The Cellar
Villa del Sol Shopping Center
305 N. Harbor Blvd. (Harbor Blvd.) 
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Fullerton, CA 92832
714-525-5682 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Cuisine
Open
Dinner Tues-Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking
- Dressy casual
Wine
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| The Cellar has been one of north OC’s most romantic grottos since 1969. Though the restaurant truly is in a cellar, occupying the downstairs area of downtown Fullerton's Villa del Sol shopping center, it's nevertheless elegant, with stone walls and pillars and a heavy beamed ceiling. Chef David Kesler has taken over the kitchen and created a wine-paired menu. For example, a Spanish Albariño is recommended with an appetizer of seared scallops with five-spice apple and pear chutney and port reduction. A Central Coast Chardonnay goes with steamed mussels in a lemon, garlic and ginger broth. The Cellar’s signature caramelized French onion soup is sipped with a Tempranillo from Spain’s famed Rioja wine country. On special occasions, splurge with a Pol Roger NV Champagne as you are served the chef’s entrée of poached Australian lobster tail on a wild mushroom velouté and herb-laced fettuccine. A Willamette Valley Pinot Noir accompanies a roasted rack of New Zealand lamb with Dijon mustard cream sauce and rosemary oil. Assuming you have room after the hearty main course, order the cloudlike chocolate or Grand Marnier soufflé for dessert. The wine cellar, which is located just above the restaurant, is a treasure trove sheltering over 1,400 labels. |
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