Locanda Amalfi

"This week, I had the pleasure of dining at Locanda Amalfi in Pleasanton for a business meeting. The experience was fantastic – the service was attentive, the drinks were exceptional, and the food arrived promptly and absolutely delicious. While I can't speak to every dish on the menu, our table of three enjoyed a variety of items that showcased the restaurant's culinary talents. We started with the Brussel Sprouts, Octopus, and Shisito Peppers for appetizers, all flavorful and perfectly cooked. For the main course, the Eggplant Parmigiana (hold the cheese!), Branzino, and Gnocchi Al Tartufo were all met with rave reviews. We also sampled a few of their desserts, indulging in the Raspberry Cheesecake, Tiramisu, and Cannolo Siciliana. Each bite was a delightful ending to a wonderful meal. I’m looking forward to my next visit ."

"We’ve been here about 4x, always a pleasure. Food is very tasty and service is awesome. Service people are always friendly and accomodating."

"Had lunch here mid week. Great place for a group or couple for lunch. Service was attentive and professional. Fine selection of vegetarian options and great desserts. Nice drink menu with craft cocktails and Italian wines. A little pricey for lunch but good for a special occasion. A little loud inside when the place fills up."

"Had come here with high hopes, but was very disappointed. We came here on a Friday evening with a reservation. We were seated on the patio. We asked for the host to get us another space heater because it was super cold that night, but they said they didn't have any more and forced 4 tables in the corner to share one. Since we were seated on the corner of the patio, service was EXTREMELY slow. It was very difficult to get the servers attention as well because there was no direct line of sight for that to happen. Our service experience didn't really improve from there either because the server seemed not at all interested in doing his job - we called him a couple of times when he was attending neighboring tables, and he said he would come back, but never did. The server also forgot to put in an order for one thing that we had ordered, to the point that we had to cancel the item at the end of our meal as it was never served to us. We ordered the Arancini, the Ravioli & a Pizza (Capricciosa, without meat). The Arancini was the best dish of the day, with good flavour & texture, while the Pizza was the worst by a huge margin - floppy in the middle because it was very soggy because of the sauce and veggies on pizza. The food, all in all, was average at best (may be they were having a bad day) & I expected a lot more from a restaurant that trends more towards being a fine dine Italian restaurant than a casual eatery. Don't think I would come back here again."