Reviews for Dolci Cafe Italiano in El Cajon, CA
My fav place for Italian. We love Italian food and we love to go and try new places but we always come back to our favorite... place. We really like all their pizzas and pastas. If you are looking for authentic home made Italian food , brick oven pizzaslook no more. Read more
This is a nice casual Italian restaurant to go to. We started with the arancini and pesto bruschetta. The bruschetta was really... good! I had the Fettuccine Carticcio, which was supposed to be spicy, but was not. The seafood was cooked well, but the redsauce was a little bland and needed that spice it was missing. My friends had the "white pizza" and loved it. Another friend hadone of the specials that had seafood and rigatoni with a pesto/cheese sauce (very mild pesto flavor) and enjoyed it. Then fordesert we had the limoncello cake and tiramisu. Overall it was a good dinner, but with only one server and two helpers, servicetook a long time and was not the best it could have been. Read more
Went here for the first time since moving to the area. The staff are very friendly and atmosphere is cozy. I think my salmon... entree was done before the rest of the entrees because it wasn't very hot (or at least the veggies and sauce/risoni/pasta[unsure what to call what the salmon was on top of] were not) when it came out. The salmon was still hot in the middle when Iate it, so that was good. We also ordered Tuscan Kale salad, Fettuccine Cartoccio, Cioppino, and a Napoletana (White Pizza).All of those came out (from what I could tell) freshly made (they came out hot!) and were all very good. We also had theirgelato (all 3 flavors- chocolate, vanilla, & pistachio). All 3 together are so good. I'm not a huge dessert person but that wassimple and delicious. Great way to end dinner. I wouldn't reduce the stars I'm giving them just because of those warm veggies.They were operating with reduced staff but doing their very best to be attentive to all customers. I will definitely come hereagain and enjoy, probably, a pasta dish and more of that gelato. Read more
I came here with some family on 7/15/21 and it was great! I came here a few years ago for breakfast and my family didn’t like... it but we came here for dinner and it was much better! We got pizza, salad, fish, and chicken and they were all delicious. Wealso got pistachio and hazelnut gelato and that was very good and flavorful! I got the salad and it was amazing! Everyone elseloved their food. Overall, I will definitely be coming back! Read more
Amazing food, flavor, service, and culinary presentation!! Tony made our experience memorable. When I ordered a plate with a... food I disliked, he was quick to recommend a sauce that would compliment the plate, and keep the dish flavorful. Read more
EXCELLENT!!! A San Diego resident friend of ours took us here for brunch. Our temperatures were checked before we were seated in... our own little divided off area. Menus were on a QR code. Get the breakfast burrito!! So. Freaking. GOOD. Our friend ordered theAvocado toast and loved it as well. We can't forget the mimosas now can we? HUGE and quite delicious. The next day, as we headedhome we couldn't help but stop here again. Unfortunately they don't do breakfast on Mondays, but our lunch choices did NOTdisappoint. The lasagna was fantastic and the chicken bacon mac and cheese was devine!!! ???????? I can't wait to come hereagain. 10/10 happy dances Read more
Amazing food and the desserts are to die for. Chef Ivan has some really good plates that you have to try. The service is... friendly, but not overbearing. Try the napoletana pizza, creamiest ricotta you have ever had. Read more
We used to love this place! This time the food took an hour to come and when it did it wasn't very good. We won't be back.