Gaetano's Pizza Ristorante Lakeside

13524 Hwy 8 Business, Lakeside
(619) 561-1651

Recent Reviews

SBC SBC

Good. Rural. Nice family atmosphere. The best sausage pasta.Parking: Flat location and entry.Kid-friendliness: Tables for families.Wheelchair accessibility: Easy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Basically Sausage and Peppers with Penne

Erik D.

Pros: Customer service was great, even got a history of the restaurant from the son of the founder, who came over from Naples and started the restaurant 50 years ago. The pizzas were great. Authentic italian. Cons: (2) two topping, large pizzas were $50. Felt like that was a bit much.

Pamela Stotts

Love the pizza.Vegetarian options: Pizza, pasta, grate salads. Not sure if gluten free is an option.Parking: There is a big parking lot, and on street parking is available, free.Kid-friendliness: It's a big family restaurant, you know the place we're the whole family meets on Friday or Saturday evening.Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fettuccine Alfredo

Douglas Dodd

Excellent food and service

Amara Desseaux

I loved everything about this place! The food was incredible. Very clean bright atmosphere. The owner was busting her butt and so accommodating and welcoming! It was such a pleasure and treat to have found this place! We will be back for more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nagham Basheer

Delicious food and great customer service!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread, Alfredo, Lasagna

Diane Wagner

Food was good. Service was great, like eating at your aunts place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread, Lasagna, Build Your Own Pizza Pepperoni Jalapeño Bacon

Storm W.

Kylie's phone service was on point ! She was proficient and friendly. When I came to get my order, I was greeted with a smile, by herself, and, one of the best, Mark in the kitchen. Not to mention : Best pizza in east county by far !

Jose Buendia

We order appetizers for the whole family they continued to bring plates diffident times we were there for like an hour they brought our ticket and the pizza never arrived!! Once we also aak for napkins she had a lot on her tray and she only have us 2 for a family of 8!!! I will never come back here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Raul Gallo

Great food I love the spaghetti ?

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Monday, Garlic Bread

William Banzhof

EXCELLENT food at a very good price point. Bring the family, but be extremely hungry.Kid-friendliness: A family restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jamie F.

Great food and family atmosphere The best Meatloaf I've ever had! And they have amazing Chicken Marsala!

amber enriquez

We have been hearing about this place for years and we were really excited to go. The first thing you notice when you enter the door is a tank full of fresh lobsters in which you can pick out for your dish. There is an outdoor patio which is dog friendly so we brought our pup with us. Maybe that is the reason the service was so bad. The lady did not introduce herself (not a big deal), but when I asked if I could modify a pasta, she replied “if you want to”. She never checked on us to see how everything was. Never offered to refill our soda and when we asked, we were informed that they do not offer refills but you need to pay again. Now for the food. We ordered a large pepperoni, jalapeño, and bacon pizza, creamy tortellini with added mushrooms, and fettuccine Alfredo. The pastas dishes were large and full of creamy, buttery, and cheesy flavor, but the pizza was not good at all. Extremely thin crust sitting in a pool of grease which made the bread soggy. As we were finishing, the waitress came out and asked “anything else” which we replied just some boxes please. She came out with the boxes and dropped the check and came back out 2 mins later as we were still boxing up our pasta (we didn’t even look at the bill yet to pay). We found it awfully rude to rush to get the money, but you didn’t even care to check on us the entire time when there were literally 3 other tables dining inside. Needless to say, we will not be returning.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Regina B.

The family owned business is a very friendly and casual atmosphere with authentic Italian food and service!

Lynn Y.

We got the Gorgonzola tortellini and added mushrooms, the fettuccine alfredo, and 3 topping pizza with pepperoni, jalapeño, and bacon. Both pastas were very creamy and flavorful (4/5 stars). The pizza was ok. Very thin crust, not very cheesy, and pretty greasy where the bread became soggy and flimsy. We chose the outdoor patio since we brought our dog with us. The service was below average since the server did not introduce herself, check on us, or have a friendly demeanor. Last complaint is no refills on soda, which I guess I could have asked if there was, but I assumed wrong. Overall rating is 3.5/5.

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Gaetano's Pizza Ristorante Lakeside

13524 Hwy 8 Business, Lakeside, CA 92040
(619) 561-1651