Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Valencia / Santa Clarita

This was a terrific evening for our family to celebrate Valentine’s—memorable flavors and experience!

It is a fantastic treat to have cocktails and dinner at this Iconic restaurant. Pete the Matre D is warm and welcoming. He and his staff will accommodate your every wish.Whenever we are in Los Angeles, we have a reservation at Musso and Frank. Period. Continued success. Joe Morabito and Anthony Mc Caffrey from NYC.

Food and ambiance were excellent. Service was slow and a little inattentive. Our reservation was at 5pm and we were sat very quickly but we did not leave the restaurant until almost 8pm because our server would leave us unattended for an extended amount of time.

The lawry cut was so good, like a thanksgiving dinner, had to take home the rest! Loved the shrimp/jalapeno/corn fritters! If you have a chance to go the their bar at the front, I enjoyed the mango rum drink (more on the fruity side and didn’t taste the rum) Went for galentine’s day and was a nice meal to splurge on! The waiters were so nice and accommodating!

The Social has an unassuming exterior and was not immediately obvious. Inside it’s quite pleasant, with a small bar partially partitioned from the main dining room. The lighting was just a bit too bright for a truly romantic ambiance but about right to appeal to the general public. We both had salads which turned out to be surprisingly delicious- honestly, one of the best I’ve ever had. I had the onion soup and that, too, was delicious and extraordinary flavorful. She had a martini and said that the balance of components was perfect. Our server Chelsea was superb: friendly and attentive (but not hovering) service. In fact we stayed until after they closed and the staff were cleaning up around us but no one ever murmured a word about the inconvenience; Chelsea acted like we were their guests and could stay as long as we wished. (Afterwards I regretted leaving only 20% tip.) Our experience at The Social was first rate. It’s not the fanciest place but they make the most of the place they’ve got, the food is delicious, the martinis are perfect, and the service is superb. This place is a hidden gem.