Il Toro Rosso

Our family decided to head out for a late lunch. We decided that we'd try a new restaurant in the area, no matter what cuisine they specialized in. Today, that place was IL Toro Rosso. Besides us, there was only a couple dining at the same time. We were greeted by a friendly waitress. We were handed their lunch menu fairly promptly. The place is nicely appointed. They have an impressive bar from what I've seen. We ordered a burrata pizza to share and different pastas and sauces. I was excited to try their carbonara as the description said it had "guanciale and pecorino ". Finally, a local place that's offering authentic carbonara! Sadly, the dish I ordered was extremely underwhelming, actually off-putting. It did not taste authentic at all. The pizza crust was soggy on our burrata pizza. The carbonara sauce on my spaghetti did not have guanciale, but pancheta which was a decent sub, but it had a bunch of minced onions that dominated the entire dish! The menu description said it was going to have peas in the sauce; there were none which was not traditional anyway.The kids said their pastas were "fine" which translates to "blah." From what I've tried from a bite of theirs, the sauces were under-seasoned. How can an Italian restaurant mess up pomodoro and pesto sauces? This place doesn't make the cut as a "now we know" where to go for delicious and authentic pasta and pizza. I almost felt inclined to warn other patrons who were just arriving, but maybe their taste preferences differ from mine. As for us, we won't be returning, nor will we be recommending this place to our friends and family.

This place was amazing. The food was fire. The service was absolutely amazing and the atmosphere was awesome. I can't wait to go back here again. There are not a lot of Italian places in the IE so I'm super glad this place is here.

giving 5*** because overall the service and food was good. however I have suggestion:

To the manager : this is my honest review. I was there today around 12:45 pm 1/18/2024. Only one waitress trying her best to help customers That creates a problem people trying to visit your restaurant at lunch hour.
ABOUT THE FOOD :
food was good, no issues, tasty and portions are good,
ABOUT THE PLACE:
very nice and clean , and chairs super comfy, I like the decoration and very comfortable.
ABOUT OUR WAITRESS:
young girl , super friendly , nice and she was trying her best to keep up with customers, I will sugges getting some help. she did her best getting allof our dishes out during our lunch hour
PRICES : very good , affordable.

My suggestion :
-serve butter with bread, not everyone likes oil ,
- Salt and pepper shakers are needed on the table, we had to wait to get our salt and pepper.
- Have more than one waitress during rush hour. is a problem for peopel having lunch and you are in a industrial area where everyone has 1 hour lunch.

Went last night for dinner and drinks with my girls, from phenomenal service to fantastic drinks this is definitely a restaurant we'll be coming back to! The espresso martini is the star of the show on this drink menu, the lobster Mac & cheese Burrata salad and scampi di limone are so good, & the entire appetizer menu is just fantastic. (Plus the place itself is gorgeous for Instagram pictures !) definitely check it out if your in the area

Best new Italian restaurant in inland empire
Best craft cocktails - tried the espresso martini and it was the best I have ever had

Had dinner at the bar and it was wonderful