Lido Restaurant & Lounge

Always outstanding food and service. We have eaten there many times, and everything is always consistent. There is a beautiful dining room to dine inside or outside on the spectacular patio. We can't wait to go back!

Amazing food! We always do the champagne brunch with three course omg I go every time I'm in town to visit my sister! Claim chowder appetizer is like nothing I've ever had before. Lobster roll is delicious and you can never go wrong with the crème brûlée. Can't wait to go back!

We were looking for a local nice restaurant to go to for dinner. We have skipped Lidos for the past years do to a bad Thanksgiving experience.
I recently read a good review on the restaurant, so thought we'd give it a chance. Glad we did. Everything was great. Vallet, hostess, bartender were very friendly and professionally dressed.
Then our waitress really made our night. She had great recommendations for drinks and food. She surprised us with an early Anniversary dessert too!
Thank you Celena! You are great and so were the bus boys!

Update to the review, Robin, the director of food and beverage reached out within an hour and apologized for the less than stellar experience we had with the food and offered to make it right. I am very impressed with that level of customer service which is rare these days. It sounds like they have evolved since I was here last year and because of their level of care for the customer experience, I look forward to giving them another shot during one of my semi-annual visits to the Central Coast for a 5-star food experience to match that 5-star customer service they clearly have in place.

Beautiful view and ambiance would make this a great spot for Happy Hour but for dinner, I'd rather go to Oyster Loft. We ordered two dishes that we normally get at Oyster Loft and unfortunately, they both fell flat in comparison.

Although the salmon was nicely cooked, the mashed potatoes and risotto that served as a bed for my halibut was unfortunately bland. At $45 for the halibut dish, it was unseasoned and lackluster.

The summer beet salad with watermelon, beets, and goat cheese was our favorite of the evening which is why I think happy hour may be the way to go if you want to enjoy the ambiance.

Had dinner here last night. Everything was exceptionally Great. It all started with the service which was Outstanding and they will not let you run out of rolls. We started with the Crispy Brussel Sprouts appetizer. Then came our main course. My wife had the Halibut with puréed Butternut Squash. I had the Clam Chowder which is some of the best I have had. And I am a chowder connoisseur.
Everything was Stupendous. Our waitress Selana was extremely nice and on her game. The manager Robin was very pleasant too.
We were able to get seated outside with a heater for a beautiful sunset.
What a great place with a Great team of players
I would Highly Recommend this place.

Lido is always excellent but we have never been for dinner!!! We actually went for drinks but could not resist the dinner menu!! The pasta was the best I've ever had and burrata & prosciutto was delish with strawberries. As always the service her is consistently amazing!! I'll never stop coming here!!!

This was the best brunch we have ever had. The food was phenomenal, the level of service was outstanding, and the dining room was open and beautiful.
We will certainly be back to the Lido.

We came back to Dolphin Bay & Lido. Their menu changed a lot! They kept some classics that were taken to the next level.

The restaurant is clean and comfortable. Welcomed as soon as you walk in.

Mojitos are still the best! There are so many things to compliment. I'm adding adding pics from the ribs NOW versus before. They were good before, but fall of the bone and smokey this time. We ended up with two orders! You could peel the meat off the bone that's how tender they were (BBQ Fan).

Bloody Mary mix that is OUT OF THIS WORLD (I have no idea who thought it was too spicy, but this is California)! I don't like hot without flavor. They make their own mix and you can tell. The bartender let me sip it just in case. I could drink it just to drink over ice. It's the best mix I have ever had. Plus, she was able to make it into a Michelada instead. Maybe that's why it was too spicy for some? Vodka has its own zing.

They still have the Lido burger, but the Smash burger was delicious. Pecorino fries are always a must have and the eggs Benedict. I tried the brunch and was pleasantly surprised by the bread pudding. It was pumpkin (no nuts or raisins yay) with a caramel sauce at the bottom. Again, ended up with two of those. One at brunch and took one to go. It reminded me of English toffee sticky pudding (my favorites). and I didn't get to taste the bread pudding.

I can definitely see a change in the menu as well as the quality of how things are prepared.

The portions are large so it's so easy to get full. But everything I tasted and drank was stellar! The staff is amazing and super friendly and accommodating. They go above and beyond here. Even if you don't stay at DB, come check out the bar, happy hour, brunch and food. They have a lot to choose from.

Oh, random .. I almost forgot! For the kiddos. Try the chicken nuggets. Not frozen! Crispy freshly made nuggets. 5 star even for your kiddos! I love this place! You have to stop by, trust me, they have the best bar tenders and an exquisite menu!

This was our first time at this restaurant. Pismo is known to be pretty laid back and chill everywhere you go. We wanted a quiet romantic dinner by the water to celebrate a friend's birthday and this place delivered exactly that! We were seated on the patio. I was worried I'd be too cold, but our waitress put an outdoor heater right next to me and it was perfect! I ordered the halibut on herb risotto and it was very delicious. Every component of dinner went better than the last. I highly recommend this place to people who are looking for an upscale dining experience to celebrate special occasions in the area.

OK - first, the food was good. We had the bolognese and the smash burger. The pasta in the bolognese was cooked very well. Just al dente. The sauce was great too. A bit tangy and not too much. The burger was good. It's big. It wasn't obvious that it's two patties. The fries were pretty good as well. They had almost TOO much garlic on them.

The reason this review gets three stars has almost nothing to do with the food. The one food-related reason is the bolognese was a very small portion. For being on the dinner menu and for the cost of it, I'd expect a bit more.

The menu, though, really is the issue. We sat outside and the waitress gave us the dinner menu. We had just popped in because our other dinner plans fell through. So, we were right at the time they start serving dinner. We'd seen online that they had some simpler selections, though, so we asked for the bar menu. The waitress reluctantly gave it too us since we weren't at the bar; we were outside. I just got that feeling that she was like, oh, you're one of those people.

We did, however, order the bolognese off the dinner menu and the burger off the bar menu. So, don't let them tell you that you can't do that.

The other reason this loses a star is because of the misleading happy hour. It's called, "Sunset Happy Hour" but it's only from 2pm to 5pm. I bet that's only at sunset for about one month out of the year. Come on. Who ends happy hour at 5pm? Or, go ahead and end it at 5pm, but, don't call it "Sunset Happy Hour".

Again, the food was good but the dinner menu is WAY overpriced. Order off the bar menu. Good food and the prices are more reasonable for what you get.