Celestino

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   Edgar

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Arrived at our reservation a few minutes early, still waited about 20 minutes past the reservation time. Was not bothered by the wait as the restaurant was busy. Once we sat we received water and bread from the expediter. The waiter took our order (to memory), 3 main entrees and a shared salad appetizer. Appetizer salad was out in 5 minutes. We never saw the waiter again, 55 minutes later we asked the expediter if our order was forgotten as other parties were sat, ordered and had received our food. The waiter came and said the kitchen was to blame, not him. However, if he had come by he would have noted, he was not well organized. The expediter was great, he actually apologized, he was professional. The reservation noted a birthday, so when we saw a dessert and singing in the back room (Venice paintings) we thought, Hmmmm maybe, but no that was for the neighbor table. Waiter brought our kids a scoop of ice cream and then I had to finally flag him down for a Check, so despite the mistakes he was still not attentive. We paid the full check, 20% tip and enjoyed my wife’s birthday and did not let the terrible service taint our good feelings. I feel like I should have spoken to the owner but it was late and at that point we just wanted to go. The food was great, highly recommended, the service was a let down.
   

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   Arturo

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Food is average, nothing special Americanized, Italian food.
   

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   Lori

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Everything was delicious as always! We love this restaurant and highly recommend it for any celebration you may have. We will definitely be back, sooner rather than later! Thank you!
   

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   Bob

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Been a while yet dining here remains a wonderful experience. The pastas and entrees are grand and the wine cellar offers great vintages and varietals. All in all, we would travel from home in Culver City to dine here. Looking at the Drago fraternal restaurants on the Westside!
   

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   Gwynn

   San Francisco

   19 reviews

   4.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   We enjoyed our meal here. We were seated promptly and the waiter came by immediately to get us settled, and then gave us several minutes to look at the menu, which was nice - we didn’t feel rushed even though they were clearly busy and every table taken. Three of us had the specials, and the risotto with shrimp, fava beans and tomatoes was excellent. Highly recommend! The ravioli stuffed with shrimp and crab in a lobster sauce was also yummy. The prices are very reasonable and the staff authentically Italian. It was an enjoyable experience, though a tad loud.
   

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   Willie

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The only Italian restaurant in the entire San Gabriel valley worth my patronage!
   

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   Matthew

   Los Angeles

   9 reviews

   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   The service started out poorly as they sat us at a folding table with chairs, there was no bread plates when the bread came. It also took them forever to take our drink order and they also don't have a "by the glass" wine menu?? Odd, I have never encountered that so we kept on having to ask the waiter for samples before we ordered the wine. Dinner also took forever to come after asking. The ONLY constellation to this was the food was very good when it came. Lastly, they also charge you for the small bread baskets that they bring to the table, pretty petty.
   

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   joao

   VIP

   London

   18 reviews

   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Friendly service and atmosphere. Mediocre average American Italian food.
   

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   Bryce

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We couldn’t have picked a better place for an pre-Christmas celebratory lunch. We three each had a different pasta. All were fantastic. Atmosphere was festive without being too noisy. And service, as always, was superb.
   

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    CAROLINE

    Los Angeles

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The experience was great from beginning to end. Wonderful service. I was impressed by the number of specials the server had memorized. They were on top of refilling beverages, bringing the check at an appropriate interval. Seamless service. The food was absolutely delicious. Everyone in the party was happy with their meal. Would highly recommend!
    

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