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Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, Newport Beach, CA

Canaletto Ristorante Veneto

4.5 (2111)
$30 and under
Italian
545 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Romantic
  • Innovative
Step inside Canaletto and take an award-winning culinary journey through Italy. Specialties include house made pastas, wood-fired pizza, grilled fish, authentic risotto, and rotisserie meats. Using the freshest ingredients and traditional cooking techniques, Il Fornaio offers a wide variety of premium-quality Italian food paired with great cocktails and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence wine list.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Unspecified
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Maurizio Mazzon
  • Private party facilities
    Bring your next special occasion to Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, for our award-winning authentic, Italian food and wine. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will assist in creating a unique and memorable occasion for parties of all sizes. Private dining rooms are available for every occassion.
  • Neighborhood
    Newport Beach
  • Parking details
    Ample free covered parking available in adjacent structure and lots. Valet parking available.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine

What 2,111 people are saying

Canaletto Ristorante Veneto reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5
4.5 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.0Value

NoiseModerate

2,111 Reviews
  1. KarenT VIP

    Orange County2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 15, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was wonderful. To bad they are closing today. We will miss this special dining location. Fashion island why did you not fight to keep them. The location was s not good for retail. It just fit with the location

    1 person found this helpful

  2. Debbie

    Las Vegas1 review

    4.0

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Restaurant is now closed. Their lease wasn't renewed.

    1 person found this helpful

  3. ChrisV

    Las Vegas7 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    May have been a really busy day but service was slow and poor attention to detail. For example the waiter's helper took our appetizer plates away even though we ordered appetizers. Only to have to bring them back. Same with our cutlery. It was odd.

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  4. Andrea VIP

    Orange County99 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 14, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    One of the best restaurants in town. We come here at least 5 times a month. The food is delicious, service is spectacular and friendly. Truly an Italian Restaurant! The Irvine company wanted to increase their lease payments by an astronomical amount, and after a year of negotiating, the Irvine company found a jewelry store to take over this huge restaurant, which not only we love, and NPB and CDM people love, but we need more restaurants, not less, as it is hard to get a table on the weekends. We will miss this restaurant and the people who work here. Some of them we will see at other restaurants in the area. Very sad to see them leave. The last day was yesterday, Sunday, May 15th.

    2 people found this helpful

  5. LuisS

    Los Angeles1 review

    3.0

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    This review is solely based on service and overall experience. My wife and myself have been to many upscale restaurants before and have NEVER had a worse experience than the one i had here. Waitress by the name Josephine was extremely rude from the very beginning, never even offered drinks, then after forgetting to put in my daughters food, without any type of apology proceeded to try and justify her error blaming it on us. Went as far as to leave the table laughing after i asked for the manager after she was talking over me still trying to justify herself. Ive never felt so profiled in ANY restaurant. We’ve spent anywhere from $40 to a few hundred dollars for a meal and have always had really good experiences. Safe to say we wont be visiting again

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  6. Fernando VIP

    Orange County459 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Authentic Italian restaurant, the menu options are an excellent value. The dining experience overall is very pleasant. They will close the restaurant forever this coming May 15, 2022 I highly recommend this restaurant. Visit Canaletto before they close.

    1 person found this helpful

  7. OpenTable Diner VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Enjoyed our dinner, service was excellent. The restaurant is, unfortunately, closing but the experience was very nice.

    1 person found this helpful

  8. RemE

    Orange County12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 10, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our favorite Italian place, shame the Irvine Company has killed it off...

    1 person found this helpful

  9. Highexpectation VIP

    Greater Boston7 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 9, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Good service. Food is large portion, but flavor was salty.

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  10. Rick VIP

    San Diego12 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Restaurant is closing soon. I had the special which sounded good but was a large piece of baked breaded chicken with some rocket lettuce and flavorless beans on it. I ate it but had to get some marinara to dip it in. Was dry. I think because this is closing the good chefs may have left already. I only review very good or very bad experiences. This one the latter. Sweet hostesses and knowledgeable waiter. Issue was the food.

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FAQs

Canaletto Ristorante Veneto offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (949) 640-0900.

Canaletto Ristorante Veneto is rated 4.5 stars by 2111 OpenTable diners.

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545 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Newport Beach
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Unspecified
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Ample free covered parking available in adjacent structure and lots. Valet parking available.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Maurizio Mazzon
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    Bring your next special occasion to Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, for our award-winning authentic, Italian food and wine. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will assist in creating a unique and memorable occasion for parties of all sizes. Private dining rooms are available for every occassion.
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