I'm usually pretty picky about Italian food, but this exceeded my expectations! The service was quick and appreciated the food was DELICIOUS, and the atmosphere was clean and organized. I'll be taking family here soon! :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friday
Friday night dinner out and we ordered the following: Garlic bread with mozzarella: 4/5 Side Greek salad: 5/5 Side house salad: 4/5 (the house Italian was more olive oil than vinaigrette) Pasta w/creamy pesto: 5/5 Lasagna: 5/5 (though the sauce is a tad bitter, but I like it that way)
BelindaB
The meaty pizza was delicious! The lasagna was the worst I've ever had! Just plain tomato sauce, noodles & cheese. Zero flavor. I would go back and only order pizza. It was not fun having a terrible dinner on my birthday.
Staffing may have been light for a Valentine's Day meal. Took 15min for a server to great use from time seated. The food however was very delicious and tasty. Pricing was within standard.
Bubbles
We have eaten here many times. The food is always hot and freshly prepared. Extremely tasty. Angel, our server, was a pleasure as always. Lovely ambiance. Cozy and welcoming. I settled on the creamy arriabatta with chicken and was absolutely delicious. Generous portions. Will be back soon. Great job everyone.
Frank
First time going here. The food was delicious! We had the Chicken Piccata and the Lasagna. Both were excellent and full of flavor. The service was great as well. We will definitely be back! The other dishes looked go as well.
RobertC
Food was excellent with the exception of the minestrone soup. It was broth with a few vegetables floating on top.Horrible. As usual the entree was 5 star and partners wine was great. I love ALZA and forgive because of the holiday. But please- fix the minestrone soup! Bob
Patrick Schneider
Great Atmosphere for both dining as well as working.
Absolutely awesome hidden gem in Brea! Great dishes all around, but especially LOVE the calzones which are absolutely amazing.Always great service and a warm, family friendly environment!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meatball Appetizer
doug pooley
What phenomenal Italian cuisine. Make sure to get the soup of the day. Always great. Calamari light and delicious. And the house special bruschetta is to die for. The menu is simple but effective. The pescadore was the best I've had. Can't recommend highly enough!
Go here for great Italian food, not for ambience. Food was flavorful and highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Addy
I think the restaurant has potential but unfortunately we didn't have as good of a first experience as we hoped. Place was very busy, we didn't get seated until 30 minutes after our reservation and the place seemed understaffed. They were out of about half the beers on the list and also out of one of the two soups. The staff that was there was nice, but seemed like they were overwhelmed so everything, including drinks took a very long time to come. The food was okay, perhaps the kitchen may have been rushing as well. May try again since the reviews are so good, but maybe not on a Saturday night.
wjg01
We always enjoy coming to this restaurant. We think this is one of the best Italian restaurants in the area. The food is always good. Services is good and it's a comfortable place to eat.
Very nice hole in the wall place. Super chill. Great Service 10/10 on service. The waitress was extremely knowledgeable with everything on the menu. She was able to recite the whole menu and how everything was made without looking at it. The food was very good. We ordered the following Small Caprese pizza 7/10 Bruschetta 8.5/10 (ask for light balsamic) Olive tapenade 8/10 Clam linguine 9/10 Lasagna 9/10 It's a very laid back, relaxed environment. Overall I would definitely recommend and I would definitely go back. Restaurant deserves a 10/10
violeta N.
One of my favorite places to eat.All Italian dishes are delightful ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Build Your Own Calzone, Fried Calamari, Bruschetta, Caprese Salad, Lunch Pizza, Chicken Marsala, Side Salad, Chicken Parmesan, Garlic Bread
I'm usually pretty picky about Italian food, but this exceeded my expectations! The service was quick and appreciated the food was DELICIOUS, and the atmosphere was clean and organized. I'll be taking family here soon! :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friday night dinner out and we ordered the following: Garlic bread with mozzarella: 4/5 Side Greek salad: 5/5 Side house salad: 4/5 (the house Italian was more olive oil than vinaigrette) Pasta w/creamy pesto: 5/5 Lasagna: 5/5 (though the sauce is a tad bitter, but I like it that way)
The meaty pizza was delicious! The lasagna was the worst I've ever had! Just plain tomato sauce, noodles & cheese. Zero flavor. I would go back and only order pizza. It was not fun having a terrible dinner on my birthday.
Staffing may have been light for a Valentine's Day meal. Took 15min for a server to great use from time seated. The food however was very delicious and tasty. Pricing was within standard.
We have eaten here many times. The food is always hot and freshly prepared. Extremely tasty. Angel, our server, was a pleasure as always. Lovely ambiance. Cozy and welcoming. I settled on the creamy arriabatta with chicken and was absolutely delicious. Generous portions. Will be back soon. Great job everyone.
First time going here. The food was delicious! We had the Chicken Piccata and the Lasagna. Both were excellent and full of flavor. The service was great as well. We will definitely be back! The other dishes looked go as well.
Food was excellent with the exception of the minestrone soup. It was broth with a few vegetables floating on top.Horrible. As usual the entree was 5 star and partners wine was great. I love ALZA and forgive because of the holiday. But please- fix the minestrone soup! Bob
Great Atmosphere for both dining as well as working.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Giovanni, Chicken Parmesan, Garlic Bread
Absolutely awesome hidden gem in Brea! Great dishes all around, but especially LOVE the calzones which are absolutely amazing.Always great service and a warm, family friendly environment!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meatball Appetizer
What phenomenal Italian cuisine. Make sure to get the soup of the day. Always great. Calamari light and delicious. And the house special bruschetta is to die for. The menu is simple but effective. The pescadore was the best I've had. Can't recommend highly enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari, Bruschetta
Restaurantji Recommends
Go here for great Italian food, not for ambience. Food was flavorful and highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
I think the restaurant has potential but unfortunately we didn't have as good of a first experience as we hoped. Place was very busy, we didn't get seated until 30 minutes after our reservation and the place seemed understaffed. They were out of about half the beers on the list and also out of one of the two soups. The staff that was there was nice, but seemed like they were overwhelmed so everything, including drinks took a very long time to come. The food was okay, perhaps the kitchen may have been rushing as well. May try again since the reviews are so good, but maybe not on a Saturday night.
We always enjoy coming to this restaurant. We think this is one of the best Italian restaurants in the area. The food is always good. Services is good and it's a comfortable place to eat.
Very nice hole in the wall place. Super chill. Great Service 10/10 on service. The waitress was extremely knowledgeable with everything on the menu. She was able to recite the whole menu and how everything was made without looking at it. The food was very good. We ordered the following Small Caprese pizza 7/10 Bruschetta 8.5/10 (ask for light balsamic) Olive tapenade 8/10 Clam linguine 9/10 Lasagna 9/10 It's a very laid back, relaxed environment. Overall I would definitely recommend and I would definitely go back. Restaurant deserves a 10/10
One of my favorite places to eat.All Italian dishes are delightful ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Build Your Own Calzone, Fried Calamari, Bruschetta, Caprese Salad, Lunch Pizza, Chicken Marsala, Side Salad, Chicken Parmesan, Garlic Bread