Officine Buona Forchetta - San Diego

Amazing. Best Italian restaurant I’ve been to in San Diego. It’s casual and relaxed. The service and location is great. I highly recommend the Margherita Pizza and the Pesto Pasta. The pizza is heavenly. The prices are great.

Definitely on the Top 3 list of Pizza places in California, Roma style done almost to perfection, transporting you back to Italy. Carbonara with hand made fettuccine was fantastic as well, and fried pizza is surprisingly light and crunchy. Staff were great, weather turned and they got us all back under shelter quickly, also did well to accommodate a young family. Book ahead, we got lucky with a cancellation allowing us in Recommend the pizza, fried pizza to give it whirl hand made pasta, and meatballs, we tried carbonara and pesto sauces, both authentic with spec and pine nuts respectively. Guessing the Cacio de pepe will be great Highly recommended

One of the best Italian food places I have ever eaten at! We were in town for a family vacation, received the tip from a friend. The wait for a walk-up without reservations was 30 min, but it would have been worth any wait! The menu has your typical Italian antipasti (the fried pizza bites are great , salads (who knew beet salad would be this good! , pasta in all variations and pizzas (the calzone Kira is my favorite . If you’re in for a special treat, check out the chef’s specials. We went right back for a second time, and we’ll be back again next trip with all the yummy items on the menu! Not one of the menu items that we wouldn’t order again!

I decided to fly down to San Diego for a day to meet some friends and family for dinner, and Bueno Forchetta was the place we ended up going to. I'm happy to report it was well worth the quick trip. There were 6 of us and I was told that is the minimum number of people for a Reservation. Good thing we booked our reservation at opening because the place filled up soon after. We were seated in the back in the open courtyard. Heat lamps were by each table and everything was amply spaced out. My friends mentioned they were at another location earlier that day where they saw them making fresh pasta for their other restaurants. They joked that the pasta we were eating might be just what they saw them making. Needless to say everything here was fresh and delicious. The service was fantastic and the food was wonderful. Portion sizes were decent and the prices were very reasonable. I judge many Italian restaurants based on their Tiramisu and theirs was delicious. I would note that parking around the Liberty Station during peak hours can be a bit stressful. Fortunately I took a share ride in. Also, I would note that the location is right by the airport. Some people might find it annoying to have jets take off nearby but we found it entertaining. We'd have to stop talking as they roared by but it was fun seeing the jets so close. All in all I would recommend checking out Buona Forchetta if you are craving some good Italian eats.

Excellent selection of gluten free and dairy free food. they have rapini embellished in garlic. delicious. the waiting staff was amazing. weinwahl phennomenal. will return definitiw.