Tommy Bahama Bar & Grill – Laguna Beach

Came here for a belated bday drink with my best friend. Nice mellow atmosphere amongst many dive bars that had just too many young obnoxious prepsters for my taste. Drinks and apps were delicious, service was great!

Frustrated! After 15 minutes and being hung up on three times was told that they could not accommodate a large party in early afternoon on a Sunday due to peak season! Loss for your company Big mistake
So they don’t always take reservations Keep that in mind when going here
Of course the manager said we could walk in and wait
No thanks the whole point with a large party is not wanting to wait
This message is for Patrick E Please email me your contact phone number and we can talk. My email is
Thank You –Caprice M.

Celebrated my birthday here with a group of friends, reserved a big table towards the back of the restaurant by the kitchen. We had a light dinner and went heavy on the drinks. Ambiance really sets the tone for a relaxing feel. Had a great time, the server was great, food was delicious and the drinks were refreshing to say the least. Thanks Tommy Bahama!

Great service and great atmosphere, although the live music was extremely loud. The laguna burger is absolutely phenomenal.

Very nice place to stop in and enjoy a drink and catch some music. The servers and service was good. The bill was good to. Not to much for 2 drinks. The munchies were good to. This is a good place to stop at for a bite to eat and a drink.

Came here for Happy Hour 2 days in a row with my Real Estate clients! I thought the happy hour food was on the smaller side but Jamie was our server and it is because of her service that i came back a second night. Out of all their drinks, i loved the strawberry margarita & the mai tai the best. Great time & thank you Jamie for taking care of me and my clients. I will be back.

Very nice customer service. We went on Mother’s Day this year & apparently we had received a call from a hostess that we should not have received (the table was not actually available?) Regardless, the manager and our server were exceptionally nice. We had 7 ppl and were seated at, in our opinion, the nicest table. Another customer said they regularly seat small parties at large tables and then ask ppl to move, but we did not see that occur.
The food was good, but compared to other Tommy Bahamas restaurants (Hawaii, Palm Springs, NPB, etc) the portions seemed much smaller.
The restaurant is very small compared to other locations, too. However, it’s laid out nicely and in a beautiful location (easy to walk around Laguna). The restroom was a bit dirty, which was odd.
Overall it’s a nice restaurant.

My friend recommended Tommy Bahamas. We decided to try it, although I was suspicious about eating at a restaurant affiliated with a clothing store. Wow !! The service was amazing The host and the waiter were so attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. I had the ahi kale salad, which was so flavorful The cocktail list is extensive and delicious. I will be back !!

Great customer service. I come here for drinks usually and the late night menu. My go to in the painkiller, with coconut. Easy on the rum. Big fan of the ahe tuna tacos for 4 bux. Great place to relax and have a good drink. Right in the village of Laguna beach.

Great location and a nice entertainer playing covers. Food was good i ordered the poke burger and was pleased. I have been eager to try this place and I recommend it as the service and staff was good and the food was tasty.

My boyfriend and I came here for a romantic day at the beach. They had a happy hour special, which was 50% off on all their alcohol drinks.
So we started off with the Southern Charm, which was a twist to our favorite sour whiskey.
Let me tell you the drink was top notch! So much flavor and good amount of alcohol (I like my drinks strong)
Then we order from their happy hour appetizers. The World Famous Coconut Shrimp with a papaya-​mango chutney was AMAZING!!!
The bartenders here are always super nice (especially Rachel) and attentive! Definitely one of my favorite spots to go when I’m at Laguna Beach

Solid 3.5
The atmosphere was fun and upbeat. Lots of beach vibe energy but in a classy package. The young solo guitar playing singer was a gem! Great talent, just the right volume… and was full of joy. He made our night!
The food was really good. We had the lobster grill cheese with tomato bisque, fish tacos and Hawaiian fish. The lobster sandwhich was too cheesy for my liking and was clearly their MAX profit item on the menu. My son enjoyed it. The tomato bisque was just right. My sister-​in-​law liked her fish tacos. This is an item that you can order from just about any restaurant, so hard to stand out from the crowd. The fish dish had great presentation, and the fish was delicate, moist and cooked perfectly. Sauce was complimentary without taking over. Nothing was too salty or too garlicky, which is difficult to find at a chain restaurant these days! Kudos.
Our service was poor to just okay. The host was very friendly and helpful. Our waiter (Tray) was a lazy and bored slug who looked like he wished he was doing anything else but serving restaurant patrons. He had zero personality and was slow. This is the type of employee that can ruin a good restaurant. Give this dude some coaching and if he doesn’t improve, fire him quickly!
Overall a nice place.

They were very good about moving us to an inside table after we were first seated outside — it was too cool.
The crab cake (no peppers in it) was mainly a large pile of cooked crab meat, very tasty. We also had the swordfish and the Thai shrimp and scallops. On all the dishes the accompaniments were excellent. For dessert, we couldn’t decide between two, piña colada cake and Key lime pie, so they brought us a half serving of each, which was very nice of them. Both were very good.

Good times, good eats and good drinks! Took the family there last night. Epic vibes, great drinks and good foods. The side by side truffle fries, white cheddar bacon burger and a large chocolate cake with mousse. Amazing. But the best was the appetizer. The grilled artichoke. It’s out of this world and so was the guitar player last night and the ambiance. A new Laguna Beach fav. Well done Tommy Bahama.
I slapped you with 5 stars. My 1^st ever.

Great service. Pretty large menu with good variety. I ordered the Hawaiian butterfish with a potato mash and bok choy. It was very good. We ordered the side by side fries with ketchup and a garlic aoli and I liked it but I wish I had larger condiment bowls. The kids meal or grilled chicken breast and fruit was okay– the chicken was pretty tough to chew through even for my 10 year old. Would have preferred a chicken tender breaded. Fruit was good and cut up which was nice. Overall I think I would go back for lunch or dinner.

Coconut clouds are amazing. Can’t taste the booze!
Dip trio is a regular craving
Tommy Bahamas is in my top ten favorite companies… Everything they do is great. The service here is always friendly, from the bartender to the hostess, and the patrons have no bars holds to making friends. The live music adds to the touch and the food is always amazing
I’m not a huge dessert fan, but the pins colada cake is to die for.
A Laguna Beach visit is not proper without a stop at Tommy Bahamas.

I would have given here a solid 5 star review if the waitress was friendly.
Food: It was just great. The flavors and the presentation reminded me of Roy’s. I had the Ahi salad. It was just delicious. I substituted the dressing with their lemon dressing. So the food was just perfect and it was 5 stars worthy.
On the other hand, the service was just Horrible… When the waitress literally throws your plate in front of you for no good reason, you know that there is for sure something is wrong and as a Unilocaler, you need to bring that to the upper management’s attention!
And that is exactly what I am doing… She was very rude and unprofessional. Although I would not mention her full name because I would not want her to lose her job, but I will mention her initials (KAE…), incase the management is wondering who I am talking about… She for sure needs some coaching because as a waitress the last thing you would want to do is for your customers to feel like you are not good at all at what you are doing, and that is exactly how my party (5 people) felt about her.
Will I go back here?! Yes, ofcourse I will. But I will make sure that I would not have her as my waitress!

Dinner on Saturday, 9÷5÷15 (first time visiting)
I found meter parking not too far from the restaurant. Not sure if there is any other parking available. We had reservations made for a party of 12 so we were seated upon arrival. The ambiance is super chill. There’s a live performance too. People were singing and dancing near the bar.
We were seated in front of the open kitchen but don’t worry, there are windows separating us. The servers were friendly and came by frequently. We started off with Duo of Dips (zesty pub cheese and spiked guacamole). Then I ordered a Char-​Grilled Filet Mignon salad. It was delicious. I was amazed at how flavorful the steak was and it came with grilled potatoes, romas, crispy shiitakes, and garlic aioli topped with tamarind vinaigrette. I wasn’t too hungry so the portion was good.
Dessert sounded too good to skip so we ordered the triple chocolate cake. I really enjoy chocolate cakes so it was like heaven! If you like chocolate, give it a try.

Ah Laguna Beach. I strolled the nightlife here with a friend and it’s basically a richer, upscale, older-​crowded Newport (think people with money who have the means to spend it)! As compared to the other local late-​night eats (which ranged from $ 17-​$ 30+ dishes), Tommy Bahama’s seemed a little nicer to our wallets.
We stumbled on Tommy Bahama’s, one part out of hunger, two because I’ve heard it’s a great place. Luckily, our wallets were kind to us as they offered a Late Night Menu as we walked in around 10:30pm. Their small plates and apps were ranged from $ 4-​$ 7. For two, four plates were satisfying.
We had the Goat Cheese Flatbread, which was a creamy goat cheese served with 3 tortilla-​like chips. It was decent, but not filling at all. We also ordered the Ahi Tuna Tacos, which were light and VERY fresh. It only came with 2 and took two bites. Decent. We also ordered the Coconut Shrimp which was probably our favorite from the three, as it came with 3 plump coconut shrimp on a bed of mango glaze.
Still hungry, we also ordered the Burger Sliders which were DELICIOUS. It had a barbecue-​mushroom taste with the perfect plump bite and onion-​ring straws on the side. It finally satisfied our fill.
Service overall was really nice; the entire vibe and ambiance of the place is very beach-​inspired and upscale-​casual. I can definitely see how it fits into the Laguna Beach vibe. And, the beach is only across the street. Lovely!

Charles and chad are the best. Sit at the bar, with Charles. Or a table with chad. They have delicious tuna tacos. The double sided fries are so yummy along with the coconut shrimp starter! You really can’t wrong here! Their salads are delicious and the fish entrees are always a good option! Great atmosphere, awesome live music. Perfect location. Their Virgin mojitos are great!
Love this place. It’s a must when I’m in town! I miss the salmon salad. They changed it a bit and the old way was better!!!