Cashed out 20K OpenTable points to dine here because I of the pending LA COVID restaurant shutdown. It was truly sad knowing their outdoor dining would cease soon because the patio dinner my daughter and I had at L&S Tuesday night before Thanksgiving........was truly fantastic and memorable. We enjoyed their Italian fare that was very delicate and unpretentious, just the right flavors and hints of sophistication and simplicity. Grilled Octopus salad where the Octopus was so tender and juicy, Prosciutto & Pear salad with a mild shaved cheese that was not salty or bitter but a simply delightful combination. The Japanese Mushroom Pizza, Rigatoni Pomodoro Salt Spring Island Mussels and Wood Oven Meatballs finished our truly impressive entrees without the aftertastes of overpowering garlic or herbs....hats off to whoever the skilled master chef is in the back of the house. Mary Joe took care of our table so nicely and professionally. Buttered Rum Pudding and Tiramisu were excellent choices to end the evening. Highly recommend L&S for outstanding Italian cuisine that’s not all over your face and shirt.....hope this place survives this latest shutdown. Truly the best Italiano by the beach!!

Server forgot to put in one of the food orders - really bad when the food comes for only one person and we had to wait 20 min for the other order. The wine was excessively expensive. Overall, a very disappointing evening.

Great outdoor setup and the food is as good as ever!

Always a pleasure to dine at Love & Salt. My favorite dining experience in the South Bay. They check all the boxes, mainly the quality and experience of every dish is “par excellence”. Rich, flavorful, authentic, quality ingredients made with love.

Do yourself a favor and book a table. You won’t be disappointed.

Tonight’s feast consisted of:

PERSIMMON & BURRATA
GRILLED BROCCOLINI
MARGHERITA Pizza
SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA CACIO E PEPE (gluten free)
STROZZAPRETTI COSTOLETTE: Beef short rib ragu
ROASTED FREE-RANGE CHICKEN (whole) (OUR FAVORITE)
BUTTER RUM PUDDING
NONNO’s TIRAMISU
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH

BRAVO

Wonderful lunch

Had a birthday lunch with an old friend. Start to finish, everything was great, and our server was excellent. Dare I say, they have the best tiramisu I’ve had outside of Italy?

Excellent food and service!

AMAZING. This place definitely have to be on your list when you come down to MB

Beautiful night and amazing view of the sunset over the ocean

Kanpachi Crudo is amazing - would return just for this. Meatballs are good. Creste Di Gallo Midollo (bone marrow pasta) is good if you enjoy bold rich flavors. Strozzepreti Costolette (short rib ragu pasta) is great - one of those "even better the next day" dishes. Service is excellent - the whole team operates like a smiling machine.

Fabulous interesting food.

Be prepared for salty food. I guess that’s why it’s called Love pastas were too salty for us.

Food sucked. Everything was over salty

A big shout out to Nash and his staff for a memorable evening under an almost Blue Moon. Wonderful service ambiance and delicious food. Would highly recommend. Can’t wait to go back.

Absolutely loved the duck egg pizza. The grilled octopus salad was so tasty and the octopus so tender. They have a cute outdoor seating area with a nice view of the ocean, and social distancing/masks are enforced. Enjoyed a great meal! Will be back!

The stone fruit and buratta is amazing with a plethora of flavors. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive

Overall the restaurant is great and I’d definitely try it again. Good food selection and has some nice beers. Only complaint is that the rigatoni pasta was quite salty.

Delicious food, great service and beautiful outdoor setting with amazing g sunset view.

The service here was perfect! They forgot to add the sausage on our pizza, and they brought us a new one without even asking. Also they were very mindful of social distancing, and we never felt uncomfortable. I appreciated that I was able to make reservations even though it was a weekend, and I now it can get very busy on the weekends. Despite the outdoor seating with social distancing, the service was great and the food was amazing! We enjoyed every dish that we ordered!
Overall I enjoyed my experience here, and although it is a bit of a drive for me, I would definitely come back!

The toast and fig with burrata were amazing as the service

Amazing variety on the menu - it’s hard to pick since everything tastes amazing!

Food was fabulous! The dining experience was great, outside with a view of the ocean. They really made it wonderful during these Covid times.

The food was delicious and the outside dinning area was perfect.

just delicious

The food is wonderful! We were pleased with EVERYTHING. Our favorites were the Duck Egg Pizza, the Pepper pasta and the freakalicious salad. Cocktails and wine were delicious, too. We LOVE Love )

The outdoor patio is beautiful and the food was exceptional. Well done on the gray whale, Ramos gin Fizz!

Ambiance, waitstaff, food, drinks; all were great!

Food and service was exceptional. Unique, creative and flavorful dishes. I will go back!

This meal was just....average. The service was great, our server was excellent. She was attentive and knowledgeable. A food runner brought us the wrong food and drinks TWICE, but not a big deal.
The food, however, was the main reason for 3 stars. The server explained to us that the restaurant was a "sharing" concept. Ok, perfect. So we order the meatballs. It came with 3 goodsized meatballs and one HALF of a piece of bread. There was so much sauce and ricotta to spread and we had a half a slice of bread. It should have come with at least a full slice cut in half.
The freeekilicious salad, while good, feels out of place on the menu. It is full of grains and I'm not sure how it pairs with pasta dishes? It also felt a little one note.
We also had the short rib pasta dish. The short rib looked and tasted more like a bolognese sauce. It tasted fine.
The chocolate pb crunch was SOOOO good, however, it looked nothing like the pictures online. It came out and it was literally the size of two strips of a Kit Kat bar. In fact, that is how the server described it. It was so rich and luscious but it was literally two bites for my boyfriend and I.
I got a cocktail that didn't make me want to order another. I don't know, it just wasn't a memorable dining experience, especially for $110. We got two drinks, two apps, and a pasta dish and it was $110. Three days before we went to Nicks and got more food, three cocktails, and bigger portions for $120.
I just wasn't wowed. I wanted to like it but there really isn't anything that would make us want to go back.

Had a great meal celebrating a special occasion. Every dish was incredible and the experience was lovely. Highly recommend.

Broccolini appetizer was great! Pizza and pasta entrees were ok.

We have eaten at several outdoor/patio dining places. Love & Salt was the best.
They created a very safe and comfortable environment and the food was excellent.

Just phenomenal! Great service, great food! Can’t ask for more. Must order the garlic bread and the calamari salad.

Food was incredible and service was super sweet and quick!

While I enjoyed trying this place for the very first time, I was a little disappointed at the fact that they do not off brunch, making the menu very limited. It might be helpful, if OpenTable update the menu since that was the main reason I even picked this place.

Creste Di Gallo Midollo was without a doubt one of the best pasta dishes I’ve ever had. Burrata was also excellent and the old fashions were great too. Best meal I’ve had in Manhattan Beach so far.

Food was great. Service was lacking organization and timing.

Kudos to Love & Salt for pivoting to outdoor dining! You’ve truly done a great job with it. We had a lovely meal. Thank you!

Delicious food; refined yet simple.
Service was excellent and very reasonable bill.
Highly recommend for a quick bite or full dinner!

Great service great food