Il Fornaio Walnut Creek

1430 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek - 94596
660 reviews
Italian Seafood Pizza
(925) 296-0100

The restaurant experience was fabulous. The waiter promptly responded to all our requests, including taking a picture of our group. He even lit a candle for my dessert to celebrate my birthday. The food is consistently delicious. The restaurant is a bit pricey but the experience is worth the cost, especially if you are celebrating a special occasion.

I think our waiter was no his first day of training, He was nervous and kept coming to the table trying to get us to decide what to have for diner ; I had the Linguine de Mare and my wife had the steak, she ask for her steak to be well done! It wasn't , and I don't mean pinkish it was RARE my Linguine had no flavor considering the ingredients should had had better flavor. I guess eventually I probably come back hopefully I have better luck this time.

Friend’s birthday

Since we are back to business networking in person in a hybrid way, I was excited to spend time with colleagues at Il Fornaio. This is a great place for a business lunch since they have staffing to support multiple special food requests and levels of appetite from a light salad to a full salmon lunch. The service was excellent and the fact that I can linger over a real espresso again is joyous. I am glad Il Fornaio made it through the pandemic and is here to serve our business needs again

Food quality was quality was horrendous here. This restaurant must have changed owners or decided to go cheap on their ingredients because everything looked and tasted like it was exceptionally low quality. I will never come back here.

Very good food, friendly and efficient service in a very comfort atmosphere. Always good!

The food was very disappointing. The service was very good and our waiter was kind and attentive which made the experience . . .fine. The lunch was for my niece's 25th birthday. The entrees (SPAGHETTI ALLE VONGOLE and TAGLIATELLE BOLOGNESE) were bland and mediocre at best. The appetizers (CALAMARETTI FRITTI and CAVOLINI AL GRANA PADANO) were average. The CESTINO DEL PANE at $2 failed the expectation of "fresh baked bread". The wine was OK.

Great service. Great food. Outside dining.

Overall a very nice dinner. Coffee was cold but they brought out new hot cups. Gelato was delicious but a little soft. Maybe too long before waiter brought out.

My guests were very happy with their salads. My Regina was overdressed and too wilted. The salmon at medium rare was so good! I’ll definitely come back and perhaps order dressing on the side. Our waiter was outstanding!