Vigilucci's Pizzeria

Exploring Encinitas, found Vigilucci's and ate an amazing dinner. Special of the evening I ordered the Chilean Sea Bass, served with grilled cauliflower, saute potatoes & a light arugula salad. My hubby ordered veal parm which was so tender he could cut it with a fork. Pasta and saute veggies came with it. Of course had to order a bottle of wine! For desert we ordered a Expressotini, vanilla bean ice cream drenched in a coffee sauce & the best tiramisu I've had in a long time so fluffy with very creamy filling. Amazing restaurant!

Dinning on the ocean experience! The service here was attentive and not over barring. I greatly enjoyed the Spaghetti Portofino with lots of seafood, scallops, shrimp, mussels, clam, squid, and octopus in a very flavorful Mediterranean pesto sauce, washing down with a nice house Chianti. The seared tuna was looking good as well, as was the broiled salmon. My Cappuccino was ok but not outstanding and Cream Brûlée was ordered and served late well after everyone else had their after dinner treat. The guest comment was the burnt sugar topping was not crisp but somewhat gooey. My guess would be that it was refrigerated for too long after the sugar was caramelized. All in all the food was of high quality and well prepared. I would definitely return for the food and ambience. If this was interesting please hit the like button.

Excellent italian cuisine in an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.

Dave’s Cleaning Consultants

Wow! I found this place online and I am here to say WOW! I was blown away. I am not one to be impressed easily. The reception desk greeted us very nicely and accommodated to our seating outside. our server came and wow he was great. He got our entire order correct the food was fresh and service was great. this is a spot that I will be coming back to for sure. Also, I have to say I am a stickler for clean restrooms, and your restrooms are very clean.

Ricky Ralston

Well it was date night and I was hoping to impress,well I did. My wife and I had a night that was perfect in every way. I have to say thank you Vigilucci it’s been a long wile since I seen my wife happy. So I’m going to make another decision and that’s date night is going to be at Vigilucci’s. So happy with the food and the service as top shelf.

Kat

An absolutely beautiful and delicious dinner experience. Everything was satisfying and full of flavor. Highly recommend. My whole family was happy with their meals. All servers were very attentive and friendly, staff is knowledgeable on the menu and give good recommendations. Parking was a bit difficult to find, but other than that everything was as expected, and even better.

PureFlow Productions

Amazing amazing amazing!!! From the piano player, to the ambiance, to the service, to the food, it was all perfect! If you're looking for a reasonably priced, upscale Italian date night, don't hesitate to make it here!

Scott Alan Hardy

Fantastic food. Touristy with prices to match. Sketchy manager almost looked like the mob and his brats running the place. 🤤 who knows anymore. It’s always something. The wait staff and food runners act like they are doing you a favor for working that night and disappear constantly. Bad setup on the table missing utensils and water while dirty plates sat as employee after employee dripped sweat on the table as they sprinted by. Bring back the 7% tip. It’s too loud anywhere but outside due to the amplification of the piano at the end of the dining room. Really disappointing experience overall but the food was excellent. It was a very special occasion. Those damn employees! But in all fairness, all of Encinitas is full of over, promised over hyped over tipped restaurants. It’s better just to stick with the Mexican little burrito joints or the Encinitas diner. This place has the prices of a ritz Carlson like service experience but instead it was like being served by my mother-in-law who is against food and hates doing anything for anyone but insists on doing everything for all of us constantly. 💥

Katrina & Oscar

We reserved our seating via yelp (highly suggested). Once we arrived we were seated immediately on the patio and the weather and experience was perfect. They have a HUGE wine selection for those that drink. The menu and daily specials are all highly recommended. The experience was beyond 5 stars. We even had an authentic Italian waiter. Our dishes were great: lasagna and veal parmigiana. We highly recommend dining here when visiting Encinitas. The meals are on the pricier side but well worth the perfection of the ingredients and well cooked original Italiano dishes.

Lauren B

Came here around lunchtime over the weekend. It was very quiet before people started rolling in and they had just opened. The service was very fast, our waiter was friendly and attentive. The portions were really large as well, and we had some to take home. Overall the food was great.

Jose Flores

Excellent italian cuisine in an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.

Emilce Sivil

We found this place by chance, and we were extremely surprised by their awesome customer service and the abundant tasty food. As an Argentine I love Italian food because grew up with it. This place has real Italian pasta. Visit this restaurant if you're in Encinitas. It's totally worth it.

Katie Maus (KAT)

Piano Bar, classy joint for a date night! Catch happy hour and you'll get a pizza 1/2 off!! Real Italian food made with LOVE❤️🧡💛 🍷🍷🍝

Yesenia E. Jones

Wow! Love the pizza and lasagna!! My family and I loved it. Excellent customer service. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Yvonne Miles

Exploring Encinitas, found Vigilucci's and ate an amazing dinner. Special of the evening I ordered the Chilean Sea Bass, served with grilled cauliflower, saute potatoes & a light arugula salad. My hubby ordered veal parm which was so tender he could cut it with a fork. Pasta and saute veggies came with it. Of course had to order a bottle of wine! For desert we ordered a Expressotini, vanilla bean ice cream drenched in a coffee sauce & the best tiramisu I've had in a long time so fluffy with very creamy filling. Amazing restaurant!

Barry Bernstein

Dinning on the ocean experience! The service here was attentive and not over barring. I greatly enjoyed the Spaghetti Portofino with lots of seafood, scallops, shrimp, mussels, clam, squid, and octopus in a very flavorful Mediterranean pesto sauce, washing down with a nice house Chianti. The seared tuna was looking good as well, as was the broiled salmon. My Cappuccino was ok but not outstanding and Cream Brûlée was ordered and served late well after everyone else had their after dinner treat. The guest comment was the burnt sugar topping was not crisp but somewhat gooey. My guess would be that it was refrigerated for too long after the sugar was caramelized. All in all the food was of high quality and well prepared. I would definitely return for the food and ambience. If this was interesting please hit the like button.

Vic!

Really excellent choice for a group dinner or private dinner. Staff was very professional and informative. The good selection will not disappoint you.

Our favorite place! Great ambiance and service, not to mention food. Love that there's a piano player most times as well. We stop here every time we're in town. Food is consistent and delicious and servers are pleasant and accommodating.

We went there for a birthday dinner. This place was very classy. Lots of pasta dishes as well as beef, veal, chicken and lamb. Full bar where you may sit. Nice wine list. The house Cabernet Sauvignon was pretty good prior to getting an excellent Pinot Noir. The portions were large and bread was on the table from the beginning. Service was very attentive throughout the meal. There was a woman playing the piano and she came around politely asking for requests. There was free parking behind the restaurant

Kelly Kona

Our favorite place! Great ambiance and service, not to mention food. Love that there's a piano player most times as well. We stop here every time we're in town. Food is consistent and delicious and servers are pleasant and accommodating.

Lauri Lansdale

Went today for my mom‘s birthday. I had mistakenly thought they open at 2 PM on Fridays. The manager was so gracious and we will continue to celebrate birthdays here.

Formally Robbie’s Roadhouse. Nice restaurant on the 101. Good food, main dining area can get a little loud. Patio out back is a nice atmosphere for dinner. If someone is ordering pizza in your party it may not come out at the same time as the rest of the meals. Limited beer selection, fairly large wine list. Desserts are the weak link on the menu.

Elegant restaurant with a piano singer . Food was fabulous. Service was super slow though and it took an uncomfortably long time for our server to greet us . Restaurant was not packed either ( I would say half full) Again the food was great . Also we literally saw one of the waiters drinking a beer with his tray shielding him in the back of the dinning room ..we thought it was funny actually..but very brazen!

Two Fat Meatballs

Formally Robbie’s Roadhouse. Nice restaurant on the 101. Good food, main dining area can get a little loud. Patio out back is a nice atmosphere for dinner. If someone is ordering pizza in your party it may not come out at the same time as the rest of the meals. Limited beer selection, fairly large wine list. Desserts are the weak link on the menu.

Alisa Gordon

Elegant restaurant with a piano singer . Food was fabulous. Service was super slow though and it took an uncomfortably long time for our server to greet us . Restaurant was not packed either ( I would say half full) Again the food was great . Also we literally saw one of the waiters drinking a beer with his tray shielding him in the back of the dinning room ..we thought it was funny actually..but very brazen!

Food was decent. But had to pay $7 for valet even though I parked my car and retrieved my car from the exact spot I left it in. Makes no sense. Its not valet if I self park and then go to the same spot to get it out when I'm done eating.

The food is excellent, very well prepared and full of flavor. The service is okay and could be better, and the wait time is quite long. Even with a reservation, we still had to wait. Overall, it’s worth it for the food quality.

Fellipe Trovo

The food is excellent, very well prepared and full of flavor. The service is okay and could be better, and the wait time is quite long. Even with a reservation, we still had to wait. Overall, it’s worth it for the food quality.

We went for a peaceful and relaxing dinner. We sat on the patio and it was nice and quiet until the inside entertainment – – they decided to blast over the speakers! We asked them to turn it down – – which they did and then moments later, it started blasting again– – not to mention, the speakers were crackling. We asked again to be able to have it turned down AGAIN. Our server said he would go ask and the next thing we know the manager comes out that he could not turn it down because the guests inside the restaurant could not hear the music then. he said he would move us to a back patio, but that’s all that he could do. He was short, curt and rude because we were customers too. 😞. It was certainly not background music, which ruined our dinner. My husband and I could barely hear each other, talking across the table. Oh, yes, on a sidenote, if you are a lasagna lover– – I would think again before ordering it there. It was very greasy and the tomato sauce was anything but traditional Italian sauce. Being Italian, I would know. Very disappointing.😞

Nancy Spinks

We went for a peaceful and relaxing dinner. We sat on the patio and it was nice and quiet until the inside entertainment – – they decided to blast over the speakers! We asked them to turn it down – – which they did and then moments later, it started blasting again– – not to mention, the speakers were crackling. We asked again to be able to have it turned down AGAIN. Our server said he would go ask and the next thing we know the manager comes out that he could not turn it down because the guests inside the restaurant could not hear the music then. he said he would move us to a back patio, but that’s all that he could do. He was short, curt and rude because we were customers too. 😞. It was certainly not background music, which ruined our dinner. My husband and I could barely hear each other, talking across the table. Oh, yes, on a sidenote, if you are a lasagna lover– – I would think again before ordering it there. It was very greasy and the tomato sauce was anything but traditional Italian sauce. Being Italian, I would know. Very disappointing.😞