Ordered from here in mid June towards end of night. Very welcoming and wonderful owners. The sauce is amazing, pasta cooked perfectly. Definitely recommend this place.
Philip G.
Do not order from this restaurant. We placed an order on DoorDash and it took the restaurant 30 minutes to cancel our order they're not doing no more business this evening, during these rough times no one needs to be put in that kind of a position. If you can't service your clients disconnect your DoorDash account you shouldn't be advertising on DoorDash if you can't service your community. Do not order from this restaurant
Susan Hirst
Party of 3. We ordered garlic bread and clams for an appetizer. Excellent!
Ms F.
I have to agree with all of the negative reviews of this place. Tried it a little while back and gave it a couple of more tries to see if it was just a bad night. Staff and owner are arrogant and down right rude. The food is barely mediocre. I am in the food industry and hospitality industry on many different levels and I would NEVER make a recommendation for any locals or visitors to this area to eat here. Not sure how they have managed to stay open all of these years in a strip mall providing such awful service.
Ron Gladis
Just got back from Alberto’s in Pacific Grove, CA. Alberto, my newest best friend, regaled Cole and I with stories of cooking for Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and many stars of the past. Incredible Italian food and a delightful evening.
Rene V.
I wish I could give a negative star. First of all we are celebrating our anniversary and since we can't leave the house, we decided to order via door dash. The problem started already when we received a message that our order didn't get through. We waited of course. Food finally arrived, excited and hungry. The excitement went through the window when we opened the food containers. The soup comes in a cottage cheese container. At least it won't leak right. Lol. To the entrees. We ordered chicken Marsala. 3 little chicken strips and a small hand full of pasta. The sauce is more water then taste and one chicken strip tasted like it's a little bit older. Let's say it in a nice way, it had his own taste. Second was a chicken Parmigiane. Chicken was bone dry and the sauce? Well, different subject. Third entrees. Pasta with short ribs. Actually pretty good. Ok now the highlight. Dessert or wanna be. We ordered cannoli and tiramisu. Can't say much to cannoli because we never received it. Maybe the dasher was hungry? I don't know. Tiramisu! Well, first it was packed in between the hot food. Second, doesn't even looked like tiramisu. Please see my picture for explanation. And last bit not least, the taste. We both took only one bite and that should explain everything else. Just nasty. We called the restaurant. A super rude and annoyed gentleman answered the phone. We ask for the manager or owner. The not so friendly gentleman on the other side of the phone said he is not there and ask completely disrespectful and harsh what's the problem. We tried to explain what's going on but he likes to interrupt his costumers so we couldn't even finish to explain our adventure with this restaurant. He called us liars. Not a good idea. $116 out the window. Not again
Lauren Link
The owner was welcoming and the food was delicious.
Jeannie Hall
This came on my Facebook feed so I decided to rate this restaurant from 2014. It was late and my daughter and walked in starving. My wedding was the next day so it was my time to relax and have a good glass of wine and a chance to talk with my kid. The host was acting like we were a bother and a lot negative looks. The food and great but that was is it.
Jody S.
Super bummed! Ordered through Grub-hub as I'm not familiar with this area, and when my linguine and clams dinner arrived, all of the sauce had leaked out into the drivers storage container. You'd think there would've been a better thought with the logistics. So I ate my linguine completely dry without any sauce because I was starving. I called the restaurant and he said to come and pick up a new dish, and I declined. I'm sure the meal would've been delicious with sauce. Boo.
Tanya D.
Very nice chef and food was great. We had eggplant parmigiana and the ribs with pasta. Prices were reasonable compared to other restaurants in the area.
Thank you for the wonderful dinner! We stopped in last night, to see if Alberto's had the Lasagne we remembered so fondly. They made it for their specialty of the house for tonight!! It was absolutely fantastic!! The service was so professional and polite. My husband and I split the Caesar Salad, and we each had our own, rich Lasagne. Cheese Cake for dessert, and then sunset at the beach, just a few blocks down the hill. What a beautiful evening!!
Mary Ellen B.
The BEST meat sauce I have ever tasted. Had Alberto's Special Boneless Ribs Marinara. The meat was so tender it fell apart with a fork. Service was excellent - very attentive but not hovering. Was on a business trip and will return whenever in town!
Douglas N.
I LOVED THIS PLACE. Dinner and an experience a lifetime. The owner and famous chef (??? Go find out) and how lovely wife spent the time to make a dinner a lifetime memory. Good food! Great Service! Thank you for the memory.
David Minten
Excellent Italian food, wonderful memories.
Amelie N.
Came here for take out. The restaurant was very dimly lit and completely empty on a Friday night, which should have been a sign. Chef and a couple staff seemed perturbed when we entered the restaurant; they weren't exactly welcoming so we inquired if they were closed/not serving. We ordered a couple pasta dishes...lean cuisine quality for $40. We won't be returning.
Ordered from here in mid June towards end of night. Very welcoming and wonderful owners. The sauce is amazing, pasta cooked perfectly. Definitely recommend this place.
Do not order from this restaurant. We placed an order on DoorDash and it took the restaurant 30 minutes to cancel our order they're not doing no more business this evening, during these rough times no one needs to be put in that kind of a position. If you can't service your clients disconnect your DoorDash account you shouldn't be advertising on DoorDash if you can't service your community. Do not order from this restaurant
Party of 3. We ordered garlic bread and clams for an appetizer. Excellent!
I have to agree with all of the negative reviews of this place. Tried it a little while back and gave it a couple of more tries to see if it was just a bad night. Staff and owner are arrogant and down right rude. The food is barely mediocre. I am in the food industry and hospitality industry on many different levels and I would NEVER make a recommendation for any locals or visitors to this area to eat here. Not sure how they have managed to stay open all of these years in a strip mall providing such awful service.
Just got back from Alberto’s in Pacific Grove, CA. Alberto, my newest best friend, regaled Cole and I with stories of cooking for Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and many stars of the past. Incredible Italian food and a delightful evening.
I wish I could give a negative star. First of all we are celebrating our anniversary and since we can't leave the house, we decided to order via door dash. The problem started already when we received a message that our order didn't get through. We waited of course. Food finally arrived, excited and hungry. The excitement went through the window when we opened the food containers. The soup comes in a cottage cheese container. At least it won't leak right. Lol. To the entrees. We ordered chicken Marsala. 3 little chicken strips and a small hand full of pasta. The sauce is more water then taste and one chicken strip tasted like it's a little bit older. Let's say it in a nice way, it had his own taste. Second was a chicken Parmigiane. Chicken was bone dry and the sauce? Well, different subject. Third entrees. Pasta with short ribs. Actually pretty good. Ok now the highlight. Dessert or wanna be. We ordered cannoli and tiramisu. Can't say much to cannoli because we never received it. Maybe the dasher was hungry? I don't know. Tiramisu! Well, first it was packed in between the hot food. Second, doesn't even looked like tiramisu. Please see my picture for explanation. And last bit not least, the taste. We both took only one bite and that should explain everything else. Just nasty. We called the restaurant. A super rude and annoyed gentleman answered the phone. We ask for the manager or owner. The not so friendly gentleman on the other side of the phone said he is not there and ask completely disrespectful and harsh what's the problem. We tried to explain what's going on but he likes to interrupt his costumers so we couldn't even finish to explain our adventure with this restaurant. He called us liars. Not a good idea. $116 out the window. Not again
The owner was welcoming and the food was delicious.
This came on my Facebook feed so I decided to rate this restaurant from 2014. It was late and my daughter and walked in starving. My wedding was the next day so it was my time to relax and have a good glass of wine and a chance to talk with my kid. The host was acting like we were a bother and a lot negative looks. The food and great but that was is it.
Super bummed! Ordered through Grub-hub as I'm not familiar with this area, and when my linguine and clams dinner arrived, all of the sauce had leaked out into the drivers storage container. You'd think there would've been a better thought with the logistics. So I ate my linguine completely dry without any sauce because I was starving. I called the restaurant and he said to come and pick up a new dish, and I declined. I'm sure the meal would've been delicious with sauce. Boo.
Very nice chef and food was great. We had eggplant parmigiana and the ribs with pasta. Prices were reasonable compared to other restaurants in the area.
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Thank you for the wonderful dinner! We stopped in last night, to see if Alberto's had the Lasagne we remembered so fondly. They made it for their specialty of the house for tonight!! It was absolutely fantastic!! The service was so professional and polite. My husband and I split the Caesar Salad, and we each had our own, rich Lasagne. Cheese Cake for dessert, and then sunset at the beach, just a few blocks down the hill. What a beautiful evening!!
The BEST meat sauce I have ever tasted. Had Alberto's Special Boneless Ribs Marinara. The meat was so tender it fell apart with a fork. Service was excellent - very attentive but not hovering. Was on a business trip and will return whenever in town!
I LOVED THIS PLACE. Dinner and an experience a lifetime. The owner and famous chef (??? Go find out) and how lovely wife spent the time to make a dinner a lifetime memory. Good food! Great Service! Thank you for the memory.
Excellent Italian food, wonderful memories.
Came here for take out. The restaurant was very dimly lit and completely empty on a Friday night, which should have been a sign. Chef and a couple staff seemed perturbed when we entered the restaurant; they weren't exactly welcoming so we inquired if they were closed/not serving. We ordered a couple pasta dishes...lean cuisine quality for $40. We won't be returning.