Nick’s San Clemente, a Great New Restaurant Addition to Downtown San Clemente
After a year of planning, the popular Nick’s Restaurant of Laguna Beach has now opened a Nick’s San Clemente in downtown San Clemente on Avenida Del Mar. Nick’s Restaurant is located at 213 Avenida Del Mar and offers Classic American cuisine in an intimate and chic environment with an outdoor patio and fire pit. This restaurant offers a great place to relax, people watch, have a few drinks, and enjoy delicious food at a reasonable price. The restaurant serves breakfast (starting in spring on weekends), lunch, and dinner.
The menu has lots of delicious choices with appetizers such as fire-roasted artichoke, ahi tartar, fish tacos, asparagus fries, calamari, and much more. The lunch and dinner menu includes salads, soups, sandwiches, burgers and some amazing entrees. From standard and hickory burgers to chicken club or blackened halibut sandwiches, each one has a unique touch and many great side options. Entrees include pan-roasted salmon, halibut fish and chips, buttermilk-fried chicken, short ribs, and filet mignon among others, each with great sides and unique flavors. To top it off, the restaurant features many great drinks, including an extensive wine list.
Whether you are in the mood for a couple drinks and appetizers in a great social environment, or an intimate dinner, this is truly a great addition to San Clemente.
For reservations, call 481-2200 or go to scnicks.com.
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January 16th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
This is just what we needed in this town. My favorite new spot. Service and food is amazing.
January 18th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
I felt the need to post a respone as my wife and I had dinner there this weekend. They have done a great job with the rehab and the restaurant has great decor and ambiance. The service was excellent, but unfortunately the food was not good.
I had the Ribeye Melt sandwich. Both the sandwich and the fries were served cold. The sandwhich supposedly was served with a Mustard Bacon Sauce but they either forgot to put it on or there wasn’t enough to taste it. The sandwhich was very dry and the Ribeye was not good quality and lacked any flavor. The parmesan grilled sourdough that it was served on overpowered the sandwhich and was all I could taste. I also had a side of Macaroni and Cheese that had no flavor at all. I’ve had better prepackaged Mac and Cheese.
My wife had the Short Rib sliders and the Baby wedge salad. The Sliders also had very little flavor as well, the best part was the Horeseradish Cream sauce that it was served with. The Baby Wedge salad was good but you can’t really mess up a salad.
I write this in the hope that they improve the quality of the food they serve as we need more quality restaurants in this town. The menu made my mouth water but at the end of the day it didn’t deliver and I probably wouldn’t return. For the money you will have a better meal at the Vine or Cafe Mimosa. If you’re looking to go just to have a drink and an appetizer it’s a good place with great atmosphere. However, don’t spend your hard earned money on the sub par food.