This restaurant is in one of the most unique settings in Orange County - in one of the cottages in Crystal Cove, which was inhabited by private residents for decades. The restaurant is operated by the Ruby's restaurant chain, which also took over the Shake Shack, a nearby roadside stand.
The Beachcomber lives up to its name - the ocean practically licks your toes while you're eating. The restaurant has indoor seating, which is intimate and cozy, as well as outdoor seating, which luckily has heat lamps in the evenings when the ocean breezes can get quite chilly. In the evenings, before the more crowded summer season, it's as if you're dining on a private beach and it makes you wonder what it must have been like to mosey on over to your neighbor's cottage for a night of good food and camaraderie. 
To enhance the ambiance and honor the tradition of when the cottages were privately inhabited, Reveille is played every day at 5 pm and at sunset with the raising of a martini flag on the patio - all of which signals - it's time to drink. 
Because the restaurant is so small - it only holds 85 inside - only 30% of it is reserved for reservations. The remaining 70% is open to whoever arrives, so long waits, especially during summer, can be expected.
What we ate:
Seafood Pot Pie. This 
ginormous meal comes wrapped in a humongous croissant and contains ample amounts of lobster, swordfish, shrimp, scallops and vegetables cooked in a brandied lobster sauce. Bring your appetite. The medley of seafood and veggies is superb.
Agave Roasted Chicken. This is a semi-boneless chicken
basted with Agave nectar, surrounded by soft pillows of tubetti pasta, Andouille sausage, sweet bell peppers and a creamy Vermont white Cheddar sauce. The Agave nectar is a distinct touch. The chicken was tender and juicy and the sauce complemented it perfectly. One of the most flavorful chicken dishes I have ever tasted.
For more info: http://www.thebeachcombercafe.com/_crystalcove/index.aspx
-- D.N. and S.B.
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