Terra Wood-Fired Kitchen — Restaurant in Yorba Linda

I had high hopes for this spot, and was rather disappointed.

The place was super busy, figured that was a good sign. Took ~15 min to get a seat (for 3), despite calling in for a table ahead of time. Ordered steaks, bolognese pasta, and a bruschetta appetizer.

The coke was flat; asked about it, they said that was normal (it's not, but point taken, they aren't gonna fix it). Took a long time to get food. Received the appetizer after 15 min without napkins or utensils, so it was nice to look at while we waited for that. It was tasty. After 30 min, received the main courses. The steaks were a proper medium rare, but kinda cold. The Bolognese tasted like Ragu. Not terrible, but definitely not worth the premium price tag.

Other customers who were seated before us were visibly agitated that they still hadn't gotten their food. Looked like there was a huge screw-up in the kitchen that required all waiters to have a pow-wow about it. We were told that it was busier than they expected, and the kitchen was behind. It was Saturday night 7pm, not sure what they were expecting.

The waiters were friendly, but pretty out of sorts. The place is super cramped, I could literally hear every conversation happening in the half dozen tables around me. The decor is nice, but not very well secured--a customer almost knocked a large decoration off the wall into another customer when he tried to get up, as it was only held to the wall with a single screw.

All in all, not worth the wait and money. I hope they get their act together--the OC Register made it sound like a hot spot to dine. Maybe one day they'll live up to the hype, but I won't be...

$70 (including tip) gets you one mediocre dry pizza that’s worse than blaze, one decent soup, and one unmemorable appetizer with bruschetta that was more air from holes than actual bread. Service was a little slow, but decent, until our leftovers container containing half of our bland pizza was accidentally knocked over by our server who was in such a hurry she did not even realize it for a few minutes. That was definitely a first. Understandably, accidents do happen, and we were offered a replacement pizza, but we declined. Not going to wait around another 15-20 minutes for a truly forgettable pizza, knowing it really should have been comp’d (as a former server myself), and blaze is a short walk away. She did us a favor though because I wasn’t looking forward to eating the leftovers, and that says a lot about the quality of food because I love pizza more than anything. As a local resident who wants to see restaurants in downtown YL succeed and had high hopes, the great ambiance with the rooftop dining is the only thing going for this place. If I’m paying that much there are much better options that also offer great food and service, just a short drive away. I’m just glad I didn’t spend much more on a steak or drinks. I like to test the waters out first to see if it’s worth splurging, and now I know not to come back. Sadly, very disappointing, unimpressive, and will not...

Covid-19 - I went to this place with my wife a few days ago. I was very disappointed by the lack of precautions . We sat on the Main St. side. -First and foremost, I watched 2 different couples finish and leave their table, only to have the table cleared of plates, wiped with a bar towel and new customers immediately sat at those same tables. And this was by 2 different waiters! I had a clear, completely unobstructed view of both tables and simply put, nothing was done. I’m just not gonna risk having a meal at a place where I don’t think good Covid-19 safety is being practiced. Secondly, couples were sat a tables much closer than 6 feet WITH NO BARRIER AT ALL! How hard is it? I’m not sure how much a barrier works, but I know for a fact no barrier, no separation, is not the recommended practice. Tables on the north side and folks at them were under 4 feet close, I mean ridiculously close and people at the other end sat about 2 feet from bar patrons on stools. The bar patrons faced in, away from the street, but since they were on stools, the folks at the street side tables had their heads at butt / back level. Any breeze or draft from inside the restaurant just bathed these folks in the breath of the bar patrons-...