Don't you hate being on a business trip during March Madness when your team is in it? Â Well lucky for me The Lounge at Sam & Harry's had plenty of tv's with the different games on. I was quite surprised how much this place was hustling for a hotel bar. Lots of people parked themselves in rows in front of the monitors and their drinks were definitely being filled and refilled. I wish I wasn't there on business or else I would have parked myself in front of the tvs with everyone else for the whole day. Â
Not a bad place to stop for a drink and bite. Â I'll look forward to it the next time I'm around.
Ok. first. You are in Newport Beach. Â Everything is going to cost a little bit more. With that in mind here is my review. Â The lounge area is nice and comfy. Â They had a few different TVs on showing the college football games on which was nice to see. They have they nice little cozy booth types seats off to the side that are nice for private conversations. Â We had a couple of their mixed drinks and of course they were weak so we ordered up to glasses of Jameson.. You can never go wrong doing it that way. Â We also ordered crab cake appetizers. Â They were very tasty but small. Â I wasn't looking for mammoth sized cakes so I was happy with what I got. Â
Overall, I liked the place. The waitress was super helpful. We asked her for suggestions of things to do/places to eat in the area and she was really helpful.
We had our rehearsal dinner here 3 years ago and we love the back patio...we always take out of town guests here. It is the only place in Newport Beach with a view of the golf course, ocean AND Catalina Island! This is the restaurant, the lounge DOES NOT have a view, and usually is pretty calm.
Review Source:Walked into this joint WOW looks pretty fancy.
Snagged a little table for two.
Table had one of those lame fake electric candles WOW not so fancy
Ordered a Rusty Nail and a Whiskey Sour
Drinks came and were extremely weak and not made well WOW not so fancy
Drinks were $10 each WOW fancy
It was like a roller coaster of WOWs but the ride ended with braking off the tracks and crashing to the ground exploding into a ball of flames.