Natalino Restaurant

When you walk in you think: this must have once been a great place. It's a 70s time warp with stucco and dark-wood beam ceilings, low lighting and dark paneled walls. A review from the L.A Times and a photo of a young Pavarotti posing the with chef attest to its glory days. But, the ambiance and menu haven’t held up.The latter is presented in an old booklet with yellowed plastic covering the pages and looks decades old. My husband’s veal Marsala was limp and lame; the sauce, tasteless. We paid almost $6 extra for a handful of sausage pieces on the linguini Alfredo plate. However, my pizza was very good. Only two red wines were offered by the glass so we passed. The waiters were professional,...

• Utile
• Pas utile
• Répondre

My wife and I have been to Natalino's a few times and one surprising element of this restaurant is the inconsistency of the menu items, obviously being prepared by different chefs on different evenings. An example is the bruschetta appetizer. One night it was fresh diced tomatoes, basil with over fresh warm baguette slices. Another night it was cold tomato sauce that looked like it was from a can smeared over stale baguette with a blob of melted cheese. This goes on with the entrees as well, and I won't go into details, only that I've had ordered the same thing and get two completely different results delivered to the table. Natalino's is an amazing dining experience, but only if you are luc...

• Utile
• Pas utile
• Répondre

The food was extremely disappointing. The fried calamari tasted like they came from a frozen box. My linguini vongole was bland. My husband's pepper steak was like shoe leather and the sauce was awful. The waiter behaved like he couldn't stand his job and never once asked if we were enjoying our food. Very high prices and very low quality.

• Utile
• Pas utile
• Répondre

We were 15 at the long table in the private area next to the main dining room. The meal had set choices and each one was great and very tasty, the service was prompt and friendly. We have been here before and always enjoyed the wonderful Italian menu.

• Utile
• Pas utile
• Répondre

A good Italian selection, and the service was very pleasant. The Cannelloni could have been tastier, perhaps. Desserts were delicious (though they were out of tiramisu, disappointingly).

• Utile
• Pas utile
• Répondre