Reviews for Il Fornaio in Del Mar, CA
The food was great.. But the service was even better. Our server Slobodan was awesome! He totally made our night. I love that... they had some vegan options.. (wished they had more... And capellini.. I love a good Angel hair pasta) The view was wonderful,and ambiance was lovely. Definitely a place I recommend and will come back to again when I am in town for a visit. Read more
Nice location with amazing view. little pricey, but good Italian restaurant for special occasions.
Fantastic view. This is the special occasion place. Bread service was excellent, very authentic!
We really enjoyed the Fusilloni Al Pesto E Pollo and the Fradiavola pizza. Highly recommend both dishes! They were both... extremely creamy and flavorful. As expected, the view of the beach was stunning as well despite the gloomy weather. Read more
Food is good though service is quite terrible. They not only seemed understaffed but the hostess was not very professional. We... booked a table on open table and got there on time, and was assigned a table in the middle of the covered patio sitting. Therewere several other tables close to the windows that were empty and we asked if we could move. First we were told we could moveto any one of them and wait for set up. So we moved to one of our choice but shortly after, the hostess came and asked us to getup saying that particular table was reserved (although there were others adjacent to it with the same view, that were empty.) Wedidn't want to argue so we got up and waited at the bar. We waited and waited (about 15 mins) and other people would come in andget seated before us. They seemed to have forgotten about us. We had to get up and ask and still had to wait. All this evenafter reserving a table? Finally we got a table. Usually at any decent (and pricey) Italian restaurant one expects a round ofbread and butter / olive oil, but nothing here.. they didn't quite listen while taking the order either - we asked for one waterwith no ice and one with, and we got both with no ice.. It was also very loud at 7.30 pm on a week night.. impossible to have aconversation without yelling.. I don't think I will come back although the food (pesto pasta) was really good and the view isgreat. Read more
Delicious Italian food with an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean. The customer service is exceptional!
It was a great experience, the food,environment,staff are all awesome!! The only thing that I struggled that I had to take... sometime to read the menu but overall I liked everything Read more
Amazing place to go with family or a date. The rooftop setup is beautiful with ocean views. It's in a commercial complex which... itself is a nice place to hangout. The food was amazing. We were not familiar with some of the dishes but the staff explainedthem to us. Every staff member we had chat with was humble. Read more