CESARINA

We had amazing time at Cesarian. Our server was Laura L. We went for drinks, appetizer, entrees and dessert. Laura’s suggestions were spot on and gentle. When we picked both thick pasta she reminded us of the diversity available and we changed order to her recommendations. The appetizer Burrata Mortadella e Pere was heavenly. Bolognese was robust, meaty and deeply flavored from slow cooking. The Arrabbiatissma was spicy, tangy and pork based. The tiramisu was prepared on the table and was phenomenal. The gelatos charcoal vanilla and strawberry were heavenly. We could not thank Laura enough for her service, knowledge, hospitality and recommendations.

There was a minor glitch of chocolate gelato coming out instead of charcoal vanilla. After that three individuals including Laura apologized, refunded the charge and they even had a sorry on the check. I’m amazed at their accountability and processes.

In toto, I have not had a better Italian meal, seen a better coordination, felt the warmth amongst staff and this level of accountability.

Thanks Laura and Cesarian team for making it special.

This place is popular for a reason. Pasta here is amazing. Their paccheri vodka and scampi was superb. Their pappardelle and paccheri were so good that the lasagna felt just okay. Seriously, get scampi, and build one using pappardelle. Can't go wrong with these two. Their tiramisu was great too. The staff were all kind and friendly. A few parking spots available for guests. Would definitely revisit the place next time I visit SD.

Hands down the best tiramisu and pasta I've ever had in the US!

Love this place! Food is very delicious ???? service is great ???? was there last week and the server overheard us graduated so he treated us with their extremely delicious tiramisu! Everything was perfect, we'll definitely come back!

I wanted to like this cute place, but unfortunately my experience was uncomfortable. I ordered a bottle of wine to share with a friend & wanted to enjoy a slow dinner, but felt very pushed by the server to put our food orders in. I ended up just asking him to give us the bill & sit us at the bar if he needed our table so badly. Some of the lines he stated were, “once I take the menus away then that’s it” & “I don’t know what you want”. I assumed that slow dining was acceptable since they are an Italian dining establishment? I didn’t order dinner because of this & only had an appetizer. It was very apparent that he was complaining about us to others & overheard a little bit of chatter as a waiter’s station was behind me. A manager & other employees were kind as we wrapped up, but it felt very disingenuous after knowing that we were talked about as an inconvenience.

So now I’m left confused on what went wrong on our end to cause such an uncomfortable experience. Everything was priced high so his tip was to be 20% of inflated costs? Plus customers are charged for the employee’s medical insurance? & again, they are an Italian dinning establishment, so isn’t it acceptable to take your time?