Gjelina - American restaurant in Venice - 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, USA

The food is excellent but in the last couple years, the service has gone wildly downhill ! The servers are arrogant because they will hit you with a service fee regardless... They just don't seem to care about having your business. Food is great though.

Curious to try this restaurant after lovely visits to Gjusta. Delicious and great service! We came for a snack around 4pm, and was able to get a table without making a reservation. Seated outdoor, heater was available. Delicious pizza, thin crust and slightly chewy dough. Would love to come back and try other dishes next time 20% service automatically added to the bill- Clearly written on the menu and was communicated by the server before paying as well (which we much appreciate the communication) Street parking available (although may be a challenge as this is a busy touristy street)

The ambience the atmosphere was great service was great as well. The food was very quickly served I had pretty high expectations from the food but I definitely had better pizza than the sloppy, thin crusted pizza. The cauliflower and fries were overpriced. I wouldn’t recommend them. Because of the portion and the price. The cauliflower was still pretty hard. In my expectation, I thought it was going to be very soft but it wasn’t. Fries were just average basic fries. The Bahn mi was not great, but not super terrible. Yes, it was juicy because of the pickled vegetables but the steak was too chewy and the banh mi just did a make sense. It’s definitely pretty different from a traditional one. I do wish that I could order other dishes on the menu if there is a next time. Note they do take 20% tip ahead. Meaning it’s already added to your check.

Great meal, 100% worth the hype. Service was fine - nothing I’d rave about but functional none the less. Crowd was very typical LA plus a lot of tourists - def make a reservation. Lamb burger was a stand out as was the eggplant. The ginger lemonade probably cured me of something cause it was super ginger-ry in a great way.

Came here for my second time it did not disappoint. Seems like everything on the menu is amazing. Great vegetarian options as well. I also love the fact that they share gratuity with kitchen staff. Highly recommend this place

One of the most excellent restaurants in town. The cuisine is fantastic. The service is always pleasant and welcoming. The atmosphere is merely tempting you to stay as long as possible. And, since we're on the subject of dishes, omg. Every bite is delectably delicious. It's terrific. Forever and eternally.

Made reservations on a Saturday afternoon. Still waited for a while. Place is too busy ( good thing). However, it takes away from the experience. Service is slow... food is great though. I also didn't appreciate the automatic added tip at 20%. ( two people). There is plenty of parking in rear parking lots. We had the banana bread. It's fantastic. So is the Duck and eggs dish.

Nice pizzas we had. I liked the interior of the restaurant made us feel comfortable and relaxed. We had a group of adults and kids including older ages. We were asked to wait to have a seat in the restaurant till we have all members. Then my mother had to wait outside with sunlight made us a bit uncomfortable. Anyways their food were good.