Summit House Restaurant — Restaurant in Fullerton

The atmosphere was amazing for the area to be best seen. You can see OC in one background and LA hills the other direction. I felt the food was cooked carefully and with dedication to an older style of cooking, but honestly the flavors were missing. If that is what you would like but without flavor then make this a 5 star rating at $100 per person on average, then please make your reservations now!

I thought the wedge salad was ok, it would have been nicer if it had pears and maple syrup on it as a yummy more exquisit taste, more in tune with the cost. The Yellowtail Sashimi was semi ok but too spicy for my girlfriend. Honestly it was an interesting take on a Japanese appitizer that only needs soy, and wassabi to make thing fun, add a fruit on the side that can make the dash of flavor all that more interesting. Mexican Shashimi is what I called it. No offense meant, it is, what it is.

The Steak. My girlfriend is Vietnamese. So when she ordered she didn't understand what a 22 inch steak is. I told her that is a huge steak. We will have enough for days, she got really excited. So after a long wait. Out comes the Steak. She is basically going ... "Baby, you didn't tell me it would be that big.". I disagreed. All in fun of course. But then the staff left us there and I started to notice things. I mean I was excited, but the color. It looked sick. Like it was old. And then even with the Au Jui Sauce covering it, it just looked sad. The color was a almost tan color and had this Like dried skin look. I cut it and took a taste. The texture was on par with having Fillet Minnion that has been sitting at the perfect temperature for days.

It was not medium like I asked it to be, but more a mixture of almost welldone with a bit of just simmered savory.

The flavor... This is where it really went down hill. I felt like I was literally chewing on nothing. There was no flavor.

I tried to fight it, a smile and move on, but then my girlfriend just said she didn't like it either, so I knew it wasn't just me.

They did bring us out a dessert on the house and ended up comping us the meal. We left a good tip for the service.

I don't say this to bomb the place. I say this so they can improve. Everything would have been perfect but make the main course taste good. I have a family secret I use. Find your own flavor. Get out there and buy spices and play. Experiment and test the waters. B bold! I would love to come back and see your business flourishing with rave reviews and a 5...

Came here with my wife during OC restaurant week for a celebration but it sure didn't end up feeling like that... Parking adjacent to the restaurant seemed to be valet only, otherwise you have to park slightly down the hill and walk for a few minutes, it's a bit dangerous since there's no pedestrian walkway. We were shortly seated after arriving for our 5:15 pm reservation. The bread, prime rib, lobster bisque, and cheesecake were great. The reason for the low rating is because I felt our waiter said something very rude to my wife. We wanted to order the OC restaurant week prime rib castle cut (comes with lobster bisque / cheesecake / cream corn / spinach as pictured)+ Mac and cheese to share between us two. That would've been the perfect amount of food and everything we wanted to try. However, when my wife asked if it was shareable our waiter said verbatim "no it's already discounted if we see you sharing we will pull silverware". Honestly this was such a rude comment it almost soured the entire evening. On their regular menu it states a $9.50 split entree fee, that's totally fine. They could've just enforced that or stated that for the OC restaurant week menu requires 1 entree per person. Don't say "pull silverware" in such a patronizing way... try this for the same outcome instead. "Apologies, but we do require one entree per person and the split entree you see on the main menu doesn't apply to the OC menu". Also, he said "regardless of what you order I will provide the same service". Uhhh, I didn't think you were not going to until you said this?? This isn't about the money, see the $100 charity donation photo made just for this. After we ordered, we think the waiter realized what he said and tried to correct it (hence why this isn't a 1 star review). Without us asking, he brought an extra spoon for me so we can both share the lobster bisque soup. If he didn't do that, we honestly wouldn't have asked after so much emphasis, chastise, and shaming of "no sharing". We end up ordering the OC menu prime rib set + reg menu prime rib. Lo and behold, it was way too much food. We took it to go even though it might just sit in the fridge for the next 2 days and possibly be thrown away (which I hate because it's wasting food) as we had a completely booked weekend with friends. Also, it took quite bit of time for our entrees to come out after we finished the soup. It seemed to be similar for tables around us. Hope your experience will be...

My big bro had his rehearsal dinner here the night before his wedding. Interesting place. I've been trying to think of how to get this review cookin: maybe I start with the beautiful view? Or a joke about how I'm not a prime rib guy? Or how much I love an upscale steakhouse where servers are dressed to the nines?

But I honestly can't get that Lavender Lemon Drop (LLD) off the forefront of my mind. It's one of the best drinks I've had in a MINUTE. Little lavender flakes sprinkled on the rim hehe. Yeah, I know it's a little fruity, but what's wrong with that? I'm comfortable with who I am as a man.

I found myself deep in my 2nd LLD on the outdoor patio, trying to gain the courage to say some kind words as people were going around giving speeches about the bride and groom. The pressure was mounting. I am a textbook introvert, so once I spoke from the heart about my big bro I had to run to the bathroom to regain composure.

I got back to my seat and my girlfriend subtly patted my leg as to non-verbally communicate "great job baby I know that was hard for you." The Prime Rib I ordered was set down shortly after.

The thing about me is I always forget I'm not a prime rib guy until a prime rib is set in front of me. It just sounds so good. "Prime Rib."

But in reality, if cooked well, it has a soaked mushy center, you have to cut around the fat, and it's not seared AT ALL!?! Man. Not searing a steak should be a war crime. I will take literally any cut of steak over a Prime Rib.

Before you hit me with a "You’ve never had a good prime rib," I assure you, I have. I've tried MANY because I always forget I don't like it. You could argue I'm a little slow because I forget I don't like it, that's fair. I hope after this review it sticks though.

This is no knock on the Summit House Prime Rib. Everybody else that ordered it loved it. I know you're gonna hit me with the quote "if everyone but you is crazy, you're probably the crazy one," but the more data I collect the more confident my opinion grows. They should call it "Mid Rib."

I would 1000% come back though, as everything else I tried from the salad to the sweet corn to my girlfriend's sea bass was sensational. I'll come back and get a 10oz filet to pair with my 3 LLDs hehehhee.

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