The Black Marlin, Tustin CA

Heavy pours at the bar, friendly staff, amazing food! Their seared tuna is great, ribs were 4 stars

Food and atmosphere are amazing. If you want to test the waters they have a phenomenal happy hour.

Today's bowl of clam chowder, poke nachos, Embolden Simply Zamba IPA and Tommy's impeccable service were on point.

Love this place. Items can get a little pricey but the Texas hangover pie is a must for brunch. And the best clean chowder ever

Good drinks, clam chowder and atmosphere but they can't make hamburgers so don't order one at this place.

Came on a Friday early evening (5 pm) and the place was pretty empty so no wait to be seated. FYI- it a pretty casual atmosphere; like a casual bar ambiance.

Had the following:
- Fish Chowder 8/10
pretty good, highly recommend add Tabasco
- Ginny Hendrix (Cocktail Drink) - 5/10
a strong drink but really lacking in flavor
- 4 cheese Mac & cheese side - 7/10
Standard Mac & cheese but if you like cheese pasta this is for you regardless
- Neptune's Cobb Salad - 8/10
Generous size! Only downside was I was expecting lumps of crab not shredded so it was hard to fork with the lettuce.
- Seared Scallops w/ sides - 7/10
Presentation was fantastic for this item but the scallops were lacking in flavor. Would have liked to have had a more substantial sauce.

Overall, the experience was pretty good, just had a few bumps.
- came in with a party of 2 and were sat at an awkwardly placed table. We asked if we can move to the table next to us meant for 4 people but our waitress said it's only for parties greater than 2.which I get but at the same time, there was no one else in the restaurant except for 1 other couple on the other side of the room. Just seemed a bit off.
- Service was very slow. We did have to wait for our waters to be refilled a few times. Again not a big deal but just a bit off putting considering how empty the place was.

Overall I'd give the food a 8/10 but service a 6/10

I don't deal with tyrants. But I will make sure to share that video of you confronting someone NOT breaking the law.

What a unique place with a great vibe. The Happy Hour food and drinks were excellent! See if you can get Courtney for a server

Tremendous place located in "Old Tustin. " Bartenders were great, ate at bar and was involved in conversation with local regulars all night. Was in the area for business and will definitely come back next time in town.

The food was fantastic and the service was excellent!
I had boneless ribs no sauce (for my diet) and my daughter had same thing and chocolate cake!

Had lunch today and they were very accommodating to let us order off the dinner menu. Food was so good! Our server Ana was awesome and took great care of us! Thank you for making us feel welcome and for the wonderful food and service! We will ask for Ana every time!

I'll start with the not so good. The apple juice for the kids was really watered down. Had to order something else for them. Never had watered down apple juice.not good. The service was a bit slow, but like to think it was a COVID thing. Now, the good, I ordered the scallop plate and I have to say they were the biggest and best scallops I've ever had. My wife also liked her shrimp and pasta plate. It was a little expensive but the presentation was very nice, the amount of food was really good also. I would definitely go back and just stay away from the apple juice for the kids.

I live in Orange and was unfamiliar with this place until I saw a random YouTube video taken outside of it. I genuinely thought that we'd try it until the manager confronted the videographer. The manager was only interested in getting the person to stop and in a very 'entitled' manner. No thanks, marlin.

Excellent service great location and customer is well satisfied with the food (excellent), chef and staff are amazing. Will definitely recommend this place and will be returning soon.