De Vega Brothers — Restaurant in Stockton

Honest opinion here. Great service but horrible food. They are dog-friendly & have a small outdoor patio. The staff were all very friendly and quick to bring water with lemon & cucumber (very refreshing on a hot day). Unfortunately, the food was terrible. We started with the toasted ravioli. It was undercooked with a chewy/rubbery texture and seemed freezer burned. Being from St. Louis (birthplace of toasted ravioli), I have had my fair share to compare. The free toasted garlic bread was cubed bread that was toasted....neither buttered nor garlicked. My partner had the tri tip salad. She ordered it med rare, but it was chopped up in to tiny cubes and well done. The tri tip tasted like & had the texture of beef jerky. There were a lot of olives in the salad. Between those & the meat, it was super salty. I got the chicken parm sandwich. It was a thick portion of chicken (not flattened like you normally would with chicken parm), with some bread crumbs on it, cheese, mayo, and red sauce. The entire thing was soggy through and through, so the bread just kind of mushed down upon first grasp.

If you are looking for a place to take your dog and ONLY get a drink, this is a great place. The staff makes that worth it. However, I would not eat here unless you want to spend $100 for...

My family and I ate here about a year ago. We sat outside and enjoyed the experience and wanted to visit the restaurant again. So we went for lunch today to celebrate our kids' awards. We order the crab cake and coconut shrimp for appetizers. The shrimp was good, but there was absolutely no taste of crabs in the crab cake. I love crab cakes, so I know what it should taste like, and what we got was not it. We told the waitress about it, and she was argumentativetive, so I just left it alone.

For drinks, we ordered a virgin mojito and a sherly temple. Both tasted nasty. Virgin Mojito is a favorite of mine, I always order it any restaurant i got to, and I never experienced the taste I had today. I told the waitress, she took it back, and I drank water.

Main course. Let's just say no one at the table liked or enjoyed the food. We left there feeling let down and disappointed.. Our waitress was...

Fantastic Italian food! My wife and I stumbled on this place while passing through Stockton. Our server was very attentive and pleasant. The food was not your typical hum drum Italian food... it was well prepared and the most authentic Italian food I've had in quite a while. I got Alfredo sauce with my dish and it wasn't the typical overly-rich cream bomb you'd find at your everyday Italian food establishment. The sauce was a wonderful balance of savory, creaminess and richness with hints of fresh pepper and garlic. The bread used with the bruschetta and garlic bread was perfectly seared and impossibly soft yet crisp. The food is well thought out and well executed.

Do yourself and your family a favor and forget Olive Garden for a night! Try De Vega Brothers! You won't be disappointed and you will go back again and again.

To the staff and owners of De Vega Brothers - Thank You...