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Tavern House Kitchen + Bar, Newport Beach, CA

Tavern House Kitchen + Bar

4.7
4.7
1674 Reviews
$31 to $50
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Great for scenic views
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
Tavern House is the creation of restaurateurs David Wilhelm and Gregg Solomon who have developed numerous Orange County restaurants over the past 25 years, including Kachina, Bistro 201, Barbacoa, Chat Noir, Diva, Sorrento Grille and French 75. The menu reflects a collection of Chef Wilhelm's popular signature seafood and comfort food dishes. A large centrally located bar drives a vibrant night time scene in what is arguably one of the best view locations in Newport Harbor. Tavern House has a beautiful 50 seat private room for banquets with full views of the harbor and a warm central fireplace.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Steakhouse, Seafood
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Thu–Sat 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (949) 673-8464
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    David Wilhelm
  • Catering
    Tavern House offers large format menus perfect for home, beach or boat parties. Packaged ready to pick up it features, sandwiches, salads and signature fried chicken. https://www.tavernhousekb.com/menus#menu=boat-party
  • Private party facilities
    Tavern House has a private banquet room that accomodates up to 50 people for sitdown service. It has a large stone fireplace, wood shutters, and beautiful harbor view with operable windows. For inquiries click on https://www.tavernhousekb.com/private-banquets
  • Neighborhood
    Newport Beach
  • Cross street
    Bayside Drive & Pacific Coast Highway
  • Parking details
    Valet service available
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Comfort Food Mondays

    $25.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Join us every Monday for Comfort Food Suppers, along with Happy Hour drink prices all night! $25 per person includes a choice of entree, as well as a cup of New England Clam Chowder or Tavern Greens Salad. Please note: Specials may vary weekly, but include mainstays such as: D's Famous Buttermilk Fried Chicken (served with mashed potatoes, green beans, and thyme gravy) Short Rib Stroganoff (served with forest mushrooms, pearl onions, dijon sauce) Chicken Piccata (served with garlic, lemon and caper sauce, mashed potatoes, and green beans)

What 1,674 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Orange County

    Great for scenic views

  • South Orange County

    Great for scenic views

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Tavern House Kitchen + Bar offers a delightful dining experience with "dependably good food and consistently excellent service." Guests commend its "beautiful view" of the marina and "wonderful ambience." The menu boasts standout dishes like the "best steak onion dish" and "fantastic brunch." A perfect spot for special occasions.

1,674 Reviews
  1. Cheri

    Greater Boston

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great as usual. Our server was Nori who is so professional and really understands how to do her job! She thinks ahead and you never have to ask for refills as she is on top of it. She is honest and makes great recommendations to the menu. We ask for her all the time,

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  2. Linda

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food has never been disappointing. Ahi sandwich as well as the beef dip and Caesar salad are amazing and huge so sharing is good. Definitely recommend for lunch or dinner.

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  3. Allison

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food is always great with unique flavor combinations. Service staff always pleasant and entertaining with a fun spirit.

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  4. Michael

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We went Tavern House Kitchen on a Monday night for their comfort food deal and to celebrate my girlfriends birthday. The valet who parked our car was very polite and welcomed us to the Tavern. The hostess also greeted us with a smile, acknowledged our reservation and my girlfriends birthday and seated us in a booth, per our request via Open Table. Seating is pretty cozy, but we were next to the window overlooking the marina so we had enough privacy. Our waitress was very efficient, we gave her our order for drinks which arrived quickly. The French Onion soup was incredible, just as I remember from French 75. The Tavern Greens salad was okay. The honey-buttermilk fried chicken entree was as good as advertised and my girlfriend said that her Petrale Sole Almandine was absolutely delicious. They brought us a complimentary dessert (vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup) for my girlfriends birthday, which was very thoughtful. While the vibe was little noisy and high energy due to our booths proximity to the bar, it wasn't unbearable. All in all, it was a great evening and we can't wait to return!

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  5. Bobbi

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great clam chowder! Overall, the menu is a bit pricey. But the food and service are very good and we enjoyed our dinner.

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  6. Paul

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was excellent. The pork chop was great and the price was very reasonable. Service was excellent. Overall great experience.

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  7. Susan

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    We had a great table by the window! Our server was really nice and did a great job checking in on us and making sure we were comfortable and well taken care of. We both had the lunch combo with Prime Rib Dip and French Onion Soup - it was fantastic. The soup is the best I have had (even better than 230 Forest!) Prime Rib was very tender and had great flavor. The combo is a great deal with A LOT of food; half sandwich, salad, soup, and chips (we upgraded to fries). The only thing that was less than perfect... the table next to us were LOUD & OBNOXIOUS. It was hard for us to have a conversation over the top of theirs - which not the restaurants fault - they were just unaware and their conversations a bit inappropriate.

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  8. jennifer

    Orange County

    18 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The Tavern House is one of our go to special places. Love the view, the food, the service. However, last night we were disappointed which is rare. We arrived at 4pm - we were the only customers at that time. We had a beautiful window seat and were celebrating my friends birthday. Drinks, our appetizer and the salad came quickly and perfect to our order. However, I order the fabulous onion soup which arrived shortly after our salad but my friends ordered the onion soup filet mignon well done. It took almost 45 minutes, the steak was rare. We needed to leave at 5:30pm and they got their meal at 5;20pm. The comped our appetizer which was appreciated but I was very disappointed that the steak entree took so long. Something happened I guess in the kitchen, and I hope we don't have this experience again. I still highly recommend the Tavern House.

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  9. Pam

    Columbus

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 12, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food and wine were delicious-light was broken/missing above our table so very dark-used phones to order from menus

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  10. Dina

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    We went there for anniversary yesterday and had a beautiful window seat. The filet mignon was amazing. Everything was great. The only thing that bummed me out is I still had my plate in front of me with a few bites of filet mignon left and a half a glass of wine and the waitress served our anniversary ice cream to us while I was still eating my dinner. I thought it was so weird and I felt completely rushed out of there, even though we had only been there for an hour and five minutes!!! I know they need a flip tables, but that’s usually at 90 minutes. I try not to let that ruin my anniversary dinner. So I decided to put the lid on the bottle and drink the rest at home. Other than that, everything was great, we got there at sunset. It was gorgeous. And tonight we happen to be in the neighborhood and realized we were there in time for happy hour. We have never been there for Happy hour, but noticed they had some great options. My husband, me and our two teenagers went and had a great happy hour. I’ll definitely going back for happy hour. They had delicious options and reasonable prices from 4 to 6 PM every day!!

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FAQs

Tavern House Kitchen + Bar offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (949) 673-8464.

Tavern House Kitchen + Bar is rated 4.7 stars by 1674 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Tavern House Kitchen + Bar

333 Bayside Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660-7230

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Bayside Drive & Pacific Coast Highway
  • Neighborhood
    Newport Beach
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Thu–Sat 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Daily 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Steakhouse, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet service available
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    David Wilhelm
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (949) 673-8464
  • Catering
    Tavern House offers large format menus perfect for home, beach or boat parties. Packaged ready to pick up it features, sandwiches, salads and signature fried chicken. https://www.tavernhousekb.com/menus#menu=boat-party
  • Private party facilities
    Tavern House has a private banquet room that accomodates up to 50 people for sitdown service. It has a large stone fireplace, wood shutters, and beautiful harbor view with operable windows. For inquiries click on https://www.tavernhousekb.com/private-banquets
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