Caffe Torino in the Foothills

5605 E River Rd #121, Tucson
(520) 300-6860

Recent Reviews

Jeff Alquist

I went to see a friend of mine play live music. The restaurant was nice and plenty of seating. Music was great and the people were super friendly.

Michael Duckery

First time experience was excellent. Great food and service.

Dj S.

If you're looking for a pizza joint, this isn't it. They had some pretty fancy things in the menu. I wasn't really hungry but ended up ordering the mozzarella circles and they were so freaking good! The wait staff was a little slow, but pretty friendly. The lights were down low for a romantic vibe, a guy playing was great entertainment for all as he also took song requests.

Paulette Bremond

We’ve been dining at Caffe Torino since it opened. Always have had great service, delicious food and drink. Jerry and Tim are the best.

Bikerbabby

We had a 6 pm reservation for dinner at the Oro Valley restaurant, got there about 30 minutes early but they were able to seat us. We started with antipasto misto and when it arrived we ordered our remaining dishes, a soup, linguini portofino (was wonderful!) and three main dishes. We told the waiter she could deliver all together or stage the dishes, however she wanted to handle it. The restaurant started to get very busy and I had the sense from what I could overhear that perhaps they were short staffed. The linguini and soup came promptly. But then things seemed to stop. In about 30 minutes the waiter whizzed by and said it shouldn't be too much longer. After 15 more minutes she came back once again to say it shouldn't be much longer. We waited 15 more minutes but then lost patience and asked for our bill, paid and left. We've had great food and service at this restaurant before so not sure want went wrong this particular night, but it sure put a damper on our evening.

Lisa C.

We love this neighborhood restaurant. The recent changes and the staff is amazing. Tim and Jerry step up the customer service like a 5 star restaurant. The wine selection and food is exceptional. Give this place a try you will not be disappointed!! Bon Appetite!

Michelle C.

I love this restaurant so much!!!! The food, the drinks, the service is incredible. Tim & Jerry are so attentive. Our service is always so amazing!!I love coming for the food, live music & the atmosphere. I highly recommend!!

El Webbo

Professional and timely service. Quality ingredients, skilled chef, authentic flavor. Exceeded my expectations because I spent half of my life in Northern Italy and I expected good food but I didn't expect it to taste like home. It did, I was very satisfied.I wanna debunk some of the 1-star reviews this place got. I saw one reviewer stating the portions were small. I don't even know what to think of that because our portions were more than abundant. I could barely get to the end of my plate, and my date had to get a box for half of hers.Slow service? The longest we waited was *maybe* 15 minutes for our main courses.Loved it. Worth checking out.

BRIAN BARNETT

Waited 5 minutes to be seated, another 10 to get a server, who sat down next to me like he was my buddy, started organizing his papers and asked for a drink order, came back a few minutes later to be reminded it was a Bellini and a Dr pepper, another 10 minutes and we get my wife's Bellini with soured fruit. At this point I just advised the waitress we would be leaving. To her credit she was the only one who seemed to care there and even asked if she could be our server to which I politely declined explaining we had had enough. Sadly we had been there before and had a great time, a lot had changed and the aged clientele reminded me of many restaurants I've seen die.

Mark W.

Food was not great, will not be back...bread was tasty, drinks room for improvement but priced too high. The improve they can cook the noodles, practically crunchy and tasteless!

Donna McBain Evans

Really disappointed at our meal last night at Caffe Torino Foothills. Veal was dry and tasteless, spinach undercooked. My huband's pasta was gloppy with sauce and overcooked. Is there a new chef there??

John G.

We ordered sea bass both couples and it was not good at all.....mediocre for sure. Pasta was a bit dry and tiramisu tasted old. We came at 6:00pm last Saturday and only one table besides ours was filled.We always loved this place but hadn't been there in over a year....I am afraid we won't go back.

ML Cannata

The neighborhood fav disappoints :’’(We came with another couple and both were immediately sold on the night’s special of Branzino Seabass. Both of us experienced fishy tasting rancid flavors and in all fairness, we should have honestly sent it back for another chance. Not a total loss tho! The Caesar salad was as magnificent!! You win some, you lose some? Eh?

JFSF519

We have been going to Caffe Torino for many years and love supporting a local family owned business. With all the difficulties that restaurants have had recently, we were really happy to see that they have a really good chef, and excellent service. The fish special that we had was perfect. And they have the best tiramisu!

John Frieden

Caffe Torino was highly recommended as a very good restaurant in Tucson. We were not disappointed. The food and wine were excellent and the ambience outstanding. But what put this restaurant over the top was the service. Our waiter was Jerry who was polite, courteous, friendly and helpful. We will return for sure.

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