Massilia

Came here Sunday at 12:30, lots of open seating and easy parking at the lot across the street. The potato bravas were okay (and the sauce not spicy at all), the ahi tuna, avocado, and grapefruit salad was fresh and pleasant enough, but the star was definitely the mushroom pizza! Probably one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had, with generous cheese and mushroom toppings

Massilia was a cute spot with nice ambiance for brunch. We made reservations but it wasn't super packed while we were there which is nice. Not a lot of street parking as it's in the busy part of Santa Monica but there were plenty of paid parking garages. We ordered the smoked salmon eggs benedict and the quiche lorraine. The egg benedict had fresh ingredients and was served on brioche toast which was interesting. Eggs were perfectly poached for that jammy consistency and the crispy potatoes that came with it were so good. The quiche lorraine was a little too toasted but still delicious and very filling. They loaded the plate with frites. Both dishes were great but a little bit pricey overall but you come here for the atmosphere.

Well I’m not the one to complain but…. I drive in from Palm Springs and was excited to find a European restaurant in Santa Monica near me. I was seated with my aunt, we looked around and the fans up top were dirty like really dirty, then we sat down. I had soft jazz music playing to cancel out the loud road noise and homeless yelling and cussing outside, the waiter then brought us water and took our orders, as another couple left and told the waiter I was playing music on my phone which was not loud at all just low tone for me and my aunt to hear, the waiter then came and told me to turn my phone off and I asked why? He stated there is a certain atmosphere here and if I can turn it off, so I asked him if there was a law stating I couldn’t play my music? He then said can you just turn it off and I said no I’m good, and then said why didn’t you say anything about my music this whole time I’ve been playing music since we sat down, when you took our orders when you brought us two different