![]() ![]() He tries in every way to make Tra Di Noi like the restaurant run by his family in Rome. Mosconi was born into a restaurant family. “Here, in Malibu, we have many local families who come several times a week,” he said. Trastevere in Santa Monica is, by contrast, “a machine that feeds 1,200 a day,” and the one they own in the Marina, Il Faro, is for tourists. Tra Di Noi is Mosconi’s favorite “because it’s small and personal,” he said. The president of the corporation is Alessi. ![]() Borin runs another Italian restaurant named Sage Room (at the former location of Indigo Cafe at PCH and Kanan Dume Road). Tra Di Noi, which is also owned by Antonio Allessi and Claudio Borin, was originally founded in 1991 by Alessi and Borin at the site of the former La Scala restaurant.Īlthough the restaurant was closed for several months, Mosconi said he was able to find work for all the cooks and waiters at two other restaurants he is affiliated with, one in Marina Del Rey and the other on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Mosconi was rejoicing at the reopening of the restaurant Thursday, which was closed by the city since a December, 1999 fire destroyed a neighboring business and damaged the restaurant. The name of the restaurant is fitting–it means “just between us” in Italian–for the small, intimate, newly rebuilt restaurant We believe we were treated like "rubes," since our guest has a Southern accent and the staff assumed we were likely tourists they could bilk.“I have tomato sauce running in my blood,” said Tarcisio Mosconi, 49, co-owner and operator of the Tra Di Noi restaurant in Malibu’s Civic Center area. Steer clear of this place, which was once GREAT, but then sold by the original owner, whom really took care of his clients. clams in her pasta then billied DOUBLE for the dish plus $15 for it ! my carbonara was not prepared in the original fashion our guest ordered Branzino (Mkt price) but was never advised what the price was. Original reservations were lost first bottle of wine were sent out with no wine list pricing, but at 400% over retail second bottle showed up without request my wife was offered add'l. at me after my wife, an ER physician, just dropped over $400 on a dinner for the two of us and an out-of-town invited guest. With some allowance for a passable appetizer, this visit to Tra di Noi was a disaster from beginning to end, concluding with a truly-ugly call back from the new, nasty, Italian owner who was not inclined to admit any error, but was determined to scream. We will definitely be back to try some other menu items and to enjoy more of the arugula salad and truffle pasta. Nothing super exceptional on the hospitality front. Overall, the service was quite good as well. I think Italian restaurants sometimes have the tendency to just slap a point of lasagna on your plate when you order the dish, but that wasn’t the case here. The ratio of the arugula, prosciutto, and mozzarella was perfect. The eggplant parm appetizer was honestly just okay. It contains peas, which is an extremely underused vegetable. The salad seems simple, but it is the perfect blend of acidity, salt, and fat from the parm. ![]() Out of everything we ordered our favorites by far were the arugula salad and truffle pasta. ![]() appetizer, prosciutto pizza as an app, lasagna, and orecchiette with shaved truffles. We also ordered the arugula salad with Parmesan and artichokes, eggplant parm. The bread assortment was good, not great, but still quite good. The last time I was here was probably 5-6 years ago and I remembered it being delicious - it did not disappoint! Restaurants with Outdoor Seating in Malibu.Restaurants for Special Occasions in Malibu.Seafood Restaurants for Special Occasions in Malibu.Seafood Restaurants for Large Groups in Malibu.American Restaurants for Special Occasions in Malibu.Hotels near (LGB) Long Beach Municipal Airport.Hotels near (LAX) Los Angeles Intl Airport.Hotels near Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum.Hotels near Leo Carrillo State Park and Beach.Hotels near Point Dume State Beach and Preserve. ![]()
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