14 Best Italian Restaurants in Manhattan Beach

“We love this restaurant and enjoy manager Mark when we see him (congrats on the baby!). We typically sit at the bar but had a table last night. Our servers were nice, one was training. Whether due to the bar or just training, it took us 20 min after sitting down to get our first drink and place our initial order. Not a big deal. Our reservation was at 6:00. We had two glasses of wine each , some food items, and then dessert. At the conclusion of dessert at 7:15, the check was dropped without asking if we wanted anything else. Then the manager came over at around 7:20, no later than that, and asked if he could take our wine glasses. I said “well I think we'd like to order another glass of wine if that's ok.” He seemed annoyed and said we have another reservation for this table at 7:30 but I'll let your servers know. (The server did return and told us we couldnt in fact order another glass of wine but could go to the bar.) So for our night out and reservation we had essentially a one-hour period to enjoy ourselves before being pressured out by the manager. Really unfortunate. We left a big tip for the servers because they were friendly and it's not their fault they were being pressured. But dang, poor people skills by the manager and way to make some regulars feel unwelcome. We left without spending any more money and not sure we'll actually return, which is unfortunate since we really like this restaurant, Mark, the bartenders, servers, food runners. If this is the only restaurant I've heard of that places 1 hr 20 min window for a reservation, no problem, just tell us and we'll reserve elsewhere. But springing that on us at the end and having us feel unwelcome, pretty passive-aggressive and poor customer service.“

“autentic italian restaurant !! délicius food... enjoi 😉“

“Super service and good is great!“

“Highly recommended, this is a very good restaurant“

“Very good italian food. The Osso Buco was really fantastic“

“Great food and atmosphere“

“Brooklyn Brick Oven pizza truly delivers the taste of New York! As a picky connoisseur of authentic New York pizza, I'm thrilled to say this place exceeded my expectations. The pizza was simple and straight to the point, with a perfectly crispy crust. Every bite was a delightful reminder of why New York pizza is renowned worldwide. Highly recommend!“

“Great coffee. Way better than Starbucks and Dunkin. Please make your way to the east coast!“

“The food is ok, We went during a weekday and there was no wait seated right away the service was great. We had a nice server who made sure we had everything we needed and checked on us repeatedly.

Kid-friendliness: They have a kids menu, and the portion size was pretty big for the price.“

“best of both worlds..New York and Chicago Pizza“

“pizza is delicious and wings are fantastic“

“A classic South Bay Pizza joint. To be honest, it's not my favorite pizza in the world, but I've been going there since I was a little kid, over 40 years ago.

It is good pizza and the prices are fair. It was the first place I ever had a New York Seltzer. I don't know why I bring that up here but that's what I think about a beach pizza. Back when I was a kid they even had candles on every table. I wonder if they still have that?

In conclusion if you're looking for some pizza and a nearby it's worth it.“

“excellent pie! thin, crispy crust, perfect!“

“Ordered the giant pizza with extra cheese. It's close to the NY style pizza, which is what we prefer. Good cheese and good proportion of cheese canzone 4/5. Also ordered a meatball calzone 2.5/5. We didn't like the the sauce and cheese inside, but the meatball was good.“