Last night five of us enjoyed a wonderful experience at Buca di Beppo, Huntington Beach. The staff was delightful, the service the best, and the food divine! I can't recommend it highly enough! We are defiantly going back!!! WE give it 5 stars!!! read more

We tend to drop in on this Buca on Fridays at lunch when we want to celebrate a birthday, retirement, or even Galentine's Day (last year). At any given time, there could be 6-12 of us from work. The place has ample parking & it usually isn't crowded midday, during the work week. We always, always ask for Tina! We sat in Tina's section once & never went back. She treated us with such care, almost like motherly love. She's efficient & fast because she knows we're on our lunch break, so time is crucial. Drinks are brought quickly, food is brought out as soon as something is ready, she gets us boxes & the check before we even have to ask. This lady knows what it means to hustle - but the customer service is definitely not lost during all that hustle. The food is piping hot & cooked to perfection... they have a great lunch menu! Between the 8 of us who just went on Friday (7/17/26), we got chicken with pesto pasta, spicy chicken pasta & a spicy shrimp pasta. The lunch menu comes with a house or Caesar salad and garlic bread (so good!). Tina is a definite asset to Buca... She's so good to us & she's even fun to chat with! We have many choices for lunch and the Westminster in Garden Grove area, but she is part of the reason we go back to Buca. She makes it fun AND she takes excellent care of us... Why wouldn't we go back to see her?! Thank you for the excellent customer service, Tina! read more

Very friendly staff and entertaining ambiance (literally could not stop reading and looking over all the wall photos.) We were seated at a very quiet part of the restaurant and it was fine. We had a photographer come our way pretty early on and take pictures of us. When we declined he was a bit pushy. The food? Very disappointed happy hour was advertised but not honored. Lasagna was okay. Stuffed shells were okay. Nothing to rave about. We also did order drinks after they said happy hour wasn't available because we were told it was just 1-2 dollars difference when it was actually $7... Cool to check this off my list but would not return. read more

The atmosphere is super fun and very... Italian. The walls are covered in the most random, chaotic photos, and honestly, it somehow works. It has that "welcome to our family's house, now eat everything" kind of energy. Everything comes in shareable portions, and since we had a group of 6, we went with the Buca Big. We ordered the Caesar salad, garlic bread, spaghetti & meatballs, and lasagna. The Caesar salad came out first and was TO DIE FOR. Everyone loved it, and we demolished it pretty quickly. The garlic bread was also pretty good but I've definitely had better. We ordered it specifically for the pasta and by the time the pasta arrived, the bread had gotten cold. We were all a little bummed. Note to self: Next time, ask them to bring the garlic bread out with the pasta. And yes... I said next time, because there will absolutely be a next time. We were also really excited to see that they advertise a happy hour with food specials, especially since we were there during the listed happy hour hours. So imagine our disappointment when we were told that the happy hour food items weren't actually available at the happy hour prices. At that point, we were all a little confused and honestly, pretty annoyed. If the happy hour specials aren't being honored during the advertised happy hour, then what's the point of advertising them at the location? It definitely put a bit of a damper on the experience because we were genuinely looking forward to trying some of those deals. (main reason why I'm rating it 3 stars) My brother and I are die-hard spaghetti & meatballs fans, so we thought that would be the winner. NOPE. The lasagna stole the show. We somehow demolished that thing way faster than the spaghetti and meatballs. Every bite was cheesy, saucy, and ridiculously satisfying. Overall, a really fun birthday dinner with great food, a quirky atmosphere. read more

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Buca Di Beppo is the epitome of a family friendly Italian restaurant! This was my first time back in years and it hasn't changed since the last time I went. It definitely reminds me of my grandma's house with picture frames everywhere and even a photographer walking around taking group photos. I came for a friend's birthday (30 years young), and we ordered three pastas, a Caesar salad, and one sausage and mushroom pizza. The pizza was very thin, so I'd probably skip it next time, but the flavor was good. If you're looking for something more filling, I'd go with the spicy chicken rigatoni or the shrimp fra diavolo. read more

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Came here for my free birthday jumbo brownie ice cream Sunday. I will say it is a little confusing coming off the highway. It's hidden and next to a gym. Came during lunch hour. I ordered the spicy rigatoni pasta and spaghetti with a meatball. Both came with Cesar salads. The spicy pasta was delicious but everything else was plane nothing to die for. The ice cream brownie was HUGE but the brownie was hard and well it's more for the look and it's free so I can't complain. I expected more but overall not bad. Will I go back I don't think so. read more

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Made reservations here for my son's birthday with a couple of his friends. They accommodated a party of 13 which was nice. They place bigger party upstairs, the inside is very huge and it's a comfort feeling with decorations. The food had good deals, some of the entrees were decent nothing out of the ordinary. It was just hard because there was only one waiter working right when it opened on a Saturday so we had to wait around for him many times. Since he was working both upstairs and downstairs. That's mainly the only con I had about this place. The waiting around for long period of time just to order certain things and for a dessert took awhile. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Buca di Beppo really hit the spot. We ordered the Chicken Limone and the salmon plate, and both were seriously good. The lemon butter sauce was the star for me, bright and buttery without being heavy, and it made everything taste fresh and comforting at the same time. Also, the bread... unreal. Warm, fresh, and honestly one of the best parts of the meal (and that's saying a lot). Shoutout to our waitress Tina, who was friendly, attentive, and made the whole experience feel easy and fun. Best service we've had in a long time. Easily the best Italian food I've ever had. We'll be back. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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I'm really impressed at these reviews. Maybe it was just an off day, but unfortunately our experience was not what is reflected in many reviews. We came at about 445pm for an early dinner. Immediately noticed a very unappetizing smell. It smelled like when you leave a rag with water on it too long and it starts to smell. The whole room smelled like it but worst when you walked in. The service was fine. Nothing spectacular but he was fine. The food was unreasonable in my opinion. We ordered a $28 salad as our appetizer for two. It sounded great on the menu, mixed greens, olives, tomatoes. Yeah, for $28 you'd expect something Mott the equivalent of bagged salad, half a tomato and four olives... I let our waiter know I was disappointed with the olives because I couldn't believe there were only four to which he replied, 'oh, there's only supposed to be two. They gave you more than usual, but I'll bring you more.' He brought me back four olives. Seriously? What if we had five people, do we share olives? C'mon guys. Unreasonable for what we're paying. The rest of the food was fine. It wasn't bad, I just felt that the quality didn't match the cost everything else considered. I hadn't been to Buca in years and my husband and I really needed a date night and chose to visit this location because we thought it would be fun to have a nice dinner in HB. This will probably be the last time we ever choose Buca, but like I said, maybe we got them on an off day. read more

came here for the first time and was empty on a Sunday night, got seated right away and was able to order within 5 ins of seating. customer service is amazing and restaurant was sparkly clean! i had a difficult finding the restroom upstairs since there's lots of tables for dining but eventually found it with the help of my server Griselda this restaurant is family owned so you can see the happiness throughout the restaurant with decor, each dish is best shared with 2-3 other people and is very affordable! Crispy Calamari : made fresh, pan was hot while the frid squid was crispy, marinara sauce and lemon paired very well Roman Tiki : refreshing as this is more on the sweet side Shrimp Scampi Linguine : garlic butter base, not bad but would recommend paying $37 Chicken Carbonara : alfredo base, very creamy! the bacon bits and peas pair very well with the pasta, worth $40 read more

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Buca di Beppo has become one of our favorite Italian restaurant but there's others Italian Restaurants we have been but they better and high maintenance in thier cooking and their staff. Buca is different the other Italian Restaurants they are family friendly, huge portions and friendly staff that feel they are family in a Italian traditional way. We have been four Buca di Beppo in Pasadena,Universal City walk,Claremont and now Huntington Beach. This our first at this location in Huntington Beach I was very surprised this area have change dramatically through the years wow. The exterior looks very nice with a modern twist but the interior Buca style traditional bring Italy to the restaurant. Step in you feel we're in Italy or movie set with friendly staff you feel in home in Italy. My wife and I decided to order the family for four for $49.99 that's lots of food but we were very hungry. We pick the Caesars salad and the pasta we pick the ravioli al pomodoro then the entrees the chicken limone then we order garlic bread to the meal. First they brought the Caesars salad amazing good we enjoyed it. Then they brought the ravioli al pomodoro and the chicken Simone and the garlic bread. The feast for four will feed for four but it can feed for two depend how hungry are you. Overall Buca di Beppo is the best place for special occasion,birthdays,family reunion and other special occasions. read more

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Came here during the week for dinner and it was dead lol. Maybe that was a sign? Service was fine and the food was just ok. The caprese salad tasted fresh. The spaghetti with huge meatballs was OK. Definitely enough portions to feed 4 people - so price is fine. Garlic bread was very mid. We had to ask for marinara sauce on the side - which didn't have much flavor. As someone who went to Italy this summer, this food is farrrrr from it. I guess decent to feed large parties but wayyyy better italian restaurants in the area (roman cucina, maggianios, la parloccia in Lbc). read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Looks better than it tasted. Food was OK. - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

We had a fantastic lunch here, my daughter and I. Kristina, our server was so kind and welcoming it really made our lunch even better. The chicken limon was perfect and so was my daughter's Alfredo. We'll be back soon! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

I don't know customers rate this place 4-5 stars. It's far from that. I went for my birthday and totally regret it. The food was terrible and very dry even over cooked. Only thing that was good was the salad and the wine. The service was good. Ambiance it was ok but for some reason the voices bounce off the ceiling and sound likes it's right next to you it was awkward and annoying. Most of the restaurant was empty. read more

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They flat-out refuse to honor the promotional deals they have plastered right outside their doors. There's a clear reason this place is usually dead: charging $57.99 for a plate of pasta is ridiculous. On the rare occasion they actually get a crowd--like on Father's Day--they conveniently deny the advertised deal. If they keep treating customers this way, they won't be in business much longer. Save your money and go somewhere else. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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Loryn Nick and Tina you all are bad assssses. True rock stars. On a week day we had a family gathering of 30+ ppl. We basically had the whole top floor, it was good cuz all of our normal voice is loud. Everything was beautiful put together by the restaurant. All the staff were kind and professional. But I wanted to give a special shot out to Loryn. Girl you matched our family's energy and thats hard for most ppl. By the time we left you were part of the family. All jokes aside, thank all so much for all you did that day. read more

Came here this past Saturday for my sons birthday. Our server was Hayden. He is by far an amazing server. The food portions were generous and a party of 12 was fed without breaking the bank. I got 2 of the 40 dollar bundle which includes salad, garlic bread, and pasta. By far you can't beat these prices. We even got sat upstairs away from the crowd which is amazing when you have 12 teenage boys. Overall all the food is 5/5. Once again thanks to our server Hayden for doing an amazing job, you should request him if you come. read more

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Went here for a family relative's birthday and they were able to accommodate our large party of 14 people. The server was very friendly and we got our food pretty fast. Everything was delicious! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Chicken alfredo - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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"Amazing Italian food! Everything was fresh, delicious, and full of flavor. Great service, friendly staff, and a wonderful atmosphere. Definitely a place I'll come back to!" read more

Came here with a party of 15 people and they were able to get us a table that was semi private. All of the other restaurants in the area wanted us to pay a deposit and host a private party with a group this big. Staff were all nice. The portions here are large. Most dishes can easily feed 2-4 people. Our party was able to share a few different dishes and we still had leftovers. Their penne alla vodka and chicken parmigiana was a hit. read more

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Our family was looking forward to having a mini reunion, celebrating a birthday and having a family meal at Buca di Beppo. Our experience did not disappoint. The food was exceptionally good for the kids and adults alike. Our server, Tina, made us feel welcome and did everything she could to help us have the best experience possible. I wish all servers in all restaurants were as genuine as Tina. Thank you Tina for being top notch. read more

This place is just amazing. We stopped in for our Mothers Day lunch and had an amazing experience thanks to our server Tina. We arrived at our reserved time and were seated no more than 10 minutes later. The location itself is large, fun and festive. The over the top decor makes eating there quite immersive . After being seated Tina arrived and poured on the charm, along with the excellent service. She made food and drink suggestions right away and soon after we had a trio appetizer and a carafe of sangria. The appetizer consisted of shrimp, calamari and cheese. The flavors were better than I remembered. The shrimp had the perfect amount of Italian spicyness to it. The calamari was crispy and the mozzarella was stringy and very flavorful. I would have been happy just with these bites but we were just getting started. Soon came the cheese bread the lasagna and the raviolis. Ok they were all palate pleasers. The richness of the sauces was amazing and the cheesiness made it all even better. Because it was Mothers Day our table also received a large piece of chocolate cake. This was one of the best I've ever had. It was moist and sweet all at the same time. Now you add up the amazing service, with the amazing food and the amazing atmosphere and what do you get...5 BIG STARS !!! Thanks Buca, it was good and I hope to experience you again. read more

We had a fun birthday celebration at the Pope's table. We had a party of 12 and they seated us at the Pope's Table for dinner. We had reservations and waited a little bit to be seated. I did find that our server was attentive at the beginning at the dinner and taking our orders but somewhat disappeared afterwards. Everyone was friendly. We flagged down other wait staff walking by to get more water or anything else we needed a few times. Food was good. We like the chopped salad and spicy chicken rigatoni dish. The wait staff came by to sing a Happy Birthday song for my mom and it made her feel special. read more

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I went here with my coworkers for lunch and first thing first when I walked in, it's like you're stepping into a different place! Although it was very stimulating and felt small, it was a nice environment! As far as the food, I loved it! I got the chicken prosciutto along with an alcoholic drink and had some of the garlic bread and one that had cheese! Service too was great! She was very attentive and also there for our needs! I wished I had her name to give her a shoutout but overall a good experience! Would go back again! 9/10 read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

AMAZING EXPERIENCE! I have been to a different location of Buca di Beppo in the past but this one was more memorable. We were seated upstairs. We had a party of 15 and we were having issues with finding somewhere that could accommodate us. We made a reservation here and were so happy they were able to have us. From the moment we walked in the staff was WONDERFUL! Everyone we encountered at this location was amazing. They were very friendly and welcoming. I love the "family style" seating and serving. It just reminds me of home and the setting is very comfortable. We ordered plates to share with the whole table and everything was delicious. Everything was TOP TIER and I WILL be back to this specific location because of the service we experienced. read more

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Food is ok, but the ambiance is super fun for family and gatherings. Service is good and I like that they take your group pictures and use to give you a complimentary one but now it's thumbprint sized...feels like it's a way to force you to buy a picture. Overall it's ok. read more

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I have always seen this restraunt off the freeway, so yesterday I wanted to try it for the first time scince I was craving Italian food. We reserved for 7:00 PM, they made us wait 40 minutes even though there was more than 20 seats available, and we reserved! So when we got seated we were excited because we saw the "$40 feeds 4 people deal" but it also took the waiter 20 minutes to even ask drinks! And when we asked for lasagna, the waiter told us no, What kind of Italian place doesn't have lasagna! So we just grabbed our stuff and left. Would not recommend this place. read more

My family and I booked our meal in advance as a celebration fora family event. The staff who I talked with, Terri, about setting up our party was amazing. She made sure we knew what they needed as well as willing to take and help with any special needs we might need with really young kids in our party and those with special needs. Like all Bucas this one had super awesome pictures and decor all over the place so it was a feast for the eyes as well as our bellies. My niece and nephews who had never been to a buca were blown away. (Honestly none of my family except my husband, his brother and I had been to one). The food was delicious and even though we had a preselected menu (we did the middle one) everything was amazing and we were able to add food same day. read more

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We came as a party of three later in the evening... 8pm? Plenty of seats open. The Buca Big Frutti di Mare (seafood linguine) filled us to the brim and easily made enough for 2-3 more servings to go, and that's even with the big eaters in our group. Makes for some awesome pictures next to your head. Staff frequently checked in on us. It was one of our birthdays, and they'll give you a huge sundae on the house... technically the voucher expired a day ago, but the waiter consulted his manager, and he agreed to give us the colossal brownies. When we were preparing to leave, the staff gave us two coupons for $25 off orders of $50 (half-off basically)... sweet deal! Sure, you could try recreating the pasta at home, but it won't be the same as dining in-person. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Tastes better when it's on the house! - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

This is by far very different experience from the other location I had in Las Vegas. This location was great and had friendly team members. The team members were attentive too! The calamari, sausage, shrimp penne and the salads were great! Surprisingly this location is also spacious. Lots of seats and lots of private rooms for large parties. The only challenge here is parking but you cab park at the structure and they will validate! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Thank you Tina for once again making my friend groups lunch amazing. Your customer service is top tier per usual. We keep coming back here because of you and only you. Thank u again Tina! read more

Came here for the first time to celebrate my birthday with a party of 20 and it went very smoothly! The servers were very attentive and there was even a photographer that came out to take pictures of us which was so nice! The portion sizes are huge and we definitely over ordered so there was plenty of leftovers for everyone to bring home. I really enjoyed the appetizers (fried calamari & spicy shrimp) and salads (the apple corgonzola & caesar) so I was pretty satisfied even before the main dishes came out. The eggplant parmigiano was my favorite entree, and all the pastas were good but a little too cheesy for my family lol. Definitely recommend coming here for big parties! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

First of all this place serves only big portions! So be prepared to eat a lot or keep it to go :) this was my bf first time here and he definitely wants to come back. We ordered the apple Gorgonzola salad 10/10 couldn't stop eating it! Also got the cheese manicotti and prosciutto stuffed chicken. Both of these together is to die for ! Service was a bit slow that day but she made sure to come around when she can. The decorations were pretty nice and gives an old school vibe ! read more

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Buca di Beppo is a higher quality Italian restaurant chain with both classic and specialty pastas done very well. My absolute favorite orders are the chicken carbonara and garlic bread. The chicken carbonara is one of my favorite pastas ever, super creamy and well balanced with the chicken, prosciutto, and peas. But you can't go wrong with any of the pastas offered in my opinion. The garlic bread is also a must try, just look at the picture! Perfectly toasted crunchy bread and mellow but strong garlic flavor. As the whole menu is family style, I recommend coming with a party of 4 or more to be able to order multiple dishes without having a ton of leftovers. The restaurant is super cozy even though it's two stories tall, with the brick walls covered in pictures and tons of booth seating. Our server was super friendly and explained the serving sizes to us as well. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Chicken Carbonara - Italian Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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Genuinely the worst service I've ever had at a resturant. I had to just leave because the server never came to our table. Took an hour just to get seated. What a total waste of an establishment... read more

Food is great and hot when it arrives and Lauren is the best waitress ever hired. Very family oriented and very knowledgeable and extremely clean bathrooms and clean dining room. read more

I used to go to Buca do Beppo a lot when they had numerous locations and loved the food, service and ambiance. So I was happy to see this one still in operation. Oh well, every items on the menu were family style for 3-4 people. It was just two of us and we could not finish a dish between two of us. So we ordered a pizza to split and it was probably the worst pizza I had from an Italian restaurant. Costco pizza would have been better. They will not make an individual size dish. On top of that a photographer hangs out and offers to take a photo then he tries to sell the photo back to you. read more

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Had a decent lunch here today, but I was like "where's Tina"?? The service just wasn't the same. She really makes my lunch break enjoyable with nice conversations and great recommendations! Hope when I come back ill see her soon! read more

We had great time there. The food was good. The server Tina was great and and provided us with great service. My only complaint was the problem with parking space. read more

The food was amazing as usual. Our waitress Gina is so attentive and has a beautiful personality. She was the only waitress in our section. She was working her buns off. Such a great personality. She was so nice and personable. My husband and I will be asking for her section every time we come in from Riverside. read more