Il Sole La Nuova Cucina

Had high hopes when checking this place out. I'm a big fan of our other local Italian restaurants and San Juan and Dana point. I was a little bit let down with my experience there. Table service was a little bit slow and it took quite a while for the food to get out of the kitchen, even things like the minestrone soup and Caesar salad. The preparation of the food was pretty good. However, the risotto didn't seem like it had the right time of rice, it seemed like a regular short grain rice, something that you might find in Mexican food. The salmon was prepared pretty well but definitely a bit oversalted. The fettuccine alfredo was heavy on the butter and light on the cream. Tried the tiramisu for dessert and just wasn't really that impressed. There is a ton of cocoa all over the dish and it really just didn't have much flavor. There's absolutely plenty of parking here. There's a decent wine selection. The pizzas that came out of the kitchen all looked pretty good. However, I didn't try any. The bread and pesto that were brought to the table were delicious. There's only one small bathroom for a single person which wasn't a big deal. The bathroom was clean and well stocked. There's a little more outside patio seating than there is inside seating. The patio seating outside is nice and provides a nice ambience. No complaints about the chairs or tables for inside or outside. I'll give it another year and then come check this place out again and update my review then.

Tried it because of good reviews. 3 tables were being served when we arrived. We had reservations and were seated immediately. 4 parties arrived after us - all walk ins, we had a reservation with a bday. 3 of the 4 parties were served & finishing up their dinner before ours even arrived, parties that walked in well after we did. Dinner came 1.5 hours after we were seated! We had to rush thru dinner & skip dessert as we were running late for a show at that point. Nice enough server but was overwhelmed and didn't manage the tables well. Others got quick service & the rest barely got acknowledged. Good food but pretty bummed we didn't get to enjoy it. And side note: no one acknowledged the birthday.

Yummy food. Nice outdoor ambience.