Las Brisas - Laguna Beach, California

TiNa

The atmosphere here is beautiful, especially with the ocean view, it’s a great place to unwind. The service was friendly and attentive, which I appreciated. However, the food was a bit disappointing. The portions were small, the flavors didn’t stand out, and to top it off, the food wasn’t even warm when it arrived. Foods and drinks were just okay, nothing special! It’s a nice spot if you’re after a great view and a stylish setting, but for the price, I expected better quality.

Jack C. S.

Amazing view of the ocean and Laguna Beach. Service is excellent and attentive. The server's recommendation was spot on. I only gave 3 start for the food because the portion is smaller and the flavor profile not as good as imagined. I blame the price. The dishes are overpriced and so are the cocktails. The different types of magarita tasted very similar. I would recommend this place if you have money to spend and wants a good view of the ocean and somewhat upscale dining environment.

Rebeca V. C.

Atmosphere and food were great. Our waiter was Luis, he was exceptional and made some good recommendations on the menu based on what we were craving. However the experience once we moved to the bar was 0/5, which is why I rated it a 3/5. The bar attendant was understaffed and her anxiety rolled over to me. I had already spend $300 including tip and was willing to pay more, but ended up leaving after watching her stress over serving what seemed the whole restaurant before she even asked what we wanted. Come, if you plan on sitting to have a meal but forget about sitting at the bar.

C M.

This is a happy place with food and drink with 180 view of the Pacific Ocean. Laguna Beach institution

Weekend brunch is prix fixe only which was fair given the crowd. Reservation is a must on weekends or sunset. (Risking it is fine if planning on 10am brunch or breakfast).
The ocean view is the best trait of this place.
One of the most popular (if not the most popular) sunset spot in Laguna beach.

The food was good and the drink was ok.
The service was cheery.

Parker M.

While the atmosphere was good and service exemplary, the food is not at the quality and creativity it should be for the high prices. The ingredients in mango tostadas tasted like Costco equivalents and while the tamales were good, the other appetizer we had was subpar. I could have made both appetizers at home for a fraction of the price. I will say the drinks were delicious.

Y

I booked a three-course Christmas dinner at this restaurant for $120 per person. For two people, the total came to $300, including tax and tip. We ended up paying this much for such a disappointing experience. The atmosphere, service, and food were all terrible, which completely ruined my Christmas dinner.

Steve

Came here for lunch. Beautiful views but bad food and service. The oysters we ordered were right nothing special. The steak and lobster enchilada was dry and tasteless. The salsa that came with the chips was the only thing that tasted good. Service wasn't the best. We waited forever to get our check. If you come here during lunch just grab a drink and enjoy the view. Not really worth the high price tag for the food. Spent around $150 for 2 people. The place has valet but that lot was full. Had to find a parking 10 min away to walk. Your best bet is metered or there's an all-day parking for $4 near the police station about 10min away. But will give it another chance for brunch next time.

Robbie-Ann O.

Went for lunch on Friday with a large group and sat outside and we all had the million dollar view.
We had the most amazing server , how rude of me to not get his name like I usually do however I was not feeling 💯.
Our server was the most amazing person ever , always making sure everyone was getting their drinks ALWAYS and with a smile and compliments.
We always were getting fresh ice water by him or by another nice server between our two large tables and we had over 30 people so that was wonderful!!
Food - it took a bit to get our order but when he took our order after us being there about 1 1/2 hours we finally got our food after 2 hours -we were pretty hungry .
The starters were good - soup or salad and I wish I had the Salad it was delicious - soup was( 3-5 .)
Main dish we had steak and lobster enchiladas- I would rate (4-5 )however I only ate the lobster enchilada as the steak had the red sauce and the meat was covered in red sauce and my stomach just could not eat that - that day to no fault of LB .
For desert we had the choc cake with cream inside and raspberry drizzle over top . ( 5-5 )it was a lite not sweet desert that you could easily share with two for the price .
View 5-5
Service 5-5
Parking - Valet . If the lot isn’t full like it was at 1:00 PM on that busy Friday .
So rate it (3-5).
We did park only 6 metered spaces away for $10.00 for 4 hours which was NOT long enough I had to run out and add $$ as we had no idea the food would not come out until much later . It ended up being a 4.45 hour lunch .

Either way it was a beautiful day after the clouds ☁️ faded away .
Would I come back ? Yes but I’m not a fan of this style of Mexican food personally but there is a variety of foods so yes I would come back . The service was exceptional and that is hard to find these days !!!!