Graet Italian food! It gets packed during weekend evenings. So make sure you have a reservations or you will be waiting for a while...but it will worth the wait! Try their cheesecake!

Graet Italian food! It gets packed during weekend evenings. So make sure you have a reservations or you will be waiting for a while...but it will worth the wait! Try their cheesecake!
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Pepe the owner does a great job running this family owned italian place. My fiance and i visit about once every 2 weeks and really enjoy everything from the food to the atmosphere. The servers,... More

Pepe the owner does a great job running this family owned italian place. My fiance and i visit about once every 2 weeks and really enjoy everything from the food to the atmosphere. The servers, especially Arturo, are very soft spoken and friendly. The food is awesome. We have had many different appetizers, entrees and desserts, and we have NEVER been disappointed. The Filet Al Pepe is my personal favorite. The homemade veggie soup is too die for. And, the Calamari, Caprese, and Carpaccio are second to none. We will be long time customers for sure Pros: Food, service, family owned feel Cons: Hidden
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I went here with some co-workers and was extremely impressed. We were basically waited on hand-and-foot and the food was delicious. We had the Ahi Carpaccio (which the server sliced up and served to... More

I went here with some co-workers and was extremely impressed. We were basically waited on hand-and-foot and the food was delicious. We had the Ahi Carpaccio (which the server sliced up and served to everyone individually), the salad with the best bleu cheese dressing I've ever had (and I've had a lot of bleu cheese dressings in my day) and the halibut special with pesto rotini. The wine selection was also great and they serve a complimentary basket of cheese garlic bread. It's a little hard to find but totally worth it. Pros: Excellent Food Cons: Hard to Find
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The food is ok, but the service isn't. Regular customers are fussed over, newbies are just tolerated. I don't know what makes this place receive such a favorable rating from Frommers. This small,... More

The food is ok, but the service isn't. Regular customers are fussed over, newbies are just tolerated. I don't know what makes this place receive such a favorable rating from Frommers. This small, dimly lit resturant is very old Orange County. Skip this one and dine elsewhere. Pros: Good blue cheese salad dressing. Cons: Service
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My family has been going to Mascarpone??????s for many years. It is by far our favorite restaurant. I have since moved to North Carolina but every time we come to Orange, County we still make sure... More

My family has been going to Mascarpone??????s for many years. It is by far our favorite restaurant. I have since moved to North Carolina but every time we come to Orange, County we still make sure to have dinner at Mascarpone??????s. We have had Family Dinners, Business Dinners, Anniversary Dinners?????? It is a great place for all of these. It may be 2450 miles but it is well worth the trip :-)
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I like this place. First, because it is not a chain, the managment/owners care about you a little and will make adjustments. The food is pretty good and was plentiful. I had the stuffed shells and... More

I like this place. First, because it is not a chain, the managment/owners care about you a little and will make adjustments. The food is pretty good and was plentiful. I had the stuffed shells and fried mozerrella which were what I expected. The place was quite so you could hang out with your friends and also was not so busy that you felt like you had to leave which the case with most places in America. I would definitely go there again. If you have to meet up there and don't know where it is - map it first or preferably use GPS because it is easy to miss. Pros: Great food. Nice Atmosphere Cons: Not for people who want to meet people. Hard to find.
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After reading about Marscapone's in the Zagat guide, my wife and I were anticipating a wonderful meal. However, when we arrived at the restaurant, the first thing we noted was the very limited... More

After reading about Marscapone's in the Zagat guide, my wife and I were anticipating a wonderful meal. However, when we arrived at the restaurant, the first thing we noted was the very limited number of cars parked outside. Once inside, we also observed a small number of diners in the restaurant, which we thought unusual for 8 PM on a Saturday evening. We an appetizer of mozarella w/ marinara sauce. Both of us agreed that the cheese was bland, and the sauce was only mediocre. Two of our children who were with us also did not enjoy the appetizer. The garlic bread that was put on the table was also rather bland and we all took one taste of it and ate no more. The salad that came with the entree was not bad, but was in no way memorable. We each ordered different dishes (lasagna, fettuccini marscapone, chicken marsala, and fettuccini marscapone with pesto ) The lasagna was awful, and 3 of us tasted it and agreed. The chicken marsala was mediocre, with the marsala sauce not having the slightest sweetness to it. The two fettuccini dishes were not as bad, but neither of them could be considered good. The pasta was not al-dente. Although we heard that the desserts were outstanding, none of us had the slightest interest in prolonging such a substandard dinner. To say the least, each of us was highly disappointed in out meal, especially after having such high expectations from the Zagat review. We had just eaten at IL Sol in West Hollywood the night before, and the food could not have been better. Given that experience, it made Marscapones that much less memorable. My wife and myself live in Maryland and were visiting California on vacation. We dine at Italian restaurants in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City frequently, and consider ourselves to have very good taste (and high standards) when it comes to Italian food. This restaurant simply was very overrated based upon our selections. Pros: good place to go if you don't want to be recognized Cons: food was bland and unappetizing
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This restaurant should be visited by the Elite. The sauces are out of this world. Everything is homemade and delicious. We go at least once a week and get out of there looking pregnant.

This restaurant should be visited by the Elite. The sauces are out of this world. Everything is homemade and delicious. We go at least once a week and get out of there looking pregnant.
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This is the best Italian restaurant!! Great food and the atmosphere is very cozy. We have gone there 4-5 times and each time the food is fabulous. The best is the Pescatore and the tiramisu is... More

This is the best Italian restaurant!! Great food and the atmosphere is very cozy. We have gone there 4-5 times and each time the food is fabulous. The best is the Pescatore and the tiramisu is homemade. Portions are generous.
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