Benchmark - Santa Ana

We had the most wonderful time celebrating my wife?s birthday at Benchmark. We rented the private dining room which is absolutely amazing. It was so spacious and well decorated. It allowed my wife to bring a balloon arch and have a space forphotos to be taken as well as plenty of room for the gifts to be displayed. We felt like we had the whole restaurant toourselves because it?s so private. The food was absolutely amazing and everyone loved all the options we provided. We orderedthe food family style so that everyone had the chance to taste all the different menu items because we knew how good they were.Some of the items we got were the benchmark burgers, the Asian chicken, the pasta dish, artichoke fondue, crispy pork belly,flat iron steak, and even more I can?t remember. Having such a variety of different styles of dishes made the event so much funbecause we tasted so many different beautiful flavors. The chef here is a genius and the service was exceptional. They were niceenough to allow us to bring in our own dessert and they served it on plates for us. They allowed us to come early enough tosetup and didn?t rush us out when it was time to leave. The owner Duane even stopped by to make sure everything was goingperfectly. What a nice guy! Wonderful restaurant, wonderful food, wonderful people!

Amazing food! Every course suprise me with great taste! The head chef is very passionate with his food and is very nice environment at the restaurant. Won?t need to break my bank with great food!

The atmosphere alone is enough to want to come, but eating is also up there. the risotto was delicious! the tomatoes were perfectly cooked and.

Solid restaurant. great use of fresh veg (I discovered that I love herbs) and unique recipes. especially good was the shrimp/risk dish with sweet mais.

Beautiful outdoor restaurant with amazing dining. cocktails were also great, not strong, but quite delicious. their vodka/sake creations were delicious, but.