Port Restaurant & Bar - Newport Beach

I absolutely adore this restaurant. As a vegan, I appreciate the abundance of menu options available to me, ensuring I can enjoy a variety of dishes each time I visit. The hummus,...

I was asked to leave by the manager on duty, whom I refer to as MOD. He claimed to be in charge and requested me to leave as he felt I had overstayed my welcome.

The atmosphere at this restaurant is relaxing, inviting, and fun, and the food is amazing. I have visited many times and have never been let down.

Very nice time on a Saturday night. Very good Mediterranean food (we had the chicken kabobs and salads) and the entertainment was a good background for the evening.

3 stars is kind of an average. I would give the food a 5. Service and ambience not so much. We did not see the dining room with the tablecloths shown in another review, nor were we shown other dining areas. The service was both good and lacking. We arrived there at 9pm having looked online for a restaurant open late and they were supposed to be open until 11. Their website did not mention the kitchen closes much earlier. So the waitress told us to order quickly as it was closing. Toward the end of the meal she also wanted us to pay right away because she was leaving soon. REALLY hate getting the we're-closing-soon bum's rush. Otherwise the servers (we had more than one were friendly and helpful. One guy (the manager? was kind enough to turn the music down from the earsplitting level. Since we were the only people in the room that didn't disappoint anyone else. The excellence of the food was surprising when the place looks like a cheapie college beer joint.