Visiting the Enoteca Lounge At Antonello Ristorante

Cue the Dean Martin. We’re going Italian today.

Yup, I’m here to tell you all about the new Enoteca Lounge at the well known Antonello Ristorante. As you probably know, Antonello Ristorante is high end restaurant located near South Coast Plaza. What you may not know is that recently the restaurant underwent an extensive remodel out of which the Enoteca Lounge was born. The Enoteca Lounge is a more casual extension of the restaurant – a place where folks can meet for drinks and bites, hang out a bit and listen to some live tunes.

The Lounge is an intimate room filled with couches and cozy tables. the walls are line with shelves full of wine and cookbooks. But enough with the decor – let’s talk food. At the Enoteca Lounge you’ll find an extravaganza of dishes.

Homemade Potato Chips

Fried Mozarella

Calimari

Fried Artichoke

Meatballs

Pizza

and so much more. Really. I was stuffed and more food kept coming – lasagna and flat bread and octopus and….it was A LOT of food. And although I was full I did have to squeeze in something from the dessert plate.