Vincenzo’s Olive Tree

An authentic italian place! They make fresh iced tea every morning and have incredible portions! I ordered a cup of minnestroni (homemade) which was so delicious, the marinara and bread is esquisite as well. The grilled chicken with steamed veggies is so fresh and flavorful, I would highly reccommend this dish if you are looking for a lighter dish. My sister had a sausage calzone that looked to weigh a pound filled with cheese, spinach, and sausage. She said it was delicious. The lasagna comes in a perfect portion for lunch and is fresh out of the oven. I highly advise anyone looking for fresh, REAL, italian food to stop on by here. Also if you are debating whether or not to get the dessert, GET IT!

Our first time here.
Very good and authentic Italian food.
Very friendly staff.
Great for family dining.

Excellent food at affordable prices. Very good quality ingredients they use in their pizza dough and pastas.

We have been here about 4 or 5 times now and every time I am more impressed. Love every dish I have had. The service is excellent, very attentive to your needs. This last time I had the fettuccine Alfredo and it was excellent. I highly recommend it, even if you have to drive aways it’s totally worth it.

Very friendly atmosphere, great food, and accomodating to family and baby stroller. I recommend the calamari and some chowder, and the chicken tenderloin with pesto pasto. Host and waitress are great. Will go back again.

I absolutely couldn’t find a reason not to give it 5 stars. The customer service was great! Our waitress hit everything on the head and the food was phenomenal!!! The atmosphere was als definitely a family setting. I did see alot of one on one friends out for dinner and catching up but more families sharing a good bottle of wine. This place Blow’s any Italian chain restaurant away! The bread down to the brought was damn amazing an thats not my two glasses of merlot talking thats the others i shared the evening with opinions as well. ;)

Love the food! Don’t do take out. I was on hold for ten minutes total. Called once got out on hold 6 minutes. Called back and then told I’m with a guest and on hold another 4. Unless you have Adobe on your phone you can’t look at the menu. I came in from Orange County to buy dinner for my parents who live in Wildomar. Ordered off of memory. Asked for the bread and dip. I asked for three pieces. I got three little pieces at .90 cents each. I thought it would be a loaf. I had ordered two large dips. Ordered the bread so we could eat the dip– 12.96 later!
Great place– only for dining in! Don’t bother with take out!

Authentic ambience and very good service. Nice people and tasty food. Delicious and yummy deserts

We came across this little place when dropping our Daughter off for her Softball party and had 2 hours to kill. It was right down the street from her party and had great reviews. Oh boy. We were glad we did stop in! The bread was so fresh and hot. I ordered fettuccine and it was by far the best I’ve never tasted, the cream sauce was amazing! My side order was chicken soup and if any of my family members get sick, I’m heading here for a to go order. My Husband ordered veil with pasta and clam chowder. I’m not kidding, he wouldn’t stop saying this is good while eating his soup… Our Son ordered a kids meal Spaghetti and he said it was to spicy but it was yummy to his Father and I. He only ate half his meal. The prices are very reasonable here and the wait without an appointment was only 15 minutes to be seated.
This is a must try restaurant!!!

Came for dinner on May 9^th, Cassie was our server and was very friendly and courteous. The booths are broken down and need to be replaced, no support in the cushions. The food however… not so much. Ordered caprese salad that was okay. Chicken Parmigiana that was not good at all for the price and the penne pasta as a side was awful. Ordered Tiramisu for dessert and came still slight frozen. My girlfriend ordered the #31 tortellini in cream sauce and that was good. So 1 star for Cassie and 1 star for the tortellini the best parts of the dinner. For a better Italian meal at a better price go to Tresinos in Wildomar. The chicken parm there is outstanding.

Been dining here for many years and family celebrations. The food is always outstanding and staff treats you like family! They have gained loyal customers for life!

Excellent food… we have been going to Vincenzo’s for years however almost EVERY single time we have ordered for pick up something is missing, no extra sauce, no parmesan cheese no bread. We get home and its just not there. We call and its just kissed off. This is a family business that has got to big for its capacity for attention to detail. I have put off writing this but tonight was the last time. We were charged for extra sauce and not only didn’t get it but they forgot the cheese and the bread.
Lake Elsinore has little choices for dining, if it was Temecula this place couldn’t possibly stay in business…
When we have dined at the restaurant the service is horrible…
From now on were driving to the Olive Garden or the dozen other fine Italian restaurants in Temecula…
Dont patronize this establishment…

We’ve been eating here for along time even before this location. We don’t eat here often but usually everything is fine not great but ok. Last night was the exception. Service was slow and she acted like she didn’t want to be there a bit rude. The food was not ok this time pretty bad actually. Maybe just a bad night for the cook and server. Should have ordered the Cucuzza like we usually do

Good lunch specials under $ 10

Really Really good… deliciosa comida, el ambiente muy tranquilo relajante. Mi orden fue Fettuccine Afredo, ensalada italiana y café. Delicioso todo. Un restaurante donde de seguro regresaras!!!

I was in Lake Elsinore for a business meeting which finished at 5pm, so I decided to eat out there and wait for traffic to die down. Found a shopping center with a few restaurant choices and decided to roll the dice with Vincenzo’s Olive Tree. Ambiance is ok… I thought it was a bit bright, but not complaining since I brought a book to read. The server was a really nice guy, but not polished. That’s ok. He was attentive, personable, and helped me work the menu. I wanted the Alla Mediterranea, which is a seafood pasta, but didn’t want a cream sauce or fettuccini noodle. The server made it easy to change to a linguini noodle and marinara sauce. It was shockingly good. Amazing! The sauce is fantastic, the noodles were al dente, and I could not believe how generous they are with the seafood. The shrimp and scallops are huge and there is a lot! They put real crab meat in the pasta as well. This was a wow and there is no way I could give them any less than 5 stars. I found out the family is from Italy and you can taste the love in the food! This restaurant will also give me an excuse to take the 15 on my frequent trips to San Diego. This place is just a block off of the freeway.

First visit was a success! Family-​friendly, big menu, excellent service, excellent food!
We started with the mushroom appetizer which I highly recommend. We found the wine menu to offer a great selection at reasonable prices. We shared Vincenzo’s special and the chicken piccata. The kiddos were happy with the French bread pizza and pasta and butter sauce. The complementary bread was just so so — but the garlic bread they serve with the entrées was amazing! We will be going back in the near future!

Great location in a nice plaza with a beautiful storefront. I was a little thrown off as the inside didn’t quite match the outside in its décor and image. I ordered a cherry Italian soda which was the worst I’ve ever had. The proportions were so far off that it literally looked like a glass of milk but a thin layer of red syrup on the bottom. It didn’t taste like there was very much soda water in it although I was very thankful they filled it back up appropriately and addressed the issue. Now on to the food… I had the Vincenzo’s special and it was drenched in cheese. Absolutely drenched!!! The ricotta cheese became super watery and didn’t do the dish itself any favors. The best part of the meal was the garlic bread!!! It’s available upon request. Otherwise, you’ll also get your choice of garden salad or soup. Service was good but it just didn’t outweigh the food.

If I could god this place 10 I would! First let me say how friendly and attentive the wait staff, hostesses and bus boys were. The place is incredibly clean and well maintained. Perfect family friendly environment.
We started with two beers. I had a Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout that was delectable and my fiancé enjoyed a traditional Peroni. We paired that with the fried calamari that was cooked perfectly! Devoid of any rubbery taste, it was quite delicious.
Our entrées came with our choice of either soup or salad. We both chose the salad with Italian dressing. All I could say was WOW! It was a fresh spring mix with red onion, black olives, garbonzo beans and the most wonderful what I can only describe as a spice mix that blew my taste buds away.
For our main entrées I enjoyed the Vincenzo’s Specialty which consisted of a penne pasta in a marinara sauce with a GENEROUS portion of ricotta cheese then covered in mozzarella and baked to perfection. It was incredible! My fiancé enjoyed the Alla Mediterranean which was along the lines of a seafood (oysters, shrimp, crab) soup over linguini noodles in a tomato basil sauce. Outstanding!
Overall, I’d have to day that this place is hands down the BEST Italian I’ve ever had. We pride ourselves on finding authentic Italian restaurants, and this one truly takes the cake.
Great work tonight! A special thanks to Victoria, our waitress, for a memorable first visit. We’ll be making this a regular in our repertoire.

The décor is outdated and the place seemed a bit dusty. Got some dirty vibes first walking in. But I survived eating in Southeast Asia so I can survive this.
We got seated promptly because it wasn’t crowded at all. The waiter brought out bread for us right away and holy shit was that bread good. Crunchy crust on the outside but super soft on the inside. It was so good I broke my diet and ate two pieces.
I ordered the Chicken Piccata and my friends ordered the Eggplant Parmigiana and Half Eggplant Parmigiana Sub. Forget Olive Garden! This place gives huge portions. All of us could not finish our food.
The Chicken Piccata was delicious! The lemon and capers gave the chicken a refreshing taste to it. It was light but since the portion was so huge I could not finish it. The dish comes with three chicken breasts and penne pasta. The chicken was cooked with mushrooms, capers, lemon, and a butter garlic sauce that was love in my mouth.
I got to taste my friend’s Eggplant Parmigiana and boy was it good! I will probably order that next time I go. The eggplant was cooked perfectly. The batter was not to heavy and the tomato sauce was on point.
Service was good. The waiters and waitresses were on point with refilling our drinks and always asked if everything was good. They just lose a star for giving me a dirty, dusty vibe with the old décor and dusty flowers above our booth.

Food was phenomenal! Got in early before a storm baseball game and was pleasantly surprised. Happy hour wine was $ 1.50 off as was most beers. I had the chianti which was smooth and flavorful. Most places the chianti taste a little charred from the bottle. I ordered off the early bird special menu. If you come in between 4−6pm during the week there is a list of 6 – 8 items that include soup or salad and garlic bread (but you must request the garlic bread). I ordered the eggplant parmagiano which came with a side of pasta and marinara. My whole meal was $ 9.50, killer deal for coming in before 6pm.
You but try the home made tiramisu or spamoni ice cream for dessert.
I’ll be back again soon to try other items.