The Winery Restaurant and Wine Bar - Newport Beach

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   RominaS

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Amazing time. Great food great service and great ambience.
   

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   BillC

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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   We made a reservation for our 55th anniversary dinner on May 26. Our reservation was for 5 o’clock so the restaurant was mostly empty. We had requested a window booth on the reservation. We were told none were available. When we left at 7 o’clock there were four empty booths. Did we forget to bribe someone on the way in? Won’t be going back.
   

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   WesV

   Las Vegas

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall4food5service5ambience5

   Great service, not rushed. We spent over two hours enjoying drinks and food. Sides for entrees are portioned for two at which server should have informed us prior to ordering. Overall, not cheap but, 4 stars for value to dollar.
   

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   Cherylstoldt

   Orange County

   28 reviews

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   5.0

   28 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The food was fabulous, the wine was great and the service was even better!
   

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   JohnT

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 21, 2023

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   This is a beautiful restaurant with a magnificent view of the harbor. The food and service are superb.
   

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   DebraL

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 21, 2023

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   Our service was impeccable and deserving of a generous tip. Food was also quite tasty and prepared as requested. We had the lobster special and salmon. Wine recommendations were spot on. The live music was fun and loud, and the atmosphere and our table with a water view was so special. A perfect evening was made even more over the top when our waitperson rushed out to the valet parking to find us and give us a wad of bills that had fallen out of my husband’s pocket and onto the floor under our table. We thought we had retrieved all of the bills, but clearly we missed some and our wait person was most kind to hunt us down and return them. The joy of human kindness lives on!!!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 21, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   One of the better places to dine in OC. Food and drinks were above expectation and will be coming back for more.
   

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   SuzanneD

   Orange County

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on May 20, 2023

   overall3food2service3ambience4

   The meat was overdone on the outside with little flavor and the inside was a bit raw. Prices are very high.
   

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   BevHills

   Los Angeles

   83 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   83 reviews

   Dined on May 17, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great service and delicious food. Bone marrow a must.
   

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    PaulH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 16, 2023

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    Celebrate our 12 wedding anniversary, the staff was amazing didn’t have to wait for a table and the food was delicious! Can’t wait to go back!!!
    

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    Kelvincito

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Brought my baby momma here for her first mothers day and later that night I ended my month long dry spell. Definitely recommend this place if you have a dry spell going. Keep it classy 🤵🏽‍♂️ Mashed potatoes were fire as well
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our server, Aerial was so amazing! The service was prompt, friendly and deliberate. They really let us take our time and savor each course. The specials were amazing, as were the sides. Don’t miss the mushroom side…so good! The wine list is spectacular.
    

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    NikiF

    Central Coast

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    First time at the restaurant and absolutely loved it! I picked it for my birthday dinner and it was a great choice. We enjoyed a cocktail at the bar prior to being seated at our table. The bartender was fun to chat with and very friendly. Our table had a perfect view and the meal was amazing. I cannot say enough about how kind and personable the wait staff was. The general manager even checked in and asked if we were enjoying our evening. There was entertainment which was a wonderful add to the overall experience. I was very pleased with my choice. We will definitely be back!
    

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    chadc

    Charleston

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outstanding. Great food, Beautiful place to enjoy wine and a dinner.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on May 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Hands down one of the best restaurants we’ve dined at in Newport. The view was beautiful, the service was perfect(thank you Caden), the food was amazing, & the live music was on point. I look forward to the next time ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    

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    TonyaR

    San Diego

    18 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Customer Service , food was okay . the cigar lounge is a nice touch.
    

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    Luv2goout

    Orange County

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    excellent restaurant for any occasion. romantic location, great wine list and food. 5 star service
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a drink at the bar because we ended up being early. Merlvin,the bartender ended up being our server too. He remembered our names. We saw Patrick, who was working a private party upstairs and he remembered our names from the very first time we met him. I had the sea bass which is always super! My husband had the scallops & shrimp. He was happy with his dinner too. The soup that night was clam chowder. I ordered that because I needed some comfort food. It was great. I am glad I ordered it. I had a long day. My husband had a salad (I can’t remember which one, but he loved it.) It was very busy that night so we decided to have our after dinner drinks at the bar so someone else could enjoy their dinner at our table. The espresso martini was so good!! I have to take the time and mention that the entire staff wearing their black clothes, and their hair very well maintained is refreshing. The Winery is like a great example for people who want to eat at a restaurant that is very clean and is run, like a well oiled yet personalized machine! Make reservations because it is always busy.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Celebrated our wedding anniversary and it was our first visit. Everyone was so welcoming and wished us Happy Anniversary from check in to our server. Food was absolutely amazing and fresh, they honored my request for a window seat to celebrate our special occasion. Will definitely be back.
    

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 24, 2023

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    The servers were nice and personable. The service was quick and didn’t have to wait long at all. They answered all our questions and they were knowledgeable. I will be going back and recommending this place to all my family and friends.
    

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21. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Awesome waitress that served us and will dine there again
    

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    IrinaL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It's was our 45th wedding anniversary and our server made us feel special. He is defiantly people person.
    

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    GeorgeB

    Central Coast

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    Nice setting, limited dinner menu, very pricey, our two dishes were just ok. 3 glasses of lower priced Chardonnay $58.00. We will probably come back and try again, but it will be awhile.
    

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    Liza

    Orange County

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 10, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience5

    Music too loud for fine dining, more like a bar. King Fish House's salmon is better all around for the same meal with sides included. No bake potato on the menu, $16 for fancy named french fries. Our lamb was $50 and $16 extra for hard stringy asparagus. No complementary anything, even bread and butter! Server was good, had to ask for a couple of things. I love fine dining, don't mind the cost if the experience/food is fantastic! Nice view of the Newport Bay, ambiance of restaurant was great but I feel that's the cost of the Winery. Been there, won't recommend or return.
    

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    JulyL

    Orange County

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on April 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our server was so attentive! Love the service, food and view!
    

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    VStarH

    Hawaii

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience4

    I would not recommend for special events such as Easter brunch. Value and service is not worth it. The food was not the best with limited choices and then not prepared well and overpriced. However, we have come here on other occasions and that is much better.
    

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    Scott

    Seattle

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Food was very good, service was great. Live music was great.
    

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    Randi

    Orange County

    34 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    We have never been to this restaurant before. The view is very nice but from my husband’s side of the table his view was blocked by a pole. It is very loud in there plus the guitarist was playing so it was doubly loud. The food was pretty good, I had the duck, but I felt it was a little undercooked. My husband said his fillet was excellent. The sides of asparagus and potatoes were good and the house salad was very good. We enjoyed the dessert sticky toffee pudding the best! We were there for about 2 1/2 hours which we thought was a bit long. There was a long time for the waiter to take our entrée order. We were almost done with our salads when he asked what we wanted for our entrées, which was a little bit unusual. I think the ambience would be better if it was quieter but it’s hard to control that. The price was very expensive but that’s kind of expected in Newport Beach.
    

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    ToddW

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Great service, really good food. Portions were small on some entrees. Wine bottles selling for about triple the retail cost. Really enjoyable overall experience.
    

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    Foodlover

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    What a wonderful dining experience we had at the winery last night. As an example of their outstanding customer service I had requested a choir table when I made the OpenTable reservation. I got a call that afternoon saying that they have a live band on Friday night they just want me to know since I had made that request. We chatted about it and they said that they could do their very best to get us a table as far away from the band as possible, so we could enjoy conversing with friends. When we arrived, we were seated at the perfect table set really made it much easier to enjoy a conversation. We were served by an outstanding server, Madison, who did everything she could to make it a special evening. It goes without saying that the food was just perfect. Overall a great evening, and definitely one that we shall return too often.
    

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    LaurieW

    Orange County

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience3

    We have always loved the winery and go for special occasions, like birthdays and anniversaries. The setting is lovely, the food is always so so good, and the service has always been above and beyond any other restaurant. This time was a totally different experience. We were celebrating our anniversary, and went early (5:30) on a Thursday night, instead of on the weekend like we normally do. Hostess got us seated right away, in our station of the restaurant there was only a lady alone having a cocktail, a couple in another booth, and a man also alone at a table. Our waitress came and took our drink order, i ordered a glass of Prosecco and my husband ordered a cocktail. My prosecco was not cold, it seemed like the temperature champagne is stored at in a wine fridge, but it had not been chilled to drink. I put an ice cube in it. We finished our drinks and wanted to order some wine, and our waitress was mia. It was so weird that she was gone, and it was not busy yet. After sitting there for another 10 minutes with empty glasses, we were about to walk up to the bar to order when she finally showed up again. The servers here have always been amazing, they’ve always been attentive and back at our table before anything ran out. The level of service we recently received was what you find at most restaurants, but not at all like what has been normal for this restaurant. Someone dining there for the first time may feel everything is fine since they don’t have a reference point of what it used to be like. The setting is still beautiful and the food is still very good. For us, we will be moving on to find a special place to celebrate our family events.
    

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    JohnV

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Meal and service was outstanding. The Winery NEVER fails to deliver an awesome dining experience!
    

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    JayG

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food amazing service and a wonderful night out for anyone looking for a NB experience. Thanks to our great server Effe!!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing service, best in recent memory. Braden was awesome. Food was fantastic too. Definitely will be back.
    

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    BradleyH

    Orange County

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always enjoy eating at the Winery. Everything is as expected: Above and beyond.
    

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    BrettM

    Orange County

    37 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was fun to come in on a Duffy and then going for a cruise after dinner
    

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    Frank

    Los Angeles

    57 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    57 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience2

    I have eaten here many times. The food quality, while good, does not justify $62 for 6 ounces of Halibut. Then charge $7 for bread and not telling you is an insult. I doubt I would ever go back. The place was empty at 8 on a Friday night and I know why.
    

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    billb

    Orange County

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5

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    OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My husband and I dine here 2-3 times a month. It’s our date night place. Love the people!
    

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    GregoryE

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    It is always a treat to eat at a restaurant with a real chef. If you’re bringing a small group, I recommend the seafood tower for fun and tasters for everyone. Everything we ordered was absolutely the best! Sommelier is available to help with wine selection, if desired. Impressive global selection of wines; most range from $100-300 per bottle. The wait staff is first class. They will treat your party like you are the only people there. Listen carefully for the specials that the chef has created. We were delighted with the grilled lobster and asparagus and the venison with risotto. Everything cooked perfectly and so tasty. Valet parking makes it easy. Location off PCH just south of Newport Blvd makes this convenient to get there.
    

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