Il Barone Ristorante Restaurant Review:
Located near the John Wayne Airport in a generic-looking industrial complex, Il Barone Ristorante is well worth the trip to this less-frequented pocket of Newport Beach. Don’t be bothered by the stark exterior, as you are quickly led by your hostess Donatella Barone into a sophisticated yet simple main dining room. Among the dark woods and modern artwork, business types, lunching ladies,...
The "chef's specials" alone are "well worth the drive" to this Newport Beach Italian out by the airport where presiding couple chef Franco Barone and manager Donatella Barone treat guests to "superb", slightly "pricey" fare in a "lovely" ambiance; given the "warm, gracious hospitality" and "over-the-top" service, fans say it's "spot-on" when you're "celebrating."