Restaurants in La Mesa

We visited this quaint Italian spot for a girlfriend’s birthday on a Tuesday night. The decor is charming and cozy, perfect for a casual but cute dinner out. Parking wasn’t bad at all, which was a nice surprise. The food was genuinely delicious—everything we ordered was flavorful and well-prepared, and the drinks were just as impressive. Definitely a highlight of the night! Unfortunately, the service left a lot to be desired. The wait staff was very slow and not very attentive. We had stopped eating, ran out of drinks, and still couldn’t flag anyone down to get our bill. It was frustrating and definitely affected the overall experience. While it’s a solid option for good Italian food, the service would need to improve for us to consider going back. If you're patient and not in a rush, it might still be worth checking out.

Nice Cinco de Mayo! I’m glad you were open and had $5 margaritas.

Kayla was great! She remembers our order and had amazing customer service. Food was great as always

Can't help but love the authentic retro decor especially in the lounge room where the live entertainment is. Menu is beef heavy which is fine with me since I can't imagine not having steak and bourbon based drinks in a venue like this. Only tiny critique is the mashed potatoes where pretty heavy on the salt and I'm a salt fiend. Also a bit heavy on the butter/cream content. I know its trendy to serve quite thin watery mashed potatoes and mine appeared to have been subjected to a food processor but that develops the gluten content and results in a rather gluey consistency. I prefer "stiffer" more traditional mashed potatoes myself. Steaks were cooked to perfection, good quality cuts and terrific charred crust (we opted not to grill ourselves). Pro tip (from me) I always ask for some of their Teriyaki sauce on the side for dipping what ever they use is right on the money. Service was tip top being very attentive, no looking around trying to get noticed when the next drink was desired. Bar tender obviously took pride in his work. We sat in the restaurant area near the entrance to the lounge, that particular spot was in the line of fire for the band and a bit loud for easy conversation but that is a non-issue in other areas as I've been there several times before. All in all an excellent experience close to home but more than good enough to justify a trip from further away.

It was pleasant, service was excellent, just had one question I was charged a surcharge and I couldn’t understand why maybe you can explain it to me please thank you xo.