Osteria Mozza

(323) 297-0100

6602 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038 34.0834 -118.3387

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Neighborhoods: Melrose, Central LA

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Price:

$$$$

Last updated 11.05.11

Category:

Restaurants, Certified Green Restaurant(R)

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Late Night Dining, Quiet, Celeb Hangout, Green, Private Rooms, Date Spot, Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Fine Dining, Notable Chef, People Watching, Business Dining, Online Reservations, Group Dining, Dine At The Bar, Bar Scene, Notable Wine List, Private Parties, Prix Fixe Menu

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Pizza, European, Italian

Notable Chef:

Nancy Silverton & Mario Batali

What People Are Saying About Osteria Mozza

Featured Review

Martha Burr

Contributor

Famous for its Batali-Silverton super-chef connection, this instant restaurant success remains one of L.A.'s most sought-after reservations. Right next door to sister eatery, Pizzeria Mozza, with window views looking out onto bustling Melrose Avenue, the high-ceilinged room is elegant in a modern way--think deep earth tones, leather banquettes and giant wooden wine racks. It's dominated by the vibrant marble mozzarella bar frequently manned by Silverton herself. The laidback and noticeably courteous clientele is a reminder of the difference between Hollywood's true foodies and straight-up…

Editor's Tips

Look Good:
Reservations are taken one calendar month out starting at 10am, but seats at the mozzarella bar and the regular bar are reserved for walk-ins.
Know Before You Go:
A seven-course pasta tasting menu includes dessert for $69 per person. The entire table must participate; wine pairing is an extra $50 per person.
What to Drink:
The giant Italian-only wine list offers over 1,200 bottles exhaustively covering every region of Italy (40 Amarone listings anyone?). Ten reds and five whites come in sharable 250 ml carafes; a 2004 Morellino di Scansano "Il Perazzi," La Mozza is especially pleasant with lighter fare. Corkage is $20 per 750 ml, with a two-bottle limit per table.
ambiance
89.46999549865723% positive
  1. The ambiance is not romantic so much as upscale NY eatery vibe, but we loved it.
  2. The evening was even more fun because the adorable Emmy-winning Leslie Jordan was at the next table and stopped by to chat a minute.
  3. love the atmosphere - high ceilings, rock music, hustle and bustle without being overwhelming.
  4. The atmosphere and vibe were great and genuine - which is hard to find in a such a pretentious town.
  5. The mozzarella bar is unique and the atmosphere is a little noisy.
  6. great atmosphere and pizza.
  7. the food and the ambience is GREAT!
  8. We sat by the bar which was fun.
  9. The decor is top-notch: rich woods, veneers, great lighting, tablewear, silverwear - an overall great atmosphere.
  10. Valet parking is convenient also.
  11. And the atmosphere is fantastic too.
  12. Service was good and the ambiance was terrific.
  13. Originality, perfect portion (to share for 2), exquisite wine list (at first were a bit skeptical only Italian wines available), excellent service (by Dan), great music and ambience (albeit looks like a catalog page of Restoration Hardware), sight of Nanc
  14. The scene is a friendly snob-free place, but the decor -- well -- if Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn had a love child, this place would be it.
  15. Great food, unfussy atmosphere, *perfect* service
  16. Mozza has fantastic pizzas and also has a great relaxed atmosphere.
  17. fun location and a really fun atmosphere.
  18. I'm a big fan of Osteria Mozza, the food, service and atmosphere are amongst the best in Los Angeles.
  19. Good Food, Decent Wine, Awful parking situation and Horrible Management
dessert
50.0% positive
  1. bother with desert, it?
  2. Tart was over cooked, chocolate cake was like a chunk of bad fudge.
  3. The cake and the beverage was so good and a perfect end to a great meal.
  4. The mint chocolate chip had some weird spicy taste, almost like fennel, that was revolting.
  5. don't mind spending $100 on dinner for a great ap, entree, dessert, maybe some wine.
  6. The worst was dessert.
  7. My sister was indifferent about the cake park but enjoyed the candies that decorated the cake and plate.
  8. Why couldn't Mario bring that wonderful maple cheesecake from Babbo to Mozza, then at least I would have enjoyed something.
drinks
92.5% positive
  1. Good wine list
  2. The wine guy was near by when he heard me say I don't like onions.
  3. The mozzerala bar is great.
  4. My meal at the Osteria transported me back a couple of years to Babbo in NY -- completely and utterly outstanding, certainly some of the best Italian food I've ever tried in L.A. Everything was top notch, not just the food, but the service, the space, the
  5. Even when you loved the food, recieved a new glass of wine, and then offered a free one on your next visit?
  6. The mozzarella bar is pretty spectacular and worth the money - great selection and really unique plates.
  7. We accompanied the latter part of the meal with a wonderful, Italian, white wine that cut through the rich, spicy, smoky, savoriness with perfection.
  8. don't mind spending $100 on dinner for a great ap, entree, dessert, maybe some wine.
  9. Stick to Mozza next door or if you have to go sit at the bar and order mozzarella and some good wine.
  10. And it took another 20 minutes for our friends to get their drinks (meanwhile, ours were warm).
  11. Prices I think are reasonable for this level of food, but certainly not cheap and they can really add up if you pair wines.
  12. The mozzarella bar is unique and the atmosphere is a little noisy.
  13. It had an amazing mozzerella bar with Nancy Silverton right behind the bar, which was amazing to see.
  14. The octopus is to die for, the sausage pasta is as good as being in Italy, the mozzarella bar is the freshest we have ever tasted.
  15. Originality, perfect portion (to share for 2), exquisite wine list (at first were a bit skeptical only Italian wines available), excellent service (by Dan), great music and ambience (albeit looks like a catalog page of Restoration Hardware), sight of Nanc
  16. I'm a girl that loves good food and good wine from NYC, mecca for foodies.
  17. The waiters were pretty helpful and good with wine recommendations (which was a good thing because the sommelier was nowhere to be found.)
  18. From the service, to the food, and amazing wine it was a winner through and through.
  19. The sommelier was great and not tooooooooo pushy trying to sell you a $600 bottle of wine.
  20. We sat by the bar which was fun.
food quality
79.88999843597412% positive
  1. the food was fabulous.
  2. oil/vinegar. The pasta was fine, flavorful but tiny portions for $20 a pop.
  3. food was terrible it seems like three or four tables were sending back their food as did we.
  4. Osteria Mozza has delicious food!
  5. Instead of offering up an alternative like the pomodoro sauce, the waitress just shrugged when I said I didn't like onions.
  6. The food was average: we got two antipasti (mozzarella di buffala + mussels) that were pretty good.
  7. And the bread is frankly not that great.
  8. The food here is absoultely fantastic!
  9. The mint chocolate chip had some weird spicy taste, almost like fennel, that was revolting.
  10. great atmosphere and pizza.
  11. at this price point one hopes to at least feel relaxed after a nice meal.
  12. If you want a good Italian meal go to Giorgio Baldi's, its the best I found here so far.
  13. Our waiter was nice but was not very knowledgeable about the items on the menu (did not exactly know how the meat was prepared, did not know if the biscotti were made with almonds, etc.).
  14. The food was still very good though.
  15. Very good food -- just don't go on a Monday
  16. Since I love Italian cuisine, I was very excited to go to Osteria Mozza with my husband.
  17. I'm a big fan of Osteria Mozza, the food, service and atmosphere are amongst the best in Los Angeles.
  18. The highlights are the pasta dishes which were all excellent.
  19. Great food, great service
  20. Make note, the food is incredible.
  21. have eaten at Batali's places all over NY and am just dumbstruck by how horrible the food is here?
  22. This place is a joke from A to Z. The food is horrible, they like to call tomato sauce a mix of tomato paste and a puree of tomato.
  23. The cake and the beverage was so good and a perfect end to a great meal.
  24. The food was great and deserves 5 stars, but we will not be going back to the restaurant.
  25. All in all - a heavenly meal with fabulous company!
  26. The portions are not large but because the food is so good it is a different eating experience.
  27. Prices I think are reasonable for this level of food, but certainly not cheap and they can really add up if you pair wines.
  28. The food here is definitely good, but the horrible service and attitude of the staff overshadow the good food by a ton.
  29. We ordered 3 pastas- the Orecchiette with sausage and swiss chard (interesting flavors but quite good), one that was similar to a bolognese (best bolognese I've ever had), and one more with pork and a red sauce.
  30. So i ate here with some friends recently and had a pretty decent meal.
  31. know it takes a long time to get reservations, and on top of that they were running late with tables, but they were much nicer than their pizzeria neighbors, and the food is FANTASTIC.
  32. Our secondis included the quail (great flavors), the beef burata with polenta (best beef I have EVER had), and the pork, which came recommended but wasn't for me.
  33. Lastly, we order some cappuccinos (delicious) and the hazelnut blackberry jam torte with gelato (get this!)
  34. Osteria Mozza is a very nice, upscale restaurant with very good food.
  35. Perfect grilled figs, creative meat and cheese tastes (what is that salame that tasted of lemon?
  36. We accompanied the latter part of the meal with a wonderful, Italian, white wine that cut through the rich, spicy, smoky, savoriness with perfection.
  37. Even when you loved the food, recieved a new glass of wine, and then offered a free one on your next visit?
  38. But some of us do have kids, do bring them to nice restaurants with us, and we're not getting them the lamb brains for $39.
  39. So the kids get a dollop of pasta on the middle of a big plate.
  40. Pain in the you know what to get a reservation, great and friendly staff, knowledgable sommelier, and the food is AMAZING!
  41. The food has been constantly amazing but I don't think we'll be back any time soon.
  42. friend ordered the caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes which was fantastic quality, another had the prociutto and melon which was a generous portion of meat compared to the melon.
  43. This has to be the best meal I have had in a while - and the best italian food since Italy (although it was less expensive in Italy).
  44. I'd rather get good food and good service at Spago or Mastros or somewhere.
  45. ordered my favorite food - Gnocchi with a light tomato sauce with fresh basil.
  46. was relegated to tasteless gnocchi in a boring tomato sauce.
  47. Then, we ordered two beef dishes and I must say that the meat was not good: 1/3 of my beef piece was pure fat and the sauce was so strong that I could not taste the meat at all.
  48. It's a shame because my trips to Mario's restaurants in NY had great service and food minus the poor restaurant experience.
  49. love Mario Batali's food and have been to 5 of his restaurants.
  50. Fresh Ricotta & Egg Raviolo with browned butter - I admit I didn't taste this but my friends loved it - it's essentially one huge ravioli stuffed with cheese and an egg.
  51. Fortunately we weren't in a rush but waiting that long for food that was good but not all that special made for a disappointing experience.
  52. The food was amazing.
  53. I'm a girl that loves good food and good wine from NYC, mecca for foodies.
  54. The food was amazing!
  55. The steak was superb.
  56. the food and the ambience is GREAT!
  57. Grilled octopus was good and so was the little gem lettuces but all of our pasta was way too al dente and the sauces way too salty.
  58. We did not order any meat or fish plate but did both order pasta.
  59. am a big fan of Pizzeria Mozza & spent last Friday looking forward to experiencing Osteria, having a night on the town, enjoying great food, & so on.
  60. The ricotta and egg ravioli in browned butter is delicious.
  61. The grilled beef tagliata is the best beef dish I've had in years.
  62. Loved the striped bass - tasty tomato sauce, and a good complement to all the pasta and cheese.
  63. food was great but the service suckkkked
  64. Great food but come on.
  65. Pizzeria Mozza is good pizza at a great place
  66. had some delicious orecchiette with sausage and swiss chard and a side of roasted potatoes.
  67. don't mind paying a bit more for extremely tasty simple dishes if it's made right.
  68. It's the simple food that is the most difficult in achieving a tasteful dish with that price tag.
  69. Personally I really enjoy the butter lettuce salad and the pasta with the duck ragu.
  70. The salads ($15) had really odd flavors together, which was the most disappointing since the wait staff kept touting the chef's carefully thought out combinations as a reason we couldn't put one sauce with a different pasta.
  71. For this kind of money, go to Ortolan, where the food is amazing, and the staff is actually NICE to you, as if say, you were dining in a fancy restaurant.
  72. It is not cheap, but for a long, winding meal that lasts hours upon hours, excellent, attentive service without rushing it's quite a treat.
  73. The pizza next door is amazing too.
  74. Every dish was quite good.
  75. totally recommend Mozza if you want good simple food done right.
  76. Onwards to the pasta, we had the orriechetti (pardon the spelling) with sausage which tasted overcooked and drab with the bevati which had a nice peppery taste and pasta cooked perfectly to al dente but nothing that memorable.
  77. The food is good (but not outstanding - and there are many better picks in LA), it's not worth the attitude or lack of graciousness from the staff.
  78. The pasta was actively gross.
  79. The octopus is to die for, the sausage pasta is as good as being in Italy, the mozzarella bar is the freshest we have ever tasted.
  80. Basically, that's like charging $34 for a full child's portion of pasta.
  81. Wonderful pizza, a b.
  82. Anyway the mozzarella dish and the bread were amazing but the service could use some flavor.
  83. The egg/ricotta ravioli is divine.
  84. If that seems expensive to begin with then there are other choices which may be more to your liking - particularly if you are not sure you will enjoy the meal.
  85. The food is quiet pleasant.
  86. If a restaurant can make a simple pasta dish taste really good, it's Osteria Mozza.
  87. He ordered the flank steak which was marinated in rosemary and balsamic vinegar with a side of bitter arugula and it was delicious!
  88. The food is absolutely , undeniably terrible!
  89. Mozza has fantastic pizzas and also has a great relaxed atmosphere.
  90. We began with the Mozzerella Tapenade dish that was complementary (delicious of course.)
  91. confuse new and trendy with good food.
  92. Except for one pasta dish, the starters were average, and the 2nd courses were all disappointing.
  93. It was good food, and maybe we'll go back, but in the absence of service improvement it's likely to fall off the roster for sheer service annoyance value.
  94. The food and service are impeccable.
  95. No where on the menu did it say anything about the filling being a meat.
  96. The steak and the gelato were very good.
  97. Besides food quality, the service is impeccable.
  98. had the grilled octopus there was to much going on and no ocotpus three small pieces, then I ordered the lamb shank that was dry I sent it back and tried the linguini with clams.
  99. The food was not great, and I was really surprised by how terrible the service was.
  100. Perfect date place and outstanding food to compliment it!
  101. Snobby Attitude, waste of good food
  102. One word of warning though: It's probably not the place to take diners who like "typical" Italian food.
  103. In short, if you like being ignored by your server, then talked down to, and if you don't mind sitting shoulder to shoulder with the couple next to you (as they examine/discuss your food as you eat it and eavesdrop/join in on your conversation) then you'l
  104. Service was great but the food was not as good as we had hoped.
  105. don't mind paying a small fortune for an amazing meal but bascially the food at Osteria Mozza was not worth the money.
  106. Batali/Silverton's pedigrees and perhaps the anticipation of eating truly fabulous Italian food.
  107. My friend and I arrived very excited and ordered the figs wrapped in bacon (panchetta) which were divine, artichoke hearts with mozarella on grilled bread (very good) and my favorite of all the octupus which was cooked to perfection.
  108. My meal at the Osteria transported me back a couple of years to Babbo in NY -- completely and utterly outstanding, certainly some of the best Italian food I've ever tried in L.A. Everything was top notch, not just the food, but the service, the space, the
  109. Terrible food, top notch service
  110. The service was impeccable but the food was less than mediocre.
  111. From the service, to the food, and amazing wine it was a winner through and through.
  112. was expecting great food and a large bill to follow based on the newspaper reviews and press.
  113. The bread was also amazing but seeing that Nancy Silverton was La Brea Bakery it was no surprise.
  114. The food is incredible.
  115. The mozzarella was so clean and fresh tasting.
  116. Great food, unfussy atmosphere, *perfect* service
  117. The butter lettuce salad with toasted nuts was a perfect mixture of crunch, sweet, salty!
  118. We were seated and as usual, we had the most delicious dinner.
  119. Mediocre waitstaff, many people milling around, bread delivered 10 minutes later, without butter/oil, 40 minutes for the first appetizer (mozz and prosciutto, for goodness' sake, no cooking involved), lost of 'waitstaff' milling around, tables too close t
  120. we went and the burratta dishes were fantastic.
  121. The food is fabulous.
menu variety
75.0% positive
  1. If that seems expensive to begin with then there are other choices which may be more to your liking - particularly if you are not sure you will enjoy the meal.
  2. The mozzarella bar is pretty spectacular and worth the money - great selection and really unique plates.
  3. No where on the menu did it say anything about the filling being a meat.
  4. Our waiter was nice but was not very knowledgeable about the items on the menu (did not exactly know how the meat was prepared, did not know if the biscotti were made with almonds, etc.).
  5. The host escorted me and the bartender was extremely helpful in going through the menu with me.
  6. expensive, but I say it is absolutely the best value paring menu in town!
overall
89.58000183105469% positive
  1. Pizzeria Mozza is good pizza at a great place
  2. Had the service not been so horrible (with the exception of the nice host staff) we might have been OK with the restaurant, but we are glad to have crossed that off our llist of experiences and need not go back ever.
  3. This is my favorite restaurant in L.A, hands down.
  4. It's a shame because my trips to Mario's restaurants in NY had great service and food minus the poor restaurant experience.
  5. Desserts were nice but if the restaurant has any room to grow, it's here.
  6. So nice to dine at a perfect restaurant.
  7. Do not be fooled into going to this restarant by Irene R. from the LA times who will most likely say its the best Italian restaurant in the city.
  8. The food was great and deserves 5 stars, but we will not be going back to the restaurant.
return potential
90.0% positive
  1. Had the service not been so horrible (with the exception of the nice host staff) we might have been OK with the restaurant, but we are glad to have crossed that off our llist of experiences and need not go back ever.
  2. The food has been constantly amazing but I don't think we'll be back any time soon.
  3. It was good food, and maybe we'll go back, but in the absence of service improvement it's likely to fall off the roster for sheer service annoyance value.
  4. The big head of the manager and the unfriendliness and pretentiousness of the staff make this a place I will never go back to again.
  5. Final thoughts: Loved our evening here, and would definitely go back.
service
76.50000095367432% positive
  1. All i was requesting was a copy of the insurance form for the valet service (which the poor valet did not have a copy of) and he kept insisting that it wasn't his problem because it was an "outside company
  2. The service was bad, and the attitude of the entire place is "you're so lucky to be here.
  3. Our waitress was VERY helpful.
  4. I'm a big fan of Osteria Mozza, the food, service and atmosphere are amongst the best in Los Angeles.
  5. Pain in the you know what to get a reservation, great and friendly staff, knowledgable sommelier, and the food is AMAZING!
  6. Food is great but not the service
  7. My meal at the Osteria transported me back a couple of years to Babbo in NY -- completely and utterly outstanding, certainly some of the best Italian food I've ever tried in L.A. Everything was top notch, not just the food, but the service, the space, the
  8. Besides food quality, the service is impeccable.
  9. Side note - I have only been there with 2-4 people and have always received excellent service.
  10. Our waiter was nice but was not very knowledgeable about the items on the menu (did not exactly know how the meat was prepared, did not know if the biscotti were made with almonds, etc.).
  11. The service was outstanding with more than one server making sure I had what I needed.
  12. We were enjoying a delightful evening and friendly conversation.
  13. Much to our chagrin, our server insisted that we order everything at once.
  14. Everything there is good except the service.
  15. have now been to Mozza Osteria three times, and they have consistently delivered wonderful fare with exceptional service.
  16. Our waitress (Lynn) reminded me of something I had not seen in a long time -namely -how great it is to have a professional wait on us.
  17. For this kind of money, go to Ortolan, where the food is amazing, and the staff is actually NICE to you, as if say, you were dining in a fancy restaurant.
  18. The service was amazing!
  19. It's a shame because my trips to Mario's restaurants in NY had great service and food minus the poor restaurant experience.
  20. Terrible food, top notch service
  21. The staff including the cook behind the counter was great.
  22. It was good food, and maybe we'll go back, but in the absence of service improvement it's likely to fall off the roster for sheer service annoyance value.
  23. Yes, the service is impeccable, but it can sometimes be overwrought.
  24. Originality, perfect portion (to share for 2), exquisite wine list (at first were a bit skeptical only Italian wines available), excellent service (by Dan), great music and ambience (albeit looks like a catalog page of Restoration Hardware), sight of Nanc
  25. I've also been to Mario Battali's restaurants in N.Y. and Las Vegas were the service was excellent.
  26. The service was excellent and ultra attentive.
  27. The host escorted me and the bartender was extremely helpful in going through the menu with me.
  28. Mediocre waitstaff, many people milling around, bread delivered 10 minutes later, without butter/oil, 40 minutes for the first appetizer (mozz and prosciutto, for goodness' sake, no cooking involved), lost of 'waitstaff' milling around, tables too close t
  29. From the service, to the food, and amazing wine it was a winner through and through.
  30. I'd rather get good food and good service at Spago or Mastros or somewhere.
  31. The scene is a friendly snob-free place, but the decor -- well -- if Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn had a love child, this place would be it.
  32. food was great but the service suckkkked
  33. The service was great.
  34. very slow service
  35. The service is superb.
  36. It is not cheap, but for a long, winding meal that lasts hours upon hours, excellent, attentive service without rushing it's quite a treat.
  37. Instead of offering up an alternative like the pomodoro sauce, the waitress just shrugged when I said I didn't like onions.
  38. It's busy but you wouldn't notice it considering the excellent level of service.
  39. We went November 12th and had the best service I've seen anywhere in a long time.
  40. Great food, great service
  41. The food and service are impeccable.
  42. The service was impeccable but the food was less than mediocre.
  43. Great food, unfussy atmosphere, *perfect* service
  44. The food here is definitely good, but the horrible service and attitude of the staff overshadow the good food by a ton.
  45. The waiters were pretty helpful and good with wine recommendations (which was a good thing because the sommelier was nowhere to be found.)
  46. Anyway the mozzarella dish and the bread were amazing but the service could use some flavor.
  47. The big head of the manager and the unfriendliness and pretentiousness of the staff make this a place I will never go back to again.
  48. The managers, when called, said the valet people were wonderful and would take care of everything, but of course they took care of nothing and blew me off.
  49. The food was not great, and I was really surprised by how terrible the service was.
  50. disagree with the recent postings about bad service - our service was impeccable, and we were there on a busy Fri night.
  51. Why can he train his wait staff in LA to give good service?
  52. Very bad service
  53. The wait staff was great and attentive.
  54. The service is amazing--four servers brought us our appetizers!
  55. Had the service not been so horrible (with the exception of the nice host staff) we might have been OK with the restaurant, but we are glad to have crossed that off our llist of experiences and need not go back ever.
  56. The food is good (but not outstanding - and there are many better picks in LA), it's not worth the attitude or lack of graciousness from the staff.
  57. The rude staff needs to be fired.
  58. But the staff is superb!
  59. In short, if you like being ignored by your server, then talked down to, and if you don't mind sitting shoulder to shoulder with the couple next to you (as they examine/discuss your food as you eat it and eavesdrop/join in on your conversation) then you'l
  60. Very poor service!
  61. The salads ($15) had really odd flavors together, which was the most disappointing since the wait staff kept touting the chef's carefully thought out combinations as a reason we couldn't put one sauce with a different pasta.
value
81.82000160217285% positive
  1. For this kind of money, go to Ortolan, where the food is amazing, and the staff is actually NICE to you, as if say, you were dining in a fancy restaurant.
  2. don't mind paying a small fortune for an amazing meal but bascially the food at Osteria Mozza was not worth the money.
  3. This has to be the best meal I have had in a while - and the best italian food since Italy (although it was less expensive in Italy).
  4. The portions are not large but because the food is so good it is a different eating experience.
  5. It was good food, and maybe we'll go back, but in the absence of service improvement it's likely to fall off the roster for sheer service annoyance value.
  6. Prices I think are reasonable for this level of food, but certainly not cheap and they can really add up if you pair wines.
  7. friend ordered the caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes which was fantastic quality, another had the prociutto and melon which was a generous portion of meat compared to the melon.
  8. oil/vinegar. The pasta was fine, flavorful but tiny portions for $20 a pop.
  9. The prices did not offend me at all.
  10. It's the simple food that is the most difficult in achieving a tasteful dish with that price tag.
  11. If that seems expensive to begin with then there are other choices which may be more to your liking - particularly if you are not sure you will enjoy the meal.
  12. expensive, but I say it is absolutely the best value paring menu in town!
  13. These are expensive fancy restaurants as well, but they don't have to be pretentious to be popular.
  14. As a huge Mario fan (can you tell?)
  15. The food is good (but not outstanding - and there are many better picks in LA), it's not worth the attitude or lack of graciousness from the staff.
  16. The mozzarella bar is pretty spectacular and worth the money - great selection and really unique plates.
  17. Fresh Ricotta & Egg Raviolo with browned butter - I admit I didn't taste this but my friends loved it - it's essentially one huge ravioli stuffed with cheese and an egg.
  18. Bascially, when I walk out of a restaurant having spent close to $300 dollars, I want it to be a memorable experience which Osteria Mozza was not.
  19. at this price point one hopes to at least feel relaxed after a nice meal.
  20. You can eat upscale, overpriced Italian at many other fine restaurants in Los Angeles.
  21. It is not cheap, but for a long, winding meal that lasts hours upon hours, excellent, attentive service without rushing it's quite a treat.
  22. could recommend at least ten spots in LA that are defintely worth your time and money.
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. know it takes a long time to get reservations, and on top of that they were running late with tables, but they were much nicer than their pizzeria neighbors, and the food is FANTASTIC.
  2. Our waitress (Lynn) reminded me of something I had not seen in a long time -namely -how great it is to have a professional wait on us.
  3. It is not cheap, but for a long, winding meal that lasts hours upon hours, excellent, attentive service without rushing it's quite a treat.
  4. The Orriechette and the slow cooked broccoli came next.
  5. very slow service
  6. It took us a while to get seated, but 30 minute wait on a Saturday night is not bad at all.
  7. This was the most wonderful restaurant we have been to in a very long time.
  8. The evening was even more fun because the adorable Emmy-winning Leslie Jordan was at the next table and stopped by to chat a minute.
  9. We went November 12th and had the best service I've seen anywhere in a long time.
  10. Mediocre waitstaff, many people milling around, bread delivered 10 minutes later, without butter/oil, 40 minutes for the first appetizer (mozz and prosciutto, for goodness' sake, no cooking involved), lost of 'waitstaff' milling around, tables too close t
  11. And it took another 20 minutes for our friends to get their drinks (meanwhile, ours were warm).
  12. Fortunately we weren't in a rush but waiting that long for food that was good but not all that special made for a disappointing experience.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/09/12

good entrees

by Brandon Hurd

The food is amazing. It's not your mainstream Italian food. It's similar to foods you would get in Italy. The entrees were good but the appetizers totally steal the show.

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/08/11

Never, but never again

by lilipa

This was our last try.... never again. We were in a group of 6 and all through the evening the waiters, bus boys, don't know, they all came around pouring water. UNLABELED BOTTLES AND WITH NO CAP ON. WONDER WHERE THEY WERE FILLED UP. We never paid attention, we were never asked if we wanted more bottled water, but they kept pouring and pouring. Water costed us $80.00. I believe this is called "stealing". I'm not even sure if bottles were emptied when they removed them from the table. We could have ordered few more bottles of wine had we known that they kept opening new water bottles. We only realized when we got our very expensive check that it wasn't tap water they were pouring. We were there before and wanted to give it another try, very disappointing. Food is way too expensive, portions are very very small, and the food, well, sucked. Did not like it at all. Don't believe the hype: It's overrated.

3 Star Rating: Average

07/27/11

Really Enjoy The Food!!

by vincentbertoli

When I go out to eat, I expect to pay a lot for my meal. I also expect to get a lot of food for that money. I'm a bit of a foodie and only want the best. Well, this place did deliver a great meal that I really enjoyed, only the portion was so small that I left feeling hungry still. The price wasn't worth the meal. However, the ambiance is very nice.

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/18/11

RIDICULOUSLY SENSELESS

by Gub

I didn't have any problem with service like most of reviews I read here and which it was impeccable, we arrived at 7:15 for our reservation and sitting at the table at 7:16, our waiter was professional and friendly, also spoke Italian which it's a plus for me since it's my main language. What is the non sense here is that the food is not impressive especially for the money, this place is ridiculously expensive and even a simple dish like " Penne al Ragu' " that they call "Garganelli" but in reality are the classic Penne Rigate that you can find at any grocerie's store, it isn't that great, also I was told that their Mozzarella bar it supposed to have fresh mozzarella's delivered freshly every day from Italy with special cargoes and that's why we go there and spend tons of money to have this impeccable selection of cheeses, but the truth is that are ALL cheeses from the most common factories in California and other US states......only one from Puglia ( which it's not the most famous place for mozzarella in Italy) and they were sold out anyway . In any case and most IMPORTANTLY...the portions!!! I mean when we saw the amount of food in the middle of the plates we just started to laugh, because we thought that to have a decent meal here we would need to go get a loan......my kids were constantly asking for bread which it's not a good quality anyway,to fill them self up, or we would need to spend about 90 dollars to have 2 decent dishes of simple pasta. ....other dishes weren't any better or at least to say, yes I'm paying all this money but this is really food from heaven....we skipped the dessert which that's really miserable as well over there and headed for a good friend of mine's restaurant to get some satisfaction.

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/22/10

Osteria Slowza

by 310stevew

Dining at Osteria Slowza is a painful all night event. Writing this and reflecting upon how much my party just sat there waiting, I realize we could have made it through the entire first part of "The Godfather". The highlights: over 45 minutes waiting for our table after our reservation time, 30 minutes for our appetizers to come out, 30 minutes waiting to get a refill from a bottle of wine that we purchased and refills on water, over 30 minutes for our second course to arrive, 30 minutes to clear our plates, 30 minutes to order dessert....you get the picture.

I am so embarrassed by touting this place to my family, I am embarrassed to have brought my mom here on her 60th birthday, but not as embarrassed as Batali and Silverton should be for having their names associated with such abominably slow service. I eat at good restaurants all the time but I've never witnessed more incompetently slow service. It was honestly, mind-blowingly, slower than concrete drying.

To be fair the food was decent and our server was a nice guy. However, it's hard to justify spending that much money when a restaurant completely loses the ability to keep track of everything. And the ice-queen blonde hostess at the front desk was quite frankly a b*tch. She practically flung my wife's leftovers at her when were leaving and sneered at me when I asked if she needed to mark our valet ticket that we ate there. If her friendliness is proportional to her skirt length, the world would be a much more pleasant place if she wore a hijab.

I will not come back here, I cannot recommend this place to anyone, while the food was good, I've completely run out of patience for the utter incompetence in their execution of service. On balance, I think I'd have rather paid Batali $400 to kick me in the balls than have to endure all that waiting again. And to top it all off they still don't have the butterscotch budino on the menu.

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The Details on Osteria Mozza

Place Categories:

  • great good food
  • impeccable attentive service
  • bad top notch service
  • terrible food
  • love snobfree place
  • great relaxed atmosphere
  • best italian restaurant
  • pretty decent italian meal
  • great host staff
  • fantastic pizza
  • wonderful dinner
  • worst dessert
  • mediocre bread
  • big mario fan
  • best italian food
  • interesting flavors
  • order everything
  • really unique plate
  • little grilled octopus
  • amazing mozzerella bar
  • creative meat
  • really enjoy sausage pasta
  • tiny portion
  • good white wine
  • not very knowledgeable waiters

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