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Lido Diner

  • January 8, 2007
  • Rated 3 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Lido Diner

Lido Diner is a 1930s themed diner in Newport Beach's Lido area. It's located in the Via Lido Plaza right next to the movie theater. It's visible from the intersection of Newport Blvd. and Via Lido. You can park in the lot behind the diner/movie theater.

We arrived for dinner, and there was no waiting. Apparently a lot of the diners ate before the movie theater's next showing and left for the movies a few minutes before we arrived. The atmosphere is that of an upscale 1930s diner with lots of 1930s memorabilia, such as pictures from that decade, a jukebox, and 1930s model cars. There is a full bar near the entrance, and a dessert display next to the bar with all sorts goodies I must try later.

The menu features some breakfast items (I found out later that only a few omlettes were available after breakfast hours) sandwiches, salads, some grill items, and dessert. My friends opted for the tuna salad sandwich with fries, bruschetta chicken (not on the regular menu, but on a special limited time menu) and I ordered the Newport Club (basically a club sandwich.)

About 10-15 minutes later, we received our entrées. My friend loved his bruschetta chicken. It's chicken medallions prepared with a basil sauce and served with tomatoes and herbs, much like bruschetta, hence the name. It's served on a nice warm bed of rice pilaf and veggies on the side.

My other friend had the tuna salad sandwich. He liked the sandwich and fries. The fries seem to be coated with some type of batter which made them crispier than fries usually are.

I liked the Newport Club. It has ham, turkey, and bacon with tomatoes and lettuce. My only complaint is that there needs to me more mayonnaise on the bread, but that's just my personal preference. It was served with fries as well.

We made it a point to save room for dessert. My friend ordered an Oreo milkshake, standard diner fare. My other friend had the Lido Sundae, which is two scoops of premium ice cream topped with hot fudge and butterscotch, whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry on top. I had an item out of the dessert display, a lemon cake. There were other items in the display, such as various cheesecakes, a carrot cake, and a German chocolate cake. The dessert menu has all sorts of shakes, floats, flavored sodas, and phosphate drinks (soda water and syrup... in case you were wondering about the phosphate drinks...)

My lemon cake was delicious. The cake is actually larger than the photograph depicts due to the angle of the shot. There is a very lemony filling between the layers of lemon cake. My friends loved their Lido Sundae and Oreo shake. The Oreo shake was served with the remainder in a stainless steel container.

Our total bill was $65.65 which included tax and tip. This is a great place to eat before/after catching a movie at the theater next door.

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