Best Waterfront Restaurants in San Clemente

We celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary here as part of our trip down memory lane from when we had first visited eight years ago, a couple months before our wedding. It’s still the same as it always was, with great food, great service, and the most amazing views!

Wonderful food in at iconic Dana Point Harbor. A bit noisy, but it was a crowded Friday night. Seafood bisque was rich, creamy, with bits of seafood and heat. Grilled swordfish with butter sauce was so good!

Made a 6:00 reservation but showed up early for happy hour and sat outside waterfront. I had the house margarita and my wife the house Pinot Grigio. Kids had coconut shrimp. Marg was fine, shrimp good but wine not great. Beautiful Xmas lights on the palm trees. We then proceeded upstairs to the dining room where we were seated immediately. Waiter was friendly and explained the menu. We all ended up all eating the macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi, with garlic mashed potatoes, and asparagus. The fish was among the best we have had! Highly recommend Harpoon Henry’s Seafood!

A nice stop on the way to the airport. The bell desk held our luggage while we checked out the beach scene before our lunch reservation. Service and food was good. Restaurant honored a Yelp 50% off appetizer as a bonus. The brussel sprouts was a good choice. Would return if we’re back in the area.