Fennel Kitchen & Bar

Fennel Kitchen & Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Did not disappoint . Will definitely be coming back.
   

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   Judy

   Orange County5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was excellent. However, the service was poor. Shortly after being seated, we asked for two waters with no ice. We were later presented with two ice waters. We ordered the cauliflower and date appetizer as well as wine. We were served our appetizer, which was warm, without any plates and before our wine was served. After waiting for around seven minutes, we asked that our appetizer be removed, rewarmed and reserved only when we had our wine and plates. After about 15 minutes, we received our wine and shortly after the appetizer was served again - WITHOUT PLATES. We had to once again ask for plates. Because the food was so good, I would definitely go back to Fennel. However, I now know that we need to train the servers on every detail about serving customers. It seems incredible that I need to instruct the server IN ADVANCE to please wait until we have our beverages before serving the appetizer and oh yeah - please bring plates with the appetizer.
   

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   Amerifrikaner VIP

   Orange County1 review

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Good food, slow service, needed to make multiple requests to different staff
   

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   Savannah

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Always delicious and always super accommodating of my food allergies! Love it!
   

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   JacquelineC

   Orange County4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Risotto and the lamb came out cold. Would prefer food be extra hot and told to eat with caution. Vibes are great. Food is fresh and good quality. I think this time it must’ve sat for too long before it was sent to my table. Loved the salmon bowl and had the eggplant hummus which was interesting!
   

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   Candice VIP

   Orange County26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lunch today was outstanding. I had the salmon bowl. The salmon was perfectly cooked. The grains and vegetables were delicious. The restaurant is clean and beautifully maintained. The service by Carlos was outstanding! Carlos was friendly, attentive, warm and professional. Fennel Kitchen has become a regular in my restaurant rotation.
   

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   Susan

   Hawaii4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful restaurant. Food was fresh and delicious. Service was attentive and friendly. We were a party of 6 so we ordered many items . Hummus platter and cauliflower are great appetizers for a large group. Lamb was tender and well seasoned. Hamburger and beef kabob delicious. Only disappointment was garlic potatoes, blah , no flavor. Will definitely be back again.
   

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   Melanie

   Orange County11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Jacob treated us so well, extremely personable, patient and engaging. Food was delicious! Can’t wait to go back.
   

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   Jackie

   Orange County2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food, look forward to going there many more times.
   

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    Michael VIP

    Orange County8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Really enjoyed our Saturday brunch today. Got there at 11am opening time. Service and food were excellent. I had the Shakshuka and a cinnamon vanilla latte, both very good. My wife had the everything scramble and a pistachio latte and she enjoyed those. We’ll be back!
    

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