Pane E Vino

02/25/09

Wonderful Evening

by frmlasmitty at Citysearch

Beautiful place. We ate on the patio. It is romatically lit and comfortable. The food is extrordinary! I had the lobster tortelini and it was so delicious and tasty I ordered an additional one to go. Exceptional service, from host to waiter to bus boy. Very well priced, our whole meal was $70. I highly recommend and will be back soon.

• Pros: Food, Service, Ambiance
• Cons: Valet is a bit pricey considering your car is 10 feet from the back door

11/05/08

Best Italian food!

by wingwaves at Citysearch

This is a fantastic Italian restaurant, a oasis and paradise of excellent service, beautiful warm people, a real treat for your pallet and for your eyes.

Very romantic gives you the feeling of being in some enchanted place in Italy!

A great place for business, romantic dates and parties.

I love specially the "Shrimp Margarita", a secret recipe that the owner brought from "Santa Margarita"

he says; "My favorite place in the world".

• Pros: Thumbs up in ambiance and food
• Cons: none

06/26/08

One of my all-time favorite places in LA

by spambanana7 at Citysearch

We have been enjoying Pane e Vino for several years now, and I can't believe I have never written a review of the place! This place is family in the truest sense. The hostess, Natalee, has been there for years, and she always remembers us and the table we like. The owner is there every night, along with bartenders and servers that we have also been seeing for years. You don't find that kind of warmth and loyalty in many places, especially in LA.

The food is always dependable (pizza margherita for the kids) and sometimes spectacular (shrimp with honey, curry, and brandy; the Linguine & shellfish cooked w/a pizza crust over the top). Really good place to find something for everyone from picky eaters (they always make a little pasta with just butter and parmesan cheese for my son) to more grown-up fare ( Seabass & ribeye steak).

Admittedly, the garden gets packed sometimes; it's a bistro, not a velvet-rope kind of place . Don't look for a quiet table for 2 in the garden at 8:00 on a Saturday night though; it doesn't exist. But what you will get is an energetic, bustling spot that is great for people watching (we've seen Halle Berry, Craig Ferguson, Cheri Oteri, Billy D Williams). If that is not your thing, the dining room inside is quieter. Or, we usually have the patio to ourselves when we go at 5:00 or 6:00 on a weeknight.

This is a place you stumble onto and it's full of guests that have been coming here for years. We've actually made a few friends simply from being at Pane e Vino. We've met couples that married here, seen families grow, careers develop; that kind of atmosphere can't be forced, it just happens.

Pane e Vino is a warm and welcoming place, not a cold and calculated fine-dining experience. I highly reccommend Pane e Vino to anyone who is looking for a break from the LA "scene."

• Pros: atmosphere, staff, garden