Morton's The Steakhouse

Reviews

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  Jackie Marsh

  Jan 3, 2026
  1.0
  We came to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. The Oysters Rockefeller were delish. When our dinner was served, my filet was raw inside. I ordered medium well. By the time it was served for the second time, 20 minutes later, I was full. I shared my husband's steak, potato, and bread. Very disappointing. The manager came over, when I requested a to go box, and offered me some mash potatoes to go with my steak. Really??? A dollar value!! Not what we expected at a fine steak house. We won't be in a hurry to go back.
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  Lisa Anderson

  Dec 21, 2025
  3.0
  This is my first ( and last) experience at Morton’s Costa Mesa. First of all, we were sat at a table right at the entrance with lots of foot traffic, and the cold air every time anyone open the door. It took our waiter at least 15 minutes to even come and greet us after Being seated. My steak arrived barely warm. The sides were fine. We ordered the Keylime pie for dessert, and there was barely any lime taste to it, our waiter rarely came back to check on us. Overall, a big disappointment, especially for the price. I would go back to Ruth’s Chris over Morton’s in a heartbeat.
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  Casey Postma

  Dec 15, 2025
  5.0
  Morton’s provided an exceptional setting for our annual holiday party. The food was outstanding across the board—perfectly prepared and beautifully presented. The service was spot-on: attentive, professional, and genuinely friendly without being intrusive. The atmosphere was ideal for a company celebration—elegant, comfortable, and well-paced for both dining and conversation. A special acknowledgment goes to our event planner, Kristin, who was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was organized, responsive, and ensured every detail was executed seamlessly. From planning through the evening itself, the experience exceeded expectations. We would absolutely host future events here again.
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  Maria L

  Dec 14, 2025
  2.0
  When going to a high end restaurant, there a few things that are expected. Even the little things impact the experience and makes me question was it worth the cost ($600 for party of 4)? We showed up a few minutes early for our reservation. We can't help notice some parties of 4 who showed up after us were seated first. First con: Although we showed up early, we were seated 20 minutes after our reservation time. 2nd con: The host does not provide the menu. We sat there for several minutes before the waiter gave us the menu. We could have read through the menu and made a decision that whole time we were waiting for the menu. One of the menus had no prices so we had to keep telling the prices when deciding what to order. The biggest con: we ordered filet mignon with lobster. The lobster was overcooked so it was tough and rubbery. The mash potatoes were not the best. My family said- it says a lot about the restaurant when the only best tasting side is French fries. Our waiter was very good. I felt bad that he had a big party and other tables to tend to. He was running around all night. The place is loud because they cram a lot of people next to each other. We had to talk loudly, including the waiter, so we can hear each other. Some of us had headaches from the loudness that echoed through the restaurant. The restroom needs attention!!! My son said one restroom stall was very dirty. My daughter said one restroom stall was wet (don't know if it's toilet splatter or someone was messy), she used the next stall but only to find out there was no toilet paper!
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  mark S

  Dec 11, 2025
  1.0
  So…walked in here tonight with reservation with me and my wife. The hostess sat us down at a booth and after waiting a several minutes, someone came by and thanked us for coming in and several minutes later a waitress or another hostess came by and just said that I wasn’t allowed to wear a hat in the restaurant area, and didn’t really apologize just blamed it on the initial hostess that sat us. I had to ask if we could sit somewhere else, she said hats are allowed at the bar ten feet away, but they had no booths or tables just high tops that weren’t comfortable. We decided to go somewhere else and went to Calo across the street near south coast plaza. Wow what a difference, they only had bar seating but had a ledge to make it comfortable. The service there was way more attentive than we probably would’ve gotten at Morton’s. My wife was so annoyed I honestly thought our night was over, so the fact that the team at Calo’s was able to turn it kind of blew me away. We are very disappointed in how Morton’s handled the situation, especially since we had never been before and looking forward to it. Hopefully they can correct this, perhaps by upon booking, ask if we are aware of their dress code or at the very least, catch the mistake before they seat us at a table and have us wait several minutes before telling us we cannot sit there anymore because of the hat.

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