Restaurants near UCI Student Center & Event Services

William was our waiter, and he was amazing! His recommendations from cocktails to wine and food selections was perfection! He truly went above and beyond to make certain our experience was nothing short of amazing! The entire supportive waitstaff was wonderful! Food excellent! Must have the crab deviled eggs! And…Mac and cheese! Crab cakes! Etc…Everything was outstanding! Thank you for making my birthday celebration so special!

The restaurant is exceptionally beautiful. We had a wonderful time. Had a booth looking out. Live olive trees for the rooms. The service was outstanding start to finish. The Prosecco spritz was refreshing. Went with the fried artichokes and board. Then the kale Caesar, asparagus and petite filet (tender and cooked perfectly). I recommend all those items. Afterwards toured the stunning showrooms.

This was our first time eating here. I had been at this location when it used to be Scott's Seafood. It has been renovated and the food is much better to my liking. It's all about the seafood, although they have beef too. We ordered 3 entrees... Sable fish in a spicy broth with thin soba noodles. The fish was a large portion and thick too. Scampi with parpadelle pasta. Wow, the shrimp were large and the pasta is one on my favorites with the sauces soaking all the flavors into the pasta. Cioppino was my favorite. It had prawns, salmon, white fish, calamari, clams, mussels all in the most favorable warm broth. We brought a bottle of champagne with us and they don't charge a corkage fee. Wow, can't wait to return again. The service was spot on. Our server was attentive and personable. Yum!

Joey is a fantastic dining experience. The staff is phenomenal and the food is phenomenal and the vibe is phenomenal! I wish it was a little quieter but to be honest it’s not annoying noise it’s lively noise. You can tell that everyone in the building is joyful being there and that’s a good thing. Every time I go to Joey I enjoy myself.

The BEST part of our evening was Logan taking care of us! Like always we loved the meatball appetizer & bolognese to share. I loved my grilled branzino, my son loved the chicken parm & my daughter loved her short ribs. Only downside was the scallops were a little fishy. Overall a great experience!