Pomodoro Ristorante Italiano

Its one of the best Italian food I’ve had really authentic you wont regret eating there.

Service was ok…
So I order $ 70 worth of food on a date and when I get nearly 2 full orders and a appetizer with 2−3bites taken out out of each and we simply weren’t as hungry as we thought. We wanted to take it home just to find almost none of what we had bought. Almost all my food is missing from taking it home… No sauces… half gone, no fricken side dishes…
Really pisses me off to spend so much money and have half of my food taken or trashed… And they wrap the styrofoam in plastic wrap so you aren’t inclined to look… So ya come home and find half your food paid for isn’t there.
Pisses me off. That’s a lot of wasted food that I bought. That should be mine but someone or the trash takes it.
This place is garbage. Thieves, or just simply ignorant. Either way I am not going back.

Good dining. Atmosphere excellente. The burratta is better than the capresee salad. Spaghetti sauce very good but would have like a bit more pasta. Hostess seemed sad and quiet. All in all it was a good experience. I would recommend

Great atmosphere, nice wine and excellent food. The salmon was perfect and great salads. Really like this place!

Great ambiance. Pretty empty at 6pm on a weekday. Complimentary bread has a thick crust and dense crumb, not like typical bread at Italian restaurants and is served with a spiced tomato sauce, which I find odd because olive oil is so much better for dipping. The linguine de mare was a good, full size with al dente pasta and plenty of seafood, not the shrimp were a bit over cooked and it was not very flavorful.

Best Italian food in San Diego (from a Chicagoan!) Great service, lively atmosphere and excellent wine selection. Very cute place, in an old house.

We were dropping off our daughter for her flight and my wife searched Unilocal for restaurants close the airport. This is an amazing find! Thank you Unilocalers.
The place feels so homey. The staff was very friendly and was quite welcoming. The service was amazing. This was our first time and our server took the time to explain the different dishes that we were contemplating on ordering.
Portions are huge so plan accordingly. The homemade pastas are excellent, the gnocchi is to die for! Eggplant Parmigiana was nothing but extra ordinary.
Parking is a bit of a challenge but be patient.
We now have a «go to» place near the airport.

Ate here recently with a party of 20 and not a single person had anything they were not happy with. Relaxed environment inside and great dinners all around. Wait staff was friendly and attentive.

Maybe I went on a bad night? First of all it was the middle of the week and all there 3 spots were taken. Almost every spot on the same side of the street were also taken. Ended up finding parking on Scott St. I believe. When you walk in heels, this makes a difference! Not rating them on parking though…
The service was horrible. A couple of the workers were just playing on their phones. We were there maybe 20 minutes until we just finally asked for bread as all the waiters kept ignoring us. You will have to chase your server down for refills, the bill, etc.
The food itself was good however I should note that my gnocchi tasted IDENTICAL to the gnocchi from Trader Joe except that here they melted a huge piece of mozzarella cheese on it. On top of it the seats are uncomfortable and the sound in the restaurant is bad as well.
Would not return.

This restaurant will do if you’re looking for Americanized, «home-​style» Italian food. Honestly, I’d put this on par with Olive Garden (read: it has a place & time, but it isn’t fit for a special occasion).
Pomodoro is fine if you’re looking for Italian in Point Loma village, want to be able to get a table on an otherwise busy weekend night. Food is acceptable, menu really needs an overhaul!

I so badly want to give Pomodoro five stars because the food is off-​the-​charts incredible but why oh why was your service so terrible?!? Due to the extreme lack of service, I have to split the difference with three stars. Five stars for the food and one for the service.
Let’s start with the positives. My gnocchi was quite possibly the best thing that I have ever tasted. From the tender gnocchi to the flavorful pink sauce, the dish was perfection. Even the leftovers reheated nicely and I was able to enjoy the dish for two days. Granted, I’m a rather light eater and heavier eaters could likely finish this amazing dish in one sitting.
My boyfriend also loved his eggplant parmesan. He described it has being a lighter version of the dish since the breading was almost non-​existent but in a good way. He thought it was one of the better eggplant parmesans that he’s had at a restaurant.
The complimentary bread and marinara were also amazing and we quickly ate the entire loaf while we waited and waited and waited… which brings me to the downside of the meal.
We arrived at 6:15 and shortly after were brought water glasses and the bread. Then we waited and watched as several other tables were seated after us and placed their orders before us. This entire time, no one came to check on us or ask if we were ready to order. Around 6:45, my boyfriend flagged down a busboy and asked him to get a waiter for us because we were ready to order. It took another 15 minutes for a waiter to appear. We almost walked out of the restaurant before ordering because it was getting so ridiculous. I understand if the restaurant is busy, which it was, but I don’t understand other tables that are seated after us being served before us and us being completely ignored for 45 minutes!
I’d love to go back to Pomodoro to get the gnocchi again but I think it will take a lot of convincing to get my boyfriend to give them another try.
On the plus side, I love that they have a dog friendly patio though!

How cute is this place!!! We sat in a patio slash inside the house. Hard to explain. Ahha. I can honestly say that this is the best Italian restaurant I have been to. Not only that it is real Italian food. There’s real Italian people working with accents. Ahha I love it.
Bread and marinara sauce. Yummm. I could of had that as my entrée.
I got the vegetarian pasta. And my friend got the cheese ravioli. Omgggg. To die for. So creamy and so tasteful. And for dessert, we ordered the strawberry Napoleon, oh geez. Heaven in my mouth. Why can’t we have this here in Arizona? !!!

We decided to try out this Italian restaurant for lunch. We got lucky with parking as there was one spot open on the lot of the restaurant. There’s only 2 – 3 restaurant spots, the rest are all nearby/​street parking. The restaurant has an open, spacious layout but, we can see how the seating arrangements can be quite close when the restaurant is full. The staff was nice, but service was extremely slow.
When we arrived, we were seated immediately. It appears there was only one guy working the floor. Perhaps they were short staffed due to the restaurant just opening for the day and it was lunch time? But, our waiter took a long time to come by and take our order. There weren’t a lot of people. There were only 3 parties, including us and there were no more than 4 people per party. It then took a little longer to get our water and bread/​butter. Our bread was a little warm and didn’t seem fresh. The butter had a bit of a weird taste to it. We had to get up and get our own olive oil and vinegar to dip the bread in as it was never offered to us. It took even longer to get our food. We were expecting to get piping hot, freshly made food, but it was barely warm by the time our dishes reached our table.
We ordered two items which we thought were pretty expensive for being off of a lunch menu. We ordered the Gnocchi Tre Sorrentina which is their homemade potato dumplings with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella. The dumplings seemed a little on the dense/​heavy side, but at least they weren’t too chewy. We also ordered the homemade Ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms & ricotta cheese in a porcini cream sauce. The Ravioli was good, but not amazing. The food was just… OK. Not as flavorful as we were expecting.
This restaurant is not the most authentic Italian place we’ve been to. The food was not «melt-​in-​your-​mouth» good. We probably wouldn’t come back for lunch, but maybe we’ll give dinner a try someday?

Ordered Eggplant Parmigiana, which was really good, very less cheese and with lot of tomato sauce, enjoyed it. Also ordered Linguine al Pesto, I usually enjoy the Pesto sauce, but didn’t like it here.
Ordered Minestrone soup, which had chicken broth in it, so I couldn’t have it, hubby enjoyed the soup, he liked it. I didn’t like the taste of tomato sauce which came with the free bread.

Got into Point Loma late and just wanted an easy dinner. This place called to us because of its cheerful lighting. We were pleasantly surprised at the little gem that this was. The waiters were friendly and spoke bits of Italian that was so endearing. Not to mention the foods were definitely authentic — none of your run of the mill americanized «italian» dishes. We felt transported back to our Italy trip. We had the caprese salad which was fresh and light, the ink-​black squid linguine was perfect and the scallops and shrimp perfectly cooked (mow i know how they taste when not overcooked ad they often are!) and the risotto di nonna was creamy and delicious! The pannacotta was the only disappointment but by then we were stuffed and didn’t care
If ever back in San Diego this is a definite stop.

We stumbled upon this gem accidentally! What caught our eye was the brightly lit sign outside. We turned the rental car around and headed for this restaurant. We made an excellent decision!
I live in NJ, where local Italian restaurants are everywhere. Many of them very good. That being said, I must say that the marinara sauce I tasted at Pomodoro’s was hands down the best marinara sauce I have ever tasted. My partner and I devoured the entire cup of sauce provided with the bread. The bread itself was fresh and «good» bread. Not the kind where a place pretends they are serving real Italian bread and really aren’t.
The contadino salad was fresh and I love that organic greens are used.
The pollo empoli was delicious! The chicken was of good quality and the tomato sauce was incredible. I’m not one to dip bread onto my plate to clean it, but if we still had bread on the table, I would have. It was THAT good.
I love the atmosphere of this restaurant… how it looks like a house converted into a restaurant, with seating partially outside. The owners clearly care about attention to details and ensured it is decorated thoughtfully and invitingly. I felt warm and fuzzy and like I was in Italy.
Pomodoro, you are my «go-​to» restaurant that I must revisit when I’m in the area again. By far, this was the best restaurant I ate at in California thus far. Bravo for a job well done!

After only coming here once, this is one of my favorite Italian places in town. The atmosphere makes it feel like an authentic cozy Italian restaurant, complete with Italian speaking staff (or they’re really good at doing accents). I really felt like I was eating a home cooked meal.
The Bread:
I’m all about the carbs so I welcome the basket of complimentary bread. It seems like it comes to your table fresh from the oven as it’s warm and soft. Even better is that it comes with a side of marinara to dip.
Appetizers:
The minestrone soup was interesting as it had no pasta but the mix of vegetables was excellent. The soup had good flavor and was not too salty.
The caprice salad consisted of two slices of regular tomatoes and one slice heirloom tomato. Each topped with a sliced of fresh mozzarella, pepper and olive oil and garnished with fresh basil. I tend to enjoy my caprice salad with balsamic vinegar but this one didn’t need it.
Entrees:
Black Pasta — The linguine is made with squid ink which gives it an excellent taste as well as a black look. The sauce itself is a white buttery sauce. This one is chalked full of delicious seafood.
Osso Buco — A huge pork shank on a bed of risotto. The pork was cooked to perfection and very tender, falling off the bone and the sauce was excellent. This is definitely the dish to get when you’ve got a big appetite.

Away from the sometimes touristy Little Italy, Pomodoro is an authentic Italian restaurant located across the way towards Point Loma. This simple & modest restaurant is perfect for a nice little dinner away from the crowds and hustle & bustle of larger restaurants. Service was just enough, not too much nor too little.
THAT’S AMORE!
Walking in & getting seated at a small, cozy table in rather close proximity to the tables beside us… it somehow felt, warm and welcoming. And as the occasion was the Friday date night w/​the boyfie, Dean Martin’s «That’s Amore» began playing softly in my head and served as the soundtrack for the night. Perhaps it was due to Pomodoro’s effortlessly romantic ambience… or perhaps it was just the only Italianish song I could think of, but nonetheless, I really enjoyed the relaxed feel of the restaurant.
FOOD
WOW. We really enjoyed everything we ordered. I had the squid ink seafood pasta & though I was expecting it to be all black & inky, it arrived looking a lot less intimidating. The pasta noodles were the only thing that was a bit darker than usual, but it complemented the pasta sauce well as it was flavorful & creamy. The portions were average, but I couldn’t finish it since we also ordered some apps.
The minestrone was pretty good, but not fantastic. I wish there could have been little pasta shells in it as well, though maybe I’m just Americanized and that’s not how true minestrone is supposed to be. It tasted fairly unique and unlike most minestrone soups I’ve had, which was a nice surprise.
The boyfie ordered caprese salad, as that’s his go-​to anywhere he goes. The ingredients were very fresh, though the flavor was a bit lacking. Could have used some balsamic vinaigrette or something similar as opposed to just virgin olive oil.
The bread was a-​ok, but not extraordinary. I believe it might have been focaccia?
Highlight was the squid ink pasta b/​c so few Italian restaurants offer that dish & it’s always been one of my all-​time fave dishes, so ordering it here was a real treat! The boyfie ordered pork shanks for his entrée, and it was well-​prepared & flavorful, though he felt that the portion could’ve been larger… then again (don’t tell him I said this, but he can never really be satisfied with the amount of meat he orders… haha, men!) this could’ve just been opinion.
Overall, excellent! No complaints! I want to come back & try dessert though!
SERVICE
As we were having our Lady & the Tramp moment eating dinner (jk…jk…haha my imagination is running wild again), the server would come by here and there to refill our waters/​ask if we wanted more wine/​grab our dishes/​etc etc just the right amount.
The best part? No chit-​chatting for ages while we were starving! No «how was your day?» «how are you» blah blah blah. I actually loved it! Straight to the point: FOOD! Efficient & professional! Great experience.
AUTHENTIC
Plus– several staffmembers I saw spoke Italiano! Bella! Vespa! Pizza! Ciao! Mario! hehehe… ok ok sorry. But seriously– this also made me have even more confidence in Pomodoro!
Yum! Made a reservation same day & got in right at 8pm. not bad for a Friday night! Worth a visit if you’re a San Diego local and looking for a nice little dinner!

I had heard so many good things about this place and was so happy I was finally able to try it. We went on a Tuesday night and the place wasn’t crowded at all. As soon as you walked in you are hit with multiple wonderful Italian kitchen aromas. It reminded me of my fiancé or her mom’s kitchen when they make meatballs and Sunday sauce.
The atmosphere reminds me of an Italian kitchen. Warm and welcoming with bit of romance. The staff is really friendly and funny. Very honest about any questions you may have about the menu.
The bread and dipping sauce are so good. The tomato sauce has a little spice that gives you a little kick at the end if a bite. Just enough to make you want another bite and then maybe another. The menu is really big with tons of options. My fiancé and I split a Caesar salad to start. It was huge and delicious… probably could have been split 4 ways. I went with the osso bucco and I definitely didn’t regret it. The meat was do tender and full of flavors. My fiancé got the rigatoni with a cream sauce that was really good.
I’m not sure what dessert the table next to us got but wow did it smell good. I have to remember not to eat so much next time so I can try it. I will be back!

This restaurant will have a special place in my heart. Mainly because this was where my then-​boyfriend took me for dinner right before he proposed at Shelter Island. It is a cute restaurant that has outdoor seating, which was pretty nice during summer during the evening.
We started off with calamari fritti. The plate consisted of fried calamari and fried zucchini. It was lightly battered and crunchy. I really liked it. I really enjoyed their pork osso bucco. The meat fell off the bone easily. It was very tender and the flavors made it absolutely delicious. The portions were so big, I barely finished and had to take the rest to-​go. However, even when I reheated it at home, it still tasted amazing. This is probably one of my favorite places to get pork osso bucco. Their smoke salmon ravioli was absolutely delicious and flavorful as well. The caviar on top complimented the ravioli very well and gave it extra flavor. I really wanted to try the desserts but was too stuffed. I’ll probably skip the appetizer and get dessert next time!