Tangata Restaurant

Nice restaurant attached to the Bowers museum. Good food. Turkey Club sandwich with fries and an added House Salad was plenty to split for two for lunch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely 5 stars!!!
The food was beautiful, fresh & delicious. My server, Jorge went the extra mile and adjusted for my requests. He was fast, professional and offered suggestions for places to see in Santa Ana. It was worth driving here just for lunch and his service!
I had the 1/2 sandwich and salad (swapped sourdough for rye and added Manchengo cheese to salad). A glass of ABC Pinot Noir, then an amazing dessert of Banana Tres Leches with an Earl Grey tea. Everything was DELICIOUS!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The number of menu items over the many years we have come to the restaurant has been reduced so options are much more limited. Good service and tables are spaced farther apart than most restaurants. Good.

The veggie sandwich was YUM! My friend really enjoyed her manchego salad with salmon. Jorge was a sweet and attentive server. Sitting outside at the Bowers Museum provides all the ambience you need.

The menu is rather limited and so sorry you no longer have brunch options like the French toast. The service is excellent and friendly. A decided difference from what it was several years ago when the manager was just plain unpleasant. I have a hearing disability and noise level gets difficult when the restaurant fills up.

Nice restaurant with good food and ambiance befitting it's location in the Bowers museum.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger

The Mother's Day brunch was way overpriced. $75 per person with a bubbly, most expensive item was prime rib while there was only two tables of selections. and we had to pay for coffee separately. For that price, even it is not Vegas's variety, it should have way more options.

We were there for lunch on a Saturday, and the restaurant wasn't crowded. It's all hard surfaces, so probably not so quiet when full. The rolls to start were fresh from the oven and delicious. The pureed cream of Mediterranean vegetable soup was excellent. The club sandwich wasn't anything special, but the accompanying fries were perfect--just the way we like them. The raspberry sorbet was a tasty and refreshing way to finish the meal.

Food was great. Nicely prepared and presented. Our server was really excellent. I don't know her name but she deserves kudos. We were a party of seven on 4/27. Tangata is consistently great. Love reserving this restaurant.

I had a wonderful Cobb salad, but one of the added shrimp was spoiled so that charge was removed from the check. Be aware that the espresso cappuccino and macchiato are served in 4 ounce cups.

We went for Easter. The menu was odd for an Easter brunch. I got the breakfast burrito and it was bland and mushy. One member of our party got a burger and the bun was charred. We paid for a bread basket and we were a table of 5 and they brought 4 tasteless dry buns. The restaurant was empty and it took a very long time to get food. Will never return.

Wonderful service and food. It was Valentine's and despite the crowds, service was personal and attentive. The tuna rye sandwich and quiche were fresh and delicious as was the creme brulee dessert. Setting and ambience were great for conversation. Highly recommend!

Tangata is a fabulous lunch experience in Santa Ana. We went for the Valentine's brunch on Sunday. We have been there many times and are never disappointed. Server was fantastic and food was delicious, as usual. A hidden gem at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.

The menu is quite limited and unexciting. Years ago before new management, the menu was creative and enticing with unusual offerings, all of which were delicious. This was our first visit since the pandemic. We found the food overpriced for what was offered. Service was very prompt and courteous, which did make for a pleasant dining experience. If this restaurant were not so conveniently located within the museum, we probably would dine elsewhere.

Our server, Nikki, was excellent but it took 45 minutes to get our food: soup and 1/2 sandwich, wedge salad. This is unacceptable. One couple who had paid to hear a lecture at 1:30 had to wolf down their food when it arrived at 1:30 so went to lecture late.