Best Casual Restaurants in Long Beach

I took my husband and kids out to celebrate Christmas Eve and possibly start a new family tradition. It’s such a beautiful restaurant and hotel. We were greeted by several friendly people at the front door. Our server, Shelly was excellent. It’s not as casual as it is described on the website but that was okay with me. However, it was more expensive than I expected. I read somewhere that valet parking is free for 4 hours but that is not true, perhaps it’s the garage parking that is free. Overall, I thought Nettuno was excellent and I look forward to visiting again.

One of the best restaurants in Long Beach. They have a rooftop where you can get drinks or the restaurant where food is amazing! If you go during Christmas time the restaurants is dressed with so many decorations! It's almost like you were in Europe !

The service and food were excellent. Yes, prices, but what isn't today? Of course, seeing the water and city lights was great. I would have liked to see more holiday decorations on the ship, walking the way from the onboard area to the restaurant. Yes, there were several lit Christmas trees, but it's a long walk, and it would have been much nicer if it had been more festive, including the restaurant itself.

The food was outstandingly fresh, high quality, and creatively prepared and served. The price fixe menu of many courses seemed to climb a bell curve, with the least interesting being the shrimp chip and dip starter ‘snack’ , climbing to a magnificent crescendo with the the scallop and mussel small plate, and an equally exquisite plate of the freshest sliced kampachi. Each plate was beautiful, graced with curated vegetables, flowers, and delicate sauces that completed, never overpowered. Our only complaint: we found the dessert disappointing in flavor, appearance and texture: a choux pastry ball with a heavy dull filling, sitting on top of a scatter of what resembled stale cocoa puff cereal pieces. I would have traded it for the rich creamy mascapone ice cream served earlier, sans the caviar topping. The service was outstanding: gracious, helpful, attentive, knowledgeable and well orchestrated. Overall we had a fabulous dining experience, exceeding our highest expectations. In most every way, including price, dining here is a special occasion; we could not understand how or why most diners we observed were wearing gym clothes, T-shirts and jeans, sneakers, fuzzy slippers. What’s next: dining in our underwear? How about a dress code?!

One of the best meals we have had this year! Food and service were both wonderful.