Before I went I was warned that it's a "different" experience when going in there as far as decorations go. I walked in and still wasn't ready for what it was. Definitely an eclectic style of decorations adorn the inside of this restaurant, but it was a fun place to go and definitely a conversation starter. The bruschetta is served on a sliced loaf and was delicious. Make sure to get the tiramisu for dessert since apparently it's flown in directly from Italy, but also it's pretty tasty.
Place is over rated! I ordered the manicotti. It was very, very bland, tasteless!!! Waiter said he’d have to charge us if we wanted more bread. I misread read menu and thought soup came with my meal, it didn’t so paid $3.00 for a very tiny and I mean very tiny cup of bland soup. It’s like they nickel and dime you to no end.To be honest, you get better service and very flavorful food at the Olive Garden. And all their wonderful breadsticks you can eat!
Truly disappointed. This used to be one of my favorite places when I was in college because it was one of the best Italian restaurants around. Now, it's just a glorified pizza place because they got rid of all the best dishes they had, like the cioppino and the three tenors dishes (which was incredible when they served it in the past).Maybe I had just gone on a bad night, who knows. Whatever the case, besides the calzone, everything else we ordered was one of the most flavorless and bland food I've ever had. They must have forgotten to put salt in it because I've actually had hospital food that had more flavor than this.The linguini with clams were mostly canned clams mixed in with a few fresh clams. They were really chewy (not how clams are supposed to be) and you could taste the tinny flavor of the can. Wish I could say the chicken was better but it was just as bland (not to mention dry). I put some marinara sauce on top of it but this too was from a can because I could taste the tinniness, just the same as the clams. It was the first time I've poured salt on my food at a restaurant but it didn't help. The portions were huge however so we ended up eating the calzone mostly. The calzone was decent, not great though, mainly because we had to deal with that marinara sauce. I hope they had run out of marinara sauce that night and used canned marinara sauce because there's no way you could have called it authentic.For the price we paid, the quality of food was unacceptable and the service so so. Seriously, when Olive Garden tastes better than this...well, decide for yourself. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did but I'll never be coming back here.
Came with friends for a party. The randomness of the decor is neat but not clean. The food is nothing to write home about. Its expensive (minimum $10 a diner during busy hours) but most items are $15-20. You cant change your pasta or sauce choice certain plates. You have to order things individually and be charged separately. You also cant have separate checks and the bill states you cant pay with more than 1 form of payment. Some of the servers were great but not the one we got. They forgot my sons food (a slice of a pizza). She was attentive to one side of the table but I had to call her over and ask for refills, napkins, and boxes after they were already brought to everyone else. I probably wont be back.
Cool dim cozy place to dine Italian food. We ordered calamari, the medium antipasto salad (order the dressing on the side) (large portion), chicken parmigiana (also a large portion), chicken fettuccine Alfredo, meat lasagna with a meatball, and Beniegts. The Beniegts were doughy. Ordered oil and balsamic vinegar to go with the bread rolls and butter.
Excellent & authentic food. An option for anyone. Large portions. Interior is a little bizarre, but you keep busy looking around during your meal!! Love this place, just wish it was closer to my home so I could come nore often.
Hands down, THE best pizza in southern California! Excellent courteous service, as well. Been going there for years. Will not disappoint for dine in or take out.
Around 25 min of waiting at the bar to get seated on Saturday night. The kitchen was busy and it took about another 30min for the food to come out. The Calzone portion was monstrous.
This is the wife of the account holder. This is going to be lengthy and i will be objective as much as i can. Was planning our second wedding anniversary weekend for weeks and after much deliberation and research i told my husband this is the restaurant i want us to have dinner at and celebrate such special occasion. We arrived 10 minutes before 6pm, was told to wait for an hour. Husband was kinda hesitant with the waiting period but i pleaded and said we should wait. (BIGGEST MISTAKE) They asked for my husband's phone number so they could notify us when the table is ready. We said we'd wait inside at the bar. Waited at the bar for an hour. The bartender approached us and said our table was ready. Nice waitress served us bread and butter and we gave our order right away (IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR TABLE FOR AN HOUR AND TO PASS AWAY TIME YOU LOOK AT THE MENU WHICH YOU COULD ALMOST MEMORIZE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR AN HOUR ALREADY) Pizza, two pasta dishes. Pizza came 30 minutes after. We had a slice. That time they could have fed us grass and it wouldn't have mattered we were both hungry. Waitress came back apologized and said our pasta was a little late. She came twice and said the same thing. We already saw another table who was being served and we were ahead of them. Our order was nothing complicated. A SMALL pizza and two pasta. I was already upset. Husband was the one being patient this time. I had enough waiting, told him we cancel the pasta and just leave with the pizza which we only ate two slices. UPSET PLUS HUNGER EQUALS ZERO APPETITE. Waitress came, husband said we'd cancel the pasta she said her manager was busy but would come to COM the order. I have no idea what that means. All i wanted was to leave. So the waiting saga continues, we were now waiting for our bill plus the manager. Waitress came again to apologize. No manager in sight. I was no longer interested to speak to anyone. Then all of a sudden another guy came and there was our damn pasta. Two simple dishes, mine was lasagna husband's was spaghetti with meatballs. I couldn't even look at the food. So husband being nice told him we already canceled it. Guy said oh but we can box it so you can have it for take out. I was counting in my head prayed to all the gods i could hold my temper. So i smiled and said nothing. Husband said, oh okay we will just bring it home. Again, more waiting. Guy came gave us the food. Then we have to wait still for our check and that manager which NEVER SHOWED UP. When our check finally came we paid for the pizza and the pasta which we have canceled but then we just have to take for take out because...well again nice husband. I was just ashamed to my husband at that very moment. I picked the place, he wanted us to go to another place but i refused, food was whatever too much emotion already i couldn't taste anything and now he has to pay for it. So cheers to our memorable SECOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY celebrated with two slices of pizza and oh husband says don't forget the gin and tonic that he had *that was the highlight of the night for him i guess. Okay. So we go out to a restaurant to eat. To enjoy company, to celebrate and for whatever reason you may have. But if you ask me, at the end of the day sometimes it ISN'T ABOUT JUST the food, or the nice ambiance or the fancy menu. FOR ME IT IS MAKING MEMORIES. It is those memories that we forever cherish and look back and tell our children or grandchildren. So here is a picture of our second anniversary which i will print and put on our scrap book. I can't even look and eat the food now. This is just too painful to "enjoy".
This is the wife of the account holder. This is going to be lengthy and i will be objective as much as i can. Was planning our second wedding anniversary weekend for weeks and after much deliberation and research i told my husband this is the restaurant i want us to have dinner at and celebrate such special occasion. We arrived 10 minutes before 6pm, was told to wait for an hour. Husband was kinda hesitant with the waiting period but i pleaded and said we should wait. (BIGGEST MISTAKE) They asked for my husband's phone number so they could notify us when the table is ready. We said we'd wait inside at the bar. Waited at the bar for an hour. The bartender approached us and said our table was ready. Nice waitress served us bread and butter and we gave our order right away (IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR TABLE FOR AN HOUR AND TO PASS AWAY TIME YOU LOOK AT THE MENU WHICH YOU COULD ALMOST MEMORIZE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR AN HOUR ALREADY) Pizza, two pasta dishes. Pizza came 30 minutes after. We had a slice. That time they could have fed us grass and it wouldn't have mattered we were both hungry. Waitress came back apologized and said our pasta was a little late. She came twice and said the same thing. We already saw another table who was being served and we were ahead of them. Our order was nothing complicated. A SMALL pizza and two pasta. I was already upset. Husband was the one being patient this time. I had enough waiting, told him we cancel the pasta and just leave with the pizza which we only ate two slices. UPSET PLUS HUNGER EQUALS ZERO APPETITE. Waitress came, husband said we'd cancel the pasta she said her manager was busy but would come to COM the order. I have no idea what that means. All i wanted was to leave. So the waiting saga continues, we were now waiting for our bill plus the manager. Waitress came again to apologize. No manager in sight. I was no longer interested to speak to anyone. Then all of a sudden another guy came and there was our damn pasta. Two simple dishes, mine was lasagna husband's was spaghetti with meatballs. I couldn't even look at the food. So husband being nice told him we already canceled it. Guy said oh but we can box it so you can have it for take out. I was counting in my head prayed to all the gods i could hold my temper. So i smiled and said nothing. Husband said, oh okay we will just bring it home. Again, more waiting. Guy came gave us the food. Then we have to wait still for our check and that manager which NEVER SHOWED UP. When our check finally came we paid for the pizza and the pasta which we have canceled but then we just have to take for take out because...well again nice husband. I was just ashamed to my husband at that very moment. I picked the place, he wanted us to go to another place but i refused, food was whatever too much emotion already i couldn't taste anything and now he has to pay for it. So cheers to our memorable SECOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY celebrated with two slices of pizza and oh husband says don't forget the gin and tonic that he had *that was the highlight of the night for him i guess. Okay. So we go out to a restaurant to eat. To enjoy company, to celebrate and for whatever reason you may have. But if you ask me, at the end of the day sometimes it ISN'T ABOUT JUST the food, or the nice ambiance or the fancy menu. FOR ME IT IS MAKING MEMORIES. It is those memories that we forever cherish and look back and tell our children or grandchildren. So here is a picture of our second anniversary which i will print and put on our scrap book. I can't even look and eat the food now. This is just too painful to "enjoy".