Cheryl Villars
Had an amazing lunch at Via Vai in Carlsbad. The caprese salad was incredibly fresh with huge, fragrant basil leaves. Excellent wine selection, and the service from Lorenzo was truly top-notch. Can’t wait to come back.
… moreMarcos Sanchez
Adored the atmosphere. Food was hot and delicious. Service was great and there when you needed something. Definitely coming back when we are back in Carlsbad.
… moreGrace Beeman
First time eating at Via Vai Cucina Italiana and we will definitely be returning. The food was absolutely delicious
… morevan grotenhuis
Wow. Just get your reservation from Yelp and go here. Very good wines. Some beers too. Recommend the fresh pastas with your choice of sauces. Loved the sausage mushroom sauce. The Via Vai Salad is large enough for two. See pics. Share the tiramisu for dessert.
… moreNorelle Swanson
Great service and patio too. Lobsteir with clams and past special was truly amazing! A half lobster for only $28!
… moreLibi Fogel
We had an amazing dining experience at this restaurant! We ordered pasta for the kids, and they absolutely loved it – they were licking their fingers by the end. I had the pasta with tomato sauce, capers, and olives, and my husband had the pesto pasta. Both dishes were outstanding; it’s been a long time since I’ve tasted pasta this good. We also treated ourselves to cannoli, which was really delicious! Though the price is a bit on the expensive side, the service was incredible, and the menu is very friendly for both kids and vegetarians. We’ll definitely be coming back again soon!
… moreLei Raiza Zervoulakos
Ate here for the first time on Valentine’s day. The place was pretty packed, and the restaurant is small so it felt a bit tight coming in for our reservation. I highly recommend choosing the outside seating. They have heaters so it’s not that cold. They had cute valentine’s day balloons inside. Service was pretty fast considering it was packed. Definitely much better experience compared to a different restaurant we went to. They had a valentine’s menu, $60 per person which you can choose 2 appetizers and 2 entrees, and comes with a dessert. Gnocchi was amazing & the shrimp and pasta pink sauce was delicious!
Definitely would come back here again!
… moreDavid Burke
This is a fun little Italian restaurant in the heart of Carlsbad village. The food is very, very good and the pasta seems to be homemade and always cooked al dente the way it should be. The sauce also appears to be homemade. They have a pretty good wine selection, but it is only wine at the bar from what I could see. Patio seating with the heaters is the trick. Sitting inside can be much cooler than sitting outside on the patio. We have set at the tables a couple of times and at the bar, and we always seem to get better service at the bar
… moreLingoro
Great noodles with incredibly fresh seafood. Everything was fresh and tasted excellent. Kind staff that were knowledgeable on their dishes.
… morewonder Land
This is our favorite Italian restaurant in Carlsbad.
We love their weekly special menu. That makes the restaurant is different to other italian restaurant. Every time before we went for Italian restaurant, we checked their weekly special. It made the dinner more interesting and seldom would have repeat main course.
Also, its service is excellent. The service persons always recognize us and give us a lovely smile or friendly chat. They know we always share the food, they will give us a bigger table as we request to put all dishes on the table to share.
Great place to dine out.
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