Indulge in our authentic Italian cuisine and experience the taste of Italy right here in San Clemente, CA. Specializing in pasta, pizza, and Italian wine. Our family, originally from Sicily, has been proudly owning and operating Pronto Cucina Italiana since April 2021, bringing you the finest dishes made with imported Italian ingredients and locally sourced produce.
Scott Campbell
If my friends from New York are to be believed, this is the “best Italian food outside of New York City.” And when we eat here, we cannot disagree. Everything on the menu both covers a wide palette (fancy way of saying “everyone will find their favourite dishes”) and chef and crew make them wonderfully delicious. Bartender is a delightfully knowledgable and will fix a drink for any desire (people love their tiramisu martinis, but their espresso martinis are better, in my opinion). Their wine list is a secret winner though, especially if you work with Vince to select the perfect wine for your food, mood, and evening. All of this, with a backdrop of fun and familial Italian restaurant, where everyone is family the moment they arrive and you feel loved well after you’ve left.
A gem in San Clemente, and not to be missed.
… moreCarlin
This is a gem! The food is incredible, but the staff and Italian family-style vibe is what brings me back down time and time again.
We love Maddie, Adriano, Vince, and all the rest of the famiglia. Thank you for always treating us like royalty when we come.
Get yourself to Pronto….pronto!!
… moreRedHarvst
Absolutely excellent! Service, food and ambiance were wonderful. Prices very reasonable. 100% would go again.
… moreDusty Lloyd
We have good friends that love Pronto. We ate outside on the patio and the servers and the atmosphere were amazing. We loved the drinks and the olives / salad we had as an appetizer.
I got the Bucatini all’Amatriciana and it was not the best. The Guanciale was good, but usually it is a bright flavor bomb, but the sauce was oily and separated and not ideal.
No one took their leftovers home, so I don’t think i was the only one less than impressed.
The noodles were perfect, so it might have been an off night or a new cook. We will try again sometime, but not eager to head back. I wish I was hungry enough for a meat dish.
… moreJessica Fieramosca
It was our first time here, they were able to accommodate us even though they were booked for the night. Service was fast, and the food was delicious. The pizza dough was light, crispy in the outside and soft & chewy on the inside. All in all everything was great!
… moreEmily Cervantes
We ordered many items because everything looked so good!! We got the bolognese 10/10, the salame pizza 8/10, the truffle pasta 10/10 and the tiramisu 10/10!! We also got the bread and tomato dish anppetizer and we think you can do without. Overall amazing and we will be coming back often .
… moreArman Nayebosadri
Came here by suggestion from a friend, and the pizza was great! I had the prosciutto, about 10-12 inches, delicious. I was there on a Friday night at around 8pm, and it was packed inside but there was bar seating open for myself. The bartender was also great with her suggestions, including the pistachio gelato!
… morePaul Senker
Great food, great vibe. Can’t resist this one comment though. We ordered their ‘bistecca alla fiorentina’, which is the tuscan style porterhouse steak. That’s a BIG dish to live up to (literally and figuratively) – and it was nowhere close. It was very tasty, but nothing close to the real deal. Pictures of the real thing from Florence are attached for reference, if the restaurant wants to actually source some chianina beef.
… moreBiata Shem-Tov
Food was incredible, the owner had a lovely vibe, however, the restaurant staff were extremely unprofessional. We checked in for a table outside, waited for a while and then proceeded to watch them seat another party of the same size that arrived much later than us without a reservation. They then lied to us about the situation, saying these people were just picking up take out (they were not) and strangely avoided eye contact with us, while refusing to own up to their mistake. During our meal, they then handed us a salt shaker that didn’t have the bottom lid on it which took us extremely by surprise when mounds of salt fell onto our food… Generally speaking, the wait staff had a very unwelcoming & awkward energy that made us feel super uncomfortable.
… moreSCJWC President
Recently the Owners and Staff hosted a beautifully organized event for our group. We wouldn’t have had such a successful turnout with out their dedication, staff support and the authentic flavors of Italy at Pronto Cucina!
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