Water Grill South Coast Plaza

Secured a nice, chonky 9.5lb Alaska 's King Crab for the table, but had to insist that the waiter rush reserve it before seating us, with good reason. Everything delicious and on point, really mouthwatering side dishes. American portions. American hospitality. Most excellent dining experience here. Note: hamachi was reportedly the only let down if the night, but we were in a group and did not order it, so I cannot vouch for its fail. We even got a little celebratory cake at the end to mark the occasion. December 2021

Food was great. Service was great. Decor was great. Came here for dinner to celebrate a friends birthday. Had reservations for 14 people. They were a little slow to seat us due to delays but we had drinks at the bar so it wasn?t too bad. Ordered ALOT of food and everything was tasty, minus the ?ceviche.? I didn?t eat it since I can?t do raw fish but my friends who did didn?t enjoy it. I liked everything I ate so for my experience it was 5 stars:

This is a very spacious, well-ventilated seafood restaurant with a visible kitchen. Our server, Javier, was helpful and accommodating. The grilled octopus was soft and beautifully spiced. The entire black bass was beautifully grilled with lemon and capers. The oysters were sweet, the university was soft and fresh. The Cioppino is different from the restaurant LA prepared, but was good on its own. The shrimp scampi and mussels with chorizo are not to be missed. We love everything we ordered, above all, the fried softshell crabs with watermelon salad. There was no room for Dessert!

Had a nice lunch on Monday. Overall, it is a wonderful place with a fantastic seafood menu and fast, attentive service. we ordered several appetizers and one escape. the following photos show the shared parts for the clam chowder and cioppino, which they did helpful for us without asking us. as they can see, the divided parts are also quite violent! highlights: saw, tasteful clam chowder served with muddles in the dishes. the suppe came out hot, which was also perfect in warm summer weather. additional sourdough bread with butter. we asked for a second portion because it was so good! it was soft and damp in the inner with a salty, crisp, buttery crust above. great, but not blow her her spirit amazing: bluefin toro tartare was a fun build her own temaki that came with spiced nori, sushi rice and toro. it was a fun and tasty appetizer. cioppino came with a healthy part of dungeness krabbe, among others meeress fruit. very good, but nothing particularly amazing to be honest? was better: I wanted to love the mac and cheese. visually it looked amazing and had some nice broiled cheese up. they could taste the cheese, but somehow it lacked taste despite. the noodles were nicely cooked al dente but what was great. we ordered a dozen oysters. we had a beautiful series of oysters and they were usually in order. somehow did they not seem as fresh/flavorful as others we? ve had somewhere else, but that could be us. Don't get us wrong, it was still quite delicious. a solid bet for a beautiful meal. would recommend any seafood lover or people who want to sit in a beautiful indoor space that feels like they still in the free!

What a great place to have a wonderful meal and good conversation. We had the special of the day the spiny lobster tail recommended by our waiter Jeff, he has to one of the last caring waiters left. Jeff is so personal and goes out of his way to interact with you and gives his honest feedback on the menu items. I so recommend him if you go. All the food looks amazing and the drinks too. Make a special time for yourself and family.