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Panzanella Ristorante, Sherman Oaks, CA

Panzanella Ristorante

4.8
4.8
2062 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7:00 PM
Booked 8 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Great for fine wines
We can accommodate Private Luncheons in our Private Dining Rooms. Please call with your inquiries. Panzanella Ristorante features delicious Italian and Sicilian cuisine of the Drago family in modern, yet elegant setting. At Panzanella, they bring you an extensive choice of fine wines to compliment your palate. The warm, professional and knowledgeable staff invites you to return often for superb dinner experiences.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–9:45 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–10:45 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Giacomino & Tanino Drago
  • Catering
    Panzanella offers offsite catering. Please inquire by calling the restaurant.
  • Private party facilities
    Panzella offers private lunch parties with set menus. Please inquire by calling the restaurant.
  • Neighborhood
    Sherman Oaks
  • Cross street
    Ventura Blvd and Kester Avenue
  • Parking details
    Valet parking is $8.00
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 2,062 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Panzanella Ristorante enchants with "amazing food," "great wine," and a "beautiful setting." Known for its "outstanding octopus" and "homemade pasta," the restaurant offers a "cozy and romantic" ambiance. While noise levels can be high, the service is often "friendly and attentive," making it a "favorite" for many diners.
2,062 Reviews
  1. Sanaz

    Los Angeles2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service and delicious food!! Highly recommend

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  2. PatrickBA VIP

    Los Angeles15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    This was our first time at Panzanella and it was absolutely beautiful. We sat on the patio, which had a lovely ambiance. The food was incredible—everything from the antipasto to the pasta was top-notch. Highly recommend the grilled octopus; it was outstanding! Our server was friendly and gave us a great wine recommendation that paired perfectly with our meal. At one point, the restaurant got really busy, and service slowed down a bit, but it seemed like they were just handling a rush. Otherwise, everything was excellent! We’ll definitely be back. Amazing food, great wine, and a beautiful setting—highly recommended!

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  3. Stuart VIP

    Los Angeles6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing dinner as always. Rosie really topped it all off with her amazing passion of food and great service. 5 star experience

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  4. Allen

    Los Angeles16 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The quality of food and presentation is pretty high. Prices are also higher (than comparable restaurants) but not too noticeably. The quality of service is a different story - Very poor attention both from the waiter and even the bus people. The older manager on duty was the one who was actually attentive and caring. Noise level is very high so having a descent conversation without shouting is near impossible. Tables are also very close to each other and they are generally on the smaller side so the dining hall was just packed with people. One low class and unbecoming element was charging $1.50 per head for bread. As we all have seen, some restaurants do charge for bread baskets (as a menu item) but Italian restaurant normally do not. This, to me, was a very déclassé way of trying to make a few extra bucks per table. Lastly, the $12 compulsory valet is something that’s also uncharacteristic. The same place valet parks cars should be available to self park. Overall, very good to great food but not worth all the negatives. We’ll hesitate to go back to this restaurant.

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  5. Sylvie VIP

    New York City11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 8, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Overall it was excellent! It is Definitely one of my favorite restaurants now. Great service and food was absolutely delicious with lots of choices on menu.

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  6. JoAnn VIP

    Los Angeles81 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food. Outstanding octopus, vongole, burrata ravioli, spaghetti granchia, profiteroles and brown butter black berry tart. A truly amazing dinner. One big complaint. Unbearably loud. So hard to hear in the din. Please do something about the acoustics. I saw several people turning down tables in the main dining room because it was too loud.

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  7. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Los Angeles10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant, but noise level was extremely high and made conversations virtually impossible. Kristine was a great server.

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  8. greta

    Los Angeles2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 22, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love this restaurant! Food is excellent and I’m italian. Service is awesome and I love the classic deco.

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  9. Melissa VIP

    Los Angeles8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wine and pasta were wonderful. I would not order the Caesar salad again. Juve’ was a fabulous waiter!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    Our waitress was amazing. Kind and warm and helpful. But they seated us in the back room which is for private parties and the ambiance was too bright and felt like… we were stuck in the back of the restaurant!

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FAQs

Panzanella Ristorante offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (818) 784-4400.

Panzanella Ristorante is rated 4.8 stars by 2062 OpenTable diners.

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

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Google Map for Panzanella Ristorante

14928 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

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Additional information

  • Cross street
    Ventura Blvd and Kester Avenue
  • Neighborhood
    Sherman Oaks
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–9:45 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–10:45 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Valet parking is $8.00
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Giacomino & Tanino Drago
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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