Food was excellent and atmosphere was great. Highly recommend. Service was also very good.

First time coming to this restaurant and Our server was very attentive with getting us our drinks and checking in on us multiple times. Water was getting refilled frequently. We tried the duck pate and it was very good. Server recommended the chicken picatta and it was very delicious. Very tender and flavorful. My partner ordered the cacio e Pepe and he also enjoyed it. We made a last minute reservation so we got a table outside but I'd recommend sitting inside. It was a bit noisy due to cars passing. read more

CdM Restaurant - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

The service and food were just OK. Maybe we hit it on an off night. I don't think I would go back but it may be worth a try for someone else

It was okay. Good spot for a drink and light bite. I had Bubbles, my husband enjoyed his Martini, strong n stinky. Otherwise it was just $$$ pub food. read more

The food was delicious! I don't eat meat and they were very accommodating. They put the meat on the side for my friends to enjoy. Our server, Ryan, was excellent. I haven't seen my friends in a while so we were catching up and we were taking so long to order, but he was very patient! I'd highly recommend the charred octopus, spicy yellowfin tuna, cdm fancy pizza, and cauliflower hummus! I also really enjoyed my drink, blood orange sour. I'd come back here! read more

Okay, do not sleep on CDM restaurant! I've had this restaurant on my list for a few years now, and I can't believe it took me this long to dine here. To start, the ambiance in this restaurant is gorgeous. Floor to ceiling is absolutely stunning. There are colorful velvet chairs, beautiful designs, and the most breathtaking bar that sits right in the middle of this small, intimate space. Immediately it feels like you have been transported to somewhere else, and I couldn't get enough of it. Dining here was an experience, and I'm not exaggerating when I say we were here for hours. We got drinks off the drink menu, and went with our waiters recommendation of the cocktail of the day. By the way, our waiter was excellent! He was Italian and gave us great recommendations of food and drinks we should order that evening. For food we started with the tuna eggplant tostadas which were incredible! I've never had anything like it! We also got the octopus which was incredible as well. For dinner we got the Ciopinio and the steak, and both were perfection. The portions were also extremely sizable and I had to take a majority of my meal to go, which was an absolute treat for the following day! Overall I had a wonderful experience here. If you are looking for a special outing with friends, or date night I couldn't recommend this enough. read more

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We had an amazing time at CDM. The entire wait staff was great. We started with the cauliflower hummus, then the shopped salad before having the halibut and tart for dessert. Great atmosphere as well. We will be back. read more

I had reservations tonight for my husband's birthday. We did valet - reasonably priced ($7) We got there and our table wasn't ready, but the hostess was apologetic & let us sit in the bar area while we waited for our booth. We had the margarita. Nice and spicy! We finally were seated about 15 min later & they made it up for the wait. We had a cute booth in the corner. Our server Luis was wonderful. We had the ribeye steak - delicious. Asked for medium but it was medium well, but it was ok cause it was great. The mac & cheese was delicious & had a nice spicy kick too. And the spinach gnocchi was a 10/10. The vibe was cute & dim. Definitely speak easy theme. Great experience & fantastic food! read more

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Hands down has to be one of my favorite restaurants in the area! Came here for dinner with my boyfriend last night and walking in we loved the ambiance. Everyone that greeted us was friendly too. Once we got seated we got served by Grayson. I can't begin to say enough good things about him. We had questions about the different cocktails and dishes and he answered all of our questions. Also gave us the best recommendations for our meals which did not disappoint. You can tell he really is passionate about his job! His service really gave us an amazing dining experience. We started off with cocktails of course and got their octopus as an app. My boyfriend did not like octopus prior to trying it here and absolutely loved it!! The octopus is a 10/10 and a must get!! We cant wait to come back to have more. Super flavorful For entrees my boyfriend got their cacio with chicken and I got their chicken entree. So delicious too. Perfect date night spot or for a girls night ;) Definitely will be back and have been recommending this restaurant to everyone ! read more

CdM Restaurant - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

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Not impressed at all. The food was overpriced and over salted, I asked for a drink repeatedly and was never brought to me, I even asked for two drinks when I was actually acknowledged and was denied. I wish I would have been more assertive and reminded her that I've asked repeatedly for the drinks. The only reason I gave it two stars is because the girl I brought liked it but of course she didn't have to pay for it sooooooo ‍ read more

Oooo this place makes great food and drinks! It was a bit of a struggle between 4-5 stars. 4.5 is where I would have landed this establishment. First off, kudos to the bartender who attempted to make a custom drink I requested. They could have easily said no to my request which was reasonably so. However, bartender insisted to try on the first go and got pretty close to a New York Sour. Love the service and spirit of the staff here. Makes a difference in regard to the overall dining experience. We ordered quite a few dishes to share with the table: Eggplant Yellowtail Tartare, a Charcuterie Board, Octopus, Gnocchi, Sausage Pizza, and to top it off with a Apple Tart w/ Vanilla Ice cream. We enjoyed the meal and experienced. While the octopus was slightly over done, it's still a tasty dish. Minor note for the establishment if they are reading this. Great date place since it has a speakeasy, well decor, and mellow vibe. Overall, we are excited to come back and try other items on the menu. Thanks for giving us a wonderful experience. You guys are awesome! read more

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Great food and service. A must visit experience. Top two restaurants in Corona Del Mar.

I just love this restaurant. The food is always great and so is the service -- which really makes or the breaks the experience. Although everywhere in the restaurant is great seating, we always try to sit at the bar because it's our favorite...and speaking of favorites, Nick the bartender is absolutely fantastic. He always makes our experience so great. He's friendly, knowledgeable, quick and sooo good at his trade -- best drinks ever. We got the burger and filet this time around. read more

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A trendy hip spot for a festive night on the town! Everything was great and so much fun!

By far our number one place to go to for our Date night! We found this sophisticated eatery by surprise and we have always been back since. We came here last month on our 17 anniversary (hubby and I ) and it's definitely a memorable one. The ambiance is elegant & chic love love the music they always play classy enough for the whole family or just perfect for date night. The entire team from the host to the waitress and kitchen crew always work in sync and well organized collaboration. I must say tho our Favorite to go to person here is Mia, she's super inviting and makes you feel exclusive. Her attentiveness and personality makes our visit a delightful experience hence why we always look for her as soon as we arrive :). Now about the food where to start ? The Meat and cheese board is a mouth watery adventure to get your taste buds started, the avocado hummus is also a great starter super fresh and all tasty love it !. And of course when it comes to entrees is super hard to decide everything here is tasty and well priced. Last time we ordered 1855 Filet Mignon and it was superb with the chanterelle mushrooms it was just epic , accompanied with a side of their house made Mac and cheese that I just want to re order after it's finished :). I promise this place is a must and definitely recommend packed with deliciousness! Can't wait to Go back soon. read more

My wife and I love this place. Great food and the service is always amazing. Nick at the bar always goes above and beyond; all while letting us chill and relax. Great classy Newport Beach environment. read more

*****This is the Place to Be!***** For months, CDM Restaurant has been "The" Talk of the Town! Everyone has been talking about this place from Newport down through SoLag. I finally had a last minute chance to try it. I called for a reservation and was informed they had a last minute cancelation. I was in! We called for an Uber and after $6.25 car ride, we were here. Absolutely do not let the simplified menu fool you! They do things right here. The bread Parker Rolls) and butter is amazing and the Caesar salad is the best I have had. Skirt Steak?! Wow, that was incredible. 1. Local Ahi Tartine 5 Stars 2. Parker Rolls 5 Stars 3. Caesar Salad 5 Stars 4. Skirt Steak 5 Stars Do not forget the drinks! Get a designated driver or call an Uber. The drinks here are amazing. Ask yiur host which goes best with your dish! Make sure you share food so you can try as much as you can. Service is amazing and the ambiance (indoor or out) really is a surprise. Dress comfortable or dress to impress, this spot is for just about everyone! I want to try the underground speakeasy!! Easily a 5 Star experience and 5 Star food! CdM Restaurant...another reason the OC is the best place to live! read more

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Fantastic food, drinks and vibes. We loved the octopus, carrots and burger. All so tasty and perfectly balanced. The espresso martinis were amazing and refreshing! Great service! Everyone was so sweet from hostess, server and helpers. Everything came out quickly! A new favorite! read more

I loved their menu, the service, and their garden. Great atmosphere. Value for money is great.

Loved this place and the romantic ambiance! Their pasta was fantastic and their cab sauvignon were also not too shabby. Was able to stop by at this place on a random Saturday evening with no wait. Great place for a date night and they have nice upbeat music playing in the restaurant. Would definitely recommend to others read more

Came here Sunday night for dinner. Made reservations and they seated up right away. Inside dinning area is fairly small. I enjoyed the ambience, but glad we sat inside. The outdoor patio wasn't anything special. There is a speakeasy downstairs, sadly, it was closed for a private event. Now the food, I really enjoyed everything we ordered! Grilled Caesar 5/5- I love a crisp Caesar salad and this one was great. Creamy dressing, the grilled flavor is a nice touch and the hearts of palm was unique. Charred Octopus 4/5- the octopus itself was cooked perfectly and melted in my mouth. This dish was a bit heavy with the potatoes and chorizo. 1855 fillet mignon 5/5- YUM. Loved the spinach gnocchi! Basically licked the plate clean, peppercorn sauce was great. Chicken Piccata 5/5- I don't see this dish often, so we decided to order. Great dish, must love capers. Potato purée was delightful. Service was great, I'd love to come back and check out the specialty cocktail speakeasy. Our sever mentioned you can only make reservations for the speakeasy by calling CDM directly, not through OpenTable. read more

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this is specifically for under CDM speakeasy. we came out for our friend's birthday and honestly at first glance i wasn't feeling the vibe because i was trying to turn up lol. also before coming here i tried looking up reviews and stuff about it but couldn't really find anything so we had no idea what to expect. but it ended up being such a great time and we can't wait to come back. we were seated and greeted by Brandon informing us that the entire drink menu was curated by him, and that he can make whatever drink we want outside of it. i barely took photos of the drinks which i regret because we just having a good time. i got the gin & toast which was really good. i got a whiff of the toast every time i took a sip which was a cool concept. we also tried a coconut mojito and barnum cocktail which were both amazing! to top it all off, there's a free photobooth with unlimited pics! we def took advantage of it and had so much fun. they post the strips on the ceiling if you wanna leave one with them. we got lucky, apparently this speakeasy is usually booked with private events. it's a small area but definitely gave off the textbook speakeasy vibe-- dark, small, intimate. big shoutout to Brandon for making our night/our friend's bday memorable! he is incredibly knowledgeable about alcohol/mixed drinks so we learned a lot. the drinks here are so intricate and made intentionally. we like drinking, but are not Connoisseurs by any means so it was a great experience. read more

CdM Restaurant - Gin and toast - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

Spent 4 hours at Att. Omg! But... Next door is my favorite restaurant CDM. Got a drink and a great meal with my husband at the bar! Stress removed! Food was excellent as usual! Drink was perfection. Ambiance was romatic and hip. Sam our waitress was a 10 and very social. This is my home away from home! read more

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The food was excellent, but beware the menu is seasonal. I wanted something that was no longer offered. All good though. We started with the octopus and spinach salad. Our drinks took a bit longer, but mixologist perfection sometimes does, so all good. The drinks were worth the wait... I had the Blood Orange Sour and my love had the margarita. Our second course was the dirty pasta which has ground duck--excellent! And, our main entrees were skirt steak and snapper. His snapper was a bit salty, but no biggie my skirt steak was perfect Rated this place 4 stars because outdoor patio is kinda blah. We will go again, but only with indoor seating reservations (different vibe inside) and speakeasy reservations are a must, but it was closed for a private event. Service was great from Ryan. But, I did ask the hostess if we can have the heater turned on and she did not return. read more

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Such an intimate setting with amazing food, service, and drinks! Definitely come try if you're in the CDM area read more

CdM Restaurant - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

I really love the vibe here - plenty patio seating to handle overflow. It can be romantic, business, family or just causal hangout with friends. It's the on the dark side too, so please forgive me for the lack of pictures since I didn't want to be that guy - with the annoying blinding flash, etc. Charred octopus - Wonderfully burnt, could be a little crispier in my opinion but still amazing with wonderful spices and flavors. Boneless ribeye - No constructive criticism here - they know what they're doing and prepare steaks how you ask them to be prepared. Service attentive but they also leave you alone. We had drinks when we needed them. High marks here and would love to visit again. That's all. read more

WOW what an excellent dining experience. Our waiter Grayson really made it top notch, too, with his great knowledge and descriptions of menu items and genuine care. Every single dish was so delicious. Loved the octopus appetizer. Cacio e pepe was so good, and all of their pasta is handmade there!!!!! THE BROCCOLINI SIDE IS A MUST!!!!! I'm not some crazy veggie side fanatic but somehow they made this one of the best things we ate all night. Can't wait to dine there again and would recommend to others. The interior is so fun. Make a reservation. If you want to visit the speakeasy downstairs, call ahead and make a reservation for that, too. read more

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Absolutely love this joint! Food and drinks are very good, and the restaurant atmosphere is beautiful and perfect for date night or just dinner with friends. Great service and layout. read more

Delicious food, excellent service, lovely ambiance. A local favorite. The carrots are a must try!

Is a place that I pass a few times because my friend lives two blocks aways from there and tried to get get in twice, One during summer and one more last Sunday and they never ever let us get in, they always said that is a place that just get reservations even though the have sits at the bar, in the back yard and some tables open; we always are two or three people and they always tell me the same thing. Is a very disrespectful place because they don't seem to get people that they don't look white, every-time I have notice these Place they always have one type of customers. Not a good place! read more

Beautiful space including the bathrooms. Very friendly and efficient service. Fried eggplant with yellowfin tuna was terrific. Chicken piccata was breaded and therefore heavier with fat than I prefer. Very strong on capers. The cacio et pepe was also loaded with fat. The Caesar salad had Tabasco in it instead of black pepper which left a weird tingling taste on the tongue. The Cherry tomatoes with the chicken were delicious. The drinks were superlative! Loved the ambiance and our waitress. read more

Very disappointed in this experience. My first night out in a while, and celebrating an accomplishment. Was wanting something nice, and perhaps special. The cocktail list was pretty mediocre. It was difficult to find a drink that was appealing. We wanted to sit at the bar. The hostess said we could sit out on the patio now and when something opens up, she would move us inside. She never came and got us. I went inside to tell our server something and saw that there were only 3 guests at the bar. So we then asked the server if we could move to the bar. We had been wearing our coats out on the patio. He said he set us up at the bar. The hostess sat us at the bar and dropped the beverage menu down next to us. I don't know if she didn't like us, or what her reasoning was for never getting us to sit at the bar. Then both bartenders were just chatting with the two hosts and one other worker. Did not greet us. Someone brought us our food, and then the bartender came over and tried to remove our food. Said what do you want? Are you waiting for a table? I said, no that's our food. We've wanted to sit at the bar originally, and moved inside. Can we please have some water. I was so taken back by that comment, and being ignored. I understand being busy with customers, but to just chat with your colleagues in front of us ignoring us. Very disrespectful. Huge lack of hospitality and service. We tried our food, and then asked for a to go box, and decided to have a bottle of wine at home. As we wanted to end the note on a good night. I won't be returning. The food was also Mediocre. The Asian pear salad was our favorite of the evening. read more

CdM Restaurant - Thyme Spritz - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

Outstanding quality of entrees and service here at CDM Restaurant. It's been on my list to check out for a while, and my only regret is that I didn't visit sooner. My husband ordered the filet with Gnocchi, and every bite was incredible, from beginning to end he told me. I had a few bites and had to agree, though I'm not much for steak. I had the chicken piccata, since it's a unique dish that is hard to find. I loved it. And the side of mashed potatoes and little tomato salad was incredible. It was so much chicken I couldn't finish it, so my husband has some as well. It's definitely enough to share. We almost ordered the chocolate dessert (looked like maybe a pie or a cake with a side of ice cream). But we wanted to save dessert for later. Next time we will definitely need to order a dessert. read more

CdM Restaurant - Chicken piccata. So yummy. Definitely enough to share- could not finish this myself. - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

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Came here for Valentine's Day, and the ambience, food, and service were fantastic! We came a bit before our reservation time, but we were able to get seated pretty quickly. We ordered the filet mignon and skirt steak for dinner and the tartare for an appetizer. All were delicious! The drinks were tasty and strong as well. Parking may be a bit tough though, but they did have valet for $7. read more

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Food, service, ambiance is 2nd to none. Perfect place to relax and enjoy a good meal with good company and awesome scenery.

Came here to celebrate Valentines Day. Arrived and was seated promptly after checking in. Our server was friendly and attentive to the meal. Good service is key these days. The drinks were some of my fav, especially the vodka and gin. We ordered a variety of food. For appetizers the bread rolls (a must), the steak tartare (best I've had so far), the tomato bisque ( tasty and flavorful), duck liver (saw glowing reviews but not my favorite dish at all; this is a pass). For the main entree we got the filet and the snapper. Filet was perfectly cooked and had a nice peppercorn sauce added to it. The snapper was very good overall but a couple bites were a touch salty. The sides we ordered paired nicely with the meal as well! Get the broccolini it's super flavorful!! Would recommend coming here for a nice date. read more

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Went to under CDM the other night. Everything we read said it was very intimate and romantic. It's very small and the tables are so close together that you can hear everyone's conversation. Which was fine, everyone was nice and we were all kind of talking to each other by the end of the night, but we were really looking for something a little more intimate. We ordered a few drinks (I can't remember what the names were, but my fav was the gin one. It's the only gin cocktail they have) and for dinner we initially ordered the octopus to start, but sent it back (which I really hate doing), but it was so fishy and overcooked. And the sausage with it was so chewy. We got the tartare instead which was delicious. We split the Brussels and the chicken piccata for food and that was super yummy too! The staff was really sweet and helpful. Overall, we had a good experience read more

I'm obsessed with this place. Def ranked top 5 best pizza and pasta spots in the OC. Their outdoor dining is super cute with string lights and lots of greenery. The vibe is intimate and perfect for date night or GNO. I love their cdm spicy pizza and their "dirty pasta" which is a a twist of duck, rigatoni and ricotta salata. The service was great and we were able to be seated fairly quickly. I highly recommend booking a rsvp for this spot. If you follow their Instagram page, they always post great deals and specials :) read more

CdM Restaurant - CDM spicy pizza and Dirty Pasta - New American Near Me - Corona Del Mar, California

Amazing food and atmosphere. Very chic and a huge addition to Corona Del Mar. Cannot wait for future visits.

The food is delicious, especially the yellowtail tuna on top of the fried eggplant; HIGHLY RECOMMEND! The bartenders always make amazing drinks, especially Paige, and the service is top notch! I love the ambience here, as it is kind of a little hole in the wall and can be hard to miss if you're not looking for the restaurant. Highly recommend for drinks and appetizers! read more

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