How have I walked by this place dozens of times and never tried it out? We went last night and we…read morewere blown away. Even though it was 6:15 on a Saturday night, we were able to be sat right away. As soon as we walked in, someone greeted us and showed us to our table. Our server immediately got us waters and asked if we wanted anything else to drink (wife and I both got some delicious beers that they had on tap). We had our little one in tow with us and they were so accommodating to him! As soon as we were ready, our server took our order. We got: Chowder "frots" (fries and tots mixed in with some New England clam chowder, bacon, onions, cheese, and other goodies) 10/10, would definitely order again. My wife got the lobster roll with a side of clam chowder. Loaded with lobster, but you do pay the price. Labeled as market price, this was almost $40. Delicious, but not worth it in our opinion. 6.5/10. Pan roast (house specialty which came with shredded crab, shrimp, clams, and muscles). This, topped with rice, was heavenly. Better than any pan roast I've had. Came out ripping hot as it should. My wife was envious of my dish. 10/10 From the kids menu we also ordered the chicken Alfredo. My kid loved it, but my wife and I both had a bite and wow, we would've ordered that for ourselves it was so good. 10/10. We can't wait to come back just for the food. On top of that, however, service was above and beyond. The servers and everyone in the restaurant were so accommodating to us and our child and made us feel so, so welcome. We would come back even if the food was bad, solely for the service we received. Vibes we great, decoration on the walls look like they hired an artist to paint it. They had two TV's behind the bar / prep area that was showing NBA and PGA which I'll never complain about. All around 10/10 experience.

Weekend dinner, pretty open seating, nice decor…read more Menu is various seafood item ranging from po boys to pan roasts. Ordered the shrimp po boy,pan roast, and kids macaroni and cheese. Po boy had nice crispy shrimp on a fresh roll. Comes with a side of fries. Pan roast was a nice creamy broth with shrimp mussels and crab. Comes with a side of rice. Mac and cheese was a pretty big portion for a kid, really cheesy and rich. Overall pretty good meal and surprisingly pretty affordable considering the cost of seafood. Service was attentive. Would recommend.

Awesome place for seafood lovers Lobster Roll came with…read moremore lobster than expected. Place is always packed Recommend to make reservations through Open Table. Service with a smile always helps, Team does a great job. Plenty of parking. Can't wait to come back.

This was our first time trying Pacific Catch. The restaurant is clean and has a pleasant…read moreatmosphere. The service here is awesome! I had accidentally dropped my smart ring into the sink while I was washing my hands and panicked! It's already awkward enough to ask for help, but Briana came to the rescue and went above and beyond to help retrieve it!! Thank you so much, Briana! You're a life saver! If it wasn't one thing, it also was another: one of our dishes slipped and broke all over the floor. Briana handled it so graciously and the team was quick to help clean up and replace our dish. Professional, friendly and just plain awesome. Thank you all for being so great! On to the food: we ordered the lobster roll, the miso black cod and the kimchi fried rice with a fried egg added to it. We enjoyed all of it! For my husband, the sauce for the lobster roll is what did it for him. He said at that point, one wasn't enough - 5 more would have been better! LOL! The miso black cod was also very good with a sweet taste to it. It's a little too sweet for myself but it didn't stop me from eating most of it. :) The kimchi fried is also pretty good but I would've liked more kimchi in there - that's just me, tho. Hee! XD Thank you again for such a lovely meal and for all the help!

每天都有新鮮的漁獲 蝦現買現吃真的很美味…read more漁夫每天出船補 1970年開業至今已超過50年 已經是第三代在做了 It is the unique store for fresh seafood ,very friendly people and best quality seafood ,also ,it locates in the best place ,feeling relaxed beach life

Solid spot with incredible quality protein. They have a small area with dedicated parking and I…read morecame at opening so there were no issues there. I see a lot of reviews complaining about them not being open, I recommend following them on Instagram as they post their hours and offerings on there. I wish they included pricing on their posts to allow us to budget better before being on site. They are very much on the pricier side but for the most part that is justifiable with what you get. I picked up some spot prawns at $45/lb, 4 pieces ran me about $25 but those were so fresh I would get them again. I also picked up scallops. I did expect them to be fresh but they were completely frozen so I am not sure when they harvested them and the scallops themselves were a tad on the smaller side, at about $33 for a 17oz bag that seemed a bit steep. Most of their fish range from $32-35 per pound and their Mexican white shrimp were $25/lb. I do very much plan to come back but this would not be a frequent stop for me

First time at BF, here are some thoughts:…read more -I'm not a big seafood guy, so my goal was to order something with fish, instead of a burger, etc. -We got pico de gallo as an appetizer. The chips were ok, and the pico was delightful, very tasty! -I got the BF burrito with panko crusted white fish. It was quite good, and very filling. I could easily have shared it for my meal. Not a big fan of the Tommy sauce. Overall cool experience and recommended.

I like everything here EXCEPT the salmon poke - Salmon Poke is normally my favorite but here it…read morejust tastes murky. I've even tried putting some lemon or ponzu on it and even that can't brighten it up - it just tastes like sludge sauce. Every time I forget how awful it is, I always regret ordering it since I spend like $27 on it and then I don't even eat it all, I just throw it away. So: Note to self: NEVER get the salmon poke!! The Tuna poke is ok it's like 3.5 stars maybe 4....it's just hard since the poke in Hawaii is so amazing and even places like Poke Wave and Tiger Plate have really good poke but here it's ok. For like $22 for a super basic bowl with only 4 toppings it's really overpriced. I mean this is Crystal Cove...but still.... What Bear Flag does do outstanding here is the rest of the seafood! Their fish tacos are delicious! They also serve really nice varieties of cooked fish (blackened, cajun, butter, lemon butter, etc.) with a variety of sides. Their tacos are actually good value - you can even get a basic $3 fish taco that I'll often get my kids (who like substituting the flour tortillas) - the $3 taco comes with fish, tortilla, cabbage and sauce. For $7.50 you can get the amped up version which I recommend. Their Tommy sauce is really good and you can get it with most dishes. Also be warned if you come here Summer of 2026 they have like half of the parking lot blocked off (dumb to do during tourist season) so parking is a complete nightmare! It took me like 8 minutes circling just to find parking around 5:30pm on a Tuesday and even then I gave up and drove to the far end of the shopping center where I got lucky and saw someone leaving and then just walked a super far way to get to Bear Flag.

Late post from our end-of-tax-season celebration at Water Grill…read more This definitely felt like a place to celebrate. From the valet to the nice waiting area and the seafood displayed over ice when you walk in, everything had a very upscale feel. Once seated, the bread and butter started us off right. We ordered a few cocktails and every one was really good. For food, we went IN on the seafood. We got the chilled shellfish platter, calamari, seafood pasta, sea bass, and a seafood soup that was probably one of my favorites. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and prepared really well. The chilled platter especially was such a nice presentation with the oysters, shrimp, lobster, mussels and scallops. The seafood pasta was also so good. Rich without overpowering the seafood, and the shrimp were huge. Definitely on the pricier side, but this is one of those places where the food, atmosphere, and overall experience matched the occasion. Perfect way to celebrate surviving tax season. 9.5/10

We came here after watching a show at the Segerstrom. We made sure to make a reservation and after…read morearriving, we were seated pretty quickly. Our servers name was Jaden. He was really friendly and very helpful throughout our meal. I ordered the Wild Pacific Halibut, it was decent. We order brussels sprouts for the table to share. The brussels sprouts were ok, not my favorite. We also ordered one Kumamoto oyster for each person at the table. The oysters were really smooth and creamy, I would definitely recommend. For my drink I order The Pessimist. It is a NA take on an old fashioned. For the price I wouldn't recommend The Pessimist, because it tastes a little watered down. We were celebrating my birthday so the restaurant brought out a complimentary pazookie which is really nice. Everything on the menu is à la carte. I found the prices to be a little high for the portions that were served. The ambience is nice. They have a raw bar if you want to pull up for oysters. There is indoor and outdoor seating. I would recommend the Water Grill if you ate ok with spending a little more on a meal and are craving seafood.

Luke's Lobster in Balboa was another birthday treat from the wife, and she wanted to take me here…read morebecause she knows I love lobster and crab rolls, or really just lobster and crab in general. Now here's the thing, I've never really had a great lobster roll. It's always been so overpriced for the lack of flavor and just never really worth it. Luke's was the first and truly one of the best places I've had a lobster roll, and honestly it was kinda shocking. We ended up getting the flight, which came with a crab roll, a shrimp roll, and a lobster roll, and all three were phenomenal. But what completely shocked me was that the shrimp roll was a hundred percent the best of the bunch. The butter it came with, that pure savory sweet ocean saltiness, the bread, the butteriness of it, I wish I had ten of them. I could have sat there and eaten all of them right then and there. The shrimp roll was number one for sure, which really surprised me, but it was that good. The lobster roll was a solid second. Great amount of lobster too, and I mean this isn't the kind of place that gives you two or three sad little pieces, they pack a whole handful of lobster in there, which I really appreciated. If you're paying a pretty penny for it, at least they came through with a generous amount. The crab roll though, that one completely fell short. I wasn't too bummed since I was way more locked in on the lobster, but the crab just wasn't there. I don't know if the crab itself just didn't have the flavor this catch around, but it tasted like watered down salt with a little bit of butter. So yeah, that one was not great. Lobster and shrimp though, wonderful. The clam chowder was also really good. I added a little pepper just to give it an extra kick and a little bite, and it was great. The staff were so sweet too, super welcoming and helpful, especially since it was our first time and we had no clue what to get. We hit them with a bunch of questions just to get their insight and hear what their favorites were, and they were awesome about it, really welcoming and just genuinely sweet and helpful. This is definitely one I'd love to go back to, and I highly recommend it to anybody looking for a good lobster roll. Truly a good place in my opinion.

I visited Luke's over 2 weeks ago and can't stop thinking about the food. We got the Maine combo,…read morewhich includes a drink, a 6oz lobster roll, a cup of clam chowder and a bag of cape cod chips. The roll was FULL of quality claw meat. The chowder had really large chunks of clam- no barely there tinned fish around. As a note to temper expectations- this is a shack style beach joint. You order your food, and there is a small seating area behind the shop that is shared with a wonderful coffee shop. There may be limited seating. I would have eaten this meal standing up and would be happy as can be.

LOVE OC Fish Grill. Ambiance is great! Spacious inside and…read moreoutside. On Friday they have a Live Jazz band. Staff are friendly & fast service. We love the food bought fried & grilled. Many side options and they come fresh. My favorite side is their cole slaw.

Love this place! Came across this gem after a good workout and needed dinner. Every dish is very…read morefresh, I usually get the salmon entree with rice and Brussel sprouts. Their ahi appetizer with chips and calamari very good! I love the outdoor seating under the grape vines with real grapes and fire place. Service is fast

I love the food here and everything seems very nice and especially the waitress her name is Katie…read moreNolan. I would to come back .

Maha was a great server and the food was delicious! I would highly recommend this place!read more

California Fish Grill has become one of my go‑to spots for fresh, flavorful seafood that doesn't…read morefeel heavy or overpriced. The food is consistently delicious -- from the perfectly grilled salmon to the crispy shrimp tacos -- and the sides are honestly some of the best you'll find at a fast‑casual place. The zucchini and Brussels sprouts always hit. But what really made my last visit stand out was Yani. She brought so much warmth and energy to the experience. She was patient, helpful with recommendations, and made sure everything came out just right. It's rare to find someone who genuinely elevates the whole vibe of a restaurant, but she absolutely does. If you're craving fresh seafood with great service, California Fish Grill is always a solid choice -- and if you're lucky enough to have Yani take care of you, even better.

I've wanted to try this place for a while -- a great alternative to the standard burger and fries…read morefast food. This is nice and clean and service was good. I had the 2 fish platter of swai and salmon with brown rice and zucchini as sides. I thought the platter was very good. The swai was cooked very well. The fish was very tender with a delicate flavor. The garlic sauce worked well. I thought the salmon was not as successful as it was a little overcooked. I think it's a mistake to slice the fish so thin -- you almost invariably over cook it when it's so thin. The rice and zucchini were both good. My friend had the Cajun fish tacos and said they were good. There's so much stuff stacked on the taco I thought the fish would be impossible to taste through all the other ingredients, but my friend said he could still taste the fish and thought it was well cooked I particularly liked all the healthy choices like zucchini instead of fries. The one thing I didn't really like was the ordering kiosks. It's fine to have these for the regularly regulars who know what they want. But for a first timer you have questions and no one to answer them. Also, I found it a little annoying standing in line ... It takes people forever to order with all of the options. It might save a little labor for the restaurant, but it really makes ordering take a long time. The prices were also very reasonable. I'm definitely coming back.

the absolute best steak house!! the meat is so flavorful --…read moreseasoned and seared in butter - the NY strip was incredible. the corn was so sweet! Classic entrees and pairings their batter cake was incredible better than Maestro's or Flemings beautiful location and decoration a dream of a steakhouse service was attentive and respectful great recommendations

My husband took me to Ocean 48 in Newport Beach for my birthday, and it was truly one of the best…read moredining experiences I have ever had. The service was exceptional from the moment we arrived. Our table was ready, the staff welcomed us warmly, and I received a personal birthday card when I was seated. Even the manager stopped by to check on us. Our server, Jason, was absolutely top-tier. He guided us through the entire meal and recommended everything we ordered. His knowledge was impressive, from how the steaks are prepared to which wines paired best with our food, including details about the different types of grapes. When it was time for dessert, I simply trusted him to choose for me, and it was amazing! The experience was so wonderful that I have already arranged for my daughter to dine there while she is in town and requested Jason as her server. Ocean 48 even called the next morning to make sure we enjoyed our visit. I have never received that level of customer service from a restaurant. Thank you to Jason and the entire Ocean 48 team for making my birthday so special. We cannot wait to come back!