10 Best Italian Restaurants in Encinitas

“Delicious authentic Italian meals artistically served .“

“Had ordered Salad and pizza’s all were fantastic . Server was awesome !!!! We love your pie’s Buona 😍😍😍😍“

“My husband and I have been here for the very first time and we immediately fell in love with this place. The staff is amazing, they know how to treat you and make you feel at home. Alice is very passionate about her job and we loved her homemade desserts sooo much. A special mention to Michele, a very young yet extremely professional waiter, who contributed to create a cozy and pleasant atmosphere! As Italian, I can say it's hard to find place such Alice's where you feel so vividly the warm of our country. We will definitely come back!“

“As always, it was a lovely time at Firenze.  From the hostess to the waiters and bus staff, everyone was friendly and gracious. I had the simply grilled trout with a side of pasta and broccoli. Everything was done perfectly. It's especially nice that the broccoli is cooked but with some crunch left! Yum.“

“fantastic food! one the best Italian spots in so. cal. friendly service.“

“What a sleeper!! We are thrilled to have found this gem. Authentic Italian food. Warm and genuine service. Exceeded our standard for local Italian for lunch. They say to arrive early for dinner, by 5:30 because this place gets busy. Make a reservation if dining later.“

“Service and food here is amazing! A gem of Encinitas; the staff are professional, engaging, and go above and beyond. The owner is personable and greeted us in person.The food is absolutely amazing literally the best Italian we've ever had. Encinitas is worth coming back too just for this Italian experience.“

“Clean, grate service,Perfect location.“

“Feels like You’re eating Sunday dinner at grandmas, but any day of the week you choose.“

“Rosatis is a chain in Chicago and its good pizza but never my go to. I have been craving Chicago tavern style pizza for a while and when I found Rosatis I thought I just have to go and check it out!

I walked in and there was Chicago decorations everywhere, flags hanging off the overhead of all the Chicago teams and a nice bar. There was a sign that said seat yourself but all the tables were occupied or had food on in from previous costumers, so I sat at a table with trash on it ans waited for thr server. She came back and told me to wait a second ans she will be back to clean my table but then she went and clean the other two tables before mine..

We ordered Lemon Pepper Wings and a 12 inch Meat Mania thin crust pizza. The quality of the chicken wings was very good, beautifully breaded and had a wet lemon pepper sauce on it but it didnt distributing very well. I would have wanted more lemon peper flavoring in every bit. The lemon peper seasoning was good bjt there wasn't enough. The Meat Mania pizza was pretty decent, the protein on it was pretty high quality ingredients. The bacon, pepperoni and Italian sausage were really good and the cheese was delicious, perfectly melted and plenty of it! I do wish it had more sauce on it and not so much bread crumbs...

Overall just a great staple for Chicago tavern style pizza and I definitely recommend it to anyone who misses the pizza!

Ranch Dip Score: 8.5/10“