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Top 10 Restaurants for Pure Ambiance

Orange County's best restaurants for ambiance.

By Christopher Trela
February, 2008

Old school ambiance with live jazz during dinner: Ambrosia
Try: Banana Bread Pudding Flambe (Served with Meyers Rum Creme Anglaise and
Cinnamon Ice Cream)
801 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana
OCPavilion.com
714.550.0811
Open for lunch Tues-Fri, Dinner Tues-Sat
$10-49

Classic Italian served with elegance: Antonello
Try: Rotelle di Pasta (Oldest recipe on the menu: Baked Sheets of Pasta
rolled with Prosciutto, Mozzarella & Béchamel with a Vodka Cream Sauce)
3800 South Plaza Drive, Santa Ana
Antonello.com
714.751.7153
Open for lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat
$8-32

Rocky décor designed by Disney: The Cellar
Try: Emincées de Canard aux Pommes Rôties (Thin Slices of Seasoned Duck Breast
with Roasted Apples, Roquefort and Cumberland Sauce)
305 North Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton
Cellardining.com
714.525.5682
Open for dinner Tues-Sun
$9-78

An American in Paris theme: French 75
Try: Shrimp en Cassolette and the signature French 75 Champagne Cocktail
1464 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach
Culinaryadventures.com
949.494.8444
Open daily for dinner
$7-50

An underground hotspot for sizzling steaks: La Cave
Try: Succulent Prime Rib (available Friday and Saturday only)
1695 Irvine Avenue, Costa Mesa
Lacaverestaurant.com
949.646.7944
Open for dinner Mon-Sat
$7-25

Authentic taste of New Orleans: Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen
Try: Beignets (French Donuts Deep Fried and Topped with Powdered Sugar)
1590 South Disneyland Drive, Anaheim
RBjazzkitchen.com
714.776.5200
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
$6-26

Spectacular panoramic view of OC: Orange Hill
Try: Duo of Lamb (Petit Lamb Osso Bucco and Colorado Lamb Chop with Glazed
Haricot Vert and Brie Fondue)
6410 East Chapman Avenue, Orange
Theorangehillrestaurant.com
714.997.2910
Open daily for dinner
$10-70

Tropical rainforest setting: Rainforest Café
Try: Sparkling Volcanoan Dessert (A Mountain of Chocolate and Ice Cream served
with a Sparkler)
Locations throughout Southern California
Rainforestcafe.com
800.394.3839
Hours vary by location
$5-35

Retro 50s theme and cuisine: Ruby's
Try: Ruby’s Burger and Old Fashioned Shake
Locations throughout Southern California
Rubys.com
Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Daily
$3-14

Northern Italian cuisine served in a 1909 house: White House
Try: Donna Karan Pacific Calamari (Sautéed Calamari Steak with Shallots, Capers
and Italian Grappa, on Barilla Angel Hair Pasta)
887 South Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim
Anaheimwhitehouse.com
714.772.1381
Open for lunch Mon-Fri & Sun, dinner daily
$7-50
 


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