Barolo Italian Cafe - Tustin

A great little place. We had a wonderful dinner here. Our first visit, we went with our server specialties of the day. Mixed grill plate? Sea bass, halibut, salmon, tuna and shrimp, seafood linguins and pork chops with roasted garlic. All came with salad and bread. All dishes were piping hot, seafood dishes were excellent and super fresh. Servers were attentive. I think we found our new favorite restaurant.

Authentic Italian cuisine, I didn't eat it well for long. I knew it was perfect when I smelled it. I will definitely come back

I had lunch with my husband last week, and it was beyond DELICIOUS! he had one of the specials, the salmon salad recommended by our server. My husband was somewhat insecure if it would be great enough for him (he was hungry), but he was not disappointed! not sure what kind of dressing was on the Arugula salad, but it was divine! it had a lemony, tart, place of taste on it. I never had a better dress in my life! My husband called it a party in his mouth, and he was no joke! amazing! and there was a lot of laughs on it; our server said they use at least 12 ounces of fish on their salads. it had only a beautiful tie on both sides of the salmon pieces, but it was still delicate on the inside. really... one of the best salads I've ever eaten! I had the Farfalle Pasta w/scampi fra diavolo, which meant it was a little sharp. Love it! only spicy enough w/out too sharp. there were about 5 pieces big scampi on it; really very delicious! I would definitely recommend this restaurant! if you go for dinner, make sure to get reservations as the restaurant itself is quite small. they were able to eat more under a tent outside which I prefer, but I know that they are really busy in the nights; so reserve.

My husband 's dish was great, but I ordered spaghetti and meatballs. The meatballs tasted off with little to no flavor. When I asked the owner what was in the meatballs he confidently said chicken. Wow, did I ask for chicken meatballs? Ok, so y 'all make sure you specify what kind you want before you order it. Never had that experience at any other Italian place. They were expensive, too.

Molto bene! What a great find in old town Tustin! The chef is the owner, and he is fun to watch. His portions are very generous. No one will go hungry here. The fettuccine with seafood was my favorite, filled with so many and so much seafood. The sauce was perfectly blended with the pasta and the seafood like salmon, sea bass, mussels, clams, and more. The best seafood pasta I ever had! The Linguini with meat sauce was also rich and nice. The sauce was well balanced. The Chilean sea bass was the best genuine Chilean sea bass I ever tasted in italian restaurant. The only dish I thought could use a little improvement was the braised short ribs. It was soft and well done, but I thought it was a bit bland with only tomato sauce. The bread was fresh. The side salad was also fresh and generous. The server was attentive. Can't go wrong here!