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Buona Forchetta Newport Beach, Newport Beach, CA

Buona Forchetta Newport Beach

4.7
4.7
35 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
19:00
Booked 47 times today
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Great for fine wines
  • Good for business meals
Experience a piece of the Buona Forchetta San Diego heritage through authentic Italian recipes handed down through generations. Today, there are five locations around San Diego and our newest in Newport Beach and San Clemente . Buona Forchetta’s seventh location is open now in Peninsula Village near the Newport marina. Buona Forchetta’s Italian wood-fired pizzas—with their perfectly soft-yet-crispy crusts—continue to garner awards, including San Diego Magazine Best Pizza 2023 Critic’s Choice, Gambero Rosso Best Pizzeria, Gayot Best Italian Restaurant San Diego, OpenTable Diner’s Choice, and more. Our handmade pasta dishes bursting with rich flavors, fresh seafood specialties, and decadent desserts will all leave you craving more. All Buona Forchetta locations also offer gluten-free Italian options and rotating specials.
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Pizzeria
  • Phone number
    (949) 287-6139
  • Website
    https://buonaforchettasd.com/location/newport/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Location
    2300 Newport Blvd unit 104, Newport Beach, CA 92663
  • Area
    Newport Beach
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 35 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Orange County

    Best Value

  • South Orange County

    Best Value

  • South Orange County

    Healthy

  • South Orange County

    Great for fine wines

  • South Orange County

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Buona Forchetta in Newport Beach offers a "truly remarkable dining experience" with exceptional Italian cuisine and heartfelt hospitality. Guests praise the "outstanding" service, "delicious" pizza, and authentic dishes like risotto and pasta Bolognese. The restaurant is celebrated for its welcoming atmosphere and convenient parking. A must-visit for Italian food lovers!

35 Reviews

  1. Hiram

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Blown away by food quality but it was really noisy inside. Improve the bread service and get a full bar and the place will be golden. Regardless, we’ll be back for the incredible food dishes!

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  2. Lee Ann

    Austin

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Arrived and they seated us outside. It was freezing no heaters extremely loud going forward note PREFER to sit inside sitting outside would’ve been miserable. We left and did not dine here.

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  3. Arthur

    Los Angeles

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was a little bland. Cool place but I expected more from the food.

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  4. Julia

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was fantastic and friendly, location is great with convenient parking, the pasta dish was delicious, and the espresso martini was perfection. Highly recommend building your own pasta with taglioni - the best! I would not recommend the brussel sprouts or the artichoke, unless you like your veggies very soft. The bread for the table is not great, which is really surprising, but will give the focaccia a try next time. Love this chain and will definitely be back.

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  5. Dayan

    San Diego

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great pizzas, not so great pasta. Called and was put on waiting list but there was availability through open table. Maybe there is some miscommunication between the open table system and hostess?

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  6. jena

    Phoenix

    75 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    75 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Love this place - was very busy and since it’s new I think they were understaffed. Waited 30 min past our reservation, sat on the patio and our server said he was the only one for the entire patio. The food was delicious, service was slow but we will try it again, hopefully they get more staff.

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  7. Aimie

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Thank you to the manager. very attentive. Appreciate all that you did for us!!!

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  8. Ron

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great place. Delicious authentic Italian food and very nice ambience. The service was also excellent.

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  9. Jeffrey

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 7 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Authentic Italian food. Pizza was great and Pasta was wonderful and we are Italian food snobs.

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  10. Mark

    New York City

    11 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 2 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    The overall experience was average. We were excited to try this new restaurant after reading such high praise reviews. The pizza was soggy, and my eggplant Parmesan was very average. The server was very nice but served us way too fast. We really liked the ambience and the overall decor of the restaurant. Will give it a try again in a few months to see if it is any better 

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Buona Forchetta Newport Beach is rated 4.7 stars by 35 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 47 times today

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Google Map for Buona Forchetta Newport Beach

2300 Newport Blvd unit 104, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Additional information

  • Area
    Newport Beach
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Pizzeria
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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