I dined here w a friend. We started off with bruschetta and it was yummy. Our main course was wonderful; I had the ravioli and she had an angel hair pasta dish. Then ended dinner w tiramisu. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was very nice, and the wait staff was outstanding. Great place!! You won't be disappointed!
This place is our "go to" restaurant. Great service! Our server, Emanuel, is so warm and friendly. We always ask to sit in his station. The food is flavorful and innovative. We try not to go out to eat too much, but when we do, we like to go here since it's food we can't make ourselves.
My cousin took me here for my birthday, everything we ordered was phenomenal delicious, our server was attentive and I got a free chocolate ice cream 🍨 for my birthday, it was really thoughtful. I can’t wait to be back and try other entrees.
Loved everything here. The service was excellent, the food was amazing and delicious, the atmosphere was incredible. My food was so hot I know it was freshly made. This has been the best day I've ever had dining out, I rarely give 5 stars but everything about today was just so magical. Fresh pasta and pizza wow, just everything we ate was so delicious
The food was fabulous. Staff members pleasantly catered to our every need. When you arrive stop in the valet parking area. They take care of parking your car.
We enjoyed a very special dinner date last night at Il Fornaio, Irvine. We originally intended to order takeout, but when Marcello (managing partner) heard about our special situation, he and the staff made accommodations and took good care of us. We sincerely appreciate the clear professionalism and excellent customer care, not to mention the delicious food. (The burrata and prosciutto appetizer disappeared too quickly to snap a photo.) Il Fornaio will easily be our first choice when we're in the area in the future.
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A little overrated. Affordable prices, very good pizza, but don't order a special.
I went on a weekday for dinner and it was very slow.
I ordered the risotto listed as a special of the day and... well, it wasn't risotto and the entire dish was mainly one flavor.
I expected more overall, because you can see that the food is made fresh (you can see the chefs making pizza and you can see rotisserie chicken being made.
We weren't offered bread, but ended up asking for some right before our food came out. Bread was great, wasn't warm like others have described, but still delicious with the oil and balsamic.
For the "risotto" they really should have placed the chicken on top and seasoned it differently than the rice instead of mixing it all together. There was a sauce underneath with the same flavor that was present throughout (mushroom). I mean... it was okay but not what I was expecting for being advertised as a special. It really just seemed like ingredients they were trying to clean out of the kitchen, without a lot of thought.
My boyfriend ordered the pizza, which was fantastic and really the only reason for the 4 star rating.
If you go here, definitely order the pizza. It's the closest to an authentic Italian flavor I've experienced outside of Italy (and I've spent a lot of time there).
The weird thing was this part. My boyfriend doesn't eat pork so he asked about one of the ingredients being pork and the server confidently told him "yeah it IS a type of pork". But I Googled it and sure enough... cheese. Not pork. It didn't bother me that he didn't know, but just that he pretended to know instead of just asking someone.
Attended my work Holiday lunch. The service was great and the food was delicious
Nice location, spacious area and restaurant.
The staff is very easy-going and friendly as much as their guests. Easy to talk to other people, especially if you will sit at the bar.
Jana from the Bar staff took good care of me and my friend.
Good food.
Will go back.
Came here early for drinks before dinner and really enjoyed their cocktails. I got the Stars of Michelangelo and it was delicious but sweet so if you don’t like sweet don’t order that one. I highly enjoyed the Vodka pasta and the Margarita pizza. Overall very satisfied with the food here.
Just had an event here for my job, and I want to personally thank our servers, Venezia, Elmer, and Hugo for providing excellent service. They were very attentive to all our guests, and were more than happy to answer all my inquiries, and provide needed assistance. I am a server myself, and I truly hope they get the recognition they deserve for providing such pleasurable and memorable service. Thanks again, and I can't wait to come here with my friends and family!
Good quality ingredients but it doesn’t hold up well on delivery and I can’t blame them for that. Eat it there if you can because my pasta became over cooked from sitting in the container. The seafood pasta dish I ordered was really good even delivered.
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