Always a great experience. Very welcoming management.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suzanne Davidson
Our group of 10 ladies enjoyed a quiet lunch on the patio here following a visit to the Galen Artists Center. The food and the service could not have been better! Complimentary bread (that real Italian unsalted bread!) and breadsticks were served with tapenade. I ordered the prosciutto melon appetizer (1/2) and the lunch special entree of white fish and string beans. Both were great! Most items on the menu are available in half portions. Our server was charming, attentive , and kind. He was fine with separate checks, even for a party of our size! I highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kendall Levine
Very happy we stumbled upon this place. Such a welcoming and warm environment! Quick, extremely kind service and absolutely delicious food. We shared a salad, meatballs, and then each got our own pasta dish. They offer half portions of a pasta or a main dish as an alternative to full portions, which works so perfectly with trying a few appetizers (I wish more restaurants did this). The complimentary bread was also of addicting flavor and texture. Thank you for having us ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shari Joseph
We are locals and for the last 8 years would always go here for special occasions. The three stars is because the atmosphere is still wonderful, and the serving staff is very good. However, the last 3 times here the food was not as good as in the past. I always double check online menus before dining out. This time the online menu was not the same as the actual restaurant menu. The dish I was going to order was listed online but not on the menu anymore (a specialty of this restaurant for years). In the past all entrees had included vegetables, but the actual restaurant menu had some entrees with included veggies, but many entrees had veggies listed as $8 "add ons". As for the food, the last 3 visits were just not as good as in years gone by. The fish I ordered was always fantastic, but the last time I had it here (it was still on the menu), it was lacking the same incredible flavor - was bland. Two times ago, I had ordered the chicken. Again, the flavor was wonderful in the past, this time, that same flavor was not there, it was bland. On our last visit I had the spinach, which was the best I have ever had - was like a creamed spinach with an incredible flavor. This time was more like frozen spinach with garlic (which is good), but, no flavor. In the past, the tiramisu was incredible and a reasonable portion! This time, it was hard to find the little bit of cake that was buried under the mountain of whipped cream.
Mark Stanley
Excellent food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
lester kovats
Excellent food and service. In and outside dining options. No need to fly to Italy as food here is better. Chow.
Nancy Blaeuenstein
We went to this restaurant and ordered San Pellegrino and instead got a navy blue bottle and they said that it was made by San Pellegrino which tasted nothing like that. We also ordered a $40 Pinot Noir which they let us taste and after tasting said it was fine but the waiter took the bottle away and brought us another bottle which was already halfway. I thought this switcheroo was very odd. I had fish which was way over priced $43 to be exact and not the whole fish I thought I was getting. Also I am pretty sure the fish was frozen. Place is way overpriced for the very small portions you get. Wouldn't have minded if the food was good. I am so surprised ithas some good reviews. I guess those people don't care about good food. Never going back again. Thank you but no thank you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Sharon M
Wonderful staff, amazing authentic food. Every dish is well prepared and tastes perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anthony Bernardi
The most authentic Cacio de Pepe without making the trip to Italy! Absolute best Italian spot in the desert & Federico serves some mean drinks! Love this
Maybe the reviews on TA are too old? We were happy to find another Italian place in the desert, but wow....coming here was NOT a good idea. The meatballs starter wasn't too bad and we were thinking positively. But the veal piccata - omg.....so mushy I couldn't eat but two bites; the accompanying pasta not quality. The gnocchi was straight out of a bag, not homemade and way over sauced. Honestly, both seemed straight off the Sysco truck and not very well disguised. I suppose we should've been clued in when they served parmesan cheese with the starter bread (NOT homemade focaccia) and it was like it came out of the Kraft dispenser. We were super glad they were doing a $15 summer season corkage (will change in fall) so we could at least enjoy the wine we brought. Maybe this was just off for a hot summer day? We will never know....for sure won't go back.
Deborah Leader, Registered Nurse
This place is amazing. The owners are two brothers from Sicily who made my experience so authentic. The service was impeccable. The food superb. The wine OMg the best. I don’t eat meat and don’t like red sauce and they made something special just for me. I am not a local but come here often for work and will come back real soon. Bypass Olive Garden and come straight here. This is the real deal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt Canales
This place was surprisingly decent. I didn't have high expectations but the Vongolle was decent, the tirimisu delicious, and peach summer salad was refreshing. The wait staff was surpringly good too.Dietary restrictions: Was able to do gluten free on several dishes that my co-dinner wanted.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Linguine Alle Vongole
Ben Robinson
What a beautiful experience! Owned by Sicilians. Very family oriented. Small and personal. José Luis was our server and he always made sure our waters were filled, wine glasses were filled. Extremely kind and generous and they all made my mom feel really really special on her birthday. 10/10 experience and will definitely be coming back. Food was beautiful too. I had the Antarctic Queen Fish (a cold deep sea fish.) Flakey, soft and buttery. Cooked to perfection paired with a beautiful wine from Sicily.Thank you for having us and see you soon!
Great food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a great experience. Very welcoming management.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our group of 10 ladies enjoyed a quiet lunch on the patio here following a visit to the Galen Artists Center. The food and the service could not have been better! Complimentary bread (that real Italian unsalted bread!) and breadsticks were served with tapenade. I ordered the prosciutto melon appetizer (1/2) and the lunch special entree of white fish and string beans. Both were great! Most items on the menu are available in half portions. Our server was charming, attentive , and kind. He was fine with separate checks, even for a party of our size! I highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very happy we stumbled upon this place. Such a welcoming and warm environment! Quick, extremely kind service and absolutely delicious food. We shared a salad, meatballs, and then each got our own pasta dish. They offer half portions of a pasta or a main dish as an alternative to full portions, which works so perfectly with trying a few appetizers (I wish more restaurants did this). The complimentary bread was also of addicting flavor and texture. Thank you for having us ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We are locals and for the last 8 years would always go here for special occasions. The three stars is because the atmosphere is still wonderful, and the serving staff is very good. However, the last 3 times here the food was not as good as in the past. I always double check online menus before dining out. This time the online menu was not the same as the actual restaurant menu. The dish I was going to order was listed online but not on the menu anymore (a specialty of this restaurant for years). In the past all entrees had included vegetables, but the actual restaurant menu had some entrees with included veggies, but many entrees had veggies listed as $8 "add ons". As for the food, the last 3 visits were just not as good as in years gone by. The fish I ordered was always fantastic, but the last time I had it here (it was still on the menu), it was lacking the same incredible flavor - was bland. Two times ago, I had ordered the chicken. Again, the flavor was wonderful in the past, this time, that same flavor was not there, it was bland. On our last visit I had the spinach, which was the best I have ever had - was like a creamed spinach with an incredible flavor. This time was more like frozen spinach with garlic (which is good), but, no flavor. In the past, the tiramisu was incredible and a reasonable portion! This time, it was hard to find the little bit of cake that was buried under the mountain of whipped cream.
Excellent food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food and service. In and outside dining options. No need to fly to Italy as food here is better. Chow.
We went to this restaurant and ordered San Pellegrino and instead got a navy blue bottle and they said that it was made by San Pellegrino which tasted nothing like that. We also ordered a $40 Pinot Noir which they let us taste and after tasting said it was fine but the waiter took the bottle away and brought us another bottle which was already halfway. I thought this switcheroo was very odd. I had fish which was way over priced $43 to be exact and not the whole fish I thought I was getting. Also I am pretty sure the fish was frozen. Place is way overpriced for the very small portions you get. Wouldn't have minded if the food was good. I am so surprised ithas some good reviews. I guess those people don't care about good food. Never going back again. Thank you but no thank you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Wonderful staff, amazing authentic food. Every dish is well prepared and tastes perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The most authentic Cacio de Pepe without making the trip to Italy! Absolute best Italian spot in the desert & Federico serves some mean drinks! Love this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Authentic Italian food. Delicious
Maybe the reviews on TA are too old? We were happy to find another Italian place in the desert, but wow....coming here was NOT a good idea. The meatballs starter wasn't too bad and we were thinking positively. But the veal piccata - omg.....so mushy I couldn't eat but two bites; the accompanying pasta not quality. The gnocchi was straight out of a bag, not homemade and way over sauced. Honestly, both seemed straight off the Sysco truck and not very well disguised. I suppose we should've been clued in when they served parmesan cheese with the starter bread (NOT homemade focaccia) and it was like it came out of the Kraft dispenser. We were super glad they were doing a $15 summer season corkage (will change in fall) so we could at least enjoy the wine we brought. Maybe this was just off for a hot summer day? We will never know....for sure won't go back.
This place is amazing. The owners are two brothers from Sicily who made my experience so authentic. The service was impeccable. The food superb. The wine OMg the best. I don’t eat meat and don’t like red sauce and they made something special just for me. I am not a local but come here often for work and will come back real soon. Bypass Olive Garden and come straight here. This is the real deal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place was surprisingly decent. I didn't have high expectations but the Vongolle was decent, the tirimisu delicious, and peach summer salad was refreshing. The wait staff was surpringly good too.Dietary restrictions: Was able to do gluten free on several dishes that my co-dinner wanted.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Linguine Alle Vongole
What a beautiful experience! Owned by Sicilians. Very family oriented. Small and personal. José Luis was our server and he always made sure our waters were filled, wine glasses were filled. Extremely kind and generous and they all made my mom feel really really special on her birthday. 10/10 experience and will definitely be coming back. Food was beautiful too. I had the Antarctic Queen Fish (a cold deep sea fish.) Flakey, soft and buttery. Cooked to perfection paired with a beautiful wine from Sicily.Thank you for having us and see you soon!