Reviews for Mangia Bene Cucina in Laguna Niguel, CA
My family dined at Managua Benne Cucina, Laguna Niguel on Saturday, October 1 at 7pm. We were seated in the back right corner... of the restaurant. My two kids got spaghetti with meat sauce. My older daughter, age 8, sent it back because she said ittasted bad. I tasted it, and it was a little off. They replaced it with marinara. My younger daughter, age 5 ate herspaghetti. An hour later she threw up all over her bed and carpet. I spent all Saturday night caring for her and cleaning upthe disgusting garlicky smell. She was fine when all of the spaghetti was out of her. We called the restaurant this morning,October 2 and spoke to "Reggie," who was EXTREMELY rude. He offered only to refund my daughter's $10 meal. Unacceptable! I'mposting this review to advise other patrons, and will be calling the Orange County Health Inspector on Monday. Zero stars. Read more
Elegant yet affordable with 1st class service! The food is amazing and the bread before dinner is worth the trip.
Great menu, very creative. Awesome cocktails. Nice location. But your priced like Milan, London or Paris. Even over-priced... Laguna is cheaper. Management is off too. Looked & felt like an opening weekend. Read more
We went there tonight after word of mouth and reading the reviews. The food was really good! We had Calamari Fritti, Gnocchi,... Pizza and their Salmon Special. Our waitress was attentive and made good recommendations. Her assistant made sure we always hadwater and their free Garlic Bread. We would definitely recommend! We will be going back! Read more
I ordered the pesto pasta with only chicken and they out asparagus cuts in the pasta. My son is allergic to asparagus. When I... contacted the manager Regi he was extremely kind and apologetic and offered me a refund or a remake of the pasta and told me tocome by any time Saturday or Sunday. I called Sunday and spoke to Victor and he was extremely rude, cocky and didn’t care,regardless of the fact I had pictures with the time stamp for proof. His customer service was awful. I asked to speak to someonehigher than him and they offered me no options. Now I have to wait to 3+ more days to speak with Regi again. I feel bad for theemployees that have to deal with Victor. I can’t imagine how he is to work for, let alone deal with. Hopefully this getsresolved professionally as it should, since this is a medical matter as well with my son. Read more
Probably one the best meals I've had in a while. Frutti de mare! I added calamari ! Great Job cooks!
So we were in a crunch between soccer tournament games on father's day and needed a meal right now. I grabbed the first thing... with available seating from open table. I normally don't go anywhere without hours of research first. Anyway, they had a verynice location with plenty of places to park. The seating was well laid out and they say our party of 8 right away. The servicewas attentive and friendly. Now, food wise, I've had better Italian food, but everything across the board over 8 people wasabove average and everyone had a great time. I got the ravioli do zucca. It listed brown sugar in the ingredients on the menuso I was expecting a sweeter ravioli but it was mostly a savory dish. I thought it went pretty well with the pine nuts. Mywife loved the chicken panini she got. The iced tea was also pretty great. Service was swift, and we were in an our just intime to get to the game. What an unexpected treat. Read more
The calamari appetizer was excellent - perfectly breaded, seasoned and fried. My Gluten Free Pepperoni Pizza was delectable,... and I managed to eat two slices saving the leftover two slices for lunch today. The pizza had a delicate crust and mozzarellawas fresh - it was not out of a package. Can’t wait to return for their pastas! Update 2021: Today I ordered the TaglioSalad, gluten free pepperoni pizza and the lasagne. The salad was fresh, tasty; and the peppers melted In your mouth! Thepizza was perfect either the right amount of cheese vs. crust and pepperoni. Now the lasagne.... This is the lasagne that yourItalian grandmother would make in her kitchen for dinner. Don’t have an Italian grandmother?? Try Mangia Bene for that true,homemade Italian food! Read more