Orange County Mining Co.

Celebrating our one year marriage anniversary, we decided to go to dinner at a place that came highly recommended. Not knowing what to expect, we were pleasantly surprised by the total experience we had. The staff was friendly and attentive; congratulating us on our anniversary and going out of their way to make our evening even more special. The food and drinks were heavenly; and I don't use those words very often. Every piece of food, every drink we have felt and tasted like it was hand crafted especially for us lol. The ambience was perfect as we sat out on the patio so we could see the sunset in Northern Tustin. And to top it all off, without having to ask, they brought us out a detectible desert to cap off our experience. Definitely on my short list of places I will definitely visit again... See you in another year if not sooner.

We were a party of six, had a reservation, minimal wait to be seated. Greeted immediately, all staff friendly and professional. The server Jana was exceptional, friendly introduction, attentive...checking for refills & if everything was ok. The coconut shrimp and corn bread appetizer were good, the spinach artichoke dip was passable, needs flavor adjustment lacking! The same with the Mac and cheese just blah! The steaks, salmon and garlic mash potatoes & veggies good. The cheesy bread tasty but need a thicker bread or less cheese, too soggy.

We attended a private event here and did not go to the regular restaurant. So this review is solely for the private event section. The meal was pre selected brunch items served buffet style. We had a choice of eggs, potatoes, vegetables, sausage, prime rib fresh sliced and an to order omelette bar. The food was very good for buffet style. As mentioned in other reviews, the horse radish and au jus just don’t have a bite and I wish they were a little more stand out flavor. The staff were great and for an event of over 150, they were very attentive and things flowed very well. The buffet was set up to serve from both sides making it go so much faster. The omelette station was just to the side and at first not noticed. At least 50 were served before anyone started walking up to the omelette bar. A quick little pre announcement of serve from both sides and omelette bar to the side would be helpful. As mentioned earlier, the maître d’ was extremely eager to keep everyone happy. We sat at the main table with the host of this party and saw the maître d’ come up often to see if there were any needs. The location here is amazing. Plenty of parking and a view that is unstoppable. We were there during the day and loved it and can imagine how beautiful it is at night.

My husband and I came to celebrate our anniversary here as we had our reception at this restaurant a year ago. Having our anniversary dinner here only made sense, as well as the sentimental value it held. However, this wasn't the case and we were extremely disappointed. My husband had booked the reservation like 2 weeks in advance and specified it was for our anniversary, yet that didn't matter. Originally he requested an outdoor table because of the beautiful view, however the rain had been on and off that day, so he assumed we would automatically be switched to an indoor table because everything was soaked but he didn't think to call and confirm, common sense should have kicked in for the restaurant and we thought they would accommodate accordingly...but boy were we in for a surprise. After checking in, about 5 mins later the hostess escorted us to the slippery and wet patio with the off and on drizzle going on (Mind you I am 7 months pregnant). She led us to a soaked table with literal puddles on the white plastic patio chairs and was like "The server will be right with you" and my husband was like "Umm this is wet, are you seriously going to have us dine out here? It's a slip hazard and my wife is pregnant." And I asked if we could sit inside. The hostess then replied, "We'll have someone come clean this up and there's going to be a long wait if you want to sit inside." We waited for about 2 mins and it started drizzling again and nobody came out to clean the table, so I told my husband let's go inside and check if there's availability inside. We were told it would be an hour wait, despite having a reservation. I understand it gets busy and weather may be unpredictable but really? They really led us to a puddle filled table and expected us to sit there while it was drizzling? Thankfully our wait was only 25-30 mins. While being escorted to our table, I expressed to the new hostess that it was our anniversary dinner and we had our reception there a year ago, so we were looking forward to eating here. Pssh might as well have been talking to myself, it went in one ear out the other... service was so slow. Our silverware and drinks took forever to be given to us. The food was disappointing... no flavor and our baked potato which we both upgraded to, was cold. My husband ordered the prime rib and I had the rib eye. My husband's prime rib, half of it was like all fat, inedible fat too, not like that thin layer of fat that's everyone's guilty pleasure to eat haha, just legit pure fat. The only delicious thing was the artichoke dip appetizer we ordered. Our entrees at the reception last year, blew this years meal out of the water...did not compare, not even close. Again, need I remind you we were there for our anniversary dinner and not once did the server acknowledge this. Most places bring out a little dessert slice or something commemorating that special event you are there celebrating, the table next to us, it was someone's birthday and they brought out a slice of cake and we got zilch. Overall my experience left a really bitter taste in my mouth. I was really looking forward to our dinner, proud of my husband for having booked it in advance yet the restaurant just totally missed the mark on this. The food, service, atmosphere, lack of common sense and hospitality, just really poorly executed. Needless to say, we definitely won't be booking our next anniversary there, despite the sentimental value that place originally held. I hope you guys have a better experience than we did.