Caffe Pinguini

(310) 306-0117

6935 Pacific Avenue
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293-7674 33.9575 -118.4495

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Neighborhoods: Playa Del Rey, West LA

caffepinguini.com

Hours:

Tuesday To Thursday From 12:00 PM To 02:30 PM Tuesday To Thursday From 06:00 PM To 10:30 PM Friday From 12:00 PM To 02:30 PM Friday From 06:00 PM To 10:30 PM Saturday From 06:00 PM To 10:30 PM Sunday From 06:00 PM To 09:30 PM

Price:

$$

Last updated 8.12.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering, Coffeehouses, Cafes

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Quiet, Outdoor Dining, Business Dining, Date Spot, Carry Out

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

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In Short – Casual couples fill the rustic, candlelit interior, and the nearby ocean's scent provides the patio a seaside ambience. Meals begin with shared appetizers and salads like spinach pepperoncino, sauteed with garlic and chili peppers. Pasta favorites include linguini mare brimming with mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari in white-wine sauce, and Gorgonzola cheese-stuffed rigatoni. Additional choices range from veal entrees to smoked salmon pizza. The daily specials and house-recipe tiramisu bolster the classic Italian menu.

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Where to Sit:
With twinkling white lights and plenty of green, leafy plants, the half-enclosed patio is ideal for a romantic tete-a-tete.
Save Money:
If you'd like to share or order several menu items as appetizers, your server will split pastas for $2 and entrees for $3.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “romantic patio”
  2. “Talk about romantic, italian, charming, wonderful.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The food was fabulous, the wine was superb - and the service was world class.”
  2. “Great wine list too.”
  3. “Good wine list.”
  4. “Wonderful food, great wines.”
food quality
84.61999893188477% positive
  1. “The food is good, but after a couple of times, I'd like to try something else.”
  2. “We love the food.”
  3. “The food was fresh and I think I tasted a bite from everyone's plate.”
  4. “As Italians who eat Italian food all the time, Caffe Pinguini is excellent.”
  5. “The food is terrible.”
  6. “The food was great, so was the service.”
  7. “Heavy tab was not worth the 3 hours of poor food and service.”
  8. “the food and service were all great.”
  9. “Good Italian food, great service”
  10. “Wonderful food, great wines.”
  11. “The food was fabulous, the wine was superb - and the service was world class.”
  12. “The food is awesome and the han.”
  13. “Really good bread and l.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “This is a great restaurant with always excellent service.”
service
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. “Highly recommend for intimate dinners, or families - the room has a great feel and waiters are conscientious and friendly.”
  2. “Good Italian food, great service”
  3. “This is a great restaurant with always excellent service.”
  4. “the food and service were all great.”
  5. “The food was fabulous, the wine was superb - and the service was world class.”
  6. “The food was great, so was the service.”
  7. “Rude, inefficient service with an unpleasant attitude from the owner and wait staff.”
  8. “Friendly staff.”
  9. “Heavy tab was not worth the 3 hours of poor food and service.”
value
0.0% positive
  1. “Heavy tab was not worth the 3 hours of poor food and service.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/04/08

Best Italian Food Outside of Italy!

by pmancini12 at Citysearch

This is a great restaurant with always excellent service. We have been coming here for years, and have never been disappointed. As Italians who eat Italian food all the time, Caffe Pinguini is excellent. Highly recommend for intimate dinners, or families - the room has a great feel and waiters are conscientious and friendly.

  • Pros: Ambience, Service, Great Food, Authentic Italian
  • Cons: None
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/26/07

This restaurant is a Hidden Gem!!!

by moniquekm at Citysearch

Talk about romantic, italian, charming, wonderful. I was so happy I stumbled into this place. Been there for both lunch and dinner... great experience. Wonderful food, great wines... great for dates or relaxing with friends. Highly recommend!!

  • Pros: Romantic and hidden
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/08/07

Good Italian food, great service

by sammychez at Citysearch

We had reservations as a group of 10 and a few more people showed up to join us. The owners were very accommodating for a Saturday night - as it was busy. We were treated like kings. The food was fresh and I think I tasted a bite from everyone's plate. I had the seabass and my wife had a special ravioli and we started w/the smoked mozzarella with shitake mushrooms. Good wine list. True Italian waiters. Delightful!

  • Pros: Authentic Italian cuisine, patio seating, seating at the bar, good service
4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/20/06

Pleasant Surprise

by aewlsn at Citysearch

Great Italian food. Nice patio. Friendly staff. Good wine list. Easy parking. Close walk to the beach.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

08/04/06

Xlnt place to take the boss you hate

by sassille at Citysearch

6 women on a night out were greeted with an arrogant, condescending waiter who winds up being the owner. Twenty minute wait between courses, having to chase down bus-boys for water refills, dessert menu, or the check. Chicken breast w/artichokes was tough and difficult to slice with a STEAK knife accompanied by roasted potatoes, shriveled and dry. Heavy tab was not worth the 3 hours of poor food and service.

  • Pros: Nice patio, good bread
  • Cons: rude staff, overcooked food

The Details on Caffe Pinguini

Place Categories:

  • good italian food
  • great wine
  • great service
  • recommend highly
  • poor food
  • great restaurant
  • great dinner party
  • nice patio
  • romantic talk
  • friendly staff
  • excellent caffe pinguini
  • great owners
  • good l
  • unpleasant attitude
  • great experience
  • good bread
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