Reviews for Italian Cucina in Lakeside, CA
Everything is delicious. Loved the bread and butter. I had the shrimp with angel hair pasta. It was amazing. (Btw the pasta... comes with veggies. I just asked for it on the side) Read more
I got a Blackened Ribeye with Pesto Mashed Potatoes. It was the best steak I've eaten. Great atmosphere paired with phenomenal... service. Will be back for sure. Read more
This place never dissapoints, the service is always good and the prices are fair. Besides the steakhouse on barona, this is... probably my favorite place to eat. They also have carafes for about 20 or 25 dollars which is a bargain. Bread basket and olivesare complimentary as well, which my wife and I always munch on. Read more
It's at Barrona Casino, of course it's great just like every thing else there. Starting with house Olive's to the house made... pastas but save some room for dessert. Plus the unbelievable wait staff. There is only one down side they don't open till 5 PM. Read more
20171225_MON-SAMSUNG_2107|2119PT Great place to savour ITALIAN dishes, the place is classy, and our CLAN is lucky enough to be... seated where we got to view CLOSE UP, of how well the food were prepared by the MASTER Chefs, in REAL TIME... the food weredelicious and the staff were prompt and polite il cibo era delizioso e il personale era pronto ed educato Read more
My favorite place to eat! Excellent food, friendly attentive staff & reasonable prices ????. Great portions... I always have... left overs the next day because some dishes are enough to share between 2 or more depending on the dish. Love the Italiancookies. No tax. Read more
From the initial point of contact, the staff is amazing the food excellent, tasty and fresh! High compliments to our waiter... Cory and Chef Brandon - both personable and professional! Cory was knowledgeable of the menu and what could be prepared forvegans in our party! The Chef was a hit with the entire table and came to meet us all! Cory was also excellent in his winerecommendations! Desserts are fantabulous! Stephanie who seated us was over the top kind and professional! Great place todine when you want to be treated like you are the only customer in the place! Read more
BLUF: the meal was comped by the casino or my three star rating would be lowered to two. I don't recommend this restaurant... (there are better venues at Barona) and won't be returning. Not a very good dining experience for our party of six. While thebread rolls were hot and tasty, no traditional plate of spices was presented for the accompanying olive oil and basalmic. TheCaesar salad likely used bottled dressing which was neither good nor authentic. The salmon platter was cold, flavorless andreturned to the kitchen in favor of something hot and more flavorful. Three filets were served tepid and accompanied by amushroom ravioli that only one of the party enjoyed. The sole ribeye was served cool and not properly seared (the fat was notcaramelized). Lastly, the "patio" area in which we were seated was an echo chamber in which patrons were pummeled with Italiantenors at volumes that made casual conversation difficult if not impossible. On the plus side, the Margaritas were generous andreasonably priced. The creme brulee was remarkably generous and flavorful and the chocolate cake delighted the "chocoholics" inthe group. Read more