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Valentino

310-829-4313
3115 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA  90405
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Wine Spectator once declared Valentino’s 2,500-labels-long wine list “the greatest wine cellar of them all.” If that seems daunting, never fear. This three-decades-plus gourmet Italian restaurant is all about walking you through it. Same deal when it comes to the food, where they offer two-course “classic” menus and four-course tasting menus filled with homemade pasta, chewy risotto, veal tenderloin with black truffles, and Santa Barbara prawns. Dripping with ivy outside and bustling-yet-civilized inside, the mood is kept intimate through warm service and a cozy string of small dining rooms. Reservations, of course, are a good idea, but you might want to show up early anyway. It’s so nice to start off slow nibbling parmesan crisps and sipping Prosecco at the bar.

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    VALENTINO & WINE ‘the best I ever had’…!!! VALENTINO Santa Monica, CA ‘ the best I ever had out ‘ Tuna tartar paired with Prosecco...notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pear ...perfect… Lobster, organic tomatoes, ricotta cheese very smooth paired perfect with Venica and Venica 2006 tocai friuli 2006 14 alc 2006...

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    Posted by william m. on Yelp_small
     

    Dined here Friday, November 13, 2009 although it seemed like November 13, 1979. This place is living in the past - mediocre food; lazy service personnel...

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    Posted by Jason O. on Yelp_small
     

    I liked the place. My girlfriend says she's had better italian, but I liked the food & atmosphere. Another thing about it is it wasn't so crowded that you...

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    Posted by Risa A. on Yelp_small
     

    If you're a wine lover... you'll LOVE this place!! They have a thick book of wine selection! It's very romantic and the food is good, too. I've been here...

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