Anaheim White House Restaurant
Anaheim, CA
Italian
$30 to $50
Our rating: 4 forks
Nestled between a burger joint and some small office buildings is the charming dining oasis known simply as the White House. Occupying an historic farm residence that was once surrounded by Orange Groves, the White House prepares creative and exquisite Italian and French dishes.Chef Bruno is from Italy, so naturally the pasta and grilled meat and fish are done perfectly. On my most recent visit I enjoyed both and the Prada rack of lamb (New Zealand lamb, pan roasted with Italian cipollini and lamb jus) and the chef’s choice, pasta sampler which included four pastas (including gnocchi) and complimentary sauces. For appetizers their lobster ravioli, delicate pasta sheets filled with lobster and basil on a sauce of ginger and citrus, with crispy leeks was a palette pleaser, as was the best Caesar salad I had ever tasted (and I rarely even like Caesar salad), and the sautŽed calamari served atop of angel hair pasta with shallots and capers was done perfectly.
Other house specialties include Chicken breast baked in parchment with julienne of leeks, lemon, capers, Shiitake mushrooms and sage and Dolce Gabbana Pacific Ahi Tuna, seared rare with black sesame served along baby Arugula and crispy yams.
If you get the feeling I like this place you are right. The service is always friendly and professional, the food exquisite and beautifully plated, the atmosphere romantic, yet comfortable enough for client meetings.