Newport Beach Restaurant That Once Hosted John Wayne Closes

• It had become a bad joke.........It's day had come and gone ......years ago!

• No surprise this place closed. My wife and I were rudely treated when we arrived on FRIDAY evening at around 9:45pm. The front door was wide open and we went up to the bar. The older bartender with the grey hair rudely asked us how we got in. We just stared at each other and I said, "um, the door was open and its not even 10pm on a Friday. Are you closed?" he rushed to lock the front door and came back in a huff. I said a few choice words to him as how customers should be treated and  we left.

• Explains a lot?!?  What does it explain?  That they were overpriced over four years ago, in a different location, with a different menu, catering to a different clientelle?  I think the statute of limitations on that ran out long ago. I just think your linking to that ancient review served no purpose but to be self-serving.

• The prices weren't out of line at the latest spot.

• Joel, did you read the review? It told of the insane pricing ($58 for crab legs?), which actually explains a lot.

• The Westcliff location was really sad and never very busy. Dan (nice guy though he may be) should have thrown in the towel after the Lido failures. Waiters wearing tuxedos in shabby surroundings with crummy food is just depressing. 

• I don't know why they moved from the original location.  Personally I think that's ultimately what did them in. They served  one of the best Montecristo's ever!     

• Providing a link to a review over 4 years old, of a restaurant that has closed twice since is simply absurd.  Obviously, despite your raves about it, summin' might not have been quite right with the way the restaurant was run, or it wouldn't have failed again....and again.

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