1212 Santa Monica

Loved the outdoor seating at this restaurant, it pretty much takes over the entire space in front of the restaurant. We were looking for a convenient place to eat after a day of sightseeing in the area and this place was solid. Our server was kind and attentive. The food came out quickly. They have these appetizer toast things that you can get 3 for $12 and I really liked them, I got a second order with my meal. Highly recommend if you're visiting Santa Monica and looking for a good meal to end your day. Also the live music was very extra in the most wonderful way. My daughter was a huge fan.

Unfortunately I had a bad experience here with the food. The menu is small which I liked because it gave me the impression that they are mastering the dishes they offer. I had a hard time deciding so I asked the waitress who steered me toward the Lasagna. She stated “the master chef is Italian and makes a wonderful lasagna.” A few friends ordered other dishes that I also got to try. The lasagna was no good????☹️. The texture and and noodles were cooked but it’s like someone dumped oregano or some minty spice on accident. The lasagna was completely over powered. To expensive the price just does not justify the flavor and size of these small meals. A friend ordered The kids meal fettuccine Alfredo and that looked huge compared to my small lasagna. Over all after my bad experience I was not happy with any of the meals I tasted. The ambiance is really nice as this restaurant has taken over the corner of the Promenade. The drinks here I do have to say are very tasty. Well done bartender. La

Bad service from Candy. She needs to learn better customer service and to be a proper waitress. Gave us attitude and wasn’t helpful. One of our group members wanted a gluten free menu, and she kept insisting it was on the menu we were given. It wasn’t and we kept telling her that it wasn’t. She ignored us and kept taking orders from the others. Once she was going to take the order of person that needed the gluten free menu, she proceeded to retract what she said and then said it’s on a different menu. Everyone else has already ordered and received drinks and received their food but she still hasn’t returned with the gluten free menu 15 mins later. No, it was no busy. We started ordering before the noon influx of customers. We are repeat customers and would hate to have this one experience stop us from future patronage. Besides the bad customer experience, food was good. Normally wouldn’t let customer experience overshadow the quality of the food but today’s experience was just unaccept