Osteria Panevino — Restaurant in San Diego

We ordered a lot from their menu and it was all varying levels of putrid.

The stuffed mushrooms were slimy, the cheese was not crusted, and the mushrooms themselves were falling apart. Just gooey, mushy filth. If they didn’t forget to put crab in it, then it was completely lost in all the slime, and invisible.

The cheese and meat board was ice cold, and must have been fresh out of the fridge. It was also missing several listed ingredients (like pears and dried fruit) and the cheese was cut comically thick (some pieces were easily an inch wide and again, ice cold). The amount of cold cheese on this plate made it difficult to notice the 4-5 minuscule shreds of salami/ham that were included with it.

The drinks were a disaster mix wise, with no balancing flavors at all, and were weak to boot. Thank god we didn’t waste money on wine also.

The fillet mignon tasted like chuck roast, just greasy and chewy and not at all resembling any other fillet I’ve ever had. It was a culinary crime serving that to someone, and I only got through two bites of it before deciding it wasn’t safe to continue ingesting it. I swear 7/11 could prepare something better in a toaster oven with salt and pepper packets they found behind the fridge.

The mashed potatoes were unseasoned and watery, yet still had unpleasant, hard lumps throughout.

The spinach tasted like dirt, it had no seasoning at all, and they obviously didn’t bother to wash it before they gave it to us.

I went to the pizza store next store as soon as I finished paying. Stay away from this place, especially considering there is another Italian restaurant right next door ( and I can’t imagine it could be any worse).

If this matters to you, I am sure they would have comped the items if I had complained during the meal. But I am one of the few people in the world who doesn’t enjoy free things, so I didn’t tell them how bad it was until after I paid full price. So trust me that I am not saying this for revenge or anything, or because they didn’t stroke my ego, the food was just shockingly bad. All in all, I am just offended that they thought this was okay to serve to humans.

Shame on your chef/manager/owner. You can’t not know your food...

I’m almost positive this is where I ate last week (07/20/23) but I was super duper high and I can’t be 100% sure but the GPS location on my pics puts me roughly here so I’ll have to trust it’s right (and I can’t find my receipt)

First off there’s a good chance I ate like two whole baskets of bread and enough butter for four baskets. I ordered what looks like Lobster Fettuccine with maybe scallops and shrimp thrown in for good measure. It was definitely enough for two people but I was told I not only finished it off but then soaked up whatever remaining gravy was left with the bread so the plate looked like fairly clean. Oh and the pics show I asked for EXTRA Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top!

After all that pasta and bread I of course ordered dessert. If a restaurant has Creme brûlée I have to order it and I sure did - maybe even two (that or I took two pictures of it) I don’t know why they put berries on Creme brûlée but I’m a purist and just want my custard and fired sugar top layer and nothing else. I hate when restaurants put fruit on everything from pancakes to waffles to French toast cuz that fruit flavor soaks into the hot breadstuff and RUINS the pureness of it. I’m sure I either pawned the fruit off to my friends or just threw it under the table so I didn’t have to look at it.

All in all I LOVED the food… couldn’t tell you about the service cuz I don’t remember it but I’m sure they brought me plenty of water or iced tea throughout the meal cuz I’m always thirsty.

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We just happened upon this restaurant without reading any reviews. We were walking down 5th avenue and decided to give it a try. What a disappointment it turned out to be. First the good: the waiters were professional and courteous. The wine was excellent. The bread was the best. Now the bad: If you want to experience cafeteria style Italian food, this is the place for you. The roasted potatoes were soggy and tasted as if they had been sitting in the kitchen under a heating lamp for hours. The ribeye steak was just OK. It was supposed to come with a red wine mushroom reduction sauce. Instead I got what looked like a water down version of onion soup. The salad was wilted and was old. My wife's risotto tasted as if it came out of a can. It was supposed to have crab in it, but none could be found. The creme brulee tasted as if it had been prepared the day before. Normally, a creme brulee is fired upon with a flame which gives a crackling crust. Not here, it was all a soggy wet mess. The whole meal cost $200.00 for three people. I don't mind paying for a good meal, but in return expect at least great tasting food. Now, why did we not complain to the waiter. So much was wrong with the food that to complain would have killed any chance of having positive social interaction between the three people eating dinner. I know from previous negative reviews that the manager states I should have expressed my frustration. I say: "why?" For the price paid, they should get it right the first time around. So, my negative vote is expressed in this review and with the fact that I will never eat...