Pietro's Cucina Italiana

8378 Parkway Dr, La Mesa
(619) 462-1162

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noel judkins

Most disappointing dinner in awhile. I have only visited 4 times before tonight and those times I enjoyed the food and service. Each time I dined alone or with a single friend.

Tonight I invited 8 friends for a birthday dinner and the experience was pretty poor. We ordered apps and entrees. The apps were great except we ordered 4. 3 were brought out and then after awhile, they asked if we were ready to order our entrees and we reminded them we were missing a double order of apps. They came out so quick, and cold. They must have been prepared and sitting in the kitchen waiting.

We ordered our entrees but had to hold up our app plates for them to take some of them away. We ordered round of drinks but they did not take away empty glasses unless we reminded them to.
They brought our entree salad out but we still had a lot of app plates that we piled up that they didn’t remove. Then they brought out the entrees and we were shuffling to hand them the remaining app plates and salad plates.

Some of the entrees were cold and everyone that ordered chicken said the same thing, tough and dry. I personally ordered the special, shrimp diablo and there was absolutely no spice to it. It tasted and had the consistency of watered down marinara with cold shrimp. Zero heat. One of my guests ordered eggplant parmigiana, completely cold.

Being a birthday dinner, we wanted to enjoy some cannoli. No one asked if we wanted desert and just brought us the bill. I asked for cannolis once I saw they delivered the bill and they seemed a little put off. They did agree to bring a cannoli and said they wouldn’t charge. 9 people, 1 canollli.

The take away is that most of the apps were the best part of the meal. Service was below poor and the entrees were subpar. Myself being the only one that visited prior, had a decent history. Now myself and 8 others don’t have much appetite to return.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Fuad Bayramov

Great place and great ?️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matt Mattia

Great mom and pop restaurant. Authentic vibes, great prices and a must try for a local night out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

German Covello

Great food and service. Thumbs up!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chrys Sanchez

AMAZING!! Everything from start to finish.. the food, the staff, everything! Just fabulous. If you want amazing Italian food, with phenomenal service, go here!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pietro's Salad, Seafood Linguine, Garlic Bread

David Schweer

Great food, great service!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Badr Shuaib

My goodness, I just wonder what would Gordon Ramsey do or say if he walked in this place, and it is most likely going to be him throwing obscenities at the chef of this restaurant, perhaps throw the food at his face. I came to eat freshly made Italian food, not canned sauces, barely cooked veggies and low quality meat in small portions, which I could’ve done home for less than half the price. I definitely don’t recommend!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

saleh shuaib

I tried Italian food in Rome and I like to say this place is a disgrace to Italian food. Small portions and so overpriced for the amount of food they give. I ordered chicken parmigiana and I’m pretty sure the sauce they’re using is can sauce.. never coming back again

susy s

If I could, I’d give more than just 5 stars!!! This place is a true gem!! The service was amazing, the quality of the food was superb, at the atmosphere felt very much like home! Can’t wait to go back soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonathan Flint

My wife and son went for our first time last night, and we're so happy that we did! The food, service, and ambiance were so wonderful, we left with big smiles on our faces! You can feel that genuine care in this family business, and it really shows in the quality of their food! We'll be back for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kirk Mather

AMAZING. And rumor is the wine list is being seriously upgraded.

A terrific staff... friendly, knowledgeable, on top of their game. The pizza crust needs to win some kind of award without any toppings. Add toppings and it's an out of this world pie!!!

Peeked at some other tables pastas. Oh my!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrea Melcón

The food is very good and the staff are really friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Sorrentine

Miss Rissa

This place is a treasure!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pietro's Combo Pizza, Margarita Pizza

Cristian Duran

We were very well cared for as always. The owners are always very attentive. Thank you Maximiliano and Kelani.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

ronaldo77782

The Pizza was really good, I had spaghetti and meatballs.



Parking: Plenty of parking.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Antipasto Salad, Lasagna

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