The service is great. The food is mediocre. It has significantly gone down hill over time. This is the last time I will be going. Chain restaurants such as north Italia, far surpass this place now. I am no longer sure how this place holds a Michelin star.
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The food was delicious and the service was perfect.
Fanrastic!! Always a treat.
8:30 reservation. Not seated until 9:15. Many dishes on the menu not available. Advised we had ordered enough food, but the dishes were very small and we had not ordered nearly enough for 4 guys. We were never notified the kitchen was closing disallowing us from ordering more food. Waited over 30 min. for lamb chops with no food at the table (previous round of food was cleaned up over 30 min prior) and the chops came bleeding rare. Waiter didn't ask how we wanted the chops. Shortly after taking the order, I asked the waiter whether they are cooked to order--she notified me they are always done the way the chef recommends, a medium (which is how I would have ordered it). But the chops they put on our table were essentially just seared and extremely raw. We couldn't understand how that took over 30 min. to prepare. They recooked and the new temperature was fine, but flavor was a bit smoky/porky for all of our taste, if that makes sense. We were so hungry, though, we just ate it. They comped 2 vegetarian apps and a dessert for the trouble, but we honestly expected more. For a Michelin star restaurant, our experience was mediocre at best. And we missed our 10:30 p.m. plans due to the delay in getting us seated and fed. Pretty disappointed (yet we still tipped over 20% because that's just L.A.).
It was perfect except for the fact that we smelled like food when we went out.
Service was great. Everyone super friendly! Food was amazing! When I went the chef was not in the bar, but bar seats are best place to see the chef working. You have to order everything at once.
The first time we went to Osteria Mozza we could not have asked for a more perfect meal. Everything was far beyond expectations. Perhaps last night was an off night, but things were a bit less than expected. At the beginning of the meal, my sister told them she had a mushroom allergy. She ordered the steak and there was no mention on the menu that it had mushrooms. She took one bite and unfortunately spent the rest of the evening in quite a bit a pain. Thankfully her allergy isnât so bad as to cause anaphylaxis, otherwise it could have been a real problem. They took the item off the menu, but only after I asked them to remove itâthat should have been a given. And there was no attempt to prepare something else for her because the kitchen had by that point closed. Having worked at a high end restaurant before, I know it doesnât break the kitchen to dirty one pan in order to correct an error for a guest. And while they were apologetic, no manager came over to touch the table and make sure things were alright. Iâm being maybe more critical than I would with other places, but thatâs because itâs a one Michelin star restaurant. So maybe it was a bad night, but we may take some time before returning. The food was great, but standard of care was not up to where it had been in the past.
So great. The staff are full of personality and very knowledgable.
My family & I were looking forward to some memorable mozzarella & pasta and Osteria Mozza didn't disappoint in that respect - the food (several mozzarella iterations and 3 pasta dishes) was quite good and also included a delightful panzanella and tasty confit dug leg. Our server was warm, professional, well informed and we felt initially that we were in very good hands. After our first course was cleared, however, we waited for quite a while for the 2nd/entree course, which did not arrive until over 90min after we were seated. There was an acknowledgment of the delay, but it felt long overdue and somewhat perfunctory, with no context or explanation for the significant lapse. In short, our experience started strong out of the gate but stumbled a bit down the stretch - given what a genius Nancy Silverton is and how good some of the offerings were, we would definitely want to return, but might not be in a rush to do so. Thanks very much for the opportunity to share some hopefully helpful feedback.
Loved it!! 11 out of 10 recommend.