If you're interested in trying a different cuisine, check out Dunarea, a Romanian restaurant. Some of the dishes that we ordered were: -Eggplant salad: This is an eggplant spread with onions. Overall, it was really good! I definitely recommend ordering this. However, I was disappointed in the cold bread rolls. Maybe in Romanian culture they eat their dip with cold rolls, but it would have been nice if they were warmed up. -Skinless sausages/mititei: This dish comes with 3 sausages and a side of french fries. You're supposed to dip the sausages in mustard, a combination that I wasn't used to. The sausages were a little too salty for my taste. Fries were good tho! -Lamb pastrami: This dish comes with marinated lamb and cornmeal. The lamb was good, but I wasn't a huge fan of the cornmeal. 4 stars because the service was excellent and the wait staff were warm and friendly. read more

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What a fantastic experience! Our Ethnic Dining Club seeks local restaurants to try a wide array of cultural foods. Our server, Marius, led us through the evening, brought out beautiful platters for sharing, explained each item and added details about how Romanians eat (including adding sour cream to the soup). We enjoyed the appetizers, soup, entrees, and desserts...but Marius was the real star. It was a true Ethnic Dining experience. read more

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TLDR: Order the Lamb Pastrami "Pastrama de Miel). Its a char grilled lamb steak seasoned and cooked perfectly. My family is Eastern European, so this cuisine is familiar to me. There is nothing here that would be unrecognizable to someone who hasnt had it before. The restaurant is clean and spacious, and there is a small stage where they occasionally do live music (some of which is Romanian, sounds cool!) We had: Beef Tripe Soup - very tender and flavorful, more tender than the tripe you would get in a bowl of Pho Kaskaval Pane - fried mild cheese, cannot go wrong Mamaliguta - a side of thicker polenta with sour cream and shredded cheese. Very good, but the entrees can also be had with mamaliguta (essentially a thicker polenta) Beef Stroganoff - very good, with generous mushrooms, and a very interesting red cream sauce (more flavorful than the traditional white/grey cream sauce you see with stroganoff) Pastrama de Miel - "Pastrami" makes it sound like its a sliced / cold cut, but its not. This is a perfectly flame grilled lamb steak, boneless and expertly trimmed free of gristle. The meat was so well seasoned, so tender and flavorful, that we wished we had gotten a second order. This is a good restaurant with solid service, satisfying portions, and most importantly, quality and flavor. Family owned since 1999, they deserve the support of the community. read more

Absolutely delicious and authentic Romanian and Hungarian food. We came with friends who are from Romania so they knew exactly what to order. If you like tripe, start with a bowl of the beef tripe soup or if you're not a tripe fan, order the meatball soup. We loved everything we tried and the dishes just kept coming - from the stuffed cabbage rolls and stuffed grape leaves, to the smoked meats and sausages. My favorites were the Mititei - skinless sausages with Romanian spices and also the Schnitzel. The service was so friendly and warm, and I'm sure it didn't hurt that our friends spoke Romanian! It was such a lovely relaxing evening with delicious food, great conversation and live music. read more

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This was my first time trying Romanian food, and I wasn't too sure what to expect. I love sausages and all kinds of meats, so I naturally gravitated to the skinless sausages/mititiei plate. Upon arrival, I must say that they are rather hard to find. They are located towards the back of a strip mall area, where DK Donuts is. Parking is readily available in front of the restaurant. I went there for lunch and was the first one there. They open at 11:30am, and by the time I left (about an hour later), I don't believe that any other customers arrived. The waitress was very friendly and asked if it was my first time there, etc. She took my order, and then came back with water, bread and soup. The soup was very tasty, but it reminded me of minestrone soup. After the soup, it took about 25 minutes before my entree arrived. I had ordered the skinless sausages with fries. Not sure why that took so long to make, especially since I was the only customer there. I'm giving them 3 stars primarily because of the unusual wait. The sausages itself were good, but not out of this world. And the fries were extremely greasy. You could literally see the grease on the fries. The restaurant itself seemed semi-clean. It's not in the best neighborhood to begin with. They played very strange, somewhat loud music that did not seem to match their theme. Overall, there is no particular reason why I'd return. I went there out of curiosity to try some new cuisine, but left there unimpressed. The best part of the experience was the service, which was very friendly and customer-service oriented. read more

Dunarea Restaurant - Skinless sausages plate. - Modern European Near Me - Anaheim, California

There was a Romanian girl that I used to work with and we came here for her farewell about 8 years ago. Back then, I remember the eggplant tomato spread (Zacusca) was very tasty and everything else was a blur. Yesterday I came with my fiance (Bryan W) and my co-workers to celebrate my early birthday. The place was nicely tucked away near Love Letter (Korean pizza place). After all of my party sat down, we were served with a very generous amount of bread. I got the eggplant tomato spread (Zacusca) to go with the bread. It was tasty! Most of us got the Dobrogeana (chicken and pork), Mixed Kabobs and Beef Gulas. Beside the soup or salad and the egg with the feta cheese, the main entree was very hard to swallow because it was very dry. I think most of us were hungry and granted each of the entree is around $14.99 for it so we just sucked it up and finished the food. As my fiance puts it, they really nuked the crap out of the meat and make sure it's dead and dry. read more

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One of the few Romanian restaurants in Southern California. The food is very good and authentic. The portions are generous and the prices are fair.The service is excellent and attentive. I have been here several times and have alway had a good experience. read more

Hubby and I like to try different foods and had never had Romanian food... so glad we found this restaurant and gave it a try! We were with friends and ordered family style appetizers and meal. Everything was delicious! Appreciated they even had Romanian beer! Waiter was very friendly too! read more

The best Romanian food in SoCal. Call before going there because they get pretty busy. read more

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It's absolutely impossible to find authentic Romanian food in Southern California...enter Dunarea Restaurant and BAM! Home made just like grandma did. For reals!!! Over 20 years of great food and impeccable service. Highly recommend! read more

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great food . service as good. as ritz carlton . this is a very small restaurant with excellent European food . Is not very fancy . just good food . their skinless sausage are the best, cabbage roles are exelent . all appetizers were great . the eggplant dip is great, potatoe salad , caviar spread . all home made food . i would grate my recommend this place . sometimes they have live music too . price $ read more

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Authentic Romanian food with a friendly atmosphere. I have a love of Romania and try to visit yearly, but when I'm really feeling "homesick", I can go to Dunarea and get some wonderful, authentic food and a Romanian beer! Recently, with the covid19 scare, I ordered to go and drove up from Irvine to pick it up. The gentleman I spoke to told me to check their specials next time, for they had just make stuffed peppers. I commented that sounded really good, and he added one to my order on the house. And it WAS really good. read more

We had a great dinner there last night. Marius was particularly attentive and prepared a comprehensive appetizer platter. The mititei were delicious. Unfortunately we didn't have room for desert, so we just need to go back. read more

Food was very good. They have accommodated a party of six very fast. Service was great! Definitely will come back for more read more

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This review is for the food only. Every time I order something it is absolutely delicious! This is a romanian restaurant, I am romanian and I have never been dissapointed here! Food tastes like home cooked, and it is always fresh. Staff is also attentive and service oriented. I recommend this restaurant. With all the covid situation..., let's keep these folks in bussiness. read more

I have been looking for good quality Romanian food for years. This restaurant exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants European cuisine! Everyone is very kind and service is exceptional. read more

Grew up on this food, Sunday dinner at grandmas so was hoping for something at least close to that. The tomato cucumber salad is good. Not overdressed, you can taste the cucumber and tomato. Onions weren't overpowering, I like this. Light and refreshing. Had the beef gulas. It was ok. Probably wouldn't order it again but I'm comparing it to the memory of my grandma's cooking so probably unfair, but it was ok. Had a glass of the Romanian Pinot noir. DON'T ORDER THIS! Sorry to say, it was undrinkable. Still gives me the willies. The waitress asked if I wanted dessert, so I said sure, and she brought a Romanian dessert that was delicious. A heavy creamy topper with an aromatic cherry sauce on a sweet pastry. Yum. Not heavy. Don't know what it is called but it is really good. Will give the place another try, thinking the stuffed cabbage sounds good. Maybe come early and get some Turkish coffee. The service is good. The salad and dessert were very good. The wine(shudders) is going to give me nightmares. I wanted to give 4 stars but I can't this time. read more

I came to this place with a bunch of co-workers that were craving Schnitzel. The owner came to greet us which it was kind of nice. She stated that everything is made fresh in house with old family recipes. Including the sausages. We could actually hear the chicken breast being flatten in the kitchen for my chicken schnitzel. Food was OK , nothing to write back home about. And pricey. read more

Dunarea Restaurant - Pork schnitzel - Modern European Near Me - Anaheim, California

An authentic Romanian restaurant which serves amazing eastern European cuisine. The eggplant salad is a" must try" and the cabbage rolls are a staple dish along with the skinless sausages ( mititei). I highly recommend a visit during their evening hours especially on weekends when they have live Romanian music. read more

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Food is always amazing! Service is great! Had my kid's Baptism here and everyone was impressed with the presentation of food, quality and service of the wonderful staff. I am so thankful to everyone who took such great care of our guests, especially Dan, who has been an important and integral pillar in our community for over 20 years. Thank you so much for transporting us to our mother land for so many years. My non-Romanian guests were saying they feel like they were in Romania, and really enjoyed the atmosphere, and overall Romanian hospitality. Thank you Thank you Thank you! read more

An amazing place.. Authentic Romanian food, which was so delicious !! Also, the staff is so friendly, and will greet you with a warm welcome !! So happy that I've tried it !! read more

The best Romanian food. Have been coming here for years. Highly recommend it if you haven't tried Romanian food before. My favorite dish is the Romanian stuffed cabbage rolls. The service and staff are friendly. Looking forward to coming here again. read more

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It was one the best evening ever with perfect cooked lamp chops with meat balls soup!!!!

Had a great lunch here today. We had the icre and eggplant appetizers, which were very good. We then had the stuffed cabbage with mamaliga (corn meal) entree. I loved the mamaliga, but was not a fan of the stuffed cabbage. To be fair, I've been used to cabbage stuffed with beef rather than pork, which was the way my Romanian grandmother used make it. She cooked for me all the time and was a gourmet cook, with members of the Chicago Romanian community eating at her house all the time. So the bar was set very high for this restaurant. Considering my expectations, they did a good job, and I would recommend the place. Our server was also very kind and helpful. read more

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Food tastes good but heavily over priced. I wanted to share the experience of eating Romanian food with my American friends but only got their complaints about how expensive it was. All of the foods are cheap to make but cost a high price. read more

The best Romanian Restaurant is here if you are looking for Romanian food. Sarmale, mici, Supa de Burta, mamaliga and the list goes on. We had so much food and said won't need to eat for a few days after. I hope to have time to stop by again in my way back to the Bay Area from San Diego. read more

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The one and only. Fantastic food, quality of meet unsurpassed, cool atmosphere, friendly and fast service. Don't try desserts- you'll get addicted forever! Feel adventurous and try some authentic Romanian dishes. Next thing you'll beg for the recipe. It's on my top 10 favourite list. read more

Came to Dunarea Restaurant for the first time with my family tonight!! And I just wanted to say,that the food here is very very very delicious!!! I can't wait to come again with my family to eat here! Also very friendly staff! read more

Dunarea Restaurant - Modern European Near Me - Anaheim, California

Yelp has brought some wonderful food and people into my life. Case in point, my buds, Gabe and Roxy P, who recently introduced me to this restaurant, Dunrea. I was eager to try Romanian food, so my friends, who hail from Romania were kind to bring us to this restaurant known for Romanian and European dishes. Housed in a nondescript, small shopping center in Anaheim, one would not notice this driving down Euclid Ave as this place is nestled in the back of this older center. We met when they opened on a weekday at 6:30 p.m. Our server asked us where we wanted to sit. As we were the first ones in, we had choice of the entire, fairly large restaurant. We picked a table on the side. We started by ordering a bottle of Romanian wine. This was traditional and a sweet white wine. I enjoyed it very much as I am a fan of this type of wine. Be aware that it is definitely on the sweet side. As I have never had Romanian food ever, I asked my friends pick some traditional Romanian foods out. We started with a Dunarea side salad which was like a house salad with a kind of oil and vinegar type of dressing. We also got two traditional appetizers. We ordered the Mixed Vegetable Spread that was a dip served with bread. This was delicious and I could detect the eggplant in this which I loved. We also got the Boeuf Salad, a traditional potato salad mixed with chicken and other vegetables. I enjoyed this as this was more savory than sweet type of potato salad. They asked our server if a sampler plate could be me of several dishes which she agreed to. This was a perfect way to try different dishes without having to order full entrees and so nicely presented. On this plate, there was Dunarea Schnitzel, Mashed Potatoes, Romanian Pork Feast, Skinless Sausage, Fries, Pickled Salad, Polenta and Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. Everything was tasty on this large sampler plate, but my absolute favorites were the Dunarea Schnitzel and Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. I learned that a lot of traditional Romanian foods were similar to other dishes I have tried in the past. The Dunarea Schnitzel was fried and breaded pork loin. I have enjoyed schnitzel in the past when I have gone out for German food and this was reminiscent of this. The Stuffed Cabbage Rolls at Dunarea were a bit different from what I have eaten here in the US. These were smaller and made of ground pork wrapped in cabbage and served with cornmeal and sour cream. They were very good. We decided to end our meal with desserts, one a traditional one of Papanasi, which was a warm cottage cheese dough with sweet sour cream and strawberry jam. This kinda reminded me of a churro or friend donut with jam. My friends said it was a little overcooked but it was good. Our other dessert ordered were Profiteroles, which I am always a fan of. Who doesn't enjoy cream puffs stuffed with ice cream and topped with whipped cream and chocolate sauce?! Yum! Our server was nice, and attentive. I was glad to have our friends here ordering for us, as I think I would have had no idea where to start with their menu if I had stumbled in here on my own. So glad to have now tried Romanian food and am thankful to my friends for inviting us and aiding us with the ordering here. I will definitely be back to Dunarea to sample some more traditional Romanian and European dishes in the future. read more

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The best România food. Everyone should try to go to this restaurant or to order. The service is very fast and high quality., the owner, the waitress are awesome! Love this place! Multa sănătate va doresc intregii echipe Dunarea Restaurant! You are the best! read more

Delicious dishes of the European cuisine! My favorites are lamb chops, beef stroganoff and a desert called Savarina which is a rum cake like. read more

Love Love Love! Just came here last night with a girlfriend...the food was wonderful, the service perfect, and the wine...probably some of the best stuff I've ever had. I wanted to get a bottle to go, but was worried that they'd view me as an alcoholic. Everything looked soo good on the menu so we ordered A LOT of food for just the two of us. I wanted both the cabbage rolls and skinless sausage so I ordered both. That's what take out boxes are for, right? Anyways, the owner (well, I think he was the owner) came out after our appetizers and told us that was too much food for us and that he'll just do 1/2 portions of each. How nice! It was like a sampler platter of exactly what I wanted. So for the appetizers we had the Zacusca and the cornmeal with feta and sour cream. Both were AMAZING. The zacusca was so well flavored and kind of reminded me of hummus but way better. The feta was sooo good. It seemed not as pungent and therefore I could eat a ton of it. Then the owner brought us the cavier spread on the house! DUUUDE...that stuff was amazing. My mouth's watering just by thinking about it. For the main courses we ordered the Dobrogeana, the cabbage rolls and the skinless sausage. It came with a beef soup that comes with sour cream to add. The soup was really flavorful and the sour cream made it so yummy. The food was absolutely delicious and very comforting. Absolutely no complaints. Everything was washed down with some of the best wine I've ever had. Pretty sweet, but that's how I like my wine. I tried both the Tamaioasa Romaneasca and Busuioaca de Bohotin. Both really good. We then finished our meal with a donut like dessert that came with strawberry jam. It might sound sweet, but the dough wasn't at all. Really done well. The service was wonderful too. Our waitress was the cutest thing ever and I love how she spoke. She was incredibly helpful in choosing dishes especially because we both have never tried Romanian food before. The owner would check up on us too which I really appreciated. Will definitely be making another trip again...and soon! read more

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Admittedly, I am Romanian born. It may seem I'm coming across biased. Hear me out! I left the country 29 years ago and yearn for traditional Romanian cooking. This place offers it! I visit Romania every other year as I still have family in the motherland. This restaurant offers a beautiful selection of meals. The cuisine is authentic to it's particular region. It's clean, a little dark but the ambience is flattering and on specific evenings they have live music. E P I C! Gasp, every Romanian will condemn me for saying this. I do not like vinete nor icre. How can I suggest it to others to eat it when I won't touch it?Haha. I'm sure it's lovely here. However, you've been fairly warned. The mici, ciorbe and mamaliga dishes--yummy!!! Feast well my friends! Pofta buna! read more

Dunarea Restaurant - Romanian platter. Pofta buna!!! - Modern European Near Me - Anaheim, California

I go here very often and always they are ready to serve you with everything on the menu. Everything is so delicious and fresh. Nice ambience and service is excellent. You definitely should try all of the plates but eggplant salad and Beouf salad are delicious, also Gulas, Sarmale, Mici, pomana porcului. Definitely recommend it. read more

Food was great and service was top notch..server recommended we do reservations nxt time coz normally they are fully booked or have private events..will definitely be back for the Mititei and try the other items they have on their menu read more

Dunarea Restaurant - Mititei was so juicy - Modern European Near Me - Anaheim, California

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I don't know what Elizabeth T is talking about, but I for one HAVE actually EATEN here and found it quite enjoyable. And last time I checked, I didn't have a penis and I still managed to have a good time. There was a large party in the restaurant when I got here so it was a bit loud but it was fun watching everyone have a great time. The restaurant is quaint and kept very clean. The service is quick and very good. Food is good and clean. We started with two appetizers: Corn meal with sour cream and Feta, and the Zacusca vegetable spread with eggplant, onions, tomato, and red bell peppers. VERY fresh and clean. The Corn meal and Feta were good too, though I'm not a fan of sour cream. Main dishes were the Mititei and the Stuffed cabbage leaves. Both were very enjoyable though the Mititei really impressed me. Though it was a bit on the salty side, I still liked the dish very much. No desserts as we were already full. Will definitely return to try more of the menu. If you go on a weekend, it'll be loud and with live music. I suggest going both once during the weekend and once during the week to give the atmosphere a fair shot. Other than that, the food is good and I'm looking forward to returning. read more

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Dunarea has wonderful Romanian sausages. This time we enjoyed the Chicken Milanesa, Pork Steak, and Paprika Chicken. The entrees were wonderful presented and everthing tasted delicious. The home-made beef soup came with the meal and tasted every bit homemade. read more

This was our first time trying Romanian food and definitely will not be our last. We Ordered the chicken, beef stroganoff, and grape leaves. Each dish was delicious, flavorful, and had generous portions. We devoured the food before we took pictures! That speaks volumes! Highly recommend. read more

Excellent dining experience. Great selection of tasty and authentic Romanian dishes and drinks

This our first time having Romanian food, and we picked here based on reviews. They took the time to explain their food and recommended some very delicious meals!! They inside is beautiful and clean. We were greater with a very delightful staff. Can't wait to eat here again! read more