Graham's 10 Year Tawny
The Golden Truffle

The Golden Truffle

1767 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, California, 92627, United States

Wine • Pasta • Salad • French


"So-so food and poor front-of-house for high prices. Bummer I reserved a table for two to celebrate my wife 's b-day. We called ahead a few days before to add another guest, and they said it was no problem since all of their tables were 4-tops anyways. However, when we arrived, the greeter looked very put out- Oh, so now you want 3 guests? , finally pointing us to a table where we could seat ourselves. Around 5 minutes later, the greeter came over to give us a third place setting. We waited another 5 minutes before he came by and reluctantly asked for drinks still no waiter . I requested to know their current beer selection and he disappeared again for another 5 minutes, during which time we were getting a little frustrated. Finally he returns: Blue Moon and Stella Artois. I 'm not a beer snob, but when you implore me to Ask about our ever changing beer selection , you should have more than two megacorp selections. The rest of the night pretty much went the same way. It took 1.75 hours to finish an app and entree course. Some food was quite good, but overall we were disappointed. Asparagus with lobster and truffles was under-seasoned, the asparagus overcooked into mush. My delicious lamb neck was served on clumped up pasta that didn 't get separated while cooking. My wife 's halibut w/ truffles was also bland and over-cooked. It 's a shame since I brought my wife here because she loves truffles, and the Golden Truffle ! failed to put them to good use. Maybe they had an off night, but Golden Truffle should bring it up a notch, given their prices. Their greeter is a jerk- bad attitude and he even kicked my chair twice as he rushed around without any apology. The wait staff was nice, but never knew what we were waiting on. Glasses of water sat unfilled. The chef stopped by early on before we were fed up, and I really enjoyed his jovial attitude. But friendliness just isn 't enough when your greeter is surly and the rest of the house can 't get on the same page."