Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Playa Vista

I always love Lunetta. This particular night, a pair of people in the corner (indoors) was playing their phone on speaker and it was tinny and annoying but when we asked, they stopped. The 4 top next to us, celebrating a retirement, were having the kind of good time that can, with small distance between tables, distract us from our conversation. It ended up being OK, I actually had a fun conversation with them and we have some friends in common. But they did have pretty big voices and it was a little hard for us to hear each other, in fact my guest had to change seats so she could hear me better. Nevertheless Lunetta is my go-to for friends, family and others I like to impress.

We had a great time with friends and good food and service!

Celebrating my sister’s birthday (from Hawaii) who LOVED the food-all the tacos! The servers were dedicated to service. Wonderful ambiance. Thank you for helping us celebrating our sister’s birthday!

Another spectacular meal at Gjelina. I've made it my mission to work my way through the menu, and last night I tried the orecchiette with beef cheek bolognese, Japanese turnip and coal-roasted cabbage - all excellent. Special props to the orecchiette. The pasta was perfectly al dente, the sauce was rich and savory and the addition of the dollop of ricotta bound all the elements together beautifully. Loved it.

As always we love our neighborhood restaurant. Can’t beat the authentic Italian dishes especially their pasta! Indoor dining is vibrant and loud and they have a beautiful quaint outdoor patio dining as well. We will always support them.