Best Restaurants with Private Rooms in Orange

Great customer service from the courteous and professional staff. The owner, Bruno Serrato also stopped by our table to check up on us. The ambiance was romantic and festive (holiday season). The food selection was broad and varied. We opted for the calamari (not fried) cooked in a cream sauce and escargot. We brought our own bottles of wine. The corkage fee was a bit on the high side ($35) but the wine we brought were in the $60-$100 range. So I guess it was still a savings for us. My duck l’orange was excellent. My wife had the branzino and she enjoyed it. Our friends had the hanger steak and braised rabbit. I would also suggest ordering the chocolate soufflé when ordering your main meal. It takes 20 mins to prepare this dessert. After dinner we went upstairs to the bar for some spirits. This place is actually quite spacious and is bigger than what you see from the outside. We would definitely come back for the food and experience.

Indoor seating with the 58* F weather. Great views with attentive & knowledgeable wait staff. Shared the olive app & toasted bread & tomato app. The Bread! The bread was an artisanal rustic white loaf. Slight crust with tender tender insides. SOOO GOOD! The tomato topping was slightly garlicky & tasty. Decided in the Coastal Array bomba rice(Paella). Safffon infused very tasty rice topped with mussels, clams & jumbo head on shrimp. This was a winner. The shrimp was cooked perfectly, the clams due to their petite size were a bit overcooked. Still, I’d order again. Needed a palate cleanser which the lemon sorbet filled the bill. Almost forgot the cocktails. Had the Top of V Manhattan. Well made cocktail with an Orange rind twist & a couple premium maraschino cherries. I love a nice cocktail at good restaurants. Never been disappointed yet. Did notice our second round (glass of Cabernet Sauvignon) took awhile. Not sure whether it was a late pick up by our waitress or the bartenders were too busy chatting. Very nice meal with a great night time view (kind of rare in North OC).

Table was ready when when got there. Surprisedly not booked-out. So we received a 4 seater for 2 people. Thank goodness because the Thanksgiving prix-fix menu was insane and took up the entire table. Besides turkey, ham plus you could add prime rib for $10.00. Mashed potatoes green beans casserole yams mac and cheese all of the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Huge to go boxes which were definitely needed. Wish I could remember our waiter name whom was an absolute pleasure. Hate to say it but one of the best Thanksgiving meals ever. Sorry mom.

I went this year to the Thanksgiving Buffet and last year. This time around they weren’t out of anything and everything tasted great. The table bread was great, the entrees and raw bar were great. And as always the desserts were wonderful. The banana foster dessert was stupendous. The only thing I was critical about was that we were on the patio outside and it was a pleasant 76 degrees but the heater was on and I was feeling it. And the front hosting area was full of 4,5,sometimes 6 workers crowding around the check in. Would maybe be better if they had that part better organized and less folks standing around, because that’s always a bad look. I will of course come here again for other events because the value is quite good, the servers are very pleasant, and the quality and selection of food is top notch.

Such a great experience, probably our next go-to for anniversaries!