Reviews for Barolo Italian Cafe in Tustin, CA

A great little place. We had wonderful dinner here. Our first visit, we went with our server?s specials of the day. Mixed... grilled plate?sea bass, halibut, salmon, tuna and shrimp, seafood linguine , and pork chops with roasted garlic. All came withsalad and bread. All dishes were piping hot, seafood dishes were excellent and super fresh. Servers were attentive. I think wefound our new favorite Italian restaurant. Read more

Still the Best. Great food and awesome service

Authentic Italian food, I had not eat this well in a long time. I knew it was perfect the moment I smelled it. I will definitely... be coming back Read more

i had lunch here last week with my husband, and it was beyond DELICIOUS! he had one of the specials, the salmon salad, which was... recommended by our server. my husband was a little unsure if it was going to be large enough for him (he was hungry), but he wasnot disappointed! not sure what kind of dressing was on the arugula salad, but it was divine! it had a lemony, tart, burst offlavor on it. i've never had a better dressing in my life! my husband called it a party in his mouth, and he wasn't kidding!amazing! and there was plenty of salmon on it; our server said they use at least 12 oz. of fish on their salads. it had just anice crisp on both sides of the salmon pieces, but it was still tender on the inside. really...one of the best salads i've evereaten! i had the farfalle pasta w/scampi fra diavolo which meant that it was a bit spicy. loved it! just spicy enough w/outbeing too spicy. there were about 5 pieces of large scampi on it; really quite delicious! i would definitely highly recommendthis restaurant! if going for dinner, though, make sure to get reservations as the restaurant itself is pretty small. they wereable to add more dining under a tent outside which i prefer, but i know they get really busy at nights; so make reservations. Read more

My husband's dish was great, but I ordered spaghetti and meatballs. The meatballs tasted "off" with little to no flavor. When I... asked the owner what was in the meatballs he confidently said "chicken." Wow, did I ask for chicken meatballs? Ok, so y'all makesure you specify what kind you want before you order it. Never had that experience at any other Italian place. They wereexpensive, too. Read more

Molto bene! What a great find in old town Tustin! The chef is the owner, and he is fun to watch. His portions are very generous.... No one will go hungry here. The fettuccine with seafood was my favorite, filled with so many and so much seafood. The sauce wasperfectly blended with the pasta and the seafood like salmon, sea bass, mussels, clams, and more. The best seafood pasta I everhad! The Linguini with meat sauce was also rich and nice. The sauce was well balanced. The Chilean sea bass was the best genuineChilean sea bass I ever tasted in italian restaurant. The only dish I thought could use a little improvement was the braisedshort ribs. It was soft and well done, but I thought it was a bit bland with only tomato sauce. The bread was fresh. The sidesalad was also fresh and generous. The server was attentive. Can't go wrong here! Read more

Old school family-run Italian cafe, great hospitality with no attitude. Delicious and carefully prepared food. Very high quality... olive oil and seafood, better than what I can find in my grocery store. Wine list has reasonably priced, nuanced, delightfulItalian wines. We were seated outside with appropriate social distancing and waitstaff wore masks. Read more

this restaurant meets with your expectations of real italian restaurant with their menu and atmosphere. the food was amazingly... delicous and fresh. the complimentary salad was so fresh and juicy I couldn't get it enough. I ordered lobster ravioli, and Iwas more than happy with that order! great place definitely going back to try their fish menu!!! Read more