Gaetano's Pizza Ristorante Lakeside — Restaurant in Lakeside

This place gives you that, at home feel. The food here is absolutely phenomenal and freshly homemade, everytime!! The staff here are so friendly and respectful and go above and beyond to serve you with exceptional customer service, high quality food, and treat you like family not like just a customer. The prices are unbeatable and Maria's homemade balsamic vinaigrette is literally so delicious you can pour it on everything!!! It's my favorite salad dressing in the entire country, and I've tried every best Italian restaurant dressing from coast to coast. Every dish is made with fresh quality ingredients, served hot and to perfection!! The chef really knows how to cook a delicious meal leaving your tummy delightfully happy. The staff, are truly what make that place special. Some of the most genuinely warm hearted kindest folks I've ever met. I admit, I may be biased a bit because I eat there probably 4 to 5 days of the week for the past half a year, but, that obviously says a lot about their quality service, quality and very affordable dishes, and a addicting experiences that keep me coming back and No folks, I haven't gained weight from it either :-) Gaetano's, is a true gem!! Their Specialty Pizza, is Oh. M. Gee mouth watering to die for!!! Perfect crust, fresh ingredients, and super yummy!! And again, you cant beat the price or the quality from even the "best" pizza joints out there!!! Folks, need I go on or are ya convinced this will be your new family or solo favorite spot to eat!! :-) I love you Gaetano's!! Thank you for giving me a place to call, a...

I have no idea HOW this restaurant has a 4.5☆rating on GOOGLE. There are obviously false reviews being posted on this site. It is so discouraging to read ratings and pick out a place to spend your time and money on when it is so clearly totally false advertising. We ordered a salad for starters and it was served family style in a large bowl. The salad had to be two-three days old to say the least. The lettuce was turning brown and not one drop of crisp freshness to it. The red onions were saturated to the point of discoloration with dressing. The black olives were mushy and the feta was pretty much dissolved. I am a cook. I know what old salad looks and tastes like. It was also drowning in dressing, probably to disguise how old it was. Our pizza arrived, and it was nothing short of a Tombstone frozen pizza. The crust was like crumbling cardboard-tastless and dry. The sauce and the toppings had NO flavor. None. Zero.Nada. It was such a bust, and despite being only maybe a quarter full with customers, not once did the owner or one of the three waitresses even stop by to ask how dinner was. It was all so bad... We had to flag down a waitress for our check and we fled to go find something edible for dinner. Never, never, never spend your money at this establishment. You will be extremely disappointed and leave hungry. And, if possible, only get recommendations from friends who have eaten at an establishment to assure you are getting truthful...

We have been hearing about this place for years and we were really excited to go. The first thing you notice when you enter the door is a tank full of fresh lobsters in which you can pick out for your dish. There is an outdoor patio which is dog friendly so we brought our pup with us. Maybe that is the reason the service was so bad. The lady did not introduce herself (not a big deal), but when I asked if I could modify a pasta, she replied “if you want to”. She never checked on us to see how everything was. Never offered to refill our soda and when we asked, we were informed that they do not offer refills but you need to pay again. Now for the food. We ordered a large pepperoni, jalapeño, and bacon pizza, creamy tortellini with added mushrooms, and fettuccine Alfredo. The pastas dishes were large and full of creamy, buttery, and cheesy flavor, but the pizza was not good at all. Extremely thin crust sitting in a pool of grease which made the bread soggy. As we were finishing, the waitress came out and asked “anything else” which we replied just some boxes please. She came out with the boxes and dropped the check and came back out 2 mins later as we were still boxing up our pasta (we didn’t even look at the bill yet to pay). We found it awfully rude to rush to get the money, but you didn’t even care to check on us the entire time when there were literally 3 other tables dining inside. Needless to say, we will not...