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Discover Restaurants offering the best European food in Santa Monica, California, United States. The beaches of Santa Monica attract all sorts of visitors-- don't be surprised to see families playing on the sand next to a boot-camp fitness class with a barking instructor. Visit the Santa Monica Pier, a haven of shops, restaurants, and carnival attractions (including a Ferris wheel) atop a wooden wharf. By night, the Third Street Promenade is the place to be, bustling with activity from moviegoers, party animals, and talented street performers.
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1. Forma
Overall Ratings
4 based on 202 reviews
Reviewed By Isunwin
Had a 7pm reservation that we made at the last minute. We were seated promptly. Service was good and prompt. For starters, we ordered arancini rice balls, mozarella knots with bread. It was all very good. For our main course, I had spaghetti agliolio and my husband had shrimp and calamari. He was very surprised by how large the shrimp was. For dessert, my husband had the fried donut with chocolate sauce. Overall, we had a nice dining experience. The only thing to note is, is that the seats/tables are tight and the noise level is high.
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2. Ye Olde King's Head
Overall Ratings
4 based on 449 reviews
British Pub, Restaurant, Gift Shoppe & Bakery in the heart of Santa Monica. World famous for over 40 years serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. LIVE sports, Patio Dining, Happy Hour Mon - Fri 4-7pm. Full bar.
Reviewed By WhitbySSnr
Saw this place on tv and have been looking forward to visiting for years. Best fish and chips I've had since moving to Oregon USA in Jan 2003. Great staff, great beer, great food and great atmosphere. If you're going to be in Santa Monica look this place up. You won't be disappointed.
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3. Valentino
Overall Ratings
4 based on 151 reviews
Valentino has been serving some of the best Italian food for 45 years! Also, offering a great wine list, recipient of the Wine Spectator Grand Award since 1981. Also, with several private rooms, it offers a great venue for your next private event.
Reviewed By westlinn
Just got home from a wonderful meal had at this establishment. Wonderful food, obviously well trained staff serving it. This restaurant was Michelin rated when Michelinâs used to come to Los Angeles. Not sure where these haters are eating, but having Eaten at dozens of Michelin rated restaurants all over the world, I donât get it.
4. Le Pain Quotidien
Overall Ratings
4 based on 169 reviews
We're a Belgian bakery and restaurant serving simple, wholesome and seasonal food. Le Pain Quotidien means "the daily bread" in French, and like our name suggests, we're bakers at heart. Although our handmade, organic bread is how we got our start, we ser
Reviewed By NancyBG
This restaurant has great coffee and pastries, on a par with anything I had in Paris (where this restaurant chain started). The salads, omelettes, and waffles are great as well. We ate at this branch in Santa monica and also at the one in Westwood. Both were a delight. Try the mint lemonade!
5. Lunetta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 75 reviews
Lunetta All Day is our interpretation of a neighborhood diner. Great food, great coffee, great beer, great cocktails & great friends.
Reviewed By 956MikeH956
â¦..to burn your house down out of a desire to inconvenience your mother-in-law and it is an equally false economy to fill your restaurant with customers on the dineLA scheme who will never return and take up both space and attention. Overbooking is inevitable. A burned-down house is a result, but not recommended. Having made a perfectly respectable reservation for four at a perfectly respectable time, the unutterably feeble behaviour of the novice receptionist and her pathetic seating manager on Saturday night last only goes to show that the desire for more bums on seats is self-defeating and ultimately destructive. Not even the offer of a free drink can absolve the shambles that ensued. Uncontent with this mismanagement, the service was vile. Our waiter, having efficiently provided two types of water as requested and glasses, then decided to absent himself for long, long periods and despite both empty bottles and empty glasses, was blind and oblivious to them. He stood on one side of the table to take all orders, so couldnât hear from the more distant partys and made no effort to move round the table or even listen. The wait staff plonked dishes willy-nilly on the table, regardless of whom they were for, passed plates in front of our noses rather than make the effort to find the correct guest and stand next to them to present a dishâ¦it was comedic after a while, though deeply offensive and thoroughly vulgar. The chef, who was wandering about looking smug, as well he should, has some staff who can cook, though the balance of the menu was pretty poor as was the understanding of the ingredients - what, pray, is 'lot de mer'? Did you mean 'lotte' or monkfish? I only ask as you didn't serve it. A list of desserts that all contained sugar â in a world of increasing diabetes? Really? Have you thought about this, Mr Chef? Clearly not.
