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OPAH Restaurant & Bar @ Town Center Aliso Viejo
OPAH Restaurant & Bar @ Town Center Aliso Viejo

OPAH Restaurant & Bar @ Town Center Aliso Viejo Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://opahrestaurant.com
  • Phone: (949) 360-8822
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:30am - 3:00pm; Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 3:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 3:00pm - 10:30pm, Sunday - Monday: 3:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Californian, Seafood
  • Executive Chef: Marc Cohen
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Entertainment, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Entertainment: Live entertainment Thursday through Saturday nights.

Getting there

  • Parking: Public Lot
A word from OPAH Restaurant & Bar @ Town Center Aliso Viejo
At Opah Restaurant & Bar, we serve the finest fresh fish in Orange County. Carefully hand selected each day to deliver the best quality available. Come in and enjoy the menu created by Marc A. Cohen, One of the Best Chef's in Orange County. The menu is exquisite, featuring edible works of art, that… look so good the could be on a magazine cover. Dont forget to try one of our signature Award Winning Martinis, or have some wine outside near the fireplace on the patio. We offer live music for our patrons on certain nights as well to add to the dining experience. If you wondering how we came up with the name Opah. It comes from the Hawaiian word for Moonfish, which was once viewed as Good Luck by fisherman, & often given away as a gesture of Good Will.Continued
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Diner Reviews
  • "Celebrated a birthday with dear friends. We had a fun evening. Our waiter was attentive & personable. I had the scallops with the risotto and my friends had the opah and shrimp scampi. We loved every bite! The staff at Opah was very welcoming and helpful. Will come again, soon!"
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We opted to eat at the bar, and although our order seemed to be confused and delayed, the bartender was great, personable, and attentive. Enjoyed some great fish on a warm corn relish. Definitely worth a try, and probably a return."
    Dined on 2/27/2014
  • "The food and service were excellent. The only reason for less tha five stars is that the seating/ambiance in the dining room is closer to a diner than an upscale restaurant. The opah fish dish was outstanding!"
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "They have a large inviting bar area & a large al fresco area under cover w/heat lamps. Nice. Tried a few oysters (very good). Also liked the calamari & the lamb chop entree salad. Very nice wine list. The expresso hot fudge sundae was the perfect topper - - oh yeah! A little pricey, but plan to return."
    Dined on 10/23/2013
  • "Went to Opah with a party of 6 on Valentine's Day. The service was slow at first, it was about 15 minutes before we got cocktails.The service did get faster and our servers were friendly and knowledgible. The food was completely unreal! Just delicious! I rate the tatse of the food there amongst my favorite restaurants around the world. Good luck finding oysters elsewhere. It was a little pricey, but qell worth it."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We dined outdoor in a very comfortable and quiet Patio setting. The inside of the Restaurant is more noisy. The food was very good, well prepared and tasty (Chilean Sea Bass and Filet Mignon). Decent Wine selection and full Bar. Friendly and attentive server. And guys, you can sneak peaks at the large indoor flat screen TV's with sporting events on from most anywhere in the restaurant or on the Patio dining area."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Most of the time I would just go for a few small plates. Great hang out place before or after movies or after work. Happy hour prices and great selection of appetizers and drinks. Interesting specials on food and drink. Last night appetizer special was squash and ricotta cheese deep fried. Quite good. My friend ordered bacon-wrapped dates. The special cocktail was ginger liqueur plus strawberry liqueur and proseco. Ok, nothing special. We both ordered 6oz filet with blue cheese and is asked to substitute my mashed potatoes with red wine mushroom. The onion rings were crispy and good, steak was tender, mushroom was heavenly. For the price, this restaurant is awesome. The calamari appetizer is a must if you go there for the first time."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Food was very good including crab cakes, scallops and chocolate soufflé. Tables were a little crowded. Service was very good and friendly."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Restaurant is okay and food is good, but parking on a Saturday night is a nightmare"
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Event Team Lunch8 people: Food the Chicken Katsu that 2 team members order was very overcooked and they could not eat much of the chicken. Server started out good but then did not see needed to refill drinks and we got the desert menu late so ran out of time for that. thank you"
    Dined on 1/20/2014
  • "This is my go-to restaurant for Also Viejo and the area around it, especially for a night out. Reservations are a MUST for weekend nights, and give yourself time to find parking. The area has only this one (admittedly large) strip of shopping & dining, so it's popular. Opah deserves it! I love the fresh grilled fish, and the cioppino is extraordinarily generous with shellfish."
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "Great neighborhood dining! Food quality remains and a very nice wine list."
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "We originally made reservations for a party of three, but had two more join us. They were able to accomidate the change without any problems. The food and service was good as always and we had nice dinner."
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "Noisy, but the food is good. Bread is awful so you Dot have to worry about filling up on it. Tabes Very close together so romantic is out. All in all A decent place to go."
    Dined on 1/10/2014
  • "I made a reservation for 5 pm New Years Eve requesting a relatively quiet table or outside if there were heaters. (The inside is pretty loud.) Our table was perfectly situated outside under the heaters. As in our past visits the food was very good and the service prompt and helpful."
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "The food is always excellent, perfectly prepared and served. We always enjoy the dining at opahs"
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "Service is okay..........food is okay...............price is middle...............atmosphere medium etc,etc, etc. Not to accomodating"
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "We were excited to try the Aliso Viejo Opah's for New Years, and had not been to the restaurant for years. Food was mediocre, and overpriced. My husband ordered the halibut and did not realize it would be breaded and fried, and he was disappointed. The service was good, but was overall disappointed with the meal."
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "Love it. Food arrives steaming hot (when appropriate) and every dish is a visual feast. Exceedingly good management. Manager is on the floor, working alongside the rest of his team. Very impressed. Music too loud for my taste. Chicken sandwich a tad over-cooked..."
    Dined on 12/20/2013
  • "Only minus was my table location in the middle of the room when I made a reservation."
    Dined on 12/14/2013
  • "The food. & service were good as usual. It's a fun, casual place for lunch & dinner."
    Dined on 12/6/2013
  • "We had been to Opah once before and were looking forward to another lovely meal. We were seated at a tiny table for two so close to the diners at the next table that it was just plain awkward - no chance at all for a private conversation. Our waiter spouted off the specials so fast we couldn't follow him and then disappeared for 20 mins. We had to ask for water for our table, chase down someone for fresh drinks and then ask another staff member for a pen to sign the check. Service was poor and the seating was unreasonable given that we had made reservations well in advance. Lucky the food is good."
    Dined on 11/15/2013
  • "The food was fantastic and the service was outstanding."
    Dined on 11/11/2013
  • "The food is consistently good, prices good, lively, good out doors seating, love this place."
    Dined on 11/9/2013
  • "The food was superb - the opah was perfectly grilled with an excellent mango salsa that thankfully had no spice to ruin the delicate fish flavor. The butternut squash risotto and haricot vert almondine were perfectly prepared and wonderful accompaniments to the fish. The chocolate croissant bread pudding with fresh berries was an excellent ending. A wonderful meal from beginning to end."
    Dined on 11/3/2013
  • "I will preface this by saying that I am somewhat sensative to salt but...the food was way too salty! All that I ate was a veggie burger - I didn't even eat the fries. I was up all night with a racing heart because of all of the salt that was in the burger. That is just way too much salt! Restaurants need to rely more on the flavors of food rather than just overly salting things to make them appetizing. My finace' had the fish and chips and a salad. He said both were marginal. Also, the tables indoors are very close to one another - we might as well have had a conversation with the table next to us as they were so close that we could hear every thing they were saying and visa versa."
    Dined on 11/3/2013
  • "Stephanie was GREAT!. I had the Salmon wow very tastey"
    Dined on 11/1/2013
  • "Picked my wife up at airport and had a quick bite and a drink on the way home. Easy get in/get out, reasonable food and home made ginger beer for the Moscow Mules!! Not gourmet, but good food, and great ambiance."
    Dined on 10/24/2013
  • "The waiter we had had to be led by us as to what we wanted. He didn't know the type of drinks we wanted and he didn't know the prepation of the dinners we ordered. We had to remind him of a birthday which he forgot. He later brought ice cream for the birthday which was an after thought.l Also one of the reasons we go there is the chocolate martini. It was dissapointed this time. It was not prepared as it was in the past."
    Dined on 10/14/2013
  • "Have loved this restaurant over the years as well as their sister restaurants in Laguna Beach (230 and Watermark) but doubt I will go back to any of them. Our waiter was no where to be found and could have cared less that my dining companions meal was cold, inedible and had no fish in it. The manager came over and was completely useless. Never had such bad sevice! We went to Watermark a few weeks ago, were seated and waited 15 minutes before we left because no one came tot he table. The Hostess was too busy on the phone when we left to say anything but "hope you enjoyed your meal" yet she had seated us 15 minutes before. We did manage to have a delightful meal at Tommy Bahama!"
    Dined on 10/8/2013
  • "I love good seafood and this restaurant really knows how to please a sefood lover. I had the Opah and I fell in love. My compliments to the Chef on this one. My partner had a steak and was quite pleased. Hats off to the restaurant. we will be back."
    Dined on 9/23/2013
  • "We always get great service here, food was prepared perfectly. Would recommend to anyone."
    Dined on 9/14/2013
  • "Opah - especially the location in Aliso VIejo, has been a favorite for of ours for several years. This was an evening where we were celebrating the BIrthday of a friend. We all ordered something different: salmon salad, grilled pork chop and fish and each entree was superb. Never been disappointed and we are glad that we now live closer to this restaurant which we also view as a neighborhood gem!"
    Dined on 9/14/2013
  • "Excellent, consistently good. Have returned many times."
    Dined on 9/9/2013
  • "Chicken meatballs good Rib Eye and pork chop were outstanding"
    Dined on 9/1/2013
  • "Enjoyed going to Opah's when I lived just up the street in Aliso Viejo some years back and I still do. Come back when I get the chance and had a lovely dinner there on Friday August 30th before going to the Pageant of the Masters in LB. Great cocktails and lovely presentation of the food!"
    Dined on 8/31/2013
  • "This was our second visit to Opah. The first meal was for dinner and it was excellent. This time we had lunch. We both had the crispy Mahi Mahi tacos and they were really good. Our server was perfect. She took excellent care of us and was attentive. We enjoyed our meal and experience."
    Dined on 8/28/2013
  • "Made reservations for a work lunch meeting. The food and service was good. Thanks."
    Dined on 8/20/2013
  • "The experience was very nice until the bill arrived. Seemed overpriced for this level restaurant."
    Dined on 8/18/2013
  • "The food & service at Opah were very good. Noise level is elevated. Food is not sophisticated but is usually pretty good. Good cocktails & decent wine list. Noisy but fun."
    Dined on 8/16/2013
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