Il Fornaio - Del Mar

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   Greg

   San Diego

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined today

   overall4food4service5ambience4

   Delicious food and wait staff did a good job. A bit slow but staff gracious & helpful. Unfortunately the food is overpriced but everything else was wonderful. Either provide larger portions for existing prices or lower prices. Sorry

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   DavidU

   Los Angeles

   16 reviews

   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Couynot have enjoyed it more

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   Yellowcat

   San Diego

   10 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Very satisfying dinner, with cheerful, helpful server and excellent food across the board. The burrata appetizer was especially tasty.

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food and ambiance, service was 10/10 with how quick they were with food and drinks plus their recommendations on those

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   GiuliO

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 9, 2022

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Location is prime. Patio overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Perfect place to view the sunset. Good service. The dishes were delicious. However the servings were small compared to Coronado location. Lacking a little more sauce and pasta.

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   Carol

   Houston

   1 review

   vip
   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 8, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience2

   We went for mother's day lunch. Server was very careless to our table. Not helpful. Food doesn't represent a good Italian meal. We got out of there very disappointed because we live in the area and it's very well located with a great ocean view. But it's not worthy to come back. Tipical tourist attraction. Unfortunately.

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 8, 2022

   overall2food3service1ambience2

   The service was horrible, the waiter was not interested at all- not that it was busy or anything. He seem uninterested. Really bad service for such a well known place. Not coming back.

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   joshua

   San Diego

   46 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   46 reviews

   Dined on May 8, 2022

   overall4food4service4ambience3

   Saturday night can be loud and busy inside. In fact it was deafening at times.

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   Satisfied

   Denver

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on May 7, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great service and delicious food.

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    LesL

    San Diego

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The entire evening was a wonderful experience from the moment we walked in to time we left. The young lady at the front desk was pleasant and efficient. She seated us at a window table as we requested in our reservation with no issues. It was our Anniversary and we couldn't ask for a better night out and food that was excellent. Anna waited on us and as busy as she was, did an excellent job of ensuring our dinner service was great. She was professional and cheerful as well as the other people who helped with our dinner prep. We spoke with Monique (Mgr.) and advised her how pleased we were with the evening's events and the Restaurant staff. While this wasn't our first visit, we look forward to future trips to Il Fornaio, Del Mar. We Highly Recommend this Restaurant.

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    trf333

    San Diego

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Always great at Ali Fornaio Please Please put the Perro di Pollo al Pepperocino back on the menu !!!

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    Heatheru

    San Diego

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful all around - food, service, location. The noise level of the patio was a 10. If you're looking for the energy, it's a great option. If you're hoping to have conversation, you may want to sit inside where it's much quieter.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    Ordered the seafood combo meal. Very little seafood in it. Not very tasty sauce. I asked for a taste of the Bonanza Cabernet. It was very good. The full glass I ordered was not as good as the sample. The waiter said it was a new bottle. I let it sit for a while and never got better.

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    KimT

    San Diego

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on April 26, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Our server Kate was great, however, we did have an issue that one of the pasta dishes was under cooked, way below "al dente". It was quickly whisked away and a new correctly cooked plate was delivered. I found the food well prepared and quite delicious. We had a bottle of Italian wine, based an a Sangiovese, and it was quite good, and reasonably priced .

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    Pharc

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great food, great service and the most amazing sunset!

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    bobby

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 24, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience3

    poor service. Took forever to have a waiter come by. I requested no salt and mine was salty Poor choice of fish...only Salmon I would not go back

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    jorge

    Los Angeles

    32 reviews

    3.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience3

    Food was good. Love the view. Waiter was a little testy, at first, to where we sat on patio.

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    RussellS

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 20, 2022

    overall5food3service5ambience5

    Everything was excellent but the mixed fish scallops shrimps octopus dish was mediocre. Too chewy octopus too few and small scallops and much dark sections on the fish. We had sea bass a few weeks before and it was outstanding!!

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    Alyssa

    San Diego

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on April 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is such a solid Italian restaurant. Beautiful views, great service, GREAT food. If you like it quiet, I would sit inside, it's great. The covered patio is super nice for views but it is LOUD so I prefer inside. Can't go wrong with a dinner here.

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    RonL

    San Diego

    12 reviews

    1.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 18, 2022

    overall1food1service2ambience4

    Not to my liking. Apparently pasta IS supposed to be glue like and congealed. On the other hand, $2.00 for bread was the best tasting and value menu item we had.

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21. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent service.

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    Escondido

    San Diego

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience2

    The place was too crowded and noisy

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    LoriJ

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    I brought family visiting from out of town for a sunset dinner. The ravioli and braised short ribs were outstanding. The crispy Brussels sprouts were far beyond crispy.

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    TammyE

    San Diego

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely spot in Del Mar with a great patio to lounge before or after a meal.

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    MamaEv

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, wonderful view and excellent service. It was loud because so many people were there.

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    MichaelJ

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 15, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience1

    Been going for over 10yrs and this is our last time. Terrible service, not waiter fault but management trying to cut cost has (2) servers for over 10 tables. Restaurant has gone down hill dramatically over last 3yrs.

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    Glenn

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    Everything was very good, service, drinks, atmosphere. I tried a new dish I had never had and it was only so so. Not a big deal.

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent service. Good food. Beautiful view from covered outdoor patio.

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    KlausR

    San Diego

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    always a special place for us for lunch The complimentari antipasto was very much appreciated

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    BAR007

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 12, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Kate from England was the best server!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlantic City

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 12, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    They served really fast. Would have liked more time to enjoy our appetizers.

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    LaPla

    San Diego

    23 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    I made a reservation for an outdoor table and when we arrived, we were told all they had were in door seating because they had a private party. there are 2 outdoor seating areas at the restaurant and we got the run around before we were seated in the outdoor patio we requested. Two check in areas but they didn’t know what was going on at either station.

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 8, 2022

    overall1food3service1ambience5

    Terrible service! Served my martini in a white wine glass.

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    HectorT

    San Diego

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great location with ocean and sunset view, high quality food and excellent service.

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    Rloe

    San Diego

    25 reviews

    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Kate our waitress could not have been any better, charming , efficient and beautiful! We really enjoyed her and she made our night with friends special. The food was absolutely delicious. We pick the restaurant because of the view of the sunset which we did not see because of the weather, but we do not feel short changed at all. You’re doing a great job!

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    gizellec

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Staff was friendly and we received our food quick. The food was good, we will be visiting again in the future.

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    MichaelK

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 28, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience3

    Wow - what happened to this place? Normally busy, it had sparse attendance. We previously enjoyed lunch & dinners here but on the latest trip, the food was sub-par - dried salmon, mediocre lasagna, a waiter who checked with us occasionally, etc. Il Fornaio needs a reboot and attention to the menu.

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    PatM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 28, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    When we arrived for our 6:15 p.m. reservation we were asked if we wanted to sit outside (58 degrees and windy) or wait 15 - 20 minutes for a table inside. We noticed the restaurant was about 30% occupied at the time and over the next 15 minutes observed several other parties of a similar size arrive and be seated immediately. At this point we asked about the status of our table and were immediately seated in a section that still had a could of open booths. In addition, we making the reservation online we indicated that it was for a special occasion (birthday) but no mention was ever made of this and we chose not to ask.

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    carlc

    San Diego

    9 reviews

    2.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 27, 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience1

    Terribly loud, had to ask for simple items; bread and then olive oil. Primo piatti came right after salads, too early. Babies crying, why bring infants to a restaurant? Special party with children running around and screaming. I attend regularly but will change my dining locale in DM.

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    RobinK

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    Delicious food but a bit too much going on in the complex...kids running around, lots of "young" people drinking/talking loud...Love the restaurant but think we'll stick to the Coronado location.

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