Cafe Zoolou for unbelieveable baseball cut swordfish, Te Amo for romantic Italian, Rumari for excellent Italian, but not so romantic, Studio at Montage for a blow-out, 230 Forest or Sun Dried Tomato Cafe for more casual, yet still very good.

Tabu is still one of the hottest - it's good, but not mind-blowing. Dizz's for funky & fun.

Unfortunately, there is a new chef at Splashes & the jury is still out... I've never had a decent meal at French 75 across the street (except for a taste of my friends steak frites once, which were pretty darn good), but the bar atmosphere is nice. For a different, but still spectacular view of Laguna, the rooftop bar at Sauvoury's in the Hotel de la Casa de la Camino (or something like that...) is really wonderful - beware, tho, bar closes at 10pm, as it is outdoor & what is considered a temporary bar.

Just got back from a week in a 4 story beachfront house there... a big 7 miles south of our Newport house, but a different world all together... hopefully the weather will hold for you - we had the 1st good week of the summer. Be sure you have a deluxe room at the S n S - they hang out over the waves & beach - the regular ones are over the pool.