Caruso's Tuscan Cuisine Restaurant

Sadly, we went here with a reservation this past Saturday evening. We waited for over 40 minutes past our reservation and were seated. In my honest opinion, they had tables out where the arcade was in addition to some really really crammed inside. It looked like one cook. While the waitresses were trying they were over their heads with even trying to get food out in a decent amount of time. It took our food over 45 minutes for our party of 5. By the time the food came out, one person in our party had gotten up and left disgusted. The bread they brought out was cut thin into slices and in small quantities, like they were rationing food. They were out of PIZZA and Lasagna on a Saturday. Things that should always be available in an Italian Restaurant.I had gone here the year before and there was a wait...but not that long.The food was decent but not for that long of a wait.It was so disappointing and embarrassing for me who made the reservation for our out of town guests. Sadly... we will not return. We talked to some locals who later said they are always behind and always have things out of availability. Evidently, it's a pretty well known complaint. What a bummer.

We got lucky on Valentines to get a last minute reservation. The place is cute and small with a nice romantic ambience right next to the beach. The host (Melissa/owner) was awesome and warm despite being the only one hosting tables. The food is phenomenal, the best Italian we've had!! Better than Lillian's where we go frequently. We are veg, so had the bruschetta, split pea soup, mushroom ravioli in spicy tomato garlic sauce, and gnocci with tomato/pesto sauce. I had the Barbera red wine which was awesome. They had a nice veg pizza but were not serving so we'll have to come back to try. Highly highly recommend this place and will be back with my kids.

WOW, what a charming and intimate Italian restaurant in Capitola! We were looking to have a date night in the area and this restaurant was just too cute. Our servers were kind, attentive and very knowledgeable about their menu. We started off with their melon prosciutto, which served as a light and refreshing appetizer. It was both salty and sweet! I ordered the Fettuccine Di Mare, which was a fettuccine pasta dish with lots of mussels, clams, and shrimp. I ordered it with a white sauce (which was perfect) and they did not skimp on the seafood at all. My boyfriend had the Dischetti Al Tartufo, which was a mushroom and ricotta stuffed ravioli. It was very heavy on the mushroom flavor especially because the sauce was also truffle-based. I would say order if you are a fan of mushrooms!Now the reason that I had to knock off some stars was the waiting period. There was no problem getting a table which was pretty lucky. However, once we got our order taken, it took almost 1 hour from our appetizer to get our main dishes to our table. Usually I am a very patient person but it was frustrating to see other parties that got both their order taken and sat down later than us get their dishes before us. Not too sure why that was but hoping that next time is better! Their food is too good to miss!

So Good!! The waitress Melissa steered us to all the best options for our taste!! Excellent food and wine. Gnocchi trio (swapped in the meat sauce), Ravioli with mushrooms and Truffle sauce - Amazeballs! The Valpolicella and the tiramisu!

Caruso's is such a cute spot with amazing food. Everything was delicious. Service was great.

I've been meaning to write this review. This place is amazing!!! Food is incredible!!! The owner is so nice and they let us order shortly before closing which we appreciated. This Italian restaurant is a must try when in the area. My husband and I were in town for work. Hopefully we get to come again soon!!

Came here on a weekend without a reservation. Took about 45 minutes to be seated. Don't mind waiting to be seated but after we ordered it took about an hour and a half to receive our meals. It was ridiculous. It was a full restaurant but also only about 5 tables in there so I'm not sure how it could ever possibly take this long. We did see them taking care of a bunch of To go/ door dash orders before we got our food. I think a business should always prioritize people in the restaurant over to gos. It was just very very rude to keep us waiting that long. The water tasted like a toilet bowl. Caesar salad was decent, nothing to rave about. I got the gnocchi Italia and keeping two stars because the dish was really good. Just not worth the wait ever again. The prices were really high as well. Someone I was with got ravioli and it literally came with like 5 - which I thought was just sad. Really wanted to love this place as we are locals to capitola. Looks like we will skip it next time. The waitress also didn't acknowledge the wait at all, she did let us know our food was coming soon and then it came out like 30 minutes later. At the end of the meal she said "Glad we were busy tonight" instead of saying so sorry for the wait or anything along those lines.

The food is amazingly authenticThe waitress was really pleasant, upbeat, and loved explaining some of the details of the dishes and their personal journey to Capitola. The place is so quaintly small that it feels like dining in the chefs kitchen And you are!!!

Absolutely delicious. The food is fabulous and the staff is so warm and friendly. This is our 2nd time here (on vacation) and we had a great time. Cheers!

Food is little on the salty side for me Not the best I had we orders something and we got something different with pine nuts and raisins ( I wonder if they served the dish to someone with allergies what could happen) Loud, small place Service is good Waiting over 40 minutes for our food No restrooms inside you have to go out to the alley in the common area Bathrooms are extremely dirty