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Vaca Costa Mesa Reviews from The Last Year
In my opinion, this was a five star evening.
The ambience was great. Sitting outside on the back patio was lovely. Our servers Cat and Marco were excellent. My water glass was never empty. We had helped from Cat making choices on items to eat and how to spread out the meal. One tapas plate was better than the next. Hard to choose which was better. They were all amazing. There was only one glass of wine which was a Tempranillo and it was good. Now for the food, we started with five cheeses, manchego, Cabrales, Cabra, Al Romero, and Cana de Cabra. We then had the bikini sandwich, and Albondigas de Wagu which were unbelievable. Then for my favorite bone marrow. It was outstanding. We had the frisé put on the side not on top. And the brussels sprouts with the sherry. Gastreich and chorizo was excellent. It was my birthday, and they gave us a delicious butter cake, and we ordered churros with chocolate, which was great. I would recommend this to anybody!!
Pricey but delicious.
Food is real good and service is friendly and fast. Ambiance is great.
Fabulous!!!!!! Everything on the menu was sooooo good.
Favorite restaurant in OC! The staff was also super helpful and nice.
I only go here once in a while because the menu items are a
I only go here once in a while because the menu items are a bit expensive, but when I do go, boy do I like to splurge. I enjoy how some of the menu items change seasonally, but some still remain the same due to their popularity (and rightfully so). I love to get 4-5 small plates to try and sometimes I get their seafood paella depending on who I'm with. I honestly forgot the actual names of each of the items, but I ordered a Vaca tonic, egg and uni toast, wagyu meatballs, steak and tuna tartare, albacore tataki, pork belly, and tres leches. I loved the meatballs and tartare the most. The tonic was quite strong this time around, so I'd say the way they make their drinks is inconsistent. The albacore and pork belly were a bit disappointing, as the albacore's sauce was too overwhelming and the pork belly was tough. I liked their uni and egg toast, but they skimped out on the uni this time around :/ Their tres leches was good; nothing that wowed me, but you can't go wrong with it. The waiters are always so hospitable and friendly!! I have no complaints with their service. They also seat me right away, even when I arrive earlier than my reservation times. I'm always a sucker for interior design so I really liked the layout of the restaurant. I do think it is a bit snug, as there's nowhere to really stand if you do need to wait for a table, but it only gets like that during weekend dinners. I definitely say it's worth going at least once (but don't be surprised when the bill comes out high). For the most part, their quality matches the price and I'd go back again.
Immaculate.
The atmosphere. The food. The service. Everything was amazing, I definitely want to go back!
Nice tapas and good paella, great for pre-theater dinner!
Nice tapas and good paella, great for pre-theater dinner! Located by the arts complex the restaurant offers valet and plenty of self-parking in the structure across the street (with validation). Some tapas are definitely smaller than expected like the Jamon but the paella (we had the paella de pescado) was a good portion for two. There is both an inside (more moody) and a front and back patio (with heaters).
Tapas are delicious but the paella needs work.
Ambiance here is amazing and the service is excellent. I've come here a handful of times and have learned that in order to get the best experience, stick to the tapas. It's just a bit disappointing that a Spanish restaurant's paella needs work.
Really enjoyed the food here.
We shared some apps and had a paella. Only downside is there isn't much on the menu that is on the lighter side. Lots of meats and heavy dishes. That being said, everything we had tasted great.
Vaca is a breath of fresh air around Orange County.
They create beautiful, unique sharable dishes. Come and order a bunch and let everyone have a bite of each. Most of their plates are tapas style, so only a few bites, but they are wonderful. There are a few larger dish options but I feel like Vaca is at its best when you bring a group and have fun with all their smaller sharing plates.
The seafood paella here is out of this world good.
This place is hipster trendy but nice and cozy. Service can get a bit busy but what understandable since this place gets packed. Had my birthday meal here and I absolutely loved everything about it. Highly recommended!
This was my favorite restaurant until tonight.
Sadly, it seems the quality of the food and service has gone downhill. We ordered the oyster mushroom appetizer - it was overcooked and tough. Too bad. I brought it up to the waiter and he said that it was supposed to be like that. Then I ordered the skirt steak which I have usually really liked to the point that I've even ordered an extra one in the past. Tonight it lacked seasoning and was a bit chewy. My husband ordered the cordero (lamb), and that was overcooked and dry. One piece was like shoe leather tough. Again, the waiter said it was supposed to be cooked like that. My husband sent it back and ordered the strip steak but that also lacked seasoning like my skirt steak. For dessert I ordered the churros and chocolate. The churros were so overcooked they were literally hard and dry. I tapped them on the dish and then tried to break one in half but it wouldn't give. I called the waiter over, demonstrated, and he said they were supposed to be crunchy. Yeah, I said, that's true but they're not supposed to be rock hard. These were obviously overcooked. I told him to take them back and he said he would exchange them and then he made us wait about 20 minutes for a new batch. The new batch was fine but overly frosted with sugar (which I shook off) and there was no apology for the time delay. Our party of four waited for me to get my dessert after everyone was done. This was a very disappointing experience. I will not go back. So sad to see my once favorite restaurant become so mediocre. The chef de cuisine was drinking wine with some of his friends who were at the table next to us. Maybe he should've been paying more attention to detail in the kitchen. And for $300 I'd like to leave satisfied and happy, not disappointed. As I mentioned, this was our favorite restaurant and now I just feel like it's not worth going back at all.
$350.00, only to get food poising!
My son, daughter-in-law, and I dined at Vaca on October the 9th. We all shared an order Raba De Toro (oxtail), Canellone de Pollo Ahumado, the bikini sandwiches, a three cheese plate and then an order of the Seafood Pealla (de Mariscos). Everything tasted fine. The service was only OK, as the waiter never didn’t remember to order one of the other dishes that we ordered. With the tip, the bill was close to $350.00. Unfortunately, all three of us became quite ill starting around 2:00 in the morning. This continued well into the next morning. The next day I called the restaurant and spoke with their manager Brandon. He asked that i give him 24 to 48 hours to investigate what might have happened. Several days later he called and left a message on my voicemail. I returned that phone call and was simply told we looked at everything and we can't find anything that could have caused you to become ill, “We're very sorry”. I asked him if he thought that it was extremely odd that all three of us who shared all of the same dishes would become so ill from eating there. He said well we followed all of our protocols and there's nothing else I can do for you except to apologize. I truly expected that a restaurant of this caliber would offer more than a simple, wrote apology. I explained that it would be very difficult for us in good conscience to return to their restaurant, and he glibly said “do what you want to do”. Enough said, I can tell you that we won't return.
Nice dinner spot for couples
Had dinner here last night with my hubby. He said this is owned by a Top Chef and serves spanish cuisine which i have been craving for. We were promptly seated in the patio at the back even if we didn’t have reservations. Below are the food we ordered: Drink Sangria Rosa - 4/5 Pulpo - 4/5 flavorful but a little dry. They should’ve added more olive oil. Gambas- 5/5 very good with the right spice Vieras a la plancha (scallops) - 5/5 scallops was cooked well and taste was like thai curry Seafood Paella - 3/5 it was okey. I’ve tasted better. The Paella at Telerefic in Palo Alto is the best Ive tried here in California. The seafood was well cooked though. Churros con chocolate 3/3- i was looking forward to this. But the churros was overcooked so it was so hard and it was thickly coated in sugar which we had to scrape off. Spanish churros don’t have sugar coating. At least the chocolate tasted like the spanish chocolate that is not too sweet. Our server miguel was very amiable and checked on us regularly. The ambience was also nice. Parking is in the lot across Vaca and can be validated at the restaurant or you can do valet for $10.
Very Good but not Outstanding Tapas
My brother in law and I went to try this place, which is notorious for being booked, even mid week. We walked in at 6:30 and luckily found a table for two in the outside area in front of the restaurant. This was the perfect place since we were not blasted by the noise inside. We came to try the tapas. I suspect that the meat is excellent at this place, but we wanted variety, and I craved tapas with a good glass of wine. We had several tapas, each of them large or small enough to share, the carne crudo, gambas a la plancha, pulpo al la Gallego, patatas bravas, and a mixed cheese and jamon platter. The best was the carne crudo, a small stack of raw meat with egg salad on top. Next was the gambas, shrimp in a sauce that probably had vinegar in it, not the typical butter and herb sauce. The other tapas were not as exciting, especially the Fermin jamon, which was dry (I should have ordered a smaller portion and gone for the Cinco Jotas). The toasted bread that comes with each plate has a funny taste, which I could not identify. Vaca buys into the common misinterpretation of tapas outside of Spain. In Spanish bars, the tapas (or pintxos in Basque country) are right in front of you in a vitrine, and they are small and super affordable. They are also served within a minute, once you alert the person behind the bar. The entire setting encourages spontaneity and promotes socializing. Outside Spain, tapas are glorified mini dishes that are served with fanfare and cost a fortune, especially at Vaca. The wine list, when it comes to glasses and not entire bottles, is utterly unimpressive. We had a tempranillo, presumably from Rioja, a crianza and a reserva, but there was no further information in the wine list. Decent, but not outstanding wine. All in all, a nice experience, but this is a far cry from a Michelin star (even a one star) restaurant. Nothing here was super exciting, and so, the search for a decent tapas place in O.C. goes on.
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Wow! I mean, wow. How disappointing can a restaurant be? Forget the location and expectations for an amazing dining experience. I've cooked better steaks from Stater Bros and Vons hundreds of times since 2012 when we moved to 3400 Avenue of the Arts until today. Wow. Don't bother. Stay home and cook your own food.
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Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time.
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Hey @FluffyStar64, thanks for the question! When you place your bid the amount gets transferred in a deposit account, the second you either cancel your bid or a few minutes after the bid expires the funds are moved back into your main account from where you can refund it to your payment method or use for other transactions.
Well through rate holding money for 180 days
Just wanted to put this out there as I find it quite weird. AT will hold money if your sell through rate is to low. I find this strange as you would think that sell through rate should reflect more on AT not marketing their site well enough to generate sales. It seems weird to punish sellers for listings not selling.
Give the best answerRestaurant Bought/Canceled Their Own Reservation
I accepted a bid for a popular restaurant in Los Angeles only to receive a phone call shortly thereafter informing me that the reservation had been canceled due to it being listed on AT. I of course need to subsequently cancel the reservation on AT but get this warning that my status will be negatively affected for doing so. I've reached out to customer support about this several times with no response, not sure what to do in this station. Hoping someone can advise.
Give the best answerNo cares
Why is no one even looking at my reservations let alone send me a bud? They are top rest on weekends…any tips??
Give the best answerHow do I promote my first listing?
Any ideas on how to promote my first listing (reservation for tonight)?
Give the best answerHow can I access a buyer's bid listing?
I am trying to see if they would accept a smaller table size, how can I interact with the buyer?
Give the best answer4 Charles black listed me?
I had a bunch of resys and they cancelled them all and now when I get an alert and try to book it says the reservation is no longer available... has this happened to anyone else? Any recommendations on what to do?
Give the best answerPayouts
Anyone can help with payouts, support hasn’t been helpful at all. My funds cleared and I can only retrieve $50 usd a day with a $5 fee and a % per transaction. It would take so long and so much in fees. Thanks!
Give the best answerDoes support work ?
I am having a tough time contacting and elucidating a response from AT Support. I had a listing at 6pm, which was a mistake as the actual listing reservation was at 11pm. This got somehow approved by AT, and a customer bought this from me for 6pm. I want to cancel this listing and refund customer , but there is no way of doing this ! This is so frustrating and making me lose hope on AT. Can someone help me please?
Give the best answerDoes customer service exist!!!!?????
This app is horrible I bought a res it was listed as one day but the actual res on a different day. Have messaged support non stop no reply. There goes $200+ thanks appt trader! Such a scam
Give the best answerPayment for selling
How do I receive information if someone wants to buy my reservation? How do I get paid?
Give the best answerHow can we take our restaurant off your list?
Dear Appointmenttrader Team,
I am the spokesman of the Hofbräuhaus in Munich/Germany.
We don not want to be on your App, since Reservations in the Hofbräuhaus are free.
Please take us off this list!
Please do answer and confirm this.
Thank you and best regrads
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Banned from Resy for selling reservations- Do we have a rat on our hands???
I am new to this app and started off by selling a polo bar reservation and then quickly sold one more reservation. Not long after I received emails from Resy saying all my reservations are cancelled and I am being banned from Resy for life. How could this have possibly happened without a rat telling Resy that I sold the reservation. I need some advice on this situation and let’s catch the rat!
Give the best answerBid and Buy Instantly
I have a big ongoing and it also shows someone is working on my bid. Today I see there is a " Buy Instantly " option at my portfolio showing same price I've bid for a reservation. I'm a bit confused, since my money has already been deducted from my credit card for the bid, do I need to pay one more time for the Buy Instantly? If I choose Buy Instantly, can I cancel my bid ( while someone is working on it )? Thanks!
Give the best answerFirst Sale Help
Having hard time getting my first sale. Any advice? I just want to get the ball rolling! Thanks!
Give the best answerChanging restaurant opening times
I have a reservation for Kasama Chicago I listed but it’s not showing up because the listed opening hours are only until 3 or 4 pm. My reservation is for their dinner service at 5. Is there a way I can change the times myself?
Give the best answerI got charged twice for a single reservation
How long until I get a refund? Support has been slow, has anyone else experienced this?
I tried purchasing the reservation at $55 but it failed. Then I purchased it for $30 and it succeeded. However the $55 charge still went through on my card and posted
Cancelled reservations due to posting it here
Restaurants are cracking down on reservations posted on here
Give the best answer0 views on my posted reservations
Any idea why my reservations have 0 views? Am I doing something incorrectly?
Give the best answerFinding reservwtion
What name do I say the reservation is under?
Give the best answerHow do I deposit $?
You can only deposit $50 at a time until you earn the “Sales and Low Refund Medal” I believe. Im new to this as well but the ability to deposit more money at once and increase your amount of listings comes with that medal.
Payouts
Anyone know how increase payout transfer to bank as I can only send $50 a day and they charge $5 for every transaction. There must be a way. I’ve contacted support two days ago and not a reply.
Give the best answerTransfer question
What do you do if reservation is an hour away and it still hasn’t been transferred? Don’t want to be embarrassed at restaurant. First time user. Thanks!
Give the best answerGetting started as a seller
Hey I just signed up. I'm in Kenya and I 'm looking to be a seller. Where can i get started?
Transfer
My reservation is today and my transfer is still not complete does that mean it’s not going happen ?
Give the best answerWhen do funds get released
My funds from first transaction were supposed to be released today at 5:30 EST. Still showing in deposit account and not main balance
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