Lively Italian chain with an open kitchen, known for small plates, pizzas, pastas & wine. Based on 347 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.9 stars. Price $$
Address:
26641 Aliso Creek Rd, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Phone: (949) 425-0180
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Mohammad AlSaeed
Good service on a relatively busy Friday evening. Family friendly atmosphere. Good value as the quality is decent and the portions are big. Ordered Kale salad and the Chicken Scalpitini while the kids had mac and cheese. All surpassed expectations.
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Tony Faulkner
We had our 2nd Annual Christmas Party, it was a great evening, the ambiance and the food (especially the meatballs and stuffed mushrooms) was delicious. I want to thank the entire staff and especially Mrs Suzzane Ohman who coordinated our event for a job well done! HomeSmart Evergreen Realty Aliso Viejo..
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Ryan Powell (Outphased)
Food tastes good, but it’s a total disaster of an operation when things get busy. Ordered from door dash, received the wrong order. Refunded that, ordered directly from the location’s website because maybe it wasn’t Macaroni’s fault. And went to go pick it up 10 minutes *after* the site said it would be ready, about 30 minutes from ordering. Restaurant claims literally no responsibility for the wrong order, blamed Doordash and told me to call them.
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Tess R
New menu and great food and atmosphere! Glad we stopped by tonight. Bigger portions and delicious.
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lidya Buenrostro
Wow! Wow! Wow! I am absolutely amazed at the service we received. I made a reservation the day of and when I arrived they had the table set and everything went smoothly. They offered us a sample of wine, which I thought was very nice. The appetizers came out pretty quickly and our food didn’t take long to be served after that. Josh our server was amazing!!! Constantly was checking if we needed anything and was really pleasant about bringing us what we needed(we were a pretty large group). It was a very busy night, but Josh really made us feel welcomed. We felt as we were his only table, which we weren’t but that’s how great his service was! Towards the end, they brought us a cake I had bought for us to celebrate my parents anniversary, along with the cake this guy came and sang them a song, it was so beautiful!!!!!! Macaroni Grill — I want to thank you so much for making this night so special for my whole family, you really went above and beyond my expectations. The service, food, and entertainment was so great! I will definitely be coming back again. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Carlos Camacho
It’s a great place to dine and have drinks. The food is excellent.
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Douglas Choi
This rating is not for the food or the staff here but for the management. We made a reservation for 6:30pm and arrived a few minutes earlier to a jam packed waiting area. We overheard that a 5:15pm table had yet to be seated and we were told that there were eight parties ahead of us. Yet, when we checked on our phone, this location was still accepting reservations on open table! This is usually a well run restaurant so we were very disappointed. The waitstaff were clearly overburdened and the kitchen staff all looked exhausted. Great place, bad leadership.
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G Wepp (West Coast Thinker)
Good was alright. The waiters don’t look to be very busy and have time to take breaks, I mention this because one smelled like he was smoking a cigarette at my table. That wasn’t pleasant. (This was a single occurrence).
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Amado Carino
Great restaurant offering American fare. Portions are fair in size, great tasting variety of food from the menu. I would have given five stars if not for the level of noise inside, probably due to the construct of main dining area. Parking is free but kind of confusing for a first-timer since the entrance to the restaurant is in a corner but the parking is either on the back or on the side. Overall, it’s one of the places to enjoy a good meal in that area.
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Christy B
The food is pretty darn good and they serve a lot. We had Rhonda for a waitress/server and she was great. Very prompt, and attentive. We didn’t like the bread. For some reason it had a bitter taste to it. Oh well, could be better next time. We’ll come back for sure!
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