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    La Toscana

    4.0 (480 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Steak and veggies
    Sophia V.

    La Toscana has been a family staple of mine growing up and after traveling around all of Italy I will still have to say that have my favorite pasta (Fettuccine with vodka sauce and grilled chicken). The fettuccine is homemade and as thin as paper almost... it's so amazing and always cooked right. Though not on the menu I suggest ordering and fun fact you can split it with someone which I love to do because it is a bit heavy with the sauce especially if you get some appetizers. Another favorite is ordering their steaks. Though they change they are always so juicy and I love getting my sides as polenta if they have it or potatoes and their vegetables. The veggies are also always cooked to perfection with the right amount of salt and delicious olive oil that tastes like my Nonna's. Service is always great and ambiance gives Italian but not outdated it's nice :)

    Cannoli
    Lisa W.

    I've not been here in so many years and was looking forward to coming back. This place is as crowded and full as I recall- definitely a locals favorite. I had a glass of Proseco that I enjoyed. The complimentary bread & butter is quite good. I was disappointed in the risotto- instead of being rich & creamy it was dry without a lot of flavor. I love cannoli so had to order- they were ok but not fantastic. It definitely was a busy night- but several times the servers forgot things. All the staff are friendly though. Maybe I caught this restaurant on an off night?

    Bruschetta
    Barry B.

    I think this place gets better every time I visit. The arancini were the best I've eaten. The pasta and the eggplant were superb. Excellent service. It's not a quick dinner but it's worth the experience.

    Pappardelle al Cinghiale
    Allie N.

    To be completely honest, we came here because I am disgustingly obsessed with smores and I found out this restaurant serves a smores brownie sundae. Let me just say that it was probably the worst thing I have ever ordered... However, my boyfriend and I found ourselves enjoying most everything else about this place that we would entertain the idea of coming back down for a meal here with family. We came on a busy Friday night with no reservations around 8 pm. Parking was easy, but I figure if you're coming around a busier rush hour, one might have to resort to street parking. We waited around 20-30 minutes for a table last minute and killed the time listening to their great playlist. We finally got seated in what I think is the back dining room in the corner where we could people watch. For a Friday night, the crowd was perfect. While there were some drunken ladies across from us, most everyone looked like they were having a nice relaxing evening and even chatted with us. The one thing we noticed after getting our orders in was that the service was pretty bad. We again understood that this was a Friday night, but just wanted to note for others in case they're going here blindly the way we did. At one point, both my boyfriend and I had both ordered a drink on top of our waters but we had both finished our waters. After trying to wave down our waiter and a different one unsuccessfully, my boyfriend made his move to go get one of the bottles from their station so we wouldn't be dehydrated. Foodwise, food was great in flavor. The beef carpaccio was excellent. We ordered the pappardelle and the veal scaloppine for our entrees. They did seem to have a food quality issue that night. We first noticed it when the table next to us had gotten their pastas and the lady immediately noted that her pasta was cold as if sitting on the pass for a while. When she finally was able to flag down our waiter to discuss the food quality, he sent it back and brought it back to the kitchen. I guess the chefs tried nuking it in the microwave and she hated it even more that she ended up ordering another dish to compensate for the terrible pasta she had started with. When it came to our food, we had the same sort of issue. While my veal came out piping hot, the sides it came with were chilly. My boyfriend was appalled that his pasta felt just the slightest bit like it was lukewarm. Overall, I think it's in a great little area nestled alongside the freeway in San Rafael. I want to hope that the bad service and food quality issues were just a result of a slammed evening with understaffing. Would really love to return if this was the case. But please, whatever you do, AVOID THAT SMORES BROWNIE.

    Wendy A.

    Extensive menu choices. I chose the wild boar--the Pappardelle al cinghale with porcini mushrooms and pecorino Romano. The boar was shredded--great texture. I had the 2021 Sangiovese Scarpetta Frico. My companion got the Orecchiette with Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, pecorino romano, and cream. She chose the 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Nozzole. I recommend you get a reservation, as it was busy on the Sunday eve we went. Our server was very attentive. I am grateful she offered to have the chef re-make my pasta dish as it was too salty for me. The ambiance is lovely. There's a fireplace and large pictures of Italian on all the walls.

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    I attended a private party. We experienced excellent and unobtrusive service. The risotto with the sole was delicious. I will go back.

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    I've had dinner here several times. Always irritating, food is lacking, people don't seem to GAF. I've learned my lesson.

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    I always get the Alfredo pasta I definitely recommend! Truthfully haven't tried most of the menu but I'm excited to when I come back.

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    Well established Italian eatery with great food and fine wines. Old school vibe with excellent service!

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    Fratm

    4.3(78 reviews)
    1.8 mi

    Came here on a Saturday night at about 8:30p. Street parking was easy and we didn't have to wait…read more There was a table with quite a large Italian family. When you hear Italian and it's a family, I don't doubt this place is a legit Italian restaurant The atmosphere was great & the service was great. The beet salad was amazing. I ordered the burrata pizza and my friend ordered some kind of rib meat pizza. He said his was really good. My burrata pizza was delicious. I would come back again. Highly recommend.

    Walked in on a Saturday evening and it was relatively busy but was happy there was a table…read moreavailable. The staff was very friendly and attentive and they had some great specials available that night but I mainly ordered from the menu except when it came to desert ;) Ordered: *Crostino del Vesuvio - Really yummy. Loved the freshness of the tomatoes but there was a small portion of burrata on the crostini and that made it a bit disappointing. *Salsiccia - Tasty BUT the dough was undercooked and couldn't hold up to the sauce, sausage and toppings. The pizza got soggy really fast and everything seeped in. After eating about 1/3 of the pizza I just started eating the toppings because the crust was gummy. **Let me mention here that my pizza probably sat a little longer than needed because they brought the appetizer AND the pizza out at the SAME TIME which made ZERO SENSE why they wouldn't space them out but that probably added to the sogginess of the pizza** *Cannoli - OUTSTANDING! Honestly the best cannoli I've had outside of Italy. I would come back because overall the food was good and so was the service but would definitely ask that they space out the appetizer and pizza AND that they make sure the pizza dough is cooked thoroughly!!

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