Il Fornaio is a full-service Italian restaurant and bakery located in San Jose, Calif. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and its menu items include antipasti, salads, chicken, veal, pizza, ravioli, housemade pastas, grilled and rotisserie roasted meats and a wide variety of desserts. All meals are complemented by a selection of hand-made breads baked according to traditional methods. Il Fornaio also offers a variety of private dining options, including a ballroom, open-air courtyard and the Baker s room. Its bakery items include morning pastries, coffee, salads, sandwiches, cookies, hearth-baked breads and food-to-go. The restaurant is owned and operated by Il Fornaio Corporation, which maintains headquarters in Corte Madera, Calif. The Il Fornaio Restaurant is located in the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose.
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JM
J. M.

12/03/2018

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I cannot possibly give simply a star rating to this restaurant without adding explanatory comments. I think it more likely deserves 2 1/2 stars overall.

The food was delicious! Definitely superior. But it took them over an hour to get it out to us. Granted, it was a Sunday night and there were a good many people there. But over an hour??! We were a party of five, and the party at the table next to us was a party of three. They were mostly finished with their dinners when ours was arriving.

The waiter was very cordial, but not very attentive.

No question visual atmosphere is very attractive, but certainly not spacious. Downright incommodious! Even getting to our table was a hint of an obstacle course. And we felt somewhat cramped sitting there.

The prices are high, but that would be expected at what many would consider to be a posh restaurant, which in some ways it really is.

Would I go back? No! Too many detriments in comparison to the attributes.

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Hours
Regular Hours
Mon - Fri:
Sat - Sun:
Payment method
all major credit cards
Location
Hyatt Sainte Claire
Neighborhoods
Central San Jose, Downtown San Jose
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Categories
Italian Restaurants, Banquet Halls & Reception Facilities, Restaurants, Take Out Restaurants, Wedding Reception Locations & Services
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Cuisines: Take Out, Italian, Continental, European

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