Trattoria Toscana

We haven't been here in about a YEAR or so and it seems like the FOOD has changed or did the CHEF change?First of all, the SERVICE was an A++++++++++++++++SPAGHETTI with MEATBALLS: Was my hubby's all time favorite but, he said the noodles were UNDER COOKED so ......4/5 STARS.....LOBSTER and SHRIMP RAVIOLI: I regret to say that I didn't enjoy this dish. The stuffing was very fishy. The texture of the ravioli felt slimy and smooth almost like a dumpling. There just wasn't enough flavor so.....3/5 STARS.......MINESTRONE: Was surprisingly and interestingly good. It did not have a lot of tomato base in the soup but, it had more of a bean and vegetable flavor with a hint of spice...so this dish was the STAR of the SHOW 4.5/5........I LOVE Italian food so I hope they can continue to thrive...BEST WISHES TRATTORIA TOSCANA!

Valentine's Day was my husband's and I first time here. We were both excited to check another local Italian restaurant off of our local visit list due to yelp reviews.For our Valentines date- He was able to secure a remaining spot at the bar for our prepaid $130 a person via Opentable. He thought I'd be angry -what the price- but he forgets- for food I'll gladly spend money lol. I thought The gesture was very sweet as we have never done prepaid anything- so this was another first for us.Anywho- we started off worried as we were walking in - because another younger couple very loudly proclaimed that the place "sucked" as they walked out and to their car. And as we proceeded to walk into the very busy restaurant entryway - we continued to be worried. The door would remain open and many other couples would continue to come and stood in a long line for their reservations. We lucked out by being able to find a spot to sit and wait on their one and only waiting area bench. My husband would later tell me this took away from the specialness of the night- feeling like we were just another number. The feeling the restaurant gave was a rushed and perhaps overbooked to the limit feeling. We were told after checking in they would get us at the bar "as close to" our 7pm reservation time as possible as we were a few minutes early and the people at the bar seemed to have no end time in sight. Even if the time limit of 90 minutes per table were stated on signs at entry. Things started to look up as we were sat at a regular high table in the lounge area very close to our reservation time. Seeing as I knew we booked the bar area (right in front of bartender)- I felt this was a nice last minute change to a table. The rest of the night went seamless as courses were brought out for us in a timely manner by our friendly waitress- wish I had caught her name because she may have been the only one with pleasant service judging from other reviews. I enjoyed my small but albeit well presented dishes what with the exception of the small two scallops (which could benefit from 2 or 3 more to be a solid appetizer size for me) & the cold breeze that would hit me from behind from time to time due to the restaurant door staying open due to the long lines of other couples. I didn't envy them.For food- My husband and I enjoyed a choice of each item on the 5 course menu. We both had a Prosecco glass to start. My choices were the fish soup, wrapped scallops, wagyu steak, shrimp and lobster ravioli and for dessert- the tiramisu. The only dish I could say stood out for me in the slightest was the fish soup as it was very hearty and good seafood flavor. For drinks I liked the strawberry fizz cocktail that was recommended to me. Would definitely skip the Italian margarita next time as it was too bitter for my taste. My husband choices were: fava bean soup, carpaccio filet mignon, 10oz wagyu steak, artichoke ravioli and for dessert had tiramisu as well. He was not a particular fan of any thing he ordered as he is very much an ambiance person and I think the rushed and packed nature of the night took away from his enjoyment. He did say the Wagyu steak was too thin for his taste and not particularly flavorful and that we have definitely had better carpaccio. But I am curious to see what a regular night would feel like and if it would make us reconsider how we feel about their food. We may return if just to satisfy my curiosity on how the food is on a not-so-busy night. 2 star due to sardine like nature of the night / and the value for what we paid for and received. Not worth 260 for us plus gratuities in my opinion.

Valentine's Day Special was more like a Valentines Day Massacre. I paid $260 to either stand outside in the cold or in a cramped waiting space big enough for maybe 4 people. Since my wife and I decided to wait outside the skipped us several times to be seated. When we finally sat down we were never asked to order drinks. We were told they were already out of certain deserts. It wouldn't have bothered me if I hadn't already prepaid but I would like to at the bare minimum be able to choose what I paid for. Service was non existent. Orders that weren't ours were constantly brought to our table. The food was incredibly poor. The "Waygu" steak was a thin 1/4 in skirt steak that had some balsamic glaze ontop. Steak wasn't trimmed and fat was everywhere. If it was a real Waygu steak pretty sure it would have rendered down way more. The gispacho soup was over salted and not good. Our waitress was overworked and never gave us any attention. She was robotic and not at all warming. I don't blame her at all. It wasn't her fault. It was management. The manager in a pink jacket seemed to be disoriented and lost and muddled in frustration. We checked in with her upon arrival but just looked at my name on the waiting list and did absolutely nothing with it. She acknowledged me and then said we would be seated in about 15 minutes and then walked away. When they had already passed over us several times for our seat, we walked back into the waiting room for the manager to already forget who we were. She asked the room who was next and it took me and another couple to say something about us being skipped over. The servers were trying but honestly giving the barest of efforts in part due to the disorganization from management. The food just wasn't good... at all. Nothing felt authentic and the atmosphere seemed to be about filling the seats and getting the $260 out of "customers" and not much else. The flower they tossed on my table was already dead. This place turned a wonderful Valentines Day dinner idea into an absolute dumpster fire. It got so bad that my wife and I just started to people watch. We couldn't find a happy customer in that entire dinning room. Everyone had a different level of frustration and disbelief on their faces. My wife and I will never return to Toscana. The experience was more than enough of a wake up call that Gourmet Italia is the defacto King of how a romantic Italian dinner can be possible in this valley.

My wife and I have never had a worst dinning experience in our 32yrs of marriage. Our mistake was thinking there would be enough seating in the main dinning room for a few walk-in patrons. The table and chair combination on the bar side were the first problem. The table height was at chest level making it awkward and uncomfortable for dinning.Next, the menu selections could be considered gourmet if they weren't the same pasta and sauce combination across the board. In addition, if you want sauce on the pasta expect to pay extra; $7 to $10 extra!Another issue with the menu selection is the lack of well known staples. If you want fettuccine Alfredo, too bad. If you're favorite dish is shrimp scampi over angel hair pasta, you're out of luck. Looking for Italian sausage, keep looking. So, if that isn't enough to dampen your dinner, the service is abysmal. Relegated to the bar area, we were penalized with the 2nd string. The particular server we had failed to get our order correct, failed to take our menus after we ordered (I had to put them on the bar where they never moved again), she failed to clear the appetizer plates before or after our dinner arrived, and failed to check in on our experience until ot was evident that we were looking for the check.I wish i could say that the food was a saving grace to our visit, but it wasn't. The expression on my wife's face, along with the amount she left on her plate, clearly expressed her dissatisfaction. The lasagna portion I endured was burnt on the bottom, just the bottom, YES, JUST THE BOTTOM. I consider myself an above average cook. I can honestly say that I could not think of a way to bake a tray of lasagna on the bottom and not the top. And like any burnt dish, the burnt flavor permeates the entire plate. At first, i thought the smoky flavor was intentional so i took a few more bites. By the time I reached the third bite, I decided that it wasn't worth eating or the $31 they charge for a 4in square of noodles and simple sauce. Of course they wouldn't accept responsibility and charged me full price for the portion I had eaten. If I could leave a negative amount of stars for a review, this would be a negative 5 star, extremely dissatisfied review. Poor service, poor accommodation, poor food quality, and extremely overpriced!

I truly dislike writing bad reviews; especially for small businesses.THIS REVIEW UNFORTUNATELY IS SPECIFICALLY FOR VALENTINES DAY DINNER 2025!!!!!We chose to try this restaurant based off the good reviews and photos of inside, food & drinks to celebrate Valentines.We prepaid on open table $130/per person for their pre fixe 5 course menu. On the reservation it noted all service charges & taxes were included. $260 upfront, pretty normal for a memorable and quality meal on one of the busiest days in the restaurant business. We split a bottle of wine, and ordered another 2 beverages with desert (which took over 2 hours; this is up there with some of the slowest service we have ever had)We had to remind our server that the 4th course was missed (table next to us had the same issue and left upset and unsatisfied for similar issues we ran into)The drink ordered with desert was a mixed wine cocktail, not mixed well and maybe 3/4 of the serving. Not even palatable.We watched multiple patrons battle the same issues and concerns that we did. In 20+ years with my husband I have never once said let's just walk out He had to proceed to walk the manager through the order in which to charge us for the appropriate items in the POS. They had to call the accounting department to decipher the verbiage in regards to the prepaid fees.3 hours later, we left unsatisfied, bad taste in our mouths, all around just MEH If you're thinking of trying this spot for a special occasion.... Just DONT Side note; line out the door for reservations in the cold with no hostess to greet for over 10 minutes!

Sunday, 9/22/2024: We came here to celebrate my brother's birthday with a party of 8 consisting of family & friends. We were greeted warmly & seated right away. We love how it's decorated! You feel as if you're transported to Europe! We were waiting to hear an accordion play & Connie Francis's rendition of O Sole Mio! I know, it's a different region! It was playing in my mind.Our server Joey introduced herself & we were so amazingly surprised to see Francesca here, who was one of our favorite waitresses from another eatery! She recognized us straight away! It was so nice to see a familiar, lovely face! She is a phenomenal worker! Francesca was training with Joey & we knew we were in reliable & efficient hands!The food is stellar! There are no bad dishes here. The servings are generous and I needed to take some of my eggplant parmigiana home. The salad & meatballs were divine! I was so full as the rest of us that we didn't have room for desserts!Our lovely, thoughtful servers offered a tiramisu with a candle for my brother & we sang HBD! He was full so I had a taste (yummy!) and hubby gobbled it up. Our grandson devoured his pasta & the chocolate covered spumoni!It was a great dining experience, which we will likely repeat in the near future. Thanks to Joey & Francesca for making the evening special and kudos to the chef for the amazing food!

Toscana Trattoria is my go to whenever I visit the Temecula area so much that I actually drove an hour tonight just to see Pietro the owner and his staff for an incredible meal. The food was outstanding and for being short staffed the service was excellent. Thank you for a great meal and the hospitality Pietro!

If I could give zero stars I would. I live in Perris but came to take the family out to round 1 that's located at the mall. The family was craving Italian food and decided to stop by here and give it a shot. I ordered an appetizer of calamari which looked like French fries, as well as one order of fettuccini Alfredo (different noodle was used) and 2 orders of lobster ravioli. After 35-40 minutes of waiting for the food, the lobster tasted fishy, and the food was very bland. I tasted my daughters Alfredo and it was good. I don't know the waiters name but she had pink hair, she wasn't very attentive at all. She came by 15 min later to ask how our food was and I apologized and explained the reason why I didn't like it. She asked is there anything I can replace it with, I said of course can I have what my daughter is having, same with my wife. Literally 40 minutes later after my daughters plate is cleaned, she comes by and ask me ( would you like desert ) I said ummm we are still waiting for our food. She was CONFUSED as heck, literally a deer in headlights! She said ok sorry brb, before she even let me finish I just wanted the check, she came back again saying the cooks will have it out in 2 minutes. 2 minutes too late for me, I asked for the check, and she said ok, didn't even apologize or asked to Comp my drinks for waiting without eating for almost an hour. She came back asked for my car and had the audacity to tell me " it's gonna come out to $6?.?? With the 20% tip. Tip....tip? You serious when you forgot my food? I just paid for the food, waited for her to return with my receipt and she completely ignored us. First time and last time I'll ever come back. Customer service is not present in this restaurant.

Trattoria is a fabulous place to dine. From the service to the food it is all great. Located in Temecula it is a nice place to go if you are in town.Parking is easy. The eatery and outdoors is spotless, this is our second visit. We love everything about it. The service is amazing. The staff knows their menu and will help you. They are attentive and caring. We did not have wine, but they have a huge wine list.The food is great. We had Gnocchi Alla Gorgonzola, which is House-made potato dumplings in a creamy Gorgonzola sauce at about 27$. We loved the Risotto mixed with red cabbage, and house-made sausage, and Parmigiano. Also try the House-made bucatini tossed in tomato sauce with imported Italian Pancetta and aged Pecorino cheese which is so good at about 28$. Their ravioli, which is all hand made is stuffed with filet mignon, served in a creamy Gorgonzola sauce. it is very rich, but so so good. Their veal in a white wine sauce with mushrooms is super tender and so wonderful. The deserts are all great and we love their coffee.This is a fine dinning eatery so please don't come in cargo pants. Have a wonderful dinner. Reservations needed.

the pasta dishes we had were so delicious! as a pasta lover, I was throughly statisfied with my meal :)