Dominic's Italian Restaurant
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268 Harbor Drive South , Oceanside, CA
(760) 754-1881
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Overall rating
(339 reviews)
Fast and food was delicious
We ate outside.
The food and take out went great
Dominic's is delicious! When we ate there last, Dominic was there and he was adorable ("Imagine that, they put my name on the wall!"). My husband and I shared a pizza and a pasta dish (bowtie pasta with mushrooms, chicken, asparagus... amazing). Bread sticks were so good. And the best was my Chai Cider, so yummy! Highly recommend!!
We are 100% so please with our experience at Dominic's ?? We had such a great day due to this lunch we had. I mean, what a joy our server was ?? and the food was just perfect. So delicious, we cleaned our plates. We will be back for sure
The atmosphere, service and food was great. It was our first time at restaurant and we will be back. The food was authentic Italian and this came from a picky Italian.
Food was excellent, as good as we recently enjoyed in Rome, Italy. Service was excellent as well.
Food was excellent, as good as we recently enjoyed in Rome, Italy. Service was excellent as well.
Everything (Mediterranean salad, salmon entrée, eggplant entrée, fresh brewed tropical iced tea, chocolate hazelnut dessert) was absolutely delicious and generously sized. Service was exceptional too.
Everything (Mediterranean salad, salmon entrée, eggplant entrée, fresh brewed tropical iced tea, chocolate hazelnut dessert) was absolutely delicious and generously sized. Service was exceptional too.
Everything (Mediterranean salad, salmon entrée, eggplant entrée, fresh brewed tropical iced tea, chocolate hazelnut dessert) was absolutely delicious and generously sized. Service was exceptional too.
Fish way undercooked. No bread available. Service was disoriented and slow.
Food is always great, the server appeared new and wasn't typical of prior visits, but overall still good.
Been going here since 1996. Never disappointed in the food. Best clam chowder I’ve ever had and linguine with clams. Just a tad overpriced.
Very good, really fresh. Service was very good. We sat outside on the patio, great view of the harbor.
We ate here mid-afternoon on a Monday. The restaurant was quiet and the service was excellent and unrushed. I'm guessing that it's very busy here on the weekend. We shared a Mediterranean salad with fresh garlic bread hot from the oven. My husband ordered Salmon Genovese and I ordered an Eggplant entrée. Portions were huge and delicious with pasta topped with marinara and perfectly cooked veggies. Tropical Iced Tea was especially tasty. We will definitely return.
Server was very friendly and professional Food was outstanding
Server was very friendly and professional Food was outstanding
Great views of the Oceanside Harbor! My veal marsala was outstanding and one of the few restaurants that still serves veal. Portions were large enough that we could have shared the salad and still had a portion of the entree to take home. Prices were reasonable.
Food is always wonderful. Staff is great and the view is fabulous. S
Food is always wonderful. Staff is great and the view is fabulous. S
Food is always wonderful. Staff is great and the view is fabulous. S
The location and atmosphere was perfect. Service was excellent and the food was amazing.
The location and atmosphere was perfect. Service was excellent and the food was amazing.
Excellent real Italian food. Whether you pick pasta or pizza, you won't be disappointed. Wine list is excellent too.
Excellent real Italian food. Whether you pick pasta or pizza, you won't be disappointed. Wine list is excellent too.
Excellent real Italian food. Whether you pick pasta or pizza, you won't be disappointed. Wine list is excellent too.
Great food! Great service by our waiter and bar tender Guy!
Great food! Great service by our waiter and bar tender Guy!
We love the food and service is great. Our only complaint this trip was they had 3 large parties reserved so there was only a small portion of the outdoor patio for walk in diners. We asked to be put on the list and were told there are no reservations and we could wait if we liked. A few minutes after we were sitting outside a woman walked up and asked for a table, she was told the same thing as us, she then saw an open table and asked “what about that table?” Then the waitress allowed her to go get her party of 4 and proceeded to seat them before us. Me and my husband were pretty upset about the disorganization
I've been dining at Dominic's for well over 10 years. Every dining experience is excellent from their garlic bread sticks thru to the entire meal.
We are regulars. service and food was poor compared to how it normally is
We are regulars. service and food was poor compared to how it normally is
Ordered Sea Bass, and they served an inferior fish, likely Talapia.
Ordered Sea Bass, and they served an inferior fish, likely Talapia.
Ordered Sea Bass, and they served an inferior fish, likely Talapia.
Pleasant server, great food. Forgot to bring any bread though..... brought it at end when we were all finished
Cioppino and Chicken Marsala made to our expectations.
We always love going to eat here! Excellent service & food!!!
Service was abysmal. Long wait after we were seated before waitress appeared; longer wait to get our drinks and appetizer; even longer wait for entrees and second round of drinks. My dish was excellent (Spaghetti Carbanara) but my husband's lasagna was beyond skimpy. Two little breadsticks to accompany our meatball appetizer; long wait when we asked for more. General theme: wait, wait and wait some more.
Atmosphere was great. Staff was welcoming and attentive. Food and drink selection was superb. A well as the quality of food.
Depending who you have serving you and how busy they are the service can be slow on occasion. But I must add the food is definitely worth waiting for!
This is our go-to place for our first night of vacation when coming to Oceanside! Never had a bad meal yet! It's our yearly tradition!
This is our favorite restaurant at Oceanside Harbor. This visit we had dinner one evening, take out for lunch, and pizza one evening. Always the food served at dinner is phenomenal - Everything tastes homemade, with excellent sauces and seasonings - a far cry from italian chains. Have come here for years. Love the chicken fantasia, and the veal parmigiana in particular. We come from Las Vegas twice a year and no pizza in Las Vegas comes close to Dominic's. This time we tried the Italian Submarine, and it was loaded with high quality meats and cheeses. Awesome!!!! The service has always been great - even when it is crowded, as it was this time although it was an off season Monday. Our server Faro was terrific, attentive and pleasant. All the staff, including the owner go out of their way to ensure we have a great experience - whether dining in or at the take out. Although we come from a city with great restaurants, Dominics remains one of our favorites year after year.
We come here a couple of times a year. The food is ALWAYS fantastic. We finally ordered the pizza because we just can't stop ordering the cannelloni and lasagna. So we ADDED the pizza. A lot of food, but we have leftovers for tomorrow. Can't wait.
Staff is always awesome. People-watching is awesome. The food is awseome.
The restaurant itself was great. I just wish we hadn't bought 2 certificates, as we were only able to use 1. I know we will go back and eventually get to use it, but it might be more helpful to know that information before purchase.
Every year we make sure to stop in for dinner. Food is always great and we love how Cory and Dominic always make a point to come to the tables and greet us personally. Makes us feel like family.
Waitress rushed us. Entree served before we finished antipasto. Wanted to take plates before we finished. Etc. seemed inexperienced and insecure. They were out of the first drink we ordered.
Slow response to seat us; we were told dinner rolls would be out soon - no dinner rolls even at end of meal.
It wasn't there best of nights. They were very busy.
We had a wonderful waiter, funny , very accommodating, attentive and had a great sense of humor. Engaged in small talk while taking our order and was very professional. The service was impeccable as usual.
Very nice spaghetti carbonara - left out cream as asked. Nice wine selection.
Love his place .. Always get great food and service overlooking the sunset
This is a family favorite. Cousins, aunts, kids. Been going for years.great view of the harbor and sunset.
My husband and care for his spaghetti and sausage at all. The noodles had a lot of water had not been drained. He didn’t care that much for the sauce either. We used to go there all the time but we quit going because we didn’t care for the food so we thought we give it another try and it may be a while before we go again. We asked for some more Bread could you get two pieces so we asked for two more pieces of bread and it never came.
I was disappointed as the food is not as good as it was years ago. The full house salad was over priced for what it was and the veal was so thin I could barely taste it as it was covered in breading.
Dominick's is always reliable with good food and good service!!!!!
Food and service were very good. Good menu. Prices are a little high.
Great service and great food always
Always a pleasure to be treated with respect and as a member of the family. And the food is Always Great.Even though busy we didn't have to wait long for service
Always a great dinner at Dominic’s! Love this restaurant.
We spoke with Torrey, I believe, and were served by Jackie, I believe - my memory is not so good - they were both very personable and professional and the food was exceptional - of course, eating outside on a warm winter's day with the harbor in full view was wonderful as well.
At this visit we only shared a few apps and a bottle of wine. They were wonderful as always. Try the stuff mushrooms they are amazing!
Food and staff were amazing
Fabulous food, great service by everyone in restaurant not just our own server. Perfect way to spend my husband’s birthday. Quiet but special. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was excellent!
Great food and wonderful service.
We loved salmon and cannelloni. They had a large group in dining room so we sat in the quieter wine bar area so that was great for us to catch up.
One of my favorite restaurants, certainly at the harbor. The owner, who looks like Gepeto, is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Didn't ask about stage of salmon. By default - something between medium and medium rare.
The food was delicious. Everything I ordered was absolutely awesome.
Food was perfect. Service was much better.
Great server, delicious food.
Always a great time. Very friendly staff.
A little expensive.
Food is wonderful! Facility is too bright for evening dining (turn down those lights). Noise level high.
Always great food and service.
We always come for dinner during our annual vacation in 9ceanside. We a are never disappointed.
Immediate seating on the patio. Ordered drinks and looked at the great menu. Ordered our food and it was prepared quickly and the portions were large. The different tastes were wonderful. Everyone else on patio appeared very happy also.
Service was adequate, not over the top but we were taken care of. They seem to let the customers enjoy the ambiance. Being right at the harbor there is a lot to soak in. Seating outside is highly recommended unless there is a weather issue.
Food is very good, service could be better
server was great
We need more coupon deals for them
The dinners we had were exceptional The Service by All staff was so good evening with a full restaurant
The dinners we had were exceptional The Service by All staff was so good evening with a full restaurant
Dominic's is always a great experience especially when Dominic himself comes out to say hello. The food is always wonderful prepared delicious and more than enough to eat. I will continue Going to Dominic's
The staff is very friendly and efficient.
My wife and I are kind of hard to please, and we were both very happy with our dinners here.
My wife and I are kind of hard to please, and we were both very happy with our dinners here.
Even though the service was very good, we felt like the food was quite overpriced.
good meal,service, nice sized portions
Service was very slow. Food was good. It was not crowded, so there was no reason why it was so slow.
Great host and superb food.
I could tell all the food was made from fresh ingredients. It was delicious. I did ask the waitress and then the server for another order of bread but neither of them remembered. :-( Otherwise the service was very attentive.
GREAT FOOD, GREAT SERVICE
Every time I go to eat at Dominic's the servers make you feel like family, taking time to visit and make you feel welcome. The food is excellent and the atmosphere is beautiful. My favorite time to eat here is for dinner to watch the sun set. They offer heaters so if your outside on a cool evening no worries. Although lunch is a great time to. Its a must try place. We look forward to eating there whenever we are in the neighborhood.
Nice outdoor seating, and excellent serving staff!!
Pushed to order-empty seats outside, had to ask for water, ask for cheese
Service great, food ok
he server was excellent!!
Great atmosphere and food, service was excellent
Good food. Generous portions.
I believe the food was mediocre for the price of what we paid. Server and wait staff were extremely friendly but we probably won't be back
Enjoy your meal indoors or on the patio.
First when we went there we sat there for a very long time without any service. Then, when we ordered the food nobody working there had offered to refill our tables beverages. Lastly, we asked a waiter for bread and received a response of okay but never received the bread we requested.
Service was good. Food was very bland
Manager and server were great
Service and food are outstanding.
Dinner was fresh and fantastic tasting!
We at outside and it was beautiful!
The baked sea bass was very good, as was the pizza. Service was good and got to sit outside and view the scenery of the harbor.
Was seated quickly and with a nice smile
Water glasses not filled promply, calamari appetizer was not fresh, one seafood entre had no taste, sever never asked how our food was, asked multiple staff for bread only received one helping. No manager on duty for a Friday night, I guess this is why the restaurant does so poorly. Overall a poor dining experience.
waitress did her best but service was very slow, bread was offered after we finished the meal, food #3 on the scale 1-10
The food has really good flavor although it was just warm and some veggies were almost cold. The service was very good and the server even took our picture. The view is great on the outside area, but you will smell someone smoking from time to time. The price is a little high for what you get,
We love Dominics....they have amazing food and service and love the location at the Harbor.
Food was awesome.
Food is always great and the service was amazing as always
Always a good experience at Dominic's.
Looks like it would be mediocre but its excellent Italian food and thats coming from an Italian! We are 2 hours away and were down celebrating our anniversary.
good location, good food.
Bests clam chowder around.
Service was excellent. Staff extremely friendly and helpful!
We had a four day trip to Oceanside, and this was the best meal on the entire trip. Staff was excellent as was the food. We will definitely return.
We wanted to share eating outdoors at Dominic's with a friend who is moving out here from Phoenix--celebrating that she had just found her apartment today. She asked if there was a happyhour and we had just missed the 6 p.m. cut-off. But Dominic very graciously extended happy hour for her and then served us the happy hour appetizers himself. He was charming, the server friendly and patient, the food excellent, and, ironically, we ate indoors after all!
Beautiful location on the harbor. The weather was perfect.Great food and service
Good food, a little high on prices & great habor view...
The pizza & salads fresh & flavorful. The cabernet was excellent. We hared creme brulee & tiaramsu with a cup of coffee for desert. All were excellent. Great atmosphere with a harbor view.
Dominic's is one of our favorite restaurants. The owners are very friendly & the Italian food is delicious. The pizza, pasta & clam chowder are some of the best around!
Wrong dish sent to table. Server complained about mgnt and said she would be charged for dish if returned to kitchen then she took it back and served to other customer as they had just ordered it. Given wrong dinner check.
waitress very friendly, good bread and very tasty food.
Our service was friendly and quick!
I called to make a reservation thinking that a place on the harbor would be fairly busy but they weren't, and no view of the harbor the restaurant sits behind a building, which blocks any view and in the back there is 2 big picture windows with a view of the wall and people passing by
Everything was delicious, server timed it all well. Some of the best most tender calamari I have had anywhere.
all the employees were really nice
As usual the food is phenomenal and the service is great.
Service was great. Food was great too! Lovely evening at the Harbor!
Our server, Tory, was excellent. Very attentive, taking the time to ask us about each item we ordered as we ate it -- soup, appetizer and two entrees. The bus persons were also very attentive to our needs. Great customer service.
food good, service good too.will go back soon.
Small quaint restaurant on the water. Great atmosphere and service.
Poor service, slow to get water and drinks, 2 large parties - not what it used to be.
It was delicious food and the service was good.
A little hard to find. But now that I know where it is, I'll be back.
Excellent service from Pam, in the Wine Bar. Outstanding food!
Great pizza
We were in Italy in 2014 and saw pictures on the wall that we had taken as well. They were still on my phone so I shared them with the server. She introduced us to the owner who is from Palermo area.
The owner is fantastic and the staff are very friendly and professional.
always get the rolled eggplant florentine...last 2 times thought it was not freshly made and even smelled slightly sour.
The waitress was very nice
Service was excellent and food was spectular
Service was slow. Hard to get water refills or bread. Green lip mussel appetizer turned out to be standard black mussels that were not fresh. Coconut shrimp were average at best and 26 dollar vegetarian pizza was way over priced for an average pizza. We have been to dominics before and been very happy with the food . This time they fell short of expectations
Great Food. Clam Chowder is to die for.
The breadsticks were wonderful and chose a chicken dish for the main entrée. The chicken was great with fresh vegetables cooked perfectly. The service was outstanding. It was nice outside to sit at the harbor while dining.
We were celebrating our anniversary and the restaurant is very romantic. We love the food! The antipasto salad is fantastic. There was not chicken piccata on the menu but they made it for me. That is great customer service. Our server was a nice young lady who did everything to make us happy! We will absolutely go back!
Food was delicious and plenty. wish we could eat there more often,but we were traveling.
Food was delicious and plentiful.
this was the 2nd time I ate at this restaurant. The service was terrible. Breadsticks and Appitizer was brought before we even had our drinks. The food was not that great either. Not a good experience at all
My husband loves the caprese salad and baked ziti. My favorite is the chicken alla grilia.
The location was great, the food was excellent, the service was a little slow due to the fact that they got very busy on the patio after we arrived.
We 3 meet here several times a year. We love the salmon entree and salad. My friend had a chicken entree this time and said it was delicious. Servers are friendly and efficient.
Food quality was good but taste was poor, not enough salt, garlic, spices, not Italian tasting, very bland. Wine list was unimpressive for an Italian Restaurant, need Sangiovese choices for Italian food and wine lovers.
OMG!!! We just came from dinner at Dominic's. Owner greeted us and customized a seafood dish for me. I had to elbow my husband to stop him from dipping his bread into the delicious white wine/garlic sauce. Had huge mussels, tons of shrimp; w/clams, tomatoes, fresh basil in the broth. Crispy garlic bread toast slices. We finished with tiramisu (a bargain and delish at $7. . . perfect to share). All this was after we both were dipping the garlic bread into the wonderful wine vinegar-based salad dressing. Dinner at the harbor at Dominic's made our Sunday night feel like a wonderful weekend away!
Great food and service. Sat outside and enjoyed the views.
Great Service and good food.
Best eggplant parmajan
The locale of this restaurant is a real plus! Friendly staff and great pizza, coconut shrimp and antipasto salad!
Great food everything is homemade. And very friendly and perfect service!
Food quality does not match the price. I expect higher quality food when entrees are 18-25 bucks. The waitress was excellent and tried her best to remedy the situation as did the owner which was nice. The issue was the pre cooked food the restaurant used i.e. the risotto. Vegetables weren't seasoned, fish was overcooked.
We both had veal dishes that we loved.
poor service, sat for over 30 minutes prior to a server coming. food greasy and bland. I eat here often so I was very disappointed.
Great service and great food
Absolutely fantastic pizza and the coconut shrimp were delicious.
Very good Ocean harbor location. Our hot food was served hot and cold food served cold as food should be served and the food tasted great. Service was fast, friendly and professional. Prices were very reasonable especially with the Restaurant.com discount certificate.
Service could be better.
Food was fantastic. Service was horrible. Watress forgot to place one order, the total order took 15-20 min. Longer than it should have. Waitress forgot to apply the gift certificate towards the meal. Would I go again? Nor sure
Just a bit slow
Lovely sitting outside watching the boats come in and out. Meals were delicious. Must get the stuffed mushrooms. Real Italian food! Extensive menu.
We dined in the bar for an early dinner around 3 PM. We chose the bar over outside due to the closeness of people walking by in the harbor.
Food is great, been here before. First time dining in. Our server was outstanding, went out of her way to get us our food in a timely manner, she was also very friendly.
Great service and great food always
waitress who recently came here from Maryland was excellent. Attentive friendly and professional.
I mentioned that we had friends meeting us from Simi Valley who had wanted to sit looking at the water, but outside seating had been stopped due to construction work outside. It was above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty for staff to set up tables under the scaffolding. Thank you!
As usual Dominic's has the best Pizza and homemade Italian food in Oceanside. Great friendly service and Dominic can be seen greeting customers and making sure everyone is happy.
Really good food. I ordered sea bass and it wasn't fishy and it was fresh. It needed seasoning, but otherwise very good.
Service was good, food arrived quickly and was great.
The Sangria for happy hour was great and our food was wonderful.
The food is absolutely wonderful and being a family run business is great. They make you feel like your family.
The service was excellent. Dominic's is located at Oceanside Harbor with outside seating overlooking the boat harbor. We had an outstanding dinner and watched the sun set over the Pacific Ocean. The perfect ending to a perfect day.
Best eggplant dishes I ever had.
Great food, wonderful location.
waiter was nice, bread and meal was good but seemed to be noisy with all the people chatting.
WONDERFUL PIZZA & "friendly" & "attentive" service. Family owned, father & son "team". Hospitality & Warmth are incredible assets to this Italian Eatery & Winery! We are from the Los Angeles area, however, will DEFINITELY RETURN again if in Oceanside!
Food and service were excellent.
A great spot by the Harbor with greedy Italian food and nice setting.
Service was great out on the patio and the food was fantastic.
service was a little slow, but it was a beautiful day. We sat outside and enjoyed the evening.
Pretty expensive for the quality or flavor
The service was fast, friendly and responsive. The food was delicious and satisfying.
food and service was great. Restaurant was hard to find
Dominic's has great atmosphere, service and food. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of lobster in my ravioli!
The waiter was friendly and efficient. The place had lots of diners as well. We were happy to see this.
Kristina was awesome!!
Very attentive waiters, excellent food.
The staff and food were both great.
temp,texture,color and flavor done right
Always a great place to eat. Excellent location.
Great service ! but most of all FANTASTIC food. They have the best Italian food in the county !! Great choices !
legendary favorite with great hospitality to go with wonderful food and atmosphere
The food was excellent, but the service was very slow.
Food was excellent and service was very good!
I usually go to the sister restaurant in fallbook, but this place was nearby and one of my friends favorite Italian place to eat. Glad to see papa Dominic still serving, although his son and staff do an outstanding job as well we had the pizza but the Italian dishes are outstanding well worth the try if you have not been there already
Excellent food and service.
Food was good & service was fantastic
We dined outside ~ metal chairs and tables with no cloths, quite unrepresentative of a fine restaurant but we wanted to enjoy the beautiful day. Our food arrived cold and had to be reheated. Perhaps that was why we were disappointed; however, the service was excellent ~ great waiter!!!
Actually ate at Davina's. We love the atmosphere and decor,and the location of restaurant in the Oceanside Harbor. Got lucky and found 2 seats at the bar, with perfect viewing for the Oceanside Parade of Lights. Service from the bartendress was excellent despite being VERY full and busy with diners for the annual event.Shared the Luciano Crustacei (sp) appetizer, which was very good (but a little pricey) and the manicotti was delicious, and large enough to share.Thank you for a great evening!
The eggplant dish I had was the best dish ever!
I never received the bread sticks that were included with my meal
Dominic makes you feel like you are home! Friendly atmosphere.
The quality of the food is always high and the atmosphere is always very welcoming.
Not sure of our server's name but he always waits on us and has been there forever! He is great!
Bar tending service slow & inexperienced
Troy our waiter was great. He was very helpful and patient as we had ten people some arriving late. Under those conditions it could have been a disaster but he handled it like a pro with little wait to serve the late arrivals.
The location right on the water was beautiful. The food was great and the service was spectacular.
Excellent service and very hospitable. They make you feel very important!
Waiter was very attentive and accomodating. both entrees ordered were excellent and ample enough to share!
Very friendly staff and very attentive!Great Pizza!!!!
Waiter was great. Dominic came by and said hello. Food delicious as always.
It was a slow night so we were allowed to choose where we wanted to sit. We chose the bar and were the only people in there. The bartender, Pam, gave excellent service. Very knowledgeable about the menu and helped us choose excellent entrees. She gave us some very helpful tips about other places to eat and things to do while vacationing in the area.
The staff and owner were very friendly. We received excellent customer service.
The pizza was good, and so was my tortellini al pesto.
Patio seating furniture could be upgraded a little to be more comfortable and possibly take out two tables and spread out just a little?
The Pizza was GREAT, I also had a Seafood Pasta, the seafood was great but the sause was a little plain but all the seafood that was in it was worth it. My husband had Chicken with artichokes & cheese was great, breadstick were delicious as well!
It was a little cold in the restaurant, because of the cold sea breeze, but the service and the food were excellent. If it's not summertime, wear long pants and a sweater.
The host, Dominic, was so friendly. He treated the customers like family.
App was great - everything else was bland
Everyone in the party was happy with their food. It was a little on the pricey side, but not too bad considering it's in a tourist area.
One of my favorite places the food is extremely good and the service the best, everyone is very pleasant and smiling.
The food was excellent but the service was horrible. Our waiter was never around, but the bus boy was very helpful and went above and beyond the call of duty.
Went out of their way to prepare a sandwich for my son not on the menu. Very appeciated!
As we got to the restaurant, a small family arrived. In addition, a group of 6 was sitting at another table. Then others started coming in. Within 20 minutes every table was filled. The wait staff stayed busy helping patrons, but was probably understaffed. One waiter, one host, one wine sommelier and the salad maker were keeping up, but barely. Would have liked to see another waiter. Good thing it was too cool to sit outside -- if anyone sat there they'd not get any attention. We want to go there again.
The salad on their lunch special was AWESOME! The grilled shrimp was cooked perfectly... :)
Let's say we wouldn't go back
Clam chowder was amazing! Sangria delicious. All three dinners were bland. Breadsticks chewy and bland. I won't be back for dinner but perhaps for chowder, salad, and a glass of wine.
We enjoyed our dinner in the wine bar very much. Our waiter was fabulous and the food arrived in record time. Being 80's kids, we loved the music that was playing.
small place right outside the harbor. very good food, very good variety of items to eat.
Dominic and the staff are always friendly and welcoming. Nice friendly atmosphere.
Great food! Great service! Most gracious owner!!
Great ambiance. Great view. Great food!
The atmosphere, the personnel and the food was wonderful. Looking forward to going again!
Our server was wonderful and our service was FANTASTIC. The food was AMAZING!
Great food!
The clam chowder and crisella mama (know that isn't exactly how to spell that) were absolutely wonderful. My fafella pasta (bowtie pasta with asparagus and chicken) was disappointing. The other two dishes had wonderful flavor, but mine was boring. Only after I poured parmesan cheese on it did it become more flavorful. I would have rated the experience excellent based on the chowder and my husband's meal. The chowder could have been thick, but it's flavor was great.
Food cold, service slow!
I would have rated excellent but it was just a little strange/different how there were 2 restaurants connected together.
friendly staff with good ideas on what to order
The food is always good at Dominics but unfortunately the service is usually very slow and poor. If this restaurant had great service it would be packed 7 days a week because they have great food..
Very nice
Beautiful atmosphere and wonderful waiter, Rodriuego.
Service was very slow this visit. Usually it's much better.
Everyone loved the food. Rodrigo was very attentive.
The service was great, the scenery was beautiful and the food was oh so delicious! I had the Eggplant Fiorentine and it was probably one of the best Italian meals I've ever had!
Dominic is usually there every night with a gracious hello and welcoming smile. He works right along with his staff and cam usually be found in the kitchen when busy. We love the place!
Service and atmosphere was wonderful. Pizza is awesome!
Very slow service from start to finish.
The best Italian food in the county !!!
Restroom was a disgrace. Everything else was great.
Great food, service and atmosphere!
one of the best Italian restaurants. We drive from Laguna Niguel to eat there.
The food has always been fantastic. Dominic is a great old-school restauranteur. They just opened a more modern (meaning not family-style Italian) dining area next to the main restaurant - nice bar, awesome! On the O'side harbor with a great view and fantastic food. We love the place!
Value poor, especially salad.
It’s not so much the waiter was rude, but very inattentive. Never stopped by once the meal was dumped off, and no refills. Too busy being cool, and it was not even that busy. I will also make a comment on yelp and warn everyone I know that this is a place to avoid. Trust me, the tourists will be tricked and then after a while the gig will be up. Avoid this place!
Horrible service. I had to go look for our server two times and ask for our bill. Calamari tasted like rubber bands and was a complete waste of money. Pizza was awesome but too bad everything else was horrible.
would like to see 2 meatballs or one larger meatball come with the speghetti. One is just not enough
Food & Service was great, will be back for sure.
Clam chowder excellent.
We visited Oceanside Harbor several years ago, and remembered an excellent meal at Dominic's. We decided to go today with a Restaurant.com certificate. It was yummy, especially the clam chowder!
super slow to get food out of kitchen. ordered simple pizza and it took 50 minutes. yes, no typo 50 minutes. server was very nice and took away some of the sting but still wouldn't return due to horrible wait for simple pizza.
we had a great time w a great view
The food and service were excellent but for the price one would expect the dining room to be more inviting and comfortable.
The food quality is always great. The owner is always friendly and involved. Our waiter forgot to bring our salad before are pizza, we had to ask for it.It also took to long to recieve our change back after paying.
We will be back!
their chefe's special steak was an amazingly good, but pescatore(seafood pasta)was disapointment.Hoping Italian restaurant would have decent pasta, but they had great selection of the beer. our waitress had little knowlege about their menu but she was very friendly.
the service and food were great. The menu posted out front had different prices (lower) than the menu at the table.
This is a great place, with a fun atmosphere. The food is good, service is great, and I love walking around the harbor afterwards. I do recommend this place!
The food was good, but way to expensive. I small bowl of buttered spaghetti was $8.95. You got nothing with it, not even a piece of bread.
The server took a long time to bring our appetizers (turns out they forgot to turn on the oven), workers walked and talked throughtout the restaurant within view (distracting) and the food was very expensive and small portions, althought the food was great!
Thanks to all!
Excellent service, friendly staff, great food.
great food, excellent service, friendly atmosphere
We were on vacation in CA but it was so good I would return nexttime I visit Excellent experience!
The salads were great and so was the wine selection. Our waitress was right on the ball and very pleasant.
Love the remodel of the dining room, but it needs something soft to absorb some of the sound. When full, the noise is way too loud. With all the remodeling past/current you should remodel the restrooms. Current one in the kitchen /store room gives a bad impression of an otherwise nice place.
Very good food. Always so fresh. Nice wine list.
Traditional quality, perfect portions, priced right.
Rest rooms need attention !!
I was going to be in Oceanside for the afternoon and looked on restaurant.com for a place for dinner. I would never have found Dominic's otherwise... and I am so glad I did!!!!
The server was great. All the food was good but the clam chowder was superb.
Best Italian food around!
Ffood was exceptional as was the service. Thank you.
Food and service was good. Would have preferred dimmed lights with a candle on the table. Nice decor. But, with the bright lights at night, it took away from potential romance and was lit up more like a pizza parlor.
the best clam chowder I have ever had. Food was excellent and the service was great. Very good experience.
I can see if from my balcony
This was our second visit to Dominic's and we were again delighted with the quality of the food and service. They really know how to cook up a delicious meal!
GREAT food & atmosphere
i thought the food was way over priced. if it wern't for the coupon i would have not eaten there.
excellent service and very good food
food could have been a little more flavorful
The Wait person did try to make amends by offering a dessert & coffee and removed one charge (the salad). If I were having a pizza I might go there but would not make the trip over just for that purpose. The salad dressing (balsamic) sat in a pool, running the dish. The veal for my partner was tender but vegetables were hard. My veal was overpowered with cheese & other ingredients.
the food was great and the view is fabulous
Nice harbor view. Great at sunset.
IT'S convenient, and really great atmosphere with good food.
Always friendly staff and excellent food!
Good food good service. It was Sunday so it would have been nice if a football game was on the flatscreens but overall good experience.
The dinner was excellent and the people seem to genuinely care. Thank you!
The food was way over priced. No kids menu makes it difficult for families to eat there. The food was pretty bad. It truly tasted like it came out of a can.
This is my second visit to Dominic's at the Harbor. The food has been excellent both times. The service is exceptional!
The pizza was great! Beautiful sunny day at the harbor, service was friendly and prompt.
Great View of the Habor.........
love the staff, the owner and the great food
Great place. Have told several friends about it.
Twice a year we come over to Carlsbad from Kauai. The ist time we ate at Dominic's it was because of restaurant.com, but we now go there because of the excellent food. T. McKee
Wonderful food, great service! We love it there. The coupon makes it even better
The lasagna was very plain, not much meast, too much sauce.. Very average quality.
GREAT food! the service is good but the food is awesome
was a very nice visit, the only thing i would comment on was the wait time.. they were very busy, so long wait for everything.. but worth the wait..
Thank you for the great service. Definitely recomend this restaurant.
Great food, friendly staff and Dominic himself stops by to say hello. Love the place!
Best clam chowder & best pizza in the area!
We're visiting family in Oceanside and used Oracle Marketplace to locate restaurants locally that our 11 year old daughter would enjoy. Great experience, good food.
An excellent restaurant
I live in Oceanside, and was at my boat. Perfect place for great Italian food and people watching.
We visit Dominics everytime we are in town! Great service, food, atmosphere, and the owner truly cares about your visit!!!
I am glad we went there and would go again. For the family a $55 simple dinner is a bit high but with the $25 off a great deal.
Our server was excellent!
Waitress was very friendly and nice.
We love Dominic's!
Great atmosphere and friendly service!
We love the restaurant and took a couple with us. They loved it also! Great food and wonderful service and atmosphere!
The service was poor the evening we visited, it took quite a while for us to even be approached by the one person waiting tables, a wednesday nite! The food was good though,, didn't like the long waiting , would have been nice if they had more servers and at least got you going with a cheerful hello, some drinks and bread!