Restaurants offer diners both a delicious reprieve from the kitchen and a secure environment that makes it virtually impossible for the dish to run away with the spoon. Keep your eating implements obedient with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of upscale, seasonally sourced fare and drinks at Port Restaurant and Bar, located on Heliotrope Avenue in Corona del Mar. Port serves up a short but sweet menu of Cali-Mediterranean-French dishes, including seafood, steak, Mediterranean fare, and pastas. Head to the heated back patio decked out with a fireplace, flat screen TV, and a fountain of invisibility, or cozy up in a main dining room lit by crystal-framed pendant lights for a rigorous menu perusing. Solids can be paired with liquids from the extensive wine list, and ears can be paired with the live music offered each evening.

Reviews

Port Restaurant and Bar has been featured in the Orange County Register; 13 Citysearchers give it an average of 4.5 stars and 23 Yelpers give it an average of three stars.

• Had dinner with a large group of people on Memorial Day, and the experience is perfect. Port is a charming location in a residential district, with beautiful and lively art on the walls, beautiful decor, and delicious food. – Robert M., Yelp