Reviews for Ottavio's Italian Restaurant in Lakeside, CA

I Always enjoy Ottavio's Restaurant. The staff is welcoming Susan is a great hostess.Jessie is my favorite server. She has a... great smile her service is an art. Being disabled so nice to have parking right at the front door, plus when you walk in theresa clean restroom. Food is tasty, prepared just right Hot. I usually start with a sangria. On these hot days try nicely airconditioned dinning . Try their lava cake for dessert. The hours of operation is a little difficult to work around. But arestaurant so divine as Ottavio's is worth the drive!!(Also good food and service is worth the wait) I know when I'm hungry itstime for Ottavio's great food, excellent service. Prices are honest honest!!Comfortable relaxing environment. Rube in the hood Read more

My niece and fiancés sis picked this place for their high school graduation meal celebration. The food is so good. The... minestrone soup is incredibly yummy. They serve dinner rolls and garlic dinner rolls both yummy but the garlic ones areaddicting. Everyone enjoyed their meals, the pasta was excellent. Great place to get Italian food. The service is good too. Ourlarge party was accommodated and we got to seat outside which was nice. Read more

Very good Italian in Lakeside. Not everyone makes a good arrancini, and Ottavios is among the best I've had. Their portions are... ample, the flavors are very good and the bar serves substantial cocktails with a lively atmosphere. Those who grew up inLakeside in the 60-70's remember Sam's Pizza House with Sam, Mary and Anthony Manescalco. And you remember Mary's AntipastoSalad. Until now if I wanted a salad like that I had to make it. Check out Ottavio's. It looks like a hot mess but it eats likeMary's. That alone is worth a stop. Read more

This is a gem in San Diego perf3ct place for famimy.dinner or a date , th3nfood hands down is the best I've tasted in San Diego... , only down side, is the lack of parking , but not gonna nock that, this is an awsum.place Read more

We visited on a busy Friday night. Our food was excellent! At our table we had the Chicken Parmesan, Gnocchi, Lasagna, and the... Artichoke ravioli... Everyone enjoyed their meal, and the service was attentive as well. They don't take reservations for lessthan 6 people, so you might have to wait on a weekend... It's well worth doing so in my opinion. Enjoy! Read more

Drove 30 mins to try this place, and it was 100% worth it. Best garlic chicken pizza I've ever had. Delicious lasagna.... Absolutely incredible house-made tiramisu. And SOMEHOW the best margarita I've had in San Diego??? Can't wait to go back. I useto drive 2 and half hours for a particular chicken bacon ranch pizza when I lived in norcal, and this pizza was even better thanthat one. I'm blown away. If the food wasn't enough, the dining room vibe was great, and the service was amazing. Drink orderswere delivered instantly, recommendations were all on-point, and the cook time for the main dishes was surprisingly fast. Can'tsay enough good things about Ottavio's. Read more

One of the best Italian places I have tried in San Diego. I have no idea how I've lived in Lakeside over a year and haven't ... heard of this place until now. All the food was phenomenal, I definitely recommend the mussels they were soooo good. Jessica wasour server and she was making sure we had a great experience the whole time. Food and service is top notch! We will be back soonfor sure. Read more

The service was excellent ???? Very attentive and nice. When I asked if they had cherry Pepsi (which they dont) they were able... to accommodate by putting cherry juice in the Pepsi, which was better than what I wanted. We order a sausage calzon, the breadwas so buttery and flaky! Highly recommend ! The giant one was enough to feed 4 people ! And the pizza was delicious as well.Definitely would love to come back. Read more