This is a really good spot to come have dinner or simply just to have drinks. Ambiance is good for either celebrations and or simply date nights. Full bar seating if you don't want to wait. Service is always good here. Servers are super nice, bar tender is very generous as well. I've had nothing but good experiences coming here. We ordered the meatballs for appetizers, super tender, great pairing with mushroom and their sauce they put together. These are the dishes I would recommend, the short rib parpedelle, lobster ravioli, and the seared scallop. All fantastic dishes and always leaving us wanting more. It's a small menu, Italian food but it packs the punch. We have been here several times and always enjoyed the dishes along with dessert. Next time we visit, I'll be sure to try some of their steak options! read more

Our favorite authentic Italian spot! Favorite dishes are the carbonara, cacio e pepe, and banana chocolate pie. The best food with the greatest service. We absolutely love being served by Kelsey, she's the definition of genuine service with a smile! read more

Prego Restaurant - Banana Chocolate Pie - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

Food is ok, service is fantastic ambience is really nice we were in the mall and just want to try some pizza and lasagna read more

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Fantastic food from beginning to end. I went with a large group and the service was equally good. The restaurant is lovely, the staff is friendly and well-informed, and the food so good you'll want to come back again and again. read more

Prego Restaurant - Pumpkin cheesecake - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

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The food and atmosphere were amazing but what makes a night out more special is the people- this started from the owner managing our large party to the wait staff to the waitress who was so personable and eager to please to the chef coming out and talking to us- he even spent time with my son who likes to cook Everyone truly enjoyed their food and this is a place we will come back to - I highly recommend this restaurant for groups, couples or a well deserved night out! read more

I think they're reliable. They have more of a corporate dining experience more than family restaurant but the quality is consistent and expected. Service is clean and didn't feel rushed. Steak was cooked just right. And their pasta is solid. I wish the seats next to the bathroom smell less like chemicals. Overall somewhere revisit time to time. read more

Value = 1 Scallops appetizer was $20 for just 2 pieces. Flavor = 3 Scallops were too salty. Shrimp pasta was bland and tasted like watered down tomato sauce. Lobster ravioli was really good though. Ambiance = 5 Really nice decor, would be nice for special occasions and large parties, including 2 private party rooms read more

Prego Restaurant - Scallops $20 total ($10 each) what a joke - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

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I had an afternoon to spend with one of my friends. of course we wanted Italian. so we decided to try Prego. I got the short rib pasta. She ordered the lobster ravioli. I tried her food. I really have a thing for lobster so I was really delighted. our server was attentive. kept our drinks filled. didn't keep asking if the food was good. which is nice. I want to eat, if the food isn't good I will order something else. The food was really tasty and plated like a magazine. The space is really inviting. spacious and not super loud. I was there around 1PM so that might have affected how loud it is. read more

Went for a team lunch. They setup the table for 10 people nicely for us. The ambiance was nice and quite. We were able to talk and hear each us through with no problem although it was a big party. The food was delicious and went beyond my expectations. I am not a Italian fan and thought it would be just ordinary pasta. I was glad that I took the recommendation from the waiter and tried their lunch special. It was so good!!!! It smelled so delicious when the plate was put in front of me and I just dived in without a word. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

Prego Restaurant - Homemade Tiramisu - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

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Food was very mediocre for the price (probably should be priced half what they charge). Margherita pizza was embarrassing (looked like a dominos cheese pizza) and the tiger prawn pasta looked more like a normal prawn pasta, with a sprinkle of crab. Honestly, Il Fornaio (which i consider your basic mid-level italian) was better than here, and cheaper. read more

A $60 steak? (Should've gone to Ruth Chris) This is comical. I've been here so many times and spent so much money here, today felt very disrespectful. I really like Kelsey and I think she is such a good component of this business but the manager, is pretty horrible. I'll spend my money at Luna Rossa. read more

Prego Restaurant - Don't waste your money - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

Needed last minute reservations for last night - no prob, Prego to the rescue. Our friend told us they take clients to Prego for business lunches and you can't go wrong with anything there. Had the short rib pasta , my husband had the gnocchi- all were delish. It was such a great environment as it wasn't too loud for a conversation. Highly recommend- the reviews should be of higher read more

Food was ok. Had to pay for bread which is strange for an Italian restaurant. Meatballs were a bit flavorless but good size. The San Daniele pizza was good but luke warm. It is on the pricier side and I was expecting more. The waitress was really attentive though which we appreciated. read more

My wife and I had dinner tonight. Service was a five , food was one point five. We both wanted the scallops which were not announced as we unavailable. My Martini was generous as was my wife's glass of wine. The Lamb chops were not equal two were tough and two were tender. The risotto was overcooked. My wife's lobster ravioli was either frozen or severely overcooked. My server Kylee was pleasant and attentive. Not sure if I will return read more

This place can be hit or miss. Sometimes the service is good, sometimes the waiter is no where to be found. Their braised beef pasta is really good, but their seafood pasta tasted really fishy. I've had it before and it was good though. Luckily I didnt get sick this time, but I'll probably never get seafood here again. read more

Everything we ordered was DELICIOUS. The Shrimp Diavola was to die for. Our server was so sweet, and the restaurant was really nice. Perfect for a dinner date. read more

For a high end restaurant the service and the food is just okay. I was celebrating my husband birthday but there is nothing special about this restaurant. We had two dishes, the Nonna with Chicken and Linguine Di Mari and one drink a coke. Our bill was $90. Probably will not come back as Irvine has better restaurants. read more

I went there with a group of friends for dinner The food was amazing The service was fantastic Our server and our chef UGO Made our dining experience so intimate and personal! It was like having dinner with family Thank you for a wonderful dining experience. I will Definitely be back ! read more

Have been coming here for years. Always soooo good! Chef Ugo sings in Italian for birthdays and the whole restaurant can hear him lol, he's so fun. For our parents' anniversary they gave us the big private room in the back so we could decorate, and for our baby shower we had it in their beautiful patio. Our favorite Italian restaurant! read more

The stars are allocated just for the staff here, everyone who helped was amazing! The food on the other hand left a lot to be desired, I was very excited about coming here with my boyfriend since he told me how good it was on his last visit. We actually were going to go somewhere else but I convinced him to come here instead. Unfortunately the restaurant did not put their best out in terms of food and beverage, we came just in time for happy hour and I ordered the drink something 1919, can't really remember. Very watered down, full of ice, couldn't really taste it. We ordered the short rib pappardelle pasta and the shrimp diavolo and tiramisu. The short ribs were actually chuck roast which a lot of restaurants do to save money but very deceiving to customers and not what we pay for. I told my boyfriend what he was actually eating and of course he wasn't picky. Shrimp diavolo was not spicy at all, didn't come with any flavor, I had to dress it up and it had lots of burnt noodles inside of it. I tried to make it work and suck it up but I couldn't do it after I ate the second burnt noodle and came across a 3rd one realizing what I was actually eating. I brought all my concerns to my waitresses attention and she handled everything excellently, she asked if I still wanted the dessert but after my experience with the drink and food, I had lost all confidence so I told her to just cancel it for me, which she did. So mad I forgot her name but she was awesome. Once again very great front of house waitstaff here and thank you again. read more

The food here is delicious! I wish I took more pictures to share. The restaurant has a regular dining area and dining in the bar area too. Came here on a Sunday night. The place was pretty empty, which I'm surprised considering how delicious and authentic their food tastes! I ordered the Seafood Marinara and the pasta was cooked perfect - Al dente and you can tell that their pasta is fresh. We also tried the side of bread (additional $4) but it was worth the price, we ordered more! It's fresh garlic bread with cheese on top served with a marinara dipping sauce. Service was great, even though our waiter was a little confused and there was miscommunication about still wanting our appetizer. read more

Prego Restaurant - Burrata E Prosciutto - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

Such a great Italian fine dining restaurant with a family friendly atmosphere. VERY kid friendly, as they catered to my daughter for everything she asked. They use high quality seafood and freshly made pasta. Oysters were fresh, lobster raviolis were a perfect balance between filling and pasta, and the kids portion was almost adult sized. Chef Ugo, our waitress Kelsey, and the hostess were so attentive and so happy to greet us. We appreciated their focus on our kid and ensuring she had a great dining experience. We've always just ordered Uber eats, and really enjoyed the food. However, we were so impressed with the service; I think we'll be dining in more often. read more

Prego Restaurant - Daughter inhaling her pasta in addition to half my lobster ravioli. - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

Easily one of the worst meals I've had in a while. I have walked by this place dozens of time and it was always empty. Now I know why. The consensus all around was that the food was not good. None of us ordered pasta so maybe that's why. I ordered the sole piccata and the texture was horrible, likely frozen and the vegetables were actually inedible. Others at the table mentioned their food being bland and not very good. The only person who enjoyed their dish had ordered one of the salads with seafood. With so many good Italian restaurants to choose from Prego is a hard pass. read more

GREAT Happy Hour since it includes weekends. Good was good, drinks were not skimpy. Alan, our bartender/server, was so friendly. Overall great choice for a casual Saturday evening. read more

I came here for lunch after working out cause I was craving pasta and the menu looked good and wow I'm glad I came. The short rib pasta was so good and the crispy artichoke was amazing. I would definitely come again. The staff is also very friendly. read more

Another one falls through the cracks :( I expected so much from this place knowing that it holds a high standard of taste and the reviews were so good. But I was wrong!! I even had a reservation for a prime time dinner. The restaurant seemed barely occupied with one host at the front. We got seated immediately at a booth. No trouble there. The server came over a bit later and got our food orders. The food took a while but we didn't complain-- then came the weird beef carpaccio. The sauce was all over the what seemed to be canned/deli ham that was slabbed onto the plate. Smelled pretty bad. Plus the tuna sauce on top smelled like cat food :( so sad.. When we had raised concerns about the quality of the carpaccio the server came over and argued that this is what it's supposed to be like and asked us if we ever had beef carpaccio. And how many times we had it before. It was quite rude how he handled the situation as to questioning us about the menu item. It wasn't what we expected and the taste was completely disappointing. There was also no pictures of this type of beef carpaccio anywhere on yelp. Bad communications in service and disappointing in the ways that they handle complaints here. Two stars for the Short rib pasta -- it was the best thing here. The meat inside the pasta was soft and hot. read more

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Probably one of the worst dinners we've had. We came for Mother's Day dinner, the restaurant was not busy at all. Got seated and server did not come to us for 20 minutes so I had to go ask the hostess where the server was. The server didn't even know what food they had and did not have. He didn't even know what was on the menu, he seemed very confused. The service was just horrible. Food was very mediocre, the pasta noodles were too well done. read more

Came here for Easter brunch with my family. I had been to their Irvine location for lunch many moons ago, but this was my first time at their Tustin location. They're located at The District Tustin Legacy near the Guest Services/Valet area. Plenty of parking is available in the shared lot. I made reservations online and called to confirm. We arrived at our designated time at 11am and people were still waiting outside to get in as they hadn't opened the doors quite yet. When they finally let us inside, it took a few minutes before they seated us. They definitely weren't ready yet. They offered everyone a complimentary glass of champagne as they waited. The Easter brunch was a buffet for $62 pp. As soon as we were seated, we were told we could get our food. There were three buffet areas - one with the salads, pastas, pizzas and seafood dishes, and another area with a prime rib station, omelet station and eggs benedict. When we got to the first station, some of the food wasn't out yet. There also weren't any labels to indicate what the dishes were. This is very important as some people may be allergic to certain foods. The third buffet area included finger-sized desserts and fruit. In a nutshell, the food was tasty. I wish there were more choices though. It seemed like a limited buffet for an Easter brunch and I definitely didn't think it was worth $62! It's more of a $40 buffet, if that. For the price, it definitely should've included unlimited mimosas. Service was okay - they cleared our plates quickly but they weren't overly friendly or responsive. The restaurant is spacious and elegant. I think it would've been better if they had all of the buffet items in the bar area, instead of three different parts of the restaurant, as they weren't seating anyone in that area. Instead, people were coming into the restaurant as others were walking towards them to get to the buffet lines and it created unnecessary crowds. I would not return for Easter brunch again, but may give them a try for lunch or dinner. read more

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Everything was amazing ! We will be back from pizza to pasta drinks dessert ! From start to finish the staff was absolutely wonderful Kelsey and Taya were absolutely wonderful. So nice and and attentive ! Amazing personality s ! Defiantly a wonderful experience! As I had a tough week and wanted a nice dinner , thankyou we'll be back really soon read more

Came in on Tequila Thursday and got helped by Kelsey!! Aka our kickass waitress! My best friend and I got: -short rib pasta -Parmesan broccolini -calamari Calamari was super fresh with just the right crunch on the outside and wasn't too oily! Short rib pasta was extremely flavorful- would recommend. Parmesan broccolini was to be expected and a nice, healthy side dish. We loved our Cadillac margaritas ($10!). Would forsure come back again! read more

Food was fantastic! We had the braised short ribs, lobster ravioli, and garlic bread. This place also had windows that let you see what's going on in the kitchen. Our server was very attentive and always came back to check in on us, shout out to him for refilling my water over and over again. The restaurant is located at the Tustin District so it was close to a lot of places that we wanted to check out after as well. read more

Prego Restaurant - Ravioli Di Aragosta - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

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Me and my wife came home from a trip to Italy and made it a mission to find great authentic Italian food. Look no further! Also, our service was amazing. Kelsey really went above and beyond. read more

This restaurant should be packed. The food is delicious. I have had lunches and dinners here and it is usually fairly quiet. I try and recommend it to as many people as I can. It not only has delicious food the restaurant itself is beautiful. I hope it stays around. There are so very few elegant places left. read more

This was a great dinner and frankly everything was delicious. You're obviously paying a little more for the quality and ambiance but it's definitely a place you'll be sitting at, chatting, drinking and waiting for a while for your mains. Everything was delicious though and the shrimps were my absolute fav. The oysters were also very fresh. read more

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I recently came here with my wonderful girlfriend on July 10th and I've been waiting to rave about this place. First off our server kelsey was an amazing server, she was extremely attentive and made sure we were always happy, and very full by the end. The service was beyond amazing and I thank her for that. Second the food was amazing we got a charcuterie board, the pasta bolognse (off the menu but amazing) and the pasta carbonara. All the dishes were delicious and I absolutely loved it. Looking forward to coming here again and enjoying the wonderful service and amazing food here at Prego. (PS come on Wednesdays they have a hospitality night and most dishes are 50% off) read more

Prego Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

My partner and I dined on a Friday night, our waitress was Christina who was amazing and took very good care of us and was extremely friendly! The head chef Ugo was also amazing and helped me remember a pasta I once had around Valentine's Day! The food was delicious and we had an amazing time, 10/10. read more

Came here for Valentine's Day and it was so amazing. The food was so delicious and it's such a great place for a date night. read more

Prego Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California

I was very pleasantly surprised on how on point every dish was made! Crispy Fried Asparagus with Chipotle Aioli Just enough breading, prepared crisp and fresh, and not too oily with chipotle aioli to give it a nice creamy texture to dish. Personally, I would prefer to have a little more chipotle to give it more of a kick but I guess the milder version would accommodate a broader crowd. The Refresher Martini Just like it's name, it's a nice refreshing but still strong drink, with subtle hints of basil and st Germaine for a nice aroma. I'm glad this wasn't too sweet a drink. This goes well with the Fried Asparagus. Carbonara with Fresh Yolk Wow. Never seen this dish presented this way--the pasta came with a fresh egg yolk--but it definitely elevates the dish. The egg yolk is meant to be stirred into the hot pasta right before consumption to give the dish the fresh silky yolkiness to the Al dente pasta. This is a beautiful dish. Tagliatelle Verde It's rich and creamy-- a very satisfying, simple but elegant, mushroom spinach pasta dish. Flourless Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Gelato Very chocolaty and denser chocolate cake that is not too sweet and pairs well with vanilla gelato that's atop of some kind of crumbs. Well presented and delicious. Chocolate Ganache Delight Was a little hesitant on ordering this dessert because not a lot of places make the chocolate mousse correctly but this chocolate ganache is so velvety smooth chocolaty with right amount of richness pairs with soft blankets of chocolate cake--it reminds me of Black Forest cake and it's married with rich creamy chocolaty mouse. A very sumptuous dessert. Our server Efren was very courteous, check on us often and provided great service. It was after the meal, we saw these awards and history of the chef. No wonder the food was so good. read more

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The district has so many great dining options. It's hard to chose just 1. I was in the mood for Italians is looking at Prego or Luna Rosso. Both have similar rating and menu options. In the end, the Tiger Shrimp Pasta just seemed to good to pasta on. Who doesn't love lobster meat, tiger shrimp, crab? read more

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We came here for a retirement luncheon with my office. We sat outside in a really nice area for large parties. I have to say that the best part of our meal was our waiter. I wish I'd gotten his name. I can't remember when we have had such good service. He was attentive, and anything we asked for he said "for you we can do that." And we asked him a lot of questions. Everything that we ordered looked delicious. We had appetizers of baratta, and prosciutto on toast, cheese bread and garlic bread. Everybody got various dishes for lunch and everything looked really wonderful and the portions were huge! I had the seafood special and I took a picture of it because it was just a beautiful plate of food and so much! I took most of it home and had it for dinner. It was ahi tuna, scallops, shrimp, salmon, and whitefish, roasted baby potatoes, carrots and green beans. I'm not sure what the sauce was but it went perfectly with the dish. For dessert, some of us shared crème brûlée and I couldn't get a picture because people started eating it before I could get my camera ready lol. There was also flourless chocolate cake, some sort of espresso drink that looked yummy, Panna cotta, spumoni, and I'm sure there was more. Next time I get the pasta. I got something lighter because I didn't want to go back to work and fall asleep at my desk lol. I believe our office is thinking of having our Christmas lunch there this year. No one disagreed with that suggestion. Looking forward to more great food and great service. read more

Prego Restaurant - Seafood Special - Italian Near Me - Tustin, California