Mona Lisa Cucina

Dayna Dawley 3 months ago

I started going about 4 months ago and now we go weekly. Excellent service (Jeremiah is the best! We love him!), the special events like wine tasting are great, the atmosphere is nice. Definitely worth checking out, especially for the wine lovers. Half off bottles on Wednesdays up to $150 is a great way to try something new

Andrew L 4 months ago

Visiting from about an hour away and happened to find this place for dinner. Didn’t have to wait at all but I hope the next time I do, because this needs more people to experience it! The service was very friendly, but what matters most is the food. A place doesn’t have to be Michelin-star quality to be great, and this is a shining example of that. The spaghetti marinara tasted so fresh and yummy, and the Siciliana pizza stacked with meats was so damn yummy. We could see them making the dough for the pizza from our table. Speaking of, you can sit outside, at the wine bar, at a table, or at the chef’s counter - the kitchen is in the center of the restaurant! If I’m ever back in the area, I’d love to give this place another visit and try more of what they have to offer.

Sandy Ward 5 months ago

This is my favorite restaurant, I love coming here as a matter of fact it’s one of the reasons my husband and I have not moved out of Huntington. The portions are always so big that we have to take it home, my dogs also really loved their food (dogs have passed on now). The service has always been amazing, the staff always treats us very well and remember us. Here are some pictures of our current favorites.

Franklin Martinez 7 months ago

I really liked the Italian restaurant in Huntington Beach! Both the Margherita Pizza and the Spaghetti alla Checca were made super fresh and everybody was very friendly, too. I can fondly create new memories and remember Mona Lisa Cucina forever.

Krishna Narasimhan 9 months ago

Went here for dinner on a Sunday evening. We were offered seating outside or at the bar but, as a group of three, we chose to wait (about 20 min) for a regular table. All the staff there were amazingly nice and friendly and seated us as soon as a table became available. The wait staff was very friendly and polite. He quickly brought out some bread and oil. The bread was warm and soft and they refilled the bread basket as soon as it was empty! We ordered a few appetizers and salads. Followed that up with a pasta dish and the Margarita pizza. Lastly got the Tiramisu and Spumoni. Overall, I would say the food was average at best. The pizza crust was not thin, nor was it really thick. It felt more like bread than pizza crust (admittedly they are all bread, but still I like to think there is a distinction!!). The pasta sauce was creamy vodka and personally I thought it was just ok. The highlight was the tiramisu and I definitely think it was among the better tiramisus I’ve had. The Spumoni was not particularly good. In summary, this place isn’t the first Italian spot I would recommend in the area. With that said, it isn’t bad for a quick meal, but nothing special.