Vaca

"Very conveniently located for when you go to the theatre. The paella con mariscos was good and beautifully presented. The jamon Serrano was not impressive and desserts need a bit more attention"

"Outstanding service, sophisticated menu and wonderful atmosphere. The waiters are super polite and knowledgeable. Great place to bring clients or dine with friends. Note that the menu changes every four months or so."

"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."

"I've been here more than two handfuls of times and is one of my favorite restaurants so I have to give 5 stars. However, the service seems to be lacking recently as I've noticed new server faces and prices including valet have increased. I usually if not exclusively come here for celebrations, anniversaries, birthdays, and the like. I've tried almost everything except the cured meats because I can't ever resist the tapas and paellas. My favorite thing is the tapas with the foie gras sauce, I'd have just the sauce as a gravy for thanksgiving if I could. The cocktails are also amazing. I recently visited Spain so the paellas at Vaca are just ok by comparison but highly recommended trying nonetheless. I typically order 5 tapas and drinks or 3 tapas and a paella. I feel the ideal experience is for 2 people as my last experience with 4 wasn't quite the same as I'm used to. Overall this place is great and I definitely recommended making reservations on Resy."

"Best Prime Meat and Tapas in Orange County. Lamb meatballs and the bacon wrapped dates were so flavorful. Have to try Tartar De Atun. Its heavenly. 
Ask to sit on the back patio"