"Newport's big-night seafood-and-steak room — book Ocean 48 to close a deal or mark an occasion over king crab and a bone-in ribeye."
Ocean 48 is the Newport Beach seafood-and-steak room from the Mastro brothers, Jeffery and Michael Mastro, working with their father Dennis Mastro and partner Scott Trolio. The James Beard-nominated family built the modern American steakhouse name, and here they apply it to a glossy seafood and steak menu at Fashion Island. A glass-enclosed show kitchen, private dining suites and an interior reflection pool make it a destination room as much as a restaurant.
The kitchen splits cleanly between sea and land. The raw bar runs to oysters, Alaskan king crab legs and a Pacific hamachi crudo; the steaks are hand-cut by a master butcher, led by a bone-in ribeye, a New York strip and a petite filet. Wood-roasted clams, sea bass and scallops bridge the two, and desserts go big with a red velvet bread pudding. With raw bar, steak and wine, a dinner sits firmly in the $$$$ bracket. The cooking is classic American surf-and-turf done at scale and polish.
The setting aims to impress: a large, warm contemporary room with a glass show kitchen, intimate dining alcoves, private suites and that reflection pool at the center. It is built for a big night — a celebration, a deal, a group that wants to be looked after — and the Fashion Island address keeps it convenient for Newport. Service is attentive and the wine list deep. Come dressed up; this is the room for an occasion rather than a casual weeknight bite.
For closing a deal, an anniversary or a group celebration that wants steak, seafood and a sense of occasion, Ocean 48 is Newport's set-piece room. A natural deal-closing and anniversary table.
Not for a quick, casual or budget meal — Ocean 48 is a polished special-occasion room where the raw bar, hand-cut steaks and wine list push dinner to the top bracket.
Ocean 48 is from the James Beard-nominated Mastro brothers, Jeffery and Michael Mastro, with their father Dennis Mastro and partner Scott Trolio, the family behind the modern American steakhouse name.
Ocean 48 is at 151 Newport Center Drive in Fashion Island, Newport Beach, with a glass-enclosed show kitchen, private dining suites and an interior reflection pool.
Start at the raw bar with oysters and Alaskan king crab and the hamachi crudo, then a hand-cut bone-in ribeye or New York strip from the master butcher.
Yes. With the raw bar, hand-cut steaks and a deep wine list, a full dinner sits in the top ($$$$) bracket; it is a special-occasion room rather than a casual spot.
Yes. Ocean 48 is a combined seafood-and-steakhouse concept, with a raw bar and dishes like sea bass and scallops alongside hand-cut steaks from a master butcher.
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