il Sogno Italiano

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   Wynne

   San Diego

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   This Italian jam in downtown San Diego offers a truly immersive dining experience. The ambience is stunning, with the core that transports you to another world – perfectly complemented by live music that as a cozy intimate feel. The service was exceptional, attentive without being overbearing, he has feel right at home. Every detail, from the beautiful space to the welcoming atmosphere, elevates this restaurant into something special. Highly recommend for anyone looking to enjoy fantastic food, and a one of a kite setting!
   

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   brad

   Cincinnati

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2025

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

   Great little spot in San Diego to enjoy great Italian food.
   

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   Lexi

   VIP

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   The atmosphere was very aesthetic, the service was extremely kind and attentive. The music and the food were unmatched, overall an incredible experience.
   

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   Austin

   Maine

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Great Valentine’s Day dinner! Atmosphere was great and food was delicious!
   

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   Jason

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   13 reviews

   2.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Outrageous fees, rude management, unethical business practices. We booked a dinner reservation on OpenTable 7 days prior to Valentine's Day. The main reason we chose il Sogno Italiano was because the reservation page did NOT require selection of a prix fix menu. It offered the Valentine's Day menu OR a Standard Seating option, which I selected instead. This was the only reason we made the reservation. Most other restaurants required you to select the Experience in order to complete the reservation, this one did not. After being seated I asked about ordering from the main dinner menu instead of the prix fixe. The server told me that would incur an ADDITIONAL $50 FEE for the table ($25 for each of us.) This was news to us because our reservation did not mention any additional fees for the regular menu. I explained this to the server and asked him if the manager wouldn't mind waiving the fee since it wasn't required as part of our reservation. The manager came over and without listening to my concerns or allowing me to show her the reservation on my phone, she quickly pointed to her device and told me "it's always been on here...it was $80 [per couple] we lowered it to $50." She didn't even allow me to show her my reservation or explain further. She didn't let me talk. She instead wanted to say that "we have people that come in here and order a $25 pizza and sit for 2 hours..." So you charge a $50 FEE PLUS my meal cost just to order from the regular menu? Why not just make it a $150 table minimum then? Her reasoning really didn't make any sense. Then they assessed an ADDITIONAL 5% FEE on the total bill to help pay the owner's employees' wages and health insurance. This is the COST OF DOING BUSINESS! You are essentially garnishing their gratuities! See my full review on yelp.
   

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   Raymond

   San Diego

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

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

   Music was great! Very engaging and fun! For was very good. Service was excellent!
   

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   Perri

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 9, 2025

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

   They were incredibly friendly and accommodating with our party
   

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   Steven

   VIP

   New York City

   49 reviews

   5.0

   49 reviews

   Dined on January 28, 2025

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

   We were a large group of 9. A business lunch. Our waitress was super attentive and delightful.
   

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   Vipul

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   The volume could have been a little softer. But overall great experience. Would have loved more check ins at our table
   

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    james

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 19, 2025

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

    It was a fun evening out in the Gaslamp district. Everything at the resturant was pleasant. The food, service and ambiance were excellent, the music entertaining. We each had a salad (beet salad and Caprese a salad) and then split a main of Chicken piccata which was plenty of food. Red wine was great as well as a martini. All in all it a very nice restaurant
    

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