great lighting, easy to find location, delicious panna cotta, servers are high pressure on up selling ick, didn't care for the food more

We had a wonderful dinner at Lago this weekend. Appetizers--fresh baked bread, assorted cheese plate and calamari and shrimp--all good. My daughter had the lobster ravioli in a very tasty creamy tomato sauce, my wife the pasta with all sorts of seafood, and for my 8 year old they had no problem making a cheese only pizza which was really... more

very nice service and veeeery tasty mushrooms more

This restaurant is over hyped, having been to Italy over a dozen times i can honestly say the food is not that great. the Osso buco was not wonderful as others have said (compared to ANY i have eaten in Italy) - the rissotto was bland while there was too much lemon in the gremolata which over powered the dish.... more

This was my first visit to Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade, which is like a Downtown Disney next to a beautiful beach. Lago is right on the Promenade, so the location was perfect for a non-rushed, casual weeknight evening with friends. We had a window seat and the view was great. I think there's outdoor seating, as well, though they... more

Great ossobuco; great wines. more

The food is good (could be better though), the atmosphere is enough classy and it's right close to the my favorite club in Santa Monica, right on Ocean street. It's expensive, there are better restaurant in the area, but it surely worth to pay a visit more

Of the three very good restaurants at which we ate on our post-Christmas vacation, this was the best (the others were JiRaffe and the Lobster) . The meal got off to a great start when we were given a delicious free fish pate appetizer. The salads and main courses were very good, and the desserts were especially heavenly. We liked... more

Good choice for dining on the Promenade. more