230 Forest Avenue Restaurant & Bar
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone: (949) 494-2545
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- S Coast Highway
- Best of Citysearch:
- Martini 2007, Martini 2006, Martini 2005
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm
Message from 230 Forest Avenue Restaurant & Bar
California cuisine and monster martinins in a hip, chic setting
- Modern, city ambiance
- Signature Martinis
- Outdoor Dining
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Editorial Review for 230 Forest Avenue Restaurant & Bar – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
A chatty crowd drinks cocktails and dines on Cal-Asian cuisine at street-side patio tables and an outdoor-indoor bar that disappears into the restaurant through floor-to-ceiling windows. The sleek setup offers patio patrons and passers-by views of the narrow dining area and long open kitchen. Popular menu picks include prosciutto-wrapped shrimp, a tomato-and-mozzarella stack drizzled with pesto, wild mushroom ravioli with sage butter and arugula and New York steak with toasted garlic haricots verts.
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Insider Tips
ParkingStreet parking is competitive, and the restaurant doesn't offer valet. Try one of the low-priced lots a block or so to the east.
What to DrinkThe menu offers 13 specialty martinis, from a simple mix of vodka and raspberry liquor to the Creme Brulee, a cocktail of Kahlua, Smirnoff vanilla vodka and cream.
User Reviews for 230 Forest Avenue Restaurant & Bar
05/28/2007 Posted by highhighhigh
the food was very good. i had the salmon salad .Made a reservation for later so i managed too find a parking pretty quickly. they offer steaks. my friend had a steak which was average. i would definetely stick with the fish which is their speciality i think. Liked the atmosphere. my salmon salad came with a fully cooked salmon which was very tasty. dont live too close to laguna but ill definetely be back sometime
03/10/2007 Posted by cdfaires
We arrived at 7:45pm for an 8pm reservation and were seated promptly at a bit past 8pm. The wait staff was average at best. Our waiter was rushed and didn't seem to notice when our drinks were empty. I ordered the Filet which was ordered Medium Well and was served rare. The food was re-presented and a bit over-cooked, more like Well Done. About half-way through dinner their seemed to be an odor that would periodically waft through the restaurant which smelled distinctly of sewage. It really ruined any possibility of wanting desert or to finish our delayed meal while I watched my wife eat her dinner in abscence of mine. When time to depart the waiter was prompt to bring the bill then he stood by the hostess stand chatting while the bill sat on the table for 10 minutes waiting to be run. I would say all in all the atmosphere of the restaurant and the patrons are the best part. As for the restaurant itself, it seems to be that they are the only game in town and can get away the low quality of food preparation and service. The sewage smell is a real problem, I would think twice next time before going to this restaurant again.
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