The Cliff Restaurant in Laguna Beach

Some of the best views in the city. Food is decent between a selection of beef & seafood burgers & classic sandwiches, along with fish entrees. Staff is typically friendly and fast. But expect long wait times as the place is busy nearly 9 months a year. Plan accordingly.

Very 'Good .Shrimp/ Fish plate ..

This place is a joke.. told them table for 3 and they stuck us at the smallest table they got! And expected us to be comfortable.. when we asked nicely to be moved so we would have space. They said no.. look we are paying customers.. the fact we were treated poorly is distasteful.

One of my rare 5 star reviews! Food was excellent. I ordered the eggs benedict with over well eggs rather than poached and my food was prepared perfectly. Not to mention that our server Christiano was one of the best ever so the food was hot when it got to the table! High marks all the way around. Very good Mimosas too! Can't say enough; did I mention fair prices considering restaurant has a white water view of Laguna Beach.

Great place to eat while watching the sunset. Every seat offers an amazing view. There is a happy hour. The service is quite laid back, just like the community, so don't think you'll get in and out quickly. It's definitely a nice break from running from one place to the next. The food is pretty good too, although portions (drinks and food) were smaller than what I'm use to. Enjoy!

5 Stars for the views4 Stars for the food (nothing special)3 Stars for lack luster wait staff and often hour wait But the views are 100% worth it

Beautiful scenery and atmosphere. Great food and service. You just cannot beat eating with a view of beautiful Laguna Beach in the background. I will definitely be eating there again! 🍲 🏖️👍

Always amazing views, food, and service. The best cocktail here is by far the Cliff Hanger. Enjoy!

Very nice restaurant with great food and service! Take note though... it is completely outdoors, so be aware it can be very chilly and your hot food can get cold fast, especially at night!

Amazing place. Good food and sound of the ocean... what a great combination. It tends to be cold during night but they have heaters. Did I mention all of this + Great service and Live Music 🎵 as well !!

This is a beautiful restaurant with delicious food and a great view! I would highly recommend it if you are in Laguna Beach.

Delicious food enjoyed overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I had the raw tuna salad which provided a healthy portion. The service was above average and the prices were good considering the location. I recommend waiting extra to be able to sit on the glass overlooking the water. The balcony is covered in shade by huge umbrellas. This is a must visit venue in Laguna Beach.

I meet friends in this lovely spot a lot! This is my favorite spot to have a bite. I go there regularly. The food is great, the workers are friendly and the charge is decent. I enjoy meeting in this restaurant over a tasty lunch.

I have been driving from San Diego County for the last five years to meet my grandma or for my birthday, my mom’s birthday and my dad’s birthday some thing we do every year as we love the view and usually the food is very good. I don’t know if they have different management or different cooks but this is the third time I have gone in the last few months that it has been a terrible experience. I was just there this past Friday and we each ordered a French dip now mind you this is a $20 sandwich so you would expect that it would be outstanding. It came out on a cold ciabatta roll that had not been toasted or even placed on the grill. It had to slivers of what they were calling prime rib that was so far over cooked it tasted as if it had been boiled. Do you spend $125 on lunch plus a tip and be just completely dissatisfied. Not to mention long drive and celebrating a birthday. It’s just not the same as it used to be

This is an amazing restaurant been there a few times went down for my birthday today had a wonderful lunch the food is fantastic especially the mahi-mahi tacos the view is amazing overlooking the ocean recommended to everyone had a wonderfull waiter named Ricardo

Come here for the VIEW and the EXPERIENCE. This was a perfect spot for a date or to take friends from out of town. The food is pretty good, just a few steps from the sandy beach and cute little shops nearby. Service was wonderful.

What can I say. Good service and great food with a stunning view. A must return spot for me and recommend for anyone else to come visit.

Waitress was super, food was excellent, ambiance and views out of this world. Perfect Fathers Day. Thank you.

Beautiful little spot to stop for lunch. Seating is all outdoors and it was end of November and Chilly! They didn't have enough heaters for everyone. So, we ate quickly. But, the French dip was quite yummy. Beautiful view. Would have stayed longer if we'd had a heater near us. But, about 35 minutes was all we could stand of the cold so we hurried & left.

The view is gorgeous. Food is very nice. Beware the wait list- we were on it almost 8 hours for Saturday night and never got seated. Next day, tried again (dd begged), only took 3 1/2 hours, for lunch. That said, once seated it was lovely. Service was very good.

Great food and service! The tables are spaced far apart. The waiters are very friendly and Bryan is extremely funny!

LOVE this spot, what a view!! It was amazing at night and we definitely will be returning during the day and for sunset at some point. The scallops wasabi are drool-worthy. The cliff crab dip was delicious. The crab cakes, oh the crab cakes 😍 can I just bring home a bottle of the sauce they pair with it... So so good! Very reasonably priced considering the location and everyone that works here is super friendly!

It was my first dine in after quarantine and OMG they have such perfect system, the manager was standing outside to as you questions and make sure you’re wearing mask until you get seated, table were not close at all they were cleaning surfaces maybe every 10 minutes... I felt SO comfortable... they did great to make everybody feel safe and welcome

Great food, friendly, and accommodating servers. Fabulous ocean view.

Amazing view of the ocean! Awesome!! I really love this restaurant. The food And the service were both so good. I highly recommend this place to anybody.

Good food at a reasonable price considering the incredible views.

Everything was delicious my favorite was the Raw scallops with wasabi. Nice view of ocean

The outdoor Restaurant was adorable, the food was surprisingly good! And the service was excellent. We got the Ahi Poke and Raw Scallops appetizers and they were both really delicious and fresh. The drinks were good and not too sugary. Was nice and not too crowded on a week day!

Great place! What a view!.. the food, not so much. Almost most of the menu was fried or deep fried.. but, the overall experience was great

Firstly, I don't know why this place has only $$ when it should have $$$$.The cheapest hamburger is $20.Let's say 3 hambuergers and 3 cokes, $100 !Enjoy the view !!

Food and drinks were amazing! Staff was very professional and we had a great view of the ocean. We even got to see dolphins! 🐬

Nice view of the ocean. The drinks are strong. Highly recommend

The brunch was great and I enjoyed the view very much! The prices are really good compare to other restaurants with similar view in the Laguna Beach area! Not very busy so you don’t need to wait so long, even during the weekends or holidays! Their sandwiches are good, too, but I recommend their brunch menu. Usually you can find parking in the street and just pay a couple of dollars!

The views and food are great. A perfect spot to enjoy lunch, dinner or just drinks. I stop here almost every time I'm in Laguna

Food, location, and staff were very great. Drinks were a bit overpriced for the size and unfortunately the parking lot is pretty small. We had to park a few streets away.

Always great.. great food, great service, excellent waiters.. .

Amazing Customer service! They knew I had a flight shortly and rushed everything for me. Kind, respectful, food is amazing, the view is beyond words! Robbie is awesome! Christian is great! Ricardo is also wonderful.

This restaurant is amazing and with a breath taking view. Despite how busy the restaurant can be, employees could delivery a better customers service.

View-great, service-excellent, food-great. Suggest crab omelet. May have a wait.

This is the first time that we went to this place, four adults will met for lunch there for the first time and from the moment that you walk in very friendly staff everybody is very nice they gave us instructions to have to go to our table and from there the food the drinks top of the line cannot complain at all everybody was really nice and the view of the place is beautiful.Totally recommended very reasonable prices to food taste good and the drinks are well served.Definitely coming back

Absolutely AMAZING! We got the Calamari Burger and the Fish n Chips. The onion rings were amazing and we opted for the sweet potato fries... Perfect choice!! Service was amazing. There was a wait but not long and plenty of fun shops to walk through.

Good view of the Pacific. Food was good enough, prices fair

Open again!!!! Finally after the covid-19 ... the view...awww the view... missed it. Never gets old.

Good atmosphere great staff good food and the view wonderful I could get use to this. Took my grand daughter for her birthday.

Great food! Great service! Ate here twice in one weekend! Will be back!

The food was tasty, the outdoor seating had a great view and the wait staff were kind. It took about 40 minutes for our food to arrive, but maybe because it was busy.

Great view, great drinks, tasty menu, friendly and efficient staff. Everything the optimal lunch experience requires!

One of my favorite places. They are open with social distancing in place! Still as tasty as always ❤❤

I had brunch here with a friend on his way to move to the Pacific Islands. It was during Covid and i felt that the restaurant’s safety protocol was excellent. Proper spacing, masks required, sanitizer available. Single use menus. Etc. kind staff and delicious, amazing food and drinks. The view is obviously incredible. I can’t wait to return.

Very tasty. Pedro is the best guy there.