Ristorante Al Mare

Great views for sunset dining. Huge portions served piping hot. Friendly staff lit up heaters for patrons dining on the balconies.

The waiter was very nice and they were happy to accommodate our stroller. However, the pasta was overdone, as was the shrimp. They use the same marinara sauce on three completely different dishes. It was okay as a dipping sauce, but it just didn't work on the pizza. The mussels were not delicious at all. We were very disappointed.

Great second floor patio view to the beach and ocean. I had the squid in seafood pasta, and my friend had an octopus on bed of road veggies dish (don't remember exactly the name). Both were fantastic. Good service. Price is on the high side but this is Santa Monica Pier.

Great spot to get food and drinks on the pier. We like going to the rooftop bar - awesome view of the sunset during summer. Drinks are not ridiculously priced, about $10 each. I had the flatbread pizza from the bar menu and it was delicious and a good value for only $8. Happy hour is from about 3:30-7:30 and cocktails are $8.

The food was fantastic! ordered soup & pizza Margherita. The issues that caused 2 missed stars is staffing. Our waiter was friendly. Service was terrible otherwise. The front welcoming girls definitely checked out and should apply else where. They were not interested in seating guests and actually found complications to prevent customers from coming in (It seemed). To other customers they told them, as they did us 4, everything we wouldn't like about the seating, ie: "The sun is out where we would seat you" and "There is nothing inside available." Well half the restaurant was empty. It took forever to get utensils, water and menus. The manager is (she) hard working for sure doing everything a manager shouldn't while many other staff members played with their thumbs. Otherwise it's clean, great food, and good location and the food came out super quick.

Terrible service, but good food. Took about fifteen to twenty minutes for our waiter to show up, even though there was only one other group besides my wife and I. Wasn't offered water, no bread, just took our order which was one appetizer of soup and grilled sourdough bread, and two pasta plates. Nearly froze to death waiting another fifteen to twenty minutes for our food, while watching a group of flies circling near our table while they were freezing us out with the A/C. FINALLY our food arrives all at once, including an extra appetizer order of soup and bread that I did not order. As good as the soup looked, I told our waiter to take it back before he even put it down. Wasn't going to have our pasta getting cold while eating the appetizers at the same time. The waiter asked if we would like some parmegian cheese, which we said yes to, and had to wait another five minutes for that as we finished half of our food because it was only warm, not hot. Again, this terrible service took place with only one other group downstairs besides us. After we ate, all we wanted to do was leave that poor service icebox. However, it took ten minutes for us to get our waiter's attention to ask for the bill, which came out to $52 and some change for one cocktail, one lemonade, and two different small spaghetti dishes. And yes, I did leave a tip. Wasn't my usual 20% plus, it was only 15% for such a terrible dining experience that afterwards, we just wanted to go home instead of staying out and enjoying the pier. Will not be going back here and do not recommend this place to anyone...

The food here is decent, the location is great, however every time I've been to this restaurant simply because we want to have Italian food I've had to deal with the ridiculous staff. The worst of all is the manager the female one, she is rude and the service there is horrible. If you want to go as a family or with kids prepare to be dealt with with hostility and overall rudness. Even my guests from out of town were shocked at what it was like ordering food getting food and getting the check paid at this restaurant. The total headache!

Absolute Fabuloso! Me and my wife celebrated our one year anniversary on the rooftop of this very classy and stylish restaurant! Service was spectacular and the waiter Raymond was very accommodating! They turned on the outside heaters due to the cool temperature which made it perfect. The cantina lights and light music in the background was nice for conversation. The salmon was great along with the Mango Sorbet that my wife loved. A perfect place to celebrate any occasion or have a nice dinner. 5 Star!