Water Grill South Coast Plaza

regis kwong

A 5 star for food and service. This place is impressive. By the time you walk in to the restaurant, you are surrendered by a Beautiful waiting area with nice decorations and an seafood bar with all kinds of shell seafoods. I know I came to the right place for some god seafood when I saw the king crab fish tank. The receptionist was very nice and got us seated promptly. We got a comfortable booth for the evening. Our waitress was very friendly and knowledgeable on the menu. With her recommendations, we had crab cake and a dozen raw scallops to start our evening. They both were delectable and fresh. Marinated with fresh lime juicy and other sauce, the scallops were so delicious. Our mains consisted of a Mexican white cod and and black cod with broccolini. I loved the black cod with the tender and flaky meat structure. The sauce accompanied with the fish was very tasty with a bit of vinaigrette taste, a perfect complement to the fish. On the other hand, the texture of the white cod was a bit hard. I was a bit surprised as I expected a soft and tender meat. Overall, the evening went fabulous where we enjoyed the food and the dining environment. It was a perfect prelude to our broadway show that evening. Valet parking was the only option but you can always park in the mall and walk over to the restaurant for free.

Rich Mendez

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.

Angie Nguyen

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:)

amy c

Birthday celebration location for sure! The service was lacking as 1st, we didn't see our drinks until the entries came but the manager whipped his team into shape and it was a wonderful experience after that. I had amazing 40th celebration because the seafood was on point!