Lido Di Manhattan Ristorante & Bar — Restaurant in Manhattan Beach

AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL, DARE I SAY PERFECT RECEPTION AT LIDO DI MANHATTAN RISTORANTE IN MANHATTAN BEACH

I needed to find a restaurant with an outdoor dining area (due to Covid) for the reception part of my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah. I just did not need a restaurant for my guests, I needed a place to celebrate. I called Lido spoke with Lisa (turns out she is the Owner) and she was so nice, helpful, flexible, warm, and accommodating. My daugher and I went to Lido and met Lisa in person and had dinner. The food that I tried that night was amazing. I started with a Caesar Salad and it was chilled perfectly with the right balance of shaved parmesan cheese, croutons, lettuce, and dressing. Then for my main dish I had Chicken Marsala and I took Lisa’s suggestion, to have it with mashed potatoes instead of the traditional pasta. The mashed potatoes were fantastic as I believe they added a little blue cheese to them. My daughter had a very delicious spaghetti with meatballs. We ate on the patio and it was beautiful. Carlos, the General Manager, came over and started designing various seating plans. My daughter and I finished up our wonderful meal with Chocolate Mouse (which was encased in a delectable chocolate shell). The food was fantastic and very well-priced. I told Lisa that it was fine dining at “mom and pop” pricing. Even parking is a breeze.

Over the next few weeks, Lisa, my daughter, and I put together the menu and tried several dishes. The Chicken Parmesan was superb. A few days later, I tried the Grilled Salmon with broccolini and spinach and it was prepared perfectly. At my next visit, I had the Vodka Pasta – wow! It was at this point that I told Lisa that I had a dilemma as I tried four dishes and they were all my favorite so I could not decide which dish to order on the night of my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah reception.

With a great deal of patience and guidance from Lisa, my daughter and I chose the menu for her reception, starting with 4 appetizers (making sure that each guest would get one of each). We chose the Fried Baby Artichokes, Avocado & Goat Cheese Crostini, Grilled Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce, and what turned out to be my favorite, Mini Tomato Soup Cups with Mini Grilled Cheese Bites. Then we chose the Caesar Salad. For the Main Course, each guest had the choice of Spaghetti with Meatballs (the choice of many of the teenagers), Lemon Heb Crusted Salmon with Mashed Potatoes, Vegetarian Vodka Pasta, Chicken Parmesan with Pasta, or Chicken Marsala with Mashed Potatoes. All dishes were served with seasonal vegetables. For Dessert, the guests had the choice of Homemade Tiramisu or Chocolate Mousse. Coffee was included as was Passion Fruit Iced Tea and Lemonade.

Lido has a large screen television which was perfect for our slide show. On the patio, there was even room for a Photo Booth. Caley from Lido created a beautiful custom decorative keepsake menu for each guest. Lisa catered to our every request (e.g., even allowing us to come inside and do the “Hora” Dance which we lifted my daughter high in the air on a chair). As a final surprise, Lisa (whom my daughter adores) came to the party just to wish my daughter a special in-person congratulations.

I hate to use the word “perfect” but Lisa, Carlos, Caley, and Lido made this the perfect night in every respect. Whatever we asked for, Lisa agreed to. Finally, I must add that Lisa is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She is knowledgeable, patient, helpful, very friendly, and made sure that every detail was taken care of which allowed my daughter and me to sit back and enjoy this very special and meaningful evening.

I give Lido my highest recommendation as a restaurant and as a venue for your special party/event.

I can’t speak highly enough about Lido and Lisa. I promise you, you will be wowed when you eat there. I have dined at Lido several times now and every time I leave there in awe as to the flavor and creativity of their food (brie filled croutons – who knew and they were...

I am so happy to see you guys made it. Me and my boyfriend were nodding watching your episode with Gorde - we looked and 10+ years later we see you signing your name on these customer reviews still taking feedback like a PRO. While watching the scene where he says how much you've grown and you say you'll be his A+ student I teared up. Knowing you are still rocking in LA made me emotional because so many didn't! a with every word Gorden gave you in how much you improoved me and my boyfriend were nodding. We will be coming to visit from Canada next time we are in California!! 🙏🏼🩷

It's so nice to see how diligent you still are- taking feedback and growing is why you have made it through the Pandemic etc I so hope you guys are on all the apps to order in too. (skip,uber,doordash)

For people looking for ratings we've never been here, we are just commenting on amazement from the fact Lisa was so young when she started at 23 and 28 in 2011 when Gordon visited and its now 2024 the fact this place is still open shows...

Lido de Manhattan is my favorite restaurant. Everything on the menu is delicious. It’s one of the few places where I can explore the menu and not just show up when I want the one favorite dish. I can choose Beef, Fish, Chicken, Lamb, or Pasta. If you want a starter kit try the Salmon, Rack of Lamb, Chicken Picada, Crab and Pasta, or a Steak. Start with a house salad that comes with both Blue Cheese Crumbs and Vinaigrette. The Calamari is the only perfectly tender calamari I’ve ever found. Too bad you missed the days of Scallops, that was my favorite. You can spend as much or as little as you wish. The Spaghetti and Meatballs is great and so is the Linguini and Clams. If I don’t stop I’ll end up naming the whole menu. Thank you Lidos for creating the perfect restaurant. I almost forgot to mention the atmosphere. The staff is super friendly and professional, and the owner is an amazing hostess that seems to know every customer. The music is gentle and...