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A photo of The Tea House on Los Rios restaurant
1. The Tea House on Los Rios
4.8
Exceptional(2844)
Price: Expensive
• Afternoon Tea • San Juan Capistrano
Booked 60 times today
Set in a beautifully restored 1911 cottage complete with a wrap-around veranda and lush gardens, The Tea House on Los Rios offers Orange County's premier high tea experience. Known for our famous scones, delicious tea sandwiches, and loose-leaf teas, we also feature a full luncheon menu and a weekend brunch menu, complete with mimosas and Bloody Marys. Join us for an unforgettable experience on Historic Los Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano. Take the train and making a day of it!
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2. Ironwood, Cellar.Craft.Cook
4.7
Exceptional(2924)
Price: Moderate
• American • Laguna Hills / Lake Forest / Foothill Ranch
Booked 24 times today
Welcome to Ironwood, Cellar. Craft. Cook. located in Laguna Hills. Our menu features seasonal ingredients of the highest quality and are prepared daily from scratch. Menu selections include exceptional meats, flavorful seafood, handpicked produce from our garden, and diverse beverage selections. We have over 25 wines by the glass, 10 craft beers, and a full bar featuring a wide variety of craft cocktails.
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3. Scarlet Kitchen and Lounge
4.6
Exceptional(760)
Price: Expensive
• Contemporary American • Mission Viejo / Rancho Santa Margarita
Booked 13 times today
Scarlet Kitchen & Lounge is a modern speakeasy with the allure of old Hollywood, offering a menu of east coast classics with west coast flavor and finesse. This chef driven, husband and wife owned restaurant provides a comfortable neighborhood dining experience. Scarlet offers local, quality ingredients carefully curated to meet every diners desires. Scarlet is a place for everyone to enjoy a date night or just a quick bite at the bar. Scarlet introduces a new menu every season courtesy of Chef-Owner Paige Riordan and Chef de Cuisine Daniel Martinez. Enjoy a taste of the season from Scarlet’s dining room or heated canyon-view patio and. Scarlet elevates the plate with a new menu of dishes brimming with bold, finessed flavor highlighting peak-of-season ingredients, humanely raised prime meats, and sustainable seafood, reflective of Riordan’s East Coast roots.
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4. OPAH Restaurant & Bar
4.8
Exceptional(1622)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Aliso Viejo / Laguna Niguel
Booked 21 times today
At Opah Restaurant & Bar, we serve the finest fresh fish in Orange County. Carefully hand selected each day to deliver the best quality available. The menu is exquisite, featuring edible works of art, that look so good the could be on a magazine cover. Don't forget to try one of our signature Award Winning Martinis. If you wondering how we came up with the name Opah. It comes from the Hawaiian word for Moonfish, which was once viewed as Good Luck by fisherman, & often given away as a gesture of Good Will.
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5. Villa Roma Restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(179)
Price: Moderate
• Argentinean • Laguna Hills / Lake Forest / Foothill Ranch
Booked 3 times today
Valentine Reservations - Prefixed menu with choices ===============================Anniversary Special Sunday 2/2 thru Thursday 2/6 ************************************************** Villa Roma is a unique restaurant combining Argentine and Italian flavorsLive ambiance music Thursday, Friday & Saturday !
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6. Bricco Cucina and Wine Bar
4.8
Exceptional(78)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Aliso Viejo / Laguna Niguel
Booked 7 times today
Owners Jordan and Creig Mullikin love to eat delicious food, drink great wine and be treated like family. They want every bite, every sip, every visit to be delicious and a treat. Our goal is to serve you fresh, homemade, and thoughtful dishes focused on our family's heritage and our customers' needs to make everyone feel like family at our neighborhood spot which sports a modern yet vintage vibe. We have a large outdoor patio that is both heated and covered. One of the more popular things here at Bricco is our live music Friday's and Saturday's with very talented singers and performers.
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7. Delizie Ristorante & Bar
4.9
Exceptional(967)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Mission Viejo / Rancho Santa Margarita
Booked 13 times today
Chef Santiago is at the helm of this South County Favorite. Delizie offers daily specials including homemade pastas, imported Italian delicatessens, and the freshest fish and meats available daily as well as an extensive listing of wines from California and Italy. Delizie also features a full bar and banquet room, available for private parties.
A photo of Mangia Bene Cucina restaurant
8. Mangia Bene Cucina
4.7
Exceptional(692)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Aliso Viejo / Laguna Niguel
Booked 9 times today
Located in beautiful Laguna Niguel, CA, Mangia Bene Cucina has been an Orange County landmark since 1991. Our mission is to provide our guests with the best and most memorable dining experience. From our upbeat and vibrant staff, to our original and delicious Italian dishes.We have a passion for Italian cuisine and with over 25 years of restaurant experience, we are sure to provide you with what we like to call, The Fresh Italian Food Experience.From serving you daily for lunch and dinner to catering your parties and special events, we welcome your family to our family restaurant.
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9. Pub Thirty-Two
4.7
Exceptional(426)
Price: Moderate
• Californian • Mission Viejo / Rancho Santa Margarita
Booked 7 times today
Located in Mission Viejo, California, Pub Thirty-Two represents our desire to bring the type of restaurant and bar experience we enjoy to Mission Viejo; a place you will be as comfortable holding a professional lunch meeting as you are having drinks and great conversation with friends. We strive to provide a friendly, neighborhood atmosphere with food, drinks, and events that exceed expectations. Our restaurant is farm-to-fork, and our menu changes seasonally. We are proud to be partnered with local ranches and farms to bring you fresh, local, and sustainable food.
A photo of RAYA at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel restaurant
10. RAYA at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
4.7
Exceptional(2511)
Price: Expensive
• Latin American • Dana Point / Monarch Beach
Booked 26 times today
RAYA, a restaurant concept by Chef Richard Sandoval, showcases Pan-Latin coastal cuisine prepared with sustainable seafood, local produce, natural and organic meats, and signature Latin flavors.

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