RED O Taste of Mexico - Newport Beach

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   Shari

   Chicago

   35 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   35 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It is always tasty! The staff is friendly and the good is delicious! We had Great Chilean sea bass and ribeye.
   

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   Sabi

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sometimes this place is too loud but I always love coming here
   

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   McCullough

   San Francisco

   108 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   108 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   We had not been to the Red O in Newport for years. We tried it for lunch today and it was excellent! The food was excellent and the service was great. The decor is the biggest downfall, very strange for plant/flower arrangements that give a creepy feeling. But the food was great!
   

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   Nicole

   Orange County

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had our holiday Christmas party on the patio. Fabulous service fabulous food fabulous fun.!!!
   

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   Mandie

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   I wanted to like this place. The ambiance and decor is really lovely and cool but the rest of the experience fell pretty flat for our party. Made a reservation for Sunday at 11am, party was seated 15 minutes later which I thought was odd considering that's when the restaurant opens. Server was pretty forgetful throughout the meal. Forgot one guest's drink, we had to ask for salt/pepper twice, and asked for a hot water refill on a tea that never came. I will say the food came out super quickly but unfortunately was extremely bland and covered in way too much crema and cotija. No one at our table finished our meals or wanted it to go. The restaurant did seem incredibly busy and appeared to be one private party so maybe they were understaffed today. Would I consider going back? Maybe for the more expanded lunch or dinner menu but definitely not for brunch. It was a miss for me.
   

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   Tanuj

   Orange County

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Absolutely terrible service. Came here with some work colleagues. Server took our order, food came out and the guy disappeared. No one came by for any additional drinks, never showed up to ask for dessert or coffee, just dropped off the bill. Finally shows up to collect the money with a Red Robin style payment method showing the bill to all the guests. What the f&$k. Good decor, high noise, no music, low grade food (ordered the lamb with mole and besides the meat that was not the right temperature, the rest of the plate looked like sick on a plate with under cooked vegetables). We take our customers out every week and Javier’s is much better hands down. This restaurant is off our list permanently.
   

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   Stephen

   Dallas

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   They had a "live" DJ and it was really loud. The food was amazing, the service was impeccable, and it was all well worth the price. Will definitely come back again.
   

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   Shannon

   Orange County

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was delicious. Margaritas were a little inconsistent- 1st one was good 2nd was really sweet, ran out of tomato juice for Michelada but later “found” some. Server personality was meh. Good tasting food made up for areas lacking. Definitely going back
   

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   Evelyn

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was good and the customer service was excellent once we walked inside the Restaurant
   

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    Yesselin

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Love this place its always a vibe. The ambience is very nice because it’s very intimate very quiet and the waiters were doing the rounds which I really appreciate because they were really checking in with us. They made my birthday experience amazing and the food was always top-tier.
    

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