The Beachcomber Cafe at Crystal Cove

We had a truly amazing wedding at Crystal Cove! Our wedding was on South Beach and our reception was at the Beaches Cottage. Michele Jenkins from The Beachcomber Cafe was incredible to work with! She was very responsive and helpful throughout the process and made planning from a distance with a short time frame much easier. I also really appreciate the help from Kristina the week of the wedding and all of the staff support the day of the wedding. I was very focused on the details and everything went perfectly the day of the wedding. I couldn't have asked for it to go any smoother. I would highly recommend having a wedding and reception with The Beachcomber Cafe.

We had an incredible experience with the Beachcomber and would highly recommend them and use them again as a wedding venue suggestion for others. Very friendly, very helpful, very accomodating and easy to work with. Most beautifuly venue in Orange County if you are looking for a romantic beach wedding in my opinion. I've had many friends ask about the site since seeing photos and hearing aobut our experience. I had never been to the Beachcomber prior to our engagement and it is now a regular restaraunt we visit.

A beautiful location for a vintage beach style wedding! We decided to rent the beach promenade and it was gorgeous. Everyone on the beachcomber catering team was so professional, helpful, and on top of our requests throughout the day and through out the planning process. The taste and quality of the food was excellent. The catering manager Michele in particular provided spectacular service. She was able to be extremely responsive, flexible, make the little and big details that we wanted happen so seamlessly! It was a positive experience working with Michele and her team and we would highly recommend this venue and caterer to all future brides and grooms.

We had an amazing experience planning our wedding with the Beachcomber team at Crystal Cove!

My husband and I would like to extend a huge, heartfelt thank you to Michele and her team for making our wedding day absolutely perfect. Every single detail was exactly how we envisioned (if not better!), and Michele and her team did a truly phenomenal job to ensure that everything went smoothly and no one missed a beat.

Michele made the process easy and enjoyable! She was on top of every detail, and full of good ideas and vendor recommendations! The set-up the day of the wedding was incredibly organized and flawless, the food was delicious (the Chef was so fun to work with), and best of all -- it was all stress-free. Michele was flexible and adapted to last minute changes we needed to make, and made the entire wedding planning process easy and fun.

We are forever grateful to Michele and the Beachcomber team for orchestrating such a perfect day on our behalf. Michele was not only super organized, but calm, sweet, caring, and thoughtful throughout the entire process.

So many of our guests said that this was the best wedding they had ever been to, and some of the best wedding food they had ever had.

Thank you Beachcomber for making our day so special!!

Crystal Cove Historic District is a beautiful and unique ocean front venue! We knew from the minute we emerged from the tunnel under PCH that we had truly found our dream venue. From the rustic and charming historic cottages, to the one of a kind 360 degree view of the Pacific Ocean, Crystal Cove is undoubtedly the most romantic place I can think of to be married. The catering services provided by The Beachcomber were first class. Michelle (the catering coordinator) was always available to answer our questions; usually responding within 24 hours. She was able to accommodate every suggestion and request that we had, and the finished product was better than I could have ever imagined. The catering staff at our event was polite, helpful and worked hard to make sure our guests felt welcome and taken care of. Many of our guests (even though they are OC “locals”) had never been to Crystal Cove before and were blown away when they arrived. Our out of town guests commented that they truly got the full “California” experience, and many plan to visit Crystal cove again in the future. All in all, it was absolutely the wedding of our dreams!

We got married and had our reception up on the deck which was beautiful, but working with the State Park was a bit a nightmare. To begin with we had trouble just getting in contact with someone and over the course of a year while we were planning our wedding we worked with three different event planners for the site and they never told us we would be working with a new one, so it seems like they cycle through them. We were promised access to the room where the food would be served the night before the wedding and then the person at the front desk refused to let us in to decorate. They also threw away the top layer of our cake with the cake topper my Mom handmade which was very upsetting. They did compensate us, but that certainly doesn't replace it. You have to use their vendors and the sound system we rented through them was terrible, so barely anyone was able to hear the ceremony or the toasts. The food was great and the chef was flexible. I had my heart set on this location, but there is a lot to contend with when working with this venue.

A beautiful costal venue with a staff to match. Very professional, great food, light atmosphere. Highly recommend.

A beautiful costal venue with a staff to match. Very professional, great food, light atmosphere. Highly recommend.

A beautiful costal venue with a staff to match. Very professional, great food, light atmosphere. Highly recommend.

A beautiful costal venue with a staff to match. Very professional, great food, light atmosphere. Highly recommend.

A beautiful costal venue with a staff to match. Very professional, great food, light atmosphere. Highly recommend.