Il Postino

Made Reservation for Saturday night, seated and waiter came to get our order. Complimentary bread and marinara dip was delicious with tons of garlic in it. Liguini and clams/​shrimp/​mussels dish has a good portion. Fresh pasta and seafood with it. The white wine sauce was to die for!!! The soup has a hint of pesto, different was tasted great! Would come back anyday!!!

Okay, first… the food is always very good and very consistent. Also, the service is very good, but the biggest issue I have with iL Postino, is their wine list. The last three times I have been there, the wine I order is «no longer being offered.» Great. If that is the case, why do you continue to have it on your wine list? I can see it happening once, but three times in a row? Just take an ink pen and cross out the wines you no longer sell. We all came each night to enjoy some wine and none of us liked the other wines that we ordered. Interestingly enough, the three wines we did like are no longer offered. Again, I REALLY like the food and service, but there are far too many other alternatives that update their menus on a regular basis.

A group of friends and I have been picking various restaurants throughout the city to gather for good company, conversation & food. We had a large group, most were late but our server handled us wonderfully! We had a wonderful table in a section to ourselves, so conversation was really nice. The ambiance was intimate and the food was fantastic, reasonably priced and they didn’t have any issues with separating tabs. Parking can be a bit difficult to find and something to keep in mind.

My Fiancé found this restaurant while searching for a nice Italian Restaurant to take me to dinner for my birthday on Monday night @ 7:00pm. We have been to their other restaurant Arrivederci (which is great!) but he decided to try something different.
The parking was okay because the restaurant was not busy on a Monday night. But, you walk through the back hallway behind the restaurant to get to the restaurant so you are seeing boxes, cleaning supplies, etc. on your way in to the restaurant. Not a great thing to see before you eat.
He requested a ‘quiet table in the back’ for a romantic feel. We were sat next to a party of 8 people that were loud and obnoxious! Our server had that large table and 4 other tables of 2 people each… so, the service was not good. The large party was drinking a lot so maybe that’s why our server focused on their table more than his other tables!
The food was good but not great. We shared a plate of Fried Zuchinni. The Zuchinni was very greasy (oil on the plate) and mushy. The sauce it was served with was good. I had the Chicken Marsala and it was a thin chicken breast with a lot of sauce. The broccoli and carrots (served with the meal) were good — firm, not mushy. The baked/​roasted potatoes tasted like they had sat around for a while.
Although my Fiancé told them it was my birthday, our server did not bring the complimentary dessert (although another table next to us received their dessert and a happy birthday song). We were going to order an after dinner drink, but we were there for such a long time, the group next to us was so loud, our service was not good… we decided to leave and go someplace else for a dessert and drink.
In the future, we will go to Arrivederci.

I used to live very close to this place. One time I popped in, the pasta carbonara with chicken was extremely bland… So much so that I recall taking the meal home and adding an Alfredo sauce of my own to it to make it more tasty…

First time here with my boyfriend and it was our date night. When we arrived there was no hostess to greet us. The bartender saw us but didn’t bother to say hi or say someone will be right with us. Then 2 servers were walking up, we thought they would greet us but they just turned to the other side then finally a hostess comes out to greet us and sit us down. Our server Mario was great. But just the first initial impression was a little disappointing. Anyhow, the food was delicious! I got the panzotti which is the mushroom ravioli with a cream sauce. My boyfriend got the spaghetti and meatballs! The spaghetti sauce was so delicious!!! Cool atmosphere… service just needs some improvement.

My sister had her birthday dinner here. I was super excited to try this place out since it seemed like a more authentic Italian eatery. We had a party of about 25 so I was expecting some delay with our order but they were quite on top of it.
I ordered a Moscow mule but it didn’t come in a copper mug *nooooooooo!* it was just in a glass and was link. I thought it was a different color ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ anywho, I ordered the salmon pasta, bad choice. It’s so fishy, and why would I order a pasta with fish? Beats me. The pictures on Unilocal looked satisfying. My friend ordered the mushroom ravioli and it was by far the best dish I tasted that night. I would recommend that! Also, I hear if you like cream sauce and red sauce, they can mix it together for you. Had I known, I would’ve done that to my dish. Not sure if I would come back because parking sucks and it just didn’t wow me like I thought it would. 3 stars for the quick service and potential and friendly food runner (not server, he was kinda pushy).

Atmosphere n vibe are great come one in this place. Came on busy fri night and got seated 10min.
Server was nice and friendly and answered my questions.
Opening bread tastes good with marinara.
Calamares was great and generous.
The entrée of squid ink pasta with shrimp bay scallops and cream sauce was a winner!
I liked the lasagna with a brothy presentation but that mixed review in our table
The chicken and mustard sauce was very flavorful and hope it came with a penne pasta that one was RICH!

We randomly stepped in here before a show at North Park Observatory and were pleasantly surprised.
We shared an appetizer and a pizza and each had 2 drinks, and I think the prices were really affordable, considering the quality of the food and the location. North Park is getting so hipster-​ritzy these days that I was surprised not to see $ 15 cocktails on the menu.
All of our food was excellent, and reminded us of our honeymoon in Sicily. We’ll definitely be back.
I will say the service was not excellent, but it was pretty busy and I think he did his best. We had our food and drinks in a reasonable timeframe and he mostly left us alone. I actually prefer that to being checked-​up on 20 times during a 1-​hour meal.

«Wow. This was really disappointing.» Says anyone who comes here on a Friday night.
On a positive note, the bus boy was hustling all night. Helped us out better than anyone else.
Food was way over cooked, like eating shrimp jerky. Service was right on target, if the goal was to get 100% of the order wrong.

Delicious italian! We had the squink ink pasta which was amazing with its sauce that can be consumed with the pasta itself or even better, with the bread they give you.
The veal also was amazing, full of all sorts of flavors that this baby had oozed out.
The place itself is huge and has a décor that can be intimate or doubled up as a sports bar with its huge bar area and TV’s.

This place is surprisingly really really big. I really liked the big space but i didnt like how the tables were spaced out. But thats just my opinion! We got the black spaghetti (squid ink) and the prosciutto pizza. The squid ink pasta was really good i highly recommend it. The prosciutto was all right– prob could do a different pizza.

Yess! New Happy Hour spot has been found!
First off, the décor in this place is not that of a traditional Italian place– sometimes they feel too stuffy. Postino is open and cool with concrete accents and monochromatic coloring. A nice modern and clean approach.
I met with a friend this past Monday and we sat at the bar (huge bar, by the way). We were lucky that it was happy hour because it was an awesome menu and deal. The calamari was perfect, bruschetta was fresh with massive chunks of tomato and mozzarella– they did not skimp out. I really appreciate a place that will keep regular portion sizes on the happy hour menu. Service was great as well– everyone was extremely helpful and efficient.
I would definitely come back here– even if it was not happy hour!

Coming in from LA, it took a while for the maître d’ to sit us. However we did get our seats within 10 minutes. The restaurant was very busy and it was a Saturday night. The waiters were all rushing and several of them are sweating as well. It deafly did not make for a relaxed Saturday night out. The bread is quite hot and we scarfed down almost to Lowes of it with their typical marinara sauce.
However, we did ask for all of oil Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar. All the waiters were quite rushed I’m not sure why they were understaffed but I did make a comment if they were, the waiter actually nodded his head and said yes.
The food itself we had ordered two types of gnocchi the first was a traditional gnocchi with pesto sauce and sun-​dried tomatoes. The food that came out did not have any sun-​dried tomatoes. We had to order a separate bowl of sun-​dried tomatoes. It did not taste the same. My friend who had ordered this exact same type of gnocchi had raved about his dish and unfortunately was unable to get it the exact same way he originally ordered it. My gnocchi however was a black gnocchi with shrimp and scallops. It was quite tasty. We had ordered two glasses of red wine around $ 11 each and they were quite good. However the Wine was a little hot. This had forced me to put several ice cubes inside the wine in order to get it to room temperature.
They also had a very large birthday party which was quite annoying simply because the guests decided to make so much noise and the other attendees decided to be as loud as Bar patrons. The waiters did not seem to mind at all it was cute at first but it got very annoying. I even made a joke to the waiter to go get me a slice of their cake because it seemed as if we were part of the celebration.
The meal itself was around $ 65 with tax. When the evening seem to calm down so did the waiters but they did mess up my friends dish — and it did not taste as well as he expected it. I will most likely go to another Italian restaurant in San Diego next time I am there.

My boyfriend and I decided to go here for our date night. After last night, we immediately remembered why we choose to have our date nights on weekdays and not weekends.
We made a reservation for 2 people at 8 pm on a busy Saturday night and got there around 8:10 pm. When we walked in, we saw how crowded the restaurant was and realized they were understaffed. The whole entire room was full with customers and the waiters were running around everywhere. No one greeted us even though they saw us. I eventually had to come up and told them the waiter I had a reservation and was quickly brushed off.
Finally, a host came up to us and greeted us and say us down within 5 mins. Since they were so busy, the food came out ridiculously slow so we quickly devoured all of the bread that were given us to start our meal.
Well onto the food:
Smoked duck breast salad ($ 8.95) — this was soooo good! There were thick slices of juicy smoked duck breast laying on top of a pile of spinach, crumbled bacon, pine nuts, and cranberries along with a creamy vinaigrette. This was the best salad I’ve ever had and I would probably even have this as an entrée if I could. The flavors worked well together although I wish there was a bit of acidity to balance out the savory and sweet components. They even split the dish for us into 2 which I thought was a nice touch.
Linguine w/​clams, mussels, and shrimp ($ 15.50) — you get to choose between white wine sauce or red sauce and I went with white wine. This dish was amazing! The pasta was cooked perfectly and the shellfish was fresh and full of flavor. I believe there were 3 – 4 shrimps and they were huge! For the price, I thought the dish would be smaller but it was big enough for me to only finish ¹⁄₃ of the plate and take the rest for to-​go. I would def order this dish again!
Penne w/​bay scallops and shrimp in pink sauce ($ 15.95) — my bf chose this dish and he liked it. I had a few bites and wished that the pink sauce was more creamy. It tasted like a plain marinara sauce to me which confused me because pink sauce is generally more creamy. It came with bay scallops which were small and the shrimp was the small, unshelled shrimp. I think if they served this with the big shrimps that came on my plate it would’ve been much better.
The food was amazing and I would come back, preferably on a week night to avoid the dinner rush. The prices were also really good given that most Italian restaurants are pricy and come in small portions. On the other hand, the prices here were very affordable and the portions were huge! Can’t wait to come back to try their happy hour which has the duck breast salad on it!

I came here for dinner last night with a friend. Sat at the bar to make it easy. The bartender took our drink orders and handed us some menus. I’ve been in here before for drinks and appetizers (cheese, crackers, meats) but hadn’t had their pasta. Their entrees are Italian named so you want to read the details to choose your dish. They also had an extra sheet slipped in for Specials of the Day which were easier to read through. My friend got the Lasagna off the Specials of the Day menu to make it easy and I decided to eat the Lobster Ravioli (Ravioli All’ Aragosta) off the dinner menu. They give you bread with some marinara sauce while you wait.
The Lasagna was hearty. Lots of tomato sauce and meat. I only tried a little bit but it was good. My Lobster Ravioli was good. Sweet to the taste too. Probably the marsala wine. There were 2 jumbo shrimps on top with diced tomatoes. It was nice and lite so I didn’t feel overly full and I finished the whole plate.
Lots of seating. I’ve never seen it too crowded in here but it’s a nice spot.
(FYI: Our entrees were about $ 15 – 20 each. Specifically, my lobster ravioli was $ 15.50 based on their website)

Came here on a Sunday at 6:30PM and there was plenty of tables available in a busy North Park Neighborhood. Great reviews, nice venue, no wait on a Sunday = sold. The restaurant is near the busy hub of 30^th and University and does not have a designated parking spot, so you have to do street parking (or the $ 5 lot off of 28^th street). The restaurant shares it’s buildings with some professional offices. Inside is nicely decorated, has some cool artwork chain drapes, and clean dining area.
The staff is pleasant; I had a few quick conversations about Italian sayings with them. They were attentive, crack fresh peppers, serve fresh cheeses, and refill drinks quickly.
I ordered the Farfalle Vodka e Salmone, bowtie pasta in a vodka sauce with baked salmon. The sauce was a bit different from other vodka sauces, it may have been the flavors of the salmon instead of the usual ground beef i’ll have. The salmon was cooked thoroughly and tasted well. The whole dish wasn’t impressive and I enjoyed the bites I had off others instead. Overall 4 stars but the dish brought it a little bit down. I’ll be returning for it’s other perks and hopefully find a more pleasant dish.

Il Postino Italian Restaurant is the perfect blend of authenticity, modern design and top-​notch service. The perfect choice if you’re looking for authentic Italian food in a relaxed atmosphere that doesn’t break the bank.
We stopped in for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. We were the first customers, so I was a little nervous that we had made a poor choice after seeing so many other eateries filled to the capacity. My worries were vanquished as soon as I bit into the freshly baked bread our server delivered, along with some killer made-​from-​scratch marinara. MmMmmm
LINGUINE MEDITERRANEO $ 13.50
Linguine with clams, mussels and shrimp in white wine or tomato sauce.
–Fresh pasta and carefully selected seafood made this special for me. Try it with the WHITE WINE sauce — nice & light (& DAIRY-​FREE)!
RIGATONI PICCANTI $ 12.95
Rigatoni with Italian sausage, bell peppers and mushrooms in a spicy tomato sauce.
–This was a large serving for lunch! Very tasty, my BF had enough leftovers for another small meal.
LOVE THE BICYCLE ART, will be back for more delicious carbs in the future! :)

Located in North Park, great for large groups when celebrating an event.
I came here a few times and I have not been disappointed. The restrooms are never cleaned for some reason and no paper towel. :(But the food makes up for it.
Service is always good here. Especially when we had our large group. They were efficient and got our meals out quickly as possible.
Food:
Complimentary Bread
Fried Calamari
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Pork Osso Bucco
I have never been disappointed with my meals. Delicious and very flavorful. If you Osso Bucco this is the place to try.

A lively Italian resturant for some affordable dishes. The atmosphere is somewhat lounge where things can get loud and service may be different during weekend dinner periods. There is a bar, and for dinning there are low (casual) djnning tables for average size parties (2 – 6), along with tall/​high dinning tables for larger parties (8 – 12).
Some of the dishes were great for the price… while some of them were lacking in quantity. I ordered Ravioli all’ Aragosta which tasted great, but I felt the quantity was a bit small for the price. Another member in our party ordered Costata di Agnello which I had tried and could say it was satisfying for the price and quantity. In addition, there is complementary bread.
Service:
+The servers for the party I was with visited the table
often. Providing refils on water and refills on
complementary bread.
+/​-​The party I was with exceeded 12 persons and
that was an issue when trying to grab a table to
fit us all.
— - Other issues I had experienced was when I was
ordering a drink. The serverbthat took my order
had to re-​ask me what drink I had ordered, then 5
minutes later or so the hostess asked me what
drink I had ordered. The drink I had ordered is on
their drink menu.
— - One of the servers serving our table had spilled my
drink while bringing it to the table… and at the
table, and they didn’t even clean it up until I
pointed it out. I was walking back from the
bathroom when I had spotted the server had
spilled the drink at the table.
–Another instance was the kitchen/​server had got an
order wrong, and one member of our party had to
wait an additional 7 – 10 minutes.
The front entrance can easily be drivin by while headed down 30^th street. Recommend parking nearby and walking to. As a heads up parking in this area may be hectic during weekend dinner periods. In addition, some lots will charge $ 5 or $ 10.

Bonito ambiente, pero la pasta muy regular, la salsa el sabor es igual a la de lata, muy cosida y la langosta no estaba muy fresca, por el precio he comido mejores