Buca di Beppo - Huntington Beach

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   Milissa

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   🌟🌟🌟🌟 AMAZING Early Birthday Dinner at Buca di Beppo! OMG, where do I even start?! I just had the BEST early birthday dinner with family and friends at Buca di Beppo, and it was unforgettable. My son treated me like a Queen, and the love from everyone there was absolutely overwhelming. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by such incredible people—and equally lucky to have had Ash and Tina taking care of us! If you want the BEST service from the most amazing humans on the planet, Ash and Tina are IT. They made the whole experience even more special. I absolutely LOVE THEM!!! 💕 Now let’s talk about the food—wow. Everything was delicious and so filling we couldn’t finish it all, and there were 8 of us! LOL. Here’s what we devoured: HUGE Meatballs (like half-pounders!) 🍝 A giant Caesar salad 🥗 Two baskets of garlic cheese bread 🧄🍞 Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Spaghetti with Meatballs, and Rigatoni 🍝 Starters: fried mozzarella, calamari, and spicy shrimp 🦐🧀 But the showstopper? The biggest Happy Birthday dessert I’ve ever seen in my life! Picture this: a gigantic martini glass (no exaggeration—10x the size of a regular one) filled with fudge, 3 massive scoops of chocolate ice cream, 3 huge scoops of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, sprinkles, and SIX brownies. It was so over-the-top that we were all laughing and in awe—it literally took all 8 of us to eat it. We had such an amazing time—everyone left happy, full, and with the ittus. Plus, we all have tons of leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch or day off. Thank you, Buca di Beppo, for making my early birthday celebration so memorable. Can’t wait to come back! 🎉🍝💕
   

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   Novy

   VIP

   New York City

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 3, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The spaghetti and meatballs dish: spaghetti was over cooked, soggy and in pieces. The sauce was tasteless. The salad, the chicken masala were ok.
   

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   Julius

   Los Angeles

   55 reviews

   3.0

   55 reviews

   Dined on November 29, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   We usually use take-out for their Thanksgiving dinner, but tried eating in this time. A big mistake. We were seated in the bar area with the bartender as server. He was naturally distracted by bar flies and we had little attention. Food arrived cold, and had to be sent back for reheating. Bus staff was more attentive but sparse in that area of the restaurant. Add-on salad was overpriced.
   

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   Myphuong

   Orange County

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   In general we enjoyed every time when decided to eat at Buca. Good food. Good service from a waiter Shane to server young man. They seem well trained. And there is no long waiting at all. Nice looking decorations of each section. We ordered promotion meal for three even we only have party for 2. Because we afraid the portion will not food will not feed us well. But by the end we have a lunch for next day to take home. My husband said we should stick with meal for two better. A bit disappointed due to the spaghetti noodles this time was a little over cook not tender as normal but it's still good sauces. I will come back soon. Thanks Buca team.
   

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   michael

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on November 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice staff great service food was very good quiet cozy restaurant great experience
   

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   Cynthia

   VIP

   Orange County

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was good, service was super slow . It took about 20 minutes just for someone to come to our table to get drinks and another 20 minutes just to get the drinks, you could imagine how long the food took.
   

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   Carol

   VIP

   Orange County

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 10, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server Tina was amazing! The spaghetti wasn’t as amazing as usual… but we enjoyed it. Prices seem high for what you get.
   

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   CAROL

   Los Angeles

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Favorite spot for a family dinner. Everything was delicious.
   

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   Stephanie

   Orange County

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Definitely a must ! Especially if you have a big family the staff are super friendly and it was very warm and welcoming vibe.
   

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    Lori

    VIP

    Orange County

    21 reviews

    1.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5

    Dinner time they are not the place you want to go to if just 2 people unless you both want the same food and want leftovers to take home. They allowed us to order from the lunch menu instead but our order got messed up royally. There was a huge party of about 20 people and the kitchen was busy with that perhaps. Waited a long time for the first course and my soup was barely warm, and friend’s salad was not brought out. Then they brought out our two entrees before her salad came so we asked for them to take back to kitchen until we ate the first course. They’re family style so they said everything comes out at once. Not my preference . Well after about 15 minutes her salad came out…..long after I ate my lukewarm soup. Then about 20ish minutes later they brought our dinners but my friend’s dinner was incorrect. I sat not eating my dinner for 20ish minutes until her correct order came out. Her spaghetti was warm not hot, and chicken breast was small/tiny. My eggplant parm and linguini Alfredo was very good and huge portion. *This was my worst dining experience ever. Could be a one off issue, and hopefully others can have a better experience.
    

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