Il Fornaio - Sacramento

Il Fornaio - Sacramento reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Gary

   Sacramento16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Outstanding service per server Whitney. Great recommendations and attentive to the celebration of our Granddaughter’s 22nd BD
   

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   Bruce VIP

   Seattle10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 4, 2025

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

   Always good. Professional. Consistent. Food and drink pairings are perfect.
   

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   aaliyha

   Unspecified1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 3, 2025

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

   Our severer was amazing! the front of house hostess however not so much very rude and unprofessional screaming at our waiter before we even had the chance to sit down about where our waiter took to us be seated by him instead of her bc she was nowhere to be found nor check us in. making us late. Micheal is great!
   

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   Ana

   Raleigh2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 3, 2025

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

   we love coming here for special occassions, food is great, seevices is as always, awesome!!!
   

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   Jason VIP

   New York City4 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 2, 2025

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

   Unfortunately not impressed at all with the food. Waiter recommended the Calamari but it was rubbery and had no flavor. Chicken was dry and tasted odd. Won’t go back.
   

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   Julia

   Sacramento14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 31, 2025

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

   My favorite restaurant for special occasions did not disappoint. Kim, our server, was just the right balance of friendly and efficient. I ordered the risotto from the Specials Menu and it was heavenly, with chicken, mushrooms, spinach, and artichoke. Their wine list includes a good variety and many are available by the glass. A complimentary dessert was a nice surprise for my lunch partner, and I had the affogato as a delicious ending to my meal. A change from my last visit is that there is an extra charge for the bread and dipping oil, but it was minimal. Overall, a supremely enjoyable lunch.
   

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   Dennis

   Sacramento24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 31, 2025

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

   I had in the past only eaten lunch at this gem of Italian cuisine. We started with the crab cakes. I can honestly say that these were the best crab cakes I have had in Sacramento. The pumpkin aoli was excellent and complimented the sweet crab lumps in the cake. Perfect crunch and completely delicious. The entrées were also top shelf. I had the short rib ravioli in the most delicious cream sauce. My wife had the salmon. It was a perfectly cooked rare. The chef definitely knew what he was doing and the flavor profile was excellent. The only slight miss was the roast potatoes. They needed more flavor. Maybe more rosemary. It just didn’t work with the excellent salmon and spinach. Would I not return because of the potatoes? No! We will definitely be back to try more of this chefs future creations.
   

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   Rebecca

   Sacramento1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

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

   Excellent food and service. It was definitely a fine dining experience. My family really enjoyed it.
   

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   Robert VIP

   New York City22 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

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

   What is the point of having a reservation when you need to wait 20 mins to be seated with no information as “we are a bit backed up”.. “feel free to go to the bar if you want”.. etc. Nope just kept us standing there. Also you are given to choice at the time of reservation or at check in if you want to sit in the main area of shoved into semi open atrium. Terrible management. Great food.
   

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    Paulette

    Sacramento13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 30, 2025

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

    Our evening was fantastic, our waiter Jose was awesome the entire time. We started with calamari, two had lasagna, one had the salmon and one had a seafood variety. All were outstanding. For dessert, Jose recommended the Spumoni and brought us four spoons. We enjoyed a variety of cocktails. Another special night.
    

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