Chart House Restaurant - Dana Point

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   Vince VIP

   Los Angeles7 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   The food outside the appetizers is absolute garbage. You’re here for the view and cocktails. Spinach salad looked like someone who didn’t know how to cook chopped some spinach and dumped and entire can of crumbled bacon on the side. $51 sea bass was undercooked and cold when it came to the table. Ordered a bunch of other stuff like miso black cod and risottos and pastas and all tasted like crap. This place desperately needs a new chef with some tastebuds.
   

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   MarkP

   Indiana5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Not only was our service extremely slow, but our food wasn’t up to par with what we have come to expect from the Chart House. We ordered a steak that was over cooked and dry and to top it off we didn’t realize we weren’t given steak knives. Trying to get our server’s attention was nearly impossible and when we finally did get the steak knives the steak was already getting cold. But the absolute worst part of the experience was our appetizer! We ordered the meatballs with ricotta cheese. When it arrived it was nothing but melted ricotta in sauce and the meatballs themselves had a very hard consistency. Both of us felt ill after we got back home from the restaurant and we are fairly sure it was those meatballs.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Los Angeles10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing as usual! We were able to secure a late night reservation, service was great, food came fast and was delicious. You can’t beat the views from up there!
   

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   Pixie

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Natasha was funny. Great service, food, and view!!
   

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   Ron VIP

   Los Angeles11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I recently went on a limited diet including ingredients and they went well out of their way to satisfy my needs. The service was fantastic and we greatly appreciated their willingness to accommodate a narrow diet.
   

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   JIM

   Nashville5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Entire party enjoyed their fish entrees, all different and presented beautifully. The Crème Brûlée tasting was a perfect end for the evening. Definitely recommend.
   

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   Liz

   Orange County4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Understaffed. Drinks took too long. Entrees were mixed up. Been there many times but this was an extremely disappointing experience
   

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   Howard

   Miami1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful location and excellent food and services
   

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   Finn

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One word, Jose. The chart house has great food, ambience and views of course. It's the people you interact with that take the experience to the next level For our experience, Jose made all the difference. Please give that young man some recognition, he is the the kind of person you want representing your brand.
   

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    Susan

    Minneapolis2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    We were initially seated on the lawn, which I was not prepared for. It was too cold. The hostess then seated us at the worst table in the lounge (on the aisle where the waitstaff traverse). Overall, the staff seem poorly trained: they didn’t take the menus after we ordered, they forgot to replace flatware, they served one diner’s entree and not the other. The Caesar salad was soggy, the food expediter slammed down plates on a very small two-top without removing empty plates. It was a stressful experience that lacked any kind of elegance or graciousness. The mudpie was good.
    

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