Nando Trattoria Manhattan Beach
Nando Trattoria Manhattan Beach
My favorite? SEAFOOD
Pasta Bolonese
The Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino
Calamari Fritti
outside
Arrabbiata
outside
Paccheri
Remole Toscana 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon
Focaccia bread
Bone in filet
oysters and mussels, food
interior
food, ribs
Juan Carlos was our server
interior
food
Wine with dinner
food
Tonnarelli di Mare
Jon M.
Jan 2, 2025
NTMB is a wonderful, traditional Italian restaurant in the upscale Manhattan Beach downtown core near the beach. The cuisine is outstanding as is the service and ambience.This is a great restaurant to impress a date or celebrate a special occasion like an anniversary, birthday. The atmosphere is upscale, classy and romantic for couples. I was attended to and seated right away. I also liked the fact that, I believe the owner/manager, also asked me if I was happy with my seat which was fine for me.First, the cheese bread was fantastic-best I've ever had at an Italian restaurant and I've been to hundreds worldwide.My main, Cavatelli Zucca E Cinghiale, was delicious with wild boar meat embedded in fresh, exquisite pasta.The recommended wine, Remole Toscana 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, was also a #1 for me of that variety.I spent a total of about $80(also nice they take cash because I'm a pro businesses taking cash activist and I always drop a star for a place only accepting plastic)which was a fair value for the food quality, service and ambience.NTMB achieves an LA County top ten Italian restaurant status for me.Highly recommended.
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Sheena P.
Oct 31, 2024
So I am giving them 5 stars, albeit a concern I had later.Frist off, the setting was nice, staff was very attentive and food was fresh and delicious... I don't give out 5 stars like candy... so the mere fact I'm giving 5 stars, says a lot about the restaurant. While I don't want to blame the restaurant, I wanted to include in my review in the (hopefully unlikely) event that anyone else ends up in the same situation.I was in town on business and had used my Hilton credit card at the hotel. I hadn't used this card in the previous 6 months. I also used it at this restaurant, after which I had a 6am flight the following morning. 10 days later I get a notification from AMEX about potential fraud charges. After looking at my card, I noticed the day after this restaurant it was used at a Simply Salad (twice) and Dominos in LA. It was then used to get a Hulu subscription and 8 other restaurants before getting flagged by AMEX.Again, I hope the point of occurrence was not at the restaurant, but given the circumstances and only using the card twice in a 6 month period, one can't help but wonder.
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B M.
Oct 2, 2024
I was a bit skeptical walking in since there was only one other family in the restaurant. My mom found this place on yelp and chose it for her bday. NANDO DID NOT DISAPPOINT. This is legit Italian food. There was not a single thing we ordered that made me think 'meh' or 'I've had better'. The one thing that really stood out to me was the generous portions of seafood/lobster in our pastas. The huge chunks of lobster made the prices of the plates worth it. I wish I took pictures because the presentation was wonderful, but I was just too hungry. The food tasted too good to stop and take a picture. Pasta was cooked perfectly and all appetizers were well worth it. As a local, I highly recommend Nando if you're looking to try something new or have friends visiting from out of town! Let's keep this place busy South Bay!!
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Daniel S.
Feb 22, 2025
This place was outstanding. Service was fast and professional but they also took a personal approach, shook our hands and made us feel welcome. The bruschettone was amazing and highly recommended as an appetizer, good enough for 2+ people. The Gemelli was amazing with Italian sausage, rich sauce and truffle. The place itself is small but with enough space and we felt cozy instead of cramped. Soft lighting was nice. However, it was the service and the food that blew us away. Fantastic for a date night. Might need coordination for larger groups.
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Chris S.
Aug 10, 2024
Very good Italian restaurant close to Manhattan beach pier. Appetizers:Focaccia bread- 5/5 Served warm, garlicky and nicely salted. Generous portion great for sharing with 2-4 peopleCaesar salad- 5/5Refreshing, fresh, crispy. Wish it had anchovies but otherwise very good.Lobster ravioli- 4.5/5Relatively light dish. Tasty, with small pieces of lobsterBolognese- 3/5Most disappointing dish. Sauce was missing flavor. Have definitely had better.Tiramisu- 5/5Definitely hit the spot. Service- 5/5Note: they don't serve cocktails and hard liquor. Wine only.
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Angela F.
Jun 8, 2024
We were greeted at the door by the owner whom is not only super nice but handsome too The food is amazing. If you haven't been you are missing out on an amazing experience of flavors and hospitality
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Paula F.
Oct 31, 2023
Sicilian dining without traveling to Italy... My dining partner* (on this wonderful occasion) and I dined at Nando Trattoria on a Sunday evening. Nando is a cozy, authentic Italian restaurant located in Manhattan Beach not far from the shoreline.We parked at a meter on Manhattan Beach Bl. and took a very short relaxing walk to the restaurant. The environment was modern, vibrant and welcoming. The ambiance was intimate and subdued with soft lighting and soothing background music. We try to follow a mostly plant-based (vegan) diet. While entrees on the menu were very limited in that regard, they were very open to customizing something just for us. We started with a delicious spinach salad with pine nuts. For our entrees, after describing our likes to Valerio (waitstaff), the chef, Alessio, concocted a simply amazing vegan pasta dish off-menu. The dish was made up of pasta and accompanied by a light tomato based sauce with capers, olives, mushrooms and other vegetables. The texture of the sauce was creamy and clung perfectly to each al dente piece of pasta. All of the flavors were wonderfully balanced and robust. The dish was outstanding all around (timing, plating and OF COURSE... taste). Everyone working there enhanced our authentic Italian dining experience. Service was very warm, friendly and efficient. We look forward to our next visit!Grazie to Dario, Alessio, Valerio and Juan Carlo for an outstanding experience!*Another collaborative review. :)
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Kelly S.
Jun 6, 2024
Takeout review: this is my fourth order from Nando and I'm impressed by both the quality, price, and portions ... Not pictured but the rigatoni bolognese is also excellent. Would recommend truly everything we have tried here: vegetable plate, spaghetti, branzino limon.
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Walker S.
Feb 22, 2025
This place should be dead last on your list of places to eat in Manhattan Beach. The food took over an hour to come out, and the waiter was... strange- insisting we follow these odd Italian customary dinner rules. They are trying hard to give "good service" it's off putting, ie someone leaning over me all up in my space splitting a pasta dish we were sharing one painfully slow spoonful at a time, or the strange man holding open the door to the women's bathroom making my girlfriend pretty uncomfortable. Maybe next time just go in with her! While all these things were certainly unpleasant, they weren't enough to fully ruin the experience. That happened when I got the check. We got an appetizer, an entree, and a salad to split with 1 cocktail and they tried to give me a bill for $170, trying to slip in a $15 charge for water we didn't even ask for. $25 for the cocktail, which by the way they aren't allowed to serve- they don't have a liquor license. But the server said he "had a bottle of vodka stashed away" he could make a cocktail out of. That alone implies that they are in it to bleed you for as much money as possible, as they don't even have an option on the menu for a cocktail- meaning he just chose some arbitrary number which was, of course, ridiculously more than what a cocktail costs. If I could give 0 stars I would. Don't give it a try, just go somewhere else
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Nancy M.
Nov 17, 2024
Everything about Nando Trattoria is amazing. The service and ambiance was attentive, friendly and cozy. We were celebrating our anniversary and wanted something special! Everything was delicious and so well presented. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone who appreciates good food , well crafted with delicate tastes. Not your heavy red sauce type of cuisine.
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