Toscana Italian Restaurant
485 Alisal Rd #163, Solvang
(805) 697-7445
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Great atmosphere and service. Staff was friendly and arranged for a heater when the kids where feeling a little cold due to the breeze. The outdoor dining is picturesque with water fountain and lights. Good place to have a relaxed dinner after a long day. Menu has no-meat options and Tiramisu is very nice and a must try.
Park across the road at the public parking lot.
Asked for table for 2 and can see tables available but guess what, server said 30 minutes wait. Very poor and pathetic service.
The service and atmosphere was great. The food on the other hand was just blah. We ordered the bruschetta and it was basically a thin pizza dough with a bunch of tomatoes on top, the ravioli was super thin no substance to it at all and the lasagna was no better than a frozen one.
From the moment we walked in, the vibe was just perfect! Warm, welcoming, and full of charm. We ordered pizza and pasta, and wow… they were both out-of-this-world delicious. And just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, we finished with gelato that was seriously the perfect sweet ending.
Huge shoutout to our lovely waitress, Itzel, who made everything feel extra special. She just had the best energy. Great food, great vibes, perfect playlist and an experience we’ll definitely be coming back for!
Best dish was the portabello ravioli for me. The family loved the quattro pizza. This place was easy to find and our waitress was very nice and kind. She gave everyone some attention and the kids enjoyed her presence. Be careful in the courtyard as there are some areas where cars come and go. I can't remember the waitress name, but thank for the wonderful service.
Our waitress was very kind and accommodating in getting us a table to suit our needs, and the pizza was good. However, our Cacio e Pepe was watery and all our dishes took a very long time to get to the table, so we were keen to just eat what we could get and leave. It was busy, could have been an off night.
The inexcusable: the wait staff blamed the kitchen, the chef came over to ask how the meal was and rather than an apology - blamed the wait staff. Not how you run a restaurant.
Edit: I appreciate the response from the restaurant. From reading other reviews, I'm sure they are capable of providing a pleasant experience under better circumstances.
Arrived there at 8:45pm and was told to leave because they are closed. On google the closing time shows 9:30pm. The receptionist who talked to us was very cold too.
Looking for a classic thin pizza that’s light, refreshing and fresh? Highly recommend coming here! The service is great, the chef can be seen making fresh pizza and was chatting with my group at the bar. The caprese and watermelon salads are very refreshing on a hot day, but the margherita pizza was a true winner for me!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visited Solvang in August. We decided to eat here for dinner. The food was okay. The service was absolutely horrible. My female waitress was nowhere to be found for most of our time in the restaurant. She was extremely rude. She was vlode with tattoo on her neck. At the end of our meal she gave me a receipt. I calculated the tip and had a total. When she came back, my bill was a completely different amount. She had already changed my card. When I brought it to her attention, she had an attitude. I was refunded the over charge but she kept a bigger tip because the bill was wrong. I believe that is a scam to get more of a tip. I've talked to a couple other people and the same thing happened to them! Beware of the scam...check your bill thoroughly! Never going back. IF YOU HAVE THE SAME WAITRESS, YOURE IN FOR A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Waitress was extremely rude!
The moment we walked in the waitress seemed annoyed, even though the restaurant was empty. We had been traveling all day with a toddler and a baby, and looking forward to our first meal. First she tried to make us leave our stroller outside the restaurant, then when ordering, she was short and annoyed while we were asking questions about the menu. Later, I ask the buser if I could charge my phone and she directed me to an outlet. Then waitress grabbed my phone and charger, and gave it back to me saying I can’t plug it in. Meanwhile, we are the only people in the restaurant. The buser told me she could put it in back, and then returned with the phone saying the waitress won’t let me. I was so embarrassed and afraid she would mess with my food. I’ve never met someone in hospitality so unwelcoming and hateful. We left immediately because of how uncomfortable the waitress was. It already difficult to travel with children, but people who make you feel bad for having children make it difficult 10x worst.
The waitress was a blonde woman with tattoos of stars on her neck
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
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Such a bummer — says they close at 9:30 but we went at 7:20 on a Saturday and they were closing. Super disappointing as we were looking forward to another great dinner here :(
They have the Best mushroom ravioli ever!
Great menu, food prepared great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza with Sausage
The hostess was incredibly rude to us. The interior of the restaurant was so loud we could barely communicate. Our food was over cooked and over seasoned. Overall a really disappointing experience. I do not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Italian beer very good came here last year came back for the beer and owner is very friendly recommend it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza with Sausage
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