Canaletto Ristorante Veneto

Name: Canaletto Ristorante Veneto
Address: 545 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA, United States, 92660
Telephone: (949) 640-0900
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (2110)

$30 and under

Italian

545 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

Step inside Canaletto and take an award-winning culinary journey through Italy. Specialties include house made pastas, wood-fired pizza, grilled fish, authentic risotto, and rotisserie meats. Using the freshest ingredients and traditional cooking techniques, Il Fornaio offers a wide variety of premium-quality Italian food paired with great cocktails and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence wine list.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Unspecified
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(949) 640-0900
Website
https://www.ilfornaio.com/location/il-fornaio-newport-beach/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Maurizio Mazzon
Private party facilities
Bring your next special occasion to Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, for our award-winning authentic, Italian food and wine. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will assist in creating a unique and memorable occasion for parties of all sizes. Private dining rooms are available for every occassion.

Location
545 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Neighborhood
Newport Beach
Parking details
Ample free covered parking available in adjacent structure and lots. Valet parking available.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine

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Carpaccio con Ruchetta*$22.95
thinly sliced raw certified piedmontese beef, wild baby arugula, capers, shaved grana padano & lemon-olive oil dressing
Calamaretti Fritti$23.95
baby squid lightly floured & deep-fried; served with grilled polenta & spicy marinara sauce
Bruschetta Calda$19.95
grilled ciabatta rubbed with garlic & topped with warm chopped tomatoes, basil & kalamata olives
Polipo con Patate$23.95
warm octopus & potato salad with extra-virgin olive oil & lemon juice
Cestino del Pane$2.00
basket of il fornaio fresh baked bread; serves 4
Burrata con Prosciutto$21.95
imported burrata with prosciutto, arugula, basil-olive oil & ciabatta croutons
Polenta con Goulash$20.95
soft polenta with tender beef stew slow roasted in red wine, onion & paprika

Minestra e Insalate

Minestrone di Verdure$9.95
seasonal vegetable soup made with vegetable stock
Insalata Mista$16.95
organic spring mix, white balsamic vinaigrette, sfilatino croutons
Insalata Regina$17.95
wild arugula, couscous, avocado, tomatoes, red onions, capers, raisins, lemon- olive oil dressing
Insalata Cesarina$17.95
romaine lettuce, grana padano, tomatoes, croutons, housemade caesar dressing

Add on To any Insalata

Chicken$11.00
Salmon*$13.00

Griglia

authentic Italian specialties from our grill

Petto di Pollo al Peperoncino$36.95
grilled free-range chicken breast marinated with sage, rosemary, thyme, dijon mustard & lemon; served with roasted yukon gold potatoes, sautéed seasonal vegetables & spicy peperoncino sauce
Salmone alla Griglia*$39.95
grilled norwegian salmon with lemon-oil & parsley sauce; served with roasted yukon gold potatoes & sautéed seasonal vegetables
Goulash con Fettuccine$37.95
tender beef stew slow roasted with red wine, onion & paprika; served with fettuccine in grana padano butter sauce

Salumeria

Prosciutto San Daniele$23.95
sliced-at-the-moment cured meat served with crostini, sotto aceti & grana padano

Pizza dal Forno a Legna

thin-crust pizza made from housemade dough

Cristina$26.95
fresh mozzarella, prosciutto san daniele, shaved grana padano, mushrooms & wild baby arugula, drizzled with white truffle oil
Capricciosa$25.95
imported ham, mushrooms, artichokes, mozzarella, kalamata olives, oregano & tomato sauce
Salamino e Funghi$24.95
fresh mozzarella, spicy salami, mushrooms, grana padano, oregano & tomato sauce
Salsiccia Piccante$25.95
italian sausage, mozzarella, mixed bell peppers, caramelized onions, smoked mozzarella, tomato & spicy peperoncino sauce
Margherita$21.95
fresh mozzarella, oregano, basil & tomato sauce

Pasta Fatta In Casa

housemade fresh pasta from our kitchen gluten-free options available

Bigoli alla Padovana$26.95
pasta strands with housemade sausage, porcini mushrooms, tomato sauce & grana padano
Paccheri al Ragu$26.95
pasta tubes with meat ragu & dry-aged ricotta cheese
Tagliatelle alla Castellana con Pollo$29.95
pasta ribbons tossed with chicken breast, bacon, shiitake mushrooms, grana padano & thyme in a brandy-cream sauce
Casonzei con Stracchino e Pere$28.95
housemade ravioli filled with roasted pear, grana padano & mozzarella tossed with asparagus and stracchino cheese; topped with walnuts

Gnocchi

housemade potato dumplings

Norcina$26.95
white truffle oil, porcini & champignon mushrooms, parsley & grana padano-cream sauce
Bolognese$27.95
traditional meat ragu
Pomodoro$25.95
chopped vine-ripened tomatoes, garlic, marinara sauce & fresh basil

What 2,110 people are saying

Canaletto Ristorante Veneto reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.4Service
4.3Ambience
3.0Value

Noise • Moderate

2,110 Reviews

KT
KarenT VIP
Orange County2 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 15, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was wonderful. To bad they are closing today. We will miss this special dining location. Fashion island why did you not fight to keep them. The location was s not good for retail. It just fit with the location
1 person found this helpful
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Debbie
Las Vegas1 review
4.0
Dined on May 14, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Restaurant is now closed. Their lease wasn't renewed.
1 person found this helpful
CV
ChrisV
Las Vegas7 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 14, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
May have been a really busy day but service was slow and poor attention to detail. For example the waiter's helper took our appetizer plates away even though we ordered appetizers. Only to have to bring them back. Same with our cutlery. It was odd.
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Andrea VIP
Orange County99 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 14, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the best restaurants in town. We come here at least 5 times a month. The food is delicious, service is spectacular and friendly. Truly an Italian Restaurant! The Irvine company wanted to increase their lease payments by an astronomical amount, and after a year of negotiating, the Irvine company found a jewelry store to take over this huge restaurant, which not only we love, and NPB and CDM people love, but we need more restaurants, not less, as it is hard to get a table on the weekends. We will miss this restaurant and the people who work here. Some of them we will see at other restaurants in the area. Very sad to see them leave. The last day was yesterday, Sunday, May 15th.
2 people found this helpful
LS
LuisS
Los Angeles1 review
3.0
Dined on May 11, 2022
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
This review is solely based on service and overall experience. My wife and myself have been to many upscale restaurants before and have NEVER had a worse experience than the one i had here. Waitress by the name Josephine was extremely rude from the very beginning, never even offered drinks, then after forgetting to put in my daughters food, without any type of apology proceeded to try and justify her error blaming it on us. Went as far as to leave the table laughing after i asked for the manager after she was talking over me still trying to justify herself. Ive never felt so profiled in ANY restaurant. We’ve spent anywhere from $40 to a few hundred dollars for a meal and have always had really good experiences. Safe to say we wont be visiting again
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Fernando VIP
Orange County468 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 11, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Authentic Italian restaurant, the menu options are an excellent value. The dining experience overall is very pleasant. They will close the restaurant forever this coming May 15, 2022 I highly recommend this restaurant. Visit Canaletto before they close.
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner VIP
San Francisco Bay Area15 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 11, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Enjoyed our dinner, service was excellent. The restaurant is, unfortunately, closing but the experience was very nice.
1 person found this helpful
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RemE
Orange County12 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 10, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our favorite Italian place, shame the Irvine Company has killed it off...
1 person found this helpful
H
Highexpectation VIP
Greater Boston7 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 9, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Good service. Food is large portion, but flavor was salty.
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Rick VIP
San Diego13 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 8, 2022
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Restaurant is closing soon. I had the special which sounded good but was a large piece of baked breaded chicken with some rocket lettuce and flavorless beans on it. I ate it but had to get some marinara to dip it in. Was dry. I think because this is closing the good chefs may have left already. I only review very good or very bad experiences. This one the latter. Sweet hostesses and knowledgeable waiter. Issue was the food.
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545 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Additional information

Neighborhood
Newport Beach
Hours of operation
Daily 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Unspecified
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Ample free covered parking available in adjacent structure and lots. Valet parking available.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Maurizio Mazzon
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine

Website
https://www.ilfornaio.com/location/il-fornaio-newport-beach/
Phone number
(949) 640-0900
Private party facilities
Bring your next special occasion to Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, for our award-winning authentic, Italian food and wine. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will assist in creating a unique and memorable occasion for parties of all sizes. Private dining rooms are available for every occassion.

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Canaletto Ristorante Veneto

About this restaurant

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Menu della Pranzo

Antipasti dal Mercato Veneto

Carpaccio con Ruchetta*$22.95

Calamaretti Fritti$23.95

Bruschetta Calda$19.95

Polipo con Patate$23.95

Cestino del Pane$2.00

Burrata con Prosciutto$21.95

Polenta con Goulash$20.95

Minestra e Insalate

Minestrone di Verdure$9.95

Insalata Mista$16.95

Insalata Regina$17.95

Insalata Cesarina$17.95

Add on To any Insalata

Chicken$11.00

Salmon*$13.00

Griglia

Petto di Pollo al Peperoncino$36.95

Salmone alla Griglia*$39.95

Goulash con Fettuccine$37.95

Salumeria

Prosciutto San Daniele$23.95

Pizza dal Forno a Legna

Cristina$26.95

Capricciosa$25.95

Salamino e Funghi$24.95

Salsiccia Piccante$25.95

Margherita$21.95

Pasta Fatta In Casa

Bigoli alla Padovana$26.95

Paccheri al Ragu$26.95

Tagliatelle alla Castellana con Pollo$29.95

Casonzei con Stracchino e Pere$28.95

Gnocchi

Norcina$26.95

Bolognese$27.95

Pomodoro$25.95

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