Amelia's Seafood & Italian Restaurant
Balboa Island, CA 92662
Phone: (949) 673-6580
01/12/2007 Posted by dinnerofthemonth
This was highly recommended by a friend of mine that lives near the restaurant. We were really impressed with the food, but the service was not the best we've had. As we entered, we were asked if we had reservations (yes), the next question was how long we thought we would be there!!! I've never been asked that at a restaurant, and didn't quite know what to say, but I told her that we wouldn't be long. We were seated right away, and we told our waitress that this was our first time and asked what she recommended. She replied "All the fish dishes were good, but if you want pasta, the pasta is a good choice too". So we ordered and then we overheard the waitress at the next table explaining all the "specials" that were not on the menu. Our waitress failed to mention these, and it bothered us. BUT, once our food came, we were very pleased by how good it was. We will go back, and hopefully we will have a waitress that welcomes new customers , not just the "locals".
Pros: Great food
Cons: service, parking
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