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La Traviata is a high end dinner restaurant. It opens up at 5:00 P. M. , and offers a daily happy hour. from 5:00-6:00.p.m. Mon-Fri. Specializing in Italian cuisine. I enjoyed the freshly baked warm 🍞 bread with butter, grilled brussel sprouts, a mixed green salad w/balsamic vinaigrette dressing and a glass 🥂 of Moscato white wine on the patio. The food is superb; the staff is professional, and courteous. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Sean Lanham

Where Italian elegance throws a party with old-world charm and invites your taste buds to dance. Picture this: A Saturday night in Long Beach and the historic Willmore building glowing like it’s holding secrets from a century ago. My wife and I strolled in, dressed to impress and ready to celebrate our daughter’s birthday like it was a national holiday. La Traviata didn’t just open its doors, they threw them wide, popped some bubbles, and practically sang “Benvenuti!” before we even sat down. We had reservations, but the way they whisked us to our table, you’d think we were visiting dignitaries, or at the very least, folks with an unhealthy passion for pasta. Within minutes, we had a round of sparkling bubbles in hand, fizzing like little Italian fireworks. Cheers to birthdays, bubbles, and food that flirts with your soul. The Salad: Crisp. Fresh. Balanced. The kind of starter that makes you sit up straighter and believe in leafy greens again. The Pasta: Oh, mamma mia. This wasn’t just a dish, it was an edible love letter written in cream, garlic, and perfectly cooked noodles. It didn’t just fill the stomach. It healed wounds I didn’t know I had. And then, cue the spotlight, James and Celeste Alcantara began serenading the room. Their music didn’t just float through the air. They wrapped around the evening like a velvet ribbon. When they sang “Happy Birthday” to our daughter, we all went from “enjoying a nice meal” to “excellence in the candlelight.” It was a Hallmark moment… but with better sauce. The service? Impeccable. Present without hovering. Friendly without being fake. Like dining with family, if your family was really, really good at timing. The ambiance? Flickering candles, vintage accents, and cozy corners. This place doesn’t whisper romance, it croons it. We left full, glowing, and already plotting our return. La Traviata doesn’t just serve dinner. It serves story-worthy evenings. The kind you replay in your head during Monday morning meetings and sigh out loud about. TL;DR: Historic building. Italian magic. Pasta that hugs your soul. Live serenades by angels in disguise. If you’re not already booking a table, I’m not sure we can be friends.

Charie Harrison

Thank you so much for getting my appetite full. Your food are very savory. I really enjoyed my stay here. I will surely recommend them.

Jayleen Galdones

What an elegant restaurant. We came here to celebrate my birthday and from begining to end what spectacular service. Our server Hope, was so professional and personable. The drinks, foods and desserts delicious. I even got to choose a dessert for free and they bring it to you with a candle and sing Happy Birthday. The owner Mario, came to our table and greeted us, he was there too singing Happy Birthday also. It gets better, they have live music which was so nice and relaxing. Highly recommend this Restaurant, we LOVED it and so will you!

Rick Nerger

Family owned and operated. I picked the perfect time to go. Food was good, service was good. Don Vito would be proud. Highly recomended!!!

Tuuli L

Amazing food and great service! Also live music on Saturday night and that made the whole culinary experience ever better! Ordered Brussel sprouts for starters and it was delicious. Had scampi pasta for main and it was best pasta I have ever had so far. Others in our group took risottos and lasagna and those were so delicious too. Kids had spaghetti with butter and loved it. Save room for desserts! We ordered few and they were great and beautiful too! We were welcomed by the owner and he made sure that we and our kids were enjoying our time with them!

Pru

I had a great experience at this place. Great for a date or a nice dinner with friends. Food was delicious and at a great price. The overall feeling of the environment is very inviting. Piano 🎹 music sets the tone of your dinner, great selection of wine and mix drinks. I had the chance to meet Mario the restaurant owner who is a very nice man to have a conversation with. Definitely will be going back.

Chase Erford

Beyond friendly service, great specials, and eloquently adorned furniture to suit the ambiance. The owner likes to personally greet guests and make them feel welcome. The menu is finely curated and special. Nice bar service as well as an events space with its own separate bar.

Mark W

We completely enjoyed ourselves at La Traviata! (Italian Restaurant) A big THANK YOU to Bobbie for making our first visit a memorable one. The food, service, entertainment and atmosphere are all well deserving of a 5 ⭐️. Looking forward to our next visit.

nurse dianne

My work holiday party was here. 🤩😍love the decor, we had the whole back room with a bar. Loved the art, Christmas decorations. The staff was great. I had multiple appetizers,pastas and desserts. The key lime cheesecake dessert was amazing. Lasagna was great,I also loved the sausage fettucine. Most of my peers preferred the penne pasta and lasagna. The drinks were impressive, you gotta try the chocolate martini. There is some type of cranberry drink,I forget what it is called,but ,yum! Order is with a sugar,instead of salt rim, you wont regret it. The downsides, parking, there is slim pickings around the restauraunt. Some of us ubered there,the rest drove around for 20 minutes looking for parking. The staff were amazing,except we had one incident. We were getting our food to go, and the staff brought our penne to the next table,and dropped off the to go boxes to their table. Ignored ours. My coworker asked a server,can we have the penne back,she apologized and said she will ask the other table to get it back,said some guy will bring us boxes. When my coworker pointed out that the penne was ours and everyone,not just one table gets to take food home,the server repeated herself,in a hostile tone. Later tge server wordlessly threw down a big serving of penne in front of my coworker,didnt even look at her/ make eye contact,and about a minute later the to go boxes were dropped off,two seats away from my coworker. I thought that was very petty and uneccesary. I was thinking wow! That was passive aggressive,and as I was thinking that,a few others were mentioning how passive aggressive that was. So yeah,the inappropriate behavior was noticed by all, not just my coworker and I. The rest of the staff were awesome,food,drinks were awesome. Sure, one rude server,but this place is outstanding,I definately will eat here again. I highly recommend you eat here. Plan to park in a nearby lot and walk,to uber or valet park. You are going to love this place, it's your favorite Italian restaurant to eat at, you just dont know it yet. Seriously,awesome,food,drink,atmosphere.

Melo

Lovely place! The staff were all nice, friendly, and attentive. The restaurant looks sooo elegant and calm. Parking was a bit difficult to find since it's downtown Long Beach. But it was definitely worth coming here! I had fettuccine di Mario and a berry bourbon. Our drinks in the picture (starting from the top, clockwise) martini, berry bourbon, virgin strawberry daiquiri, and venetian.

E Brown

La Traviata is a high end dinner restaurant. It opens up at 5:00 P. M. , and offers a daily happy hour. from 5:00-6:00.p.m. Mon-Fri. Specializing in Italian cuisine. I enjoyed the freshly baked warm 🍞 bread with butter, grilled brussel sprouts, a mixed green salad w/balsamic vinaigrette dressing and a glass 🥂 of Moscato white wine on the patio. The food is superb; the staff is professional, and courteous. I highly recommend this restaurant.

We had a small reception dinner for our wedding here and it was absolutely perfect! Mario is very accommodating and extremely welcoming as was all the staff. The atmosphere was excellent and the food was even better. I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for any casual dinner reservation as well as anyone planning a more elaborate event!

I've been coming to La Traviata for years. The food is the best Italian I've had since my grandmother passed. The the atmosphere; chandlers, restaurant decor and the design of the bar are exquisite and well placed. The owner treats me like family even though I'm only there once or twice a year. All the staff are exceptional. The music is just right, performances have never been too loud to have a conversation, and fantastic people who are warm and inviting.

We were looking for a nice dinner on a rainy Saturday night before going to the theater, and La Traviata did not disappoint. We made a reservation online. The chairs in the dining room are so comfortable! The music was classy and cozy. The dinner rolls are delicious and our meals were tasty and well-prepared. The service was excellent and the owner or manager, Mario, stopped by our table to check on us. I highly recommend La Traviata for a lovely date night❤️

The service was friendly and attentive. They had a piano player with nice background music. The food was phenomenal. We had Rigatoni bolognese. The sauce was among the best we've ever had. We also had the Chilean sea bass which was prepared to perfection. We'll be sure an visit again the next time we're in Long Beach.

We had dinner at La Traviata on Christmas Eve. The food was amazing, the ambience was warm and intimate and the staff were wonderful. They made us feel very welcome, and even went out of their way to make specialty drinks that they had never made before. The owner even stopped by our table a couple of times.

Katherine M

We had a small reception dinner for our wedding here and it was absolutely perfect! Mario is very accommodating and extremely welcoming as was all the staff. The atmosphere was excellent and the food was even better. I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for any casual dinner reservation as well as anyone planning a more elaborate event!

Eric Metzendorf

The service was friendly and attentive. They had a piano player with nice background music. The food was phenomenal. We had Rigatoni bolognese. The sauce was among the best we've ever had. We also had the Chilean sea bass which was prepared to perfection. We'll be sure an visit again the next time we're in Long Beach.

Danielle Devenney

Who says the west coast doesn’t have good Italian? GO HERE. One of the best Italian meals I have had in Cali. Live music going on the piano, excellent service, affordable pricing. We will definitely be back!

Kevin Aguigui

We had dinner at La Traviata on Christmas Eve. The food was amazing, the ambience was warm and intimate and the staff were wonderful. They made us feel very welcome, and even went out of their way to make specialty drinks that they had never made before. The owner even stopped by our table a couple of times.

Alison Willette

I've been coming to La Traviata for years. The food is the best Italian I've had since my grandmother passed. The the atmosphere; chandlers, restaurant decor and the design of the bar are exquisite and well placed. The owner treats me like family even though I'm only there once or twice a year. All the staff are exceptional. The music is just right, performances have never been too loud to have a conversation, and fantastic people who are warm and inviting.

Katherine Jones

We were looking for a nice dinner on a rainy Saturday night before going to the theater, and La Traviata did not disappoint. We made a reservation online. The chairs in the dining room are so comfortable! The music was classy and cozy. The dinner rolls are delicious and our meals were tasty and well-prepared. The service was excellent and the owner or manager, Mario, stopped by our table to check on us. I highly recommend La Traviata for a lovely date night❤️

We sat outside because the restaurant was booked with three parties. The service was excellent, the drinks perfect and appetizers scrumptious. However, the main courses while beautiful were bland and lacking seasoning. I'm hoping it was an off night since everything else was great. The food is the most important and just wasn't tasty even though it look like it would be delicious. 😢

My husband took me here to celebrate my birthday and he chose it because we were going to the Opera after to see La Traviata, so he wanted to make a theme night. The restaurant is small and quaint. They had live music. The decor is very simple, a bit rustic? But had some very pretty chandeliers. You must have reservations and must arrive on time. Our server was very polite and was quick at answering questions and making suggestions. I ordered the Chicken Milanese, and my husband had the Lasagna. Both were very delicious. We did not have any wine although it looked like they had a good selection and we opted for no dessert (good selection as well), as our meals were pretty good size. We both liked it and would go back. This restaurant has been open for 25 yrs.

Brenda J. Breaux

We sat outside because the restaurant was booked with three parties. The service was excellent, the drinks perfect and appetizers scrumptious. However, the main courses while beautiful were bland and lacking seasoning. I'm hoping it was an off night since everything else was great. The food is the most important and just wasn't tasty even though it look like it would be delicious. 😢

Claudia Vaughn

My husband took me here to celebrate my birthday and he chose it because we were going to the Opera after to see La Traviata, so he wanted to make a theme night. The restaurant is small and quaint. They had live music. The decor is very simple, a bit rustic? But had some very pretty chandeliers. You must have reservations and must arrive on time. Our server was very polite and was quick at answering questions and making suggestions. I ordered the Chicken Milanese, and my husband had the Lasagna. Both were very delicious. We did not have any wine although it looked like they had a good selection and we opted for no dessert (good selection as well), as our meals were pretty good size. We both liked it and would go back. This restaurant has been open for 25 yrs.

Food was fantastic. I got the beef ravioli. It came out quick and it was a hot fresh plate. I saw my server only once or twice and that disrupted the overall experience but I got the chance to meet Mario, the owner, his hospitality and professionalism is next level. 4/5 Stars would come back.

Chris Gomez

Food was fantastic. I got the beef ravioli. It came out quick and it was a hot fresh plate. I saw my server only once or twice and that disrupted the overall experience but I got the chance to meet Mario, the owner, his hospitality and professionalism is next level. 4/5 Stars would come back.

I’m hoping I just caught the kitchen on a rare off-night, as I’ve heard good things. Unfortunately, my recent visit didn't quite live up to expectations. The lobster fettuccine was a bit thin, and my steak arrived rare and quite cold rather than the medium-rare I’d requested. Even the sides and dessert—specifically the mashed potatoes and a somewhat stale cheesecake—fell a little short. To top it off, the service was quite slow throughout the evening. I'd like to think this isn't the standard here.