Best Wine Bars in Manhattan Beach

This was our second time dining here. We loved it just as much this time as we did before. The pastas are incredibly fresh (and not over sauced with heavy ingredients) and the pizzas have that perfect wood fired taste. But the highlight this time was the service. Our hostess said she could easily accommodate our request for a window table (of note, the window seats overlook Ground Zero and have breathtaking views) if we didn’t mind waiting 20 minutes at the bar. We did that and enjoyed 4 different wines between the 4 of us. We highly recommend the Barolo. The wait was definitely worth it because we were seated in the corner window table that felt spacious and had a fabulous view. Next we were introduced to our server Ronnie who was fabulous at helping us navigate the menu and made our overall experience top notch. Ronnie’s service was impeccable, always around when we were ready to order, but not hovering, and a fun personality as well. We highly recommend eating here next time you are downtown.

The place was absolutely beautiful. The value you get is surprisingly fair, and the food was absolutely wonderful. Our party had an issue with a missing side, that was reminded and still never received but such is life. The place was great, I would absolutely go again

My favorite restaurant on SI. The eggplant parm with the spicy vodka pasta is amazing. We also had a gorgonzola and apple salad and octopus appetizer that everyone enjoyed and the wait staff was a 10. When the table wanted a bottle of red wine they came over and thoroughly explained all of the options, region grown and gave samples of each to try. Definitely recommend for date night, GNO, anything at all.

Fabulous food and the Chardonnay was superb! The staff was so helpful and anticipated everyone’s needs. They even brought my grand daughter into the kitchen for a little tour. Great experience, will be back again!

Lovely spot for a late-summer catch up with a good friend. Tasty food - love the small plates and cocktails. Attentive but not overbearing service. Good place to return to