RAYA at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

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1. JJ

   JustJess

   Central Coast

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   The Raya experience begins and ends with valet parking. Everyone from valet, reception and food server Javier were friendly and amazing. Long time Raya patron and will continue to invest my time at Raya. One small concern, the agua chile was more of a seafood cocktail, is not agua chile by any means therefore was not what I expected. Overall experience was amazing. Thank you so much for all you do.
   

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   Horwath

   Orange County

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Kudos to our server, Jennifer, she was fabulous and made our entire dinner experience better than ever!
   

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   Robert

   Orange County

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   The service was amazing. The food was incredible along with the festive atmosphere. Loved the extra touch with the wonderful complimentary Anniversary Dessert. Overall it was an amazing evening with first class treatment.
   

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   Ryan

   Columbus

   21 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on November 10, 2024

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

   Raya has an outstanding view, good service and excellent food. It’s not inexpensive but everything was done of high quality.
   

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   Cynthia

   Orange County

   67 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   67 reviews

   Dined on November 9, 2024

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

   Excellent experience! Margaritas superb. Had stone fruit and burrata salad, tuna tacos and seafood enchiladas. All were outstanding. Somehow my earring slipped out of my ear. After a search, I located our server, Georgina, who had found it. What a relief. Thank you. Excellent setting with views of the ocean and beach.
   

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   John

   San Francisco

   1 review

   vip
   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 9, 2024

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

   At the table next to us, the couple had a dog sitting in the chair at the table. They were hand feeding the dog at the table. Pretty gross and disappointing to watch while we spent $1,400 for dinner at your restaurant. By the way, this dog was not a service dog so you can’t use that excuse.
   

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   Barbara

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2024

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

   We were married at the Ritz Carlton in 1990 and we were there to celebrate our 34th anniversary. We received many congratulations and good wishes from the staff as we were seated at a lovely ocean view table. Our server did an excellent job of explaining the various menu options and made some recommendations at our request. The service was cordial and professional and we were encouraged to relax and enjoy our dining experience, while they made sure we had everything we needed. The food was delicious and attractively presented. We had been to Raya several times before to celebrate birthdays and our anniversary and both the food and the serving staff make it a very enjoyable experience.
   

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   Sean

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2024

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

   Great service. Elizabeth was so kind and helpful. Food was delicious too
   

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   colin

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 29, 2024

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

   You was outstanding beautiful at Sunset recommend highly the appetizers. I would definitely recommend the shrimp large and so delicious me always prepared very well and we both had fish and it was excellent and then because it was our anniversary they brought us a special cake an amazing place and a great place for special occasions Staff was excellent and the hotel is beautiful highly recommended
   

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    Julianne

    Los Angeles

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2024

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

    You forget how spectacular the view is until you walk in and then...breathtaking. It's arrived to a very nice band, just the right volume, playing a song I love. The brunch menu was exactly what one would expect from a Ritz Carlton and it was arguably idyllic. We had one not inconsequential hiccup but it was handled the way one expects at a Ritz Carlton property and for this, I truly cannot complain. Can't wait to go back again.
    

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