The Cellar

The Cellar
Restaurant Cuisine: Continental, French
Villa del Sol Shopping Center
Fullerton, CA 92832
#103
of 135 restaurants in Fullerton
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
78% Recommend
8.5Overall8Food
8.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:In 1969, artistic craftsmen of Disneyland fame created a romantic rendezvous in the cellar of the old California Hotel. The Cellar is the perfect setting for an intimate and romantic evening of fine dining. Patrons will find themselves enjoying fine French cuisine while comfortably seated in soft velvet-backed chairs upholstered ...Read more
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Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
78% Recommend
8.5Overall8Food
8.5Food
Overall
  • Everything was excellent, from the wine to the dessert.
  • Very nice restaurant and the food was great.
  • I still recommend the experience
  • I think this is my favorite restaurant in the LA/Orange County area.
  • The Cellar was a decent dining experience for two....It was a great place for exactly what I was looking for:...All in all, I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a nice dinner for 2.
  • The food, the service and the atmosphere make it an amazing experience for anyone who goes there.
  • An experience we will never forget!
  • One of the finest dining experiences we have ever had (we have been married 38 years, are affluent
  • Overall it was a sad experience and I do not recommend you taking or suggesting this place to anyone you care about.
  • WE had a wonderful experience at the Cellar....It is, indeed, a special place!
  • Great Experience.
  • The Cellar is absolutely the best restaurant I've ever eaten at...All in all, the Cellar has been one of the best dining experiences
  • everything about our dining experience was exceptional.
  • thought the resturant was good yet for this type of dinner.
  • Dining experience was fine.
  • Diners will not be disappointed.
  • This has to be one of the very best restaurants in the Los Angeles area.
  • added to the wonderful experience.
  • Really is a cellar, BUT one of the best restaurants
  • Excellent go-to restaurant for special occasions!
  • It is a very romantic restaurant.
Food
  • as usual the service was first rate and the food was wonderful.
  • Best lobster bisque Ive ever had!
  • The food was terrible....My sister's steak was good.
  • I had the NY steak and I've never tasted a steak so tender and delicious.
  • duck, best duck I ever had.
  • Very nice restaurant and the food was great.
  • The food was very good
  • A very nice dining experience.
  • The food was very good
  • Food was great, wine selection was good
  • As always this was a wonderful dinner.
  • The food was good and the place definitely has character....All in all, I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a nice dinner for 2.
  • A wonderful romantic dinner -
  • A place worth dining at again and again.
  • My lobster bisque was as good as ever
  • My husband's medium rare fillet Mignon arrived butterflied.
  • The food, the service and the atmosphere make it an amazing experience for anyone who goes there.
  • The chocolate souffle at the end was perfection.
  • One of the finest dining experiences we have ever had (we have been married 38 years, are affluent
  • The food was the biggest disappointment, we all left feeling like we had been cheated
  • The food was excellent.
  • The servers were very attentive, and the food was superb.
  • Excellent as always, love the bisque
  • Hands-down the best soup I've ever tasted.
  • Good wine list but pricey.
  • Delicious food!
  • The foods were delicious
  • The dinner was very good, I was disappointed in the service for this caliber of resturant.
  • We loved our meal!
  • My husband said his steak was great....The salads were tiny and very average....The side dishes were tiny.
  • With their excellent food, notable wine list and correct, unstuffy service The Cellar is truly one of the great gems of southern California.
  • Chef David Kessler is a world class chef who is able to effortlessly blend traditional dishes with new and surprising tastes.
  • The Lamb was tasty and done to perfection.
  • Soups and salad are fresh and well seasoned....The lobster bisque is the best....Entree presentation adds to the wonderful taste.
  • wonderful food in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
  • Our scallop appetizer was perfect.
  • But I would go back to The Cellar for a special occasion meal.
  • Love the undergraound decor, couple with great services and food.
  • Great ambiance, food, drinks and service.
  • An excellent experience of food, service and atmosphere.
Service
  • The service was very slow!
  • The manager did her best to correct the dessert error...this is the second time we have had the same disappointing waiter.
  • Right when you walk down the carpeted stairs to the carved wood door, their excellent service begins....Our waiter was prompt and polite, speaking quietly as to not bother the people sitting next to us.
  • The atmosphere and impecable service are the perfect combination for that special romantic evening for two....Love the fact that the manager came to each table to introduce herself and to make sure everything was going well.
  • The service was great, warm and friendly....Our wait staff was very cool and entertaining.
  • The wait staff was very attentive
  • A wonderful dining experience in a fantastic atmosphere with top notch service.
  • Outstanding service made it a memorable evening.
  • The service was horribly slow.
  • The food, the service and the atmosphere make it an amazing experience for anyone who goes there.
  • The manager Sara was very helpful and professional.
  • The wait staff was highly skilled, most professional
  • The service was marginal, our waiter had no insight on the brunch selections or the drink selections that were advertised for the event.
  • The Waiters, Joel and Michael were awesome.
  • The service was excellent.
  • The service was outstanding, the food was simply delicious, the atmosphere was quiet and romantic yet unique and intriguing
  • The service was great -
  • Waiters were fine, but not exceptional.
  • However, in spite of their quite high prices and their "secretive" way of getting as much out of us (dollars) as possible, their service was impeccable.
  • Staff is very attentive and pleasent.
  • Waiters are attentive, polished, and knowledgeable--even able to provide suggestions
  • Service initially was attentive
  • Love the undergraound decor, couple with great services and food.
  • Great ambiance, food, drinks and service.
  • Everyone is so nice there, I can't think of the last time an owner of a place was so nice and down to earth.
Ambience
  • was definitely impressed by the ambiance and the high quality of the food.
  • A wonderful dining experience in a fantastic atmosphere with top notch service.
  • You can not find better ambiance in Orange County.
  • The food, the service and the atmosphere make it an amazing experience for anyone who goes there.
  • The ambiance was elegant, intimate and enjoyably quiet.
  • The service was outstanding, the food was simply delicious, the atmosphere was quiet and romantic yet unique and intriguing
  • Good size portions and the presentation was top notch also.
  • The restaurant's ambiance and decor make it unique in Orange County.
  • Presentation on all things were beautiful
  • Wonderful as always, great romantic scene.
  • wonderful food in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
  • It is a very romantic restaurant.
Value
  • we asked the sommelier for a "light French red" and he brought us this Pommard 2005 which was truly fabulous for the price!
  • However, in spite of their quite high prices and their "secretive" way of getting as much out of us (dollars) as possible, their service was impeccable.

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