Message: | Don't bother. L'Opera is basically a second-rate trattoria charging Valentino prices. The Madison is just bizarre, though it is in a nice building. If you REALLY need to eat someplace nice in Long Beach, go to Frenchy's Bistro, which will remind you of hte first French restaurant you ever ate in, but at least is friendly and reasonable. Or go to 555, the steakhouse. Get a nice steak, their onion brick, the roquefort salad with blue cheese and a nice bottle of wine (they've got littorai pinot noir and a great rhone whose name escapes me, both under $50). It's not art, but it's not bad. |