L'gusto Cucina Italiana - Stanislaus

So I've been here now for my third time... this time however was unlike any other time I had been there. We got there sun at 1:47pm n sat down with the other two we were meeting there. Drinks were ordered and we got them and the bread, no plates were delivered nor straws, even though we asked. We had to go ask for plates after they weren't brought out the first time. N the straws we never had the whole time. No biggie tho. When we ordered the drinks we also ordered bruscheta. We could see the server was by herself n felt for her but there were some things she could've done to help speed up the situation for herself since she was understaffed.Why u were understaffed on a 3 day weekend was beyond me but I don't make ur schedule.More n more tables were coming in but nothing too crazy and the place is small. U had 2 tops n 4 tops max. But it was the time management that took me by surprise. This waitress would take an order of a table n then be gone for 5 minutes, help another table and be gone another 5 minutes, and the cycle just kept happening. She never came back. We asked for more bread, twice. At one point she said it was baking n the next time we asked 15 minutes later they were out n now had only pita bread to offer. Needed a coke refill and had to walk up to the bar to get that resolved. But while standing at the bar another girl who came in, didn't even address us at the bar top. No eye contact, no nothing. All this happened and we hadn't even had our entree order taken yet. It was now 2:51pm, mind u we got there at 1:47pm. I know this cuz I have a text from the person we were meeting. So over an HOUR had gone by without our entree order even taken. As a server myself, with over 23 steps of service I have to do per table, I was appalled by the straight negligence and the waitress doing singular table serving. And by that I mean, going up to a table, taking an order n leaving n putting it in and getting them started n repeating that process for each table. U don't do check backs n u started serving other tables faster all because we ordered an app the first go around. We shoulda been one of the first tables u went back to to get our order in.The problem with singular table serving is u run into situations like this and make more work for urself in the long run cuz u could just take multiple tables orders and u can still space them out in the computer if u want to take it easy on the kitchen, but u can take a tray n bring out everything for 3 or 4 tables at a time instead of just one at a time. Time management. Work smarter, not harder.After being there for 2 hours we finally were getting our bill. Needed it split even tho that was also mentioned at the beginning but again, whatever. I don't know if it's frowned upon to write stuff down n have a server book but that woulda helped out alot. Get alot more done n alot less steps done in the process.Didn't even bother with getting a dessert simply cuz we had already been there so long. Upon packing our food we found what looked like some plastic of some sort in one of the plates but again we had already paid n were getting ready to leave so we didn't fuss. Didn't even mention it cuz this experience was already one for the books.Just left the lil piece on top of the server book as a souvenir.Normally I don't write anything this long or brutal but this experience needs to be talked about cuz damn, this Def made me rethink my decision today.Parking: Not alot of spaces to park, but again, tiny establishment

Limited parking. Small restaurant. We were there on Valentines Day evening, and it was very crowded. Pictures on their website showed white table cloths, but there weren't any that day.That said, the food was very good and the chocolate mousse cake was to die for. It's definitely worth a visit on a less busy day.

The service, food atmosphere is beyond exceptional ? Highly recommend.

This place is one of our fav lunch spots, the cozy atmosphere and consistently delicious food makes it one of our weekly go-to's for fast fresh and HIGH QUALITY italian food when we are in between meetings!They also do a fabulous job with larger to go orders and have a great price for catering!

Exceptional!! The food, service, and atmosphere are outstanding. The calamari appetizer is tasty, and the spicy garlic chicken pasta is packed with flavor. The staff is friendly and helpful. The atmosphere transports you to a different place.Parking: A few parking spaces are on the side of the building. Mostly street parking.