Paloma Venice
Restaurant · Venice ·
Mediterranean-inspired food with indoor/outdoor seating
Mediterranean-inspired food with indoor/outdoor seating
"After Jason Neroni landed there, I saw his Jaybird Hospitality group refresh the Venice space with a new exterior mural he painted and an all-day menu that includes breakfast, raw-bar selections, salads, and more; Paloma originally opened in October 2022 serving California-Mediterranean fare from Madeo veteran chef Raul Cerritos. Neroni’s new slate of dishes, which debuted on July 3, features rigatoni with beef sugo, grilled branzino, Nantucket bay scallops served on the half shell, a mushroom pizza, and a street corn topped with an English pea hummus, roasted garlic, green Thai curry, pistachios, and wasabi peas, and the food is paired with new cocktails and wines selected by sommelier Rachel Binder." - Mona Holmes
"There's a good chance Paloma didn't intend to look like a Mexican boutique hotel. After all, it's not a Mexican restaurant, and instead a mediocre (and pricey) French-Italian spot with a gorgeous patio. And like every scene-y restaurant in Tulum, Paloma is so dark it's a borderline safety hazard. The minimal light from candles and woven lanterns is the only thing stopping you from publicly wiping out, but it’s still dark enough not to realize that the bougainvilleas framing the patio are actually fake. Overall, the romantic space is undeniably pleasant, but probably not enough to forgive the bland $24 penne pomodoro. " - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren
"I'm noting that Paloma on the corner of Venice Boulevard and Abbot Kinney is launching near-daily breakfast starting Wednesday, April 5, running 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with basics like toasts, shakshuka, and coffee drinks, and that a portion of this month’s coffee drink sales will go to support the Venice Family Clinic." - Farley Elliott
"Paloma offers a coastal Mediterranean menu in Venice—expansive heated patio seating and warm, familiar plates like sea bass carpaccio, citrus and fennel salad, and lobster spaghetti with generous chunks of lobster—leaning on comforting, well-executed dishes including grilled branzino over an open wood flame." - Eater Staff
"Paloma is a somewhat French, somewhat Italian restaurant with a culturally confused Tulum-esque decor. Whatever the theme, the food at this Venice restaurant isn't good enough to warrant the prices. Dining here feels like being fed by someone who got inspired after watching an episode of Rachel Ray and planned out a three-course meal of dishes sourced from Allrecipes.com. The artichoke salad with "avocado dressing" is artichokes tossed in bland guacamole, the seabass filet comes in tomato sauce that still tastes like the tin can, and the overcooked fusilli pasta can't be salvaged by tuna belly and olives in its pomodoro sauce. The most exciting cocktail on the menu is a lychee martini. So what are you paying for at Paloma? A beautiful outdoor patio decked out with wicker lamps, romantic lighting, and dangling bougainvilleas that, if you look close enough, are fake." - Sylvio Martins