This is a popular Italian. You may have to wait a short time for seating but it worth it. The food is delicious and the prices are respectable.
Brad
It was an extremely busy Saturday night and the place was absolutely packed in Laguna Beach. We showed up at 6:20 PM for our 6:30 PM reservation. The hostess never smiled. She looked completely overwhelmed with the amount of people waiting for tables when I asked her when she thought we could be seated, she said she has no idea. I would say at least 50% of the restaurants capacity is outdoors on their patio on the street. Very tight seating quarters and on a chilly evening, even though the weather was nice. The Pat patrons were replying on the space heaters for warmth. The two heaters New York table we're going out constantly, and the servers were sidetracked from serving food at times. Just trying to get the heaters to work having to switch them out several times during the dinner overall, I found the menu prices to be very reasonable for the portion and the quality of food that you received, but it seemed like they were not prepared for the business volume that they had last night, which resulted in late seating and long delays in service. It is definitely a cool restaurant, but did not live up to the intimate expectation that I had planned on for my wife's birthday.
Tanja
Food was really good. I had the meat ravioli that was stuffed with short rib and topped with bolansise. My husband had the chippino. Excellent
Barbara
Loved our evening but we were there EARLY and the Ladies bathroom wasn't clean. Plus no seat covers. I told a waiter and he said he would take care of it. Before leaving, I had to use the restroom and it still hadn't been cleaned or replenished. When a bathroom isn't clean, makes me wonder about the kitchen.
Wendy
Sad give such a bad review since we have been coming here for years and live locally. We had reservations so were seated fast. For some reason our service was very slow.Our server came up and offered us waters then disappeared for over 20 minutes so we decided to go ahead and order our wine with our food and skip the cocktails before. It took a very long time to get our food then was cold, but didn't want to say anything in case it took another 25 minutes to get it warmed up and back to the table. Our busboy was very helpful and attentive. Overall, I'm disappointed with our experience this time. 
taylor
Perfection! The truffle Arancini and the Campanelle Calabrian pasta is to die for. The pink sauce is a 10 out of 10. I've been here twice in the past week. So good 
Vana
The food was amazing as always as was the service. We love this restaurant and its staff. The outside tent was a bit chilly but we lived through it. The heater needs to have some help so that its not just one side of the room that gets war. LOL
Kurt Buck
Excellent, authentic Italian food. If Olive Garden is your thing, this is probably NOT the place for you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
andrei ivankov
We were greeted by a hostess with a very unhappy face. The staff also walks around with unhappy faces, although our waiter Louis tried to smile and was generally not bad. We liked the cuisine, and all the dishes we ordered were delicious. The service is slow.
Jill
Th food is always amazing, but last night some of our meals were not great. Chicken was tough, and Veal was not worth the price. But normally we love this place.
Always excellent first course choices. Zucca, meatballs and burratta tomato for us. Pastas, lamb and pizza great.
Adam
Terrible service. Slow and unresponsive. Should be a self service cafeteria. Do not bring your family.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ellaha Ali
Food was good but the service was absolutely shit. The server was extremely mean to us and made fun of how we pronounced the Italian words while being super nice to the table next to us only difference was we were not States locals. Very racist and poor service. I don’t remember her name but she was in her 30s and served us on 12/19.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Angela
My friends and I really enjoyed our dinner. The service were amazing and the atmosphere was very cozy.
Ann
As usual the food was amazing, but Luis, our server was truly exceptional. He sensed our every need and his display of pouring wine separated yours from an ordinary experience. Quite a gem you have there...
This is a popular Italian. You may have to wait a short time for seating but it worth it. The food is delicious and the prices are respectable.
It was an extremely busy Saturday night and the place was absolutely packed in Laguna Beach. We showed up at 6:20 PM for our 6:30 PM reservation. The hostess never smiled. She looked completely overwhelmed with the amount of people waiting for tables when I asked her when she thought we could be seated, she said she has no idea. I would say at least 50% of the restaurants capacity is outdoors on their patio on the street. Very tight seating quarters and on a chilly evening, even though the weather was nice. The Pat patrons were replying on the space heaters for warmth. The two heaters New York table we're going out constantly, and the servers were sidetracked from serving food at times. Just trying to get the heaters to work having to switch them out several times during the dinner overall, I found the menu prices to be very reasonable for the portion and the quality of food that you received, but it seemed like they were not prepared for the business volume that they had last night, which resulted in late seating and long delays in service. It is definitely a cool restaurant, but did not live up to the intimate expectation that I had planned on for my wife's birthday.
Food was really good. I had the meat ravioli that was stuffed with short rib and topped with bolansise. My husband had the chippino. Excellent
Loved our evening but we were there EARLY and the Ladies bathroom wasn't clean. Plus no seat covers. I told a waiter and he said he would take care of it. Before leaving, I had to use the restroom and it still hadn't been cleaned or replenished. When a bathroom isn't clean, makes me wonder about the kitchen.
Sad give such a bad review since we have been coming here for years and live locally. We had reservations so were seated fast. For some reason our service was very slow.Our server came up and offered us waters then disappeared for over 20 minutes so we decided to go ahead and order our wine with our food and skip the cocktails before. It took a very long time to get our food then was cold, but didn't want to say anything in case it took another 25 minutes to get it warmed up and back to the table. Our busboy was very helpful and attentive. Overall, I'm disappointed with our experience this time. 
Perfection! The truffle Arancini and the Campanelle Calabrian pasta is to die for. The pink sauce is a 10 out of 10. I've been here twice in the past week. So good 
The food was amazing as always as was the service. We love this restaurant and its staff. The outside tent was a bit chilly but we lived through it. The heater needs to have some help so that its not just one side of the room that gets war. LOL
Excellent, authentic Italian food. If Olive Garden is your thing, this is probably NOT the place for you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were greeted by a hostess with a very unhappy face. The staff also walks around with unhappy faces, although our waiter Louis tried to smile and was generally not bad. We liked the cuisine, and all the dishes we ordered were delicious. The service is slow.
Th food is always amazing, but last night some of our meals were not great. Chicken was tough, and Veal was not worth the price. But normally we love this place.
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Always excellent first course choices. Zucca, meatballs and burratta tomato for us. Pastas, lamb and pizza great.
Terrible service. Slow and unresponsive. Should be a self service cafeteria. Do not bring your family.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Food was good but the service was absolutely shit. The server was extremely mean to us and made fun of how we pronounced the Italian words while being super nice to the table next to us only difference was we were not States locals. Very racist and poor service. I don’t remember her name but she was in her 30s and served us on 12/19.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
My friends and I really enjoyed our dinner. The service were amazing and the atmosphere was very cozy.
As usual the food was amazing, but Luis, our server was truly exceptional. He sensed our every need and his display of pouring wine separated yours from an ordinary experience. Quite a gem you have there...
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