We love everything about this restaurant Food is always amazing as well as service The Ambiance is wonderful

GREAT food, although you take your chances with being in a large room with a large group, i.e. noisy..

Not that impressed with the food. The ambiance and the service is great. But they need to kick it up a notch with the food.

Before starting this review, I highly recommend reserving in advance, as captivity is relatively small. We were a walk-in group, and all the tables around us were reserved. When I first entered the restaurant, I loved the ambiance. To the seating and lighting, it truest gets like a restaurant ready to serve some delicious Italian foods. The service was super excellent. The waitresses were friendly and always filled our cups back up and made small talk to lighten the hospitality. The food came relatively fast, 15-20 minutes. Serve some bread with a tray of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. (Kept us occupied plentiful). For my meal, I had ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. The presentation for all the meals was impressive and pretty. I like how they utilized the parts of the meal to make it like a price of art. There was enough spaghetti and meatballs to fill me up. I especially liked the texture of the meatballs. They are soft like bread yet not gummy like a steak (in between the two). So, cutting into it was oddly satisfying and had a yummy flavor. For an Italian restaurant, I had to order the tiramisu, and it's one of the better tiramisus I've eaten at any restaurant. It's moist enough with a soft, spongy cake batter. Other tiramisu were dry and crumbly. This hit the spot for the last course. I agree with others that the pricing is in the higher range. But for an occasional visit to Angels Camp, it's worth it for the experience in the Old Town part of town. read more

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Food still very good. Service excellent. Atmosphere fun. We travel a good distance to dine here and haven't been disappointed.

Couldn't be more excited for Crusco's to reopen! The restaurant has not changed inside and I'm so glad. It's like being in Italy! The wait staff was amazing and attentive. The best was the food, it was delicious, hot and even better than I remember. Maybe I just missed it so much! Will be back soon read more

Crusco's - Polenta with mushrooms and chicken - Italian Near Me - Angels Camp, California

What an amazing find - thank you, Yelp! I was working in Angels Camp over the weekend and wanted something on the lighter side before heading back to my hotel. The menu had just what I needed. A seared ahi salad. Sounds like a normal thing - but it was perhaps the best salad I've ever had in my 64 years on the planet. Huge piece of ahi. The greens were just right and the homemade dressing was so good. Two hollowed out halves of a hard boiled egg served as little ramekins for sauces. One was spicy hot, the other creamy and savory. A nice glass of Toad Hollow Pinot Noir to accompany. Service was professional and friendly. Beautiful decor - there's even an enormous Roman frieze hanging on one wall. The price was right, too. Hope to visit again some day! read more

Crusco's - Seared Ahi Salad - Italian Near Me - Angels Camp, California

Gluten Free options were great. My wife & I stayed at the Worldmark Resort in Angel's Camp. My wife & I stumbled upon this place looking for a great breakfast spot before we headed back to Sacramento area. Crusco's is a surprisingly upscale Italian restaurant right in the heart of old town Angel's Camp. It's a few doors down from the movie theater right on Main Street. We were blown away at how awesome everything tasted & how fantastic & genuinely nice the staff were. I had a scrumptious Ham Steak with eggs over easy & country potatoes. I also had a couple of healthy mimosas. My wife (who is gluten sensitive) had a Denver omelette with country potatoes & some yummy GLUTEN FREE BREAD. Turns out that the cook is a master at making gluten free gravies, breads, & other items. Check Crusco's out. You won't be disappointed. read more

the service was very good. ambiance was good. food...brie appetizer was very good. calamari was not good, chewy, cold. tortellini was not hot, runny and pasta itself was too thick. reminded me store bought tortellini. read more

Good to have a new / old restaurant open in historic downtown Angels Camp. Inside feels like you would think an Italian restaurant should. Stone walls (from the historic building) pictures of Italy, grape vines, wine, etc. The service is prompt and friendly. The food is served fresh. We went for lunch and had: Chicken piccata with linguini and fresh broccolini. (Special of the day) Cesar Salad with Shrimp. Home made tiramisu for desert. Portions were generous but not oversized. All veggies were fresh. We'll be back to try more of the menu. read more

Cute Italian place, very kind staff and the Caprese salad and veggie burger was delicious. Worth a visit.

We enjoyed a wonderful meal here for Father's Day. Food was excellent and the service unmatched. Super nice, courteous and friendly. Our experience was extraordinary and I highly recommend this restaurant. You will not be disappointed. Tip: try the Sangria!!! Yum yum!!! Ambiance just as nice. I felt like I was in Tuscany. Tastefully decorated and pleasant to be in. read more

Came to Murphy's for the Irish Parade. Way too crowded... no parking... unbelievable wait for shuttle from Iron Gate. So decided to head over to Angels Camp and found this little gem. I had the lunch special, lemon chicken piccata, hubby had Cusco's spicy penne, sausage and marinara sauce. Absolutely Scrumptious! Great service. Little pricy (where isn't these days?) but definitely worth it as a special treat. read more

This is an amazing restaurant! I don't understand why it doesn't have 5 stars we ate at the one in Angel Camp. We had the spinach salad and the polenta with Salmon, and creme bur-lee. Absolutely delicious! read more

This is a quaint restaurant with an awesome selection of food. Everything we had was absolutely delicious! Our server was delightful as well, even provided me with an option not on the menu that was exactly what i wanted. You've got to check it out! read more

We had a beautiful experience for lunch yesterday. The ambiance is lovely with a very nice vibe. The food was amazing. I mean AMAZING! Looking forward to many more meals there! read more

Visiting from out of town and stopped at Crusco's. Overall had a great dinner, service was excellent and our waiter was attentive. No steak sauce which was a negative for me but our steaks were cooked to our requests. Nice atmosphere, wasn't too loud on the night we were there. Recommended by the Wyndham resort we were staying at. Glad we were able to stop here read more

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This place is absolutely amazing. The ambience is great the service is even better and the food is phenomenal. Try this restaurant!!

Great food! Great service! Very quaint atmosphere! And the prices are reasonable. We will be back! read more

Excellent food! My husband loved the French dip flavor. The polenta sauce was a perfect blend of spices. The brie was deliciously toasted with nice compliments. Antonia was a delight! We appreciated her recommendations and wonderful care for us. She made our experience extra special. read more

We had a lovely lunch here recently. The server Antonia was excellent. So was the amazing Roman decor. Worth a visit to Angel's Camp!

Four stars because we came at 8:20 and they close at 9PM. They hosted all five of us with such kindness, except for one that assisted our waiter. But he couldn't ruin the experience, even if he wasn't in the mood to serve before closing. Anyhow, friends and I came last minute and it was such a pleasure to meet the lady owner. Good to know she was born in Oakland, and that her family has been around for 40 yrs and 20 at this location. She greeted us with such great smile, even though other customers that were there dining before us, were looking at us like we were out of place. They probably can tell we were not from there. The ambiance of this place is nice. Nice family photos, rustic, and original walls from mining town adds character. The place is clean. Friends ordered pastas, lasagna, and linguini. They all said it was good and it was good portions. We all shared appetizers. Burrata which was very good along with their pesto. Calamari, was okay, very small pieces and too much batter, but flavor was there. Caesar salad, can't go wrong. Also ordered a bottle of local red and white wine. I had the salmon over dirty rice. I wasn't too fond of the rice. Salmon was cooked to perfection. Been eating too much pasta in the past week and couldn't do it. Plus we've been drinking wine at friends ranch. Overall, when back in the area soon, I will be back. read more

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my wife and I had brunch after church and the food and service and ambience was amazing

Ok sister and I went into this place for dinner the had the porterhouse with veggie and mash potatoes, ambiance seemed nice the waitress was nice so we decided on the porterhouse steak dinner, when we received our dish the meat was hard and the fat was tough, we were struggling to cut it so we asked the waitress can we get something else she said ok sure what would you like so we both order the new York , 2 min later a cook came out to our table mad and said ok what wrong I showed him how hard it was and he was in denial and I explain a $52. Dollar steak meal should be like butter when you cut into it . He said was upset making faces said fine and walked away . I didn't appreciate being treated in that manner so we left. Clearly the meat was old for it to be like that and the customer service from the cook and the nasty faces he made were inappropriate he came to make our time unpleasant not to give us quality customer service . I don't know why it was so hard to please a customer paying that much money for old food. I will never go in there and advise anyone else not to. Prices are way too high for the quality of their food . I'm give one star for the waitress ... .............. that is true I hit the bone but I also showed him/ you the meat part and the fat it was hard to cut though, if you continue to deny it that's fine you can but I was going to proceed to waste a whole steak until my sister said why would you buy a dinner for $50 just to eat veggie and mash potatoes. You should have cut into it yourself before getting mad . I'm giving you the review because of your attitude and the denial of the quality , mistakes can happen but you don't think so, and for this sir I say I will never go in there and one more thing. I'm not the only one who thinks this , a lot of your neighbors do. If I would have known that I would have never waste my time . Think,why would I go I'm there hungry craving a good steak and all I got was tough, and tastes almost like it was old meat. and I'm 63 your saying I never ate steak before really ! So what do you think I've only ate, no steaks ???? That's R***** read more

Crusco's - Yeah looks good but no tats and tough meat for $52. - Italian Near Me - Angels Camp, California

Excellent food and service. Nice wine selection. Chicken Saltimbocca was to die for! Dessert list phenomenal...had to have two, Creme Brûlée and out of this world Cannolis read more

Another superb dinner! Kylie, our server, is the sweetest and most professional server ever...just love her! We had a large family dinner last night and as usual all of our dishes were prepared to perfection. The ambiance is welcoming and soothing. You must try Cusco's! read more

Dinner tonight ... service was just o.k.. being in the industry service is very important to me .. can either make or break your experience .. Food just Ok .. Prices very high .. might try it for lunch read more

Great ambiance with kind and courtesy staff. The chef does a great job with the menu and food!

It was my bday this past weekend and we were staying in Angels Camp. After a full day of zip lining, rappelling, exploring Columbus, and hiking Natural Bridges, it was time to shower up and go to dinner. We found this place on yelp and what a lovely place this turned out to be. The service was excellent, the decor was classy and the food, oh the food. They started off with some bread and olive oil mixed with balsamic. Next up came the Spinach salad and calamari for our appetizers. We shared one plate of salad, and the one plate of the calamari. The salad was fresh, and the dressing was not overly done. The calamari was great as well. The star of the night was my entree of Antonella. It was soft polenta topped with a creamy chicken & mushroom sauce. Every bite of this was so good that I didn't want to finish my plate. The polenta was perfect-- not mushy, but creamy with whispers of garlic. The chicken and mushroom were both tasty and I savored every bite. For dessert, we all shared the coconut creme brulee and the chocolate mousse. Both were excellent. Thank you Crusco's for an amazing dinner! read more

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I preferred Crusco's pre-closure. My filet was blue instead of mid-rare. I asked them to re-fire it, and when I got it back they did not replace the garnish or the gorgonzola sauce. No issues with the ambiance, but it's time to get rid of the plastic ivy hung up all around the ceiling. read more

Really good pasta. We got the penne and fettuccine with white creamy sauce. The atmosphere is nice, we made a reservation for 5 pm on a Sunday during Labor Day weekend. It was full by 6 pm. All the pasta is around $20. It feels like family owned and the service is really personal. The town was super sleepy at that hour and we walked through and checked out one of the antiques. If you don't want to eat in Murphy, which seems a bit overpriced, it's very close by and worth checking out. read more

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Stopped by for a late lunch before visiting the theater down the street. It was our first visit to Crusco's but, while we live a bit out of town, we will dine here again. We both enjoyed our meals. The service was prompt and friendly. The setting a unique blend of Italy and gold rush- I enjoyed the place and found it relaxing and fun. read more

We have missed Crusco's when everything closed in 2020, and we are so glad this beautiful place is back, under new ownership (love the previous owners, too!). The food is absolutely delicious, and the service we experienced was warm and friendly! There were two of us with no reservation, yet they managed to squeeze us in even though they were very busy. I ordered the mushroom polenta, and when it arrived it was served with potatoes rather than the polenta. I informed our server who took care of it right away, the kitchen got a new dish to me within five minutes, and it was OUTSTANDING! My husband had a steak cooked to a perfect medium rare, and we just love it here. We are thankful to have this great place right here in our little town. read more

We had a lunch entree, and were disappointed that it did not come with a small starter soup or salad for the price. Good atmosphere. Waitress tried to please. Good place to try at least once. read more

Very excited about the new owners and the new menu. Seven of us had dinner on a Thursday night. Hostess was very nice and polite. That's where it stopped. All our diners said it was Ok but not great. My linguini pescadora with marinara sauce was so bad I couldn't eat it. The sauce appeared to be a can of diced tomatoes poured over the noodles. I had two dead mussels in my plate. I will return to try again and hope Celeste passes some of her genius on to the new chefs. read more

Called in my reservation at 5.15pm for my family for 6.30pm. Arrived at 6.25pm, checked in at the front and say "Our party of four is here for our 6.30 reservation!" "What? Oh, I had you for two..." Ummm, no I have a family of 4. No apology, the lady at the front simply re-sets the table we were saved and hands it to another party. While I stare at the hostess, she finally comes back and says " oh, if you can wait 30-45 minutes we can seat you..." NOPE. SORRY. No apology, no accommodation, nothing. I would have loved to try the food and left a review...it sure looked tasty but WOW the service (lack thereof) and thoughtlessness of the staff in this situation (and our vacation, no less) make me NOT want to try here again... read more

They are no longer in business since the beginning of COVID. I've heard they will not be coming back. It's a shame because their food was wonderful. read more

I will start this review on a positive note stating my wife and I went to Crusco's for a family members birthday. The ambiance of this place is really bland. Some random pictures on the walls and a couple of fake stone pictorials on the walls in the back. Whoever decorated this place simply did the I don't give a damn just give me my paycheck vibes that's for sure! Moving on to the service. The first thing I wanted to state about the service is how rude the wait staff was to a law enforcement friend of mine and his wife. They showed up to have a nice meal after a long day of packing to move away and the wait staff turned them away very rudely even though there was at least 3 open tables they could of sat at in the back all because of not having a reservation. I guess the days of letting little things like reservations slide for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day enforcing the laws of this nation are long gone. Crusco's definitely does not support the blue lives matter movement that's for sure! Onward to the service my wife and I experienced. I would like to let everyone know Crusco's is definitely a seafood heavy restaurant. Since i am a person with a shellfish allergy it was very difficult to order something that did not contain seafood. Even then you got to worry about cross contamination of seafood. On the menu out front of the restaurant Crusco's offers a cheeseburger and fries. One would think awesome an item that does not contain seafood. The downfall of that is Crusco's has a lunch and dinner menu and they stop serving lunch items at 4pm. I asked the waitress who was working her butt off if they can make an exception and I was told very sternly no. Thank goodness the nights special was spaghetti and meatballs. I ended up ordering the special and my wife got some cheese tortellini dish. Speaking of the food it was really good but the portion sizes of my special and my wife's tortellini were extremely small! The portions were so small they wouldn't even feed a 12 year old child! The one thing Crusco's was not small on are the prices! My spaghetti and meatballs was 30 dollars as well as my wife's tortellini was 30 as well. One would think for those prices the portion's would be huge but you would be wrong. So to break it down Crusco's is overpriced and the wait staff is rude if you don't have a reservation. My wife and I left very disappointed and still hungry and 70 dollars lighter. Would I recommend Crusco's to anybody? NO!!!! There are way better restaurants in Angels Camp, CA to eat. Stay far away from this place as possible. read more

This is one of my all time favorite in Angels Camp. So glad they are back. The food and service are amazing.

Something different.... We came in at about 5 pm (ish) because we were hungry after watching our movie. Entering we were greeted by a friendly waitress. We told her that we wanted a table for two. We saw an empty booth in the front of the restaurant and had asked her if we could sit there. She told us that there were reservations and that we could not sit there. She attempted to sit us on high stool seats in the front- Was not going to work out for either of us. So we were immediately seated in the back room. It gave us the impression that we had to be "elite" or had a "reservation" to sit in the front. No problem.... When entering, it was kind of dark in there but our waiter fixed the issue and improved the lighting. Kudos to him for getting the clue it was dark and we did not have to say anything. Service wise, our waiter was great - He took our food and drink orders and they came rather quick. So did our food! I would say the food was not as great as other Italian we've been to. It was "Average" and lacked the necessary bits to impress us. But we give 5 stars for the service because they were speedy, but 3 stars overall for the seating snafu (bad impression) and the food. My suggestion: If you want to eat here, call ahead. I asked the waiter if there were ways to make reservations online and he told me they were phone only. read more