44 Best Family Style Restaurants in Costa Mesa

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A photo of Benihana - Newport Beach, CA restaurant

1. Benihana - Newport Beach, CA

4.1

Excellent(5712)

$$$$

• Japanese • Newport Beach

Booked 87 times today

Amazing time with a wonderful Teppan chef. He prepared amazing food and was very entertaining as he shared his favorite songs while he cooked. Wonderful birthday celebration. Thank you to the staff.

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2. Maggiano's - South Coast Plaza

4.7

Exceptional(7939)

$$$$

• Italian • Costa Mesa

Booked 94 times today

Tiffany was an excellent waitress and the total service and meal experience was amazing!

3. AnQi

4.6

Exceptional(2205)

$$$$

• Seafood • Costa Mesa

Booked 10 times today

Everything we ordered that came was excellent, but unfortunately, they ended up running out of stock for one of our desserts but made up for it by bringing something else out. Always delicious!

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4. Il Fornaio - Irvine

4.6

Exceptional(4191)

$$$$

• Italian • Irvine

Booked 27 times today

The service & food were excellent. We were celebrating a birthday. Our meals were delicious and they even brought out a birthday dessert that was delicious.

5. Ospi Costa Mesa

4.7

Exceptional(283)

$$$$

• Italian • Costa Mesa

Booked 101 times today

It was our first visit and enjoyed being seated in the courtyard. Food was excellent and had great service!

6. VACA

4.6

Exceptional(991)

$$$$

• Spanish • Costa Mesa

Booked 50 times today

We have been to Vaca many times over the years. My husband is Spanish/American and loves enjoying the dishes that his mother and grandmother used to make for him. We love everything on the menu but always wondered why Tortilla Espanola was not offered and asked the manager if it were possible to add this tapa to the menu. Well, we dined at Vaca this past Saturday and much to our delight, Tortilla was offered as a special. The manager (Donnie) noticed our name on the reservation list and made sure that it was available to us! You can't beat that for excellent customer service !!! Thank you to everyone at Vaca for a wonderful evening ! BTW, everything on the menu is FANTASTIC !!

7. Maleza Costa Mesa

4.8

Exceptional(30)

$$$$

• Mexican • Costa Mesa

Booked 14 times today

Amazing food, amazing servers & vibes! The playlist was the bow on top. Definitely coming back!

8. Lorea

4.3

Awesome(343)

$$$$

• Californian • Huntington Beach

Booked 16 times today

Ruben was probably the best server I’ve had in a very long time! Just his attention to everything and going above and beyond for us!

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9. Billy's at the Beach

4.6

Exceptional(1641)

$$$$

• Seafood • Newport Beach

Booked 13 times today

Really good food and an amazing service staff. Have to also mention the very nice view

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10. Orange Hill Restaurant

4.5

Awesome(9358)

$$$$

• Steakhouse • Orange

Booked 122 times today

Orange Hill Restaurant has never disappointed me, even on a very busy and energetic Saturday night when the service could have been a struggle, but it wasn’t. We had a 6pm reservation so we could be seated for the sunset which is always spectacular from this vista! Our server was attentive and made great suggestions for the first time guests in our party. The food was ample, incredibly delicious, and the presentation is everything you’d expect from a restaurant of this caliber. My bone in ribeye was seared to perfection on the outside while still a perfect medium rare. Everyone at the table was still raving about how wonderful the entire evening was well into the following day! Highly recommend Orange Hill for date night, family celebration or even a wedding if you’re still looking for a venue!

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44 restaurants available nearby

1. Benihana - Newport Beach, CA

2. Maggiano's - South Coast Plaza

3. AnQi

4. Il Fornaio - Irvine

5. Ospi Costa Mesa

6. VACA

7. Maleza Costa Mesa

8. Lorea

9. Billy's at the Beach

10. Orange Hill Restaurant

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