Blade 1936

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   Smcfoodie2015

   San Diego8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best Italian food by far in Oceanside. Love this place!!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Dallas1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had an excellent meal. Staff was great. Food quality is great. Learned they source most of their items from Italy. Will be going back for sure!
   

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   Sean

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was great. Service was spectacular..only issue was the noise level. It is INCREDIBLY loud. We will absolutely be back and will be taking out of town guests for sure!
   

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   Mark VIP

   New York City144 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Another great meal at Blade. The early bird special is fantastic.
   

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   Tracey VIP

   Hawaii25 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Let’s start with the positive: the food was great. Their arrabbiata sauce is fantastic, as is their pizza. Their service, however? It leaves much to be desired. When 2 of our party of 4 first arrived, there was a few minute wait, which was fine. They started to head into the bar to grab a drink while they were waiting for the table to be ready but they were stopped by the hostesses who told them they were not allowing anyone to go to the bar because a large party was there ordering drinks. ??? I’ve never heard that one before but OK. So they waited up front. But as they stood waiting, the hostess then said to them “I’m sorry but we’re going to need to ask you to stand against the wall.” They looked around. There was no wall. Literally. No wall to stand against. So they moved a little off to the side. The hostess said it again: “I’m sorry but we need to ask you to stand against the wall.” They walked outside to wait. They were then “allowed” to go to the bar and order a drink. The other 2 of us arrived and we were all seated. No water for nearly 10 minutes. We finally ordered appetizers which were great but then when we later got the salads we were all sharing, they didn’t bring us new plates. They dropped off the salads and expected us to eat off the dirty appetizer plates that had red sauce all over them. I had to get our own new plates off one of the newly set tables. Then while we were still eating one of the salads, a woman (bussser?) came by and just took the salad we were all sharing off the table without so much as even looking at us, let alone asking whether we were done (which we weren’t). She took the plate and set it on the bar behind us. We literally got up and grabbed our plate back to eat the rest of our salad. When the entrees came ( which the 4 of us again were sharing), we had to ask for new plates. It’s a shame that with food so good their service is such a miss. Service matters and there are so many great options in Oceanside now.
   

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   SuzannPP

   San Diego2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our waiter was the best we have ever had there. He was extremely attentive, knowledgeable and professional. Finally they got it right on service! Their food is always yummy! Can’t wait to go back!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Seattle5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful dinner at Blade for my husbands birthday. Food and service were amazing.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego1 review

   3.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   It was a cute spot. Food was ok. Server was nice.
   

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   Allen

   San Francisco29 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We arrived 30 minutes early and were seated right away. Had pizza for our appetizer, it was Great. The drinks were phenomenal. My cousin said the spaghetti with Bolognese sauce and meatballs, was the best he has ever had. The pappardelle was fantastic. The service was phenomenal. Best Italian meal we have had in a while A+++++
   

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    Tracy VIP

    Hawaii39 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on February 22, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Food was Excellent Everything else was terrible. Service was slim to none.
    

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