Osteria Romantica – Reviews, photos, menu, opening hours Claimed

One of the best lunches we have had in La Jolla. Food is excellent and service is impeccable. The gnocchi was creamy and perfectly cooked. The mushroom risotto was buttery. The salmon with asparagus, farfalle and vodka sauce was light delicious. Highly recommend.

My friend took me to this darling, apparently popular restaurant. Her being a regular there, they allowed us to sit in the back corner. The food was fantastic. The authentic Italian food was super rich in flavor with blends that cause your …

This charming Italian trattoria offers extremely good food and wine at affordable prices. We will definitely add this neighborhood restaurant to our list of favorite local spots. Service was extremely friendly and appropriately paced, …

Delicious fresh Italian food. I highly recommend the artichoke appetizer and any pasta. My mom got the fish (pictured) which she loved, too.

A 5 star restaurant deserves five stars, and they earned them. The place was packed, I mean packed, and loud, and we were a little hesitant to enter, but hunger and thrist prevented us from leaving and that turned out good for us. Order the …

What a delightful dining experience! Very authentic Italian! Ordered my niece’s favorite Linguine Mare and asked to substitute it with black linguine. White sauce had a delightful spice to it. Mussels and shrimp cooked to perfection. And …

Great location, loved the appetizers, especially the artichokes. Montepulciano wine is a good choice of red. Pasta could be a little bit more salted but it’s fine. We had a good time and the place felt like being in Italy.

Attention North County San Diego residents: you no longer need to travel to Little Italy in downtown to get great Italian food! The “Risotto Special” absolutely lived up to its name. Not only was the food excellent, but the staff …

good news is the food was delicious! the gnocchi was absolutely amazing. also our waiter was the best! he totally turned the night around. …

The pasta was really well made. Both the spaghetti carbonara and the penne Vittorio were delicious. The secondi were also tasty and nicely cooked, vittelo Parmese and chicken parmigiana. Really enjoyed the Italian Mule! And the service was …

Great Italian and fantastic value. The Italian bread and marinara was fantastic, followed by great pasta, seafood, and margherita pizza. I was excited to find a Montepulciano wine to drink as well! The weather was perfect for the quaint outdoor seating. What a great discovery for us!

Love the food. Nice ocean breeze if sitting outside.
Waiters are all nice and friendly.
Love to take my friends and family for any celebration
Just have to find parking!

It was super busy but anyway we received amazing service. You have to be patient they are trying their best. It is worth the wait we enjoyed dinner was spectacular. Service was the best!

My favorite! Anytime I’m in the area I always stop in.

The food was very good. Especially the Sea food.
Preferably reserve before you plan to dine. It had great ambience with outdoor seating. Parking will be a problem as there are several good restaurants in this …

Definitely a homemade style to the food, for example you could tell the sausage wasn’t precut way before which is good. One of a few Italian places that serve cocktails. Drinks were good, I suggest the Italian Mule.

Service was great especially with how busy they were. Food was beyond delicious, I tried the beet and goat cheese salad, and the squid ink seafood pasta and both were excellent. Absolutely recommend!

LaJolla’s Osteria Romantica – exceptional Italian food. Best linguini with garlic & oil I’ve ever had!

The food is good, but we got tired of them really fast. I got the risotto and it was a little too creamy. It was really hard for me to finish due to it’s greasy creamy feeling. My girlfriend also got tired with her food pretty quick too because of it’s creaminess.

Had a great experience. Came before dinner rush on a Friday and was served promptly. The vibe was very cozy inside. We aren’t big eaters so we decided to share an appetizer and an entree. …

This is me and my girlfriends favorite spot to go to. Mainly cause the food is extremely good no matter what you order. It has a lot of vegetarian options that are so good. The service was amazing as well. The food is not too pricey and it fills you up! Always a great experience coming here.

Everything about this place is so good. It brought back memories from my time in Italy. The food was outstanding. Service was flawless. The employees and owner were all so very friendly and kind. Very knowledgeable and the menu and had good recommendations when we were debating between two dishes or two wines.

You have to love an Italian restaurant where you can order in Italian, as my Italian companion did. And my other lunch companion decided to test the wait staff by ordering off the menu. The waiter was perfectly up to the challenge. …

After a late flight into San Diego and no room service at the Hotel La Jolla, I walked to this restaurant late Monday evening looking for some dinner. I arrived just after 9pm and was informed the kitchen was closed. Disappointed, I …

I can’t say enough good things about this place. The staff all speak Italian which is just so charming. They work hard and are so kind. The food, my gosh the food! I can’t get past the linguine nere. It is unspeakably good. The pasta is so …