I grew up in this area and never knew Aliso Viejo Ranch existed! According to a review from a…read morefriend who got married here, this ranch was recently registered as a historic site. The buildings on this site were part of the 22,000 acre Moulton Ranch dating back to the 1920s and 30s. It's a beautiful stretch of land of fruit trees, ponds, barns, bunkhouses and sheds. The ceremony was outside with the barn and farm as the backdrop. Rustic and romantic! Inside the barn is a modern and spacious room that easily fits 100 people. Bathrooms are nice and clean. Lots of parking. Great, friendly staff!

This venue is absolutely beautiful. The rustic atmosphere, with historic buildings, is surrounded…read moreby lush green landscape, large trees, fruit, and nut orchards, and the most beautiful flowers. There's a catering kitchen, barn, lounges, courtyard, bathrooms, and plenty of parking around the venue. This is absolutely one of the most beautiful wedding venues I've ever seen.

I Call, text, and email them to schedule a tour. After a bit of trying to contact them, they…read morefinally reached out to me via text. They offered a date, and I confirmed with them that it was yes. The day of the tour, no one was around. All doors are locked. I went around the building, knocking and trying the doors, but got no response after calling and texting them for 30 minutes. So we left, my fiancé and I took the day off from work, and this is what happened. No callback, no trying to reach us, and no apology. No communication at all.

Great location, bad communication skills…read more I have reached out many times via email and calls and no one seems to work there cuz there's none available.

I love a great community center - and this is one of the best ones I've ever seen…read more The building and grounds are functional - one story and completely accessible. The staff is so friendly and helpful (I left my glasses and notebook behind at a meeting and they had everything waiting for me to pickup the next day). The programming is top notch - I wanted to move here to just to take some of the classes! And the artwork! I'm obsessed with public art and this Center delivers. I kept finding little hidden gems sprinkled across the grounds and the building. The patio is lit with fairy lights and actually comfortable seating options. You can rent out any of the spaces for meetings or events. This is everything a community center should be. A model for other towns.

If you live in Mission Viejo you have definitely heard of the Norman P Murray Center.. it's sort of…read morethe cornerstone of places to hold meetings in MV. Facilities are really nice and parking is easy. If you go in the front door and ask the people at the desk for a free donut they will give one of their secret cinnamon rolls.. Ok well they won't do that.. I made that up.. but wouldn't it be nice if they did?

Really cool place to take a stroll at. They offer free tours so you can go inside four of the…read morebuildings. We did the 11 am tour on a Saturday and our guide Victor was terrific. The tour lasted a little over an hour. Even my teen said it was a lot more fun than she had anticipated. Definitely worth a stop.

My family moved to Orange County in the late 70s, I used to…read moresee this Historical Landmark Church down by the railroad tracks off El Toro Rd. Does anybody else remember this ? So happy I get to see it transferred here. Happy to see that they put a diorama here too, great educational tool. (See pic) This is the place to go to enjoy ac Candlelight, walk-through during the Christmas Holidays. In October, they have the non-scary family harvest activities. In Springtime they do the Easter Bunny egg hunt etc. Used to know a couple that were married here as well. Wondering if they still do that? My favorite thing to do here, is visit one of the nearby restaurants, take the food to go, and enjoy a picnic Table with benches. A beautiful thing to do here at Heritage Hill Park.

Horrible experience, stay away!…read more This is a review for Eliza at BEL Events for her wedding planning services. We met Eliza at our venue 8 month before our wedding date. During the first session she presented herself well, and she talked and bragged a lot about her 18 yrs of experience in event planning and stories about how she handles wedding situations. So, we thought she is the right event planner for us and signed a contract. After signing the contract and making the payment, she was very hard to find and we did not see the expected action from her side, and every time we followed up, her response was: "don't worry I will manage everything before the wedding day". We were asking for the basics of planning such as timeline, vendor recommendations (a few to choose from) and communications (which was part of the contract) but not no action except a quote of her own rental service. We were getting closer to the wedding date and her lack of action made us so worried and very frustrated. Eventually we had to get involved and did almost 90% of the work ourselves. She was very hard to find but even when we could talk to her, she would create more unnecessary problems to an extant that my wife had panic attacks after a few meetings we had with her. 2 month before our wedding she caused so much anxiety and frustration that we decided to end our contract with her and find another planner. Thankfully, our new planner was amazing and our Wedding planning went very smooth after that, and the event was as wonderful as we could imagine! With way lower cost than what Eliza had proposed! After I requested to cancel the contract she disappeared and never responded to our emails, which is very unprofessional. Here is a list of a few issues from our experience of working with here: 1- Accessibility: every time we had a question or needed to talk to her, it was taking several days until she gets back to us. With irrelevant excuses, like she would show me her busy google calendar! 2- Push to use her own services as vendors: Per her contract she had to suggest different vendors so we can choose. But since she has rental and flower services, she was arguing so much to stop us from even looking at other options! She charges unnecessarily expensive! By doing a little research, we found our vendors and saved at least 50% with same or better quality! 3- Nonsense arguments and rude attitude: In many occasions she was just insisting on holding the event the way SHE wants, without paying attention to our request or desire. Every time we requested something, her answer was: "I don't want MY event to be that way or I don't want MY guests to be that way"!!! With a condescending attitude emphasizing that "I have 18 yrs of experience and I know what to do"!!! Any simple request would become a long story and unnecessary argument. In one occasion my wife requested that guests throw flower petals while walking out of aisle, and she immediately said: "No!, you can't do that, I don't want my cleaning crew spend time on cleaning the petals"!!!! In another occasion Eliza was insisting on only using her recommended valet service (which was quoting more than double the price of the service we eventually used) and on top of it she was forcing us to rent extra parking lot out of venue and pay extra for shuttle service!!!! While the venue had enough capacity! And when I respectfully said: I am confident that the venue has enough capacity for parking, she got very angry and said: "in that case tell all your guests to use UBER and they can't drive their own car"!!! It was a nightmare working with BEL Events and I don't recommend her service due to lack of professionalism and decency in her business.

Thank you to Tammy and Eliza for helping with the rentals for a 50th birthday. They were super…read moreresponsive and very accommodating to all our needs. They even threw in some extras for free! Much appreciated ladies

I am reluctant to review GCF because I feel like it is a complete hidden gem, but they absolutely…read moredeserve all the adulation possible. 100 stars out of 5. If you are looking for a wedding venue in South Orange County and you have come across Gold Coast farm, don't even bother looking anywhere else, make your deposit and get married here. The venue is BEAUTIFUL, all of the vegetation is maturing so nicely. Limes, lemons, grapes. It is so picturesque and if you want an outdoor fairly laid back vibe then this is your spot. Hannah worked with us on all of the details, we got plenty of opportunity to visit the farm, bring stuff early, rehearsal, and next day pickup. We got the whole kit and kaboodle with the tap truck, photo bus, umbrellas and next day cleanup. They were so flexible with us and we are so grateful to have found them. Our wedding was beautiful and perfect and I cannot stress this enough - get married here - stop looking anywhere else!

Recently hosted our wedding at Gold Coast Farm & can't recommend it enough. Hannah, the…read morecommunications director, was so helpful & responsive leading up to, during, and after our wedding. Everyone else we worked with from the venue was also incredibly accommodating & easy to work with. The venue itself is so naturally stunning and has many different sections closely connected, keeping it easy to flow from ceremony to cocktail hour to reception, while also making each portion of the event feel distinct from one another. GCF is a nonprofit, growing food sustainably and donating to local families in need- Knowing we were supporting such a great organization added an additional layer of purpose to our big day making it all the more special. Highly recommend :)

Doesn't get better than mvcc Staff, food/ chef aaron,…read moremaria, jaz Golf, no one does it better.

Atmosphere was great ! Servers were polite . Great parking area . Drinks superb and great foodread more

So this is part of Saddleback Church open to all. There is a section for middle schoolers and…read moresection for high schoolers. Services are in Saturday night at 6:00 pm and Sunday morning at 11:00 am. An amazing place for the youth to come and worship. There is also a huge common area with video games, pool tables and a basket a basketball court. Plus plenty of sitting areas. This is a great place to come and meet people and fellowship. Everyone is super friendly and welcoming!

I've been taking my daughters here for years and I'm always so impressed at how clean and nice…read moreeverything is. Saddleback does a great job maintaining their property and everyone there is always so inviting and kind.

Course is stunning and quaint. The restaurant has beautiful views of the course and amazing food!…read moreThe wait staff was incredibly courteous, even though there was a busy rush of people all at once, we still got seated and served fast. Elise, restaurant manager, was really accommodating to us. Order the filet and short rib, meat was cooked to perfection and the chimichurri and gravy sauces were so flavorful. I'll be back!

The greens and fairways are generally in good shape but not all the staff are the nicest…read more The younger guys that clean the cart afterwards are super professional and friendly but I would say that I've never gotten so much sass for bringing my own cooler when it's not allowed which... is a weird rule to me because they could check my cooler for alcohol and let me keep my cooler. They would rather let someone be late to their tee time than allow you to even bring your cooler with you on the course. Secondly, we brought along a fifth person who broke their leg recently and just wanted to putt for one of the other players and we were YELLED at by the marshal. It's not like we were taking up more time because one person didn't putt that round to let my uncle putt. I love the golf community in general but over here it's definitely not so friendly.

Amazing spot for any venue one is looking to host or simply a wedding venue. The place is fantastic…read morewith multiple rooms and a huge dining/hall area, enough to have 500 guests if you like. We were here for an amazing wedding. The venue did not disappoint and was nicely decorated elegantly! The venue has an amazing entrance if you like that grand look. Overall, this place is the bomb!

A truly wonderful place for events everything is top-notch, with beautiful decorations, spacious…read morehalls, and excellent sound.