Our first time to Truffle Bistro and we were not disappointed! My wife and I shared several different tapas dishes and all were very tasty! Service was really good too. We will definitely be going back soon! read more

Food and service were excellent as always. Highly recommend this restaurant for a relaxing dinning experience.

Great host, delightful food, absolutely loved the experience. Will come back for more

What a fantastic experience. It's a hole in the wall with delicious selections of tapas from Spain. The service is top notch. We will come back to try more. read more

Intimate. Personable service. Great food. What else needs to be said. Took my wife there for her birthday and we were both very pleased with the evening. At our request, the owner/chef came to our table to chat about some time we had spent in Denmark and restaurants. Very nice person. Our server was also from Denmark and we had an enjoyable time discussing our trips and her experiences. Rob G. read more

This place is amazing. We had tapas tonight and everything from the Cajun artichoke to the sweet stuffed dates was amazing. I didn't care for one Of their half bottles and they gladly took it back and let me try several wines by the glass until I found the right one. There was a live guitar musician. You should definitely come here for a nice dinner with great food, wine and music. read more

Truffle Bistro - Italian Near Me - Orange, California

We love Truffle bistro. Both the food and staff are wonderful . They have many flavor from Spain , Italy and there daily special which are phenomenal. Prices are reasonable and you can share tapas with your friends and family. We will be back soon. read more

This place is amazing! Great service and delicious food! My husband and I decided to order a bunch of tapas items for our meal. The bacon wrapped dates are a must! We also really enjoyed the tiramisu for dessert, my husband typically doesn't like it, but this one does not have a strong coffee flavor, so he loved it! The chief also came out and chatted with us and the other tables in the restaurant. I really love the family and local vibe of this place. We will be back! read more

We've been going to Truffle Bistro for years. Beautiful tapas and entrees. You must sit at the bar and watch Henry do what he does best- prepare for you a dinner experience you'll remember forever. Everyone there is family read more

This place is a must try! I came in with a friend she and I had tried a variety of their Tapas plates as well as their desserts. There wasn't a single thing we could find that we did not like. It was absolutely delicious every single part of every dish. The venue is small but the place packs a mighty experience, from the excellent food to excellent service. The entire place is a treat, I will be coming back very soon. read more

Amazing food, atmosphere is friendly and the staff is great. Came here to try a new place and let me tell you it does t disappoint. We are only Tapas because we like the variety of different food and everything was so good. Drinks are great and we left stuffed!! Definitely be coming back!! read more

Unassuming location in a strip mall, but the food and staff are a real pleasure. I was supposed to meet a work colleague but they couldn't make it, so I enjoyed the experience by myself. A lovely glass of sangria and the friendly, attentive staff made it a pleasant evening. My favorite tapa was the fried cauliflower. I will be back, and will bring friends with me, so we can try more of the menu items! read more

This place is located more on the whole in the wall of places with the style of restaurant. This is a very nice place and in a strip mall that is slowly being gentrified. Basically, you wouldn't expect a nice place like this to be here, but alas it is here. This place offers a great option of tapas and very delicious flavors. *Garlic Truffle Fries - My wife says there's not enough truffle, but I tasted the truffle very much so. It's very good, but you can say it can improve. Maybe even more truffle. **Tuna Tartare - This probably is the least tasteful of the bunch. Generous offering and is delightful when mixed. ***Chicken Wings - This is my second favorite item. It tastes like a lighter taste of thai chili sauce. I definitely recommend getting. ****Pizza Truffle Special - Very awesome pizza with tons of fresh ingredient awesomely displayed on top. I think we ordered too much, because we couldn't finish. *****Calamari - This is the standard in calamari italian style calamari. Just enough breading and the taste with the sauce is very good. ******Lamb Chop - You would get one per tapas, but it is worth it. One of my favorite items. Has a dip that riches it even more. Definitely worth a try. Great place and I definitely think this place can improve, but the option we received were awesome. I think everyone should give this place a try. read more

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Chef/owner Henry is the best ever! Short rib pappardelle rules! Excellent quality food and personable service

This place is great! I cannot say enough good things about it. Ever since my family had dinner there a few months ago we have been back several times since. The food is 100% delicious and does not disappoint. Ambiance, wait staff, the food all superb. I highly recommend this this place. read more

This place is a hidden gem. So far I've gotten takeout from them twice. First time, I tried their chicken farfalle pasta and tonight, their chicken piccata. Delicious! You can tell they use fresh, quality ingredients. I will be back! read more

Delicious Salmon, Rice w/Raisins & Veggie Kabob. Fresh, ample, and healthy. I enjoyed my meal. read more

Truffle Bistro - Italian Near Me - Orange, California

We were initially going to Havana for Cuban food , but really wanted a smaller, local restaurant to celebrate my birthday . Invested a good amount of time going through Yelp, reading individual reviews . I've learned not to relay on the stars itself because it does not really reflect the greatness or mediocrity of a restaurant . I was on a missIon to try the house special "oxtail," and the Spanish seafood stew . I really thought some of the reviewers were exaggerating when they said the sauces of these two great dishes are so good you want to drink the rest of the sauce straight out of the bowl, they were not kidding . When the waitress asked whether she could clear the dish with a good amount of sauce left it in , I had to say no . I experimented adding my husband's rice to it, and then my daughter's linguine... and the combination are all divine . My family loves food , and they are the worst critic when it comes to restaurants . I wanted this-birthday to be a celebration not only of another year of life , but also a celebration of our love for food , and how important milestones always revolve around breaking bread . Service was great , from the moment we were seated down to the waitress running after us when I forgot the brown bag of to-go boxes as we were leaving the restaurant . The waitress was great - attentive and accommodating. I love watching the chef make the dishes as customers order . It was a truly great experience with the sound of food sizzle , the tempting aroma , the wine , the music , the flaming cheese dish coming from the next table. It was truly an experience and made my birthday celebration very special ! Will definitely be back and will definitely put in a good word to my friends . I will definitely be back for the oxtail and Spanish seafood stew . The restaurant opens only from 4:30 to 9:00 so call for reservations . I have to admit they are a little pricy , but the dishes are worth it , the quality of the ingredients ... the Spanish seafood stew had generous mussels , giant shrimps . The oxtail was perfectly cooked with the meat falling off the bone without it disintegrating . Now that is mastery ! read more

Had a little early Christmas dinner here with friends. So glad there is a place like this in Orange now! I had the Mia Bella Farfalle pasta and truffle fries. Both were great! read more

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Four discerning ladies on a GNO shared about 12 diff tapas/small plates here and all tasted delicious (garlic fries, MINI crab cakes, butternut squash ravioli, roasted Brussel sprouts, etc) but came in noticeably tiny portions. The service was great (friendly serving staff) and the ambiance inside (esp in light of location in a very un-glamorous strip mall) was surprisingly nice as well. The major strike was that my friend's tea was served tepid(!) so obviously the tea couldn't steep in cold water and was sent back, and my after-dinner coffee was Also served tepid! Not warm, tepid! That too was sent back. How is coffee tepid unless it hasn't been sitting there for hours?! So when it was re-served to me a minute later, I was pretty sure it had been microwaved. Unspeakable. read more

We are so glad you are still in business and we will come back often, hope others do as well!! We always enjoy our meals here! Laid back, quiet place with great food. We also adore our server, the big guy, sorry but forgot his name. My husband had the lamb shank which was outstanding!! I keep saying I should order this, but ordered my shrimp dish as usual as I wasn't all that hungry. Next time I will order the lamb shank or the rack of lamb chops!! Great food and fair prices! Elaine read more

Adorable little tapas restaurant tucked into an otherwise unassuming strip mall. The ambience inside is intimate and fun, great date night spot. Compared to similar tapas restaurants in Orange County, the prices are also good! Friendly staff all around, but we were particularly charmed by hostess Sophia who was running the front of the house. Highly recommend the experience. read more

This place is a hidden gem. The food is amazing, the service was fantastic, and the ambiance is relaxing. Will def be visiting again.

This is mine and my sister's favorite little secret spot in Orange. We had gone for the first time right around the time they opened and had an amazing time. The service, the food and the wine were all just fantastic! We ended up going back about 5 months later and had an even more pleasant experience (we did not think that was even possible). We really loved the bottle of wine we had gotten the first time, but couldnt remember what it was. Our server (who was not even our server the first time we went, but was also working that night) remembered us and the bottle of wine we ordered! This place makes you feel like you are at home. I'm so happy we found it! :) read more

A gem outside the main Orange Circle. Have come here many times and it never disappoints. Chef Henry is amazing and love to watch him cook and prepare everything on his own in such a timely manner. There's many tapas to choose from, as well as entrees and I haven't tasted anything I don't like. Everything is so delicious. It's a lovely, quaint little place, definitely worth it! read more

2nd time eating at this restaurant I am so glad they decided to serve outdoors. I feel when you have a good meal it doesn't taste the same when you get home. Here I was able to have the perfect amount of veggies, sauce and meat. We all ate something different and each dish was excellent read more

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The small plates here are excellent in particular, the stuffed dates and mushrooms. But... the paella blew me away with its mediocrasy. Dry, flavorless rice with some steamed seafood thrown on top- oh, and some peas. Try the rest but save yourself the grief on that entree. The place was packed with just 2 wait staff and only Henry cooking. I think they were taken by surprise and it showed in service & cuisine. read more

Intimate small restaurant with delicious Tapas. We ordered the stuffed mushrooms and really enjoyed them. You get four. We also selected the Lamb meatballs. Two very large meatballs that were nicely seasoned. I also liked the texture which was fine vs chunky. A nice tomato based sauce was included The Spanokapita was my favorite dish. Flaky crisp dough and nicely seasoned spinach and feta fillings The Three Musketeers was a nice combo of bruschetta, tapenade and eggplant toppings on crunchy bread. That was hard to share and next time we would get an order of those for each of us or two orders with a table of four. The owner, Henri was very nice. We told him we thought the garlic truffle fries were a bit soggy and he explained it was the oil and next time (and there will be a next time) to order them with the oil on the side so the fries stay crispy. Finally we ended with the chocolate ganache cake and tiramisu. Normally we share one dessert but I'm sober and there was Kahluha in it. Maarten said it was the best tiramisu he has ever had!! We were really pleased with our choices and will pick some different tapas next time to taste some other dishes. It was early on a Wednesday when we got there and when we left the place was almost full. Pretty impressive for a place only open about a month and mid week. I would like it if they put up something to block the glare from the large kitchen light. It took away a bit from the ambiance. Tony was a great server. Helpful, polite. All in all we are thrilled and happily welcome Truffles to the neighborhood. read more

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My daughter and I celebrated my birthday here last night. I have been wanting to try this place for months! I was not disappointed! We ordered tapas, wine and desert---all of it EXCELLENT! I will be back for sure. This place is a little gem! read more

We had a perfect meal and dining experience Wednesday night. I enjoyed every morsel and was thrilled with the drink menu. We have found our new place. read more

Small place but big flavors! Friend and I had a girls night out and came across this delicious location. It is small, so reservations are recommended. Thankfully they were able to seat us at the bar and it was the best choice. We had a front view of the open kitchen where the chef prepared everything so effortlessly. We ordered a variety of tapas that were all amazing - Cajun Artichokes, Truffle Fries, Queso Di Cabra, Lamb Skewers, and Short Rib Gnocchi. Everything was absolutely amazing. We have definitely found a new favorite and will be visiting again. read more

Tried this new little place. The service was great but we were the only people in there for about an hour so I'd hope so. We tried a few items off the tapas menu, everything was really good. For dinner I ordered the Cajun linguine. Very good. I'd order that again. My sister had the full rack of lamb chops, great! Cooked perfect and I loved the rice with currents. Roasted carrots were also cooked perfect. read more

Truffle Bistro - Cajun linguine - Italian Near Me - Orange, California

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The food and wine was so delicious. The portions we perfect for sharing. The music was lovely and the atmosphere is great for a first date, a night out with the honey or with a group of friends. The staff was so welcoming and attentive we never had an empty glass or empty plates sitting around us. Food was very heathy for our diet I felt. Everything was made fresh and right in front of you if you set at the bar. I will be going there again very soon read more

Truffle Bistro - Italian Near Me - Orange, California

Having just moved to Orange Ca. we were desperately trying to find a replacement bistro to our beloved Metro Cafe in Culver City we came upon Truffle Cafe. The greeting and subsequent service from the waiter who hailed from Montana was outstanding. Truly a blessing to any business, alas I cannot remember his name. We ordered an appetizer of a Soppressata paste on a crouton which was neither here nor there. Bread was great the paste could have been anything really and as a great fan of Soppressata sausage I was underwhelmed. But that was nothing compared to the really awful entrees. My partner had the Fruta De Mare all of which were old and dried out bordering on purely insulting to be served such bad fruta de mare. I had the Pappardelle de Abruzzi which is generally a lamb sauce. The sauce was not bad. Abruzzi is a very rustic part of Italy sitting on the Adriatic coast and still has shepherds herding sheep etc. So lamb is the usual meat. Pappardelle is a ribbon like pasta that is quite thin. The pasta was so congealed that only a very few strands were separate. This is an unforgivable "mistake" for a chef who studied in Europe and was born in Portugal, studied in Denmark and then returned from the USA to further study culinary arts in Europe before once again returning here to open Truffle Bistro. This meal was also close to $80.00 without dessert or alcohol, not cheap by any standards. Never in a million years would I want to affect the business of anyone. But I hope that Chef would never again serve old sea food, and that he would make sure that the pasta doesn't stick together. It's really cooking 101. I will try Truffle Bistro again in a few months perhaps May and hope that at that time the sea food is fresh and that they have learnt to perhaps add a little oil to the pasta water (it helps to keep the pasta from sticking together). Of course another school will say that doing so prevents the food from "sticking" to the pasta! Everybody will have an opinion, I suppose. Mine for what it is worth comes from 3 years chef training- Hotel school Lausanne Switzerland 2 Years Hotel Management Stafford Hotel London UK. 30 years managing partner restaurants Los Angeles Ca. I only wish chefs the very best. It is such a tough environment. But please don't try and cheat. If you serve a good meal people will come. I promise I'll bring them!! We so wanted this place to be our new bistro, we really did. Maybe it still can? read more

The chef and staff are very personable and it's a great dining environment. The menu variety is actually incredible and well worth multiple visits. read more

Hidden gem in a strip mall you wouldn't normally visit cuz it seems really shady. It's across the street from residential single family homes that had a house party when we went; the kind where cars park on the front lawn. Once you're inside, you're in a different world. I could be in Hollywood, Venice, or some other whole in the wall neighborhood secret. The decor is Spartan but the music is pure nostalgia with Sinatra and bossa nova sprinkled throughout. The food is good. The sauces are complex, layered, and almost heavenly. Tapas portions are small, like they should be. You can try 5 to 6 plates without feeling disgustingly full afterwards. My only suggestion is more dishes that are lighter, like more salads, and other vegetarian/veggie dishes. My taste buds would benefit greatly if it can reset itself in between the other heavy but extremely delicious tapas. read more

My husband and I went to Truffle Bistro with friends and very much appreciated both the friendly waitress and the food. The star of the evening was my husband's Spanish Seafood stew! The shellfish was plentiful and very fresh. Chef Henry's broth was to die for.....so much so that when my husband didn't think I was looking he picked up his bowl and drank it. While the stew was an entree the rest of us ordered tapas sized plates of lamb kabobs, shrimp, scallops , salmon carpaccio and blue cheese gnocchi. All was great. It's a large menu so plenty of selections. If you don't have a crowd to visit with, consider sitting up at the bar where you are up close and personal to the chef/ owner and you watch him create the dishes from start to finish. He is happy to recommend dishes and comment as he is cooking. All in all, i am a satisfied customer and am anxious to return. read more

Food is always amazing!!!! You would never know it's here in this strip mall but it's definitely worth the stop! Servers are all so sweet and the food is delish! read more

I went with a few friends, and we split a lot of the small plates. All of them were delicious! I don't typically like gnocchi, however Truffle Bistro had the best gnocchi I have ever eaten. The butternut squash ravioli was an experience, and the lobster ravioli hit the spot. The service was very welcoming! read more

Wow where do I start? First off the service was beyond exceptional. Our server was very informative with the menu, and very friendly 5 stars for that! We started our dinner with a few tapas which included the Brussel sprouts, calamari and fried cauliflower with siracha aioli. All 3 of them were very flavorful and cooked to perfection! Our main dish was the gambari de Sophia( which our server said happens to be the most popular dish) and the and a seafood pasta I highly recommend trying both! We ended our dinner with the delicious lemon chello and the mouth watering freshly made tirumsu! If you haven't had a chance to try this place. I highly recommend doing so! read more

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