Buona Forchetta - San Marcos

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   Lizzie

   San Diego

   12 reviews

   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We hv been here several times, so not our first visit. We went for lunch and the place was pretty empty, yet the service managed to not be great. One server with about three tables and we had a hard time flagging her down. The appetizers were great, the artichokes and the caprese salad. The pastas were also pretty good, we had the cacio y Pepe and a red sauce pasta that we enjoyed. Small servings for an Italian place, but we all managed to share and it was fine. We also ordered the Sergio pizza. Bad. Doughy, undercooked and because it wasn’t cut properly when we went to cut it, all the stuff fell off. I’m not ordering pizza there again. Overall the experience was nice, the food and service were mid.
   

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   cory

   Portland

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Great service, super food.. a bit noisy but you don't notice it after you are seated
   

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   Cindy

   VIP

   San Diego

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Located in a newly developing apartment living center. Came for lunch, lots of construction noises outside, so chose to sit inside, which was pretty cute & cozy. My friends ordered the beet salad & eggplant parmigiana, which they said were delicious and big portions. I had the spinach pear salad, which was mediocre and not anything special. Overall, the service was like my salad, friendly & fine but no WOW factor. I prefer the Encinitas spot.
   

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   juliet

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   21 reviews

   1.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on 27 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   The food was tasty however, the restaurant was packed and they had 1 server!?! I know it’s the holidays, but this was awful. The server was so busy we didn’t get anything without flagging her down only for her to forget. We won’t be back.
   

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   Hannah

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 25 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   the food was delicious and we all had a great time, we were a little disappointed when we first walked in because the hostess wasn’t there and we stood at the front for about 5 minutes before anyone spoke to us. the servers and other staff were looking over but no one came to help us. after that, the service was great and we had a lovely time! the food was awesome and we’d love to come back and give it another shot!
   

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   Marla

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food is always great here. Tried the Millefoglie Della Nonna for dessert. Was absolutely divine!
   

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   Tammy

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   We dined here last night, and it was an absolute disaster from start to finish. The food was horrible—over salted, undercooked, and completely lacking any sort of flavor or freshness. For the absurdly high prices, we were expecting something at least passable, but this was beyond disappointing. The food came out in five minutes which means it was pre-cooked and was poorly prepared. It felt like no care or effort went into the dishes at all. On top of that, the service wasn’t great either—brought regular coke instead of Diet Coke and just lacked care. We will absolutely never be coming back here. Save your money and your taste buds—go literally anywhere else. Total waste of your money.
   

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   Suzanne

   San Diego

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   The food is okay, the noise level Is terrible. It’s like a cafeteria.
   

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   Jacob

   Philadelphia

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Parking situation is terrible, poor service and food was not good
   

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    Steve

    VIP

    San Diego

    34 reviews

    4.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on 23 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    A bit disappointed. Ordered lasagna, personal fave. It arrived barely hot enough. A[peared that it wasn't cooked to order. because the sauce on top was hotter than the lasagna underneath. So I guess it is precooked in large pans ahead of time, then cut and covered in more sauce. I could have waited till the server came back around to check and sent it back, but decided not to wait and just started eating. It was competent, not memorable.
    

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