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Love and Salt
Love and Salt is a philosophy: that food needs only two ingredients to be great. It’s a sensibility that informs the feeling in the restaurant and the dishes on the menu — Italian-inspired with Southern California soul. An approachable wine list and classic cocktail program similarly reflect the vibrant SoCal setting of the restaurant, located just steps from the Manhattan Beach pier.
Support Love and Salt during COVID-19
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
Popular dishes
Wood Oven Pizza, Pasta & Salad
19 reviews
Grilled Octopus Salad
marinated shell beans, red onion, frisée, Fuji apple, lemon vinaigrette
10 reviews
Whole Roasted Branzino
Umbrian lentils, shaved Brussels sprouts, toasted almonds, citrus conserva
10 reviews
Good food, not cheap but that shows
The whole experience was perfect. It was our first dinner out in a very long time and it didn’t disappoint at all. The cocktails were delicious and the food was outstanding. Can’t wait to go back!
Delicious, inspiring food! Best restaurant for foodies in MB right now. Yum....
Everything was great, the food experience and atmosphere was very good. My only comment was when we finished paying our bill the waitress told us we had to leave because another party was waiting for our table. It was a little rude especially since we were halfway getting up after we signed for the tip.
First of all let me start by saying I normally love this place but my last experience was very poor. One of the things they do that doesn’t make sense and you never see in a restaurant of this quality is bring out the food plate by plate. I actually got my food 5 minutes before the next plate came out for another person in my party. So I had two choices which were to eat by my self or let the food get cold. Then about 5 minutes after the second dish came out the third dish finally arrived so we all basically ate while other people in our party watched. The server was very friendly and the food just ok that night. A very disappointing experience in a normally good restaurant.
Amazing food!
This is the third time I've been to Love & Salt and it was delicious as usual. We were celebrating a birthday with a party of 5 so we ordered several different dishes and ate family style. My favorites for the evening were the shaved fennel salad, freekehlicious salad, spaghetti al limone, and the spicy soppressata pizza. The service was excellent and the cocktails were delicious. I will definitely be returning.
Amazing food as always and great service!
Yummy bronzino ! Our pasta dish with bone marrow was dreamy too
Great good and drinks. Great location too.
Food and service were very good considering the circumstances. It will be nice to get back indoors once it is safe. But we really had a nice time.
Every single time we go to Love & Salt we have an absolutely amazing evening. Everyone who works there is incredible and the atmosphere is always up!
Glad they made it through this Pandemic, the food and service is always great.
We had the grilled octopus salad, a favorite of ours, but was disappointed that it was over salted. The pasta dishes were great as usual. I was debating on two different wines and the server was nice enough to bring me tastes of both.
Fabulous quality!!!!
Great service!
Outdoor dining!!!
we ended up eating indoors.. first time in more than a year! Love and Salt did a great job of separating the tables, limiting the number of customers and making everyone feel welcome and safe.
The staff were all super friendly. I think everyone happy to be able to start moving back to normal dining.
We dined outside and had plenty of safe space around us. The food and drinks were delicious and the service was terrific.
Great food. Nice outdoor seating. Nice waitress. Very good overall.
It was great to finally share a meal with friends even if outdoors. Have eaten at L&S pre-COVID and loved it. This experience was a little more challenging.
Overall, good service, good food. For this level of restaurant, outdoor dining on the street is not ideal, but it was enjoyable to eat out, and feel some degree of normality again.
Always a great time at Love & Salt! The food is delicious and drinks are great. Old fashioned is one of the best in town.
Great food as always and great drinks ! Our waiter was very helpful at helping us with the menu
We had the grilled octopus salad, spicy soppresata pizza, Branzino & lamb chops. Everything was delicious. The extra 4% extra kitchen charge (not the gratuity) seems to be a practice nowadays.
I love the food and ambiance of Love & Salt! The staff is very friendly, attentive and helpful. I would have given this five stars all around but outside dining was a bit of an issue since it was windy and a bit cold. No fault of the restaurant's! But my husband, daughter and I still had a great meal!
Love the energy, very positive, food is amazing loved their pasta and pizza and they’re garlic bread is stunning.
My husband and I really enjoyed our dinner here last weekend. We ordered the grilled octopus and the shaved fennel salads to start. Both were delicious, but the if I had to choose just one, I would do the shaved fennel. Trust. Dinner was the half roasted chicken which was really juicy and flavorful, and the Krikorian South pizza which was amazing. Paired all this with a bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (one of our faves) and we walked away happy campers. Definitely going back here soon. I recommend.
Venturing to eat outside with friends when things opened up for outdoor dining, we started with drinks and appetizers: the Wood Oven Meatballs and Winter Citrus, Beets & Burrata. Great to share while we ordered Mussels, Tagliatelle Bolognese, Margherita pizza and a Spicy Soppressata pizza. All were delicious but the Tagliatelle Bolognese was fabulous! We ended with the Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch and the Buttered Rum Pudding. Don’t miss ending your meal with Buttered Rum Pudding - smooth and delicious.
It was great
food is outstanding and they are doing what they can with the outdoors. Always a great staple in south bay.
Extremely over salted food. Impossible to eat!
Excellent service, great food! We will definitely be back again soon!
Great food and service
Chicken and pasta dishes best anywhere
The pasta was soooooo good! The service was lovely and we really enjoyed the ambience and food options.
To food was incredible and the staff couldn’t have been nicer.
Love and Salt is a neighborhood gem. The food is always outstanding and staff could not be more efficient. The chef is local and it's important to support our local establishments during these times.
Service is spotty at best, and a 4% up charge for Covid is ridiculous
Perfection, every single time. The food was so incredible and fresh. The waitstaff was efficient.
Very nice setup outside. Would definitely come back.
ALWAYS a favorite and is on point! Love and Salt never disappoints and has been my go-to for a while. The Tagliatelle Bolognese is what my heart always desires followed by the Strozzepreti Costolette. The Whole Roasted Branzino is divine and this is my favorite thing to have other people order so I can steal some of theirs. Don't hate me for trying to have it all. The cocktails and desserts are always on point. I can't say enough good things about this place.
Always fantastic food & service here even during COVID.
FAQs
You can order delivery directly from Love and Salt using the Order Online button. Love and Salt also offers delivery in partnership with Postmates. Love and Salt also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (310) 545-5252.
Love and Salt is rated 4.8 stars by 1316 OpenTable diners.
Love and Salt does offer gift cards which you can purchase here https://www.toasttab.com/love-salt/giftcards.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.