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230 Forest Ave. Laguna Beach CA 92651

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  • Eclectic, Fusion
    Sun-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm
    $$$$ $$$$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • Semi-Formal
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Online Reservations Available
    Meters, Street
Description

The list of starter plates at 230 Forest Avenue gives you plenty to decide among, including wild-mushroom strudel wrapped in phyllo with a dark garlic sauce; roasted-artichoke crab dip with warm herbed-pita crisps; and salmon-and-mussel stew with white beans and applewood-smoked bacon, slow-simmered in a vegetable-fish broth.








  • 2010 | Best Martini

    This delightful sweet-and-sour twist on the watermelon-basil martini combines Pearl Plum vodka with triple sec, grapefruit juice and a sprig of basil. It's the perfect aperitif, smoothly complementing the prosciutto-wrapped shrimp or the blackened ahi tuna nicoise, although it's hard to say how much this intoxicating beverage owes its flavor to the simple fact you're drinking it in one of the best places to be in Orange County: 230 Forest Avenue is a place not just to eat and... More »

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Main Menu
Appetizers
$9.00
Oysters On The Half Shell
pomegranate vodka granita
$12.00
Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp
vine ripe tomato, mozzarella, herb pesto, young basil
$11.00
Pickled Beets
goat cheese brûlée, arugula
$12.00
Ahi Tostadas
ginger slaw, habañero cream
$12.00
Duck Confit Spring Rolls
carrot, leek, brie cheese
$12.00
Calamari (rhode Island Style)
sweet peppers, garlic butter spicy tomato sauce
$10.00
Ginger Chicken Meatballs
sweet n’ sour cucumber thai peanut sauce
$13.00
Slow-cooked Lamb Ribs
romesco sauce
$14.00
Manila Clams & Greenlip Mussels
leeks, tomatoes, garlic herb broth
$14.00
Maryland Lump Crabcakes
lemon poppy slaw, rémoulade
Soups & Salads
$9.00
Chef’s Seasonal Soup Selection
$12.00
Fisherman’s Chowder
halibut, stewed vegetables, saffron new potatoes, citrus
Half $6.00
Full $12.00
Grilled Chicken $3.00
Shrimp $6.00
Field Greens
green apple, tomato, gorgonzola, toasted pine nuts balsamic vinaigrette
Half $6.00
Full $12.00
Grilled Chicken $3.00
Shrimp $6.00
Caesar
asiago cheese crisp, shaved parmesan
$11.00
Young Arugula
sautéed mushrooms, asparagus, belgian endive, fried goat cheese
$12.00
“blt” Iceberg
oven dried tomatoes, braised bacon polenta croutons buttermilk blue cheese dressing
$17.00
Candied Salmon
mango vegetable slaw, walnuts, dried cranberries, goat cheese
$17.00
Charred Shrimp
cherry tomatoes, avocado, grapefruit, pine nuts, arugula, brioche croutons, lemon vinaigrette
Half $12.00
Full $18.00
Chopped Seafood
shrimp, lump crab, bacon, tomato, gorgonzola, egg, avocado, chipotle ranch
Meat & Poultry
$27.00
Braised Short Rib
creamy marscapone polenta mirepoix
$28.00
Double Cut Pork Chop
baby spinach, pine nuts raisins, hazelnut praline
$32.00
N.y. Strip Steak
porcini dust, aligot potatoes haricot vert
$34.00
Filet Mignon
burgundy gorgonzola butter house shoestring onions
$36.00
“1855” Ribeye
fingerling fries, white truffle aioli garlic parsley bearnaise
$17.00
Orecchiette
sausage, sweet onions, broccolini, roasted peppers, garlic, goat cheese
$18.00
Artichoke Chicken
artichokes, mushrooms, tomatoes asiago cream, penne
$24.00
Roasted Free Range Chicken
vegetable raisin cous-cous rainbow chard, apricot butter
Seafood
$29.00
Alaskan Halibut
hazelnut crust, potato purée, papaya salsa, roasted tomato butter lemon beurre blanc
$28.00
King Salmon “nicoise”
fingerling potatoes, haricot vert asparagus, cherry tomatoes olive tapenade, fried quail egg
$29.00
Loup De Mer
lump crab, roasted tomato risotto rainbow chard, saffron lemon cream
$27.00
Lake Trout
haricot vert, braised bacon toasted almonds goat cheese potato purée
$29.00
Ahi (rare)
blackened, ginger brocolini warm soy mustard butter
$28.00
Barramundi
warm buttered hummus charred zucchini salsa
$29.00
Day Boat Scallops
butternut squash risotto sweet corn nage, white truffle oil
$34.00
Cioppino
maine lobster, shrimp, mussels clams, fish, calamari scallop, shellfish vegetable broth
$23.00
Shrimp Scampi
tomatoes, capers, parsley white wine, penne
$24.00
Seafood Fra Diavolo
shrimp, mussels, clams, fish, calamari, basil roasted tomato sauce, linguine
Dessert
$9.00
Dark Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
vanilla bean ice cream bourbon anglaise
$9.00
Salted Caramel Budino
hazelnut biscotti
$9.00
Marscapone Cheesecake
blueberry gastrique
$9.00
Profiteroles
toasted coconut ice cream hot fudge, almonds
$11.00
Half-baked Chocolate Soufflé Cake
grand marnier whipped cream vanilla bean ice cream
$10.00
Seasonal Sorbets
almond tuile, seasonal berries
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