Toscana Restaurant

(310) 820-2448

11633 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049 34.0538 -118.4633

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Neighborhoods: West Los Angeles, West LA

TOSCANABRENTWOOD.COM

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Special Occasion Dining, Celeb Hangout

Cuisine:

Italian

What People Are Saying About Toscana Restaurant

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In Short – Beaded lampshades and a copper-framed pizza oven cast a warm glow, and the air rings with the buzz of business deals and murmurs of romance. Despite an affluent, high-tipping clientele, the atmosphere remains low-key. Highly efficient servers gesticulate wildly while listing specialties in heavy Italian accents. Menu items include bocconcini salad with burrata, salmon carpaccio; spinach-ricotta ravioli in pomodoro sauce; and grilled branzino with spinach and potatoes. Dessert features classics like tiramisu and chocolate-covered strawberries. –

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Metered spots can be found on San Vicente, but most of the tony clientele utilizes the valet.
Look Good:
Diners will feel more comfortable in slacks and dresses than jeans and tees.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Great location--in Brentwood you can hang out in a nice area without all the meritless snottiness of Beverly Hills.
  2. reasonably-priced, great food in a relaxed atmosphere
  3. If you want a gormet romantic dinner or an eclectic special menu you have chosen the wrong restaurant.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. It's very loud and hectic not a restaurant to unwind and relax with a glass of wine and dine on wonderful food.
food quality
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. Mediocre food, exorbitant prices, Tracey Ullman at the table next to me.
  2. The authentic thin-crust pizza is the closest I've discovered to the real thing.
  3. Both meals were delicious and very flavorful; definitely recommend both.
  4. Good food, good service.
  5. The service continues to be welcoming; the food fresh and beautifully seasoned.
  6. food very mediocre.
  7. They have great food and service.
  8. Food is authentic Italian-not the overly garlic, heavy on the sauce American stuff most are used to.
  9. for the price the charge the food is just OK the place is loud, stinky, expensive and not worth it we are not coming back again, and would not recommend this place to anyone we know , this is the worst place to go to, there are so many great places all ar
  10. Have never had a bad meal at Toscana.
  11. It's very loud and hectic not a restaurant to unwind and relax with a glass of wine and dine on wonderful food.
  12. reasonably-priced, great food in a relaxed atmosphere
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. If you want a gormet romantic dinner or an eclectic special menu you have chosen the wrong restaurant.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It's a good place for a date.
service
90.4800033569336% positive
  1. Good food, good service.
  2. The waiters are overly helpful and have a slightly snobby attitude.
  3. They have great food and service.
  4. for the price the charge the food is just OK the place is loud, stinky, expensive and not worth it we are not coming back again, and would not recommend this place to anyone we know , this is the worst place to go to, there are so many great places all ar
  5. Wait staff and hosts are friendly and helpful.
  6. The service continues to be welcoming; the food fresh and beautifully seasoned.
  7. They wait staff is friendly and knowledgeable.
value
8.330000042915344% positive
  1. Not too expensive if you don't order alcoholic beverages.
  2. Mediocre food, exorbitant prices, Tracey Ullman at the table next to me.
  3. for the price the charge the food is just OK the place is loud, stinky, expensive and not worth it we are not coming back again, and would not recommend this place to anyone we know , this is the worst place to go to, there are so many great places all ar
  4. So many times, you go to pricey places that leave you shaking your head in disappointment for days.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. The host, who I can only assume was the owner because of his warm welcomes whenever a regular would show up, was very nice and apologized more than once for the long wait.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/15/11

Over-rated like hell

by goodcyrus

Very over-rated. The food was ok but at those prices. I will take Valentino's food, service and ambience over this place anytime.

1 Star Rating: Poor

01/31/10

don't go rude expensive and food is just OK, look around you

by whynotwriteareview

we have been there twice the 1st time we came late at night as they were about to close so we thought the rudeness was due to the face that they wanted to go home, so we came in again about 6 months later at arond 6pm they were so rude and treated us like crap the waiter ignoring us we had to order from the cooks, they sat us down at the bar ( there were at least 6 tables open) and just made you feel like they are doing you a favor by talking to you. for the price the charge the food is just OK the place is loud, stinky, expensive and not worth it we are not coming back again, and would not recommend this place to anyone we know , this is the worst place to go to, there are so many great places all around with much better food and much better customer service and for much less

  • Pros: none, if you like being treated like crap & paying for it :)
  • Cons: RUDE RUDE rude, expensive, food is just OK
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/15/09

Worth the wait

by malonzo

Visited this restaurant on a Friday. We were on time for an 830p reservation, but weren't seated until closer to 930p. The host, who I can only assume was the owner because of his warm welcomes whenever a regular would show up, was very nice and apologized more than once for the long wait. We were given glasses of wine to tide us over and it was definitely worth the wait. I had their sea bass special and my fiance had their seafood spaghetti special. Both meals were delicious and very flavorful; definitely recommend both. Our server, Savorani, was a very cool guy; very attentive and super friendly. I will definitely go back to this restaurant again.

  • Pros: Free fresh raw veggie appetizer, friendly attentive service
  • Cons: Long wait even with a reservation
2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/24/08

Why when you can go across the street?

by alon_raphael

Mediocre food, exorbitant prices, Tracey Ullman at the table next to me. If I cared about celeb sighting, this would be the place to do it, but man, why eat there when there are so many other, tastier, options in the area for less money?

2 Star Rating: Below Average

06/02/08

Not impressed

by Goomba234

I would agree with the previous review from 5/14/08. It is difficult to have any type of conversation at this place. The tables are too close together and the waiters and busboys were constantly bumping our table and invading our personal space. The waiter was a bit rude like we should be honored to have him serving us. There is obviously a regular crowd here that the staff focuses on and the others patrons are not as important and they let you know it. Too small, cramped, and loud. The food was actually pretty good though. I had the pomodoro spinach and ricotta ravioli and my guest had the rac of lamb. Both dishes were good but the wine was just average. I was not impressed with thier wine by the glass. Also, they don't have a bar to sit at while waiting for your entire party; instead you kind of stand outside in the lobby area of the office building the restaurant is located in and watch other people eat. It's a bit degrading.

The Details on Toscana Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • worst place
  • friendly wait staff
  • never bad meals
  • helpful hosts
  • great service
  • casual nice italian restaurant
  • great toscana
  • mediocre exorbitant prices
  • overly helpful waiters
  • not order alcoholic beverages
  • mediocre tracey ullman
  • romantic eclectic special menu
  • warm welcomes
  • authentic thincrust pizza
  • love italy
  • romantic dinner
  • great location
  • great experience
  • authentic italiannot
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