Vittorio's Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

I've been in the Hospitality/Food Service Industry for over 30 years. Unfortunately, this establishment was one of the worst experiences I can remember. Ordered Osso Bucco, from the menu, with a side of Spaghetti. Server, who was more focused on closing the restaurant than giving us a pleasant experience as diners, mind you, brought Spaghetti. The sauce was too sweet and I could tell white sugar had been used as a sweetener. Even still. I patiently waited for the Osso Bucco, and after 10 more minutes, now 40 minutes since we ordered, asked politely "Is the Osso Bucco still being prepared?" She answered "You didn't order Osso Bucco, you ordered Spaghetti!" I told her I did order Osso Bucco. My dinner date joining me this evening reiterated: "Yes, he ordered Osso Bucco, and it's his birthday. " She replied "I know you didn't order Osso Bucco, because we no longer serve this dish. I wouldn't have taken this order!" After debating why they still have an item on the menu they no longer serve, and asking to order something else, because I didnt care for the Spaghetti, and wanted something more substantial, she told me the kitchen was closed. My dinner date also had ordered Lasagna she didn't like, suggesting it tasted freezer burned and rubbery. I didn't try it, but trust her judgment as someone who doesn't often complain at restaurants, also being a longtime member of the service industry as a bartender, server and caterer. We asked to speak with the owner, who we assumed was the guy sleeping on a stool at the empty bar. He refused to talk to us, saying "Too bad, you ate it, were closed" I told him I felt insulted and was very unhappy with our experience. He told us to pay and leave. I told him that was no way to treat paying customers. He said, you don't need any more food, you're too fat. I told him, I chose to come here for my birthday, and obviously made a mistake, I won't be returning. He said "good, pay and leave" I said, "I just can't believe you treat customers this way" He proceeded to call the Police (Who took their time responding) as we paid our bill, in full, without any comps for our less than hospitable experience. We left before the Police came, so as to not waste the valuable time of the local law enforcement officers, but later found out someone had driven a car through this guy's restaurant window a week later. In summary: DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY OR TIME HERE. LET MY LESSON BE YOUR GUIDE. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE...

The food was drenched in sauce to the point that everything looked like soup, and most of the food was kind of bland. The Caesar had so much dressing you couldn’t get any crunch out of the romaine, but the dressing was delicious. All of the pastas were just swimming in sauce; the fruitti di mare literally looked like soup. Also, the veal Milanese was not traditionally prepared: it was not coated in breadcrumbs and fried/crispy, it was just a rubbery piece of meat drenched in a cream sauce. The pizza crust was crispy like a cracker and had no chew, but the toppings were good.

The service was very friendly and professional, but our server was very busy so service was a bit slow.

The restaurant is very cute. Lots of comfy booths, a separate bar area with plenty of seating, and nice music playing in...

I have been to multiple Italian restaurants including lascaris, fredallino, Mama cozza's, Vinny's in La Habra,Dominic's in Cypress all are 199% better than the dry old tasteless scraps they served us. I have eaten Italian food my whole life I am Italian and I have to say that your restaurant was very very disappointing. Little Caesars has a better Pizza didn't know how to make sauce they don't do not know how to make Italian so I don't know who the cook is back there but he needs to take some lessons. The worst food have ever had I would never go back there. The bread was dry and tastless like cardboard. Nothing tasted homemade nothing had any flavor. Italian food is loaded with all kinds of herbs and garlic and oil and flavor no flavor to that food at all it tastes like a came...