CURRENT Coastal Cuisine

Always great. Jamie, Luis, Carina, and other, genuinely warm servers, came to visit our table and chat. They are our friends! We got a grilled salmon salad and a grilled salmon plate, with lots of vegetables...delicious!!!

I mean can you practically see the freezer burn on my halibut?! I didn't really dwell on it, but it certainly wasn't high or even medium quality by any means. The service was very attentive though, and I enjoyed my me time with the puppers. I'm madly in love with the fact that they were so dog friendly. And I always appreciate a coastal inspired decor, even if it's subpar.If you're staying at the Renaissance Newport Beach, it's going to be your only sit down restaurant option (how I ended up here). If you're not staying at the hotel, then you need not go out of your way to come here.

I have stayed here for over a week and ate at Current Coastal Cuisine every single day, sometimes multiple times in one day! The food, drinks and customer service was just that good! I have tried many dishes but I'd have to say my favorite is the grilled chicken Cobb salad and the vegan burger. Can't wait to stay here again when I am in the Newport Beach area, but I would just stop by for the food!

TLDR; food was meh, ambiance was a bit cold, and there was a hair in my dessert but they comped it. Service was excellent. FYI: I was there on Thanksgiving.This restaurant is really convenient in that it is inside the Marriott Renaissance. The restaurant itself has nice decor, but the open-concept of it (i.e. many walls are actually ropes and you can see the hallways of the hotel) makes the ambiance a bit cold. The halibut was unfortunately overcooked, the ribeye was thin and a bit over-charred, and the prime rib had a fairly thick brown band. We had the pumpkin tart that came with ginger snap ice cream/cookie, but we found a hair on the tart after taking a spoonful (my hair isn't that long). They had it comped and got us a new one which is nice.The service was excellent; there was only one person (Zachery I believe) and he was able to manage all tables himself quite well. He's the only reason why I gave this place 3 stars instead of 2. Thank you! Note that I dined here during Thanksgiving, so there may be external factors affecting the quality.

Guests at the Renaissance, which was ok. The breakfast buffet helped an otherwise adequate stay very nice. The bar had a good vibe and we enjoyed the house cab and split the Buffalo cauliflower "wings." Service excellent during both experiences.

I ordered room service. I ordered the roast beef sandwich and a salad. As they arrived, I was warned that they were from the "Grab N Go", not the restaurant. I never got to eat the salad, but about an hour or two later I was vomiting. I believe it must've been food borne illness. My bill was $100 but included a $49 bottle of wine which I only managed to drink half a glass before the vomiting started. I guess my question is why wasn't it freshly made? I ordered it at 8 pm or so and the menu said room service was until 10 pm. Why did I get a sandwich from the lobby that was probably less than half the price? I'll pass on room service next time.

Did the Newport burger and it was so so. The beef has so much fat that it soaked through the brioche bun and made it a soggy mess. The beef also had no flavor whatsoever. Fries were good though..

Inside the Renaissance this comfortable restaurant has lots of seating and a friendly staff. I ordered the Short Rib Birria Tacos and the Street Corn, which I aptly put a small smattering of inside each of the three tacos and BAM!! They were amazing with the consommė dip served on the side. So so good!! The Tacos came with chips and a nice medium salsa. I really enjoyed this Southwest meal! YUM!

Ordered the chicken sandwich and it was basically all bun. Portion was tiny. When I asked the waiter about the tiny portion, he just laughed, admitted it was a tiny portion, and walked away never to be seen again.

My son wanted to go have a nice dinner together. We chose to come here and were not disappointed. We had a steak dinner and a burger with fries. The steak was amazing, seasoning was great, cooked perfectly. They were able to sub broccolini (instead of brussel sprouts); the seasoning on that was delicious! The cheddar bacon bread pudding was a first for me. Smash burger was delicious. Our server Zack was great! Very attentive and interactive with my son which every parent appreciates. Would definitely recommend this restaurant for a relaxing dinner vs. chain restaurants.