Reviews for Piccolo Santa Monica in Santa Monica, CA
Piccolo is one of my favorite Italian spots on the west side. Their menu is updated regularly, focused on fresh and seasons... ingredients and it shows. Every dish I've has the pleasure of trying has been delightful. The outside area nice, and while on abusy street, the patio is in back providing a quiet and nice outdoor option featuring plenty of greenery and ambiance to takeyou away from the city. I do suggest going for wine over cocktails tho. Personally I have found their cocktails to be okay, butthe rest of my party has always enjoyed them. Read more
Piccolo is one of the best restaurants on Lincoln for its delicious food, exquisite wines, and above-and-beyond friendly staff.... The grilled octopus, grilled calamari, and linguini mare with the black in linguine are must-order dishes, and you reallycan’t go wrong with any of the wines. Kelsey is the best manager and always makes sure things go smoothly. The bartender isalso brilliant and all of his cocktails are amazing. They have both romantic indoor and outdoor seating, and I always leave witha smile on my face. Read more
Cozy little restaurant, excellent authentic Italian food. The service was great. Simone our waiter (Italian) was knowledgeable... and molto simpatico (lovely). Excellent wine list. Enjoy! Read more
Honestly can’t say enough good things about this place…the food was amazing, the staff were so kind and personable, and the... ambience was great, it felt like a little neighborhood getaway. Some of the best Italian food I’ve had in LA…definitely trythe pici alla pancetta e cipolle! Read more
THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE OWNER AND THE OWNER ONLY. If you are not him, please keep scrolling. It is my life's mission to find the... best vodka pasta. You name the restaurant , I've had it. I've seen the best and the worst vodka pasta this planet has to offer,and sir, I think your staff has cracked the code. The sauce alone is so good I actually considered taking a balinese mud bathin it. Like my lockscreen rn? Quite literally a picture of your pasta. I cannot rest until I know I can have this pasta again.My days have been riddled with the anxiety of knowing this pasta is a special and not a menu item. I don't want to go back tothe Elephante’s, Jon & Vinny's, and the Scopa's of the world thinking about what could have been :/ Please give this pastathe menu slot it so rightfully deserves. Read more
chose a random place to have dinner as we were tired from traveling and read great reviews so decided to come and try it out and... boy it was so good i still think about the food till this day even though we were there about a month ago. we did get a parkingfine after dinner as we weren’t familiar with the area so just watch out where you park Read more
Our dinner for four started promptly and on the right note. The hostess was friendly and gave us seating choices ,we sat... inside. The high table was just the right height and the leather padded chairs were comfortable inside the noise level wasperfect to have a normal conversation. we listened to specials from our multi talented waiters that was working the bar aswell. the wine choices are vast and contain important Italian classics.We went with a Valpollachella wine which wasamazing Appetizers were gorgeous and delicious. Beet carpaccio de Oro with Burrata , Jamon with red wine reduced pears withBurrata and radiccio mix, ricotta stuffed agnolotti with butter reduction and summer truffles shaved on top. That was a dreamin a dish! For main course we had veal scaloppini ,very tender over mashed potatoes , and the New York Strip steak withpeppercorn sauce !Absolutely perfect! For the end of our meal we ordered a small chocolate mouse tart over a crunchy hazelnutcooky . The dinner was amazing, and I would recommend you visiting Piccolo for a memorable dinner as a date or going withfriends. Read more
Great meal but quite pricey and not every dish was quite as good. Get the pork chop but not the salmon which was, though well... cooked, not nearly as flavorful as other dishes. The pasta with pancetta and aged cheese was our favorite. Go for outdoorseating if possible. Service staff is large but our waiter hardly stopped by after taking our orders. Read more