffers that gave us their sentiments. The food was amazing as usual and will always having us driving from LA just to have the experience. You won’t be disappointed by coming here.

Had a great waitress. Zucchini sticks were fabulous.

It was a special birthday for my wife and Cliffhouse came highly recommended. Our dinner did not disappoint. My wife LOVED her twin lobster tails. Chef outdid himself by helping to remove from shell without shell landing next table over!!! Drinks were also very good and we sampled several. Super nice wait staff and our waitress Leigh-Ann went out of her way to make sure we had everything we wanted. We shall return next trip to Palm Springs area!!!

Waitress was fabulous.

Always wonderful to eat here. I'm happy to be moving even closer.

Great dinner as always from these guys , service was perfect and we had a great table

Loved this location and the food. Would come back to sit outdoors.

Food is always good, ambiance is nice. Our waiter, Dylan was very nice and working super hard. Bar was backed up so our wine arrived when entrees were almost consumed but he gave us a complimentary dessert. Will go nacky

Our service was great and very good food! Overall a very nice experience.

Excellent food and Excellent Service. Love the wooden table.

The dining room where we were seated was small and noisy. The other dinners were rather loud in their conversations. Service was better on previous trips to this restaurant but was still good. Despite the “less than raving” review, this is a very good place to dine and we will return.

Everything was fabulous, from the friendly and attentive staff to the quick service and scrumptious food and mixed drinks! The sea bass and short ribs were both something we will be back for again and again. Well Done, Cliffhouse, we will be back with our friends soon!!!

Birthday with close friends

The salmon salad lacked seasoning, and the organic greens was not dressed. Salmon was under cooked, and I am a sushi eater. The crab chowder was outstanding, but did not male up for the salmon salad. Waitress was professional, but not friendly.

Birthday, waiter said he would give us a thank you card since we were celebrating two birthdays. We ordered one dessert to share and waiter said it was on them. Before leaving I reminded him of the thank you card snd he said oh no there isn’t one because we gave you the dessert instead. Ok didn’t give us the option to chose. Food was ok nothing out of this world. Cocktails were not the best.

We had a wonderful experience at The Cliffhouse. We were running 15 minutes behind and we called and they were polite and it was not a problem at all. We celebrated my birthday and they gave me a $10 gift card to use on my next visit. The food was absolutely delicious and the wait staff were kind and friendly. It was a overall great experience! I’m glad I celebrated my birthday there!!

Great restaurant, excellent service. Food was ok, have had better for that price.

Great service and great food! One of my favorite places to eat!

Normally the food is very good. Three of us had chicken and all three were overcooked while the vegetables were undercooked. Very disappointed. My husband had another dish and it was very good.

The location is like a ride a Disneyland. Fun Happy Hour. Great service for dinner, great food, really good wine list and reasonable courage fee. I always make it a point to stop here when visiting the desert.

Truly surprised and impressed to find such excellent service (Taylor was great and knowledgeable) and food in these COVID recovery times. Loved how many entrees offered half portions as it allowed us to try more items. The halibut special and seared ahi were standouts for us. So we’re the thank you card and complimentary dessert for my friend’s birthday that evening. Would come back any time when we are in town.

Lovely setting nestled on a cliffside in La Quinta. Parking is currently self park, parking lot is quite large. There is a nice outdoor patio for those who wish to eat outdoor during this pandemic. The restaurant has provided air cooling units throughout the patio. There are wonderful "happy hour"/ Sunset meals & appetizers available throughout the week starting at 4:30pm. Also $2 off wine. We enjoyed our meals of Salmon, however, the service was a bit hurried. We contributed that to how busy the restaurant was and possibly the limited number of staff due to Covid conditions.

We had such a lovely dinner. The food was amazing, the servers were so attentive, friendly, and helpful, even with a busy night. The ambiance was great. Absolutely worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Discounts were offered. Restaurant was busy but not loud inside. Server Ryan was excellent. Entrees were offered in half or full portions so not to much food. Variety of entree options.

We used to be regulars but had some bad experiences a few years back and stop coming. We took a leap of faith and were not disappointed. We will be back soon.

Our 3rd time at the Cliffhouse. Great late afternoon spot for cocktails, followed by dinner. Great atmosphere and staff. Will be a regular there once a week. Really nice place.

The service on Wednesday was very good.

It was like a step back in time. The ambience and service were great but the food was mixed. Bread tasted stale and bok choy so tough you couldn't cut it. Asparagus was soggy overcooked. We will try it again but next time we will ask to have items replaced.

The restaurant is beautiful and a great location and view. The service felt rushed, as if it was a race to get us in and out. There was a fruit fly swimming in my drink. Food was okay but nothing spectacular. Every table was given bread but us. To celebrate our anniversary they brought us ice cream on the house and then charged us $2 for it.