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4253 Martingale Way Newport Beach, CA 92660

949-756-8194 

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  • $$
    Casual
  • Delivery, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner
  • Full bar
    Accepted
Description

Tapas is a Jack-of-all-trades: restaurant by day, nightclub by night, and proud host for the occasional quinceañera or wedding party. Settled on an elevated perch, the waters of Newport Beach can easily be seen from this eclectically stylish venue. Serving moderately priced Spanish fare, Tapas keeps its kitchens open for the nighttime crowd that comes for the lively club scene. Different nights host different events, so you can go salsa dancing on Saturday and shake your ass to the beats of your favorite dance tune at Club Focus on Tuesdays. Whatever your preference, Tapas offers a warm environment with beach-side style, perfect for a night out on the town.







  • Focus Tuesdays

    Focus Tuesdays  Recommended

    9:30 p.m. every Tue.

    Focus Tuesdays, the mid-week house music dance party at Tapas in Newport, might just the most underrated club in OC. With years (years!) of experie...

  • Gene Ferris

    Gene Ferris

    June 5

  • 2010 | Best Dance Club

    If you're into Top 40, juiceheads, outrageous covers or shimmying your way through a gyrating sea of pants tents, chances are Focus OC is not your bag. However, if the sound of deep house, techno or good vibes and savory $1 tacos (served with salsa that actually passes as picante) floats your fancy, then welcome home. The fellas behind this electronic dance night have been supplying quality house music to the Orange County scene for more than seven years. Each night features live... More »

  • 2009 | Best Place to Pick Up a One-Night Stand

    There are two ways to go about your one-night-stand business at this airport-adjacent joint that draws in a large, well-heeled crowd every weekend to flaunt its salsa-dance-lesson skills. If you're looking for a moderate, mysterious one-nighter and are willing to do a little work, come to the restaurant/bar early and scan the crowd of flamenco enthusiasts who've come for the evening show. Inevitably, you'll find an introspective aficionado by the bar, having a solitary drink and... More »

  • 2008 | Best Place to Find a Steady Salsa Partner

    It's unexpected: Way in the back of a small shopping center near John Wayne Airport is a Spanish restaurant which hosts one of the most feverish salsa parties in all of Orange County. Regulars come from all over the county to dance their tacones off to live salsa bands and DJs every Friday and Saturday night. If you get there early, you can enjoy a live flamenco show with your glass of wine, paella or tapas before the salseros storm the place around 9 p.m. and the restaurant seamlessly... More »

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    ocweeklybestof | Costa Mesa, CA | 160 Reviews

    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    It's unexpected: Way in the back of a small shopping center near John Wayne Airport is a Spanish restaurant which hosts one of the most feverish salsa parties in all of Orange County. Regulars come from all over the county to dance their tacones off to live salsa bands and DJs every Friday and Saturday night. If you get there early, you can enjoy a live flamenco show with your glass of wine, paella or tapas before the salseros storm the place around 9 p.m. and the restaurant seamlessly transforms into a nightclub.

  • jcant10
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    jcant10 | Huntington Beach, CA | 132 Reviews

    | Mon, May 24, 2010

    Once you find the place, it's great. Good view and lots of salsa music.

  • wcasar
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    wcasar | Costa Mesa, CA | 415 Reviews

    | Mon, May 17, 2010

    Mexican/Spanish style food. Great location.

Dinner Menu
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$17.00
Antipasto Madrid
combination platter with tortilla espanola, sauteed mushrooms, crab croquettes, cantimpalitos, gambas, empanada de pollo, and albondigas
$14.00
Spanish Meat & Queso-sliced
jamon serrano, chorizo pamplona & blanco with manchego cheese and tapas olives
$6.00
Brava Sauteed Potatoes
spicy tomato or aioli
$6.00
Bomba
fried mashed potato ball topped with aioli
$7.50
Sauteed Mushrooms
in a garlic and wine sauce
$8.00
Stuffed Roasted Piquillo Peppers
with poached salmon or red snapper
$8.00
Gambas Ajillo
sauteed shrimp in a garlic sauce
$9.50
Crab Croquettes
spanish style crab cakes (6pieces)
Vegetable $7.50
Chicken $8.00
Lamb $8.50
Served As Dinner For $4.00
Empanadas
with a tomato cream sauce
$9.00
Shrimp In Raincoats
lightly battered shrimp, served with a sweet pear sauce
$8.50
Paella Rice
saffron rice mixed with calamari and spanish chorizo
$9.50
Bilbao
charbroiled sliced beef with spanish chorizo sausage
$8.00
Tapas Fried Calamaros
deep fried calamari
$8.00
Cantimpalitos
small spanish sausages, sauteed in sherry, served with a bomba
$7.00
Albondigas
meatballs in a mild red sauce
$7.00
Manchego Mac & Cheese
baked manchego & goat cheese over shell pasta
$8.50
Cheese Fundido
like above but with spanish chorizo instead of pasta
$6.50
Champinones Con Jamon
stir fry with peppers, mushrooms and jamon
$11.00
Lamb Chops Madrilenas
3chops marinated & grilled, served with bomba
$7.00
Chicken Ajillo
dark chicken sauteed in garlic and white wine
$4.50
Tapas Spanish Olives
black and green olives in garlic, olive oil & spices
$6.00
Tortilla Espanola
spanish egg, onion and potato tart
$8.50
Ceviche De Snapper
snapper and scallops in sauteed in lemon juice with spices
$6.50
Esperragos Con Jamon
fresh steamed asparagus, jamon and manchego
$4.00
Artichoke Toasts
artichoke hearts, aioli, basil and pepper on baguette
$6.00
Roasted Piquillo Peppers
marinated and served with fresh garlic
$7.00
Pan Con Tomatey & Jamon Serrano
vine tomatoes and olive oil spread on grilled baquette, topped with spanish serrano ham.
$6.00
Queso Manchego Style
vine tomatoes and olive oil spread on grilled baquette, topped with queso manchego.
$4.50
Gazpacho Soup
cold fresh vegetable soup
$5.00
Fabada
white bean soup with pork and chorizo
$8.00
With Garlic Chicken $10.00
Spanish Ceasar Salad
romaine lettuce topped with spanish olives and corn tortilla strips
$4.50
Tortilla Soup
vegetable simmered in a spiced broth, with corn tortilla chips, fresh lime and cheese
$4.00
Spanish House Salad
mixed greens, onions, cucumbers and tomatoes
$9.00
Served With Grilled Salmon $13.00
Mediterranean Salad
mixed greens with artichoke hearts, black olives, roasted peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, and feta cheese, tossed in a vinaigrette dressing
$17.00
Seafood Linguini
shrimp, scallops, and clams served with a cream sauce over a bed of linguini.
$14.00
Salmon $17.00
Angel Hair Pasta With Chicken Or Salmon
tender chicken strips, fresh vegetable, red peppers, and garlic over a bed of angel hair pasta
$15.00
Pasta Sevillanas
sauteed shrimp, garlic, spanish olives & herbs tossed with angel hair pasta in a cream sauce
$12.00
Pasta Barcelona
spanish jamon, garlic, asparagus & fresh herbs tossed with angel hair pasta in a cream sauce.
For One $22.00
For Two $37.00
House Paella
rice prepared with saffron, chorizo, shrimp and chicken
For One $24.00
For Two $43.00
Seafood Paella
rice prepared with saffron, shrimp, scallops, mussels and clams
For One $17.00
For Two $29.00
Vegetable Paella
rice prepared with saffron, and fresh vegetables
$16.50
Pork Valencia
pork loin topped with chorizo and sweet pear sauce
$16.00
Pork A La Manzana
thin sliced pork loin topped green apples, sauteed in port wine sauce
$16.00
Chicken Mallorca
baked chicken breast topped with a gravy mushroom sauce with diced tomatoes
$16.50
Chicken Andalucia
baked chicken breast topped with a pear sauce
$24.00
Filet Mignon & Fried Snapper
5 oz. fillet grilled, served with a bomba
$18.50
Stuffed Chicken Breast
with jamon serrano, spinach, cheese, topped with a mushroom cream sauce
$17.00
Snapper Madrid
fresh baked snapper topped with a spice tomato sauce
$12.00
Salmon Basque
9oz of grilled salmon, topped with a dill sauce
$19.50
Lemon Halibut
lightly sauteed in a lemon caper sauce
$17.00
Skirt Steak
moorish spices, topped with shallot butter
$23.50
Steak A La Rioja
12oz new york steak, cooked in a red wine sauce, topped with caramelized onions, can be served to order
Chicken $14.00
Beef $17.00
Shrimp $17.00
Toro Skewers
grilled moorish 12†skewers served vertically over tomato bread or bomba
$4.75
Crema Catalana
caramelized spanish custard
$4.75
Flan De Naranja
tapas orange flavored flan
$4.75
Chocolate Flan
with imported spanish chocolate
$5.50
Pear A La Galicia
a whole pear served in a sweet burgundy and cinnamon sauce sprinkled with powdered sugar
$5.50
Almond Rum Cake
served with vanilla ice cream, and topped with px sherry.
$5.50
Fried Ice Cream
vanilla ice cream rolled in nuts, quickly deep fried, and topped with fresh strawberries.
$7.50
Tapas Flaming Spanish Coffee
spanish coffee liqueur and brandy topped with whipped cream
$14.50
Dessert Sampler
crema catalana, flan, chocolate flan & banana empanada
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