I am such a farmers market girl so I was so excited to hear there was one in Carlsbad the same day…read moreI was arriving to town! So many incredible vendors. I stopped at a fruit stand, truly wish I could remember which one and I grabbed some enormous peaches, they looked too good to pass up. I've never been so serious when I tell you that these peaches, were out of this damn world. I have never in my life had a peach this good. I think I've told at least 10 people since I've been back in New York about these peaches. Unreal. They had flower stands, produce, dips, pizzas, kombucha, fresh pastas, granola, baked goods, breads, gluten free options, I mean something for everyone and more. The place was absolutely hopping, a total mad house in the best way possible. Now let's talk about Grammy's Granola. I meant the nicest woman to ever walk this sweet planet Earth, Janet. She was from Long Island like me and she made my day and more. I bought her unbelievable zucchini bread and it was DELICIOUS. This is a stand you cannot miss, this woman is a gem!!!

I am a huge supporter of Farmers Markets and love the Carlsbad Village has one, but this one just…read moredidn't do it for me. Parking is hard (and people were not patient- lots of honking), the farmers market is only one block, and it is CRAMPED. I can imagine those with strollers, wheelchairs or other assistive devices, or wagons struggling to navigate between the stands. Some canopy tents go right up to the curb. I enjoy a farmers market where I can browse to see the options, but this one felt like you had to know exactly what you wanted and get in and get out. One entire side was prepared food & I didn't see many, if any vegan options. The other side is produce & a plant stand. I am very pleased with the plant stand. The guy was helpful & knowledgeable. I got my very own passion fruit plant! A benefit to this farmers market, if you can find a parking spot- is that you can then walk down to the city beach and wander throughout the rest of Carlsbad Village browsing local shops, like the new book store!

We had such a great experience here! The restaurant is absolutely adorable, right in the heart of…read moreCarlsbad on State Street, with plenty of both indoor and outdoor seating. The atmosphere is fun, inviting, and perfect for a date night or dinner with friends. A huge shout-out to Diego, who made our evening exceptional. His recommendations were spot on...from the drinks and appetizers to our entrées. Everything he suggested was absolutely delicious, and you could tell he genuinely knew the menu and wanted us to have a great experience. The food was amazing, the service was outstanding, and the overall vibe was exactly what we were looking for. We'll definitely be back, and we'll be asking for Diego again. Highly recommend if you're looking for delicious Italian food in a fun, welcoming atmosphere!

This was our first visit to Via Vai Cucina Italiana, and we were there to celebrate a birthday…read more Unfortunately, the experience was a little underwhelming. We were seated in a small room off the main dining area, and we were the only ones in the room. Our waiter was friendly, but he was also taking care of tables in the main dining area, so we were often left on our own without anyone checking in on us. It also took quite a while before we were able to place our order. I ordered one of the mushroom pasta dishes, and unfortunately, I found it to be lacking in flavor. Someone else in our party ordered one of the specials, a steak, and that looked absolutely delicious. Overall, I was hoping for a better experience, especially since we were celebrating a birthday. While our waiter was nice, the slow service and lack of flavor in my meal left me unimpressed. Based on this experience, I don't think I would return.

Luigi was amazing!!! Such good food and incredible service. Love this place. Definitely try if…read moreyou're in the area!

Food and service was great. The rooftop ambience was nice, great for groups. Kylie was exceptional.read more

A stop at Vigilucci's is a great way to end an evening in Carlsbad Village, especially on…read moreWednesdays during the Farmers Market. After walking through the vendors and enjoying the atmosphere, it's nice to sit down on the patio with an espresso martini and dinner. I've had the lasagna a few times, and it's always baked perfectly with layers of pasta, meat, cheese, and a rich tomato sauce. The shrimp fettuccine is another dish I enjoy the shrimp are cooked just right, and the creamy sauce coats the pasta without feeling too heavy. The pear salad is fresh and refreshing, although I wouldn't mind seeing a slightly larger portion. What keeps me coming back is the overall experience. The restaurant has a welcoming atmosphere, the staff is attentive without making you feel rushed, and it's a great place to slow down and enjoy a meal. Whether you're grabbing a cocktail after browsing the market or sitting down for dinner, it's a spot that's well worth visiting.

You guys, I am very late on this review but life couldn't get too in the way of me sharing this…read moreamazing restaurant my friends and I went to about a month ago, April 3, 2026 Friday night. My friends and I came down to San Diego because my best friend's band was playing at the Holding Company on April 4th. We had a big group and some close friends of ours wanted to go out for dinner and their favorite place is Vigiluccis!! Blake was our server and him and the whole restaurant staff were absolutely incredible that evening. Very cohesive, nothing messed up, phenomenal service, and I could go on! I am the only vegetarian here, and asked if their pasta was normally cooked in chicken broth. Blake checked and let me know all pasta is cooked in olive oil and definitely vegetarian friendly! I had about 2 to 4 cocktails and all of them were delicious. Everyone in my party enjoyed their food, half of the table was doing family style eating. We ordered a lot of food. The complimentary bread, oil, and butter they gave us was also soo good! I would absolutely love to come here again. Blake, our server was such a wonderful person!

I was finally able to try Prontos. It's not so easy for me to go since they are closed on…read moreweekends. I really enjoyed it and look forward to going back. We ordered sandwiches from the walk up menu. There are many choices available. The prepared dinner selections looked really good and I look forward to trying those in the future. The sandwich cost was on the higher side. Close to $20 with a tip. The portion was pretty large and the quality was very good so that helped. I also chose ciabatta bread and didn't realize that was an extra $3 until after I saw my receipt. Some upgrades were more clearly marked but I didn't see that one. They have a very nice patio area to sit while you are eating. I thought it was very nice that they bring the food out to you.

I used to frequent this place quite a bit in the past before the new owners took over…read more Speaking only from my experience, this place has changed a lot, prices have gone up but that's not a shock, everywhere you go nowadays and doesn't have to be even a decent deli, sandwiches are ridiculously expensive, $16 for a sandwich? Really? Or even more depending where you go. Frankly I don't know how anyone can afford it any longer but that's a different story. The new owners still don't even seem to know what they are doing after I would say 3yrs now, maybe even more since taking over this place. I used to love going here, now I go maybe once every 3 months if even that and I know why. The service is not the same, the owners are clueless and the food doesn't taste the same at all. The atmosphere of feeling like you are at home when most everyone but mostly the owner remembered you, would come talk to you, helped you and knew what she was taking about, is all gone. I was there yesterday for one of my favorite sandwiches, meatball sandwich. I like that the meatballs are small, not a size of a baseball or even larger, just perfect size, tasty etc. I go up to the register and instead of his clueless wife when you ask her a question and she looks at you as if you're from another planet then has to go and ask one of her employees which that in itself looks totally bad, this time was her husband who looks to me for now the 4th time through the year I visited, that should just stick to staying in the gym since he looks like someone that takes care of himself that way, quite fit, and although nothing at all with that, perhaps leave the deli part of it to someone else and go back to working out instead, it seems his forte. When I told him the sandwich I wanted, he clearly said to me "what would you like with the sandwich" a question I was never asked before because it simply came with a small bag of chips or pasta salad, so I asked what did the sandwich come with, "it comes" the word that he used "it comes with", not "extra charge" and he mentioned French fries, bag of chips while he pointed where the chips were, pasta salad. I said, "I'll try the French fries". Not ONE TIME he said to me that none of the items he mentioned to me were extra charge, I even told him, "oh they come with all that you just told me"? He said yes. When I paid the total came to $24 dollars, the sandwich itself was $13.65 and a coke that I ordered was $3, how did it get to $24? Well, the French fries were extra cost. Had I chosen a bag of chips, the once he pointed at were also extra charge just like if I ordered pasta salad, I found out about the extra charge from the lady that brought me the sandwich and I asked why my bill was $24 dollars, SHE, not the owner told me about the extra charges. After I said to her, "why didn't or doesn't the owner tell you so instead of saying that these extras come with the sandwich" she looked at me and said "I don't know". She didn't even know however any of the prices of the sandwich they sell. These are the new employees now. I know you are going to think why I didn't ask right away why my bill was $24 dollars. I didn't even think about it immediately, I was hungry at this point, the place was quite busy and I wanted to find a place to sit, no excuse, but didn't think about it right away. Not until I set down and then started thinking about why my bill was higher. That was my fault. I should have immediately asked and actually I should have gone to the owner afterwards and mentioned to him that he should tell the customers correctly, meaning do NOT SAY "IT COMES WITH" that means IS NOT EXTRA CHARGE. He needs to say that wherever we want with it, there is an extra, then up to the customer if he/she wants it or not. The sandwich did not taste like the way it used to taste, meatballs still small but they were very salty, and the fries although I will say cooked pretty nice, crispy and all, a very small portion and also very salty. Overall and sadly for me because I truly liked this place a lot with the previous owner, it's not a place I would go back to. The prices are as high and now higher than any other place nowadays, nothing spectacular, their bakery department is now very limited, used to be huge and very nice selections, they used to have a pastry chef in the back that made the best deserts, and I don't know if they also changed cook, but nothing tastes the same. The place is always very busy, so I am sure I won't be missed, I won't waste my money here again. The new owners should by now know what they sell, know how to interact with customers better, know the job they took over. The owners before were absolutely wonderful and great to talk to, they would interact with you ask you if everything was ok, great service from the staff. I miss them and the new owners really need to step up, it's time. The place also very dirty on floors, tables, trash cans totally disgusting and filthy.

My review is for the Bread Pudding (BP). I do not like BP but this place changed my mind…read more Excellent! The flavor is so good. It is not to wet and not to dry. Perfect! My brother brought me here and I plan to go back when I come home this year. They have a secret ingredient, not sure what it is but I want to say whisky..... I had the opportunity to have Carnie Wilson teach me how to make her BP. NOT EVEN CLOSE! Next time I go I will try the pizza and review it, and will definitely get a serving of Bread Pudding.

The pizza was great even though it looked unassuming. The bread pudding was the highlight of the…read morenight along with attentive service. Not a bad spot!

LOVE this restaurant!! Another 5 stars for a second visit a…read moreyear after the first time !!! Dined in on 07/7/24. Service was quick and efficient. Patio is beautiful and it's in the perfect social spot, with shops and other restaurants surrounding it. Everything is so fresh and delicious here. For the Fourth of July weekend, my family and I stayed in Oceanside, but we drove down to Carlsbad to come to this restaurant again. Brandee took care of us and she gave us all the great pasta recommendations and answered all the questions I had !! Such a kind lady. Had to get the Paloma - Tini again and it was just as perfect as the first time I had it !!! The drunken muscles were so good. Just enough onion and sauce to go with the bread. The pastas were all cooked Al dente and each had a unique flavor twist. Will be coming back next year. Thank you !!!

Came as a kid yeaaarrrrssss ago and remembered why it wasn't a repeat restaurant for me. Service…read morewas incredibly slow and the fettuccine alfredo was extremely average. Food took so long to come out that we took a bite and boxed it but the sauce tasted like it was split. Was honestly just here for the live music and fun shirts. Swingin Johnsons were awesome 5/5!! Went back a couple of days later and our same server helped me check to see what shirts they had left to sell and she was great!

The reason me and all my buddies go to lunch at C's is the food, ambience and Mariana Cabrera…read more She's a great waitress and always has a smile. We are not easy to wait on! Did you know that Wednesday everything on the menu is $20? I had the Mediterranean salad with salmon and it was great especially for $20

I came for the oyster happy hour. The happy hour menu was much more extensive than most, which is…read morewhat drew me in. I ordered the salmon carpaccio, but it was subpar. It was served with old, wilted arugula. The calamari was average. The first round of oysters was okay, but during the second round, both my daughter and I each ate a bad oyster. We were ready to gag at that point. The only reason I didn't give this place one star is because our waiter removed the last dozen oysters from our bill, which I appreciated. Looking around, the dishes served to the tables next to us also looked pretty basic. Unfortunately, I won't be returning.

Been here a few times now and the overall experiences have been very good!…read more Food is fresh and tasty (though a touch pricey relative to portions). Handmade pita are sooo good, well-seasoned kabobs, good shawarma, and nice salads. The service has been really good as well - food servers/cashiers have been friendly and helpful. Spacious restaurant with ample seating...community table toward the front of the restaurant, stool seating facing outside (onto the street), regular tables inside...and nice space to sit outdoors. Will definitely come back - one of the better Mediterranean food spots I've tried in the North County area.

Wanted to try something new while down visiting in Carlsbad. This place is really good. My husband…read moreand I shared two plates; the chicken shawarma and the beef shawarma. They both came with rice, a side salad, a grilled tomato and pepper, hummus, tzatziki, and a pita bread. It was a TON of food!! The pita bread was so pillowy and soft, and everything was seasoned really well. I didn't eat my pepper because it was too spicy, but overall it was all delicious. Definitely enough food for two meals and worth the money. We also ordered the walnut baklava and that was incredible. So sweet and sticky and everything you want in a baklava. The place is a fast casual spot so we took our food to go, but the girl who helped us was really nice and helpful. We will definitely be back!

Always such a pleasant shopping experience here! I love their fresh goods, salads, sandwiches,…read morecheeses, and meats. All their food looks delicious and they have a wonderful variety of options when grocery shopping, especially from local vendors/farms. Love supporting this store and location! Staff members are always so kind and helpful. Checkouts are a breeze, even if there is a line. Really easy to find parking in their large parking lot as well.

Relatively new to the area and this place came recommended to me…read more It's an AWESOME market - lot of great products, fresh produce, full butchery and fish offerings. Staff is nice and prices relative to offerings are very reasonable. Definitely a great local find and plan to shop here in the future! :)