"First time in Newport Beach and was really excited about dinner at The Dock. Similarly to another reviewer recently, I have to agree ambiance A+ (especially a table on the water perfecto! , food (the first courses peach salad and hamachi A+, wine list was great with half bottles (skip by the glass, better value with half bottles A+, but the main course (lamb ordered medium rare came out medium with no pink...filet ordered medium rare came out medium well in parts and simply rare in other parts with a potato side that looked and tasted like it came out of a box and service were really lacking. Such a shame because it really has the potential. The time between our first course and second course was about 45 55 minutes. Someone must have forgotten about us, or they were short staffed (our receipt said that Tiffany was our waitress, but we never met her as our server was a gentleman . We also felt like the tables were a little bit too close together, case in point, a party of 6 next to us 2 was literally chiming in on our conversation. Pleasantries are always nice, but this was just a bit too close (our table on the water next to their table was about 10 12 inches apart, such that the wait staff couldn't even fit through . For the prices you would expect a better experience. We have been to the finest restaurants in the world and this one is not worth the hype. It was our 25th anniversary and we were so uncomfortable with the distance to the table next to us and the unpredictable service that we actually skipped dessert (albeit when your main course comes out 90 minutes after you are seated, we were ready to go . We understand that adjacent tables talking to you is not the restaurant's fault, but when the restaurant positions them that close together it felt invasive, especially on such a significant milestone in our lives."
