Buona Forchetta San Clemente

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   Bonnie

   VIP

   Orange County

   34 reviews

   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined today

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

   Wonderful dinner... the Sottoterra salad with carrots, fennel, parsnip, onions, mixed greens, goat cheese was over the top delicious followed by the yummy gnocchi special with sausage, mushrooms & cream sauce for me and boccatelli pasta with carbonara sauce for my husband. Great service by Alex. We'll be back soon.
   

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   Cory

   Orange County

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined today

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

   Best Italian food, best service in Orange County. Period.
   

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   Tori

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Had a lovely Valentine’s Day experience! They had roses on each table in an empty wine bottle as decor. They were busy but the service was amazing as usual.
   

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   Lisa

   VIP

   Orange County

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Fabulous restaurant! Excellent food, ambience and service. Highly recommend! The pizza is authentic & amazing, the seafood delicious and everything is fresh. Great for a date night or a meal with friends. Nice wine selection too!
   

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   Cynthia

   Los Angeles

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   My husband and I enjoyed our first experience at Buona Forchetta. It was Valentine’s Day. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. They had an Italian nonalcoholic beer for us to try that wasn’t on the menu. My husband loved the generous bowl of cioppino. I loved the vegan pizza I selected from three options. We eveb share a vegan pannacotta with very smooth and delicious decaf coffee. The restaurant was almost full but we could easily hear each other in relaxed conversational tones. Five stars! We’ll be back!
   

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   Britt

   Orange County

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Delicious meal,great service ,all in all a wonderful evening !
   

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   Mark

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Love, love love this place! The food is fabulous and the servers are so fun!!  you must try the desserts!!  And the focaccia with Barada cheese appetizer 
   

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   Chad

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 10, 2025

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

   Ate here on Super Bowl Sunday. Had reservations but there was plenty of seating available for walk ins. Pretty quiet in terms of noise but I could see it being quite lively if the restaurant was slammed full of people. Service was quick and the pizza I ordered (the Eva) was fire! Will definitely return someday when I’m back in the area.
   

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   Brian

   VIP

   Orange County

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   Love this place 100% pure Italian... Our main go to Italian restaurant in San Clemente 😃
   

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    Veronica

    VIP

    Orange County

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 1, 2025

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

    Excellent service from Parker ! Food delicious ! We’ll be back for sure !
    

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