Choosing a Great Restaurant in Dana Point

You might think that choosing the best restaurants is an easy enough task. If you walk by and like the look of the place and the menu and the reviews are good, you should get a great meal. Unfortunately, despite using these criteria, you have probably had a few disappointing meals. Here are some pointers from experts to keep in mind when choosing a restaurant in Dana Point.

Local or In-Season Menu Items

The food may not be the freshest or the best quality if it comes from a long way off or is out-of-season. Fortunately, in Dana Point, you can feel confident that the seafood is probably local.

Friendly Front Staff

The best restaurants don't stick snooty and forbidding people at their front door. If you get a friendly welcome on arrival, that's a good sign.

Good Lighting and Sound

While you're unlikely to choose a place where the general ambiance makes you uncomfortable, a restaurant that has paid careful attention to these details suggest that the owner and staff pay careful attention to food details as well.

Clean Bathrooms

This may be the last thing you're thinking of when you walk into a restaurant for a meal, but as with lighting and sound, experienced diners swear by this as a good indicator of care taken in other aspects of the restaurant.

With these criteria in mind, you can feel more confident that you will choose one of the best restaurants in Dana Point.