Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in Westside

OpenTable

Updated 05 November 2026

Looking for the best value restaurants in Westside? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Casa Sanchez

4.9

4.9 (925)

$30 and under

Mexican

West Los Angeles

About the restaurant

At Los Angeles’ Casa Sanchez Mexican Restaurant patrons will enjoy delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine, amazing cocktails as well as a live mariachi band. At this LA Mexican restaurant you can sit back on Tuesdayy- Sunday and listen to the live music or enjoy dinner and drinks under the stars on the outdoor patio.
Whether you are looking for a romantic evening, out with a group, or just grabbing a quick bite you will enjoy the very diverse Mexican menu. The friendly and knowledgeable wait staff at Casa Sanchez Mexican Restaurant will assist you with anything you may need.

Top review

Christian

Dined 6 days ago

This restaurant is a gem. The music and ambience is fun and enjoyable with incredible performances by the large mariachi band.

House Of Meatballs

4.8

4.8 (295)

$30 and under

Italian

Westwood

About the restaurant

We are a fun little restaurant serving up homemade meatballs and fresh pasta and other Italian favorites, paired with our great selection of interesting and approachable wines!

Top review

JoshuaGold

Dined on 21 Oct 2026

Cozy Italian food with warm service. Staff is friendly, attentive, and accommodating. Food is unpretentious in the best way possible, fresh, and excellent overall. Would go back for the piping hot focaccia bread service alone.

Upper West

4.9

4.9 (2732)

$30 and under

American

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

**Contact us today to schedule your next event! We can accommodate parties of 10 to 150 guests**

Upper West's ever-changing menu draws inspiration from around the world while maintaining eclectic flavors unique to them. The bar offers Happy Hour Wednesday-Sunday from 4:30-7:00pm serving refreshing craft cocktails, handcrafted beer. The dinner menu is always evolving and includes ingredients sourced locally from the Santa Monica Farmers Market as well as local farmers such as Weiser Farms and Niman Ranch. Upper West is the perfect place to book large events for 20 or more guests and is an excellent private party venue for hosting corporate events, birthdays, anniversaries, holiday festivities, rehearsal dinners, and more.

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Monica

Dined 1 day ago

The service was beyond amazing, the food was absolutely perfect, the atmosphere was wonderful & cozy. Will definitely be coming back!

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La Vecchia Cucina

4.8

4.8 (2166)

$31 to $50

Italian

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

La Vecchia Cucina has been Santa Monica, California's finest neighborhood Italian restaurant since 1990, located by the blue Pacific on historic Main Street. Whether you're in the mood for a quick bite, a full course dinner, an evening snack, or something in between, La Vecchia Cucina offers outstanding Italian cuisine, a great wine list, a luxurious selection of desserts, a full bar, great service and a relaxed atmosphere.

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Jackson

Dined 4 days ago

Food and service was wonderful, just wish it was a little less noisy to be able to hear other people in our party.

A Food Affair Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (1681)

$31 to $50

French

West Los Angeles

About the restaurant

We are celebrating 14 years !! Join us every Wed/Thru/Sun Through The end for November Special 3 course dinner for $55 !!! Reserve we have limited space
Thank you for supporting our small family business!
We offer private dining across our charming spaces: front patio, cozy interior, and back garden patio. Perfect for gatherings of 10–80 guests. Call or email us to inquire!

A Food Affair was founded in 2012 by Babette & Christian Royère—a French couple based in Los Angeles, married over 30 years and still going strong. With Christian’s 40+ years of culinary experience and Babette’s warm hospitality, they’ve created a Provence-inspired dining experience that feels like home. As our mural says, “Come as a stranger, leave as family.”

Top review

Mike

Dined 1 day ago

Always the best food, prepared with love and care, Chef Christian and his wife Babette provide great quality and value. I love his bouillabaisse. The Marseilles influence is evident. The boeuf bourgilion is also wonderful. You must start with his terrine with salmon and white fish was divine.

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4.8

4.8 (698)

$31 to $50

Italian

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

Chef Antonio Mure of Barrique Venice, reimagines Piccolo, his first restaurant on the west side. Piccolo Santa Monica will boast some of the dishes featured at the original Piccolo. Home made pastas with his signature Fig and Potato Tortelli, fresh fish and the Pink Ocean Trout that you must try and wild game paired with a full liquor license accompanied with phenomenal specialty cocktails and an amazing wine list!

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Nora

Dined on 18 Oct 2026

We love this low key restaurant with excellent food and wonderful service. We sat on the back patio actually and it was delightful. We'll be back soon again!

Il Segreto

4.8

4.8 (1031)

$31 to $50

Italian

Bel-Air

About the restaurant

Hidden in the hills of Bel Air on Beverly Glen Circle, Il Segreto — Italian for "the secret" — is Los Angeles's most coveted neighborhood trattoria. Part of Chef Giacomino Drago's acclaimed restaurant group, the kitchen honors authentic Italian tradition with handcrafted pastas, truffle-laced risottos, wood-fired pizzas, and elegant mains like Veal Scaloppini and fresh-caught branzino. Signature dishes — including the ethereal Soufflé di Zucchini in white truffle cream, pillowy Burrata Ravioli, and indulgent Black Truffle Pappardelle — keep regulars fiercely devoted and first-timers absolutely speechless. A thoughtfully curated wine list, romantic al fresco patio, and complimentary valet parking complete an experience that is effortlessly refined yet warmly welcoming. Rated 4.8 stars across 1,000+ OpenTable reviews, Il Segreto is the intimate, romantic Italian dinner in Los Angeles you will be tempted to keep to yourself.

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AllaGold

Dined 4 days ago

always very consistent and delicious. Pleasant staff and great ambience

Chin Chin - Brentwood

4.7

4.7 (85)

$30 and under

Chinese

Brentwood

About the restaurant

Chin Chin® restaurants, introducing dim sum and other Chinese favorites prepared using traditional Cantonese cooking techniques. Each dish is made with premium ingredients, fresh-to-order and served in a contemporary environment with friendly and efficient service.

40 years and Chin Chin has firmly established itself as one of the most iconic restaurant brands in America, with 3 locations throughout Southern California and in New York-New York Hotel & Casino™ on the Las Vegas strip.

Our longevity and success is because of our team of passionate professionals that are truly committed to delivering the best American Asian cuisine and a genuinely enjoyable dining experience.

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MarcGold

Dined on 10 Oct 2026

Very good food and our waiter was excellent! We sat outside - nice spot

Chinois on Main

4.9

4.9 (2422)

$50 and over

Chinese

Santa Monica

About the restaurant

Wolfgang Puck's second restaurant opened in 1983. A unique blend of Chinese and French fusion explodes with flavors unheard of before. Imitated but yet never captured to this day this fusion of flavors keeps you craving and coming back for more. The food is served family style, creating a fun sharing experience that brings people together. The trend setting open kitchen where you can sit and eat while you watch the dance of the chefs working in unison. ***If you are interested in reserving our dining counter please make a request while making a reservation since seating is very limited***

Top review

AnnGold

Dined 3 days ago

We love it so much over here the food and the service never disappoints us. Driving all the way from Glendale with twins at 8 months old just for food it’s so worth it. If Chinois doing delivery all the way to Glendale I will definitely order that everyday specially the Chicken salad one of my favorite and the staff everyone is so sweet and kind. What I’m so happy about is my twins love their chicken from the salad and sea bass. ( Yes I’m cooking it but one of my twins he try it and make funny face and noise and doing funny faces shows that he don’t like it) but here they was sitting quiet and ate everything we gave them. Bella thank you for having us and thank you for the presents ❤️❤️

Divino - Brentwood

4.9

4.9 (975)

$31 to $50

Italian

Brentwood

About the restaurant

Soft-green walls, black-and-white photos and high ceilings illuminate the affluent crowd for lunch and dinner.
The intimate family setting combined with the professional service just add to the fact that DIVINO is a little culinary diamond in the rough.

Top review

CareyGold

Dined 5 days ago

Always wonderful. Wonderful, unique pastas paired with the warmth of a small, family-owned restaurant. We always look forward to our visits and meals there!

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