Mangia Bene Cucina - Laguna Niguel

The Calamari appetizer was perfectly baked, seasoned and fried. My gluten Free Pepperoni Pizza was appalling, and I managed to eat two slices that left two slices for lunch today. The pizza had a delicate crust and mozzarella was fresh, it was not from a package. Can't wait to return to their pastas! Update 2021: Today I ordered the Taglio Salad, gluten-free pepperoni pizza and the lasagna. The salad was fresh, delicious; and the peppers melt in the mouth! The pizza was perfect, either the right amount of cheese vs. crust and pepperoni. Now the lasagna.... This is the lasagna that your Italian grandmother would make for dinner in her kitchen. Don't you have an Italian grandmother?? Try Mangia Bene for this genuine homemade Italian food!

Large menu, very creative. Great cocktails. Nice location. But your price is like Milan, London or Paris. Also overpriced Laguna is cheaper. Management is also out. Looks like an opening weekend.

We went there tonight after word of mouth and reading the reviews. The food was really good! We had Calamari Fritti, Gnocchi, Pizza and their Salmon Special. Our waitress was attentive and made good recommendations. Her assistant made sure we always had water and their free Garlic Bread. We would definitely recommend! We will be going back!

I ordered the pesto pasta with only chicken and they out asparagus cuts in the pasta. My son is allergic to asparagus. When I contacted the manager Regi he was extremely kind and apologetic and offered me a refund or a remake of the pasta and told me to come by any time Saturday or Sunday. I called Sunday and spoke to Victor and he was extremely rude, cocky and didn?t care, regardless of the fact I had pictures with the time stamp for proof. His customer service was awful. I asked to speak to someone higher than him and they offered me no options. Now I have to wait to 3+ more days to speak with Regi again. I feel bad for the employees that have to deal with Victor. I can?t imagine how he is to work for, let alone deal with. Hopefully this gets resolved professionally as it should, since this is a medical matter as well with my son.

Probably one the best meals I've had in a while. Frutti de mare! I added calamari ! Great Job cooks!