Cucina Enoteca Irvine

The Pizza is pretty good. It is the only thing I have gotten here. Naturally with it being in the spectrum, it is going to be more crowded during the evenings and when work is over for the day. The wait can get very long so be ready for that.
Apr 8th, 2024

We had a beautiful 18th birthday celebration for our family today. We tried to make a reservation for our party of 9 but was limited to options to do so one, we arrived 45 minutes early to the restaurant to make sure our reservation can be arranged, unfortunately the hostess that morning was upset with this and had insisted we be seated at hightop tables to accommodate us. We had told them we have 4 kids and asked if we can get normal table but was rudely told that they had always had kids at the hightop tables. My only complaint is that the restaurant was only at 20% capacity at most. We have dined at the restaurant before, but never had that type of experience before. The food was delicious, the service was poor. We made a reservation online and divided it into two tables, 6+3. When we arrived at the scene, the service staff at the door scolded me and asked me why I didn't call and book 9 people directly. After telling the manager, the service staff did not have a better attitude and left after eating. There was no one to greet me when I arrived. It was so different from the store at Fashion Island.
Apr 6th, 2024

With reservation in had, As I walked into a joyful bustling atmosphere, I was delighted by an appealing old world/retro mix. Service was efficient, GL Cucina Chardonnay was great and the food...EXTRAORDINARY! I ordered Short Rib Madeleine (shredded btw) so delicious I was shocked! Mascarpone Pilenta was a creamy goodness, Roasted Salmon cooked perfectly and lastly Travis was the best I have ever had!
Apr 5th, 2024

Used to like that place. It seemed to me they are starting to loose their touch. We went for happy hour. We ordered some food, still good, and two glasses of their house/happy hour wine. When we ordered the second round the waiter comes with one glass only and claim they were out of the white happy hour wine. He offered the red and we declined. For Pete's sake, they are a wine retailer, aren't they able to offer another white and keep a customer happy..no, they made the choice to upset us. The check comes and guess what, they charged us for the wine they didn't serve. The waiter insisted he was right but reluctantly adjusted the final bill. They won't see us back there anytime soon.
Apr 5th, 2024

Apr 5th, 2024