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Wind & Sea Restaurant, Dana Point, CA

Wind & Sea Restaurant

4.6
4.6
1850 Reviews
$31 to $50
Seafood

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
  • Great for scenic views
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
The Wind & Sea Restaurant is located on the water in the Dana Point Harbor. With water on three sides, every table has a spectacular view.
We serve fresh fish selections daily as well as Lobster tail, shrimp, steaks, and vegetarian dishes.

Monday through Friday (not available Holidays and Special occasions) we have Hawaiian Happy Hour from 4:00 to 7:00 featuring our world famous Mai Tai's as well as draft beer, wine and food specials. Big screen TV's, keep the lounge exciting at all times.

The waterfront open-air patio serves the full menu and is heated at night, perfect for an order of nachos and a margarita or a full dinner under the stars. Private banquet facilities accommodate 20 to 75.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, Steak, Californian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–9:00 pm Sun 11:00 am–8:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 4:00 pm–7:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (949) 496-6500
  • Payment options
    Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    We can cater events for up to 100 people. We specialize in boat parties. Pull your boat up in front of the resaurant and we can cater your cruise for you.
  • Private party facilities
    Private banquet room accommodates 20-100 . Full bar and view. We have the most reasonable rates in the area.
  • Neighborhood
    Dana Point / Monarch Beach
  • Cross street
    Dana Point Harbor Dr
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Entertainment
    Live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights starting at 8:00 PM
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,850 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • South Orange County

    Great for scenic views

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Wind & Sea Restaurant offers a "beautiful view of Dana Point Harbor" and is renowned for its "friendly, excellent service." Diners consistently praise its "great seafood," with standout dishes like scallops and mahi mahi. While some find the food "a little pricey," the charming waterfront setting makes it a favorite spot for many.

1,850 Reviews
  1. Mel

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My wife and I celebrated our 31st anniversary by returning to Dana Point. We selected Wind and Sea due to their great customer reviews. They didn’t disappoint! Madison provided great service! My compliments to the chef for a perfect salmon and my wife’s shrimps were delicious. Well done!

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  2. Colleen

    Phoenix

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Clam chowder was outstanding. Love the calamari strips, fish and chips, big eye poke. Love the view, watching a big sea lion swim by us!

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  3. Rob

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great and friendly service. Bree was terrific. They did not rush us and yet they were still attentive to our table.

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  4. Jeni

    New York City

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I’m grateful to had an evening of Christmas here so busy all in great spirits working food the artichoke always the best. The salmon was perfect. Nice to be able to share time with family from out of town times are changing so happy to spend it here on Christmas Eve. This year has the development. Really liked our Waiter

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  5. Jeff

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Christmas or New Year dinners at a restaurant are, by their very nature (i.e. a time everyone wants off and demand outstrips supply) going to be a compromise scenario. The experience here was surprisingly uncompromised. The service was fantastic, the appetizers (clam chowder, spinach salad, artichokes) were uniformly wonderful and generously proportioned, main courses were very good as well, although the prime rib wasn’t quite as well seasoned as one might expect, it too was cooked properly and properly proportioned. Don’t read that as a complaint, not on Christmas, nope, that was a minor compromise that did not diminish from a wonderful experience.

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  6. Michael

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My dinner guest had the steak, and I had the salmon dinner. We had the sour dough loaf which was excellent we had the Pina Colada in a pineapple Breeze that was the only thing some par was the those drinks and then we had the apple crisp and I had the mud pie excellent choices and wind and see coffee with amaretto Kahlua I told myself I was okay and Bailey's I would have had just the Kahlua and or Bailey's next time in the coffee surface was excellent we really enjoyed ourselves

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  7. Steve

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic Christmas turkey meal for lunch, even better than previous years. Great staff and we had a wonderful server Madison, the whole restaurant seemed in the holiday spirit but with no silliness, yet always efficient in their roles without anyone getting rattled with the volume of customers/etc. The extensive menu besides the Christmas special looked great, must have been 20 choices all looking great and reasonably priced for what you wanted.

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  8. Jim

    VIP

    Orange County

    11 reviews

    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Overpriced for what was delivered. Probably a better bet simply for lunch outside on a warm day.

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  9. Alex

    Orange County

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant for a relaxed upscale menu. Great for Holidays. Beautiful ambience and nearby lights.

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  10. Annmarie

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Extremely overrated. Paid $200 for three people-2 drinks/2salad-3dinner. For was average. Great view but sub par food

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FAQs

Wind & Sea Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (949) 496-6500.

Wind & Sea Restaurant is rated 4.6 stars by 1850 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 33 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Wind & Sea Restaurant

34699 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Dana Point Harbor Dr
  • Neighborhood
    Dana Point / Monarch Beach
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–9:00 pm Sun 11:00 am–8:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 4:00 pm–7:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, Steak, Californian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    Live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights starting at 8:00 PM
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (949) 496-6500
  • Catering
    We can cater events for up to 100 people. We specialize in boat parties. Pull your boat up in front of the resaurant and we can cater your cruise for you.
  • Private party facilities
    Private banquet room accommodates 20-100 . Full bar and view. We have the most reasonable rates in the area.
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