Had lunch with friends last Tuesday and by all accounts at the table it was a success. Service was…read moreprofessional and friendly. Staff allowed us time needed to leisurely check the menu before ordering. This is one of few restaurants around specializing in Italian food. My eye was quickly drawn to the Veal Piccata accompanied by white wine. A friend ordered the the spaghetti and meatballs (which is his go to on the menu.) The Caesar and Salmon Salad also were commented on as being well prepared. Many short term rental vacationers in the area pick this restaurant on owners recommendation. I don't think you will be disappointed.

I had a wonderful experience at Fresco Grill. Everything was absolutely delicious. The service from…read moreIvan was incredible, very pleasant and attentive throughout the entire meal. From the moment you arrive, the host is very welcoming and makes you feel comfortable right away. We ordered the Caesar salad, the short rib pappardelle, and the rigatoni vodka with shrimp, and every dish was outstanding. The flavors were rich, well balanced, and clearly prepared with care. Overall, great food, excellent service, and a very enjoyable atmosphere. I will definitely be coming back.

The ambiance of Ciao's is lively yet homey and classy. It's where you take visiting family or…read morefriends to impress them--which is how i was introduced to Ciao's. I thought I wasn't a huge pasta fan until I first tasted their gnocchi--out of this world! The ingredients taste fresh, and I love the free bread they offer.

Talk about eating from Italian family home!! I ordered silicia eggplant dam that was amazing !!…read moreThis Italian restaurant is the most authentic that I have found in North San Diego !! I love it !!! Amazing !! The deserts remind me of Italian place in NYC ! I use to live in Manhattan. You will have no regrets eating Italian here ! Amazing cooks and servers

We celebrated my husband's birthday with a large gathering of some of our friends…read more Working with Tristian Bonillla, Tasting Room Manager, was a pleasure. The setting, food, and service were all very much appreciated by everyone in attendance. In addition to extra special occasions, we enjoy lunches and winery events. We are happy it's part of our friendly village.

Food, wine, service, personnel. Always a pleasant time at Monserate! We love and appreciate the…read morework that goes into this wonderful addition to our neighborhood!

lunch today with 12 women, one waiter (male),,,,the guy was the best…read morevery attentive. He even did seperate checks for each of us! My hat goes off to him and the food was great at a good price

Good service. Nice…read morecold beers. Nice inside. My wife loves their stuffed mushrooms and it didn't disappoint again, she loves them! My wife & her mom always gets their Romana salad & they have good ranch dressing. The small is large enough for them to split and gives them a good portion. I got a meat sandwich, but it was more lettuce, tomato and bread with little meat so won't order a sandwich there again. I'm glad I ordered the pizza sauce that comes on the sandwich, on the side, just tasted like tomato paste. No other flavor to it. My mom-in-law likes their lasagna, but always comments she wishes it wasn't served in a bowl dish with lots of sauce around it. Recommended she ask for a plate next time and no extra sauce.

The Biz Partner and I have met here before and I enjoyed it those times and can't believe I have…read morenever done a review. Now mind you, I don't give out 5 stars very often, but Backdraft deserves all five of them. Cool, friendly and attentive wait staff, every time we have been. Nice back area with seating is great with the nice weather. Vast selection of food options is great for many people, even finicky, picky people that you don't really like, but have to meet because your friend likes her. That's not the case today, but just saying. Also, the fire fighter theme is great and fun with the names of the food. Anyhoo, we ordered the Smoke Alarm Brussel Sprouts appy and it was delicious. Perfectly cooked sprouts, goat cheese, mustard drizzle. Not a huge portion, but was great for the two of us to share and still be hungry for lunch. The Biz Partner ordered a medium Code Blue pizza to have some to take home. The pizza is marinara, mozzerella, blue cheese crumbles, grilled steak, grilled onions, cilantro and house made. BBQ sauce. I did not try any, but he loved it and had enough leftover for him and his girlfriend for dinner! It was a LARGE medium pizza. Speaking of large. I picked the Hotshot Italian Sub and decided to get the 12" so I could also take some home, figuring I would eat the 6" if I just ordered that. Now, I did not measure it, but when it came out, it did not seem like 12", you know like SW "foot long". It was cut into 4 huge pieces and each seemed like 1/2 a SW large sub. I ended up eating only one of the 4 portions that arrived. Ate it for lunch the next two days! The Hotshot is a great italian sub, one of my favorite sandwiches. It is Honey Smoked Ham, Salami, Pepperoni, Provolone, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, smeared with mustard and mayo and then drizzled with Greek Style house dressing. I ordered it hot and on a white roll (the only way it should be prepared! IMHO). Damn fine sandwich and at "12 feet" long (ha, ha!) it feeds a bunch of people or me for three lunches. Service is so good and attentive. The waitress got her workout refilling my diet cokes as after eating we stayed and did some business. She always checked on us and did not care how long we stayed. So awesome, I wish I had gotten the names of the servers. This was Tuesday, 3/24/26 at noon. So, you know who you are! GO! EAT WELL!! BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF!!! HAVE FUN!!!!

We ordered food to go so can't really comment on the service or ambience. I wasn't the one going to…read morego get the food. We started off with the blazin bacon. It was sweet and very spicy. A little bit too spicy for me but the flavor was excellent. I had the Code 3 burger. Big burger which consisted of pork belly, angus chuck and short rib meat. It had grilled pineapple, jalapeños, green peppers and onions, lettuce, and tomato drizzled with raspberry chipotle sauce. It was spicy with a little bit of sweet. It came with french fries which were very tasty and seasoned perfectly. I've never seen french fries quite like this. I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture of the burger. My daughter ordered a chicken Caesar wrap which isn't on the menu, but they made it for her anyway. Super nice of them to do that. It was a lot of food and we were all happy with stuffed bellies.

Notably much better restaurant and service and food than Z Cafe!…read more Chips and trio of salsas were great while we looked at menu, and they make a fabulous skinny marg. We got some assorted individual tacos and I like the variety they had and that you can get a la carte. Because I love soup I had to get the chicken tortilla and it was outstanding. Will be back!

A really nice spot for a Mexican food lunch with a lovely outdoor, dog-friendly patio as well as a…read morecute indoor dining area with decent food. Staff was friendly and efficient. We really liked our waiter who immediately brought water for the doggie with our iced teas. They start with a complimentary chips and three salsas. All good and chips were obviously fresh. We hit the taco menu for lunch and tried 4 of the 5. These are good sized and not little street tacos. The Al pastor, sadly, was a miss. Ok but a miss. There was odd seasoning like cloves on it and it was little chunks of meat with pineapple and onion but no cilantro The birria, although greasy, was a hit. Very tasty and tender with a tasty although greasy dipping sauce. The shrimp taco was very good. The short rib had a mixed verdict. One didn't care for it but I really liked it. It had a nice smokey taste and was not greasy. The side of beans and rice we added was yum. Service was great. Our guy was so attentive and helpful. Perfect place for a sunny day lunch in Fallbrook!

Our whole family loves this place! Great atmosphere, we like the patio, but inside is fun because…read moreit's lively and always full of happy locals. Service has been good with only one or two times where food took a lot longer, but it was also packed. You're never gonna have a place that is always perfect so don't let some of the lower star reviews deter you. We love the menu's variety, food is really good, great value, generous portions... you cannot beat these prices! So happy to have a place like this in Fallbrook!!! Z Café please don't change!

The location is great as it overlooks the city of Fallbrook and is a cool midpoint between mid…read morecounty Riverside and Oceanside/Carlsbad. The restaurant itself is airy and has a cool little mini gallery on the bottom floor. The food is great and the service is FAST! Cool local hang out. Thanks for feeding us!- more than once. My favorite is always the Hawaiian breakfast items and equally as important, the coffee is GOOD.

After 3 years of constantly visiting this place, I feel an update is in order…read more All is great right? The food is tremendous, the service/staff very warm and professional, the Master Chef owner Jesse very overly accommodating, etc. This place is probably the nicest, best place in Fallbrook. But why is this place ignored by the majority of Fallbrook? Especially when, by the reviews, over 90% approval rating. Community involvement is the main reason WE who attend regularly feel. Why the owner Jesse does NOT involve himself within Fallbrook community is very confusing. Fallbrook still honors loyalty to family and community. This is NOT Los Angeles, etc. this is still a small-town vibe, with small town/family minded agendas. The price for food, the taste of the food, even the nicest building with the best wait staff will not serve you if you don't serve the Fallbrook community. I hope this place continues to shine as it has for over 3 years now, but Jesse needs to realize where he placed his restaurant and how he can succeed in the community he chose to place his future in. WE ALL love this place and hope to write and update the near future, some 20 years down the road. Much continued success La Cucina.

I WANT TO LOVE THIS PLACE!! But I just like it. I had Italian, the other three with me had…read moreIndian. They LOVED the Indian cuisine. The Italian was ok. The salad was disappointing. I would compare it to hospital cafeteria salad. I would expect an Italian restaurant to have good Italian dressing. It wasn't bad but tasted like cheap bottled Italian. The restaurant itself is NICE. It's clean, decorated nicely, and quite spacious. The staff - so nice, friendly, and welcoming. I will go back because the Indian food is great, I want them to succeed (small business), staff is great, and it's a very nice looking restaurant. I just wish their salad and salad dressing was better. Note* This place is BIG and seems like it would be perfect for events!

È squisito! Era delizioso!…read more Had an amazing time celebrating a birthday at Almafi along lake San Marcos. Great valet parking and wonderful views of the lake as you're seated in the dining room. Everything was flavorful but the lasagna and spaccanapoli pizza were the best I've ever had. Mike our waiter was also informative,attentive and a top tier waiter. ALL of us cannot wait to visit again.

I booked a table here through OpenTable on a Friday evening, and the place was packed. They have…read morevalet parking for $7, street parking, and an additional parking lot across the street. We were quickly seated, and our server was phenomenal. She gave great recommendations, checked in on us often, and made the whole experience even better. We ordered: * Focaccia: Huge serving, perfectly crisp, and absolutely delicious. * Caprese: This was phenomenal. It came with fresh organic tomatoes and prosciutto. * Polpette All'Italiana: These meatballs are to die for. It comes with four meatballs and two pieces of toast that are perfect for dipping into the marinara sauce. * Ragu Napoletano: We chose the rigatoni pasta with this dish. It was very flavorful and perfectly cooked. * Tiramisu: They brought out a tiramisu cake for my birthday with a candle, and it was absolutely beautiful. It tasted delicious and even had sprinkles on top, which was such a fun touch. Overall, the food was amazing, the service was outstanding, and the atmosphere is beautiful. I always love coming here and will definitely keep coming back.

Such a fun dinner date night spot hidden away in the commercial/ business district. The inside/…read moreoutside ambiance was still lovely given the location and dynamics of space. Service - people who truly love people and are passionate about the food. Wine - deliciously pared Pasta - gnocchi fresher/ fluffier than anything I've ever tasted Their short rib risotto TO DIE FOR Will definitely come back!

Cute venue but the food was very disappointing. I thought some of the reviews might have been…read moreharsh, but it was all true. The food was bland, portions were small, and overpriced. They even charge $3 for a small dish of bread. I got the tagliatelle with funghi and it was literally cream and mushrooms sprinkled on top. There was minimal mushroom flavor. It was one dimensional. Unfortunately we won't be back.