Reviews for Pizzeria Mozza in Newport Beach, CA

This was out first time at Mozza. This is such a fantastic restaurant with a very special and relaxed feel. The service was... superior and the food was super fresh and flavorful! We were there to celebrate my sons birthday and this was the perfect spotto celebrate. Comfortable atmosphere and beautiful ambiance, we are so glad we picked Mozza to celebrate this special occasion. Read more

There is only Valet parking so we found some street parking 0.6 miles away and had a nice walk which wasn’t bad. We ordered... the Mozzarella di Bufalo because our server recommended it and boy did it live up to the expectations!! I’ve had pizza inItaly and this is the closest I’ve ever tasted in America. The Mozzarella was divine, they put such a large scoop on everyslice. The crust was very airy and had the right about of crispiness with softness. One of the best pizzas I’ve ever had,worth the money! Read more

Stopped by here on a weekend night near closing(I think 8/8:30) as that’s the only time they had available for reservation.... The had an extensive amount of items from food to wine. We ordered some drinks first then all the other food items. I don’tknow if it’s because it was busy and we stopped by near closing but I recommend ordering everything all at once via drinks andfood otherwise you are going to be waiting for a LONG time just to even get your order in. The salad was more than enough toshare for a table of 4. Margarita pizza was great, the crust on the pizza was quite crispy but also soft and chewy in themiddle, a great tasting crush/dough overall. The fennel pizza has huge chunks for sausages that needs to be broken up,especially if you’re trying to share, tasted like a finer sausage pizza. Mushroom pizza had its own creaminess and had a bitof gaminess from the mushrooms but not over the top which I enjoyed, just enough. The lasagna looked burnt on the outside butwas quite crisp and had a green/greens infused layers of pasta dough, it was creamy in its own way. You definitely need to orderat least 2 to share decent portions split amongst 4 people because it was quite small. The portion of the lasagna was enough for1 person. All were quite delicious but I’d definitely go for the margarita pizza as with the mushroom one as well. I’ddefinitely stop by to try some other items that also caught my eye. Decent place to stop by but depending on time of day, getready to order all your items without pausing or waiting because you might end up waiting for a while just to get in your items. Read more

Came here on a Wednesday night, there is no parking other than valet parking (unless by some miracle you find street parking on... the busy street). The staff was really welcoming and attentive, giving enough space as not to be overwhelmed by the staff, yetstill tended to. We ordered the meatballs, potato's, sausage pizza, dessert and a cocktail. Everything came in a timely manner,the potato's were salted and herbed to perfection, nice and crispy. I personally don't like meatballs, but these were delicious!The pizza came, nice and hot, with a crispy crust from the wood oven, we let it cool, but still felt the toppings fell off (thesausage was huge chunks just shredded onto the pizza). The dessert was to die for! The toasted Spanish peanuts paired well withthe caramel ice cream and caramel sauce! To go with dessert we got the mezcal cocktail, definitely something fun. Overall theambiance was good, very European feeling, the food was good, next time I'll stick to a simple pizza. Read more

Food and service were great! Hard to get a reservation but worth it. A little chilly outside so we sat at the pizza bar and got... to watch everything being made, which is always fun. We wound up only having 1 pizza and 3 appetizers (octopus, cauliflower,shaved brussels sprouts) for 2 adults and a child which was plenty. Butterscotch budino for dessert. Cocktails were decent but alittle diluted. Nice amari selection and our server gave me a taste of one I had never tried before. Only downside of Mozza isthe non-existent parking and having valet on busy/fast Costal Highway. Would still visit again though. Read more

taste great, friendly service, small parking lot, good ambience, a little expensive

Delicious!!! First time trying this restaurant and it was so yummy!! From the valet, to the seating host to the wait staff!... Everyone was on point. Our waitress Erin C was wonderful and broke down the menu for us and made awesome recommendations.Definitely coming back! Read more

First of all, the food was outstanding. Everything we had was delicious. The Mozza Caprese was actually burrata so it was... suggested we get the Pane Bianco with it, which I also highly recommend. The spaghetti cacio e Pepe was delicious as expected.The speck pizza was very good but did not have any base sauce. I’m not sure I’d get it again but if you like the ingredientslisted on the pizza, you’ll surely enjoy it. I was surprised at the serving size of the coconut stracciatella and it wasdelicious. First impressions upon arrival weren’t great. There was a line of cars trying to figure out where to park. Therewere cars pulling forward and backward trying to make room for valet. McDonald’s and Ferrari lots have no parking availablefor Mozza so you’re basically left with street parking or valet. Mozza turned their parking lot into outdoor dining so theybasically added more seats but removed their parking which obviously stressed the street parking situation even more. I droppedmy fiancé at the door while I had to drive down the PCH quite a ways to find street parking. When I made it inside, thewaitress was friendly and promptly and asked if I wanted anything besides water. I replied I needed a minute to see the menu butit ended up taking quite a long time for her to return. They sat us in the corner against the wine storage and ended up havingto ask my fiancé to move twice so they could get to the wine. The bathroom was a mess. Overflowing garbage with towels allover the floor. Empty tissue box. No soap in the soap dispenser. Read more