Nardò Italian Restaurant

Our waiter was great, he was attentive and gave us good food and drink recommendations, needless to say food was on point. Would definitely go back.

It's my second time here and probably not the last time. The service and the food were good. Unfortunately the only thing I didn't like was the fact that they didn't have a functioning bathroom due to I don't know why, so every time we needed to go to the public restrooms to use the bathroom and to wash hands.

Great service but loud environment. The seating could be a bit more comfortable too. The food is very good.

My husband and I came here for the first time on Saturday and loved our meal! This was some of the best Italian we've had in OC. I got the pizza with spicy salame, sausage, and hot honey (which was very good), and my husband got the short rib ravioli on the specials menu. We also shared truffle fries, which were great. We will definitely be coming back!

Table of 3 and met for a friends birthday. We loved every course and found the wine list to be wonderful as well.

The food was good. I had the Gnocchi with Pesto Sauce. It was good. Four of us got a different dish. We thought that overall the food was good. We were disappointed with the squash floret appetizer. The batter although crispy was too thick and overpowered the squash floret. We've had better in another Italian restaurant.

We had the best experience here! The hostess- Drea the SWEETEST human ever. She was so kind to us and helped with us moving tables in the kindest way! Our server Dora was so friendly and really made the experience so much better with her positive attitude! We LOVED the pizza, the atmosphere was so nice and the overall vibe was so good! Only downside l'd say was the size of the salad-for $23 (with chicken) l'd expect it to be a bit bigger. I was a little surprised when it came out but the Caesar dressing was delicious. We'll definitely be back!

Food was just ok. Pizza was wet not crispy. Pasta was ok, not amazing. Passion fruit mojito was good, just ok. I won't go back. The waiter was good!

Beautiful inside with great service and food. My friend didn't like the wine she chose and the server had no problem helping her pick another one. The lobster ravioli and Margarita pizza were amazing! Highly recommend this restaurant.

The food is delicious and having a table outside overlooking the ocean adds to the ombiance.

The pizza was out -standing!! Drinks were amazing, however the bar service was a little slow. But the waitresses were super polite and friendly. Good overall experience.

The food was fantastic. Definitely try the pizza — will NOT disappoint. The service was great.

This is the second time we have been to Nardo, and again the experience was wonderful. We just got back from a month in Italy and the food here is very authentic. The salmon and branzino are excellent and the pasta is sooooo good! We will be back again.

I had the Margherita pizza and it was average.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Nardo is an Italian restaurant in a shopping mall, granted, this is a really nice shopping mall. With excellent decor and location, location, location ... this popular pasta and pizza haunt isn't really the value for authentic Italian cuisine. Leaning on Italian American cuisine, the pizza is above average, and the pastas are hit or miss. An order of Linguine with seafood came to the table as a large clump of pasta. Although the pasta did seem freshly made and the sauce was delicious, the dish must have been sitting at the pass since we were served our appetizers. A pizza served to us was also under-overwhelmingly soggy. A wet, chewy center and crispy edges do not make up a great pizza that is supposedly made to order fresh. The Cacio E Pepe had a broken sauce and needed much attention to be served timely. The service is very good. Service with Italian speakers is a great touch. The rest of the wait staff is quick and seemingly overtly attentive when the restaurant is empty. Bread served at the tables would be a nice touch. Most folks eating here are not gluten-free.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4