Best Casual Restaurants in Ladera Heights

Several good things. We went 12/28/24 6:30 pm Food was amazing. Server, Phoenix was the best! Fair pricing. Reservation was held and we were seated immediately. Couple of "off" things. They sat us in the tent. The heaters were burning me even after we moved. The wind kept our feet cold! Parking is super tough during peak.

From start to finish we had a delicious meal with the best martinis and eclectic and yummy food in a beautiful ambiance. The service was wonderful with a couple of calls made as we were late and throughout the meal the attention to detail and style. My husband and I always love Zinc and last night was perfect!

We had eaten at 2 other M'Tucci restaurants and this was our first time at the one closest to us (Coors and Montano, NW). We decided to try their Wed. night special at the bargain price of $30/person. We made a reservation about an hour ahead and were glad that we had. The restaurant was quite full. There were no choices on the special and no substitutions. I probably would not have ordered any of the dishes on the special but we were pleasantly surprised and pleased. The appetizer was a bruschetta topped with mussels. My husband adored this. I thought it was very good. It came with a small glass of a pleasant chardonnay. The main course was hangar steak with roast potatoes. I asked for mine to be cooked medium rare, I was told, you couldn't specify how you wanted it cooked, on the special. Our steaks came out medium rare and were exceptionally tender and flavorful. This was served with a small glass of Cabernet. Dessert was a pumpkin swirl cheesecake. This was the weakest of the courses but we still ate every bite. It was served with a moscato dessert wine. All the portions were small but we didn't leave hungry. Service was excellent in spite of how busy it was. We definitely will return for the Wed. special and will try other things as well. This may become our go to local restaurant.

Great restaurant. Especially the food. Outstanding. When back again two days later. Plus, the Sawmill Market is a brilliant food experience venue.

The eggplant and the dates we’re unbelievable! Definitely will come back next time we are in town!