My family and I decided to try a new place while visiting the area. What a mistake! We arrived and was greeted by the hostess who was wearing a camisole style tank top with no undergarments and a pair of tights. We waited over 30 min for a table only to see when finally escorted to a table half the restaurant was empty. Another waitress wore black tights with black shorts over it. um, okay. :/ Every server and wait staff literally rolled their eyes when they were prompted by their customer for something. At the recommendation of the waiter, I ordered a the special rib eye steak which he claimed they were "famous" for. 2 of my family members ordered fish &chips. The bread served was not fresh or warm. If it had not been for the butter being soft, it wouldn't have spread. 30 min after seating our order was finally taken. Over an hour later it was finally delivered. Mind you, 3 tables around us who were seated far after us had already received AND finished their meals by this time. I really was excited for my rib eye. I rarely order steak at a restaurant and never treat myself to a $30+dollar meal....Guess, I should not have at this establishment. when I finally received it, the few vegetables on the side were limp. It was obvious the broccoli and carrots had been steamed past their prime and we're then thrown on a grill to give the impression of grilled freshness. Um, you failed dear chef. It was clear what you did. As for my supposedly "famous" rib eye. Can we say tough as nails? Cooked at the edges to near rawhide status and only the very center with a tinge of pink. We won't even discuss the 1 inch of gristle that fully encompassed the cut. The steak knife DEFINITELY got a work out cause the piece had to be sawed apart! Further, the entire piece was a 1/4 inch deep covered with cheese. To me it was slathered on it to compensate for the shear crappy cooking and overall appearance of the steak. When the table was asked by the waiter about the food, I was honest. I told him it was awful. the steak was beyond tough and tragic since I had splurged on myself for the first time. There was no, OMG what can I do to fix it, an offer to have my plate remade, there was....nothing. A nice statement of, "You're the first person to tell me that in over 2 years" and then casually walk away without a backward glance. Really? I mean, REALLY?! After 1/8 of the 14 ounce steak cut in various areas to locate a good piece, I gave up. As for my families fish and chips, well, it too was not devoured. It was over cooked, the circumfrences of the pieces were so over cooked and hard a knife had to be used to each. The fish was not moist and flaky goodness. Seriously, it reminded me of panko crusted fish I can purchase in the freezer section of the market. My son who usually devours his meals, over half was left untouched. Bill was brought and was asked once again how everything was. I answered the same again and my family just looked at the waiter incredulous to be asked. Bill was over $90.....which they were kind enough to put on their a suggested 18% tip. To go containers were brought to the table by another and a comment of something to the effect of, too full to finish, was indicated. Um, NO! I simply commented my dog at home might appreciate the steak since I had not. Well, ladies & Gents over 2 hours of my life was wasted, my wallet was lighted for well over $90 (no, appetizers, 2 sodas, and water), and we left with dog food. Needless to say, driving back a home to the Valley necessitated a stop to get a snack since my $30 steak was horrible and mostly uneaten. NEVER. AGAIN. Plus is, my fur babies at home enjoyed it all immensely! What animal wouldn't want rib eye & fish for breakfat. read more

Recommended by a local wine bar, this Italian restaurant really came through. With classic fare, as well as some interesting variations of classics, we had a wonderful meal st a decent price. The wine list was short, but be sure to ask your waitress - we had Sundhine - -she guided us to a wonderful Paso Robles Pinot Noir. read more

I took my family to DiStasio's on July 17, 2013. The entrance is nice but the overall dining room is average. The view of Morro Bay is excellent. About the food: let me start by saying I LOVE garlic; however, we ordered the bacon wrapped scallops and they came overcooked and coated with diced garlic. I ordered their special - Chicken Saltimbocca - and expected some essence of garlic, but what I got was a spoon full of diced garlic stuffed inside. So much that I had to spit it out. I pulled the meal apart and pulled out a ton of the stuff. The meal was good but the overabundance of garlic ruin it. I brought the waiter over and explained and he just replied with an attitude "that's the way we make it and it is what the chef is known for (all that garlic) but would let him know". A good chef should know his limits but this one clearly didn't. One other comment - we ordered clam chowder but was very pressed to find any clams. Its more like potato chowder - don't waste your money. Lastly, the wait for all of this was very bad and wasn't very busy. read more

My wife and I went here for dinner Oct. 22, 2017. We arrived at 6 ^PM. We were the only people in the resturant. I ordered Lasagne and my wife ordered the spegetti and meatballs. It should have been a signal that the orders arrived at our table within 4 minutes. My Lasagne was just warm. I have had lasagna many--many times in my life but not like this. It was swimming in a bath of sweet tomato sause (very sweet). In a bowl. Terrable. My wife said her spegettii tasted like it was made days ago and it had meatballs in it that tasted like they had been made with 1/2 lb. of suger. I tasted hers and it was terrable. This is now on our list of worst ever meals. read more

Last night in Morro Bay, and this restaurant was a big mistake. Food was mediocre Italian and the service was awful. Waiter acted like he was doing us a favor just by being there. Asked for water multiple times, got nothing. At the end of the meal the waiter gave me the bill instead of my husband. My recommendation, eat at Pizza Hut. The Italian is better and so is the service. read more

We are there about a year ago since we kept walking by and it smelled good. Wow we're we wrong. Food was over cooked and as bland as Italian can get. But, the topper, we sat at a table near the corner window and there was half eaten food from the previous party all over the floor. Had to flick a French fry, or something, off my chair to sit down. Disgusting. read more

Lovely little place right on the bay, so tiny! I came with a large group that did just about everything to annoy the waitress but she didn't seem to get too mad. There is beautiful outdoor seating if it isn't too cold where you can sit with your dog if you want! Food was generally good Italian fare, I had the vegetarian Lasagna which was good, the house salad and the Minestrone soup were definitely lower quality then the rest of the food. nice ambiance. read more

I can only sum up this place as a tourist trap dog food purveyor. Nothing served there was made there. I should have known since one knows, when you enter a REAL Italian restaurant, one can smell the fine aromas of garlic and herbs. There was no smell at all. We had the fried calamari as a starter. It was pre-packaged, tough, and true trash. Our server confirmed our suspicions. The main course was no better. My wife ordered the Butternut squash raviolis. They where pumpkin and way too sweet. I had the cannelloni with the red sauce on half and the Alfredo sauce on the other. The Alfredo sauce was what I would describe as "Johnny paste". It tasted like the paste that Johnny ate in kindergarten rather than using it to glue construction paper. The red sauce was way too sweet, and both were obviously not made on site. I would highly recommend avoiding this place. The sooner they go out of business, the sooner we can get a REAL Italian restaurant at this location. read more

Came on a pretty busy night. Service was not great, food was just okay. Cesar was watery, mozzarella stocks were not fully cooked. Entrees were decent but not spectacular by any means read more

Honestly me and my family are so disappointed! We came here based on reviews. The food and service was horrible. The pizza crust came out raw, we noticed it after a few bites. They put it back in the oven and still was raw in the middle. They took it off the bill, but by then I lost my appetite. The Dinner salad, and spaghetti was disgusting. They should be ashamed to say they are an Italian resturant read more

This is my one my favorite Italian food restaurants in San Luis Obispo county, hands down! The marinara is delicious, nice portions. Prices are very good. Amazing views of the Rock and the bay. If you're craving Italian... This is the spot in Morro Bay! read more

Was ok. Decent but not great. What you'd expect from a place that had an opening at 6 on a fri night. Probably wouldn't go back.

Food is great...Love their Vegetable Lasagna....views are amazing and service is always great!!!

The Caesar salad was good, the antipasto salad was not and the service was inadequate at best. Things were disorganized. We stood just inside the door for a few minutes because we thought the empty table next to the window would be nice. Clearing it in a timely fashion was not a priority for them. They appeared indifferent as to whether or not we were seated, whether or not we or our was taken, or whether or not we actually cared for our meal. I would not go back. read more

Great food and ambience, Spaghetti was excellent, and the steak was to die for. Excellent service and food.

Absolutely love this place! Everything I have had there has been great. The cannelloni with pesto-alfredo sauce (you have a few different sauces you can choose from) is perfect! Service is always good and staff is prompt and friendly. Great soups, entrees and desserts. read more

Went there on a thursday night with my wife to celebrate our first anniversary. it wasn't packed, but got fuller as the evening wore on. the server, heather, was very attentive and helpful, answering our questions and pointing us in good directions. the bacon-wrapped scallops were incredible. the clam chowder fresh and flavorful without being fishy or salty, with the potatoes still toothsome and tender. the artichoke bisque was unlike anything i've ever had-- delicate yet powerful artichoke taste. the entrees were also top-flight. i had the sausage lasagna on heather's recommendation, and was more than satisfied. the wife had the braciole and couldn't stop complimenting it. wrap that up in a beautiful wharf-side table overlooking the bay and a beautiful sunset-- and at a very reasonable price-- and you could hardly go wrong. the only downsides, i'd say, were that there was no balsamic vinegar to go with the nice olive oil on the table, and the wine list was not terribly impressive. but we weren't looking for a wine bar-- just a goo, hearty italian meal, and di stasio's delivered. read more

We had dinner last night at DiStasios and it was awesome. We started with the bacon wrapped scallops and they were tender and delicious. My hubby got Braciole and I had linguini ala vongole and the clams and wine sauce were incredible. Being we are traveling we were able to go back tonight. Chose the same amazing appetizer and both had shrimp scampi . Again, the food was perfect. The servers and entire staff were so pleasant and accommodating. 5 stars all the way!!! read more

Two stars because the service good! You pay for the great view. The food is mediocre, at best. The bread was dry, caeser salad was soggy lettuce with too much (not caeser) dressing. Then they served some quasi garlic/cheese bread. The chicken dish had maybe about 3 oz of thin chicken on it. We just remembered that we did not get the veggies that were supposed to come with the meal! The only bright spot was the bottle of Beckman wine. If you really like a great Italian meal, this is not the place for you. read more

This place surprised me, atmosphere and food were very good. Doesn't look like much from outside but very nice on the inside. Must go.

I am sorry. We wanted this place to be better... The decor is beyond crappy - the windows were dirty and the carpet stained. I ordered a Caesar Salad with chicken. This should be an easy win. Nope. The salad was limp and the chicken was cubed and completely over cooked - probably was microwaved. Nothing appeared to be fresh. Needless to say I didn't eat more than one bite. Everything else our party ordered was either reheated or from a can. Service was decent. I actually felt bad for them - even though the waiter didn't question the fact that my entire meal was virtually untouched. I think he knew. :-( Robert Irvine would have a field day in this dump. Please don't waste your time or money here. read more

Good food, warm and attentive service. The menu had something for every one. I had the halibut which was excellent as was the clam chowder

unbelievable to not have my reservation accepted on tge phone when i called! first question asked when arriving ...do you have a reservation? xmas boat parade night this pkace seemed as though they had no clue they would be overly busy..never going back too stupid to run a business! read more

Had dinner here on New Year's. Second time we've eaten here, both times Excellent Food with Excellent Prices. Ken, the owner is super nice guy who's being burned by the City of Morro Bay (they basically stole his lease) Restaurant will be moving to Morro Bay Blvd late spring and we will definitely be regular customers. read more

This is one of the better places on the Embarcadero. The prices are reasonable. the service is always good and this place has an excellent view. The food is basically good and not pretenious. Not top level cuisine but worth the price and the view. read more

Came here on a Wed night, around 7, in the summer... sat on the glass patio, very pretty view... soup took half hour... we sat and talked, drank some wine... then some more wine... half hour later I grabbed my waitress and asked what the delay was with our food... she told me that they refused to add enough kitchen staff to handle rushes, so people had to wait... on her way back from this conversation she tried to make nice with another couple on the patio, who had been waiting longer than us... after another half hour (total hour and a half) my wife and I paid for our soup and wine and walked out, passing our waitress (holding our main course) on the way out... the food may be great, but after an hour and a half I just didn't care... read more

We ate here for lunch on a Monday. It was a mistake. We walked up to the door and were greeted by a surprised waiter. He asked is he could help us. We asked it he was open. We should have asked for directions to another restaurant, any other restaurant. The waiter seated us and gave us menus. We ordered. After he brought us some bread, he then mentioned that the chef had not yet arrived. We had already been there for 10 minutes. When our food finally arrived 50 minutes later, it was crummy. My clam chowder tasted as if it came from a can. The meat on the kids' pizzas tasted like what you'd expect from a frozen pizza. My husbands "large" antipasto salad was iceberg lettuce, a few slices of red onion, thee black olives, 6 slices of salami, and a piece of provolone cheese, cut into wedges, definitely not what we expected for $8.95. We were so sorry we stopped here. read more

Just wanted to let you know that I love your restaurant. My husband and I were there for dinner on Saturday night, March 3rd (last weekend). It was a special occasion; my birthday. The food was to die for and the service was excellent. Forgive me, but I do not remember our server's name but I believe she had blond hair back in a ponytail. She was wonderful: polite, kind, "on the ball" and took great care of us. I had the Chicken Parmagiana and my husband had the Chicken Marsala. Both were amazing!! We will definitely be coming back!! Thank you!! read more

My husband and I have been visiting family in Califonia and decided to drive back to Washington along the coast. We stopped in Morro Bay for the night and were pleasantly surprised when we found Distasio's. We walked the embarcadero looking for a place for dinner. We ended up going up to Distasio's. We were greeted and seated quickly with a beautiful view of Morro Rock, the server (Adrienne) were attentive and were eager to answer questions about the bay and take pictures. The food was amazing! The prices affordable. The owner was there and spoke with us after dinner. He was friendly and sincere, accepting compliments for his son, the chef. Thank you Distasio's for a great experience! read more

Poor service from hostess and wait staff, overcooked and pretty tasteless food, decently decorated

I just ate there last night. The food was not good at all. I had a Cesar salad that was quite possibly the worst I have ever had. The Scallops wrapped in bacon were so well done the we're like hockey pucks. The bacon was like from Costco. I had the sun dried tomato ravioli stuffed with cheese. It was supposed to have been a spicy sauce but is was bland and luke warm. My daughter's pepperoni pizza looked and tasted like a frozen pizza from Albertsons. My wife's dish the "Italian Plate" was drowned in white sauce even though it was suppose to have been half white and red sauce. It really looked unappealing. Even the bread was bad. The decor looked tired and old. The only good thing I can.say is our waiter was very pleasant and gave good service. I wanted to send everything back but I was too tired from the drive and didn't want to hurt the waiter's feelings. This is not an Italian restaurant for people with a discerning palate. It's a place for hicks from the central valley who's idea of Italian food is the Olive Garden. No offense to the Olive Garden. :) read more

Extremely excellent food! I'm very big into Italian food. They have some of the best Italian food I've ever ate. We didn't have to wait for a table. read more

There's just nothing special about this restaurant. The decor is early 1950's. They bring bread to your table that isn't very fresh with little foil wrapped butters. Their wine list is limited in both selection and pricing. The Caesar salad was pedestrian. The only thing we enjoyed was the friendliness of the staff. read more

The location is nice. It overlooks the bay and the huge rock. From the restaurant you can also see a luxurious parking lot. Inside the waitresses are very fast at what they do. When a group leaves and another comes, they can ready the table within thirty seconds perfectly. The service was good and the food came out well. My only complaint is the Caesar salad. The Caesar salad presentation was lazy and there was not much to the salad at all. It could have used a little more lettuce. Otherwise the mozzarella sticks and meat sauce lasagna was very enjoyable and I will remember that place. read more

This restaurant came recommend by hotel staff when we ask for a good Italian non dressy very casual restaurant. It was wonderful! The food and great and if you wait to sit by window at sundown it's beautiful. They have a the most beautiful view of the Bay and you can see the Rock. We are not food snobs and just wanted a simple pasta dinner. This was the place. Service was ok but could see how people may not the service. Upon leaving a kitchen staffer came out and we asked for a place to walk around and get ice cream and he was great! Not all the staff was terrible. Would defiantly recommend this place as a casual restaurant that you could go to after checking in at your hotel and then walk down to shops. read more

We were served bread that was previously served, i.e. half a roll and the butter was opened. The waitress was embarrassed but did not apologize. I ordered the calzone, it was tasteless...I've had better at Papa Murphy's or pizza hut. Do not eat here. read more

If you want to wait 30 minutes to be seated, this is your place. However, you don't wait 30 minutes because the restaurant is packed, you wait 30 minutes because they are horribly understaffed. The only thing this restaurant has going for it is the view, and not all tables really have a great view. There were 3 women working when my family and I ate there. Two of them were working their butts off, running around everywhere. However the third woman, an older woman in her 50's, couldn't be moving any slower. She seemed like she didn't care at all, while the other 2 were working twice as hard as she was. When I got my pasta the extra chicken that I ordered was cold. The bread was really hard, and the service was BAD (again, horribly understaffed). I recommend you go almost anywhere else in Morro Bay unless you are dying for a mediocre Italian experience. read more

We ate here with our teenage family on a slow week-night after walking past looking for somewhere after 8 pm. We were greeted with a smile by a friendly waitress, who continued to provide friendly service throughout the night. A relaxed atmosphere and the food was great (all four of us had something different). Maybe not an "authentic" Italian taste but great-tasting and good value for money. We'll be back! read more

My husband and I were at the rest. in December that the reviewer from Fresno talked about. We go to Morro Bay every year for Christmas and eat at Di Stasio's on our last night. Traditionally, they do not get busy until after 5:30. We have always gone early and had the best meal with wine and pleasant treatment. We love the food here. It was a bad night that the person complained about and not like the usual treatment. We, too, waited awhile for our food because the staff didn't arrive until around 5:30. The owner made our dessert and brought over. I think he was embarrassed that they had not staffed properly in case of a large turnout. In all fairness we had never seen so many people so early in the evening. Give it another try -- the food is good. read more

We went to Distacios last week and had a wonderful time. The building is newly renovated and looks great. We got a table right by the window. The view was excellent, we could see the whole embarcadaro along with the rock and a beautiful sunset. Our waiter was very friendly. The menu was big with options like steak, fish and chips, and pasta. The prices were reasonable with spaghetti and meatballs for around $9. I went with the more expensive bacon wrapped filet mignon which was on special. My date got the sun-dried tomato ravioli along with bacon wrapped scallops for an appetizer. All of the food was excellent. The wine, basil and garlic sauce on the ravioli was especially good. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more