rustica is farm-to-table restaurant with seasonal offerings. the offerings are interpretations of italian- mediterranean specialties, all served by a knowledgeable and friendly staff.
drinks include local liquors, spirits, beers, ciders and wines on draft, as well as those from around the world, locally roasted coffee, remedy teas, iced tea, san pellegrino sparkling beverages, craft ginger beer, and bottled sodas.
the place has a charm of its own. the decor is of reclaimed materials from around the island, beautifully crafted by a local artist. there is lots of wood, highlights of old barn siding, and it’s warmly lit with edison bulbs. The bar features a beautiful reclaimed slab of live edge old growth timber and hammered copper.
Seasonal American bistro-style fare & drinks with brunch, outdoor tables, & rotating art displays. Based on 427 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
670 SE Pioneer Way #102, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Phone: (360) 675-4053
Website:
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Hours
| Thursday |
4–8 PM |
| Friday |
4–9 PM |
| Saturday |
4–9 PM |
| Sunday |
2–9 PM |
| Monday |
4–8 PM |
| Tuesday |
Closed |
| Wednesday |
4–8 PM |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: rusticacafe.com
Reviews
Julia
Lovely patio overlooking Puget Sound. The staff and owner were amazing, very friendly and welcoming. The penne with filet mignon was very flavorful and the steak was cooked to perfection. The lemon tiramisu was also fantastic.
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Katie Schweiss
Went there for dinner on a Saturday evening recently. Some of the best Italian food we’ve ever eaten. Owner and her husband are wonderful hosts. The cioppino was terrific, as was the lasagna and scampi. Leave room for their cannoli – big enough to split. And the decor/atmosphere is really something. Check out the custom wood art scattered throughout. Definitely will go back. (Be warned tho – in this part of Oak Harbor parking is hard to find; be prepared to walk.)
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Irina Negrean
Oh my gosh it hurts me to say this because our server was lovely, but God was the food bad. It was so bad I had to leave a review. And very expensive. We paid over $100 and the lasagna was really really bad. Lasagna with pork…. And the shrimp scampi spaghetti was ABSOLUTELY unseasoned and over cooked. I liked the waitress she was lovely but the food quality was absolutely atrocious. Worst I’ve had in years. I actually don’t think I’ve ever left a negative review but this restaurant was such a bummer.
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Liz’s Backpack
Just ugh. Was overall so disappointed. Very cute location and loved that it was pet friendly but that’s probably the only thing great about it. They really shouldn’t label themselves as an Italian restaurant when they mostly only have American food. They only had 3 pasta dishes you could choose from and the one I had was undercooked and tasted like it was a microwave meal. Pretty bland. My husband ordered a basic breakfast meal and his eggs were burnt and his bacon was super chewy and tough and was exactly like jerky. The bread was okay, again pretty bland. They gave us butter for the bread and it tasted like it came out of “I can’t believe it’s not butter” tub. Way to expensive for the small portions you get as well. The service was okay. We sat for awhile obviously looking like we’re ready to order but the server took awhile to come over (note we were the only ones in the restaurant). She was nice and checked on us twice which was good.
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Karelly Arroyo
Service started out good and by the end our server stopped coming to our table. The food was alright although my husband found a long hair in his food… the drinks were too spicy and not very enjoyable (we had bloody Mary’s/Caesars). Too expensive after all things considered
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Joe G
Came here about a year ago and asked for fetachini Alfredo (off menu) and was told the chef wouldn’t make it because it wasn’t authentic Italian.
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Bill Merrow
Food is of good quality but the cooking, flavoring/spicing is so so. My wife’s chicken alfredo had pieces of chicken with gristle and the alfredo sauce did not smell or taste like any we have had before. My panini had chicken breast meat of good quality but the sandwich was excessively dry and hard to break apart/chew. It’s cheese needed to be less cooked with some sauce added. lasagna variable from poor to just ok.
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Maria aquino
Food was good the second time that was brought to 9ur tablet first time was burned. Service was terrible all waitress more concern to talking to their friend at the bar than taking care of customers waiting almost 40 minutes to be seat and over an hour for the food place was not full have to go get our own bill it was never brought to us .
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Shannon Tate
This is a great spot for a tasty lunch or an upscale dinner. The atmosphere is rustic chic complete with wood panel walls, copper backsplash at bar side, and rusty metal siding wall panels. The food is delicious and certainly worth the stop. Try their specialty cocktails, beers, and wine. If you’re in Oak Harbor, come visit this darling spot!
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tara johnson
Decent service, but my food wasn’t very hot it was more room temp which made it not great, and my husband’s was hot. Our desert was tiaramisu but extremely lemony which definitely wasn’t we were expecting.
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