Catania

Made a reservation to celebrate a friend's birthday. It did not disappoint. This is the perfect place to have a great dinner and celebrate occasions.The ambiance is great and if you are a seat by the terrace, you get a great view.We ordered the squash pizza which was delicious. Simple and very tasty.For the main course, I had a pasta with duck and it was phenomenal. The portion was generous with a garlic sauce that was amazing.For desert, we had a chocolate cake that it was perfect! Not too sweet but not too dark. Also, they have a great wine selection. I highly recommend it and I will return to try other things on the menu.

Food: Amazingly delicious I had the Branzino with Manila Clams Service: I didn't have a reservation but I was dinning alone on a Friday night and I was able to seat at the bar area. Bartenders were attentive and entertainingly enough making all the concoctions they were making for all their guests. My water was never empty and cocktails were made quickly. Ambiance: has an outdoor and indoor seating beachy feel design appropriate for the location and clientele. I will definitely be back at this restaurant to try more food on their menu.

Great italian spot with a gold rooftop view in a cute area of La Jolla. Staff were attentive and always made sure our table was clean with new silverware, water was topped off, etc. They were able to modify my pasta for me because of my dairy allergy. They also have gluten free pizza and pasta options! A bit on the pricier side but the portions were decent. Not anything too extraordinary but definitelt a decent Italian spot.

I really wish I had taken pictures when we came here. The whole experience was exceptional and this was for a graduation lunch after sitting in the sun for hours and we were all not in the best mood. Our server was so sweet and attentive, he was on point and made our time there wonderful. We shared the pizza focaccia which was the best thing I've eaten in awhile, and I'm a big back. It was so simple yet so delicious, and I honestly could've polished another one for my meal, but the others wanted to try some new things. We also shared the crispy octopus which was so tender and soft, cooked to perfection and wasn't chewy or fishy. I try not to eat octopus because they're so smart but here, they're also delicious. They didn't die in vain. I digress. We also shared the mushroom pizza and the Margherita, which was amazing for pizza. The mushroom was definitely my favorite of the two. We got some chili oil and it was spicy! I was shocked because I usually only got stuff that spicy at home. We received a panna cotta to finish off our meal and it was the perfect light dessert, it was sweet and a bit savory with salted pine nuts, so much that my friend took a whole order home for herself. We went on a Saturday afternoon so it wasn't too busy, and there was parking in a nearby lot. Overall it was such a great experience I am hoping I'll be back very soon!

QUICKIE REVIEWSeason food helps to keep things fresh and new.FOODThis is what I tried:SaladButternut squashWaiter highly recommended I give the butternut squash a shot as it was seasonal and glad I did. Nice, welcomed deviation from traditional pasta. Fact that it was vegan friendly was a plus. As with other seasonal things, love it when you have it and can't wait for it to come back.PARKINGMetered street parking or wherever else you can find.SERVICEWaiter gave good recommendations and service was friendly.PRICEYou can expect around $60 for two.TIP/OTHER THOUGHTSI came here awhile back so the butternut squash may not be on the menu but if it is, give it a shot. Also, pizza seems to be big here. Would have to try that sometime in the future.

Really cute restaurant and great Italian. We had the bucatini and Orecchiette. I liked the Orecchiette a lot more, but both were great. Wide selection of drinks and cocktails. Sat on the patio and thought the view at sunset was beautiful

Just a wonderful experience and amazing views. Top notch service, extremely high quality ingredients and an overall lovely meal. From the delicious wine selections, excellent octopus, home made pasta and outer worldly dessert, this place just makes you smile as you walk out to the serene streets of La Jolla.

We went to the Farmer and the Seahorse in Sorrento Valley awhile back (see my past review). We had a less-than-desirable visit there. Alex, one of the managers, contacted us thereafter and invited us back to make it up. After a couple of scheduling conflicts, he was finally able to get us in at Catania, one of Farmer's sister eateries in La Jolla. We went on July 3, 2024 and Jared was our server. The restaurant would be a Michelin star facility if they had a restroom in the building (the communal restroom is on the opposite side of the shopping plaza in which the restaurant is located, 3rd floor.Our meal was beyond incredible. We had 2 appetizers, 4 drinks, 2 entrees, and 2 desserts. I'll allow the pictures to do the rest of the talking for me. We'll definitely be back.

Food was good, but I would not say it's great value for the quality. The wait staff are great, but the host staff are unfriendly and must get so much tourist traffic that they don't care about giving a smiling greeting. We won't be back considering there are plenty of other food choices in the area. If you eat gluten free, for some bizarre reason this restaurant is listed as the top choice for Italian gluten free choices. While they do have gluten free penne, they do not offer gluten free pizza.

I made a reservation to celebrate my wife's birthday, was looking for an Italian place with a nice view to the ocean and found this after a little research. it has a lot of good reviews and I wanted to try.I called them to check if they had any availability because the webpage was showing they didnt, one of the hosts there helped me out with the reservation.This is the best pizza I ever tried. They ingredients have this intense flavor, the pizza crust is awesome. I also tried some raviolis and they tasted so good!We ordered a few drinks and I can say they have a great taste, they dont go cheap on the liquor.