BeachLife Grotto

BeachLife Grotto reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Kristen VIP

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 23, 2025

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

   The food was incredible and the service was amazing! We had noted on our reservation that it was my husband’s birthday, which often times goes unnoticed, however right at check-in the host wished him well, and after bring seated he was handed a birthday card that the entire staff had signed, it was so sweet!! The restaurant is gorgeous too, they’ve done a beautiful job.
   

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   Mickey

   San Francisco Bay Area1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 23, 2025

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

   This place is all about the experience ( and has amazing food). Make sure to celebrate you birthday there and add that detail to your reservation! You will be thrilled to see what happens when you arrive!
   

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   Aracely

   Orange County3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 22, 2025

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

   Love BeachLife Grotto and have been there a number of times and had great meals. This time we ordered the filet and the meet was chewy and tough. In the future, will stick to the seafood. The service was great and the ambience was too.
   

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   Justin

   Los Angeles1 review

   2.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   Poor service, food underwhelming especially given price.
   

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   Colleen VIP

   Chicago7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   Love this place! My only wish is they would expand the menu a bit more. It’s very heavy on the fish/seafood although the options they do offer are solid and everything’s delicious. Maybe dishes like burrata, a pasta, spicy tuna on crispy rice, burger could be considered!
   

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   Paul VIP

   Los Angeles3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

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

   Amazing experience!!! Goooooo you won’t regret it! Went there today for my birthday. Was greeted with a beautiful card and the food was top notch. Obsessed!!! Thank you for a great afternoon.
   

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   Robert

   Los Angeles6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Our first time at this restaurant. Food was excellent and very well decorated inside.
   

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   Rhonda

   Los Angeles8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

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

   This restaurant is awesome, food is awesome, service is awesome everything about this place is awesome
   

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   Sarah VIP

   Orange County11 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   I want to love this place and they have so many great menu items but the back house service is so bad. This is our third visit and this time we had a group of 8. We ordered all the food at once and learned already that when you’re halfway done with a drink to order your next one because it takes a bit. Our appetizers came out scattered (we ordered two of each) and we would get one at a time so half of us could eat and half had to wait. One of our friends ordered mussels and a salad for dinner and requested they both come at the same time. The mussels came out significantly later and everyone was already done eating (we asked to just take them off and were told 1 more minute). My bf and I ordered a salad to split which never came. And then at the end they included tip due to large party and it was 21%, for an average at absolute best experience! Our waitress was so kind, we felt so bad for her, but the back of the house needs to step it up in a major way.
   

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    William VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 29, 2025

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

    We sat inside and all the doors and windows were open. Really hard to find a warm spot in the winter indoors. Drink service is pretty slow too, especially up top. It looks like there’s a bar up there but no one’s ever making drinks up there even when it’s busy.
    

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