The Ponderosa Running Springs

OH YES! Outdoor dining was fresh and a warming delight. Service was the best "business as usual". There are outdoor heaters if needed. Can recommend the Scallops & Sea Bass. They also have a great hamburger. Check my profile for cabin rental near Big Bear

+5

A R

What a beautiful restaurant located within the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, the decor is stunning. We dined here for breakfast. The meals were very unique and inventive, but most importantly, the food and service were both fantastic. Watertable is a restaurant you'll want to visit whether you're staying at the hotel or not. Highly recommend for a drink or date night as well!

+9

Miguel Saavedra

Amazing restaurant, from the modern and nice-looking restaurant, to their patio, and of course the food. Great experience. All the food was amazing, from bread and butter to the last bite of that dessert. The Wedge salad is not the typical one you know, but was delicious. Salmon was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Lamb chops amazing. The service was also really good and waiter was funny and very approachable. Too bad we were just visiting and live in Texas, but if you ever go to Huntington Beach and like great food, then you know where to go.

Jazzy Nguyen

My mom and I had breakfast and dinner here while we stayed at the Hyatt, and after touring colleges all day, this was the perfect place to come back to! The staff gave great recommendations, and were super friendly. The bread they served for dinner was sourdough topped lightly with flaky salt, and made for the perfect preamble to the salmon belly and bone marrow appetizers we had. Salmon belly was amazing and well complimented by the avocado sauce and pickled radishes, and the bone marrow is melt-in-your-mouth perfect. Just a reminder that it's basically just fat, so I would recommend sharing so you don't end up with overwhelming portions like we did. Breakfast was solid as well, and I really enjoyed the flatbread and the prosciutto-avocado toast. Anything involving pancakes or waffles tended towards the sugary side (more so than I expected) and I wish the lemon in the lemon blueberry waffles was more pronounced, but overall still good.

+3

Brandon Norris

The Short Rib Hash is very good. If you’re looking for breakfast that’s definitely their go to. The SoCa lacked flavor other than Salt. They definitely were heavy handed with the sodium. The Bloody Mary cost as much as the meal and was lack luster. Honestly one of the worst I’ve had. The Pete’s coffee that was suggested by the server wasn’t anything special either. Overall if you’re going, stick to the short rib. They seem to be a one trick pony.

Nette Rab

A memorable experience at Watertable. A beautiful restaurant in Huntington Beach. I'll start with the negative. The room was cold. They sat us close to a door to the patio and kept it open. We asked our server if he could close it, and he did. Our server was Bulent. He was very attentive and nice. 5 Stars for him!!! Food: Old Fashioned Drinks Olive Tapenade Hamachi Crudo Bone Marrow Pear Salad Tiger Prawns Lamb Chops Orange Almond Dessert The highlight was the Bone Marrow. It was prepared perfectly with mushrooms, madeira, grilled sour dough bread, and parsley. Best combination ever!!! All the other dishes were good. I wouldn't order the Prawns again. My friends enjoyed the lamb chops. Overall, it was a beautiful experience, and the food was tasty.

+16

F S

We had the opportunity to go here for breakfast during our stay at the hotel. Ingredients are fresh and enjoyable. We tried the Huevos Rancheros, flat bread, avocana, oatmeal, veggie Benedict, French toast, omelette, kids choc chip pancake. Our favorites were the veggie Benedict, flat bread, and oatmeal.

+3

Jen

We came here for the New Year's Eve 4-course dinner meal ($120 per person) I got the lamb chops, pear salad, Chilean sea bass, and the six degrees of chocolate cake. The lamb was quite tender and flavorful, although was a little burnt. The pear salad was solid - I enjoyed the candied pecans, but personally didn't like the Roquefort cheese. The Chilean sea bass was incredible! Super flaky and tender, although a little too salty. The six degrees of chocolate cake was a little disappointing because it wasn't chocolatey enough for me

Allan Cueziy

I wanted the food to taste as good as the atmosphere and location was. We stayed at the resort and took our kids to dinner here during vacation. The staff was incredible, drinks really good, great ambiance. However the food just left some to be desired. The plating looks delicious but the actual flavors fell flatter than the dynamic look. Maybe more salt or acid or something to bring out some more depth. It also wasn’t just one dish, it was across the board.

J HAM

Great service, wonderful staff and location. Everything looks really beautiful but the food itself was bland. I thought it was me so I tried again the next day, bland. Presentation was magnificent, just wish everything had a bit more flavor.

This review is going to make me look like a Karen but it’s honest! I eat salmon 3-5 days a week and this was the worst I’ve had in a very long time. I can tell it was frozen before, not fresh. It smelled and tasted fishy. I tried opening it up to see if any part tasted good and it all tasted bad. The mushroom side was good. The fries were ok-ish just normal shoestrings with barely any added flavor. My husband ordered a steak and it was underweight (obviously) and looked stringy. He said it wasn’t very good either. We ordered a glass of reisling and not sure what we received but it didn’t taste like a reisling. The waitress was nice and they seated us quickly. The restaurant was very loud and we couldn’t really hear each other. I take pictures of every meal on vacation typically but didn’t even have the urge to do it for this meal because presentation was nothing special. I would suggest to only go here for the bar and not eat. However, there are other bars on site. With that said, I would avoid this one. There are a couple other places on site that have better food. If you are desperate, the Starbucks store on site has fruit, desserts, sandwiches etc. and beverages to accommodate most, if not all, dietary needs. Don’t make yourself sick on vacation by going to this restaurant! 🥴

Chris Navarro

I haven't been here for a year and the quality of the food changed so bad, including the service. I usually do either room service or dine in, but recently I did room service. The first biggest disappointment is, certian foods cannot not be ordered. Personal didn't give me a reason or what type of food but for sure one of the food I was really wanting was the Bone Marrow. Did not get a chance to get that and I was will to do 2-3 orders (sad). The most disappointing was the Lamb chops. It was very very small than usual, dry, and blandly seasoned. I did two orders for myself and for my daughter. We both love the Lamb but that night, the experience was so bad, we didn't bother to finish it. So overall quality of experience was a one ☆. I don't understand the restrictions on certian food to be ordered. Next time, I rather go to an actual restaurant to eat quality that is good enough to bring back to the hotel and eat for the next day. Not going to go back or order room service. I felt that the people that do room service are less of a priority. I wouldn't recommend ordering room service to anyone. Since they don't see you, you don't see the integrity of the staff making an effort to ensure your satisfaction.