Came here for lunch. Service was great. They gave 2 kinds of complimentary bread which is nice…read more It's easy to make reservations online with open table. The pasta were tasty. Noodles tasted like homemade pasta which was chewy and delicious. Street parking. There is a public parking nearby.

Food was good, nothing super special but all tasty and cooked well. Our table of 8 ordered 3 of the…read moredaily specials (spaghetti di mare, long cod and short ribs) which were all fresh and enjoyed. Staples like the chicken Marsala and linguine vongole were good as well. Prices were also very reasonable which is much appreciated these days! Best part was the service - Roberto and the bussers were lovely and attentive. Good Italian food is hit or miss on the East Bay corridor so we are happy to find a place halfway for everyone coming from Berkeley and Cupertino to have a good meal together.

My family and I went around noon on Sunday to sit outside with our little dog…read more The basket of bread with the garlic tomato paste with soft fresh and delicious. The chicken marsala with mashed potatoes and sautéed fresh vegetables was delicious. The chicken Alfredo was spot on with great flavors as was the shrimp meal that had mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetable. The crème brûlée was fresh and yummy. Give this place a try you will be glad you did. Bon appétit

Came here at around 6pm on Sunday no reservations and got seated right away with a party of 5. The…read morecomplementary bread was fresh and delicious my kids enjoyed it. The crab cakes were ok. Didn't really hit the spot for me. I didn't taste any crab but it wasn't bad. My kids really enjoyed the calamari. Sauces were very good as well. Everyone enjoyed their food, it came out quick and fresh . Dessert was my favorite by far. The cannoli was so fresh and creamy. Nice way to end the day for sure. $230 later we had enough left overs for tomorrow. Tip was automatically included with a party of 5. Portions are big and kid approved. Service was good and friendly. Recommend trying this place if you're in the area. Plenty of parking in downtown Hayward. Location is on a one way street, pretty easy to find. I've been driving by this place for years and it didn't disappoint.

This is a true hidden jewel sitting right here in Hayward. We ended up coming here for an…read moreafter-party dinner with our new in-laws, and the experience was top-notch. I have held several of my company Christmas Dinner parties here....excellent. If you are looking for nice dinner...or need an event venue, then can provide the entire restaurant for a party etc. Check them out. The owner/manager, Fide, is an absolute charm. She went above and beyond, ensuring there were flowers on the table and even bringing out a special tray of desserts to celebrate. As for the food, it was excellent--clean, hot, and authentic. We had the Chicken Parmesan, a fantastic Seafood Pasta, and the Eggplant, along with Bruschetta and Calamari for appetizers. The service is incredibly friendly and the prices are very fair. If you love quality Italian food, do not miss this gem."

I've passed this restaurant 1000 times and I always tell my husband I wanna try it so we finally…read morewent in one late Friday evening. We were actually the only sit-down customers (there were a few pick up orders that came in). The service was very friendly and attentive-ready to refill our waters the second we finished! We also got yummy complimentary foccacia with dipping oil. The menu is straightforward-a lot of your typical pastas and entrées, there were some delicious sounding appetizers also but it wasn't an appetizer kind of night for us on this night. My husband got the capellini pomodoro which he felt was a bit plain, but I liked it-it tastes exactly like what the menu describes lol (angel hair, tomatoes, basil and garlic). I got the Linguini Gamberi which was a white cream sauce pasta with prawns. There were about 5 prawns, it was good!

An amazing surprise, with double shout outs to both the restaurant and their generous donation to…read moreEBSPCA! I doubt we would have otherwise dined at this San Leandro gem (not otherwise on our radar), if we didn't get a dining certificate at the Growl, Meow & Wine event. EXCELLENT mixed salad & fettucine Though noise level was a bit higher than we're

Came in at about 3pm with family for an early dinner. The restaurant is modern, yet cozy…read more The food itself was fine, but am unsure of the value given the price point considering this was the "brunch" menu. The plates averaged $35, the calamari was $27. Additionally, the service had some misses -- some items were forgotten or needed reminders, so we just decided to not bother to ask so that we didn't delay eating. I'm unsure if we'd visit again, but love that this is a San Leandro staple.

This restaurant is located in this small complex by Starbucks and the old closed down Lucky's (I…read morebelieve). There aren't many businesses in this complex so there's always plenty of parking. I inside of the restaurant was small but had plenty of tables. It was a slow day on that weekday early dinner time. We asked to order our items for take out. We waited not too long as I remember. How was the food? Fried Calamari- for only being a couple minutes away I wonder why the calamari was already almost cold when we ate it. It was pretty disappointing. Maybe they just had it in the box while they waited for the rest of our order. I don't know. Flavor was good. Pizza Primavera - It was good, I was okay with it. The pizza dough wasn't my favorite but it was fine. White Pasta - I honestly don't remember what the name was but it was an item my bf ordered. This was terrible. Like there was too much roux to make the bechamel. It tasted of flour. Not much salt, not much of other flavors. Not enough milk and cheese and butter. He took a bite and put it down. Overall, glad we tried it but we might not be coming back. With the economy now, it's disappointing when the food is terrible for how much we pay for.

It seems like this place may have changed ownership recently since what we got was not at all…read moresimilar to the other photos on Yelp. Came here on a weekday for dinner and it was mostly empty. We got the chicken parm and the margherita pizza. With the margherita pizza, the dough was obviously bought premade and frozen. It was dry and hard as expected from a premade frozen pizza dough. Not sure if the whole thing was bought frozen. There was generous amounts of cheese with one sad basil leaf of each quarter. One positive thing I can add about the pizza is that the cheese does have a satisfying flavor, giving me a nostalgic flashback to school lunch pizza. As for the pasta, the chicken has a strange taste (maybe too strong on a vodka marinade?). There was way too much sauce for the amount of pasta, and it had a very light and bright flavor, not terrible but definitely lacking depth and any nuances of aromatics or herbs. The chicken was not breaded and instead grilled. Servers were attentive, but seemed to have a lot of staff mostly standing around.

I stopped in this past Friday evening December 12th at about 6:15 and the food and service were…read moregreat! I specify the time because I did not ask the staff their names. So, if the manager or corporate pay attention to this page, I hope they see this review. The food was seasoned and cooked perfectly. The front of the house staff were very helpful and curtious. ( They had great attitudes)! I will definitely be back and tell other people about my experience!

Just drove by and they are permanently closed. Sign is down for the building and no cars in the…read moreparking lot

No exaggeration - I had the best cocktail of my life here. I ordered a strawberry lavender gimlet…read moreand oh my. It was such a layered drink. I'm usually a two drink gal but I only needed one this day because I enjoyed sipping on this so much. I went during the day so it was pretty empty but the vibe was still right. They played good music and the bartender was friendly. I'll definitely be back.

DAMN! I love THE DOOLITTLE! If you're from the Midwest, you'll love it too! We affectionately call…read moreit "The Michigan Bar". I ordered drinks and told the bartender I'd be right back to pick them up to which he replied "Nope. You're our guests, I'll bring them to you!" Good people! Don't miss their Hot Toddies! So good! I'd drive out of my way just to go there to have one!

Made it in right before the dinner rush and saved ourselves at 1-1.5 hours of waiting time (when we…read morewere leaving, hostesses were telling customers that it would be 1 hr 45min wait). Upon seating, server Jessica leas prompt to take orders for drinks and appetizers. She returned promptly with drinks and bread, then took our order. Super attentive bringing soups and salads right away as refills on drinks. Upon serving meals, more drink refills were given plus they asked and provided additional bread and soup. During the middle of our meal, server Pablo came over to introduce himself and let us know he would be taking over. He stopped frequently to check led on us and provided assistance from doing refills to getting to-go boxes to giving info about payment tablet (which we were aware but was nice that he didn't assume and gave us a quick briefing). Bathroom garbage was overflowing with towels, and the floor was a wet. So this is an area for improvement. Don't want to forget the bathrooms. Nonetheless, restaurant was still clean overall and nicely decorated for Valentines Day. Overall such a wonderful dining experience, even though it was busy with alot of eating patrons (plus we saw the order pickup set outside at the back of the restaurant). Big shout to Jessica and Pablo being perfect mix of courtesy, efficiency, attentiveness, and informative.

I'd say the 3.0 cumulative rating is pretty spot on. I…read morehadn't been to an Olive Garden in years, but the other day RB and I decided to meet up here for an early dinner, since the restaurant is located somewhat along my 880 commute corridor, and I just felt like breaking up the soul-sucking drive on this particular day. We wanted to sit at the bar - always the best for people-watching - but it was full. They need to expand and open up the bar area. In fact the entire place is well due for a remodel. The hostesses were nice. They seated us at a booth, which felt cramped and claustrophobic, I wouldn't sit there again. The complimentary breadsticks came out first and I made the rookie mistake on filling up on them before our mains came out. For our mains, RB had the shrimp scampi, and I had the fettuccine alfredo with broccoli. The pasta was decent, and I'm sure would have tasted better had I not stuffed my face with the breadsticks beforehand. Our mains came with a large salad for two, which RB surprisingly enjoyed very much, he's not usually much of a greens guy. Our server was nice as well, but seemed a bit caught off guard by our leisurely pace. We don't grub and run, we like to relax and take our time when dining out. Everything was fine, nothing blew my socks off, but might visit again at some point.

Went with a group of 6 ladies tonight and had a great family style meal with cocktails, beer, and…read moremocktails. Service was excellent and I love how the servers have all worked at this restaurant for a long time - staff retention is a rare thing these days. The burrata and prosciutto appetizer was very tasty and the beet salad was refreshing and healthy. We enjoyed the prosciutto pizza that had a nice truffle scent. The pastas were also excellent - we had the oxtail ravioli and the butternut squash agnolotti. The mixed seafood platter was very good and they added additional shrimp and scallops for us. The branzino and salmon were my favorite. Nice selection of cocktails, beer, and mocktails. The dessert menu has a nice variety. We got the zabaglione with berries and the chocolate cake with salted caramel ice cream to end the night. Def a nice place for large groups to get dinner and drinks.

Came here on a Saturday night without a reservation about 7pm. Wait time was about 20 minutes…read more There was a steady stream of people and they were pretty busy the whole night. I've been here a couple times prior. We ordered a pizza for an appetizer to share in addition to our individual entrées of the spaghetti del trabocco, the lasagna, and the ravioli con coda. The pizza with the Italian sausage had a lightly spicy kick and the thin crust was perfectly crispy. The pizza was great. It was salty and savory without being overly heavy. All of our pasta entrées were delicious too. Good flavor and filling without leaving you feeling too stuffed. We had leftovers too. My favorite was the tiramisu that we shared. It was moist and lightly sweet and it helped end the meal on a great note! The restaurant can be a little loud if they're busy, but otherwise it has a great ambiance. Great place to stop by in Alameda-even Alysa Liu loves this place!

Finally stopped at Luccas Deli after driving past it a hundred times and yeah... I've been missing…read moreout. Came through with my wife and kids, we all kept it simple and got the same thing. ham + salami on a sweet roll with everything. First bite told me everything I needed to know. bread was soft, meat fresh, nothing overdone just straight up good. Place runs smooth too. You walk in, grab a number, and they call you up. Sign tells you exactly where to go so you're not standing there confused like some spots. Staff were cool and quick. They got a solid setup with drinks, chips, even frozen stuff to take home. Didn't try the potato salad this time (kinda regret that lol) but I'll be back for sure.

Great sandwich and great spot. I ordered the roasted turkey sandwich and it was really good. The…read moreturkey tasted fresh, the bread was soft, and everything was well balanced. Simple but very flavorful. Service was quick and the place has that classic Italian deli feel. Definitely a solid spot for a good sandwich. I'll be back to try more.