Herringbone Santa Monica

We arrived early to dinner and was greeted by a very pleasant hostess. We were sat immediately. The menu seems kind of limited to me as I personally didn't identify many items I liked. However I had the stripped bass and thought it was good. The service was just so so.

Mediocre seafood and very bad service. It took our server about 10 minutes to even take our order. What's worse was that she took care of other tables without even stopping by to ask if we were ready. Food we ordered was salty and burnt. I've had better tasting seafood at Malibu Seafood Company and I'd definitely take my business there instead in the future.

Went in for happy hour, they have a great selection from good to cocktails to wine. Service was great! We eat at the bar and both bartenders alternated and helped us out. Right along with the beautiful atmosphere. I definitely recommend if you're looking for a cute date place but want it casual We had the ceviche and the deviled eggs both on happy hour and both easily crushed after this photo

Second time here. Always full of people during the happy hour (it would be wise to sit outside for it’s much more quiet than the inside). Oysters were really great, should also try the mussels.

I’m from DC, visiting LA. I had my great spot here. There have daily happy hour at 4pm-7pm The oyster for $1 for each. They servers were very nice. Great vibe! Recommend!

Great atmosphere and service. They have the freshest raw oysters I've ever tasted. The muscles were very good too. I ordered this interesting tasting cocktail with cucumber and jalapenos. The main dishes were great too. My favorite was the scallops and marrow and my husband ordered the mahi mahi. Both excellent dishes. I didn't care for the sausage and fennel flatbread though. It was over the top spicy. The beet and goat cheese salad is a must.

Come for the happy hour oysters 4-7pm every day including the weekend! Nice place with good atmosphere. The service is good, you still have some private space even sitting at the bar. Great and fresh $1 oysters.

Herringbone was across the street from our hotel and decided to give it a try. What a pleasant experience. Beautiful vibrant decor and vibe. Hostess was pleasant and accommodated seating preference. Our waitress Megan D could have not been nicer and her service was to perfection. Her recommendation of the unlimited mimosas certainly was worth while. Herringbone's mimosas have mostly champagne and a little OJ to add to the taste. All dishes were cooked exactly as requested and were delicious. Save room for the cinnamon roll (should be renamed Sin-namon roll). A great brunch and a great place don't miss it!!!

Had an excellent brunch here this weekend. Bottomless mimosas or rose for $25, consider it done! Make sure to arrive with enough time to take advantage of this, as it ends around 2pm. I really appreciate that our waiter let us start by just ordering one drink and seeing if we wanted to go for the bottomless option after that. The restaurant is beautifully lit inside, with two gorgeous outdoor seating areas as well. I ordered the herringbone benedict as suggested by our waiter and I was very pleased. The salmon and the hollandaise sauce make a perfect combo! My friend is a vegetarian and our waiter was very helpful in pointing out good options or customizable ones for her. Definitely a great spot to grab brunch on a sunny LA afternoon. We will be back!

Overall: This is a very nice, upscale, classy restaurant I'd recommend if you have an occasion you want to celebrate and are willing to spend more money. The service is great and they are very attentive to customers. They were willing to help with any questions we may have had. I came for a nice dinner celebration with a group of 12 and a reservation made beforehand. Again, it's a very nice ambience in a nice location, but beware parking can be a handful. There is the option of valet parking though. Also warning that a check can only be split a max of three ways, so be prepared to handle that. The food is high quality, I'll admit, but still too pricey in my opinion. The menu was also a tad confusing just because I couldn't really tell what was a starter/appetizer vs a full entree. - BRUSSELS SPROUTS: delicious! Very good, but honestly tasted like the Brussels sprouts you can get at BJs lol. The candied pecans were a nice touch though! - MARINARA FLATBREAD: I opted for this dish because it's on the cheaper side for an entree. It was good, with a nice chewy, charred dough that I like. But the middle got very soggy. This pizza didn't really stand out to me, and I could have gotten a similar pizza for a lower price. I gave Herringbone a lower rating also because we wanted to celebrate with a cake we had already prepared, but the slicing fee was $5 per person! Which was gonna be $60 total just to cut the cake and provide plates, and that's more than the cost of the cake! Just thought that was a hefty price.

Herringbone gives off an established, manicured aura. It's a large restaurant with a fancy bar and plenty of tables. Our server was excellent - attentive and friendly. No complaints. We got the shishito peppers and the Pacific striped bass. The shishito peppers were under-cooked and way too spicy. Would not order again. The bass was wonderful. I loved the romesco sauce, extremely flavorful. I'd recommend this! I would like to come back and try the whole fish ceviche. This seems to be what they're known for.

I honestly believe the food here is mediocre at best. My family and I ordered crab cakes, tuna melt, King crab and a lobster roll. First off, the English muffin was diccult to cut up and tasted stale. The bread on the tuna melt was ridiculously burnt so black that we returned it back to the kitchen. Lobster roll had such a small portion of meat for $29 that I'd rather buy myself a lobster. King crab was extremely salty and it tasted like the crab legs you'd find at buffets. Skip this place and just visit Malibu Seafood instead, you'll have a much better experience.

I had this place bookmarked for so long and was stoked to finally see it for myself! We came for Saturday brunch and almost had the whole place to ourselves. It was very instagramable I must admit. We sat at a table with a lush green backdrop. I loved every single detail in there. It was a little bit too dim for daytime though, I'll say. After browsing their brunch menu, the hubby and I decided to split an omelet and French toast. I wished their menu offered more non-seafood brunch options. The French toast didn't have any fancy ingredients but it was well made and hit the spot. The omelet was even plainer. Come to think of it, that omelet was supposed to be their special, not on the menu item. I don't know what was so special about it, but hey, it was well made and I enjoyed it. This is a place that comes alive at night. So maybe we will re-visit at another time!

I'm not a classy, upscale restaurant girl so this was definitely a new experience. I was here to celebrate my friends engagement with a nice dinner, and this was a great place to do so. Great ambience and fantastic service! I wish I caught our waitresses name, cause she was excellent - so attentive, friendly, and helpful. This restaurant is definitely on the pricey side (according to my scale). So I ended up ordering the GRILLED EGGPLANT FLATBREAD, which is technically a starter dish, but our waitress pointed out that it was big enough to be a main dish. This way, I could still be full and not put too harsh of a dent into my wallet lol. The flatbread crust was delicious. A nice chewy texture. The eggplant wasn't really what I was expecting, and was kinda forgettable tbh. I'd probably order something else next time. I can't speak to the seafood/meat which is what most people are probably ordering. But overall, though the ambience and service were great, the food was just too pricey and average for my liking.

Herringbone is my favorite restaurant in Santa Monica! The happy hour (4pm-7pm) is so addicting that I once went there 3x's a week. I mean...oysters for $1 and that Baja stone crab are so good! Plus they have warm chocolate cookies! Aside from happy hour, I'm also a fan of their whole fish (branzino). Every dish they serve is just so fresh and wonderfully seasoned. I still can't get enough. Parking can be validated at the front. Must try if you're in Santa Monica!

I will always be a huge fan of the cottage but this place is something else !! First off, the interior of the restaurant is so adorable. There are small couch style tables and larger lounge type tables for small or big parties. What I love is that you feel super relaxed and at ease. Came for brunch and the food did not disappoint.

Planning a future brunch with the gang? Great for groups, couples, and solo adventurers -- might be best to send in an RSVP online or over the phone. Groups will not be seated until at least half of your party has arrived. While it is Santa Monica and parking is known to be pretty crazy, a suggestion of carpooling or parking somewhere else and walking or taking a Lyft or Uber could be an option especially if you're planning on sticking around the area, otherwise I believe they do have valet? The interior is a spacious coastal under the sea-like atmosphere pulling in the blue and green hues of the ocean along with blowfish, bones, bouys, paddles, greenery (wasn't close enough to see if it was a live wall of plants or not), marble and metal tables dressed with cloth napkins, silver utensils, and gorgeous glass blue tumblers reminiscent of the kind I wanted from Anthropologie a while back. They offer bottomless mimosas or endless rose (both priced at $25) for brunch -- switching it up is not allowed, however if one of your friends gets mimosas and you get rose, you can do the swap at the table. (they re-use the glass they give you and keep refilling whenever they see it getting low). There is also a Brunch Special Menu where my group and my table ordered either the Farmer's Market Scramble ($16), The Basic ($12), Lobster Roll ($29) and for myself the Three Little Pigs Hash ($19). Seems like their menu changes based on seasonality -- these are items off their September 2018 Brunch Menu. I wasn't that impressed with the presentation of my dish, but the taste (+adding in hot sauce) was pretty perfect to me. The Basic comes in a cute skillet. I think you could get more food for your money with that or the Farmer's Market Scramble. Loved our waitress -- she was always really good at making sure we had everything we needed. I felt like my glass (water and rose) was never empty until we had the check. The restrooms were clean and a good size. The restaurant itself is large and carries tons of indoor seating as well as a couple outdoor patio tables, the bar with bar seating, bar tables, and even comfy looking couches and chairs to sit on in like a type of lounge area. I would come back to try more items off their menu for sure! Seafood is a must try, but since I was there for brunch I wasn't quite in the mood. Also an interesting place for people watching (if you're into that sort of thing).

Herringbone is definitely my "go to" brunch spot whenever I'm in the area. Everything on the menu is absolutely DELICIOUS!!! For starters, we had the Sticky Bun and Banana Bread. The sticky bun was the best cinnamon bun that I've ever had in my life. For brunch I had the two-hand burger cooked medium with crispy bacon and fries. I sampled all of the other items attached to this review and everything that I sampled was amazing. The best part about Herringbone is the bottomless Rose and Mimosas for $25. SCORE!

My friend and I came here for lunch post spa and we were happily surprised to find out it was happy hour on a Sunday. Score! We snagged a table outside. Great views of the street and the beach. Our waitress was Lisa. Absolutely amazing. She was down to earth, friendly, and walked us through the happy hour menu. She took our experience to another level. We pretty much ordered everything on the happy hour menu, specifically the stone blue crab, ceviche, oysters, and the brussel sprouts. Everything was amazing! The stone blue crab is a little spicy, but love the kick. The ceviche had huge chunks of fish and avocado. Yum!! $1 oysters... Fresh horseradish, cocktail sauce, Tabasco, and more.... Can it get better?! Everything was on point. Great vibes, amazing ambiance, and service. Can't wait to come back.

The ambiance of this place kinda reminds me of Disneyland with the vintage light bulbs and hanging wooden boats. It's a great spot to impress out of town guests or a date. The food is pretty expensive, for me at least. The bill for two of us was $100 including tax and tip. And to be clear, this is a seafood restaurant. If you don't like seafood don't come here as there are not a lot of non-seafood options. But that means the do seafood right. We got the sea bass and the ahi tuna and both were delicious. The service was very friendly and attentive too. I parked on the street and there was plenty of spots near the restaurant.

Simply gorgeous. The epitome of SoCal dining. Light, beautiful, whimsical, airy, coastal flair. Fell in love with Herringbone the second I walked in. Good vibes, great menu, tasty food, pretty presentation, and rosé, you say? Bottomless mimosas or endless rosé offered on menu. Now how can you pass that up? I went with the mimosas, but know to get the rosé in the future, as the mimosas were way too sweet on my palate. Avocado and stone crab toast with egg was memorable. Service was friendly and spot on. Refills were always at the ready. And although we gabbed and lingered, we never felt rushed. It was a perfect and relaxing weekend brunch with lovely company! ;-) (Review #300)

Herringbone is the perfect place to take your brunch squad or happy hour crew! Happy hour aka OYSTER HOUR is 4-7 daily--yes, I said daily. Who can say no to $1 oysters? Definitely not me. The happy hour menu is limited but includes a variety of small plates and some drinks. The mussels and ceviche tostada were enjoyable additions to our dozens and dozens of oysters. The nautical-themed restaurant is beautiful and spacious, with plenty of seating inside and outside--great for groups! It is also far enough down Ocean Avenue that it's not flocked by tourists, and parking is relatively easy.

A beautiful restaurant in Santa Monica with interesting decorations. Service was very attentive and on point. Truffle Shuffle: never knew truffle, butterscotch and whisky would work so well together! Loved It. Whole Fish Ceviche: Artistically showcased in a whole fish. It was refreshing, light and fresh. Skiff $58: Worth it. Everything was fresh, sweet and delicious, except the shrimps. They were a bit over cooked. Buffalo Octopus: Skip. It was too chewy and hard. Seafood Pasta: The sauce and seafood were amazing. Packed of flavor and shrimps, clams, and mussels were fresh and cooked perfectly. However, the pasta itself was dry and all stuck together. Bf finished his plate and i was still trying to separate the noodles. Swordfish: Skip. Dry and overcooked. It was tough and hard. Should've ordered the Whole Grilled Branzino.

I went here for bridal party brunch for a friend. The location is great, Santa Monica is the place to be! The interior decor is chic and the cutest! Even their plates, cups, bowls, and cutlery are all unique. They say they have fresh food and I guess I taste the freshness. The service is typical for a restaurant of this scale. That being said, I do think the food is overpriced. It's good for Angelenos or tourists wanting a typical LA brunch experience, but I can honestly get the same quality (and more quantity) food elsewhere. It's a good restaurant to try once and if you feel it is worth coming back, definitely do that. But from the people I know, they have said pretty much what I said above that you can get the same experience elsewhere for a much less and actual PARKING. Btw, parking in this area is impossible to find, so I just did valet out front. I believe it was $10.

The crab and avocado toast was the perfect amount. I was worried that I would not be full enough because the portion size was smaller, but it did not disappoint! My group also shared a couple of the sticky buns which were amazing and HUGE! Definitely shareable since it's pretty sweet. Bottomless mimosas and rose are pretty pricey ($25) but they are great at making sure your glass is never empty. Pricey place, but great for special occasions with unique foods. I recommend if you are in the area.

AMAZING SERVICE AMAZING COCKTAILS Christy the bartender is absolutely the best!!!!! Acknowledged us right when we sat down, came over quickly, and had such a friendly and amazing demeanor. STANDOUT!!!!! They have $1 oysters at Happy Hour 4-7pm daily (even on weekends) and $7 cocktails which are pretty legit. Ambiance is super bright, fresh, and location can't be beat :-)

Happy hour used to be the best. Now it's a limited menu (2 options) with no more lollipop wings?!!??? Ugh that was by far the best non fish dish on the menu! Cmon Herringbone! The only reason this place gets 3 stars is because of the excellent service/management and HH dollar oysters. Please bring back the lollipops!! 8/20 UPDATE: The lollipop wings have been brought back!! 5 stars. The management here is exceptional. Thank you!

Their Happy Hour is nothing to write home about but food and service at the bar were good. The $1 HH oyster was chef's choice, Blue Devil from Mexico, which I had before and didn't care for. Instead, I ordered a half-dozen of Kushi and Kumamoto at the usual $3.50 each. The Kumamoto were excellent. The Kushi seemed a bit squishy, like they might have been around for a while too long. The California Plumb salad was the star of the evening. The plumb slices were perfectly ripe and sweet. They were a nice balance with mustard greens and some slivers of heart of palm. The preserved lemon dressing was outstanding. There was nothing wrong with the yellowfin poke, but it was not among the best I have had. The candied peanuts were a curious choice for an ingredient. They didn't seem to work for my palate. Their chocolate sundae is good and a very large portion. The bartenders were friendly and fast.

Mushroom Cabarnaro: 5/5 the first time I' have seen a soft-boiled egg included, for the customer to break open and mix with the food. Very tasty. Mignon Filet: 5/5. Tasty, cooked to perfection. Served with fingerlings potatoes and arugala salad with pesto sauce on the side. Market Vegetables: 5/5. This was by far my favorite dish of the night due to the nice variety of vegetables served. I would definitely make this a regular dish to order. Cherry Donuts with ice cream:4/5. Not bad. Not a fan of donuts but good nonetheless. I came here with my parents because my dad wanted to try their oyster happy hour. This is served only in the bar area, from 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Full dinner can also be ordered in the bar area. We ended up only staying in the bar area for the oysters, than moved to the dining area later to order the rest of the meal. It was nice because we had the same waitress so we were able to continue with her in the dining area. This is great since it can be a pain to work with two different waiters/waitresses when moving around in the restaurant (not a bad reflection on the staff - it's just for us to keep tabs on what we ordered where and to keep it straight on the tab). The place is clean and spacious. The employees are friendly. Loved the living wall in the restaurant and that the kitchen is open to see. I would definitely be back if I am ever in the area. Yelp Challenge: #30/100.

Aesthetically this place is gorgeous!!! Decor inside is so fitting with the seafood them but very elevated. Our server Tiera was beyond kind and made us feel so welcomed from the beginning through the end of our meal!! We sat in the bar and ordered almost everything on the happy hour menu and my absolute favorites were the dollar oysters!! They were insane. The rest of the items we good but the oysters on happy hour is what I would definitely return for. We ordered a mushroom flatbread btw which we just weren't loving and the manager and our server were beyond generous in switching it out for us. Fantastic service and excellent micheladas as well!

My partner wanted to try Herringbone for Happy Hour because they had $1 oysters. When we got here on an early Saturday afternoon, the bar area was packed which is always a good sign that this place is good. The ambiance is very cute and feels very SoCal. We ended up ordering a dozen oysters, the braised mussels, and the baja stone crab. For drinks I ended up getting a grow a pear. I definitely had a great happy hour experience at Herringbone. The food was great and the drink was on point and very good price. The service was fantastic. I definitely plan on coming back, hopefully, for brunch or dinner service. I would also recommend this place for happy hour to my friend since they have it daily.

Herringbone management deserves a hat tip for sure. First off-- they brought back the lollipop wings (deeeeeliiishhhh). Secondly, they're attentive, helpful, friendly and cooperative-- even stepping in for servers when happy hour has the place packed. After a recent poor experience, herringbone management reached out and extended an offer to come back. Glad we did. Herringbone, you're for sure back in the rotation!!

Bottomless Rose/mimosa brunch in a unique dreamy and oceanic theme restaurant. The brunch is on the pricy side (expect to spend $60-85 for lunch), but food is very good. We shared many plates including tuna poke, lobster Roll, Loco Moco (Kobe burger), and chocolate mousse. Everything is delish! Love the idea to serve tuna poke with crisp fried fish skin (both are my favorite snacks !!) Loco Moco is creamy cheesy. Fatty and aromatic Kobe beef (great quality). And so does the lobster roll! Our waiters are all very funny and nice! Loved the conversation. Would def return when I visit Santa Monica again!

came to check out this location as I enjoyed the vegas one. the decor is open space and classy. you get the feeling that you're submerged under water with the overturned boats and fake puffer fish hanging from trees. they have room for both small and large parties and have indoor and outdoor seating. service was prompt. they couldn't make much in the way of dish alterations we tried many of the dishes and they were all creative - beet tartar was good. a little different with the horseradish but tasty - watermellon salad was a good salty and sweet dish - plum salad was very good - whole fish ceviche was over salted - seabass was undercooked - flat breads had a good amount of topping but not crispy and seemed a little underdone overall a cool place to check out

Top notch plant-iful (haha) atmosphere with a fresh menu. After reading some reviews, I know there tends to be a wait here, but going when it opens around 10am is a safe bet to ensure fast service. The menu has a combination of options from raw bar, to sweets, to brunch classics. I settled with the crab cakes, which was essentially a crab cake Benedict without the egg. The crab meat was well prepared and came in a good-sized portion, with classic hollandaise sauce that you can't complain about. The hash came in a large square, making the plate very artsy. Crab cakes: 4.1/5 To appetize the sweet tooth, we went with the sweet bun, which is essentially a honey bun with dried fruits on top, that looks like a cinnamon bun. Don't let this confusing description throw you off, because after one bite my mouth was in heaven. I had to control myself without devouring the whole thing. Definitely get this for your table! Bun: 5/5

Located in Santa Monica, Herringbone was beautiful inside with walls of live plants, sort of like a green house. Perfect for pictorials but can't say the same for the food. We went for a Sunday brunch and while it had variety of brunch dishes, food just wasn't memorable. We shared a muffin platter, which was nothing too special. I ordered the crab cake eggs benedict and while it was okay, it wasn't amazing. Also, just a tip to go easy on the hollandaise sauce... I was literally dying afterwards. Other dishes that our party ordered such as yogurt parfait was underwhelming and just pricey. Baked eggs were soggy and the ceviche looked too daring for me. So, yeah, was just a good spot to gaze at the wall decor, nothing else.

Excellent service and food! We had the seafood as the shared appetizer, crab, oysters, shrimp, mmmmm. Okay now I don't usually order carbs but we decided to go for the seafood pasta and it was to die for. We inhaled it and wanted more! It was the perfect amount of sauce and pasta. Delicious. The restaurant is has nice decor, great space and loved the ambience. We didn't have a reservation and was seated at 6 pm on a Saturday night. It was great! We were really full after our meal though!

My folks and I met up with some family friends here this past weekend. It was our first time here, so we weren't sure what to expect. First off, there is valet parking which is really nice given how hectic parking is in the area. The restaurant validates it. The place itself is gorgeous and has plenty of space. Overall, the service was friendly and quick, and everyone seemed to enjoy the food. I liked the Ahi tuna burger I ordered, but it was nothing special. Also, the salad was decent. Unfortunately, when we were eating there, their oven had broken, so none of the flatbread items were available. I understand that it was nobody's fault, but several people in our party did want to order flatbread items. In addition, the brunch menu is quite small, and there aren't many vegetarian options. They have only a few non-alcoholic blended beverages. I will say that the alcohol selection is quite impressive even though I do not drink alcohol. Given it was Sunday, there was quite a wait for the valet to bring up our cars after we finished eating. All in all, we all had a nice time. If anyone I know is looking for a place to chill with drinks in the Santa Monica area, I would recommend Herringbone. If I decide to come again, I would like to try out some of their oysters.

Great place in Santa Monica and amazing happy hour everyday from 4-7pm! I went with the oysters for $1 and the civiche tostada and both were super tasty. I like Herringbone because it is down the way from the tourist trap of restaurants and has a great bar and lounge area to snack and hang out.

Went here specifically for the 4-7pm daily happy hour. Hello $1 oysters! I had teased a friend for originally ordering a dozen oysters (for herself), so we ended up splitting it up six a piece. Oh, well, after the deliciousness, I ended up eating 16 of them because they were so good! It's a great spot on Ocean Ave. with two bars you can sit at as well as high top and regular tables. Excellent happy hour place with a friend or group. Good amount of people for a Wednesday, but definitely not crowded at all as everyone was seated. A recommended spot indeed!

8 coworkers and I came to Herringbone on a Monday night for a team dinner. We ordered a lot of food, and overall I found herringbone to be an enjoyable but not mind blowing restaurant. Drinks wise, I ordered the kombucha. Don't drink it unless you enjoy drinking charcoal: it tastes so healthy I think I reverse aged a little. Food-wise, we were able to try a lot of things on the menu since we were such a large party. I enjoyed: the lobster, local albacore poke, the raw bar yacht, jumbo shrimp cocktail, and the lobster Mac n cheese. I did not love my main, the pacific striped bass. I'm not sure I would come back to herringbone on my own dime, as the food was just above average to so-so depending on the item. But it was an enjoyable dining experience!

Review just for happy hour. This is probably one of my favorite slightly more upscale-ish happy hours in the area. Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 6:30pm. $1 oysters are the highlight. Order more than you think and order early because they're tasty and take awhile to come. The mussels and steak tartare were highlights as well, while the crab cake was a little lacking in flavor and volume. Drinks here are tasty and fairly strong, a great value considering the price you're paying. Try to come early as the happy hour area sitting fills up quick. We had a party next to us hold 3 seats for 30 min so I suppose you could always pull that move. The decor is elegant and fun while the service was attentive despite being a busy happy hour. Would definitely come back for happy hour.

I've frequented Herringbone on multiple occasions after it came to my attention that they have $1 oysters during happy hour 4-7 daily. This is something I find most agreeable and I had to check it out myself. By golly the rumors it turns out were true and they do indeed have dollar oysters and they are sumptuous to boot. I usually slam like two dozen and also an order of french fries with old bay seasoning and tartar sauce and if I'm feeling extra froggy some hot sauce for the haters. I can't forget my pinot noirs either which are also quite reasonably priced for happy hour. The last couple times I went I had the pleasure of meeting Christy and Lauren two of the bartenders and they were real sweeties. Made me feel a sense of belonging in the Santa Monica community. I can honestly say that my trips to Herringbone have made me a better more complete human. I should also note that I once brought a girl here and I felt pretty cool like some kind of a mover and shaker. It was happy hour but I didn't tell her which gave her the impression I was a man of influence and prestige spending currency with reckless abandon. I ordered the same items aforementioned above but also added the stone crab fried rice dish for good measure in case we both might need the extra carbs. The stone crab fried rice dish is a hit if I failed to get this point across in my previous sentence. The end.

I have seen other Herringbone restaurants before, first time decided to try it in Santa Monica, it's a seafood restaurant so it's my type of food! Place was very open and spacious, but it felt a bit cold for some reason, probably the hard tables and chairs. The menu was seafood mostly, all of them looked so good, impressive raw bar too. I had a spicy vodka cocktail, very strong and yummy, specialty cocktails were reasonably priced. We decided to share a few dishes cause we weren't that hungry. For starters we had oyster sampler and King crab leg, they were the freshest, sauces were so tasty. The King crab leg was $22 for one order but it was a fairly big leg, so tender and meaty, loved it! For mains we had grilled romaine salad with bacon, house-made cavatelli pasta with fennel sausage, veggies and truffles, whole Branzino and fried Brussel sprouts. I have to say that everything was so flavorful and delicious. Not one thing that tasted just OK, they were fantastic! We got a free dessert for my birthday, it was not bad, I didn't like it too much but parents and hubby liked it. Food was so good, service was a bit slow but very friendly. This is a great place for the freshest seafood with good cocktails. We would like to come back soon!

Really really good blood mary's. My group rolled deep for my brunch and I had a swell time. I do feel the brunch is a bit lackluster compared to dinner. The true "seafood" options just weren't that vast or impressive. I ended up getting the lobster roll which made me do a double take. I guess i'm used to the lobster rolls where the lobster is just simple butter and some lemon. This one seemed like it was sauteed? It just didn't have the usual taste and texture I was expecting. We also ordered a platter of Oyster and on separate occasions two different waitresses told us different things about the oysters when we were trying to figure out what the variety was. There's valet parking or you can test your luck on the street. On sunday, it wasn't too hard for us to snag a spot across the street.

I Can't speak to the food, but it looks like it's amazing. I can speak for the drinks and they are delicious. The bartenders are really friendly. The restaurant itself has just a very cool fun vibe.

-What you need to know in a sentence: yummy seafood and other land food too...and lots of bottles of wine. -Ambiance in threeish words: chic little mermaid's lagoon -Treated like: we found a long lost friend that is actually a trustworthy stranger who tells great dad jokes. -Must try: ditto on the crab cakes, also the ceviche. -Other random tidbits: A block away from the beach!

We picked this place for DineLA. The ambiance is trendy and fun. We ordered drinks. They came promptly and were good. When we started to order, we were told all 6 of us needs to order the DineLA or none of us could order it. Well 4 of us wanted it and 2 didnt so none of us could. Kind of lame. Well we all ended up ordering from regular menu. I had the lobster flatbread. It was good. Shared a ceasar salad. It was good too. Our server was nice, friendly and attentive. Since some of us were a little mad, our server was the one who made everything better. He brought us desserts which were great!

Came here for bunch on a beautiful Sunday with my brother and sisters. First of all, the place is gorgeous. I couldn't stop looking around at all of the decor. Definitely Instagram worthy pictures can be taken here. . Now onto the food. Was it as good as the place looked? ABSOLUTELY! Their menu is huge! Took me longer than usual to find exactly what I wanted to eat because of how much variety they had. Prices are a pretty penny, but with the friendly staff, great food, and beautiful scenery, it was worth every single penny. We ordered Oysters for an appetizer and they were uber good. We also ordered the "ceviche " which was definitely weird seeing the raw fish head. It definitely put in perspective what the hell we were eating. Onto the main entree, I ordered the salmon eggs Benedict. Super super good! Highly recommend this for a brunch item. Great place to take the family out and even better place for a date if you want to impress her/him. I'd come back in the near future forsure.

5 star for the interior 3 star for the service 0 star for the food 0 star for the noise. It's a big restaurant, but there is no quiet place to dine here at all. There weren't any table where you can hear yourself or have a normal conversation with your friends. The interior looks like seafood version of Cucina enoteca, it's a bit crowded, overall it's a beautiful design. The restaurant is located under an apartment and the crowds here are dress so well as this is a fine dining restaurant. There is a lot of wanna be-ers. A lot of wanna be-ers who had a lot of fun to eat stale seafood. --+ Peach belline. Looks good, tasted boring. --- Oyster: I ordered two to taste, I requested for a creuses that tasted bit salty, they delivered me two tiny oysters about 3 inch each that tasted bland. --+ Whole fish Branzino Ceviche. Pretty plating, however the fish meat is dry and bland, there is little sauce around the fish, but the sauce didn't cover the bland boring fish meat. ---Stone crab and avocado toast: Absolutely rubbish. Crab meat tasted bitter and it's extremely fishy. The kitchen staff who brought this kind of trash on somebody's table should get fired. I can smell that nasty fishy smell from 6 foot away. The manager should give their chefs a Anosmia check up and make sure that you won't be caught by Food Safety and Inspection Service. Stale seafood is dangerous to people, what were you thinking? --- Three little pig hash: I don't like salty food, but it's tasteless. A place that can't even cook hash well, what else can they do? It's a beautiful restaurant who serves trash on table. Skip!

Good food. Not thatttt expansive. Celebrate my friend's new job here. Seafood dishes were perfect.

My absolute favorite place to go for happy hour! The food is incredible. The scenery is amazing. The happy hour prices are great! To me this place perfectly captures the spirit of Santa Monica, and the oysters here are the best I've ever had.

Herringbone has some killer looks, but it's not a foodie destination. Skimming through everyone's reviews, there seems to be one consensus - the space is beautiful. There's a lovely outdoor patio that is well heated and much quieter than the indoors. The interior is split between the bar seating and the rest of the dining area. We were there to enjoy Father's Day brunch and I have to admit everyone at the table was underwhelmed with the selections. We took a while to piece together what to order since nothing particularly stood out. After having tried 5-6 dishes, my overall comment is that the food just wasn't that good...for the price. The best dish was the burger (3 stars) and everything else was 2 stars on average. The lobster roll bread was hard and dry. The bacon hash was overwhelmed by the potatoes that you couldn't enjoy more than one or two bites. The tuna poke was salty. The list goes on. And, it seemed every dish had the same mixed green salad as a side. Our mistake was ordering a separate strawberry salad - that was more mixed greens. Had the prices been about 30% lower or we were dining at a cafe, this would have been acceptable. But not at a place like Herringbone. We liked our server, but cringed every time she asked whether everything was "spectacular." We just didn't have it in our heart to tell her the whole truth so we said that things were fine. I think she picked up on our lack of enthusiasm for the mediocre food, which was no fault of hers. My suggestion would be to hit Herringbone for drinks and/or happy hour. It's not worth the serious dough you will drop for very mediocre food.

We had a lot of fun during our visit to Herringbone! I took a date here for a recent Sunday brunch visit, and every element of our meal was impressively well thought-out. + I agree with others' perceptions of the very cool ambiance at this restaurant. The vibe is a balance between Southern California beach casual with a dose of Westside refinement - you feel a sense of occasion without the stuffiness that you might encounter at other establishments in this part of town. You can't go wrong with either the airy, breezy dining room or the outdoor patio area. We opted for the latter, thanks to its abundance of foliage and access to direct natural sunlight (though you're still shaded from the heat!). The outdoor tables made for the perfect backdrop to a morning full of boozey indulgence. _________ + If you're visiting for brunch, you might as well do it big. Herringbone's Bottomless Mimosa offerings are available for $25 a head - and it's great not having to stress about the tacky time limit imposed at other brunch spots...sip away at your leisure! FYI - servers are more than happy to provide extra champagne/OJ for your to tweak the blend of your mimosa as you see fit. + Culinary selections at Herringbone are of higher quality than the competition, too - it's clear that the food is a point of emphasis here. With most dishes priced in the $15-20 range, there's no need to stress about breaking the bank. There's surprisingly good value to be had here! We opted to share the Smoked Salmon Benedict and the Three Little Pigs Hash. Both were tasty and quite memorable - and portion sizes were quite fair given the price point. The Benedict distinguished itself from other takes on the dish thanks to a few subtle tweaks. The salmon tasted fresh, flavorful, and clean, while the chimichurri-infused hollandaise provided a playful bit of character. + To no one's surprise, the rich, indulgent Hash had a lot of porky flavor goin' on - the pork belly, prosciutto, and thick-cut bacon each imparted a different sort of umami flavor. Thankfully, the aggressively meaty blend never seemed overpowering in terms of saltiness. My only critique on this dish would be that the sunny-side up eggs were a tad overcooked; we got about 75% of the quintessential runny yolk action that we had been hoping for! (I'll probably just request for a runny yolk during our next visit.) _________ + Major kudos to our server, Sal. Not only was he gracious, cheery, and welcoming - but he also put up with some of my more absurd requests. One of the legs on my chair may or may not have started to come loose (don't blame me, I'm dieting - I swear), and he was quick to switch the chair out before the seat snapped/I made a complete ass of myself. Very thankful for that! It's easy to see why Herringbone gets a lot of love for the quality of its customer service. PRO TIP: + Skip the $10 valet parking available in front of the Seychelle; there's plenty of readily available metered parking available in the area. And pricing is reasonable, too - $6 for 3 hours, which is more than enough for even the longest bottomless binge!

Really wanted to love this place! We came here for our anniversary because my partner knows I love oysters. Our server was so sweet and bubbly but never asked us how our food was. Most likely because she knew it was horrible! Oysters.. Shells in everyone of them! We almost lost some fillings! Knowing how to chuck oysters would be #1 on how to open a seafood restaurant in SaMo. Pork belly was amazing! I will give them that. Crab cake was not only mushy but fishy. Do not order. Had an off taste and make my stomach turn to eat it. We finally had to say something to the server. She apologized and said a manager would be over to also speak to us. He was very pompous and came right over. Did not introduce himself or ask us anything, just told us he would take care of it. Our entrees came out and I took one bite of the Scallops and almost threw it up from the amount of salt! Listen, I love salt! And this was too much! I almost felt bad for the server when she came to ask how it was and I had to tell her I couldn't eat it. The took it away and I watched my partner eat his steak. Dessert. We alway order dessert to go and we like to enjoy it at home. We order 3 because I did not eat a meal and was still hungry! Then for sure I felt bad when the server came over to tell us they were out of bags and we had to carry our Togo in a box from the kitchen. Bottom line: they clearly have a management problem. The concept is great but poorly executed

i REALLY really wanted to like this place. i traveled to California from the east coast and read such great reviews about this place and was dying to try. TBH worst service i've had in cali so far during my food tour we came at 8pm with a reservation for a birthday and to be seated outside (this was noted on the request on the opentable reservation). not only were we not seated outside, we weren't even recognized for our birthday celebration. i ordered oysters and shrimp cocktail for the table around 8:10... i got nothing by 9:05 until i had to say something to another server because ours was MIA. after i said something i received my oysters in about 5 minutes. i'm pretty sure it doesn't take an hour to prepare oysters nor shrimp cocktail we finally received our entrees around 9:25. no apologies from our server nor management. my buffalo octopus was a bit salty and the end of the tentacles were super dry, almost inedible. the tuna poke was a bit spicy since i could see that none of the jalapenos in the dish were unseeded. the shrimp in the shrimp cocktail was also super dry, which makes me think they were either over steamed or sitting out for awhile. all in all the food was a 2/5 and definitely not worth the price or me sitting around to eat oysters for an hour. i complained to the management at the end and he gave us a discount which was very much appreciated since i really had high expectations for this place and was let down.

I went here for brunch with my girlfriends and we had such a great time! The staff was so friendly and would refill our drinks before we even thought we wanted more. The ambiance is amazing, boats hanging with plant walls. Very instagrammable. The manager, Kyle, was amazing. He made sure everything was perfect. And Josh was our waiter and he gave us great recommendations on what to eat and it couldn't have been better. This will be a place we come back next time we're in town!