Manhattan Beach Post

I love coming here. The ambiance is lovely, the staff are as well, and the food is top notch. I love some dishes more than others (to be expected anywhere), but my favs to date are the chimichanga, eggs Benedict, and the lobster avocado toast. I used to love a steak dish, but I can’t recall the name. Come here if you haven’t been before- you won’t be disappointed. Most recent visit 5/6/2023: *** Cinnamon roll (my friends order) 3.5-5 /5 Warm spiced brioche smothered in citrus marscapone icing ~The roll was huge! It was a glaze with citrus rind sprinkled on top. I thought the citrus was a nice touch, but that’s because I don’t love cinnamon rolls because I find them too sweet, so the citrus does a nice job breaking up the sweetness. - One of my friends loved this. She said the roll was delicious. - My other friend said this was meh. He said the roll wasn’t hot enough and that the citrus took away from the usual cinnamon flavor. Then again, his caveat is that he isn’t a huge sweet person

Really fun Cocktails and delicious desserts. Personally loved the mussels over sticky rice and hamachi. Definitely get the pork with green beans. Our server, Max, made all the right suggestions. Definitely get a reservation.

The short review: good food, bad service. Nicely done steak and eggs. Tried to order a beer. Took a few minutes for the waiter to come back to tell me it wasn’t available. Picked another. The process repeated. Then I asked what beers they do have. He disappeared again. I ordered a wine but it never arrived. Maybe it’s just our server that wasn’t very good. Overall a good brunch/lunch spot but hard to find parking. Recommend getting a reservation since all seats were full.