Top Restaurants for a Romantic Evening in Orange County, California

Cherie Bowser
Orange County, California is flourishing with romantic restaurants if you are planning a romantic evening with your significant other, going on a date, or on vacation visiting Orange County, California. Orange County, California, has romantic restaurants along the pacific coast with the ocean breeze and sounds of the waves, restaurants in the hills with spectacular views, and romantic setting inside the restaurant itself. There are a variety of restaurants for a romantic evening in Orange County, California, that offer cuisines of Italian, French, Mexican, American, California, seafood, steak, and more. Here are some top restaurants for a romantic evening in Orange County, California, that will make your romantic evening a night to remember.

Las Brisas

One of the top restaurants for a romantic evening in Orange County, California, is the Las Brisas restaurant. The Las Brisas restaurant sits overlooking the Laguna Beach coastline which originally was the Victor Hugo Inn in 1938 and was converted to the Las Brisas in 1979. The Las Brisas restaurant offers the authentic cuisine of the Mexican Riviera with fresh seafood, beef, and chicken entrees and is the perfect setting for your romantic evening. The prices at Las Brisas range from $20 to $30 and reservations are recommended and can be made by telephone or online. Las Brisas has indoor or patio dining, but the patio dining has a different menu offering a light menu and is first come, first serve. The Las Brisas is the perfect restaurant for your romantic evening where you can walk along the beach before or after your dining experience and the ocean breeze and sound of the waves will put anyone in that romantic mood.

Las Brisas
361 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, Orange County, California 92651
(949) 497-5434

Orange Hill

Another one of the top restaurants for a romantic evening in Orange County, California, is the Orange Hill restaurant. The Orange Hill restaurant has a very romantic setting that is located on top of the hills of Orange with views from Orange County to Catalina Island that will take your breath away. As you drive to the top of the hill, you will be greeted by valets so that your can begin your romantic evening at the Orange Hill restaurant. You will then enter a very romantic setting with cascading waterfalls, koi ponds, and beautiful lush gardens with an English style lobby that will put you in that romantic mood. The Orange Hill restaurant offers indoor as well as outdoor dining with outdoor fire pits. Every table at the Orange Hill restaurant is a great table for your romantic evening. The Orange Hill restaurant offers American, California, seafood, and steakhouse entrees with dinner starting at 5:00 daily. Reservations are recommended for your romantic evening at the Orange Hill restaurant in Orange County, California, by telephone or online. The dress code is business casual and the prices range from $20 - $30.

Orange Hill Restaurant
6410 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, Orange County, California 92869
(714) 997-2910

Anaheim White House

The Anaheim White House is another top restaurant for a romantic evening in Orange County, California. The Anaheim White House is considered to be Orange County's hidden treasure for your romantic dining experience. President Jimmy Carter, President George W. Bush, Gwen Stefani, Andrea Bocelli, Beau Bridges, Naomi Judd are just some of the celebrities that have dined at the Anaheim White house as well as the late George Burns, Ava Gabor, and more. Italian immigrant Bruno Serato took over the ownership of the Anaheim White House in 1987 that features steak and seafood with a Northern Italian cuisine. The Anaheim White House is located on a 1909 national historical landmark in the 20th century where the orange groves grew. The restaurant occupies the 1909 landmark home that offers several fine romantic dining rooms including the Ronald Reagan Room, Barack Obama Room, John F. Kennedy Room, Richard Nixon Room, George Washington Room, Jimmy Carter Room, Thomas Jefferson Room, Abraham Lincoln Room, Franklin Roosevelt Room, and the George bush Room. If there is a particular room you would like to dine in for your romantic evening in Orange County, you must to see if that room is available. The dress is business casual and is recommended that you call in advance to make a reservation or you can make a reservation online. Dinner is served from 5:00 to 10:00 seven days a week and entrees range from $25 to $50. The Anaheim White House will provide free limousine and shuttle service to and from the hotels in the Anaheim Area. Valet parking is available along with some street parking.

Anaheim White House Restaurant
887 South Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, Orange County, California
(714) 772-1381

History of the Anaheim White House

La Vie en Rose

The La Vie en Rose is another top restaurant for a romantic evening in Orange County, California, if you are looking for some French cuisine. La Vie en Rose is a French saying, that means "life is rosy" and is also a French love song made by Edith Piaf, France's romantic "chanteuse". The La Vie en Rose has many dining rooms with romantic tapestry-covered booths and small coves that may be available for your romantic evening. This romantic restaurant was built in 1980 as a replica of a Normandy Farmhouse so you can experience some French country dining. La Vie en Rose features recipes from the Gascony and Provence regions of France that offers entrees with fish, chicken, duck, rack of lamb, filet mignon, and make their own pastries. Entrees range from $25 to $40 and the dress is business casual. When you enter La Vie en Rose, you can feel the romance in the air with that French country feeling. You can also take a tour of the restaurant by visiting the La Vie en Rose website.

La Vie en Rose
240 S. State College Blvd.
Brea, Orange County, California 92821
(714) 529-8333

Published by Cherie Bowser

I am a single mother of three girls ages 5, 10, and 14. I am currently a full-time caretaker for a patient with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). I love taking care of my children as well as being a care taker f...  View profile

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  • Sandy Rothra5/2/2010

    Good review. Nice to see you back. We missed you.

  • Langley Cornwell4/29/2010

    These sound really nice. Great list.

  • Emylou4/28/2010

    I need to have date night!

  • Emylou4/28/2010

    I need to have date night!

  • Dina Quirion4/28/2010

    Thanks, this is excellent.... :o)

  • Malina Debrie4/28/2010

    Great info! thanks.

  • freakmamma4/28/2010

    Great info, I wish I still lived in SoCal!

  • Robert Lee Alford4/28/2010

    Great review Cherie how have you been?

  • John Smither4/28/2010

    Good info on these romantic restaurants.

  • Janet Hunt4/27/2010

    Very nice review!

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