bambu Restaurant at Fairmont Hotel

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4500 Macarthur Blvd
Newport Beach, CA
(949) 476-2001 View Dishes

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August 22, 2006

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Hidden gen in hub-bub near SNA

Dining at hotels are always uneasy at best. One doesn’t know if the prices have been jacked up as a reflection of the quality of the hotel or the restaurant itself.

Put your fears at ease. Bambu is a quiet restaurant tucked behind the lobby of the Fairmont hotel. All the dishes prepared at the bambu restaurant are of the freshest ingredients and the finest quality. The chef’s here really pay attention to tenderness and texture throughout all the dishes. Presentation is clean and elegant, and desserts usually come with creative and very dynamic garnishes.

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Clam Chowder

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Served New England style, this chowder offers a break from the thick, oversalted, sauce soups that other restaurants offer. The soup is thin and the flavor is fine. But the most incredible part is that each little clam meat is fresh, and cooked just…

Bone-In Filet

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The chef has a tendency to overcook a little, so if you order, order on the rare side. However, the quality of the meat is good, and the cut of the bone lends itself to easier gnawing. And one must gnaw when ordering bone-in=)

Salmon

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The choice of the heavy horseradish type sauce is a perfect accompaniment to medium-cooked fish dish. The quality of the salmon is better than many sushi salmon, and prepare to enjoy utmost tenderness when you order it cooked medium (slightly raw in …

Crab Cake

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They should really call this crab meat (mostly crab claw!) lumped together. Where’s the cake? And I ask that in a good way.

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