Reef 118 Oceanfront Restaurant

We had a few meals here and the waitstaff was lovely. We had Maddie as a bartender and she was *amazing*. We also enjoyed the male bartender (sorry I forget his name). The male manager, with the short, spiky hair was a little off putting. When I wanted to give a compliment and asked if he was the manager he gave me an attitude. The bartender outside also gave a little attitude at 9 PM. But overall, we enjoyed the food and our time.

We hit traffic going to OC but checked in and headed down to try this restaurant. The food was good and our server was very nice. The size on the shrimp scampi that I ordered was big. I was very surprised and happy. Flavors were all there.

My steak was not cooked correctly (overcooked). No big deal asked the waiter if they could correct it- I understand this is a hassle as I have worked service industry for many years, however when you are spending money for a meal you want it cooked correctly. The manager came out and was so nasty and condescending making it seem like we did not order the steak correctly and it was cooked perfect because “he’s been a chef”. The meal/atmosphere was completely ruined after that. We won’t be back.
We really enjoyed our server and the waitstaff was very attentive to us and our children when we first sat down. We all had high hopes! We witnessed another table having issues with said manager and dirty to-go containers. Trust me. Go somewhere else.