Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Santa Ana

We had the BEST experience at Water Grill! The service was incredible (& super helpful with reco’s… also noted that we were there for a Bday and made it very special). The food was perfect, so delicious. The ambience was everything I could have wished for. We will be back!

The food was very good, as usual. We both had the soup and flatbread combo, and the new cauliflower and cheese soup was outstanding. I would have preferred a different cheese in the mushroom flatbread as the feta overpowered the subtle mushrooms, but overall, very tasty. We will definitely return.

Excellent! Perfect experience while traveling from the South wanting west coast seafood.

The food, the service and the ambience when dining outdoor is definitely something I would keep coming back for! It was the 2nd time I’ve been there because I was so happy when my girlfriends took me there for my birthday. I loved it so much that my daughter wanted to experience it too for her 27th birthday, so it was a first for my family. It was a very cold night but the fire and the blankets that they provided made it experience very comfy and cozy. We had 2 types of their version of Spanish paella (Coastal Array for seafood and the Secret Cut for the meat), along with other tapas to share like the Striploin and Patatas Bravas. The croquetas was awesome! What made it really special was the awesome service of our server, Brisa. Another person who helped clean and serve, as well as take our pictures was Annabel (I hope I got her name right). She was also amazing the first time I was there in July, nice Filipina. The view at the Top of the V was amazing and we got to enjoy the spectacular Disneyland fireworks from where we were sitting. If you want to have an amazing celebration, whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary or just Wine Wednesday, you should dine here! We loved it!!!

Really nice vibe for an anniversary date night. I got the salmon which was fabulous and my boyfriend got the highly recommended El Churrasco. He was not impressed with the churrasco quite expensive for what it was. We also got the chicken empanadas as an appetizer and it was his favorite part of the meal. Overall the vibes were nice and staff was kind.