Such a fantastic, consistent standout for Italian food, ambience and dining. All the pastas, you can't go wrong, and the focacia is a must order. I think the rules of ordering all your food at once (as well as the recent average service) knock off one star. All in all, it's not a place I'm going to give up -- I will always be happy when I'm able to score a dinner reservation at this place.

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Jacob was fantastic and he took care of us the whole night. Request him.

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I came here with clients last night, I was fairly excited to try their food. I called Tuesday to see if I can get a reservation for Thursday. They only had 5:30 pm or 9 pm reservations. So I thought, why not eat like the Italians and eat late. We arrived, the place is busy with a packed bar and so so decorations. I checked in and were told that they didn't have my reservation. I told them I called and spoke to someone and that we even asked to be added to the waitlist in case of any cancelations. Boop, Boop, Boop, she's typing and looking at her screen, never making eye contact with me,I wasn't sure what she's doing. She's continuing to tell me she can't find my reservation. At this point I'm stressed out and embarrassed because my clients were looking at me like WTF. Finally I said, well I made the reservations and I'd like to be accommodated. She says "Well I see you on the waitlist but nothing for 9 pm, but don't worry, we accommodate you"after 10 minutes of waiting in limbo . We finally get seated out on their patio, it's snug but not tight. The waiter comes over, asks if we want something to drink. I ask him to recommend a nice bottle of house wine, he immediately points to a $240 bottle on the menu. Ok fine, he's here to sell me on stuff, I get it now. I tell him, as much as I'd like to spend $300 on a bottle of wine, I'd pass and get something more affordable. I ended up getting a bottle for $150, that was just ok. We finally ended up ordering food. We ordered bread (SFINCIONE). It was light, fluffy with great flavor, so we ordered a second one. Appetizers we ordered POLPETTE DELLA MAESTRA ALESSANDRA, it was fresh and tasty. On to the pastas, we ordered TAGLIATELLE and TONNARELLI CACIO E PEPE. They were small portions, but good. The Cacio E Pepe was a little too al dente for my taste, but the Tagliatelle was great! Next we ordered the BISTECCA ALLA FIORENTINA. For it being a rib eye, the taste was not there. I swear I could taste the grass the cow ate . It smelled funny too, but meh, it's the experience. All in all, it was just ok for the price you're paying. With the stress at the beginning and the waiter trying to sell me a $240 bottle of HOUSE WINE and the beef not tasty...I most definitely will not come back.

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I have been wanting to go to this Restaurant for a long time, so when My 65th Birthday rolled around, we decided to go down to Marina Del Rey Area for the weekend to celebrate. Finally!.. My chance to go to the infamous Felix Trattoria!... :( .. 4 adults and child went to dinner. The Reservationist was Very Nice and Extremely helpful with getting the seating from outside to inside. She even called me back to let me know she could move me inside, which I wanted.. 5 stars for her!.. Our Waitress was very pleasant, we appreciated her friendliness.. 5 stars for her! We ordered Cocktails and a Shirley Temple (of sorts)... They make their own "lemon lime soda" ... ugh!.. 5 yr old shirley temple was so tart and sour, she couldnt drink it.. Nothing for kids to drink there... not even sprite.. Our cocktails 1 Lemon drop, which was awful because it was sooo very sour, 1 Mojito that was just as bad because it was sooo very sour, 1 vodka and lemon lime soda, which of course was sooo very sour.. None of us could drink our beverages, so water all the way around and very sober birthday celebration (which is not that big of deal, just a little disappointing) so 0 stars on the Cocktails!.. Waitress informed us that the meals are meant for "Family Style Sharing".. but, yet suggested 8 dishes for 4 adults and a toddler.. Not to "family style sharing" to me, when it takes 2 dishes each person. The amount of food was about a large Tablespoon per person to "taste", then there was no more of that pasta dish, (with the exception of the rigatoni mezza that the cacio e pepe came with. there was more of that pasta than the others). We also ordered the $75 Ribeye Cap steak which was a total JOKE!.. there were maybe 7-8 small pieces of steak to go around the table of 5.. it came with lots of Arugula to fill the plate, & under the arugula you find what seems to be Roasted Potatoes, that looked like it was scraped from the bottom of the pan.. there were a few chunks of potatoes and the rest were scrapings and skin all crumbled up. We also ordered the Branzino Fish that was Very Delishious! The sauce was Delishious and it was cooked to perfection!.. The only issue was a couple of us got some bones in our mouth with our bites and had to spit out the fish to remove the bone. They need to debone the fish a little better, if the cocktails would of tasted better, I might of been too buzzed to notice the bones and choked, so hurray for bad cocktails LOL!.. We ordered the Squash Blossoms with Ricotta and they were awesome!.. they did not come with any type of sauce, so we ordered a side of the Marinara, which made them even tastier.. 5 stars for squash blossoms! but, 2 stars for portion size of pasta and steak.. As for the flavor of the pasta dishes, The Tagliatelli Bolognese smelled awful, but the taste was better than the smell, There was not much of a Tomato Base or taste of tomatoes in the Ragu, mostly like a stewed ground meat in gravy. The Cacio e pepe sauce was scarce so it was mostly VERY VERY AL DENTE Pasta with a very light film of sauce & flavor to coat it. I would of preferred a more creamy sauce, but, I had never really had cacio e pepe , so Maybe my perception of this dish is wrong. Pasta Limone: Very Tart! plenty of sauce, but sour & tart. The recipes that call for lemon is very heavy handed and we were glad that there was hardly any to share, because we wasted almost a 1/4 of it. My final thoughts of this Hyped up restaurant and "Hand Made Pasta" is..... I was totally Deflated!.. I really wanted this place to be great! I had high expectations for our experience, but it fell short! very short!.. While I appreciate the Hand Made Pasta and Old Time Technique of how its made, Ultimately in My opinion is A Great Pasta is only as Good as the Sauce that covers it!.. $540 with tip included. What a waste! So very sad to have to leave this review!..

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I always hope to have a different experience each time, I want to stay open to it, to get the hype, but every time I leave feeling like I paid way too much for basically "good" food. It's a great vibe, the service is top notch, the wine list is incredible, but the food doesn't wow me, and the quality is never commensurate with the bill. Last night two of us dined and the portions were enormous - each dish was enough for 4 to 6 people - and we had to box up almost everything we ordered. Afterwards I felt mostly just full and full of salt. Nothing stood out as exceptional. It was simply "fine" and "ok" and just way too expensive for that. Next time I'll go to Ospi.

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Food was amazingly good. If I had to complain about anything, the artichoke dish was a little salty. But their shrimp, squash flower and pastas and steaks were fresh, flavorful and cooked well. David, the somm was friendly and excellent in handling our wines.

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Are there the other night and am aware the chef owner is heralded to walk on water. I know he has a host of very successful restaurants. I don't want to be a downer but the experience reminded me of the fable about the kings new clothes. I feel badly about writting this but felt much worse about eating there. The ambiance is happy,casual and fulfilling and every one seemed cheerful and engaged. Too engaged to notice the food. I assume all in attendance were happy to score a reservation and a night out. I did not sample most of the menus so there is hope of a return. Focusing on what I did eat or mostly turned back I was really let down. First the special bread. The first bite is divine but to eat any more is to feel as if you are sucking on a stick of melted oil and butter. The stuffed blossoms are pretty but don't eat more than one as everyone should limit their deep fried intake. They were light enough to indulge. The special stuffed pasta again was soaked in butter and salt with salt being used as if they were trying to hide the taste of what it covered. Finally I had the cap ribeye which was ineatible. It was cooked in so much butter and salt I couldn't bear wasting a ribeye but even after recooking and trying to dry it out I just couldn't get by more than one piece. The waiter was great helpful and attentive. On the way out I passed chef Funke and had to bite my tongue and keep walking. I was expecting so much more. It's probably me and not you

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Good food, attentive service, nice ambience, BUT the house rules are really weird: to sit at the cozy bar you have to order food however if you are sitting in the bar area you can't order food Then when you are at your table you must order your entire dinner at once. So, then entrees come out at different times. I got my pasta 5 minutes before my guests got their orders. AND you need to speak Italian to navigate the wine menu.

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Their Cacio e Pepe is classic. One of our go to places when we're Venice

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My wife and I are on our anniversary trip to Los Angeles from Houston. Felix Trattoria has been on my list of restaurants for years and we were finally able to snag a reservation. The space is rustic with an informal feel to it. We were sat at a two top where my wife had a good view of the restaurant and I had a good view of my wife. We were both winners. We had a very friendly and knowledgeable server - Cara - who led us through the dining process. We had a couple of cocktails to start the night off. Joy's was a riff on a martini, and mine a riff on an old fashioned. Both balanced and tasty version of the classic. We started with the Foccacia Siciliana (Sfincione on the menu) as it was recommended in many reviews. While OK, we wouldn't order the bread again. Just a little too oily for our taste, and way too big a portion for 2 people. The artichoke crudo that we were going to order was not on the menu this night, so we went with the squash blossoms. I was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed them as much as I did. Very Very Good. We proceeded with the Roasted Prawns with Salsa Verde. Top Notch, and the aforementioned bread did come in handy to soak up the remaining salsa verde sauce. We skipped Pizza since there was just two of us and went for two pastas instead. The Tagliatelle with Bolognese and the Cacio e Pepe. The Tagliatelle was an excellent version of the classic with perfectly textured pasta, the right amount of ragu and excellently seasoned. I also really enjoyed the Cacio e Pepe that was prepared with a noodle that is thicker than spaghetti and even bucatini called Tonnarelli. Great cheese and pepper flavor. Too al dente for my wife's taste and borderline for me. Still I enjoyed it very much. For dessert we had the Budino and the chocolate gelato. Budino is our go to dessert in Italian restaurants and this one was excellent. I thought the amount of walnuts would overpower the pudding but they didn't and only added a sweet crunch to the dish. The gelato was also good. 4.5 stars due to the greasy bread and slightly al dente Tonnerelli, but add .5 stars for Cara's excellent service for a 5 Star experience!! Great job Felix!!

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Everything was wonderful here. The waiter was attentive and informative. The homemade pastas and pizza were all excellent. The lemon linguine pasta had the right amount of tartness to keep on stimulating the taste buds. The busiate has an interesting texture and paired very well with the pistachio pesto. The tagliatelle in the bolognese was a safe choice for our table. Overall, it was a great chance to try different pasta textures and sauces.

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This place came highly recommended. The squash blossoms are what we came for and they did not disappoint! We also had pizza, the bolognese and lemon asparagus pastas, and the pork with onion and black currant jam. It was all so amazing. My only complaint is that we sent our leftover pork and bolognese pasta to be boxed up as leftovers and they never returned. 🥲 The food was too expensive and too good to be tossed, but yet it was.

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This is the best spot in the neighborhood , beautiful and quaint interior, super attentive staff , that are knowledgeable and provided for a great experience , we enjoyed our food and drinks here and will definitely be returning. The prawn dish is a must have.

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Trendy Italian spot near Venice, we were seated into the outside area which was very comfortable. Lights were a tad bit dimmer than I would like but I think this is intentional for the ambiance. Our waitress, Kelly, was excellent and attentive. Finished plates were cleared quickly and Kelly checked in frequently if we needed anything which I appreciated. We went on a weekend night around 8pm and there was ample street parking but valet was available too Things we ordered for two people Sficione ($12) - must get, herby and salty crust with fluffy interior. Well worth the price. Prawns (Gamberi) ($35) - excellent and super flavorful. Maybe top 5 prawns Ive had. The sauce it comes in is excellent for dipping the sficione in. It is very expensive though so I don't know if I would get it again. Amalfataji Pizza ($27) - get this if youre looking for a citrusy and bright pizza. A good refreshing dish between or savory heavy course. Reasonable priced. Tagliatelle($45) - super thin pasta which makes it deceptively light. Very savory and tasty but also slightly pricier than what I would expect. Torta al Cicciolata ($18) - got this for dessert. Bittersweet chocolate with whipped cream and nuts. I liked this a lot since I am not one for sweets. Overall this is a cozy mid-upper tier Italian restaurant with a lot of flavor. Service is an easy 5 star. It is slightly more expensive than I would like which is my only reservation on giving it 5 stars overall, but it would be an easy 5 star if the menu was 10-15% cheaper.

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The bread lived up to the hype. Our pizza was very tasty and they happily accommodated our request or not char the bottom. The pesto pasta was my favorite. Would definitely make a reservation for weekends and Friday night. Ambience is very nice as well, especially if you get a view of the area where they are making the pasta.

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I feel special when I get lucky enough to snag a reservation here. If it wasn't so hard, I would come as often as I could. I had one dish recently that I have to write about-- burrata and persimmon salad. Whaaaa???? So amazing. Of course, all of the pasta I have tried has been world class. Bread? Mamma Mia! Great place. Now, I will never get in.

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Actually, I know I'm in love. Oh Felix, you had me at Squash Blossoms and Focaccia. Then you continuously swept me off of my feet with your delectable pizza, the kind of pizza I've never had anywhere else in the world. Your doughy goodness justaposes against your spicy and flavorful meat had me begging for more this morning. Then round after round of perfectly cooked pastas sent me over the edge of absolute culinary bliss. Everything here is perfection. I'm not sure how I'm going to break it to my main chick that she's now the side piece. But love is love. And it was a culinary adventure from the moment I met Felix.

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Slightly on the pricey side but otherwise everything was delicious!

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Love the outdoor space, the service was excellent and the pasta didn't disappoint. I recommend the Tagliatelle & Tiramisu!

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Great ambience. Best spot in west Los Angeles especially in Venice.

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Hands down the best experience hosting a group of over 15 people. I reached out about 2 weeks in advance. Luciano and Caroline, the general manager and business manager were quick to communicate and were extremely accommodating. It made hosting a breeze. I was also impressed by how attentive servers were watching our table making sure everyone had a full glass of water and would frequently come by for drink orders. The food was INCREDIBLE. We tried the squash blossoms, meatballs, focaccia, pizza with lemon, ragu, cacio e Pepe, steak, and tiramisu. It's hard to choose a favorite -- but whatever you do ORDER THE FOCACCIA!! ... and the squash blossoms... and the lemon pizza if you want an interesting pizza experience... and the tiramisu was soooooo good I absolutely recommend grabbing food and drinks for a wonderful experience at Felix.

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Food was delicious! The arugula salad was one of the best arugula salads I've had. The steak was amazing! The service was excellent. Our server took her time to explain the menu and address our questions.

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The restaurant has little charm or atmosphere except loud music. The patio is a little quieter. Radicchio salad was overwhelmed by tangy dressing. Pizza was well composed but thick bready crust which was surprising. Two pastas were leaden with heavy cheese and cream. The one with guanciale (like bacon) was not eaten. Prices high though portions large. If I ever go back, would switch to tomato sauces. Service merely basic. Corkage is very high $75. No ethereal, elegant pastas here.

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How far the mighty have fallen. So sad to experience this restaurant in decline. The lemon pasta was so tart and lemony it was not edible. The pancetta pasta was so salty I couldn't swallow it. And the salami pasta so spicy it made me sweet. Incredibly noisy and tell me Evan why do you have to charge 75 dollars for corkage. Since you are sold out around the clock do you have to make 75 dollars pure profit to cork a bottle. I think Evan is very busy with his other new stores and hasn't bothered to taste the food here in quite some time. And the prices are just outrageous and not worth it.

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Worst Birthday Dinner Ever! Made reservations and let them know was a birthday and requested a booth for 5pm. Arrived on time, well dressed, hostess seemed miserable and unfriendly. Was seated in worst tiny two top with horribly uncomfortable chairs next to the bar and under the loudspeaker playing obnoxious music. But even worse there was a window into the office next to our table with someone doing paperwork with their desk right up against our table. I wasn’t sure if they were joining us for dinner or I was about to be asked to help with a spreadsheet. On the window ledge was a stuffed rat, gave me the creeps, had other dusty trinkets. What else do they not clean? Ordered a drinks, were served in champagne glasses, drinks were literally half foam. Steak good, potatoes salty, didn’t care for the pasta. Left with a headache! Hated this place.

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