Lago Presents Holiday Delights 2009!

Check out our Christmas CENA DI NATALE and New Year's Eve BURSTING WITH BUBBLES plans -- and make yours now to join us! Details HERE, along with gift ideas and party/catering assistance for magical celebrations!

New Seasonal Menu

The chef’s winter menu is based on using the freshest organic produce purchased from the local Santa Monica Farmer’s Markets in conjunction with sustainable protein while highlighting the unique flavors of the season. Lago is proud to make pasta, focaccia bread, desserts and gelato fresh daily.

The market ingredients featured this week are Blue Baby Carrots & Broccoli Romanesco from Weiser Farm, Radicchio from Scarborough Farm, Black Cabbage from Coleman Farm, Zucchini, Savoy Cabbage & Parsley from Finley Farm. We are featuring free-range Jidori chicken.

Radicchio in Saor: Tradional Venetian Radicchio with Pinenuts & Raisins, Sesame Encrusted Goat Cheese, Black Cabbage-Mango Sauce

Risotto di Farro - Farro “Risotto-Style”, Braised Beef Tongue

Opa in Crosta - Hawaiian Opa, Lemon-Thyme Crust, Zucchini Trifolate Sauce, Cabbage-Pancetta “Verzada”, Blue Baby Carrots

Pollo Jidori all'Aglio Nero e Porcini - Free-Range Jidori Chicken, Black Garlic-Porcini Sauce, Clown Potatoes, Broccoli Romanesco “Au Gratin”

Cannolo di Ricotta e Ibiscus - Tradicional Cannolo, Chocolate Cream Filling, Hibiscus Flower Sauce

Available as a 3 or 4 course tasting menu, come join us...

Thanksgiving, LA Times praise, Facebook

Guess what a "Best of LA Dining Bets" story in the LA Times Travel section said about Lago: "Best Italian"! Check it out here.

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Thanksgiving at Lago is any way you like it: our regular menu at regular prices, our 3- or 4-course prix fixe menu with choice of turkey or trout main courses, or our signature Thanksgiving to Go! Click here for details.

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Call Lago today for reservations, 310 451-3525. Hope to see you soon!

DINE LA Restaurant Week!

Gourmet Dining at a Great Price!

October 4 - 9 and October 11 - 16



3-Course Lunch ($28)
and
3-Course Dinner ($44)

plus a special wine pairing for each course
($18, dinner only)

Click HERE to see
the full lunch and dinner menus!

Recession Relief Returns to Lago

RECESSION RELIEF RETURNS!

• BYOB Mondays
• ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR Tuesdays
• WINE ½ OFF Wednesdays
• $8 PIZZAS AND $20 PITCHERS Thursdays
• STIMULUS LUNCH ($15) Weekdays and DINNER ($29) Daily

Check it out HERE, and visit us soon! 310 451-3525.

VISIT OUR NEWS PAGE: Gazpacho Recipe, Wine Spectator Award, Great American Dine Out to End Hunger

Check out our new featured recipe, Zuppa Fresca (Chilled Gazpacho Soup), perfect for summer's end, celebrate our Award of Excellence (13th year!) from Wine Spectator Magazine, and join us for the Great American Dine Out as we support SHARE OUR STRENGTH to end childhood hunger, September 20 - 26!

New Lago Review Lauds "authentic Northern Italian cuisine crafted amid a vehement commitment to fresh, locally farmed ingredients."

Check out this wonderful review just published by The Luxe List.

It begins:

Located within Santa Monica's infamous outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment Mecca known as Third Street Promenade, Locanda del Lago is an experience unto itself. This restaurant duly sets itself apart from the glut of others in the Promenade with its authentic Northern Italian cuisine crafted amid a vehement commitment to fresh, locally farmed ingredients.

Upon opening in 1991, Lago as it is known quickly gained notoriety for its unique focus on authentic cuisine specific to Lake Como in Northern Italy. Accolades have since ensued, including a 2009 Michelin Guide recommendation as well as praise by Gourmet Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Zagat, and Wine Spectator.

I recently visited Lago for dinner with my husband and two young children ages 7 and 10 who've already cultivated a love of fine dining. Lago is, in fact, quite family friendly, and a favorite with the celebrity-set. Among the stars who've brought their young children in to dine over the years include Dustin Hoffman, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, Bob Saget; Police drummer Stewart Copeland, Kate Capshaw and Rita Wilson.

Read more HERE!