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Il Corso - Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA

Il Corso - Palm Springs

4.6
4.6
1410 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian
Chef Mario Marfia was born in Sicily, Italy and honed his craft working as a chef in the Mediterranean. He brings those culinary and cultural influences to El Paseo in Palm Desert, and the New Downtown of Palm Springs.
Il Corso restaurant offers genuine Italian hospitality serving a wonderful variety of traditional Italian dishes, fresh salads, homemade pastas, wood oven pizzas and delicious seafood. In addition to our regular menu, Chef Mario prepares nightly specials from all over Italy like “the world’s best gnocchi,” and our house specialty, roasted leg of veal. Start your meal off with an Italian style inspired cocktail and remember to save room for all of your favorite Italian homemade desserts to complement your dinning experience.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 23 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (760) 656-3770
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    CHEF MARIO MARFIA
  • Catering
    Come celebrate your special occasion while enjoying your favorite Italian dishes... Just bring in your friends and we will take care of the rest. Tutti finesse a tarallucci e vino! Having an offsite event? Let us come to you. We can bring all of the best that Italy has to offer. Impress your company with our handmade pasta, signature dishes, delicious cocktails and homemade desserts.
  • Neighborhood
    Palm Springs
  • Cross street
    TAQUITZ AVENUE
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,410 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

    Good for business meals

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

    Italian

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert

    Good for business meals

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert

    Italian

1,410 Reviews
  1. EricC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was amazing but the highlight was our server Alexandra. She was so funny and warm and welcoming and just had amazing energy.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service Beautiful ambience and outside patio

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  3. LesleeG

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delightful!! They even accommodated our late arrival!

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  4. ScottM

    Palm Springs

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food and prompt, caring, knowledgeable service. Main dining room is very attractive…feels like you’re in a big city, but isn’t very noisy. We’ll be back in a hurry!

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  5. PatriciaP

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is truly authentic Italian food. As a daughter of an Italian , I know this is some of the best Italian food I’ve had anywhere. The grilled Octopus with green beans, olives, and potatoes in a light vinaigrette is flavorful and delicious. The lamb shank is perfection and the sautéed spinach cooked just right. The patio is quiet and lovely. We come here every visit to Palm Springs.

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  6. Charlie

    Minneapolis

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on September 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great birthday celebration! Amazing server and food.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Munich

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Super tolles Restaurant mit schöner Atmosphäre. Etwas schicker, aber nicht spießig. Top Service und sehr gutes Essen mit toller Auswahl an Weinen. Absolute Empfehlung

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  8. BrianR

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    Took my wife for her birthday. Our biggest complaint was the waiter we had. When we walked in he gave us a dirty look, I was hoping he wouldn't be serving us but our luck he did. Throughout our dinner he made rude comments to us. He was absolutely horrible. That was just him the other staff was very nice. The food runner was extremely nice and made us feel welcome. When I asked for the check he kept hovering us like we where going to dine and dash. I paid cash and left him .30 cent tip found the food runner and gave her the tip. I didn't remember the waiters name. But he's easily recognized by his handlebar mustache. it's a shame it's a nice place i would like to go back. But wouldn't risk it now because of the waiter.

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  9. Cleo

    Palm Springs

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely place with a cool vibe. Food is delicious and our service was amazing

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  10. JeffB

    San Diego

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    This was our second time here. It’s a lovely place and the food is delicious. The staff are friendly. It wasn’t overly busy yet the service was slow. We waited a long time after ordering drinks before we were able to order our meals

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  11. Kelly

    Philadelphia

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food and service were both excellent. We consistently have great meals here.

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  12. ArnoldF

    Palm Springs

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience4
    Great ambience. Food was average except for the bread and dip. Service was good. Waiter was very good. Way overpriced food and drinks. Would not recommend unless you want to spend a lot of bucks on overpriced mediocre food .

    Il Corso - Palm SpringsResponded on September 9, 2023

    Clearly this restaurant is not for everyone. Some guests should stick with the Sbarro pizza at the food court of their local shopping mall.

    1 person found this helpful

  13. Kathleen

    Los Angeles

    41 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Tagliatelle with bolognese! The best outside of Italy! Il Corso is one of top restaurants in Palm Springs - in fact, in the entire Coachella Valley!

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  14. ChrisS

    Palm Springs

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, nice staff. Highly recommend. Great Italian selections

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  15. ArnoldF

    Palm Springs

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Is now my favorite Restaurant in PS. Beautiful Room. Great service. Good location. Drinks great. Food was good but a little high for the amount of food you get. We will come back.

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  16. ZooMember

    San Diego

    18 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience3
    Unfortunately we can't recommend this restaurant. For the price and location we expected a lot more. The food was barely edible, the cocktails were subpar, honestly, the best part was the bread. There has to be better Italian food somewhere else in palm springs. Hostess and servers were all helpful and friendly.

    Il Corso - Palm SpringsResponded on August 11, 2023

    We are sorry to hear you where disappointed about the food and cocktails. We are curious to look into what you ordered in order to improve and help us with our new menu for the upcoming season. Thank you kindly. Il Corso

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 6, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience3
    Service was horrible. Ordered a filet medium and it was well done. Will not be back

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    We waited too long between apps and entres My veal parm was heat lamp warm othered was piping hot. After dinner took forever to pay and leave but food and drink was good enough

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  19. ArtC

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is our 4th time coming here and it never disappoints! Great all around!

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  20. IviAH

    Orange County

    48 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    48 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    We decided to try Il Corso while in Palm Springs and we really enjoyed it. We had the filet, chicken marsala and pappardelle bolognese, make sure to order the meatballs appetizer and try to leave space for the Torta Di Cioccolato 🤌! We will come back.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    La atención , el servicio fue excelente , todo estuvo Perfecto.

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  22. DamienF

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    From beginning to end, everything was wonderful. The service, and the food were exquisite!

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We had a great evening celebrating our nephew and fiancé anniversary! Stephanie was on point as our server, and provided us time to review both the dinner amd wine menus, and offered suggestions along the way. Our dinner selections went from Cioppino to Pizza, Risotto, to Pappardelle, and all were excellent! The two salads and bread course were also great, and the tapenade was a hit! The expierence concluded with a painted plate and house made mixed-berry sorbet, wishing a “Happy Anniversary”! We had a great time, thank you!

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  24. Franklin

    Orange County

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience3
    Food was good. Tables close together, you could hear other customers conversations. Expensive.

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  25. JCVM

    Palm Springs

    38 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We have been here many times, and always enjoyed it. This time the bread was cold and stale. We had to ask for more bread. The veal was exceptionally salty. The Osso Buco on the other hand was delicious. The waiter had a very thick accent, and had to repeat everything twice. This is the first time we’ve been at the restaurant and not fully impressed. Of course we’ll return, but maybe you should look at these issues.

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  26. KenW

    Palm Springs

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and a great staff. Our food was excellent and on time and both the wait staff and bartenders were wonderful. Also a great ambiance and a beautiful setting.

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 26, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience3
    Had a great time last night. Wasn’t to fond of the server trying to give me a 2022 bottle of wine when I ordered a 2019 bottle. Then when I ordered a margarita and had asked for a sugar Tim they put salt and instead of remaking the drink they dumped the salted rim margarita in to a new glass which just added a more salty flavor to the drink.

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  28. Marc

    Hawaii

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience4
    We have made reservation here numerous times and every time they try to push you on the high top bar side. Despite the request in the reservation. Use to like this place but over the years they have gotten rude, service has declined and the personal touch is gone. Last time I’ll be going to this restaurant unfortunately but so many other amazing restaurants in PS

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  29. CKAZ

    Phoenix

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was awesome, service was impeccable & I cant thank them enough for having us as a party of 12 for a bachelorette party. Thank you so much!

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  30. HowardR

    Los Angeles

    59 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on July 4, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    I had hoped for so much more. Prior reviews talked about the great ambience and the food, but this was not my experience. The restaurant was busy, and noisy. The server was polite, but just getting the bottle of wine to the table took a long time. Food arrived before the wine, and all the courses came at the same time. The spinach ravioli in sage butter was delicious, but the remainder of the meal was mediocre at best.

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  31. GERARDQ

    Palm Springs

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on July 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Not sure why, but this was our first experience. Ambiance? fabulous. Service? Fabulous. And the food? Best Italian I have had since leaving NYC. GerardQ

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  32. TonyS

    Palm Springs

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Took my family of 7, from 11 to 22 years old, they all loved the food.

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  33. FabrizioR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Will be back soon ! We loved the entire dining experience. Grazie!!!

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  34. Joes

    Atlantic City

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to eat when you are in town! Great drink and good menus.

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  35. Beega

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beautiful ambiance, food was delicious, and wait staff very attentive.

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  36. AlanF

    Palm Springs

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful food and service Excellent Caesar salad and Chicken Parm special as well as Dover Sole special

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  37. Melly

    Palm Springs

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on June 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Stephanie, our server, was amazing. She was upbeat, helpful, and friendly. Food was fantastic.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Yorkshire

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience5
    No good service … waiter was so slow . And take forever to take our order . I called him 3 times and made a sign every time I called him

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  39. Noura

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    1.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience5
    We waited for 30 mins. And no one came to take out order. My husband got up and gor a waiter. Then food took almost 40 mins and it was wrong. Rude had no personality . It was my husband's birthday. We were so upset with everything we went somewhere else for cake.

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic birthday experience! Definitely going back there!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Il Corso - Palm Springs offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (760) 656-3770.

Il Corso - Palm Springs is rated 4.6 stars by 1410 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 23 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Il Corso - Palm Springs

111 N Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 180, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Additional information

  • Cross street
    TAQUITZ AVENUE
  • Neighborhood
    Palm Springs
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    CHEF MARIO MARFIA
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (760) 656-3770
  • Catering
    Come celebrate your special occasion while enjoying your favorite Italian dishes... Just bring in your friends and we will take care of the rest. Tutti finesse a tarallucci e vino! Having an offsite event? Let us come to you. We can bring all of the best that Italy has to offer. Impress your company with our handmade pasta, signature dishes, delicious cocktails and homemade desserts.
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