In a soaring space that has the feel of an Italian village piazza, chef and owner Massimo Navarretta celebrates the wine country cuisine of his native Campania and adopted California. You can see Navarretta's own vegetable garden and miniature vineyard through the windows. Begin with velvety burrata, a fresh cheese made with mozzarella and cream, paired with blood orange and drizzled with...
Onotria Restaurant Review:
The little touches surprise at Onotria, a rare Cal-Italian wine country restaurant in Costa Mesa’s SoBeCa district. Rich woods in the soaring open dining room are offset by a faux balcony upstairs, delightfully decorated with a seemingly patina-aged wrought-iron balustrade. Sit near one of the big picture windows; you’ll have a view of master chef and owner Massimo Navarretta’s green and...