Wonderful hidden gem that needs to be known about in Playa Vista! Food is outstanding. Service is great. Ambience is perfect. And their Korrupted Comedy shows are the best on the West!Parking: Street parking and validated parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ravioli
Sabrina Smith
I didn't eat here this time so I cannot speak to the food however, I can speak about the customer service being great. Myself and two friends came on a Saturday evening and we sat outside by the fire at the table and were given blankets to keep us warm and that extra touch made a world of difference.I'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Scott
This has to have been the weirdest restaurant experience I have had in my 20 years in Los Angeles. Their website uses OpenTable to make reservations. I went on there on Jan 25 to make reservations for Friday, Jan 26. There was nothing available for 7pm or anytime after that. Figuring this meant that the restaurant was super-popular and going to be busy, I grabbed the 6:45pm reservation that was still available. I had not been here before, but my date lives in Playa Vista and this looked like the best spot for a first date. We met there at 6:45pm, walked in, and there was nobody at the host/hostess stand and nobody else around. The place was empty. There was one table that had three people at it that were just talking and didn't appear to be eating or drinking anything. I don't know if they were customers or if they worked there. Every other table, inside and outside, was empty. Again, this was on a Friday close to 7pm. We stood there for five minutes wondering what we should do when a lady came out of the kitchen. She saw the look on our faces and before we could ask anything she said she didn't work there but recommended that we just walk back to the kitchen and stand there until somebody acknowledged us. We left and walked to a different restaurant for dinner.
Michelle L.
I enjoyed a private party here and the food was phenomenal. But my party was the only one there and the staff was just one server and a cook. They did their absolute best but service seemed slow at times. Also the bar options were limited. Still it was a very pleasant experience and I would certainly come again.
Nicole Mitchell
The only good part of my experience at this place was the entertainment and sitting in their patio area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Em A.
This place has some nerve. A list of rules before you even enter the space, one being each *person* is expected to pay 50.00 in food or drink on top of the 20.00 entertainment fee. So, before you even step in the joint, you are out 70.00. The place was packed for an excellent band called Soul Play Music, well worth the entertainment fee. The wait staff was way too small for the amount of people there being forced to eat 50.00 worth of food. We didn't even get a waiter until an hour after sitting there. The food is mediocre at best, more like airplane food. The prices ridiculous. Seems like a classless, desperate place. If they were truly a classy establishment, perhaps they would require a 2-drink minimum, but to insist on a 50.00 minimum is simply trashy.
MichelleJ
This subpar outside jazz restaurant is understaffed. Even if they did have enough staff on hand the food is overpriced cafeteria food. They don't have liqueur license to their vodka is essence of vodka, not vodka (Same applies to all liqueur). They do have wine. It gets very cold and they were decent enough to provide blankets throughout, however there propane lamps and old and dont work. The best part is the rules written on the whiteboard as you come in that NO one reads. Its written in dry ease marker. How tacky is that ! There is credit card fees, no food returns or revisions if they send you crap, $20 flat fee person for the entertainment and each person must spend at lease $50 each :) Enjoy this BS
cristall
Unfortunately, when we arrived for our 630 dinner reservation, the doors were locked. I lovely woman open the door and allowed it in the back door by the patio and informed us that the place closed at 7 o'clock. I don't know why OpenTable allowed us to make a 630 dinner reservation when the operational hours of the restaurant were from three to 7 o'clock on a Friday. She graciously offered to feed us however, and her service was awesome but the food was not great at all. I will try and go back one more time when the restaurant is really truly open and when the live music is playing, perhaps that will make for a better experience.
Michele “Mikiala”
The live music was great. The service was horrible. An hour to get my food, nothing but excuses as to why. Repeatly asked for water....still waiting for it...lol. My food was luke warm when I got it and just was not good. It was really salty.Parking: Free parking with validation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Gianna S.
The website says their open until 9pm, Yelp says 7pm and the waitress told us 8pm (we had a 6pm reservation) so it was a little confusing. A few women joined me to celebrate a birthday and the food was really good!They were out of 3-4 drinks at the time & that was a little disappointing but no big deal.I THINK because of the time they closed (still unsure) the bartender/waitress wouldn't allow us to sit in the space we wanted and she seemed off put by us being there- maybe they did close at 7pm?Definitely call to confirm!They're also hard to find but we managed. Overall we enjoyed ourselves and would return.Although the drinks tasted more juice and mixes than anything else.
The live music was great. The service was horrible. An hour to get my food, nothing but excuses as to why. Repeatly asked for water....still waiting for it...lol. My food was luke warm when I got it and just was not good. It was really salty.Parking: Free parking with validation.
LadyCoco
Conference Room was excellent. We had a party of 4 and our service and seating was great. The live music added an extra enjoyment. My Greek salad was so fresh and good!! The watermelon martini was everything!
Aaron Weiner
Good jazz but bad service and a flimsy attitude for same pretty much ruined it. First, we ordered and after two parties were seated after us, they got their food before us. After waiting for 30 minutes for our appetizers, I went up to the front to speak with the waitress. She complained -- yes, complained -- that it was just her and one man in the kitchen taking care of the restaurant, on a Saturday night, no less. Next, the appetizers came out with the entrees which is unacceptable. One of our party ordered the Lamb Burger which was inedible. OK, the rest of the food tasted good. But the final insult was when the bill came. I saw a big fat service charge at the bottom. When I asked about it, the waitress said that a 20% service charge is added for all parties of four or more. It wasn't until after I got home that it occurred to me that they charged the 20% tip against the $60 in cover charges for our party (for the music). That came to $12 that they should never have charged. If you want to see the performers here, find out where else they are playing. You do not want to go here.
BarbaraS
Food was much better than expected. Service just ok. we went to hear a friend play jazz music. This is a glorified coffee shop atmosphere with very little signage, so hard to find. The booths were comfortable enough, and the music was great, so it was a good evening.
Ronnie
My sis and I went there on a Sunday to see some music. The food and drinks were very good. The vibe was nice. The service was also very good, but there were only 3 other parties dining that night. There is a bar, however you cannot just pay the cover, enjoy the show and a couple of drinks or a bottle of wine. You are expected to order dinner along with the cover charge.
Wonderful hidden gem that needs to be known about in Playa Vista! Food is outstanding. Service is great. Ambience is perfect. And their Korrupted Comedy shows are the best on the West!Parking: Street parking and validated parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ravioli
I didn't eat here this time so I cannot speak to the food however, I can speak about the customer service being great. Myself and two friends came on a Saturday evening and we sat outside by the fire at the table and were given blankets to keep us warm and that extra touch made a world of difference.I'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
This has to have been the weirdest restaurant experience I have had in my 20 years in Los Angeles. Their website uses OpenTable to make reservations. I went on there on Jan 25 to make reservations for Friday, Jan 26. There was nothing available for 7pm or anytime after that. Figuring this meant that the restaurant was super-popular and going to be busy, I grabbed the 6:45pm reservation that was still available. I had not been here before, but my date lives in Playa Vista and this looked like the best spot for a first date. We met there at 6:45pm, walked in, and there was nobody at the host/hostess stand and nobody else around. The place was empty. There was one table that had three people at it that were just talking and didn't appear to be eating or drinking anything. I don't know if they were customers or if they worked there. Every other table, inside and outside, was empty. Again, this was on a Friday close to 7pm. We stood there for five minutes wondering what we should do when a lady came out of the kitchen. She saw the look on our faces and before we could ask anything she said she didn't work there but recommended that we just walk back to the kitchen and stand there until somebody acknowledged us. We left and walked to a different restaurant for dinner.
I enjoyed a private party here and the food was phenomenal. But my party was the only one there and the staff was just one server and a cook. They did their absolute best but service seemed slow at times. Also the bar options were limited. Still it was a very pleasant experience and I would certainly come again.
The only good part of my experience at this place was the entertainment and sitting in their patio area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place has some nerve. A list of rules before you even enter the space, one being each *person* is expected to pay 50.00 in food or drink on top of the 20.00 entertainment fee. So, before you even step in the joint, you are out 70.00. The place was packed for an excellent band called Soul Play Music, well worth the entertainment fee. The wait staff was way too small for the amount of people there being forced to eat 50.00 worth of food. We didn't even get a waiter until an hour after sitting there. The food is mediocre at best, more like airplane food. The prices ridiculous. Seems like a classless, desperate place. If they were truly a classy establishment, perhaps they would require a 2-drink minimum, but to insist on a 50.00 minimum is simply trashy.
This subpar outside jazz restaurant is understaffed. Even if they did have enough staff on hand the food is overpriced cafeteria food. They don't have liqueur license to their vodka is essence of vodka, not vodka (Same applies to all liqueur). They do have wine. It gets very cold and they were decent enough to provide blankets throughout, however there propane lamps and old and dont work. The best part is the rules written on the whiteboard as you come in that NO one reads. Its written in dry ease marker. How tacky is that ! There is credit card fees, no food returns or revisions if they send you crap, $20 flat fee person for the entertainment and each person must spend at lease $50 each :) Enjoy this BS
Unfortunately, when we arrived for our 630 dinner reservation, the doors were locked. I lovely woman open the door and allowed it in the back door by the patio and informed us that the place closed at 7 o'clock. I don't know why OpenTable allowed us to make a 630 dinner reservation when the operational hours of the restaurant were from three to 7 o'clock on a Friday. She graciously offered to feed us however, and her service was awesome but the food was not great at all. I will try and go back one more time when the restaurant is really truly open and when the live music is playing, perhaps that will make for a better experience.
The live music was great. The service was horrible. An hour to get my food, nothing but excuses as to why. Repeatly asked for water....still waiting for it...lol. My food was luke warm when I got it and just was not good. It was really salty.Parking: Free parking with validation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
The website says their open until 9pm, Yelp says 7pm and the waitress told us 8pm (we had a 6pm reservation) so it was a little confusing. A few women joined me to celebrate a birthday and the food was really good!They were out of 3-4 drinks at the time & that was a little disappointing but no big deal.I THINK because of the time they closed (still unsure) the bartender/waitress wouldn't allow us to sit in the space we wanted and she seemed off put by us being there- maybe they did close at 7pm?Definitely call to confirm!They're also hard to find but we managed. Overall we enjoyed ourselves and would return.Although the drinks tasted more juice and mixes than anything else.
Restaurantji Recommends
The live music was great. The service was horrible. An hour to get my food, nothing but excuses as to why. Repeatly asked for water....still waiting for it...lol. My food was luke warm when I got it and just was not good. It was really salty.Parking: Free parking with validation.
Conference Room was excellent. We had a party of 4 and our service and seating was great. The live music added an extra enjoyment. My Greek salad was so fresh and good!! The watermelon martini was everything!
Good jazz but bad service and a flimsy attitude for same pretty much ruined it. First, we ordered and after two parties were seated after us, they got their food before us. After waiting for 30 minutes for our appetizers, I went up to the front to speak with the waitress. She complained -- yes, complained -- that it was just her and one man in the kitchen taking care of the restaurant, on a Saturday night, no less. Next, the appetizers came out with the entrees which is unacceptable. One of our party ordered the Lamb Burger which was inedible. OK, the rest of the food tasted good. But the final insult was when the bill came. I saw a big fat service charge at the bottom. When I asked about it, the waitress said that a 20% service charge is added for all parties of four or more. It wasn't until after I got home that it occurred to me that they charged the 20% tip against the $60 in cover charges for our party (for the music). That came to $12 that they should never have charged. If you want to see the performers here, find out where else they are playing. You do not want to go here.
Food was much better than expected. Service just ok. we went to hear a friend play jazz music. This is a glorified coffee shop atmosphere with very little signage, so hard to find. The booths were comfortable enough, and the music was great, so it was a good evening.
My sis and I went there on a Sunday to see some music. The food and drinks were very good. The vibe was nice. The service was also very good, but there were only 3 other parties dining that night. There is a bar, however you cannot just pay the cover, enjoy the show and a couple of drinks or a bottle of wine. You are expected to order dinner along with the cover charge.