Il Moro Restaurant

(310) 575-3530

11400 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 34.0369 -118.4432

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Neighborhoods: West Los Angeles, West LA

ILMORO.COM

Hours:

Monday To Thursday From 11:15 AM To 03:00 PM Monday To Thursday From 05:00 PM To 10:00 PM Friday From 11:15 AM To 03:00 PM Friday From 05:00 PM To 10:30 PM Saturday From 05:00 PM To 10:30 PM Sunday From 04:30 PM To 09:30 PM

Price:

$$$

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Date Spot, Outdoor Dining

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Italian

What People Are Saying About Il Moro Restaurant

Featured Review

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The Scene – A bright, spacious oasis tucked into the first floor of a high-rise, the restaurant's patio area, with lush greenery and a waterfall, attracts a black-clad younger crowd, while the airy, high-ceilinged dining room brings in a steady stream of laid-back locals. – – The Food – Il Moro features Northern Italian cuisine in all its herb- and garlic-infused glory. Chefs cook in an open-air kitchen, conjuring up routinely spectacular food delivered by a uniformly friendly waitstaff. The grilled portobello mushroom appetizer (a puff pastry packed with Brie, garlic…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
If you're short on time, stop by Il Moro's bakery--at the restaurant's entrance--for fresh bread and other homemade Italian specialties.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Great food, great atmosphere
  2. soundly recommend thsi establishment for anything from a romantic dinner to a large group function (the patio was wonderful.)
  3. would recommend Il Moro for both the ambience
  4. Easy parking, greeted by both owners and staff, excellent bar and wonderful wines.
  5. The restaurant is decorated beautifully and the tables are so comfortable!
  6. Great food, great service, and romantic - this place is terrific all-around!
  7. The food is excellent, good service and beautiful ambiance.
  8. Great atmosphere.
  9. Complimentary appettizersa paired with the wine of the night, fun friendly people who love wine, chic atmosphere and GREAT eye candy, economical $25.00 per person and you get to try 5 wines.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. For my main course, I had the Linguini Mare Monti with shrimp and the tomato-based cream sauce was excellent!
  2. The food was beyond compare, from appetozers and antipasti to the entrees and the fabulous desserts (we shared and tried several: all well portioned and sinfully delicious.
drinks
94.11999702453613% positive
  1. The prices are very reasonable (the wine especially is a bargain) and the food is impeccable and authentic.
  2. It's a beautiful restaurants with a sleek bar area, lovely spacious dining room with a glassed-in private room, and a garden with lots of heat lamps where all the young people eat (inside, where I was, was a slightly older crowd.
  3. Lots of goodies like tomatoes 'n' basil 'n' mozarella, bruschetta, crusty bread broiled with parmigiano reggiano atop, miniature shrimp cocktails, roasted chicken breast hunks on kabobs, endives with goat cheese and more.
  4. If you don't order wine, the waiter will get mad.
  5. Great food, cheap wine, knowledgeable service -- I am *definitely* coming back here!
  6. You can have a great early dinner with drinks for less than the price of lunch at places of comparable quality.
  7. Easy parking, greeted by both owners and staff, excellent bar and wonderful wines.
  8. The huge wine and beer list is amazing.
  9. The staff was very knowledgable about the menu choices and offered great wine suggestions.
  10. Complimentary appettizersa paired with the wine of the night, fun friendly people who love wine, chic atmosphere and GREAT eye candy, economical $25.00 per person and you get to try 5 wines.
  11. But over all it's a nice place and wine selections is tremendous!
  12. Great food, a great bar, great prices; this place has it all!
  13. First we sat at the bar and flipped through their excellent beer menu, which had thorough descriptions, and had one of the best beers I've ever had in my life (oerbier).
  14. They have an excellent assortment of Belgian beer as well.
  15. The wine was amazing.
  16. Food was so so, and they don't have a full bar.
  17. wide selection of interesting wines and beers (they also offer a tasting selection of various wines) at very reasonable prices.
food quality
96.77000045776367% positive
  1. If you love Italian food, give Il Moro a try.
  2. Great food, great service, and romantic - this place is terrific all-around!
  3. Best Italian food in LA!
  4. Usually the service is great here, but lately I have noticed that the food taste different.
  5. The soups and appetizer salads were very good (the spinach and goat cheese was tasty).
  6. They have good vegetarian dishes, so this is a great Italian place to go if you are not big on meat.
  7. Let me tell you; the food is great!
  8. Another great starter is the asparagus with cheese and mushroom sauce.
  9. Prices were actually low considering how great everything was: pastas were all under $20 and meat entrees were all under $30.
  10. Great food.
  11. My girlfriend and I split the spinach salad with goat cheese and a vinagrette dressing which was very good.
  12. had such high hopes -- a pleasant garden area, authentic Italian owner
  13. I'd recently had some not-so-good experiences with Italian and was hoping to have a good meal for a change.
  14. The prices are very reasonable (the wine especially is a bargain) and the food is impeccable and authentic.
  15. For my main course, I had the Linguini Mare Monti with shrimp and the tomato-based cream sauce was excellent!
  16. Lots of goodies like tomatoes 'n' basil 'n' mozarella, bruschetta, crusty bread broiled with parmigiano reggiano atop, miniature shrimp cocktails, roasted chicken breast hunks on kabobs, endives with goat cheese and more.
  17. was rather disappointed as I felt that they should be showcasing their best in the dineabout menu, I hope they weren't as I felt their italian food was just mediocre.
  18. This place was extraordinary - the food was as good as anywhere we have tried recently, but it was much more affordable than comparable places!
  19. Great food, cheap wine, knowledgeable service -- I am *definitely* coming back here!
  20. Great food and service
  21. The food is excellent, good service and beautiful ambiance.
  22. Great food, great atmosphere
  23. Some of the best food in LA
  24. Had an amazing salad and cured meats for an appetizer.
  25. The happy hour is insane, there must have been 10 plates full of food and no one eating it!
  26. Great food, a great bar, great prices; this place has it all!
  27. The seafood is in my experience only so so, at least compared to the excellent pasta (so go for that).
  28. While we looked over the menu they brought us bread and an excellent fresh tapenade.
  29. The food was beyond compare, from appetozers and antipasti to the entrees and the fabulous desserts (we shared and tried several: all well portioned and sinfully delicious.
  30. had their eggplant wrapped mozzarella cheese as a starter which was good but not great, their lobster and shrimp tortellini which the tortellini was a tad too thick and salty.
  31. The food was exceptionally delicious as I remember and the service was superb.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. was rather disappointed as I felt that they should be showcasing their best in the dineabout menu, I hope they weren't as I felt their italian food was just mediocre.
  2. But over all it's a nice place and wine selections is tremendous!
  3. First we sat at the bar and flipped through their excellent beer menu, which had thorough descriptions, and had one of the best beers I've ever had in my life (oerbier).
  4. While we looked over the menu they brought us bread and an excellent fresh tapenade.
  5. wide selection of interesting wines and beers (they also offer a tasting selection of various wines) at very reasonable prices.
  6. The staff was very knowledgable about the menu choices and offered great wine suggestions.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. We were getting hungry and I remember that there was a great Italian restaurant a few blocks away.
  2. But over all it's a nice place and wine selections is tremendous!
  3. Great food, a great bar, great prices; this place has it all!
  4. They have good vegetarian dishes, so this is a great Italian place to go if you are not big on meat.
  5. Great food, great service, and romantic - this place is terrific all-around!
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. Absolutely fantastic experience and I would absolutely go back again!
service
84.20999526977539% positive
  1. Usually the service is great here, but lately I have noticed that the food taste different.
  2. (the bus staff was good)
  3. Complimentary appettizersa paired with the wine of the night, fun friendly people who love wine, chic atmosphere and GREAT eye candy, economical $25.00 per person and you get to try 5 wines.
  4. Great food, great service, and romantic - this place is terrific all-around!
  5. Great food, cheap wine, knowledgeable service -- I am *definitely* coming back here!
  6. When we left, we tried to say good bye to the waiter, but he TURNED HIS BACK TO US (he's like 40.
  7. The staff was very knowledgable about the menu choices and offered great wine suggestions.
  8. The staff is full of life and zest.
  9. Great food and service
  10. The waiters are friendly and responsive with your order.
  11. If you don't order wine, the waiter will get mad.
  12. What impressed me the most about this place is that it's child friendly.
  13. Easy parking, greeted by both owners and staff, excellent bar and wonderful wines.
  14. We arrived with no reservations and even though the patio was closed today due to the rain and the main dining room was completely full, we were accommodated by the manager right away.
  15. The people are wonderful and go out of their way to make us feel like family.
  16. It's a beautiful restaurants with a sleek bar area, lovely spacious dining room with a glassed-in private room, and a garden with lots of heat lamps where all the young people eat (inside, where I was, was a slightly older crowd.
  17. waitress who served us was very attentive to our every needs.
  18. The food was exceptionally delicious as I remember and the service was superb.
  19. The food is excellent, good service and beautiful ambiance.
value
100.0% positive
  1. The huge wine and beer list is amazing.
  2. Great food, cheap wine, knowledgeable service -- I am *definitely* coming back here!
  3. We love this place, and it can stand up to ANYONE on the west side, even Valentino, for half the price.
  4. The dining is exceptional - the closest thing I have experienced to being in Italy - and for very reasonable prices.
  5. wide selection of interesting wines and beers (they also offer a tasting selection of various wines) at very reasonable prices.
  6. This place was extraordinary - the food was as good as anywhere we have tried recently, but it was much more affordable than comparable places!
  7. The prices are very reasonable (the wine especially is a bargain) and the food is impeccable and authentic.
  8. You can have a great early dinner with drinks for less than the price of lunch at places of comparable quality.
  9. Great food, a great bar, great prices; this place has it all!
4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/31/11

Highly recommended

by Chad Winton

I've been here a million times. Great food, decent service, a bit pricey though. Highly recommended.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/16/08

Il Moro

by DavidWJohnson

I attended a birthday celebration for a friend here. Easy parking, greeted by both owners and staff, excellent bar and wonderful wines. The food was beyond compare, from appetozers and antipasti to the entrees and the fabulous desserts (we shared and tried several: all well portioned and sinfully delicious. Every course was hot, fresh, and delicious. The friends I ate with were very impressed, too.The satff treated us like family and the restaurant was beautiful. Thank you for such a memorable evening, Il Moro.I soundly recommend thsi establishment for anything from a romantic dinner to a large group function (the patio was wonderful.)I am looking forward to attending one of the Jazz events. Bravo!

  • Pros: Great staff, excellent food, beautiful establishment.
  • Cons: Need more restaurants of this caliber.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/27/08

THE Authentic Italian

by MonicaMsg

I am a loyal customer to Il Moro, I have been throwing parties there for the last 10 years. Zero complaints. Every single time I bring family and friends is a wonderful experience.Thank you to the staff at Il Moro.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/27/08

SOIREE CENTRAL

by KHRYSTARELLA

I HAVE HAD MANY EVENTS AT IL MORO AND MUST SAY THAT THE FRIENDLY STAFF, GREAT FOOD AND SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT HAVE ME HOOKED. IF YOU ARE HAVING A SIT DOWN FORMAL EVENT OR A COCKTAIL SOIREE ON THE PATIO YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED. THEY ARE ACCOMODATING, AND EVEN CREATE PRIVATE WINETASTING PARTIES FOR THE CONSUMER.

1 Star Rating: Poor

05/18/08

Never organize a group event here. NEVER. Managed by FEMA?

by jonucla

I had such high hopes -- a pleasant garden area, authentic Italian owner ... but it was far too good to be true.

We had planned a wedding rehearsal dinner here for 60 people, and having never eaten there before, decided to try the place first.

I've been to Italy several times; this was far from authentic, but of a fair enough quality that we chose to proceed with our groups dinner plans.

Well, they kept messing us around on the plans, and offered us several fantastic-sounding deals for the group, only to withdraw them when it came time to finalize the plans. The details are boring and acid burns in my stomach just thinking about it. The co-owner then said "well if you don't like it you can go somewhere else."

Fortunately we did ... and won't be going back.

The Details on Il Moro Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great italian food
  • great good service
  • amazing huge wine
  • very reasonable prices
  • fantastic dining experience
  • great italian place
  • beautiful italian restaurant
  • memorable il moro
  • not full bar
  • great chic atmosphere
  • great early dinner
  • memorable evening
  • free happy hour buffet
  • great special events department
  • very good goat cheese
  • great everything
  • excellent fresh tapenade
  • responsive waiters
  • reasonable great food
  • wonderful people
  • interesting beers
  • great eye candy
  • great starter
  • beautiful satff
  • completely full main dining room
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