Mixed Grilled Fish
Solunto Bakery

Solunto Bakery

1643 India St, 92101, San Diego, US, United States

Pizza • Italian • American • Ice Cream


"Chose this from Google search for dinner near our hotel. In the Little Italy section of town. Really large quantity of Italian choices, as expected. Good reviews and photos of cases of baked goods and gelato cemented the choice. Lots of traditional menu choices including veal parmesan, cioppino, numerous pastas. Picked the bruschetta as appetizer as is always our first choice. The tomatoes weren't very flavorful and the bread was over crisped for our taste so not our favorite. They also brought a basket of bread which was close to a baguette but a bit softer crust. This was served with a small ramekin of what looked like marinara but was actually closer to a puttanesca with a little snap to it. Quite tasty. The bruschetta was served with a small pile of mixed greens plus thinly sliced sweet onion dressed with the house dressing. This tasted like an Italian dressing but lighter than most with what tasted like possibly a bit of citrus. Outstanding. So good we decided to order a house salad split between two plates. After perusing the many delectable sounding menu items, including a selection of specials, my wife chose her tried and true go to, fettuccine with Bolognese. I selected from the special sheet, the Spaghetti Carbonara, something I tend to try when we see it available. We had ordered the salad after placing our entree orders so it turned out that everything came out as once. OMG! The portions were gigantic! The salad looked like two large dinner salads but I was assured it was one split in half. The app and the salads alone would have made a very worthy dinner. But we also had bountiful bowls of pasta alongside. Wife enjoyed her entrée very much but couldn’t possibly finish it. My Carbonara was perfectly cooked, with a good portion bacon. And plenty of parmesan. It seemed a little low on olive oil but a good stir brought more from the bottom of the bowl. For me, it was lacking quantity of freshly cracked black pepper but our waiter offered it upon request. I loved it. Highly recommended. The flavors of gelato didn't inspire us and after perusing the pastry case we decided to pass. Some looked a bit dry and being kept in a refrigerated case-which we have had bad experiences with before-caused us to pass. If you want some well-made pasta dishes and a wonderful salad in significant quantity, look no further than Solunto."