Il Fornaio

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1430 Mt Diablo Blvd
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Il Fornaio means 'the baker' in Italian. This award-winning restaurant offers an authentic and unique Italian dining experience. Specialties include wood-fired rotisserie and grilled meats, poultry and game; housemade pastas; pizzas from an oak wood burning oven; fresh salads and housemade soups; a wide variety of desserts; and fresh baked bread made daily from scratch. Winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2007.

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3.01,214 reviews
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Tina K.
9/20/2025

Big restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Service at this location tends to be better than the others. Full bar and good wine list. Some of my Il fornaio faves are: Calamari - crispy and...

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Tamika T.
11/16/2025

Stopped in for a quick solo meal. Decided on the lasagna and a glass of wine. I'd been here before several years back and the decor is still nice and polished as I'd remembered it. Service was so...

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Katherine F.
9/13/2025

This restaurant has made a remarkable improvement ...and become my favorite spot when shopping in Walnut Creek. Today was Back to School shopping for DGD the younger, who is in total...

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Aida F.
10/26/2025

Met a friend here for lunch. The service was stellar; the host had already seated my friend & knew exactly where to direct me to. Water was brought over, drink orders taken. We snacked on an...

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Maria M.
10/30/2025

I'm really bummed to give this review, because the food wasn't bad. The service was horrible. It wasn't even a busy night and there was only 4 of us at the table. We ordered our food and...

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