Il Fornaio- Mountain View

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   Dan

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   My party and I had a very nice lunch at Il Fornaio in Mountain View. Easy to find and plentiful parking. Nice ambiance and attentive wait staff. The Insalata di Pere was outstanding. I also enjoyed the Pollo ai Funghi, followed by a wonderful Affogato for dessert. I recommend each of these dishes, as well as the restaurant itself. I will definitely return to Il Fornaio in Mountain View!
   

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   Eunmi C.

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Food and atmosphere was good, but the service was pretty bad. Other tables got their food within a reasonable timeline, but ours took 1 hour. Even we saw the table who came later than us getting food earlier than us. We told this to a person, but no apology or anything. Pretty disappointed.
   

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   Mary

   San Francisco

   46 reviews

   5.0

   46 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2024

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

   What a wonderful place to celebrate! Great food and great service... Our waitperson was very attentive, and careful to explain all the choices. Once again the rigatoni alla vodka was terrific. The gnocchi melted in the mouth. And the burrata con proscuitto was not to be missed! My husband loved the Kickin' Old Fashioned and the Como Spritz was very refreshing. Finishing the meal by sharing the tiramisu was perfect! Looking forward to returning.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 10, 2024

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

   First time and would return again. Thankful I planned ahead and made a reservation, the restaurant was very busy. Greeted by a friendly host who immediately sat us at our table. Within a short time, we were welcomed by the waiter who asked if we had dined there before or if it was our first time. Our waiter was kind, friendly and very attentive. It was a nice and welcomed change from our local restaurants and wait staff experience. The food was delicious and the ambiance lively. Would absolutely return and will recommend to our friends and family!
   

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   robin

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2024

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

   Food was less fabulous than last time. Not sure if different chef? They ask if you want bread- but was surprised to see they charge $4.00 for it! There was some problem with a fire alarm system in the building in which they are housed, so fur about 10 minutes an uncomfortably loud alarm was going off. Super unpleasant to sit through and rather frightening-to think about affect on hearing. While they did bond around to tables to apologize I feel they should have offered more. Although when we noted the charge for the bread they took that as well as sparkling water off our tab. I enjoyed the food much more last time I was here in early June. Had pizza margherita both times and while fabulous last time was just meh this time. I won't be back for awhile! But will probably give it a try in another 6 -8 months.
   

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   SooYeon

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 31, 2024

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

   We had a birthday lunch/10 of us here today. Excellent service and food. Everyone was so attentive. Delicious birthday free treats as well. I will definitely come back for more
   

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   Laurie

   San Francisco

   24 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on October 30, 2024

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

   Service was good as was the food. The smoke or some type of alarm went off for no reason for about 15 minutes. Very annoying.
   

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   Yvette

   San Francisco

   10 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on October 30, 2024

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

   We were disappointed by the quality of the food. It was not, in my opinion, restaurant quality. Pasta over cooked, pasta sauces were bland, salad mediocre. Honestly the experience was underwhelming and not work the prices. Nice array of Wine by the glass choices.
   

   Il Fornaio- Mountain ViewResponded on October 31, 2024

   Good Evening Yvette, I am sorry to hear about the quality of food and service you received during your last visit. Our goal is to provide you with excellent service and food, and I am confident we can do that. I would like the chance to make it up to you. Please contact me at the restaurant at your convenience so I can do that for you. Thank you for your time Yvette. Matthew Il Fornaio Mountain View (650)567-5100
   

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   Karen

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 20, 2024

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

   host and waitstaff were amazing. we celebrated a birthday there and the service was outstanding
   

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    May

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2024

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

    Happy Hour had good service. The happy hour food was very good. We sat outside and it was very nice with heating lamps. We were happy and would return
    

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