Drago
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone: (310) 828-1585
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- 26th Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-11pm, Sat-Sun 5:30pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Drago – by Jocelyn Morneau
The Scene
The setting is enhanced by skilled servers with Italian accents and friendly dispositions--expect to have your napkin folded and a personal escort to the restroom. The modern space features a glassed-in wine cellar and long booths along the walls. The building looks out onto Wilshire Boulevard, so diners seeking romance should request a table in the back.
The Food
Ingredients are of the highest grade and purest preparation: Spinach salad comes together deliciously with nothing more than extra-virgin olive oil and thick shreds of pecorino and pear, while light tomato puree perfectly balances meaty eggplant souffle. Popular pasta dishes model simple pairings such as pappardelle with morel mushrooms, and pillows of pumpkin-filled tortellini in mellow sage cream. Course Three features delicate portions of lamb with giant couscous, rabbit with black olive sauce, tender sliced veal and fresh fish. For dessert, warm chocolate cake breaks like a poached egg to reveal a molten white-chocolate and orange-truffle center.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitDrago has a private room for parties up to 24.
Look GoodDespite the somewhat lackluster scene, people tend to dress up for dinner here.
User Reviews for Drago
03/23/2007 Posted by dectal
WE love this restaurant. The chef is really nice and the food is shockingly good. Highly reccomend. We go there for all our special occasions. Also, we think this restaurant is better than his brothers in Beverly Hills.
Pros: Chef, Food
Cons: Bathroom door too close to kitchen door, you can get wacked.
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
12/03/2006 Posted by proffoodjudge
Consider the class of this restaurant, the service is very very poor. We get a table at 7:30pm. It take at least 30 mins for our drink order to arrive at the table, and another 2 hours for the food to arrive. Granded the food is not bad, but it's not brilliant. And frankly, regarless how good is the food, no one should put up with poor service. The waitress (She seems to be the manager) respond to us very rulely as we politely inquired for our food order. She kind of yell at a friend of our, as we ask her question. When the food arrive, they didn't even bring the right order, and one of us need to wait for the food to be re-made after we have been waiting for 2 hours after we order the food. And they alter my order without even asking me whether I want it or not. DON'T GO HERE!! It's not worth it to be abused by poor services. Expensive, lousy service and ok food. Honestly, you can get much friendly service at your neighbourhood Starbucks or McDonald.
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
