La Sosta Enoteca

I took my boyfriend for his birthday on Sunday night and not only was the ambiance romantic and beautiful, but the service was exceptional and the food was DELISH.

Our waiter was extremely knowledgable, he suggested a wine based on my preferences and it was exactly what we like and reasonably priced. We got the cutting board as an appetizer and I've never had anything so amazing in my life. The truffle honey - to die for. We each got gnocchi (he got the lobster and I got the cheese) as our main course, which were so tasty as well. For dessert, they gave us each a glass of moscato and dessert on the house. All in all, it was the perfect birthday dinner for my man and I can't wait to go back!

Wonderful food! I recommend the rack of lamb. We always do the charcuterie board to start.  The servers always know which wine is best to pair with whatever your food choice. The owner has come out and made small talk with us several times. You can tell he takes pride in his restaurant. The best, most authentic Italian food I've had in the South Bay!

I came here for  a friends birthday- we had a large group and they were definitely accomodating of that.  Also, we had called ahead of time to ask if we could bring a cake and that was also ok by them, with no cake cutting fee-- so that was nice as well.  But you may ask, why the low rating?

Two things: (1) The food and (2) Charging for bottles of water, which we didnt ask for.

(1) Food: Extremely bland, small portions.  We finished our food feeling really hungry- and absolutely not satisfied.  Thats never a good sign.  My husband and I went to Del Taco after ... thats how hungry we were.  To top it off, the food just wasnt food. The cake we brought for the birthday was definitely the highlight of the meal (we had no leftovers of the cake, so we knew everyone else felt the same way about the food).

(2) Charging for water.  I dont even know where to begin.  The waiter never once mentioned that we would be charged for water.  Not only that, the bottles were not opened at our table, but brought already opened and just placed on the table.  You can imagine, that in this intimate restaurant, it gets warm.  And to top that off, there were 15 in our group. We went through so much water because we were thirsty.  Little did we know that we would be charged $6/bottle.  

You guys really need to warn people that you charge for water, and ALSO bring the bottles UNOPENED to the table, so the option is ours.  Really unfair to play your customers like that.

Also, add some flavor to your food.  It would probably help.