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Update review -I love this place’s pizza! I think it’s one of my favorite Italian style pizzas in SD. I tried the hot honey one a long time ago, also had a blue cheese salad, which is both amazing. Sorry I forgot the names for these two items, but I remember the main ingredients in it tho. This time, I chose this place after my ArtWalk show, I want to treat my mom and husband for helping me with the art fair. Both of them love pizza. We tried one pizza - the special one on special menu called Sims Road, it is sooooo good! Very airy and flavorful with beautiful marble texture on the bottom of pizza dough, perfect. We also had a Calzone, Ezio, it’s also delicious, while I think pizza is still better. We also had a salad, Radicchio, I love the taste and the pine nuts in it. I think I’ll definitely come back, maybe their other locations. The staffs there are so sweet, they made pizza and smile! The only downside is we wait for a long time for our check at the end, my husband wasn’t happy about that. But overall, I think I really enjoyed. The price is pretty reasonable. Plus their house wine is amazing too! Previous review - I feel I'm so lucky to live in a city has a lot of good pizzas. My husband is half Italian, so pizza is something we have really regularly. We love all types of pizzas no matter Chicago style or New York style, but Italian style is the best. Here’s pizza is so authentic Italian style which is so airy, light also flavorful. The one we ordered called Lina, we highly recommend it. We also had a Cacio e Pepe gnocchi, it is amazing too! The gnocchi is so dense and starchy! Here’s drinks are nice too, I loved my Bellini.

+19

Wandering in Paradise

Yummy Italian food from Officine Buona Forchetta. Great atmosphere and ambiance, with spacious, dog friendly patio seating. We ordered the vita pizza, seafood cioppino, and paccheri with octopus. The service was friendly and relatively quick. Recommend for a nice place to eat while enjoying Liberty Station.

+4

Luciana P

Came here for dinner with friends and it was delicious! Tiramisu was amazing. The crust was good and it’s made on a pizza oven so. Some friends ordered their pasta and said it was good; there’s egg pasta options too. Just when we thought there wasn’t any Parmesan cheese, a lady came with the biggest bowl with ever seen and served us! They have gluten free options (both pasta and pizza) and even dairy free/vegan cheese options for pizza- which is a great option for lactose intolerant people. Only complaint is that they only had like one bathroom and it took forever for us to use it.

+2

Jerwin Mendigorin

Met up here with some friends for a birthday. Never been before awesome wine, awesome service play area in the back patio for your kids to play and the food was absolutely delicious with vegan options as well for my fiance. The location was perfect for Liberty station the ambience vibe and feel was exactly what we were looking for. Great menu great options and selections and just a great atmosphere along with the employees and their service. We are fans and will definitely be back again..

+2

It was our first time going took my wife and daughter and food was amazing and staff were super friendly will be return for some more food

It was our first time going took my wife and daughter and food was amazing and staff were super friendly will be return for some more food

It was our first time going took my wife and daughter and food was amazing and staff were super friendly will be return for some more food

My friends and I like to try different restaurants and share food so we all get to sample everything. This food was delicious and the wine was amazing too. The our waiter was very nice and knowledg…

Great food especially the calamari, focaccia and artichokes as starters. pizza is thin but flavorful. I went with the Giulia. Outdoors seating is spacious and comfortable. Friendly service from the…

The staff, food and ambiance were all impeccable. I will come back to this spot in Liberty Station. Not crowded like Little Italy.

Just had the best experience at Buona Forchetta! we came to liberty station on a whim, places had 2+ hour waits but coming to buona was the best decision. \n\nNo wait, great ambiance with most tabl…

We got lunch here on Valentine’s Day and had no issues getting seated quickly with a reservation. We had pizza and the potatoes and both were yummy! Only major feedback is cleanliness. We had to wipe our own table and chairs down as they had food from the guests before us. The couple next to us had to ask for new water glasses because theirs were dirty. Also, super random but I’ve never been to a restaurant that doesn’t carry ketchup, an aioli, or any kind of dipping sauce!

David Sullivan

Semi Italian... at best. Server didn’t know the menu properly; choice of pasta styles and sauces, which is definitely not how it should be. Each sauce suits a particular style of pasta. Parmasan cheese was in a huge bowl at the server station, not on the table; no bread was offered as is offered in Italy. Americanised Italian.

Renaissance Man Reviews

Two pizzas will serve three people, especially with an appetizer. The pizza is of the soft, "floppy" type.

Sarah Abdellatif

I have been going to Buona Forchetta for years! Since back when Nonna made special desserts herself. They quality has been maintained by the staff and this spot is in the perfect Point Loma neighborhood. I loved yhe Fattotore salad but it was definitely too heavy on the dressing. The pizzas, pastas and calamari hit the spot. I will say the penne pasta was mediocre but this is a solid 4/5

Cesar Torres

Another good find. Before we arrived I was taking a little slumber at our hotel. I asked my wife pick a place for dinner. Thirty minutes or so later she gently woke me up. Unfortunately I was in a deep sleep, that means I woke up with an attitude. I put on my pants while my wife directed our sons to put some pants on as well. After a short drive we pulled into a sweeeet parking spot, a little tight for our gas guzzling transport. As I step out the suv I noticed the building was unique. My wife told me it was an old navy training base. Pretty cool, right. Now to the nitty gritty. We had a reservation. We checked in at the hostess stand. The wait surprisingly wasn’t to bad. Our table was in the front area in the enclosed patio. It was a bit cold, so we asked if they could turn on the space heater. You probably guessed, it didn’t happen. We sat at our table for about 25 minutes until our waitress came over. The one good thing was that they at least brought water to the table. With the time waiting we had more than enough time to spend on the menu. Finally our waitress came over, no apologies for the wait. She started at her ordering device for a couple of minutes. Them she asked if we wanted drinks. We knew what we wanted already from drinks, appetizers, to main course. Now keep in mind I do not remember the dish names, I will describe them as close as possible for you to know what we ordered. Here’s what we ordered. Appetizers: a fried pizza dough it was 3 small fried pizza bread with different toppings. Yummmy! So good. Next was the focaccia, that was a super good, garlicky and great texture. Wine: Chianti Classico, this was funny because our waitress opened the bottle and served me a taste. I proceeded to taste the bottle and motioned it was good. She then rolled her eyes giving the impression like, “duh I know.” Now for the pasta, keep in mind their pasta is house made. Spicy Pasta w/ Chicken: I asked our waitress I wanted something spicy, she directed me to a sauce that would please my palette. I had the parpadale pasta. She was right! I liked it a lot. Carbonara: also really good, chose the tagliolini pasta. Pesto penne: yummy the pesto was delicious. Calzoni: a little different then a calzone as you can see in the pictures. Crust and fillings were delicious. This place was really busy and we understood that sometimes it’s hard to get to every table. Still I would recommend as a waitress or waiter to check in with your guests and let them know you will be right with them. I would definitely return, next time I might walk the market. Unfortunately by the time we finished our dinner the market was closing up.

+6

Alexander Cowan

This was my first time to Liberty Station and super excited to try BF. I can say it was a great experience. From service to food BF is a well oiled machine. We chose to sit inside on another beautiful day in San Diego. I will say that the ceilings are so high that they don't really clean the vents and exposed mechanicals. Myself living in a loft with exposed vents, mechanicals etc I understand this dilemma. However the walls and windows were all filthy and need a good cleaning. This didn't reflect on our experience but simply pointing out cleanliness is friendliness. We had calamari, salad, and a couple of pizzas. All was delicious and well prepared. Though the calamari didn't come with lemon which was strange. A quick request and that was rectified. Parking is kind of limited in this area of Liberty Station though a few blocks away there is tons of public parking. I'd imagine on a busy weekend that parking will be kind of a pain. Looking forward to going back soon, that pizza crust was phenomenal.

+3

The food is acceptable but unremarkable--nothing unsafe, though it doesn't particularly stand out. Found myself eating it simply because I knew I'd have to pay. service was okay; staff appeared d…

The food is acceptable but unremarkable--nothing unsafe, though it doesn't particularly stand out. Found myself eating it simply because I knew I'd have to pay. Service was okay; staff appeared dis…

Food was delicious as always! Service was great! Drinks were topped off always! Great ambiance! They open at 11:30am and opened promptly and seated us quickly with our 11:30 reservation. First time…

Food was delicious as always! Service was great! drinks were topped off always! Great ambiance! They open at 11:30am and opened promptly and seated us quickly with our 11:30 reservation. First time…

Food was delicious as always! Service was great! Drinks were topped off always! Great ambiance! They open at 11:30am and opened promptly and seated us quickly with our 11:30 reservation. First time…

I didn't really care for my pasta dish, ravioli. And no bread! Why not? It was just different for me I guess. Not what I expected at all.

Public Possum

There are so many good reviews on this restaurant; however, based on my experience here, the food was absolutely terrible. It was extremely bland with no flavor at all. The rest of my party didn't enjoy their meals either. They stated the same thing- bland food with lack of flavor. My pasta looked like it was swimming in water. The sauce was terrible. I don't know if this was simply an off day for this establishment or something, but atleast the customer service was decent. Overall, I wouldn't recommend or return here again.

Just mediocre Italian. Pizza was pretty good, salad was unique and tasty, but a bit overdressed. Service wasn't great, but not terrible either.

Just mediocre Italian. pizza was pretty good, salad was unique and tasty, but a bit overdressed. Service wasn't great, but not terrible either.

Just mediocre Italian. Pizza was pretty good, salad was unique and tasty, but a bit overdressed. service wasn't great, but not terrible either.

Just mediocre Italian. pizza was pretty good, salad was unique and tasty, but a bit overdressed. Service wasn't great, but not terrible either.

I would love to give this place 4-5 stars unfortunately...\nWe ate there Saturday night, reservations at 7:30 arrived on time took a bit to get seated. The food was excellent, fried calamari appeti…

Last two times I've been here the service has been questionable. Used to come here a lot but it seems the last two years it's dipped. Advised them in an early reservation recently to sit us (on a d…

This was, without question, our worst experience at a Buona Forchetta restaurant — and that’s especially disappointing because we’ve genuinely loved this brand for years. After this visit, we will most likely avoid this Liberty Station location and stick to South Park and Coronado moving forward. We chose to sit inside for lunch, and from the moment we were seated, service was almost nonexistent. Aside from being shown to our table, we were not acknowledged until I had to subtly signal that we were being ignored before the bartender finally came over to take our order. Our focaccia appetizer was delivered, but the empty wooden serving board sat on our table for an extended period without being cleared. No one checked on us. After quite some time, we had to flag someone down just to get fresh plates, crushed red pepper, and chili oil in preparation for our pizza. When the pizza finally arrived, we weren’t offered Parmesan. Another server later asked if we wanted some — we said yes — but he never returned. I eventually had to track him down outside, and by the time he came back to sprinkle cheese on our pizza, we had already eaten a third of the pizza. It truly felt as if we were invisible dining inside versus those patrons who were seated outside in the patio. What made the experience even more surprising was that there were two managers present — one working at the bar and another doing paperwork at a table — along with multiple servers and staff. In fact, there appeared to be more employees than guests, with only about 15% of the tables occupied. Yet we were checked on minimally at best. To add to the frustration, I ultimately had to walk to the bar, get the manager’s attention, and inform him that we had been largely ignored and were ready to pay. He then had a patio server process our payment. Ironically, the most attention we received during our entire visit was the series of “thank you’s” as we were leaving. Given how much we’ve enjoyed Buona Forchetta in the past, this experience at Liberty Station was deeply disappointing. With such light occupancy and ample staff present, the lack of attentiveness was both surprising and unacceptable.

Food & Service was not good what so ever. Our server tried to challenge us after our dish was brought out the 2nd time. The pasta was overdone & did not include the main pork cheek in the main dish…

Food is mediocre. We had to heavily condiment our pasta and pizza just to eat it. Carbonara pasta was dried (no sauce) and not well done (it smelled like scrambled egg). The core of the martina pi…

Food is mediocre. We had to heavily condiment our pasta and pizza just to eat it. Carbonara pasta was dried (no sauce) and not well done (it smelled like scrambled egg). The core of the martina p…

Just went there tonight... DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE unless it's just on a margherita pizza. \n\nFood: \nOverall 1-star due to an inedible fettuccine carbonara. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY on any …

Workers will harass you if you hold a different belief than them and you happen to walk past. They will walk out to shout "pathetic!" While still in uniform, apron on! Every chef, we are taught to never leave the kitchen in your apron as it is unsanitary. Italian restaurants are a dime a dozen in the area, don't bother stopping here for their contaminated aprons

She changed her mind! We were seated outside in the patio area. It was a cold, windy night and their heater next to us wasn't turned on. We were seated next to the only window wind screen that wasn't pulled down. We asked if we could pull it down. Nope, "it's broken". I asked the server to suggest a dry wine. She shrugged and said Chardonnay but didn't seem very confident. I said okay but then thought I should look through the list myself and see what I could find so I told her I would like to hold off on the wine. She came back later to take her order. I asked her for a Pinot. She then yells across the restaurant, "she changed her mind!" I felt horrible. But I didn't change my mind, I asked her to hold off. It was such a crappy experience. We ran out to find a better restaurant.

molly p

This was my second time at this establishment and I am disappointed I gave it a second try. The first time I ordered focaccia and they delivered pizza dough. I’m not an expert, but that doesn’t seem right. What they brought to the table was so bad, the kitchen sent out a replacement without us saying anything. The food wasn’t great, but I thought that was a nice gesture so we tried again. This time, we ordered the vegetarian lasagne and the classic meat lasagne. Both had little to no flavor. All three people in our party were disappointed. It was freezing- they weren’t using all of the heaters despite it being like 57 degrees outside. I hope others have had better experiences here than I have, but I’m not going to be going again.