Food was very expensive and not good. I expect when I go to an Italian restaurant I would have better food quality. I asked for Parmesan cheese and was given a packet. Where’s the fresh ingredients? We waited over an hour for our food and when it came it was not tasty. I would never go here again.

I have been a fan of this restaurant for years in the Seattle area. I assumed the quality of food and service would be on par for our celebratory graduation dinner. The meatballs and spaghetti were bland and the waitress was ending her shift when we arrived so she gave us our bill for the food and said her peer would handle our dessert order.it was barely 4pm. Her peer was nice but the food was bland. It was not the experience I expected. I gave a 20% tip to the guy who closed out our tab, yet disappointing that the quality of food and service from our first waitress was not good

I don’t recommend this place. It’s smells, the food is overpriced for what you actually get, and they have an alcohol shortage.

Was not very busy during our visit. Service was ok but not very zippy. Food was very good (and giant portions here) but prices are high so not a super value. About $100 before tip for 2 people for 2 cocktails, shared salad and main.

Great time in San Diego

Very great service! But the food was not quite good we ordered an appetizer of wings and they where raw very RAW! They did took it out our bill but that took out appetite away seeing the blood.

Good food, bread some what warm.
Pasta needed salt & pepper, parmesan cheese, but wasn’t able to get this until 1/2 way through the meal when server came back.

The food was delicious. The service was excellent.

Cute place... service was awful.. salad came after entrees .. entrees came sporadically and not together .. child was screaming horribly, throwing a tantrum at another table for over 40 minutes without stopping and nothing was said to the table .. We skipped dessert and got the check ASAP we couldn't leave fast enough.. Staff should have asked the parent to leave with the child after 15 min of screaming . We could barely hear the waiter over the child
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Tasty food and a fun ambiance!

The food was poor, we have ordered spaghetti meat sauce and chicken Parmigiano, calamari apertizer and bruchetta. Pasta was dry and overcooked, sauce was very little. Chicken was breaded and the soaked under the tomato sauce. Bruchetta was served separate so you had to make your own. The bruchetta was soaked in the sauce for half when it arrived Calamari was nothing special and definitely not a 3 pers portion. Far too overpriced for the quality. Server was bad, we had to walk upfront to get him to our table twice.

The service was under staffed and the food was pretty good except for the Cesar salad and the parking was horrible.

The food was mediocre at best. The prices were too high for what you were served. The place has lost its appeal.

PRIOR to making reservations, I personally called and asked the following questions:
Is the Lunch Menu available on Saturdays ? Answer - YES
INCORRECT - NO LUNCH MENU IS AVAILABLE ON SATURDAYS
Is there outside patio seating available on Saturdays ? - Answer - YES
INCORRECT - THERE IS N OUTSIDE SEATING AVAILABLE

Upon arrival the "Greeting Hostess" was not friendly nor welcoming at all !

Upon seating us, we made mention of the "Lunch Menu" to the Seating unfriendly Seating Hostess as we had already decided that we would like to try the Meatball Sandwich and tossed salad - That was when we were told there is no lunch on Saturdays -
QUOTE - "Lunch is only available Monday - Thursday 11 -3 pm"
INACCURATE - Per our very nice Waitress no the Seating Hostess -
Lunch is available Monday - Friday 11- 3 pm

I/We are guessing that the Seating Hostess (Young women) missed all training courses prior to starting her employment. I do believe she was the same person that answered the phone when I called prior to making reservations.

ON A POSITIVE NOTE, OUR WAITRESS WAS AMAZING, FRIENDLY AND SO APOLOGETIC THAT I WAS GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION
AND AND AND
THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS - X X X LARGE PIZZA AND ANTIPASTA SALAD -
THANKS TO OUR VERY FRIENDLY WAITRESS AND GREAT COOK TOO
They made that part of the visit (our Date Day), pleasant !!

(We were there last Saturday 05/29/2021 - 1:00 Reservation Time for 2 -
Hope that helps identify who I am referencing above)

It was the worst experience ever because when we arrived and checked in for our 7:15pm reservation we were told we had to wait another hour and then they did not call us for our table until two hours after our reservation time and they did not do anything and but say they were sorry but there was nothing they could do. I thought it was the worst experience ever at a restaurant

had to wait 30 minutes after our reservation, they had booked several very large parties.

This place was absolutely horrible. If you want to be herded in like cattle and fed like them. Then go for it.


Immediately your being told on the way to be seated that it’s a family style dinner, all servings feed 4 plus people etc etc etc.

Well obviously there were only two in our party. It was my husbands 50th Birthday. Our first visit to San Diego and this was by far what we expected.


Our order was a greasy pizza, double fried mozzarella of some sorts, and Caesar salad.


Reading the reviews. We thought this place would be dope. Oh No !!!


Try at your on risk and don’t say you weren’t warned !!!

food and service was great

We had the best service there, the waitress was extremely sweet and so helpful unfortunately I had forgotten her name, but she worked Mother’s Day 2021 around 3:30ish and because of her and everyone else service and amazing food, this is a place I would definitely go back and recommend to all our friends and family.

Mother’s Day was great, they sorted us a couple minutes after arriving. Hostess was a bit short and inattentive but server was great!

Food delicious as usual and we’ll be back soon.

We love Buca ! Always a great time and Awesome food !

It was a nice relaxed atmosphere with great food.

We went to San Diego to celebrate my sons 14th birthday. We started with dinner here at Buca di Beppo. We ordered a LOT of food and it was all very good. Including the dessert. We had lots of leftovers to sustain us over the weekend. Service was great as well.

We had our own room and it eased my worry about opening up for CoVID. We had a great meal!

Food was sub-par. Lasagna was dry and unappetizing. Broccoli tasted microwaved. Ricotta shells were watery. Did not take leftovers home.

Service was good

The sign in reused pens before sanitizing. The hand sanitizer for customers was out.

Great pasta meals for a good price !

When I showed up for my 9pm reservation, I was told by the host that they do not acknowledge open table and that they were fully booked. When ask why they have their restaurant on open table the host response was “Do I look like the CEO of Open Table”.

Not sure if this falls on Open Table or Buca di Beppo, but either way it wasn’t a pleasant experience.

Server only checked on us twice and would pretty much just run by any chance she had. We arrived to check in at 7:58pm for an 8pm reservation and didn’t get seated for over 15 minutes because they kept forgetting About us. Literally had to flag down the server just to get a water refill. Also the pizza came out hard and cold and my husband couldn’t eat any of it. She noticed an entire pizza just sitting there and had no problem just handing over a check. These workers don’t care anymore!! Not once did she ask if we were enjoying our food . Honestly will never come back here and we were celebrating our 1 year anniversary

Anniversary Well spent

I’ll start off on a good note the ambiance and hoist at the door was really nice. My waiter was good he checked on us regularly and ensured are drinks were filled. The appetizer was amazing we had fried Mozzarella the cheese was to die for. However, the entree tasted like it was reheated and to hide it they put fresh Marinara around the dish. The layers were dry and tasted like something you would find in the frozen section at food for less. My drink was an old fashion and I’ll just say I didn’t finish it. For dessert we had Colossal Brownie Sundae that name alone sounds amazing unfortunately the brownies weren’t good it broke apart like dirt in your mouth or eating sand from the sea.

My family loves this place but at a 150.00 night we could’ve been spent are hard earned money else where.

The food was delicious. Christy our server was fantastic juggling her tables & making everyone feel “special.”

We will return soon!

The food was delicious & great service.

Poorly trained staff. Service very slow
It took 40 minutes to get the wrong bottle of wine
The plate sizes is huge. Teo people can’t eat one entry let alone share a couple of things
Paid 129 dollars for a plate of spaghetti and a pizza

horrible experience with the hostess only one host was super kind and felt bad for us

It was my first time in the San Diego location, and so far it was very good, the food was good the ambient and overall it was a good experience, our server was very nice she was coming constantly to check on us and she even told me about how can I use my promotions if I was a member which I did and even got a free pasta that’s like 30$ worth of free food

Had the best night and the food was amazing.

Me and my boyfriend love it got out for quick and our drinks were great

It was an okay experience! Waiter was also working another table with many people and we were only a table of 2 so not priority. Food was average. Wine was $17 a glass!!!!!

With COVID19/Wuhan Flu restrictions, the restaurant was not as lively as it normal has been in the past. Wait staff were efficient, and had an uncanny skill to ask how you're doing when you're mid-chew. Food was filling and delicious, and the cannoli is a great way to end a meal.

Prices sure have skyrocketed. I realize that all restaurants have, but its pasta.