Casanova Ristorante - Italian restaurant in Dana Point - 33585 Del Obispo St #C & #D, USA

OMG!! Driven by this place 5 years. So glad we came in and decided to try it! The Shrimp appetizer was divine. The Rigatoni Mama Rosa was to die for and their house wines and tiramisu was just lovely. Can’t wait to go back and try the scallops, martinis and oso bucco.

Ordered chicken marsala. Chicken is unseasoned, pretty sure it is boiled (no grill marks), if there is a mushroom “sauce” I’m not seeing or tasting it. Unseasoned boiled chicken, unseasoned or sauced angel hair pasta, there’s a few mushrooms in there but have no flavor. Overall the most bland Marsala I’ve ever had. Carrabba’s is 150% better and cheaper. Great service, good atmosphere, awful entree.

Rachel the Waiter was no the friendliest person on earth, the only good thing here is the pasta. And on the ticket you can see the included the gratuity WITHOUT EVEN ASKING! Hate this about restaurants. And on the next ticket you can see they put again "add tip" And when she saw this she even got mad 😂 Better to avoid this place because this is just AWFUL! Hopefully there's a better pasta place near with better service & not obligatory gratuity 😂 P.S. let's also talk about my brothers birthday, they charged the $10 chocolate slice 😂 so also, avoid this on your birthday!

Nice restaurant with excellent service. Very freindly staff and helpfull, when searching for the best food and some good wine. Pizza is real italian style and the bruschetta and the pasta tastes like they were prepared by la mama italia de la casa! Very tasty. Thumbs up! The food worth‘ the ride from Dana point and laguna beach. We will go there next time, we travel over the big pond from Germany.

Nice place to eat. NY style pizza and great atmosphere. Not too pricey. Loved the olive oil. Clean and good service.

A recent visit was disappointing. My favorite dish was missing from the menu (a rice & sausage dish) so since I was there, I explored the menu and was shocked at the prices. I'm not opposed to spending for a good meal but from my last visit, I accepted a price hike that differed from the website menu price. Viewing the online menu & prices, I went elsewhere. NOTE: Google appears to list this restaurant as a hotel.

Chicken fettuccine alfredo had good flavor but very little sauce, and pre frozen chicken pieces on ther dry side. Pasta was aldente which is okay but it was a very small portion and barely filled half the to go container. Not what you'd expect for $30. Super small side salad too. The bread was plain, I guess for dipping in the sauce I didn't get...lol. I made my own garlic toast with it. Was the best part of meal.

We celebrated a family moment ….party of 11. Mario was a terrific waiter and the attending staff attentive and helpful. The calamari appetizer was generous and yummy. All our entrees were superb, plentiful and served hot and well presented. We love this restaurant and recommend it highly !