Familiar American eats & libations served up in a venue built to resemble a beach cottage.
Robert Cartland
I had a wonderful meal, with great service, and welcoming atmosphere. The salads are great and very filling. I loved being able to substitute salmon for chicken in my summer salad. The lemon cheesecake was fantastic and not to be missed. Service was attentive, helpful, without ever feeling rushed. The atmosphere is like dinning in a little summer cottage.
… moreAyman S. Ibrahim
I came here with a friend and totally loved it. My burger was really delicious and I took it protein style. My friend had salad with salmon and also loved it. Service was okay but not really impressive.
… moreShahram Mehraban
I hadn’t been to Summer House since 2021 and was looking forward to meet with family for lunch on a Saturday and boy was I disappointed! I had called on Wednesday and made a reservation given we were a large group and when we showed up, they didn’t have our reservation down but regardless we were sat fairly quickly. Service was super slow as they seem to have 3 front personnel to take care of the whole restaurant and the bar which is understandable but if the place is semi full, be prepared to wait. Given it was Saturday brunch time, they should have another server. We ordered our food and unfortunately it didn’t seem that our server was having a good day as she was restless and not very friendly. We the had to wait a good 40 minutes for our food to arrive and during that time neither our water was refilled nor our coffee. I ordered the carnitas burrito which was very bland and didn’t have any salt and the little salsa that came with it was not spice at all. I had to wait another few minutes to flag another server to get be some hot sauce. My wife ordered the veggie omelette and it was so tiny and the potatoes very so little and bland. The prices are very reasonable and for the location, they can easily add a couple of bucks to the dishes and make the food a bit more plentiful. Not sure of if I come back again which is a pitty as we have been at summer time multiple times in the last 15 years living in Newport.
… moreSteve Wiideman
You won’t find nicer restaurant staff at any other restaurant in the area.
The food here was perfectly portioned and very tasty. My daughter had the island fire chicken and loved it. My wife had the chicken sandwich and gobbled it up, so I assume she enjoyed it. I started a plant-based diet so I requested the Summer House Salad without chicken or feta cheese, adding on cilantro; it was perfect!
The restaurant is small with limited parking, but we arrived when it wasn’t too crowded (7pm on a Monday evening), and managed to score a spot on a neighborhood street.
You won’t be disappointed with Summer House, we sure weren’t.
… moreHeidi Arden
We popped in for an early lunch, and by the time we had finished, they were packed! The vibe reminds me of how Southern California beach towns used to be. I definitely recommend the Ono salad.
… morePeter
The summer house is a general go to for American food. The prices are on the high side for the food you get. We generally go here for a quick meal. The server we got tonight is little hard on hospitality and same experience we had before from him. I think he has been there a while and regulars get better service and not so short with service at there tables from.what we noticed.
… moreValerie Van de Zilver
New Owner, Excellent Food!
Although We’ve been here before, I read there was a new owner so we thought we would try it again. The new owner has enhanced the front and rear outdoor eating areas, adding more seating, umbrellas, and comfortable chairs.
Our server was friendly, helpful with salad recommendations and attentive.
The menu hasn’t changed, and the food was excellent. I chose the Summer Chicken Salad. Lettuce was crisp, chicken strips were served warm on top Accented bye candied pecans and fresh strawberry slices. My husband had a BLT with fries.
We will definitely go back again and look forward to seeing what other enhancements are made by the new Owner.
… moredanny connor
This place is tasty tasty, if your in the area you have to swing by Summer House. 1st time here , the food was delicious and fresh. I’m not a fan of sweet fries but this place really knows how to make them wow, even the Coke tasted like Coke. Abraham knew the menu and what he suggested was great, when you have your staff know the menu Wow. Will definitely come again
Thank you for the tasty food and atmosphere
… moreJen Es
Delicious food, especially the Kung Pao Calamari everyone was nice & checked on us if everything is ok. Abe gave us an amazing service, keep up the great job!!! Definitely will be coming back to try other food items when in the area next time
… morePaula Ramirez
If you love brunch, this is the place to go!
They serve brunch until 2pm…I was so excited when I got to this place! The ambience is awesome! The music is on point, they have a nice bar, and food is very good! We went on a Sunday and we had to wait a bit longer than usual but I didn’t mind at all, I was just enjoying the place. Great menu and the prices are the absolute best! I’ll keep coming back, I loved it!! Everyone is super nice and they make you feel welcomed even though they were very busy…this will be my spot in Newport Beach from now on.
I ordered the California Omelet and it was absolutely delicious! The person I went with ordered the Philly and he said it was pretty good. We loved this place and we’ll keep coming back ❤️
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