This was a visit primarily for cocktails with friends, although there were some appetizers involved. Since I can't really rate the food what I can do is tell you about the lovely experience we all had at a corner of the bar overlooking the bay. Cesar, our bartender, was a delight - recommended some new and different cocktails for each of us, and we were are very pleased with the result. I like the huge ice cube they use instead of traditional cubes - I think it keeps the beverage colder and lasts longer that smaller cubes. I've had the Bolognese there before (amazing) but have to say just sitting at the bar with friends is one heck of a great time! We'll be back for more. read more

Piatti - Cocktails were delish! - Italian Near Me - Mill Valley, California

The brunch menu had a lot of tasty options. I opted for the burrata omelette with sun-dried tomatoes. It wasn't extremely flavorful, but it definitely tasted fresh. I sat on the patio with the view of the lake and it was a very nice, relaxing experience. I will definitely come back to try their dinner menu. read more

This is my favorite go to restaurant for lunch when I'm in Mill Valley close to the 101. They have an Italian fare with pizza, pasta and paninis...we had the panini version burger with a delicious Caesar salad with chicken protein. We finished with the warm donuts and a macchiato. The ambience is amazing with a view of the bay cove looking towards Mt Tam. The staff is friendly and attentive. read more

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We've usually come here just for drinks and appetizers on the sun-drenched patio that looks out onto the lagoon. But yesterday we stayed for an early dinner. Results were mixed. As ever, the bread basket and dipping oil were terrific, as was our daughter's soup. But my pinsa-style Diavola pizza was nothing more than ordinary, featuring a forgettable tomato sauce with only the oregano standing out. Same with my wife's Spaghetti Pomodoro, which reminded me of the inoffensive Chef Boy-R-Dee spaghetti that my mom used to serve us growing up. Nostalgic value, yes, but definitely not worth restaurant prices. By the time we left, though, the place was unaccountably packed, possibly due to guests from the nearby Acqua Hotel. Or possibly because of the dearth of decent Italian food here in Marin. Whatever. I remember Piatti's being better before its menu and decor renovations. read more

Three of us went for dinner Saturday night August 16th. My chicken Marsala was disgusting. It was covered in raw garlic and raw onions. Service was awful and the waiter had a really bad attitude. The rest of my family was also very disappointed as well. I assume they have no chef, but just line cooks? It's a beautiful restaurant, but it was a horrible experience. I won't return. read more

I would give Zero Stars but Yelp doesn't allow that. My girlfriend and I have gone to Piatti in Mill Valley for months. We always sit at the bar in the same place and never have they (a man and woman bar tender pair, are they a couple?) asked us for our name nor ever said, "So nice to see you again"... it is almost like they're doing us a favor to wait on us.... I have saved 20 receipts and NEVER given less than a 20% tip but tonight (6/8/26) I was treated so badly. We got our wine right away but when we wanted appetizers it took three minutes to order. Then when the wine glasses ran dry there was no "would you like some more?" it was as if we were invisible. Finally we got a second glass of wine and how dare we ask for water. Then we wanted to share a last glass of water and I couldn't catch their attention for 5 minutes so I finally whistled and that was my mistake! When I wanted to pay to leave I held my credit card up; elbow on the bar and after 5 minutes my girlfriend said, "Put it down" (They won't see it I thought if it is laying on the bar) another 2 minutes pass and they finally took the card and I pointed out that the job of the "Bar Tender" is to "tend the bar!" Zero Tip for first time in 50 years at any restaurant. read more

We were looking for a new place that had an happy hour and we found this place. The place is pretty big inside and it has a balcony for outside seating which has a view. We sat at the bar and ordered some drinks along with a couple appetizers. Our drinks were an aperol spritz, a glass of Rose, and a glass of Sfera. All of our drinks were refreshing and nice. We order a margherita pizza, pickled cauliflower, and the pesto balls. The pizza dough was light, and thin, and the sauce was tasty. The cauliflower was just okay, the pickled takes away from any flavor it would have from the coating, and the pesto balls were delicious. The marinara sauce was pretty tasty as well. The happy hour is pretty good, $9 for drinks and the apps are reasonably priced. We need to come back and try some entrees next time. Our Bartenders Imaul and Cesar was pretty nice and knew how to make some good drinks. The service was pretty good. read more

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Ordered the chicken piccata, beef carpachio and soup to go. Carpachio is a delicate dish, not a lot of meat to be expected - it's even smaller portion than other local restaurants, not ok. The chicken dinner was $24. Well within reason for dinner. But it was 3 small pieces of chicken, a ton of green beans. Potato? Rice? I baked a potato to make meal complete..​ read more

I had a wonderful experience at Piatti Mill Valley! The service was so attentive, genuine welcoming and warm. I loved the variety of dishes they offered for lunch. It was great to try a little bit of everything and share with my friends at the table. With so many great items it would have been hard to pick just one! I can't wait to go back again, not only for the ambiance and deliciousness, but also for the iconic waterfront and Mt. Tam views read more

Open continuously for over 40 years. There is a reason that this place is maintained it standard of fine food and beautiful location and people return. When a person eats here, it's hard not to just sit and dissect the food and taste every little wonderful nuance that's been built into the sauces the pastas and seasonings. I can say that almost everything that you eat here is made here from the pasta to the gelato. I can say that having been here over 40 years ago that the quality has maintained itself throughout the menu and I always make sure I taste a little of several things and share with my wife. Nestled right next to Shelter Cove harbor in Mill Valley, California right next to Highway 101 is a gem of a gathering place. It's like a little slice of Italy, right there by the water with its olive trees and Lombardi Poplar trees on the sides of the building and that beautiful wisteria, climbing the trellis in the front. Funny thing. I went over to smell the wisteria as I was approaching the restaurant and the smell of the food that was coming from the restaurant made it so I couldn't smell the flowers and it smelled so delicious. I couldn't wait to get inside. We were immediately greeted at the door by two nice young ladies that were hostesses then seated at a window seat with the beautiful view of shelter Bay and Mount Tamalpias in the background. Adam C was our server. He was very welcoming. Everywhere we looked tables were waiting for people to sit, and by the time we left many of those places were already filling up for the dinner crowd. The food passed by our table while we were ordering looked amazing and we couldn't wait to see what our look like. We got our menus made our decision and you'll see our choices below in photos. We started with the arugula, pear and beets, salad with goat cheese, fennel, and lemon vinaigrette perfect perfect perfect. It wasn't too acidic. I could taste everything individually and those wonderful flavors of each ingredient rose through it all. For an entrée, I had the Ricotta Gnocchi Arrabiata. All the ingredients in this were fresh which included also Snap Peas, Calabrese, Broccoli Rabe,, Fresno, chili and Pecorino. I must warn you the Fresno chili has a little bit of a kick to it so it's for the heat lovers of Italian food, southern Italy style. My wife had the Mushroom Campanelle. This had kale, Sofrito, oregano, pecorino, and walnuts.. Everything and every layer of what we ate, had layers of incredible flavor. I made sure that I was able to wash down my meal with a nice glass of red wine We finished off a perfect meal with desert. We had a bowl of the most incredible pistachio gelato I have ever had. It was amazing and all the flavor the pistachio was in it. We also had Zeppo's. These are lovely, large size donut holes Italian style with blueberry curd, lemon curd and fennel sugar. I will make a recommendation at this point that if you are going to go during peak hours that you make reservations otherwise it's first come first serve. But all in all the entire experience was well worth the view and the ambience let alone the food. read more

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Enjoyed the location. 15 min for server to pop by our table. Appetizer never arrived, one entry pizza was completely wrong, but sine no came by to check it we let it go. No drink refills or check in for 90 min. Would have loved to order dessert, but had to eventually go and find someone to get the check. Poached Lobster was delicious! Poor Mother's Day experience, late afternoon! read more

A few weeks ago I was at Piatti for lunch with a group and there was a lunch menu; $25 for 2 dishes. Wonderful food for a great price. So I returned to have lunch with a friend, asked for and was given the $25 menu only for it to be taken away 5 minutes later and told it no longer exists. What?!??! So we had lunch, $100 for 2 salads and dessert!! Not as much food at twice the price. I call this "Bait & Switch." They won't see me there again any time soon. read more

Piatis is second to none in mill valley Italian category. Other than La Ginestra The quality of the pasta dishes and sauces is over the top . Salads are amazing especially the one with cheese salami garbanzo. Great to eat in or take out Easy ! read more

After dining at Piatti's in Mill Valley for over a decade, we have recently been disappointed with our experience. The quality of service has declined, with the waitstaff often being inattentive to simple requests, such as asking for salad dressing on the side. This lack of attention to detail significantly affected our dining experience - for example, my partner's salad arrived drenched in dressing. Additionally, we found the cost of bread and breadsticks to be excessive at $10, and the bread itself was bland and flavorless. While we understand that prices have risen--something we see across the board in dining and grocery costs--it is reasonable to expect that with these increases, the level of service should remain high. During our last visit, we had a party of 9 and requested that the bill be split among three credit cards. However, the waiter refused and insisted that we "sort it out among ourselves", further stating, "we can only take a maximum of two credit cards to pay for this bill." WHAT? This was quite surprising, as we have dined in many restaurants throughout Marin and the Bay Area with large groups and have never been told we couldn't use more than two credit cards. It was not a welcoming experience. We also felt rushed to leave once we finished dessert. Given these experiences, we believe there are plenty of other Italian restaurants in Marin, and we do not plan to return to Piatti's. read more

I recently decided to go back to Piatti's and give it another try. I must say, we really enjoyed their pizzas, the outdoor patio (though it can get hot on a sunny day), and a drink. The mushroom pizza was loaded with ingredients, full of flavor, and the crust was light and crispy. read more

Pretty blah run of the mill Italian restaurant. The pasta dishes we ordered were overcooked. The staff almost seemed annoyed. We won't be going back. read more

1) the food is sooo salty. My BP was so high the following day. 2) they serve octopus. Don't they know how intelligent the octopus is? I am increasingly horrified by restaurants that still serve octopus. 3) I ordered oysters - $4 apiece and two were very tiny. 4) beautiful view and nice servers. read more

Great ambiance. Attentive staff. We were a party of 12 and everyone's food came out perfect. Would highly recommend this restaurant ! read more

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I enjoyed a very pleasant lunch here with excellent service and a view. The arugula salad was recommended and quite tasty. The server asked if I'd like bread to go with my salad- I assumed it was complimentary (my mistake) so was surprised to see it on the bill. I ordered the broccolini to go and although the taste was very good it was so al dente that I could only eat the tips. Overall I had a good experience and will return again- think I'll try their happy hour on my next visit! read more

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We arrived in San Francisco for a work trip. No clue where to eat. Our GPS took us to Patti. Thank you GPS! Best chicken Marsala I've had in 5 years! No breading. True, authentic, Italian chicken Marsala. Thank you Patti read more

Had the lasagna. It was ok. Had to ask for bread but wan't given the dip. Server was attentive though. Reconsidering whether to have my husband's 70th birthday here. I was going to give my name and number after my meal to the lovely lady to discuss but decided not to. read more

Omg, the food was so good! Awesome water views and great service. We ordered the pesto pasta and two of the pizzas, everything tasted fresh.

Piatti is a great Italian spot in a lively, sophisticated, and elegant setting. They offer inventive dishes with fresh and flavorful ingredients. It's also a great spot to run into friends from Mill Valley and Marin in general. Book a rezzie as they are always busy. read more

Consistently excellent pasta and salad offerings. Very friendly service. Great location overlooking Richardson Bay.

The food was so amazing. The noodles were perfectly al dente. The sauce was divine. For dessert, I had the raspberry sorbet and my friend had the chocolate cake. Both were delicious! I definitely recommend getting a table by the back windows for some lovely views. read more

Amazing food and the service was amazing and they had really good pizza and we're very good. Very good for kids. All vibes, comfortable seats and just amazing to be there. read more

Piatti recently underwent a remodel and I must say, it looks quite nice and certainly adds to the ambiance. Even if you can't get a table outside with the view of the water, you won't be disappointed being indoors - the decor is modern yet inviting. I'd also suggest making a reservation as it fills up pretty quickly. It's a bit of a bummer that they don't offer complimentary bread for the table. Bae wanted to order their focaccia, which is one of my least favorite types of bread, but I'll admit that it was pretty good and the dipping sauce was on point. If it wasn't $8 for a few small slices of carbohydrates, I'd give them a higher rating. I was really excited for my wagyu steak (cooked medium), but then was quickly disappointed when it wouldn't cut...it was chewy and NOTHING like wagyu at all. This was not your typical tender steak and at this price tag, you'd expect better. The server was kind enough to offer me another dish, but I feel guilty when I waste food so I sucked it up and finished my dish. The bed of potatoes it sat upon were pretty tasty though - I only wish they were crispier, but flavor was definitely there. Bae's short rib was yummy, but could have used a boost in portion size. The ratio of meat to polenta was unbalanced and left you digging for more meat bits to pair with each remaining bite of polenta. Whatever tomato sauce that was drizzled all over was fire and made that entire dish. Whenever I see panna cotta, I'm usually inclined to order it. This was a vanilla bean base with hints of thyme and huckleberry on top. Texture-wise, it was a bit too firm and almost felt like a jello. The thyme was overpowering, but the acidity of the huckleberry added a nice contrast. Would I order that again? Nah. Whenever I see flourless chocolate cake, I'm usually less than inclined to order it. I'm not one for chocolate cakes to begin with (except from Casa de Chocolate - highly recommend!), but something about flourless ones really takes the appeal away altogether. Bae said it was ok and nothing more was said, which says plenty in my book. So there you have it! 1 point for the ambiance, 1 point for the potatoes, and one point for the short rib. It's unfortunate to say that I think the menu was better before the remodel... read more

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PIATTI DID THE RIGHT THING. I ordered a salad with salmon on top. It was delicious. The salmon was cooked perfectly. Because I could eat only half of it, I asked for a box to take the rest home. After a long-ish wait, I asked about it. The waitress returned to the table with an apology. Half of that wonderful lunch had been discarded. BUT -- she asked us to wait just a minute more. She returned with an entirely new lunch, just like the original. THANK YOU, PIATTI. You did the right thing. js read more

This is a local restaurant with various locations, the food is basic Italian and it's pretty decent. This location is right off the freeway right on the water so it is close by. I think it would be a good place to go for a couple drinks and appetizers. I don't know if I would go back for dinner. It has a parking lot so parking should not be a problem, but traffic is bad in this area during commute times so that might be a reason not to go because you will be sitting in your car for a while on the freeway. read more

We enjoyed a warm welcome from the bar staff... a very sincere and friendly welcome, combined with well-crafted cocktails. Also, their wines-by-the-glass menu offered a good variety of domestic, and equally important to me, some intriguing imported varietals. The high quality of service followed us to our table. Our waiter was pleasant, professional, and patient with our slow ordering and request for descriptions of the dishes. (insert polite applause here, for the waiter). We ordered several starters and main dishes... Fritto Misto, Caesar Salad, Barata for starters, and the Cioppino, Ravioli, ...all wonderful! However...I have to warn you of the Eggplant Parmesan! It was beautifully designed, but very poorly executed. The eggplant was very much undercooked, the sauce was so flavorless that I suspected that it was jarred sauce, except that jarred sauce has salt in it. The stack-design made it nearly impossible without collapsing the whole thing. It would have been much better done in the traditional baking dish style. Homestyle. For dessert we thrilled to the Tiramisu, it was heavenly! Coffee and ports made for the perfect ending to the meal. read more

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Had not been here in a couple of years. I'm guessing it was sold because the food quality had very much gone down hill. The service was OK but it was like they were not paying attention because things were coming out wrong communication problems maybe. When we did get our food, lasagna, Caesar salad and white bean soup. It was all way over salted. The salad was way overdressed they charge extra for bread which is OK except forgot to bring it the weirdest was being charged a dollar when asked to add a splash of cranberry to a drink order there are so many better restaurants in Mill Valley and Southern marin. The ambience is nice however in the future I will Skip this one. read more

Delicious. Best calamari . My husband and I love this restaurant and have been enjoying the pastas and our favorite dishes for many years

The food at Piatti is solid Italian fare, but the best thing about this location is its view and outdoor seating. There are a limited number of tables outside but nothing beats that setting on a warm summer day. We ordered the calamari, gorgonzola and apple salad with chicken and the zeppole (pretty much fried dough). The salad was okay but the fried foods were much tastier and a surer bet. Service was wonderful and friendly. read more

I loved this cute Italian restaurant, one of my new favorites! The exterior is very charming and the inside has a lively yet romantic feel, so it's perfect for small groups or a date night. The Arancini is to die for!!!! They are these perfectly fried, lightly breaded morsels of heaven filled with risotto and the prefect blend of gooey cheeses. I will come back just for this appetizer, I hope it's not seasonal! Definitely a must try, or suffer major FOMO. We also ordered the Campanelle and Shrimp spaghetti, both delicious, and very flavorful. The Campanelle was a unique dish- had mushrooms, kale and walnuts. Delicious combo that was well seasoned, a bit salty but just a tad. I love that all their pastas are handmade, I didn't even know there were so many different types and shapes. Great experience will definitely be back to try more pasta! read more

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Overall B: lovely local place, food great, service good, sat inside, Ceaser salad with really big juicy anchovies, local wine, bit pricey. Recommend! read more

Piatti - Italian Near Me - Mill Valley, California

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I am giving today's experience 2 and I feel that is being generous. I have never been one who complains about a restaurant experience because I know how hard the job is. I am thankful for not having to cook and to be focused on those I am sharing a meal with. I have been to Piattis many times. We have celebrated birthdays, anniversaries and the like. Today was the worst experience I have had there. I would go as far to say the worst experience I have had at any restaurant. The waitstaff was not only overwhelmed but seemed to have no idea what they were doing. 30 min in and we hadn't even had waitstaff check on us. 45 min in and we finally got to order. I ordered the $17- pancakes for lunch and they arrived with cold syrup, even worse it was the fake stuff which ruined the dish. I had to ask for silverware and napkins for the table. $17- and I don't even get real maple syrup? What is happening here? Is there new management? Systems need a reboot along with some training. I will not be back any time soon. read more

FOOD POISONING ALERT! I had lunch here last week and got severe food poisoning from eggplant parmesan. Emailed restaurant with NO RESPONSE BACK. I was in bed very sick for 3 days. Would NEVER eat here again. read more

I ordered a half dozen oysters and spaghetti. Service was friendly, informative, efficient and easy. The bar tenders are knowledgeable and clean. No one was on their phone and washed their hands frequently. I felt like a priority and the food is delicious. The water view is beautiful and the sports are playing on the tv near the bar which is great. Bathrooms are clean and beautifully decorated. read more

Piatti - Oysters and wine - Italian Near Me - Mill Valley, California

My husband and I went there today for lunch. We are regulars at the restaurant. Sometimes I go by myself, or with my husband or friends. Most of the employees there know who I am. I ordered the cauliflower soup. I know that they add cream to it. But, in the past, it didn't taste that creamy as it did when I ate it today. I ate about half a bowl. Then, proceeded to have a light salad. After I finished the soup, my stomach started to churn! I barely ate the salad and we left. I knew something was wrong with the soup! The minute I got home, I started to throw up! It was all of the soup! We called the restaurant to let them know; my husband spoke to the chef directly. Don't know how that soup was prepared, whether they had poured too much cream in it or not. It really doesn't matter, it was made very poorly! I write this review because sometimes restaurants don't pay attention when a customer gets sick and lets them know about it. I don't want anyone else to go through what I went through! Piatti, do something about this! read more

Always a wonderful experience, especially when weather permits to sit outside. Service is exceptional as is the food. Love the chopped salad and margarita pizza with mozzarella added. Great for every occasion and they finally brought back their happy hour menu from 3 to 6. read more