Fratello's Family Italian

The food was good, but the service was just okay. I must have said three out of four tubes that it was my niece's birthday and they did nothing.

I don't know how this place isn't rated at 5 stars. I've taken my family of 5 here several times and every time I walk out thinking I've just eaten the best Italian food ever. I'm finally writing a review because we just had a party in their back room for 35 people. They have pre set menu options for groups which made it very easy to setup the pretty. And once again after having 2nd's of the baked ziti I was walking out thinking my God this is the best I've ever had. This time I made several of them pose for pictures and told them I'm going to post this review ? just go, you're welcome!

This is my favorite Italian restaurant in orange county. The staff is friendly and the food is amazing. Great family atmosphere.

It?s hard to find the small sign outside of the restaurant. That usually means it?s a great place! Once you walk in, hostess is very attentive. We sat next to the bar. The owner, Joe, is all over the restaurant. He is making sure people have exactly what they need. He did not introduce himself as the owner, my boyfriend did his research and spotted Joe from a mile away. We did not stress or even take time to think of what we needed. The only downfall was that my boyfriend ordered a bottle of Decoy (did not specify) and I Let it roll because I assumed the only Decoy offered was the merlot. Our waiter came back with a white wine bottle but it was not presented, tasted or etc. therefore it was already opened and poured before we could stop him. It was a fowl on both parties. Luckily, we drink both red and white, we enjoyed the bottle we had received to not start a fuss. All in all, it was evident this spot has MANY regulars and after eating there we can see why. The ambiance with the candle on the table is divine. If we lived here we were return very, very soon.

Before visiting San Clemente last week, I looked at Italian restaurants because my spouse wanted chicken piccata. Fratello's was easy to find on the internet, although a bit more difficult to find in the car, but it's worth it. We dropped there twice a week. Relaxed mood, comfortable, great staff, good wine beer, tried four nets from the menu, all very good.