The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jason VIP

   San Diego33 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

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

   Service and ambiance are great! Surprisingly the food is Meh. We had the steak salad and the French dip and both were very average. For a place with such good ambiance and service they need better food.
   

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   curtis

   Orange County3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   Great service, food was amazing and everything was timed perfect
   

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   Michael

   Orange County7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

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

   I had a very nice evening with clients. The food was excellent and the service couldn’t have been better.
   

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   Shannon

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 2, 2025

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

   Great drink menu, wide selection of various dishes. Overall ambience and value worth it.
   

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   RITA

   Orange County22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 1, 2025

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

   We have been several times now and never have been disappointed. It was a great lunch with our friends, attention to detail was a pleasant surprise as this was a birthday lunch and the staff made sure to make it a nice and enjoyable moment. The food was delicious: calamari, mussels, sea bass, halibut and the deserts left us more than satisfied. Can only say .. keep up the excellent cuisine and service and we’ll be coming back.
   

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   Eric VIP

   Los Angeles18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 31, 2025

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

   Overall experience was great. From being welcomed, service, food. Highly recommended.
   

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   frank VIP

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 19, 2025

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

   Delicious food with attentive service is always a great find!
   

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   Ron VIP

   Los Angeles12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 16, 2025

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

   I have gone to Goldfinch numerous times. I brought my family this time. The drinks were well presented and very good. We had the brussel sprouts and tuna tower as appetizers. They were excellent. My wife got the dish tacos. She was disappointed that the portion of fish provided was insufficient. Seems very cheap to go light on somewhat of an expensive fish taco. Otherwise she said hers was fine. The pork chop was good but not great. It is truly a double pork chop and very filling. The waiter was good and accommodating but was a little slow and did not communicate as well as you might expect. I’m overall o would still go back and give it a good rating.
   

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   Sasha

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 10, 2025

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

   Goldfinch was excellent! The filet mignon was perfectly cooked, tender, and flavorful. The service was attentive, friendly, and made the experience even better. Highly recommend!
   

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    Sergio

    Orange County12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

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

    I love this place, food is generally very good. I do think your Picaña though needs to be revised. There is way too much garlic in this dish. I was not kissable for the rest of the night. Also I would serve the salad on a separate bowl. The salad comes with a lot of vinagrete that unfortunately get’s into the steak when it’s all on the same dish. I love steak but all I could taste was vinegar..
    

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