orange County Restaurant Week

Splashes
Surf & Sand Resort
1555 South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-3226
(949) 376-2779
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Lunch $20 / Dinner $40
Online Reservations
Lunch $20
(FOR TWO COURSES; EITHER APPETIZER AND ENTRÉE OR ENTRÉE AND DESSERT)
Appetizer Choice:
Kabocha Squash Soup
cinnamon cream, cranberries
Hearts of Palm
watercress, walnuts, citrus, Greek yogurt
Entrée Choice:
Roasted salmon
lentils, baby carrots, cipollini, pancetta, jerez vinegar
Grllied Swordfish sandwich
watercress, tartar sauce, French fries
Grilled Hanger Steak
black pepper condiment, crispy onions, green beans
Dessert Choice:
Chocolate Pot of Crème
coffee soil, blackberry
Apple Cobbler
bourbon anglaise
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Dinner $40
(FOR THREE COURSES; APPETIZER, ENTRÉE AND DESSERT)
Appetizer Choice:
Butter Lettuce and Arugula Salad
radish, avocado, mustard vinaigrette
Kabocha Squash Soup
cinnamon cream, dried cranberries
Entrée Choice:
King Salmon
beluga lentils, baby carrots, pancetta, cipollini onions
Grilled Hanger Steak
green beans, crispy onions, black pepper condiment
Pappardelle
wild mushrooms, pearl onions, truffle crème fraiche
Dessert Choice:
Chocolate Pot of Crème
coffee soil, blackberry
Apple Cobbler
bourbon anglaise
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Chef Jeff Armstrong
Question: How long have you been a chef?
Answer: I started cooking when I was 14 and graduated from culinary school in 1996.
Question: How long have you been at this restaurant?
Answer: I started at Surf & Sand in May of 2010.
Question: Who or what inspired you to become a chef?
Answer: Working on my grandparents farm as a kid.
Question: What do you enjoy most about your profession?
Answer: Sourcing new ingredients for dishes.
Question: When you’re not in the kitchen what are you doing?
Answer: I’m really into live music.
Question: What is your most popular dish?
Answer: Seared scallops with Farro Risotto, cucumber, orange and ginger
Question: Your last meal on Earth would be??
Answer: Bun Thit Nuong - a Vietnamese dish. It’s cold rice vermicelli mixed with fresh vegetables and topped with hot barbequed pork