Fresca Cafe

We went Saturday (June 28, 2025) and the food was okay. It changed a lot since the new ownership. My usual gluten free crust pizza doesn’t have flavor at all. The spinach and cheese ravioli was okay. It’s like the one you buy at sprout or fry’s. It’s drowning with red sauce. I’m very disappointed because I’ve known the previous owner and we enjoyed every time we go there. My daughter ordered sorbet but me and the BF didn’t order gelato because it doesn’t look appetizing to us. We also ordered tiramisu to go just to taste and compare, it’s was disappointing as well. I’m glad we tried it before recommending it! I miss the previous owner 😩😣😩

Pros: Marinara sauce for pasta was amazing- addictive even. Pesto sauce is good as well but not as good as the marinara. The pizza was soft and yummy. The bread and cheese bread is soft with good flavor. The gelato is homemade- loved the different options. The price is super affordable in comparison to similar restaurants. Our food was running late, and the hostest-with-the-mostest offered some bread and marinara, so the service was great. The menu even offers some GF (gluten free) options. Cons: The atmosphere needs some work. Feels old in style and lighting is awkward. The booths need to go. No need to keep repairing the holes, just replace. I recommend refreshing with some updated wallpaper, tile, new booths. Sell the spaceship gelato console thing, looks dated. Some things are unique and eye catching but do not add to the aesthetics, the spaceship is one of them. As a business owner myself, I understand that an interior refresh is expensive, but worth it! Update the place and charge $3-4 more per plate. May rile some feathers initially, but nobody else is selling for less, so they will come back, dont worry. Your food was excellent. The atmosphere greatly impacts perceived value and researches find it impacts how customers perceive the food itself. People are experiential eaters and the current interior impacts recollection of the place. For reference, I come from a tenured background in restaurant ops. Seeing aesthetically pleasing visuals triggers the brain's reward chemicals, so you will most certainly see more regulars. Just my two cents. 5 stars because the food was amazing and I have high hopes for an interior refresh in 2025.