January 22nd - 28th, 2010.
I personally love this event. I know that they have the Orange County Restaurant Week, and Dine LA in Los Angeles. But this Newport Beach Restaurant Week just has a special aura to me. You sort of have this sense that it's a local city thing, and its nice to get to know all of the great areas and restaurants around Newport Beach.
Anyway, I just wanted to recommend a few things since this is my third time attending this event.
1. Go for lunch. Lunch is cheaper to go compared to dinner. You spend only $15 or $20 for lunch compared to $25 to $35. If you go with two people, it makes a huge difference in the total bill after you finish eating.
2. If you want to save money, be cheap, and just order water. Drinks tend to add to the total bill, and I'm not sure if you want to do that because part of the fun is being able to eat great food at a great restaurant for a great price. So just drink H2O. It's good for you, and its free.
3. Check out the lunch menu on the online menu feature they have on the event's official website. Some restaurants are a little cheap, or they just didn't want to put the extra effort to put up a good menu for you. They will only give you two courses, or count a soda as your first course. It is a suppose to be three course prix fixe menu, so when that happens, it is a bit disappointing. Of course, some other restaurants are extremely generous on their offering, and that's what I'm going to show you next.
Out of my experience, these are the restaurants that give the best deals for the Newport Beach Restaurant Week. Again, try to go to these places for lunch. Unlike the Dine LA event, the Newport Beach Restaurant Week allows you to reserve during the weekend. So you should be having lunch at these places this weekend.
Anyway, here are my recommendations. All of them are hyperlinks so just click on them to see my review.
Cannery Restaurant
The Ritz Restaurant & Garden
The Beachcomber at Crystal Cove, Part 2
Tommy Bahama Island Grille
I've tried all of the restaurants above with the exception of Tommy Bahama Island Grille, where I am going to kick off this year's Newport Beach Restaurant Week with. They are all worth your money and time.
Hope you enjoy it too!
2 comments:
Hi there! I just found your blog! Would you mind adding the Taste of Dana event on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at Dana Hills High School in Dana Point!
Hello Teresa,
Thanks for your message! I put a link on the side navigation bar for you. We might go check out the event ourselves. Happy Valentine's Day!
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