Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana & Seafood
1933 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff
(760) 634-2335
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I went for an early dinner with a few friends, and unfortunately I wasn’t too impressed with the food. I got the Scampi Pompei, it was too salty and the shrimp were overcooked. My friends’ thought their food was just OK. Then we ordered 3 different desserts, the chocolate lava cake, teramisu, and créme brûlée, same thing, nothing special. The ambience was very quiet and mellow. The staff could’ve been a little bit more friendly. And didn’t like that the bathrooms are outside in the parking lot. Definitely trying other italian restaurants in the area before going back here again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
The Spaghetti was stuck together, shrimp was almost raw, my husband's risotto was soft and lacked the consistency of risotto..worst italian food I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
The food was delicious, but unfortunately, the overall experience was lacking. From the start, there was poor communication between the staff, which set the tone for the rest of the meal. The ambiance was also disappointing—within moments of sitting down, we were listening to commercials playing over the speakers, which made it hard to enjoy the atmosphere. Additionally, the dining room had a strong scent of cleaning products, which was distracting. While the food itself was enjoyable, the service and environment left a lot to be desired.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 3
Great food, excellent service!
Daniel was our server and was very helpful with suggestions. I ordered the homemade ravioli with short rib stuffing and hubby ordered the lasagna Bolognese.
We ordered the Italian wedding soup, their house cab and creme brulee for dessert.
Everything was delicious and the atmosphere was cozy.
The only reason I gave 4 star instead of 5 was the ravioli needed a red sauce. I kept scooping some of hubby's Bolognese on to my dish.
Uber eats order totally botched. $120 order with not one but 2 notations in both the comment section and the order to add sides of sauce that is much needed for the calzone. Clearly visible on receipt. Called to inquire and manager says "sorry it won't happen again". No credit or any type of recourse? We are long time customers and got nothing but a "sorry". $120 with no sauce? You won't see us for a while.
Food: 5
Service: 1
Hi, A big welcome to 21 century to the guys at this restaurant!. A while ago, I went there around 1:30 pm. They made me feel unwelcome right away and totally ignored me while it was very quiet with under 10 guest at two table. Workers in this restaurant are not costume- comfortable to serve women dine alone!. After waiting for few minutes and watching two hosts passing me by few times as I was ghost standing there waiting to be greeted and seated. I then went to ladies room just to give them more time for coming out of coma, hopefully. After returning and waiting for another long few min and after making sure there’s no chance to be seated, I decided to go to the bar and order for take out,….
Even Michelle pfeiffer, a widow in Victorian time dinned at restaurant alone in “The age of innocence” and was served respectfully then!. I’m now wondering, is it possible that she went to an Irish restaurant!!!! Or perhaps the writer and producer didn’t get their facts right!, Or God forbid it was unintentional gaslighting! ;)
Any how, back to the future, To be fair, If you’ve been to a 5 star and 4 star restaurant, you’ll might give this restaurant a very generous 3 star based on their meal prep and not so fresh ingredients and a 0 star for their hosting skills (none existent) and service. I hope, you’ll have a better experience if you decided to be the judge yourself!.
Happy dinning,
Excellent food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Drove from Orange to try this place, the moment we got our food the lights went out, but only in one room. Instead of moving us to another table they told us to wait. My food got cold and I had to leave half way through my meal. Very Disappointed with food and the service.
Ordered through GrubHub and I was sent the wrong food. They tried to blame the driver however the receipt was for the correct food it was just the wrong food in the bag.
Then after I reordered I finally got the correct food (now over 2 hours later) and two bites into my chicken parm I had a nasty long red hair in my food.
Absolute garbage. Don't waste your time or your money with this place.
Food: 1
Service: 1
I highly recommend this restaurant. They have a mix of sea food and non seafood options making it easy for me to navigate. The food was mouthwatering and the service was above what I expected. They were very kind and generous. They have heat lamps and the waiter was kind to change it out for a new propane with no attitude. I’d come back in a heartbeat! :) Omar was our waiter and he was phenomenal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Me and my girlfriend share great meals here with fantastic views of the city of oceans
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here with two girlfriends for Happy Hour…… got our bill and they charged us 28.00 for a double Tito’s ? I went to the manager asking him to explain how a short glass with two shots is 28.00? He said an additional shot is 14.00. I didn’t order shots. Since then I have gone to every other restaurant bar and have not paid more then 14.00 for a double Tito’s cocktail. Not only do they gouge you in rough economic times, their manager is rude and condescending and said he would take 5.00 off of the 100.00 bar bill we had. No thanks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The tiramisu here is divine! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
Fantastic location, atmosphere, food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So fun! Great bar! Great vibe!! Can't wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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