We went to Toscana for our first dinner in Solvang. The sea bass was so damn good, so was the lasagna but the best part was the tiramisu! Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts and this one was very good. Also, that macchiato was gooooood. Our waitress was very polite and nice. I highly recommend this place. read more

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This place is just ok. Ordered two pizzas, both way under cooked with bottom totally white. There is no bread service which is a non stater for me at an Italian restaurant. Also, no coke, Diet Coke, etc at All. Only Pellegrino soda which is great except that a small can is $6 plus tax and 20% tip and you're close to $8 for a small can. Leonardo's down the street has great food, coke products and All the free bread you want. read more

It was good! It was our first time here and for our one week anniversary of being married and ending our solvang honeymoon. Very classy inside, and the wait to dine was 40 minutes. I tried making a reservation earlier in the day around 4, but no one answered the phone. Overall, the lasagna was amazing! I highly recommend it. We also ordered their salad special, which was a watermelon and arugula salad. It is pricey, but the portions are pretty large. For me it sucks because I don't like leftovers when traveling, just because I'm unlikely to eat them because I want to make room for other places. I recommend checking this place out. Our server was nice, and the busser was helping refill our waters which was nice. Make a reservation, call a few times and see if they'll answer so you won't have to wait like we did. Unlike most places, you don't get to pick indoor or outdoor seating, they'll just seat you were you can. The hostess seemed annoyed that we didn't have a reservation, but our server was sweet! It's definitely good Italian food though. The ficcata bread however, I would say skip it - not memorable. Check this place out for the food though. read more

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We are celebrating our anniversary in Solvang and stumbled into this restaurant. It's rare to find a restaurant that everything you eat is so delicious you want to eat every meal there. Well this is the place!! We had the watermelon arugula salad which was, "melt in your mouth goodness", it was bursting with flavor. Then we had the stuffed pork chop with roasted rosemary potatoes, OMG! this was heaven! Flavors were again awakening your palate. I want to go back and try every dish they make. This place is a must! read more

Toscana Italian Restaurant - The watermelon arugula salad delicious - Pizza Near Me - Solvang, California

Pizza at its finest here! Traveling foodies here, we could smell it down the street. So fresh and tasty! Service was top notch, everyone was very friendly and welcoming. read more

An Italian food gem in the middle of Solvang. We seriously felt like we could have been in Italy. Tiffany sat us at the accessible seats as Friday night walk-ins. What a treat. Watching Omar and the rest of the staff prep food, efficiently serve patrons and deliver amazing dishes and wine was better than any cooking show. Michele throws it down as owner, manager and head chef. The lasagna Toscana and eggplant were perfect. Perfect sauce, with a great complement of cheeses. All was delicious and we'll be back tomorrow! read more

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Ordered the Margarita pizza and caprese salad to go and both were still mouth wateringly delicious!! We wish we had known about this tiny hidden gem sooner, but will def come back next time we're in town. One small hint: make a reservation. There are only a few tables! read more

Our waitress, Jessica, displayed dishonesty when she charged us for 2 pizzones while we never made mention of them in our order. We requested a margherita and pisano and that's all. When we inquired, she immediately pointed out the more expensive items, telling us we chose this. Seems like it was done on purpose and premeditated. We ended up spending $50 more than we thought. read more

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My wife and I love to stop in Solvang whenever we take a road trip to California. Got in late in Solvang. Then looked for a place to eat. We both had pasta on our minds. Found Toscana. Had to have reservation but the hostess was able to get us in. We got seated and looked at menu. Considered pizza as most of the other entrees did not look very appetizing. Asked what the specials were and it was chicken masala with their own sauce and scallops with......wait for it....arugula! This place loves to put arugula on it's dishes and not just a little but a whole garden of the stuff! My dish had 3 large scallops and a ton of arugula. It was very deceiving as I thought there had to be more scallops under all that arugula! Not so bad as I managed to finish most of my meal. The kicker came with my wife's meal. She ordered the chicken masala. All I know about masala is that it is a creamy mushroom based sauce. Hers looked bone dry with melted cheese on top. It also came with potatoes. Anyway the chicken with it's special Toscana masala sauce was disgusting. My wife had two bites and said she could not finish. I tried a bite and it tasted like it had been marinated in cheap perfume! Absolutely horrible. Waiter came to ask how our meals were and we told him. He was very apologetic. We told him we should have went with our first instinct for pizza, as it looked good! He took my wife's meal off the bill. Mind you these two dishes were the specials. First off they were not "special" prices and took about 30 minutes to come out. The bill was $60. In short this place has potential with it's outside seating. As I've learned from watching Gordon Ramsey they need to focus on what they do right, which is probably pizza, and quit trying to be fancy with the entrees. Keep it simple and people will come. Let this be a warning to anyone wanting to try this place out. You probably won't like the outcome. Order the pizza read more

The best Italian food I've ever had. HANDS DOWN. Make sure to come here if stopping in Solvang, it's a small place so highly recommend to make reservations if you don't want to wait. read more

Toscana Italian Restaurant - Pizza w/ capers & artichoke, simple yet amazing - Pizza Near Me - Solvang, California

Toscana was not a friendly place! The hostess made us wait to see if a table was available and said "there was a cancellation " she acted like she was doing us a favor. But yet two young girls came in and were told to have a seat. While another couple just walked in and were seated. This is the 21st century and discrimination still occurs, not happy with Toscana! read more

This restaurant is located in a super cute area. They have great outdoor seating and the staff was very friendly. They don't have a ton of options on their menu but if you love pizza this is a great option. What I did order was delicious! I had the beet and burrata salad and it was very good and had a very good amount of burrata and beets! Very nice ambience would highly recommend. read more

The service was amazing, food was tasty, and mint n chip gelato was a must! I do wish there was more sausage on the pizza, but it was overall delicious. read more

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One word... focaccia! Now... I've never been much of a fan of focaccia... anytime I've had it it's either this giant thick doughy mound of bland flour with some pitiful bits of dried shriveled veggies or garlic on top, or dense and hard enough to use as a doorstop .. the focaccia here though... oh my GOD good... fresh out of the oven, piping hot... the outside was crusty and crispy, while the inside was a hot steamy soft center of perfection! Eat it on it's own or with a side of balsamic, ..just eat it... it's JUST bread, but that's how good it is.... also got the salsiccia pizza and the Parma, both which were amazing... rounded out with a simple yet super fresh Caprese... amazing meal all around paired with great service, can't go wrong here! read more

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Was there on Jun 6 for dinner with my family. Waiter recommended NY Steak Tagliata which was a big disappointment. The meat was tough and very heavy on fat - definitely substandard for $42 per plate with only arugula. No bread or other sides. Also ordered the Lasagna Toscana which as just okay. Salt content seemed high. In short, the bill for four was 181.02 with no alcohol and excluding tip. We visit the area about every three months to pick up wine club purchases and to get away from our busy lives. The patio area was very nice. Reviews seemed good. Unfortunately, this was our first, and last, visit to this restaurant. read more

YUM! Order the pizza! Order the seafood cannelloni! Our server Stephanie was excellent & very helpful. Charming restaurant in a courtyard. House Pinot was great too. We will be back! read more

Stephanie is exceptional! We are so impressed by her customer service and attitude! We have been to both the Irish and succulent restaurant with terrible reviews and we are just so so impressed with Tosacana's service. Thanks for being so nice and hospitable! Stephanie deserves a raise and promotion! read more

Although this place is difficult to find, it is worth it. We had the pizza and strawberry salad which was enough to serve 4 of us adequately. The pizza crust is light and thin and delicious. We all enjoyed the strawberry salad very much and we had great service. read more

Yummy Italian restaurant in nice courtyard. Good wine list. Everything I've tried was good, especially the salmon. Creative pizzas, too.

Drove down from Cambria because we had heard about Toscana. We were the only people there until half way through lunch. The food was good and the ambiance was lovely however the service was awful. We felt like we were imposing on the waitress. When we asked for bread as our salads were delivered she told us you have to 'preorder the bread' and without further clarification, walked off. When our main course arrived the server never asked us if we wanted another round of drinks, which we did, but dashed off to where I don't know as we were the only people there. After picking up our plates she put down the bill without asking if we wanted dessert. By that time 2 tables of couples had been seated. I guess she was feeling overwhelmed with 4 more people to wait on. When asked to see the dessert menu, the server was obviously annoyed. I am glad we persisted because it was the best tiramisu I ever had. read more

If you are not white or visibly rich DO NOT COME HERE. You will be discriminated against and used as a punching bag by the waitress. We were extremely disrespected and singled out by the waitress Susie from the moment we got there. The service here was horrible. Susan treated us awfully - the disrespect was unimaginable. When I asked to speak to the manager, Susan said under her breath "Don't come back to this restaurant". When I said "excuse me" she lied and said "The owner said not to come back, leave and don't come back" which was NOT TRUE she hadn't spoken to the owner at all. I'll chronicle the events of the night: We were seated promptly and two of the members of our party went to bring the car around which we informed Sue that we were waiting for them, so she knew. Yet when she came by she said "you are on your phone and you are talking so I'm leaving" - INCREDIBLY rude and dismissively. When we were ready to order we asked her questions about the specials since they did not have descriptions and she continued to mumble and say "You aren't ready" "Seems like you guys aren't ready" instead of answering our questions and she kept trying to leave our table without taking our order. After she took our order we waited nearly an Hour. When she finally came by to refill our water she spilled all over the table without apologizing and walked away. She then questioned and challenged me when I removed the tablecloth which was now Very wet and about to spill on us. The next time she checked on us (again we waited for an hour) she walked up and asked us "Are you happy?" In a very bizarre way - not to check on us but seemingly for unnerve us. Once we were getting our check I asked to speak to the owner and she lied and told me he was busy as he was the chef which was NOT TRUE. As we were leaving Suzi told us "Don't come back" when I asked "Excuse me?" She again lied and said the owner said that. The owner eventually came out to speak to me and was Also dismissive! She did not apologize for her employees actions or attempt to rectify the situation. It was disappointing and honestly the worst night. It is clear we were disrespected as we were a young group of people of color and Suzuki thought she was somehow better than us. We are a group of a surgeon, a software engineer, a teacher, and an environmental health specialist, and we have much better manners than you. Stay mad Suzie. *Edit to add: busser Cameron was nice and a pleasure read more

Horrible! It took over an hour to get our food, and when we were finally served food was cold. Only 4 of our 7 person party were served at the same time, it took another 30 to 40 minutes to get the order. Manager didn't seem to care when we complained. Will never eat there again! Food wasn't very good at all. read more

I had one of those practically life changing food experiences here. They're few and far in life, and therefore should be documented when they do come. Like most people, my travels to New York have jaded me to pizza back home in California. So imagine my surprise the first night I came here and had a pie that reminded me of NY... maybe even rivaled it. Chef Michele Mancuso is originally from Florence, moved to New York, and then settled down here in the Santa Ynez Valley. An excellent choice, as he brought with him authentic Italian cuisine I'd happily drive three hours from LA for. I'm not alone in that mindset either. I met many people at the restaurant that were vacationing from Los Angeles and swore by Chef Michele's cooking. A must-stop Mecca for those that know pizza's all kinds of wrong out here in Cali. I tried the Parma, a pie with tomato, mozzarella, and incredibly generous portions of prosciutto and arugula. Not an inch was missing prosciutto. Absolutely incredible. I came back the very next night to try the Kurobuta Pork Chop I kept seeing come out of the kitchen the night before. Kurobuta... the Kobe Beef of pork! I was not disappointed. I couldn't even have prepared myself for how floored I would be with the dish. A beautiful medley of herbs, butter, and cheese, atop a gorgeously seared chop served with a side of fingerling potatoes... all the while, the rendered fat of the chop mixing with the herbed butter, soaking into the potatoes. A drizzle of high end olive oil and balsamic vinegar rested nearby, ready to enhance and cut the richness of the dish. Chef and his fiancé Jessica were absolute sweethearts as well, incredibly personal with all the diners. The restaurant quickly feels as though they've invited you into their own kitchen. You feel like family. Chef and I talked food. He excitedly came over to see how I liked my meal. He offered me a glass of wine. Just an absolute amazing human. I'm happy to have come to Santa Ynez and learn I have a quick weekend getaway location lined up. But I'd be lying to you if I didn't admit most of the reason I'll be back is to eat at Toscana again and again. read more

We had their short rib ravioli, and JEEZ. Best ravioli we've ever had. And we've had some good ravioli, let me tell ya! Pizza is killer as well. Recommend dipping the pizza in the ravioli sauce. Tiffany is fantastic and was very kind to us and accommodating. Made our first night in Solvang worth it! read more

Won't recommend. Pizza was dry and service was very bad. We asked to move to a table that had more heaters and our server didn't help us at all. There was another server who helped us move glasses, plates and put a paper on the table. This is the basic expectation from a dine-in place. We asked for chilli flakes and were not given any. Our server didn't even come to check for more water. I really wanted to like the place as the location was good, they played nice music and the courtyard was beautiful but totally not worth your buck if you look at the food and service. I hope the business owners can talk to the staff and provide a good dine-in experience. read more

Some of the best Italian food I've ever had. The arugula mozzarella, and beet salad was amazing. Their SY pizza paired perfectly with the Shiraz that they recommend. Jessica, who served us was great! She was attentive, knowledgeable and helpful with the menu items and daily specials. The only thing they have a freezer for is there gelato. Everything else is made fresh! If you have a craving for Italian food, this is the restaurant to go to. read more

Worst service I've ever had. The waitress and owner (Sue and Cindy) were both rude, condescending, and extremely unprofessional. I have attached their pictures because they deserved to be exposed for their inexcusable behavior and lack of common Sense - especially in customer service and hospitality. The waitres was impatient when we were ordering/asking questions about the menu and made disgusting comments towards my family throughout our meal that made us feel extremely uncomfortable, AND we didn't even get our food until nearly 1 hour after ordering. They were too stingy and inconsiderate to even offer some bread to snack on during this ridiculous wait. When I asked for some bread the pathetic waitress (who at one point ignored us for over 30 min without coming by to check on us) gimply responded "we are out of bread". What kind of Italian restaurant runs out of bread with 4 hours to go before closing?!? After paying (which was a mistake) we asked the waitress to speak to the owner or manager, which clearly upset her. She pretended to go talk to somebody, then rushed back over and said "the owner is busy and doesn't want to talk to you. The owner wants you to leave right now, GET OUT AND DON'T COME BACK! BYE, JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE THE OWNER AND I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. Go leave, shooo." At this point I lost it. Plus it was obvious that she never spoke to an owner or anyone. This half brain woman never even spoke to anyone, because she knew we were going to complain about her service and didn't want her owner to hear our complaints of her horrible treatment of us as restaurant patrons. I started telling the waitress (Sue) "excuse you, don't ever talk to me like that because I will not go anywhere until I speak to the owner. Don't put your hand on us and do not try to push us out the door again." I pulled out my camera to record her because I was honestly shocked by this woman's brazen and disgusting treatment of us. She quickly ran away behind the bar at this point, trying to hide her face and stay away from us because she was clearly intimidated by my strong response, embarrassed, and immediately realized the implications of the video I would post online showing her racist, rude, and unprofessional treatment of us. (We were a group of four and we were the only non-whites in the restaurant. We were the only ones who were mistreated and it was clear that this waitress had deep prejudices and insecurity issues. She clearly had an issue with serving two Arab Americans, one African American, and a Mexican American. At this point the owner heard the commotion and saw how disgustingly we were being treated and asked that we step outside to discuss it (I'm sure she was embarrassed to talk about the situation in front of the few remaining guests). The owner heard our story and her immediate reaction was to defend the waitress instead of apologizing for the inexcusable behavior and clearly blatant prejudice/racism that occurred. She did not even try to offer any remedy at all for the situation or even attempt to console us. Her initial reaction was to defend the waitress by sheepishly saying "I know the waitress well, and today she was just a bit FRAZZLED and frustrated because we are understaffed today." I told the owner Cindy "please ma'am do not try to justify her behavior. You keep telling us that you know your waitress on a personal level and that she is not a racist, bigotted, rude, and aggressive woman. I don't care what you think about her or how long you have known her, I care about my treatment NOW! I CARE ABOUT THIS CURRENT SITUATION AT HAND. Clearly you are a failure of a manager/owner if you cannot even properly apologize to your guest and offer some kind of remedy to this clearly despicable sitation your server put us in, and now you are exacerbating by defending her and enabling her. Shame on both of you. I spent $25 per plate so I expect to enjoy my dinner and not feel harrased because of the language I speak or because of my brown skin that intimidated your waitress who thinks it is still ok to talk to non-Whites as if this is still the 1950's. This experience was absolutely disgusting and I will never again visit this pathetic establishment called Tascano. Nobody deserves to be treated the way that were treated by the waitress, and then dismissed and brushed off as we were by the owner. I will definitely be reaching out to the better business bureau and the local food critics so they can publicize this mistreatment, aggressive and prejudiced behavior, and shameful resolution by a sad and unfit owner. Any owner with common sense would at the very least offer some encouraging words such as "I'm sorry for the horrible service and I will definitely be talking with my employee to make sure no one is ever again treated that way." This clueless owner Cindy was just concerned with defending her servers egregious behavior and it is truly shameful. read more

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Such a great experience here at Toscana. I had dinner here 2 days ago and the service was great and the food was so delicious. We started off with the watermelon burrata salad and focaccia bread then shared a pizza. Our waitress was extremely helpful in explaining the specials. read more

Food and wine were amazing. Loved the atmosphere. Definitely going back next time we are in, Solvang. read more

Toscana Italian Restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Solvang, California

Great venue and food quality within walking distance of any part of Solvang. Management is friendly with good staff. Bring a jacket if eating outside, just in case it cools off (seasonal dependent of course). read more

Small, quiet and fun spot with seriously good Italian fare. On my latest visit I had a simple margherita pizza (delightful, though crust could have been a touch more crisp), lasagne (subtle, rich and delicious) and some pretty satisfying Super Tuscan wine (a great break from the local vino...just for a meal). The restaurant is small, the owner is cool, and the pace is slowish. All of which means you can have a few more glasses of wine, a great conversation and a memorable evening. If you want to avoid the major amounts of bad food, silly Danish offerings and worst-of-the-area wine lists - while having a solid Italian meal that isn't the still great Grappolo, get to Toscana. read more

I'm from Orange County and I drive to Solvang to eat at Toscana and while I'm here, I visit Solvang, the food is that great. The chef/owner is super cool and comes out to great you. The steak and pizza are incredible as well as the watermelon burrata salad. Everything we have ordered from here is great. We spend the night in Solvang only so we can have two days of Toscana. Lastly, the service is awesome. If you are in Solvang, you have to try Toscana!!! read more

Such a great spot! Love da vibes, music, ambience good flat bread pizza. Crispy thin need to get a glass of wine here!!! Thinnest proscuitto i have ever had. Definitely worth stopping by if you're in Solvang :] I would say 4 stars just cuz our hostess/waitress wasnt having a good day. Injured wrist and a busy house to serve...i would b a lil off too. True Trooper. read more

This place is small and welcoming but once you walk in and try to get help forget it. Husband and I walked in and were completely ignored by the hostess and waitress. They walked right past us several and I mean several times. We waited patiently and then another couple walked in and they too waited for assistance. The hostess then looked at them, mind you we were in front of them and asked them how they can help them. Completely ignored!!! The nice gentleman said to her, they were here before us and we are still standing in front of them. Then they came and told us it will be a 45 min wait. No, "I'm sorry for the wait, no would you like me to write your name down, or would you like to wait?" Almost like they were telling us to go Didn't appreciate the lack of service and welcoming hostess So much for an anniversary dinner celebration read more

Who would have imagined that such an amazing Italian meal could be found in Solvang? From Italian classics like lasagna and pizzas to high end Steak and Salmon dishes done in an Italian style, Toscana is doing it right. Chef Michele is bringing high end Italian to Solvang. I'm almost sad that we have to leave tonight, but we'll be back at our earliest convenience. I want one of everything. The staff here is top notch and functions like a well oiled machine and the do it with a five star smile. I felt like I was part of the family here. The saving grace is that we have scratch home made tiramisu to take home and enjoy. I know everyone comes to Solvang for Danish treats, but you are cheating yourself if you don't stop in for a meal at Toscana. read more

Excellent food and Italian wine list!! We've enjoyed coming here for years. Owner is here and hands on. Highly recommend!

We had lunch here. It's a small but cute restaurant with nice looking, friendly waiter and delicious food. So happy we found here! The pizza + salad were large enough for three ppl. read more

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Very good food, but a little pricey for what you get. However, it is Santa Barbara, so the price is probably in line with the surrounding places. We would definitely stop there again! read more

Love this restaurant! Great food, lovely ambience and happy staff (which is rare, I find). Just beware the salads and pizzas are massive, enough for two easily. read more

We went to dinner here on our honeymoon. Both of us are pretty easy going, and difficult to displease. However, there were several points which, together, upset our evening. 1) We were sat next to a busy kitchen doorway, being bumped by servers in the small walkway and sitting next to a loud family with kids behind us. We had asked about a reserved table next to the window, having a reservation ourselves, but we're told to sit next to the kitchen. That romantic window spot remained empty the entire time, even after we left. 2) The restroom above smelled so incredibly strongly of cleaning chemicals, that it was difficult to get it out of our senses after returning to the restaurant to eat our dinner. 3) The entree salad was nice, however the lasagna was cold. It would have been nice, at a minimum, to have a hot meal. Any one of these would be easy to overlook; but all together, for a once in a lifetime experience, this was our worst dining experiences in a long time. We realized how much nicer some of our local, less "fancy" Italian restaurants are, in comparison. read more