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    Trattoria

    4.2 (255 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Lasagna Al Forno
    Michelle K.

    We stopped by here because my friend said she was reading some good reviews about this place. I tried the Bruschetta. It was yummy and the bread was soft with a small crunch. It is super rare that I order a lasagna but this one was different. They don't use ricotta cheese! WOO HOO! Yea. I'm not a huge fan of ricotta. Anyways. I ordered the Lasagna Al Forno. I LOVED it! I also LOVED the portion too! It wasn't a huge square. It was about 75% of the regular size you normally see. I was fine with it cause normally I would have a ton of leftovers. I didn't want leftovers cause my sister inlaw and I were going across the street for dessert and had to save a bit of room. :)

    Prachi G.

    My bf had been wanting to try this Italian restaurant out for a while now. We have walked by it many times and it looks cute from the outside. We thought it would be a hidden gem. We were wrong. I was already a little apprehensive about eating here as the recent yelp reviews were not the best and the people walking out after they had eaten said it wasnt the best. We started off by asking our waiter for some bread and ordered the melon/prosciutto as an app. The prosciutto came out dry and the melon was cut in thick chunks. Definitely did not taste fresh We ordered pasta with red sauce and it tasted worse than canned sauce. I was really disappointed with the taste of the food because we thought it was going to taste fresh. I will not be coming back

    Chicken Marsala

    Food was yum & our server was great too ! This was a nice quiet ambiance, happy we were able to try it out !

    Veal dish
    Jim A.

    A small restaurant on the Main Street on Balboa Island. We went there for dinner during the week and had no problem finding a table. It was not crowded. I ordered veal scaloppine. I enjoyed the meal. it came with potatoes and vegetables. The vegetables were very good. I did get a chance to taste my friends Carbonara, which too be honest I enjoyed more than my dish. If I went back I would get the Carbonara. I also had a Caesar salad which was fine but nothing special.

    Chicken Parmesan
    Stephanie N.

    This is a hidden gem! If you haven't eaten here, I highly recommend it! I've been a handful of times and my friend who lives nearby goes weekly! This restaurant takes you away to little Italy with a classy ambiance for a date night or a friend or solo. The food is superb!! The owner is hard working and shows he cares about his customers. Can't wait to go back until I've tried it all. thank me later/ u will love it!

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    Sabrina C.

    The ambience of this restaurant is very cozy and romantic, perfect for a date night! The service was amazing, everything came out in a timely manner and the server was very kind. The food was exquisite, I ordered the farfelle salmone and it was rich with flavor and very filling. My boyfriend ordered the fettuccine carbonara and it was one of the best carbanara's I have ever tasted!

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    Britney M.

    Garlic bread 6/10 Caprese salad 6/10 Iced tea 9/10 Fettuccine Alfredo 2/10 Chicken Marsala 7/10 Hours of operation 1/10 Seating 1/10 We've been waiting to try this place for a while. The issue we had was every time we would come here, they were closed. The hours are on Yelp and on their website. We would call when it was the "open hours," and they would tell us they were CLOSED. We have walked over to this place at 1:30pm and it was CLOSED. When they are supposed to be open until 3pm. So, the hours of operation are confusing and appear to change on a whim. How do you run a business like this? Very unprofessional when customers never know when the restaurant is open. The dine-in experience was not good. The chairs are hard wood with no padding. My chair was uneven and rocked back and forth. There is not air-conditioning, so it got hot inside. The better seats might be the "patio" area, so you at least get a breeze. Seating is cramped. The restaurant is TINY. Seriously, I have wide hips and had a hard time walking in and out of the restaurant without bumping into chairs. On to the food. If the hours of operation and the cramped seating wasn't enough. The food added to disappointment. We started off with appetizers; garlic bread and caprese salad. The garlic bread was sort of bland tasting. The weakest garlic bread I've had. Where is the butter flavor? It was super basic garlic bread. I think I could have made better garlic bread at home. The caprese salad was good, but the tomatoes were wayyy too thick. I mean the tomato over-powered the mozzarella cheese. It didn't have good balance of all the flavors. Chicken marsala was alright my partner said. And my fettuccine alfredo was very disappointing. The alfredo sauce wasn't thick and creamy the way I like it. It didn't have a cheesy, buttery, depth to it with garlic. It was watery, runny alfredo sauce with basic flavor. Tasted like plain noodles with diluted alfredo sauce (something you would serve from the kid's menu). Never going back here. There are far too many great Italian places to eat at in Orange County. Makes this place look like a joke.

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    Amazing !! Love the food and the kind atmosphere! Wonderful service! Will visit again!

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    Went with a party of 6, everyone loved their food. Lots of vegetarian options on the extensive menu, cute ambiance, good service. So good!

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    Amazing food, great service. Love this place. My favorite italian spot in Orange County

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    Best Cesar salad I have ever eaten in my life!!! Amazing food! Great location. Loved the veal parm.

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    Great food. Linguine alla Genovese is a must if you like fresh shrimp and scallops. The owner is very nice, too!

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    4.9(71 reviews)
    2.5 mi

    Was in the area with my friend and chose to have an early dinner here. Definitely wasn't…read moredisappointed! The place has a very cozy and homey vibe with many pictures showcasing its beautiful Italian history. I ordered the chicken alfredo, and it was splendid. Pasta was al dente, the sauce was rich and creamy, there was nothing to complain about. We were also given complimentary bread and butter plus a salad. Our waitress was so nice, checking up on us if we needed anything throughout our time there. I'm so glad we stumbled upon this restaurant!

    I came here on a Weds night to celebrate Friendsmas with my work fam! Definitely a must get…read moretogether and what better place than to have it at this lovely restaurant. One of the girls swears by this cute italian spot so we all just had to check it out! The Break Down: Location/Parking: - This restaurant has many locations, but we went to the one in Newport Beach specifically. Parking can be a little on the tricky side so best to get there earlier. They do have a small little parking lot on the side and you'd just have to walk to the restaurant, which isn't even a walk tbh. Alongside that there is a paid parking lot as well, but is free after 6pm. I was lucky since our get together started at 5:30pm. I just waited it out for a bit lol. Also if you are wondering, you make a payment through the app if you were to park in that paid lot. Atmosphere: - Give a rustic Italian homey vibe, with that touch of character. All around the restaurant you see frames of posters, pictures of places and people which I loved. The Food: Appetizers Bread + Oil/Vinegar (COMPLEMENTARY) - Who doesn't love free bread lol I know I love it, A++ for me. The bread is just a regular bread of course with butter on the side and self-serve of the oil & vinegar. I love it when restaurants have snackies as you wait :) Bruschetta ($12.95) 3/5 stars - For me I think it was more so that the tomatoes were larger than what I was used to. Usually bigger is better, yes, but I was looking for smaller chucks and more flavor profile as well. To me it was on the blander side, but to everyone else it was a hit. I think i amm a heavy salt person too. Twas still a good starter. Calamari Fritti ($15.95) 5/5 stars - UGH BOMB! I loved this so much. Then again I love seafood! The batter was not overwhelming at all twas light but still had that flavor that I love! It was cooked perfectly and not chewy at all. The sauce matched perfectly. You cant go wrong with calamari or well i have never been wrong lol. Main Entree Lemon Cream Sauce & Shrimp ($22.95) 3/5 stars - So i didn't go with my gut and I ordered something totally different from what I was used to. It's okay though because I want to try new things. This pasta was okay, I think when I was ordering this I wanted something creamy. Beforehand I was sold on choosing between lasagna or sausage pasta with ricotta, I'm more of that girl, but then again at least now i know lol. Next time I'm back I will definitely try the highly recommended Chicken parm! Drinks I love that this place was a BYOB type of restaurant and they DONT CHARGE A CORK FEE! So of course the sweetest coworker of mine (who also recommended this restaurant and the chicken parm that i didn't order), brought endless wines of all types lol. Service: - The staff was very nice! They were so patient with us and I knew we were louder than everyone else, but hey it's the holidays we are happy to be in each other's company! Again Thank you Romano Cucina!!

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    4.2(958 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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