Alza Italian Kitchen

Alza Italian Kitchen reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Vito

   Orange County26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Great for pizza, pasta and starters but the rib eye steak was terrible. The staff are all super and deserve a big tip
   

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   Debra

   Orange County5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service… we go for the music but tonight it was wayyyyy toooo LOUD. Thankful we were inside!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles1 review

   1.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   It was crowed, too loud, service was horrible and hardly place to sit
   

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   Mike

   Orange County7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This a hidden gem in Rancho Santa Margarita, best to make a reservation. The have indoor and outdoor dining, we dinned indoors as was raining. The ambiance was great as well as the staff. I had the spaghetti bolognese with meatballs w/house Cabernet Savignon and my wife had the seafood chowder w/Pinot Noir plus an order of cheese garlic bread. Everything tasted wonderful. This was our second time that we have dinned at Alza Italian Kitchen, we will be back.
   

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   Sandra

   Orange County1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 8 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Decided to try a new place for my birthday. Over all the food was great with the exception of one dish. I ordered the salmon with the piccata sauce and vegetables. The salmon was extremely dry but the sauce made up for the dryness of the salmon. My kids had a pizza and pesto capellini which they enjoyed. I would go back but order something else besides the salmon. The noise level was a bit too loud for my liking. Perhaps it was the crowd that evening but it was a little difficult to hold a conversation with my kids without having to repeat myself.
   

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   bridget

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Perfect place, we go often,., next door place, has many kids, they were running around the fountain as if it was a play yard. other than that... I will continue to visit
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Orange County3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Great food, great cocktails service was slow and inattentive. When we sat down our neighboring table offered us canollies that had been gifted to them for having to wait over an hour to be served. 😳. They were good, and we did not share the same experience, thankfully. Very much a family hangout, kids running around being kids. Not a date nite place.
   

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   DonnaT

   Los Angeles5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Exceptional menu, brunch is fantastic! My new favorite spot
   

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   Tricia

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We went for Sunday brunch, a party of 6. We were on the patio where they have music which was very nice. They have a lot of umbrellas to provide shade. Our server, Izzy, was fantastic. Each person in our group ordered something different and half of us cleared our plates and the other half took home small to go’s because they finished most there. The food was fantastic. It’s our 2nd time there and we will be back.
   

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    lowell

    Orange County14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 23 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    5 star experience. Service and food outstanding and as a bonus live music. Music by Vintage Vinyl added to a dining experience
    

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