Reviews for Il Fornaio in Manhattan Beach, CA
Came solo to watch the game at the bar. Had some Coronas, my team won, had a tirimisu and sobered via their excellently chilled... water and an afogato vanilla gelato with two shots of espresso. Great solo trip at II Fornaio. Always great! Read more
Slow service during happy hour at the bar. Food was ok. They also charge a 3% inflation fee.
My 1st selection was the Lamb Chops, The Lamb was tough I Changed to The Salmon, It was Delicious, Moist & The Desserts Were... Scrumptious Overall It Was (10 out of 10). The Servers Were Very Attentive & Explained The Menu. Customer Service (10 outof 10). Read more
For me it's was just meh....nothing special. We went there for lunch. Ordered the caprese traditionale and RAVIOLI LUCANA. ... The tomatoes in the caprese salad were not even cut so uneven that I didn't even enjoy the presentation. Maybe that was done onpurpose but it didn't do it for me. The burrata also didn't taste fresh. The raviolis were very lightly stuffed with thesausage filling and they tried to overcompensate with the tomatoes. I understand restaurants being more frugal but reducingportion size and such but it was more pasta and tomatoes than filling. Service was ok although they were very friendly. Read more
It was our first time eating at this restaurant. Had dinner and it was really delicious. We'll be back. Dessert was delicious... also. Read more
A few years ago I had the wonderful experience to dine at II Fornaio during restaurant week. It was a 5-star dining experience... and I vowed to return. This week I treated a colleague/partner to dinner. It was another 5-star experience. Fine dining, greatfood and wonderful staff. The sea bass is a must-have. Read more
Food was amazing! I would have given it 5 stars but the service was basic nothing bad just not great.
The Osso Bucco was delicious, but they use to serve it with a risotto now they use mash potatoes and instead of veal they used... pork, with no bone marrow to dig into. The minestrone soup warm and fresh on a cold night. The rigatoni vodka pasta delicious. I hope they return to serving Osso Bucco with veal and on risotto. The tiramisu was delicious and would buy again. $100.32 forthe meal. Read more