Overvue Lounge & Deck

We stayed at Marriott Laguna Cliff for the memorial weekend and had dinner here Sunday night.  Ambiance was upbeat, fun and comfortable.  A bit loud that night due to the live band but it didn't bother us at all as the band was really entertaining.  They were older folks yet they played top 40's, popular 80's and 90's songs that appealed to our party of 5.  They put their own spin on most of the songs they played and we really had fun listening to them while enjoying our company.  

We initially stayed out by the deck, relaxing and enjoying the stunning Dana Point view and harbor.  We welcome the fireplace and lamp warmers but decided to move inside as the night got colder.

The food was expensive (as expected) and mediocre at best.  The portions were average.  We ordered Rib eye, Chicken Penne, Salmon, Pasta Marinara, Trio desert and rounds of Mojito - which was watered down, mostly ice and lime in a small glass for $12 per.  

Our server was friendly however, the service is unfortunately lacking due to the overly long wait.  She was always missing.  I had to stand up from our table to go to the bar; more than 3 times to request refills or to ask for simple items such as utensils, condiments and etc.  A simple instruction such as no ice on one of our drinks was not followed when she did in fact acknowledge it. The wait for our food to be delivered was more than 35 mins and the steak was warm not hot.  The trio desert arrived at room temperature hence melted.  When we requested for an additional desert, we were warned by our server that the wait will be another 30-40mins for a banana split.  lol.  So of course, we opted out of that.   Granted, it was a busy night.  Hence, we still left in good spirit and gave her a 15% tip.

Despite the long wait and lacking service, we did enjoy our time here.  Mostly bec. of the company and the live band.  If not for latter, this place deserved 2 stars rating at best.