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Specialties
The best seafood restaurant in the area is just around the corner. If you are looking for a great dinner, our chef invites you to dine with us and enjoy the dishes he has been perfecting for years!
History
Established in 1993.
Open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 5pm. The best seafood restaurant in the area is just around the corner. If you are looking for fish, steak, or just a great dinner make your reservation now! Our quasi-Polynesian café is described as Eclectic California Cuisine with a menu influenced by Hawaiian, Asian, Mexican and Cajun. We pride ourselves on our fresh, wild caught seafood that is cut by Chef Michael, himself, every day, and then cooked by him every night for your dinner. Our world famous 3 inch thick pound of fresh swordfish is described by Zagat as The Best on The Planet! Seasonal items include local Laguna Spiney Lobster, fresh Maryland Soft Shell Blue Crab, and Alaskan Copper River Salmon throughout the year. Chef Michael Leech has been perfecting his dishes for years. He is a master veteran of the mesquite broiler and invites you to dine with us!
Meet the Business Owner
Michael L.
Business Owner
Over the last 40+ years, Chef Michael Leech has open seven restaurants and he draws from that deep well of experience to enhance Café Zoolu in Laguna Beach. The restaurant opend in 1993, is modest in size but big in character. «I love the restaurant business,» Michael says. «It’s unlike anything else. Working with the public and being creative with what I do is what I enjoy most.» The self-taught chef says he prides himself on making each of his dishes a work of art. «I learned to become a chef by trial and error, «Michael says, «picking up things here and there, and waking up in the middle of the night with new ideas for food has put me where I am today.»
Chef Michael Leech is a veteran of the mesquite broiler (40+ years). The food is described as ‘Eclectic California Cuisine’ with an emphasis on fresh seafood… Hawaiian, Asian, Mexican & Cajun are some of the influences that make up the menu. Most of the fish is char-broiled to perfection over the mesquite.