Salty Horse
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Salty Horse

2246 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA

★★★★4.0(146 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Tucked away in Newport Beach, this hidden gem excels at the full brunch experience with standout breakfast burritos that locals rave about and thoughtfully crafted smoothies that justify their price tag. The vibe strikes that perfect balance between casual and refined—a genuinely unique spot where you can linger over both traditional and specialty coffee drinks without feeling rushed. Between the beautiful plating, welcoming atmosphere, and consistently solid execution on food and beverages, it's become the kind of place that earns its word-of-mouth reputation.

What to expect

Full breakfastLight foodSlow sitSpecialty drinksMeetingsTraditional drinks

Google Reviews

WEST Coast
★★★★★3 months ago

Love this place- the atmosphere, food, all of it!! Such a you unique hidden place! The breakfast burritos are some of the best I’ve ever had! Burgers and salad are both amazing! Drinks are also phenomenal. I cannot say enough good things about this place! Highly recommended- the line to order is long (but that’s how you know it’s good). Well worth the wait!

Sophie Choe
★★★★3 months ago

Food was delicious and beautiful as was the atmosphere! I got the poke bowl and a smoothie. Smoothie was well worth the price but I do with that the poke bowl had a bit more fish. Otherwise it was seasoned perfectly. Can definitely get very busy and parking is a little hard to find so plan accordingly.

Johnny Kim
★★★★★4 months ago

I visited Salty Horse and ordered the burrito, which was quite good overall. The flavors were well balanced, but the portion of sauce was noticeably small, which was a bit disappointing. I also tried both the coffee and the matcha. They were decent and enjoyable, but not exceptional. Personally, I am not sure they are worth waiting in a long line for. Overall, a solid place with good food and drinks.

Sherry
★★★★★6 months ago

Everyone in my life and on TikTok has been saying salty horse this, salty horse that. I finally had to shut the little voice in my head up so I went at around 11 on a Tuesday and there was no line out the door! Good sign #1. For drinks, we were hoping to try the Yuzu lavender matcha but they just changed out their seasonal drinks so we got the new Berries & cream matcha and Apple grove matcha, both 8/10, good sign #2. But the FOOD. Oh my gosh. Somebody was taking a photo of my Sunrise sammie when I left it to go find another table because it's just stacked so high and so pretty to look at. Good sign #3. And the Salty red breakfast burrito had all the components to make it a perfect breakfast burrito—fluffy scrambled eggs, crispy hash browns, and addicting red salsa. Good sign #4. So does Salty Horse live up to the hype? I say hells yah ;D Thanks for reading! ^-^

Bea Kissinger
★★★★7 months ago

Salty Horse is close enough to walk to, which I love, and the food is pretty good. First time I had the burrito and it hit the spot. Second time I tried the steak and eggs and that was good too. The issue both times has been the person up front taking orders. She came across pretty dry and not very welcoming, and it set the vibe for the entire visit. She actually was so dry, she made me feel uncomfortable. There was even a point where I asked if she substituted chorizo for bacon and she bluntly said, ya I just said that. The first encounter I gave it a pass since it was probably a busy opening week and a long day, but the second time was the same damn attitude, I consider myself a pretty polite and friendly person so to be treated that way is off putting. You line up, give your order, take a number, and they bring the food out. Drinks are different since you have to listen for your name, which we didn't know, so our drinks just sat there until we finally asked halfway through eating. I'm not expecting them to roll out the red carpet, but a little friendliness goes a long way, especially from the first person you interact with. The food is pretty good and the spot has potential, just hoping the vibe at the front improves. I think this is my 2nd 1 star review out of over 100 reviews I’ve written. How people make you feel really goes a long way.

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