Gulliver's Restaurant

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   Meryl

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   7pm Sunday, quiet lovely dinner with friends. Often come other days near holidays which are very busy with high noise level. Sunday evening was a pleasant surprise.
   

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   David

   Los Angeles

   54 reviews

   3.0

   54 reviews

   Dined on 13 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   I ordered a past melt and iced tea for lunch. The waitress came right away, took my order, and asked if I wanted bread. I politely said no and never saw my waitress until I had to pay the bill. If not for the busboy boy, I would have never received a refill of the iced tea. The patty melt was barely okay. I wanted to offer anything to put on the bread, and the sandwich was dry. I asked three people for ketchup, and it finally worked. I was more than halfway through the meal when the ketchup arrived. I would not go back.
   

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   Elizabeth

   Orange County

   71 reviews

   2.0

   71 reviews

   Dined on 4 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The quality of Gulliver's food and any purported "value" has gone down significantly. We visited Gulliver's before dropping our son off at SNA. The restaurant's Halloween decorations were outstanding. If only the food had been as well! My daughter ordered the Sea Bass which was the Fish of the Day. She was presented with a TINY piece of fish about two inches square, at most, on a plate loaded with steamed broccoli and an extremely unappetizing gray rice at a price of $52! My son's Gulliver's Prime Cut was largely fat and bone. At $56, that serving of prime rib was also vastly overpriced. My husband had only the New England Clam Chowder and that was fine. I had the Prime Rib Bones, which were fine in themselves but the peanut slaw did not appear fresh and the tiny "twice baked potato" half was burnt and hard. There appears to be no pride in the food being put on the plates. These (tiny portions, fatty and bony cuts, old food) must be cost-cutting measures but it is a complete turn-off to patrons and a disgrace given Gulliver's long history and once proud tradition of serving top quality meals.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   We had been to Gillivers up in northern calif many times until it closed. We chose this for a birthday celebration. The food was very undesirable; very tough prime rib dinners and steak dinners, and kids dinners. The creamed spinach tasted frozen and bland. Cesar salad dressing was a Caesar vjnegrette, wedge was bottled dressing. The images portrayed on line and on menu state corn and spinach; we ordered corn after it didn’t come with meal as expected. The bill for 7 people was 600.00. Terrible value. Could have gone to capital grill and really enjoyed the food for this price.
   

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   Alane

   Denver

   18 reviews

   5.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent prime rib !!! And sides Close to airport
   

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   Roxann

   Orange County

   14 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 1 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Such good service and food is excellent!!!! Always a perfect evening!!!! Was especially great to see all of the Halloween decorations throughout the restaurant. Dennis, you are an amazing decorator!!!!! Drinks are fabulous also!!!! Shout-out to our wonderful server Rochelle and her service helper!!!! They made our evening so great!!!!
   

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   Kathleen

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 28 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Gulliver’s is a legacy restaurant for my husband and me. We believe Gulliver’s prime rib (and homemade horseradish) is the best in the business. Our server, Amanda, was exceptional! Her professionalism and gracious service was second to none. The cream corn and delicious spinach are unique to Gulliver’s, as well as the truffle potatoes. We ended our evening with gelato and trifle which were both delightful treats. We look forward to our next visit! Thank you.
   

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   Dave

   Orange County

   14 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 28 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious prime rib and sea bass. Perfect for a Sunday dinner. We always look forward to their seasonal decorations. Their October decorations were spooky and great. Keep up the good work.
   

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   David

   Orange County

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 27 October 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Booked this restaurant via OpenTable for my wife’s birthday and was totally disappointed with the experience. The restaurant was decorated for Halloween and was half empty yet instead of seating us in the main dining room we were off in a side room away from the main ambience of the restaurant. Given the small number of people there this seemed totally illogical. The prime rib was fine however we were surprised to find that they had actually cut the Yorkshire pudding in half and only given us half each. The creamed corn was cold. The bread basket had 4 pieces or so what seemed like someone else’s leftovers. The whole experience was sub par. When you pay almost $200 for a meal ( just 2 main courses and 2 drinks) everything should be perfect. I have been to this restaurant in the past and the experience was much better. It feels like it has gone downhill. When I made the reservation I had mentioned that it was my wife’s birthday and there was no acknowledgment at all that they had received this message or it had been ignored. I requested a nice table. This was not it. Instead we felt as if we had been excluded from the main restaurant. I think they need to review their customer service to improve the experience. This is an experience restaurant and really should be good. Very disappointing. We did advise the hostess.
   

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    john

    Orange County

    143 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    143 reviews

    Dined on 27 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    When we are in the mood for Prime Rib, Gulliver's is the restaurant we choose. My wife and I generally split a Gulliver's salad and a prime rib dinner. When you split the dinner, they include a double helping of Yorkshire pudding, Creamed corn and creamed spinach. It is more than enough for two unless you are a starving teenage boy. The food was delicious, prime rib was tender, juicy, and flavorful. Our server Dennis couldn't have been more helpful. Knowledgeable about the menu and suggesting the way to split the prime rib dinner, so we got what we wanted. He is attentive without being intrusive. Great service.
    

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