A family dinner was enjoyed by all. Highlights of the food were the sourdough bread and the lamb lollipops.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James
The good: Steaks cooked perfectly (though a tad salty), surprisingly delicious pasta dishes (spicy rigatoni and Orecchiette with tomato were standouts!), and a truly excellent carrot cake.
The not-so-good: Service was efficient but lacked warmth. Our server removed our wine bottle prematurely, so be sure to speak up if you're not finished. No complimentary desserts for birthdays.
Overall: Good food with some exceptional dishes, but the service could be more attentive and personable for the price point.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kim Hill
Wow! The food was delicious and the atmosphere was beautiful. I had the eggplant parmesan lasagna and my husband had the clam linguini. Both dishes were amazingly flavorful.
Adam Scott
Love Cardellino it is one of our most favorite restaurants in San Diego. Their is a lot of hype with social media and the tourist traps in SD and this place is top tier!!! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops Appetizer
Susan Tapert
Impeccable service, innovative food with exceptional ingredients, and excellent wine and cocktail offerings.
Especially enjoyed the carpaccio and the broccoli.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Colin Valerio
Tonight was our first time and definitely will not be our last. Every dish was delicious! The best Carpaccio I’ve ever had. The ribeye we ordered Medium and it was so juicy and full of flavor! Both noodle dishes were fantastic and the squash was a side we ordered that was as tasty as the mains.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grace Callahan
Average food and extremely overpriced - they even charge $13 for a small loaf of bread & butter. It also bothered us that they counted a baby in our group to make us a party of 6 (we were 5 adults) so that they could add the 20% baseline gratuity. We would’ve tipped around that anyways, but it’s the principle of the matter…
Josie Hughes
I wish I could give this five stars. We absolutely loved the food. The spicy rigatoni lived up to the hype. Unfortunately, the service was appalling. We were a group of nine, so the gratuity was automatically applied, and it was like the staff decided they didn't care about us since they already got their tips. We waited 35 minutes between appetizers and mains, waited another 30 minutes after we were done eating to get the check, and were trying desperately (but politely) to get our waiter's attention but he was actively ignoring us. We were celebrating a birthday and it was honestly such a bummer to spend so much money on dinner and feel so unwelcome.
Here they make carbonara with: bacon, white wine, beurre blanc, onion, peas, lemon. Oh, they had gotten one right!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Zachary Love
Excellent all around. We took servers recommendations and were happy that we did.
Mocktail was a little ho-hum but restaurant was still worth 5 stars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keith Cunha
Amazing atmosphere location parking was readily available after half an hour of ordering he decides to bring the menu back and tell me that they’re out of what they had and then another hour goes by and they come in apologize telling us we’ve got still extended weight while the three tables after us are being served
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Filet Mignon Carpaccio
Tyler Ward
I had a really great experience here at the bar. The ambiance was great. The bartender was warm and friendly. The filet carpaccio was tasty and unique. The halibut was a little over done but really good. The food runners described each dish and the service was well executed. Rare for San Diego. I’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kimberly Owen
Hands down one of the best restaurants in SD. Every dish is well balanced and delicious, the service is always on point, the atmosphere is great and half priced wine on Tuesdays is great value. Last night’s dinner was $100 for 2 including a chopped salad, spaghetti Vongole, charred broccoli and a fabulous bottle of Vermentino. I wish more places paid attention to this formula. Nice work Cardellino
Beyond 5 stars!!!! ? ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, Prosciutto, Tiramisu Cheesecake
One and done. Seneca way better.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
A family dinner was enjoyed by all. Highlights of the food were the sourdough bread and the lamb lollipops.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The good: Steaks cooked perfectly (though a tad salty), surprisingly delicious pasta dishes (spicy rigatoni and Orecchiette with tomato were standouts!), and a truly excellent carrot cake.
The not-so-good: Service was efficient but lacked warmth. Our server removed our wine bottle prematurely, so be sure to speak up if you're not finished. No complimentary desserts for birthdays.
Overall: Good food with some exceptional dishes, but the service could be more attentive and personable for the price point.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Wow! The food was delicious and the atmosphere was beautiful. I had the eggplant parmesan lasagna and my husband had the clam linguini. Both dishes were amazingly flavorful.
Love Cardellino it is one of our most favorite restaurants in San Diego. Their is a lot of hype with social media and the tourist traps in SD and this place is top tier!!! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops Appetizer
Impeccable service, innovative food with exceptional ingredients, and excellent wine and cocktail offerings.
Especially enjoyed the carpaccio and the broccoli.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tonight was our first time and definitely will not be our last. Every dish was delicious! The best Carpaccio I’ve ever had. The ribeye we ordered Medium and it was so juicy and full of flavor! Both noodle dishes were fantastic and the squash was a side we ordered that was as tasty as the mains.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Average food and extremely overpriced - they even charge $13 for a small loaf of bread & butter. It also bothered us that they counted a baby in our group to make us a party of 6 (we were 5 adults) so that they could add the 20% baseline gratuity. We would’ve tipped around that anyways, but it’s the principle of the matter…
I wish I could give this five stars. We absolutely loved the food. The spicy rigatoni lived up to the hype. Unfortunately, the service was appalling. We were a group of nine, so the gratuity was automatically applied, and it was like the staff decided they didn't care about us since they already got their tips. We waited 35 minutes between appetizers and mains, waited another 30 minutes after we were done eating to get the check, and were trying desperately (but politely) to get our waiter's attention but he was actively ignoring us. We were celebrating a birthday and it was honestly such a bummer to spend so much money on dinner and feel so unwelcome.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
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Here they make carbonara with: bacon, white wine, beurre blanc, onion, peas, lemon. Oh, they had gotten one right!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Excellent all around. We took servers recommendations and were happy that we did.
Mocktail was a little ho-hum but restaurant was still worth 5 stars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing atmosphere location parking was readily available after half an hour of ordering he decides to bring the menu back and tell me that they’re out of what they had and then another hour goes by and they come in apologize telling us we’ve got still extended weight while the three tables after us are being served
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Filet Mignon Carpaccio
I had a really great experience here at the bar. The ambiance was great. The bartender was warm and friendly. The filet carpaccio was tasty and unique. The halibut was a little over done but really good. The food runners described each dish and the service was well executed. Rare for San Diego. I’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hands down one of the best restaurants in SD. Every dish is well balanced and delicious, the service is always on point, the atmosphere is great and half priced wine on Tuesdays is great value. Last night’s dinner was $100 for 2 including a chopped salad, spaghetti Vongole, charred broccoli and a fabulous bottle of Vermentino. I wish more places paid attention to this formula. Nice work Cardellino
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
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