Best Casual Restaurants in Santa Monica

Our server, Jean-Michel, was friendly and knowledgeable. The Maître d' was also welcoming and joyful ! The ambiance, the food, the portions and the interior design --- ALL A "CLASS ACT" ! Don't get to Santa Monica much and this was a very pleasant surprise ! Joyeux Noël and Bonne Année (almost) !

We've gotten to love Water Grill! Meals at both Santa Monica and DTLA have been top-notch for seafood lovers. Today's Chilean Sea Bass and Bigeye Tuna entrees were wonderful, as were the sides of toasted butternut squash, broccolini and caesar salad. My son won't touch fish but he loved the cheeseburger and the squash as well. We've never been anything other than delighted with a meal here. good value when you consider the high qualilty seafood that is served.

Beautiful dining experience. We did the tasting menu, which was not only delicious but perfectly paced. Will absolutely be back!

Celebrated a delicious birthday in the private tatami room. Salmon skin salad, unagi sashimi, and lovely miso black cod. Service was attentive and we were able to regulate the music. We'll definitely be back.

Very nice place for breakfast or brunch. Very cute ambiance, friendly service and delicious food. Notes: I would sit indoors as the view outside is more street than ocean and the street there has a lot of traffic. Parking at the hotel valet is expensive even with validation, so if you have time to park in one of the local structures and walk over, that's a more economical choice.