Tomatina

"Tomatina is a restaurant that is in the city where I live, I confess that I had never been there one day I said...it's today!! Since my favorite Italian restaurant had closed in the Oakland area. I go to restaurants in almost the entire Bay area, but this one was a pleasant surprise for me and I have been repeating it religiously every Thursday and every day is a surprise in addition to the excellent service I always get from the waitress Cris. It will be easy for you to find out who Cris is, she has a streak of green hair and a kind of Irish and alternative way. But she is an incredibly friendly person, I can say that she is, if not better, one of the best waitresses I have ever seen in my life, simply unforgettable... someone who makes you want to be served all the time by her, because she is wonderful. Not only in efficiency in service but also in immense friendliness. Don't miss out. This is an experience worth differentiating between before and after she met you. The food is wonderful and comes quickly, the attentive Cris always remembers my name and remembers my characteristics from previous orders, like asking for a spoon to eat my spaghetti, something I've done since I was a child when my mother and father learned at school. Italy this. Furthermore, the care with the food, care and attention to customers is something fantastic. Cris has a memory that always remembers her name and her characteristics, food, as well as moving quickly, with a diplomatic education. Everything comes quickly, it's a clean and pleasant place. The staff is polite, the food is to die for and I always pray that I have found a new, better Italian restaurant for you to eat at, finally. I'm a fan of the place, I can't have better reviews than that."

"My daughter and I came here to enjoy some pasta at a restaurant we had never been to before. It's located in downtown Alameda on park. We did not have to wait for seating at lunch time. They have the QR code and paper menus available. We were able to place our orders and receive our food quickly. The menu options were good and the food was delicious. Our server was basically the only one working at the time and she did a great job with drinks and bringing the food while also taking orders."

"Service was great --engaging, friendly and quick. The bread was fantastic, and the lasagna was good too. Big portions. Can't wait to try more of the menu and check out happy hour."

"I recently ordered a takeout from Tomatina Italian Restaurant, and I've got some mixed feelings about it. I opted for their garden pizza with an added chicken topping, but honestly, I regret adding the chicken - it was dry and a bit too salty for my taste. The pizza itself was neither here nor there, not quite round but not exactly square either. The overall taste was just okay, nothing special. I was expecting a nice white sauce, but it turned out to be pretty underwhelming and barely noticeable. Another thing that struck me was the absence of cheese – I mean, isn’t cheese a given on a pizza? I'm left wondering if I had to ask for it separately. Or maybe it was there and I didn't feel it? It maybe the garden is vegan? I When it comes to value for money, I'm not really impressed. For such a basic pizza, especially without any cheese, the price felt steep. I'd give the pizza at most a 2 out of 5. It just didn't meet my expectations. However, I've got to give credit where it's due - the customer service was top-notch. Even for a to-go order, the staff, particularly at the front desk, were really great. They were friendly and efficient, making the ordering process a breeze. For the customer service alone, I'd happily give a 5 out of 5. So, in a nutshell, while the pizza was a letdown, the excellent service did add a silver lining to the experience."

"The food was not at all up to expectation. We were five people in the party and each one of us did not even complete half of the dish. My pesto pasta had almost a cup full of oil in it, literally the food was floating in oil. Not just that but even other orders were not up to mark, and didn't taste as expected. I won't say that the food tasted bad, it just didn't taste good and not even a slight bit healthy. Having said that, the service was really awesome, the servers were very helpful and attentive and accommodating you. Ambience was not so good as literally the whole restaurant was empty. The menu cards were dirty with glass and food marks on them."