Citrone Italian Chophouse

“Citrone is the place to visit for truly amazing food, service, and a quality experience. My wife and I visit weekly to enjoy the Chef's creative and delicious special menu items. The standard menu selections are equally extraordinary as Chef places his personal touch on each dish. His corn agnolotti, the prime beef carpaccio, and their selection of wagyu beef is a show stopper if you can appreciate quality ingredients and the attention to detail. My latest visit was an experience that will be long remembered. To compliment Chef, from the moment you arrive, the hosts and the wait staff are welcoming and intentional in creating an amazing experience. You must visit on several occasions to truly see how amazing the entire team is. Bring your appetite, an appreciation for quality ingredients, and a desire for expert techniques that you can enjoy close to home. If you live local in Redlands, or on a trip along the I-10 freeway, Citrone is a must-visit, particularly when Chef is serving the Alba or black winter truffles. Black truffle on the pistachio gelato is a must-try. Cheers!”

“Amazing! Not only was the food on point but the staff were unbelievable. Our waiter was Manny and he was so wonderful with exceptional recommendations. We had 4 kiddos with us ages 9-12 and the Manager, Brandon, was just fantastic and made them all feel like it was their night. All of the staff were amazing but Brandon definitely made what was already an amazing dinning experience that much better. We ordered a little bit of everything and we're not disappointed, it was all was delicious.”

“Amazing!! First time here - enjoyed wine tasting and jazz. Fabulous outdoor seating, great food, good company and learned a lot about the wines they offer! I'll def be back to try out more dishes! Thanks for the extra glass of wine Brandon and thanks to Daniel who took the time to educate us about the wines. I thought he was the sommelier... 🙄😊”

“Truly fine dining in Redlands. The staff is efficient, pleasant and attentive. The food presentation is beautiful and just as delicious. We tried the branzini, the beef fillet and the ciopino. All were prepared to perfection and excellent. The restaurant reminds me of the old Bay Wolf in Oakland.”

“We did free street parking and had reservations. Honestly we don’t know how this place can be so highly rated. We’ve gone to many Italian restaurants and this has got to be one of the worst. The best thing of the restaurant would be its atmosphere. Service was okay, nothing stellar or bad. The food was so bad. It shouldn’t be this way at this price point. I’ve never been to a place that can mess up garlic bread. The food has varying temperatures, like only one side of the dish is heated. The bread was just mushy soaked with butter. It didn’t seem to be heated or toasted. Even the outer skin of the bread was not crunchy. Those meatballs were the worst meatballs we’ve ever had. There was no texture, like you’re biting into jello. Then the meatball I got was cold inside. I kept complaining about temperature but my boyfriend said his was fine/hot, just that there’s no texture. The garlic bread was the same—some were cold and some were barely warm. I tried another meatball and it was hot inside. I don’t know how they’re heating their food, but it’s so strange to consistently only have one side of the food be heated. My boyfriend got the gnocchi. It was very bland. It was like eating pillows of plain white rice. The sauce did not add much flavor. I got the orecchiette. The waiter warned that it would be bitter. I thought it would be interesting to try, since I can eat bittermelon. It was bitter indeed, but there was no balance of flavors. It was just only bitterness. Why would you put out a dish like that? The texture was decent, but that was it.”