The Cannery Restaurant Review

3010 Lafayette Rd. Send to Phone

Harborside landmark serves gourmet seafood in an artistic space.

The Cannery Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Sushi Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Seafood Restaurants |

Cuisine

Open

Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sat.-Sun.

Features

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Romantic setting
Private room(s)
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Outdoor dining
Open late
Valet parking
Resort casual

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Dining room at The Cannery, Newport Beach, CA

A living testament to the restaurantâ€™s bygone era as a real fish cannery, this landmark sprawls gracefully over Newport Harbor. The Cannery has gone through several evolutions in the past decades to become the low-key enclave it is today. For lunch, most like to leisurely nosh out of doors on the sunny patio, nibbling on satisfying fresh salads and light entrÃ©es. When the lights go down, however, the place lights up as a golden historic structure outside and a water palace inside, with inventive lighting fixtures in the shapes of jellyfish, starfish and other fantastic sea creatures. Executive chef Felix Salcedoâ€™s menu includes everything from traditional seafood classics to contemporary Euro-American cuisine boosted with slight nods to other parts of the globe. Some go upstairs to The Canneryâ€™s traditional sushi bar or they lounge in a homey fire pit area or hang around the large wooden bar. The Cannery also has the longest dock of only a handful of harbor restaurants. Consequently, electric putt-putts to million-dollar yachts can dock and dine or pick up some good food for a harbor-style floating feast.