Cello Ristorante & Bar

This review has been edited from the original. I removed all of the details of my experience, and added a star because of the efforts of the food and beverage team at Cello/Allegretto. I will say that they were very attentive to my criticisms and I am hopeful that they can make adjustments so that others will have a better experience.

Service: 3

My husband and I stayed a few nights here and were able to get a table without reservation. The staff at the hotel and restaurant were top notch. We both thought that the bread was delicious. The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon from Willow Creek was great. My husband thought the Funghi pizza was strange but I liked it. Later we came back to visit the bar. Shalyla and Jacob were friendly and took great care of us. Fantastic service from all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I have been coming to Allegretto for several years and always enjoyed a wonderful Belgian waffles breakfast. This year I was staying elsewhere in Paso Robles with my friends and decided to treat them with a breakfast in Cielo. One of my friends is allergic to garlic and he ordered chicken waffles. I specifically asked the server whether the meal contained garlic and she replied “ha ha, of course not”. As soon as my friend took the first bite, he tasted garlic and we flagged another server to double check with the kitchen. Within a couple of minutes, our server came back running and apologizing and told us she won’t charge us for the meal! Luckily, my friend isn’t severely allergic and only had mild stomach problems for the rest of the day after taking the medications. Please educate your servers on allergies! This could have been a deadly mistake had his allergy been more severe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 1

Great food and great drinks! We will definitely be coming back! The service was also great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stayed on property, seemed like a nice restaurant, we gave it a try. Food was very disappointing from mushroom appetizer to pizza. Very blend, tasted like cafeteria food. Salmon and Halibut were overcooked, pasta and vegetables were good. Apparently restaurant has been going thru different chefs. Service was good. We sat at bar after, I do recommend getting a drink at the bar. Manager did take 50% off the bill for disappointing quality

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

My wife and I were looking forward to having dinner at Cello, we had a reservation and arrived early. The hostess told us our table wasn’t ready and to “move out of the way” while we wait. I watched what looked like to be our table be cleaned and prepped. I thought about asking the hostess if that was our table but gave her the benefit of doubt. I waited about 20minutes (while watching the hostess play on her phone) then finally asked the hostess if our table was ready, she guided us to the empty table I watched for the past 20minutes. When we finally sat down we chatted with the couple seated next to us, they told us they had been waiting over an hour for appetizers. We decided not to risk any else and left. That couple helping us make the decision to leave was the most positive aspect of the entire experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Beautiful! The food is good too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent Caesar salad - maybe the best I've ever had. Dinner service can be a bit slow so reservation times are critical.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad

Worst service I have ever experienced. Food just ok. Don’t waste your time or money here.

Waited forever. Order was partially delivered to some other table so had to wait extra long before getting any food. After over an hour waiting asked for bread. No apologies, no care. They don’t want your business so take it elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Relaxing with exceptional service and food. The classic pizza is great; the crispy prosciutto is served in thick, juicy chunks. Just wonderful. Salads were great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice restaurant. The servers were absolutely wonderful. The food and wine were delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vineyard Carbonara

We really enjoy the atmosphere here, but that’s it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Delicious food and cocktails! Excellent service! Beautiful restaurant inside a beautiful hotel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beautiful atmosphere, good drinks but the food was so disappointing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

The service was excellent and the atmosphere was great! Their bread and short rib were good. Calamari serves around 6 people and was heavily breaded (largest calamari I’ve ever had) and the margherita pizza was not good at all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5