Greer's OC

Now's the time to take advantage of delicious dining during Newport Beach Restaurant Week through Sunday, Jan. 26. Foodies can choose from more than 60 participating restaurants offering three-course prix-fixe dinner menus for just $20, $30 or $40 per person and/or two-course prix-fixe lunch menus for only $10, $15 or $20 per person.

Our pick for Newport Beach Restaurant Week is A Restaurant’s special three-course lunch menu for just $20 per person available through Sunday, Jan. 26.

The first course is a choice of roasted red pepper and goat cheese soup or chef’s choice charcuterie and cheese plate. The entrée is a choice of blackened swordfish sandwich (red wine onions, roasted tomato, butter lettuce, piquillo pepper, spicy remoulade on a ciabatta roll) or roasted duck salad and lentils (slow cooked duck, chilled lentil salad, arugula, frisee, shaved Bermuda onion, baby beets, romano and balsamic vinaigrette), or pan-fried pork cutlet (fried egg, sautéed spinach, mustard spaetzle, sriracha). The menu ends on a sweet note with vanilla wafer banana pudding.

A Restaurant offers modern American food in an upscale yet relaxed atmosphere with red leather booths and dim lighting. A was built in 1926 as a roadside diner, The Arches. Today, the restaurant and bar offer the best in retro chic ambience and exceptional food, classic cocktails, wine and service.

Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday. A also has a Social Hour Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.

A Restaurant is located at 3334 W Coast Hwy., just south of Newport Blvd., in Newport Beach. For reservations or more information, call 949.650.6505 or visit A Restaurant.

The Iridescent Pearl Facial

In celebration of the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel’s 30-year anniversary, the Spa is offering a special Iridescent Pearl Facial. The luxurious facial is formulated to give skin a glimmering radiance.

The 60-minute Iridescent Pearl Facial is perfect for all skin types. Pearl extracts slough away dull epidermal cells and reveal a brighter, more luminous complexion. A blend of fruit acids and enzymes work deeply and gently to improve clarity, balance and radiance. The result is skin that appears supple, pure and revitalized. The Pearl Facial costs $195, exclusive of service charge.

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel One Ritz-Carlton Drive in Dana Point. 949.240.5020.