La Conversation

Look Good:: Weekend breakfast and brunch tends to be the busiest time--try a weekday visit if you're not willing to wait and hassle with parking.
The Extras:: The outdoor seating area is a prime spot for people (and traffic) watching on Doheny.

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“The food is really good and the atmosphere is wonderful.” “It was just a really nice little comfortable place.” “Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.”
dessert	100.0% positive	“The owners even baked a huge birthday cake for me one year as a surprise.”
food quality	95.83000183105469% positive	“The pastries are absolutely delish!” “Pretty good food, but the servers must be getting stoned every morning because they are all so slow, often forget things and just have no sense of urgency in taking care of guests.” “The salad nicoise is the best anywhere and they have the best breakfast in town.” “The pastries are delish and the menu has such a wonderful assortment of sandwiches and salads and breakfast items that you just have to keep coming back to try more and more.” “Charming, Quaint, Great Food, Perfect to roll out of bed and enjoy a fantastic meal after a night on the town.” “This place is delicious and the carrot muffins rock!” “The food is really good and the atmosphere is wonderful.” “The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.” “Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.” “Their pastries are incredible, and seem to be what people come for, but I had great pumpkin pancakes, and everything else looked pretty good as well.” “Good prices and good food a great setting.” “The menu is delicious, fresh, creative and made to order”
menu variety	75.0% positive	“My boss and I never order "as-is" from the menu - always "hold this" "add that" and the staff is willing to accomodate - with a smile!” “great little menu too” “The pastries are delish and the menu has such a wonderful assortment of sandwiches and salads and breakfast items that you just have to keep coming back to try more and more.” “The menu is delicious, fresh, creative and made to order”
overall	100.0% positive	“We had great service throughout, and there was a really nice local feel to the place, like everybody new everybody.” “La Conversation is a great place to go if you have all day to dedicate to breakfast.” “It was just a really nice little comfortable place.”
service	75.0% positive	“Their pastries are incredible, and seem to be what people come for, but I had great pumpkin pancakes, and everything else looked pretty good as well.” “live up the street, but the service is consistently so bad, that I just have to usually eat elsewhere - what a shame because it really has charm and character that is hard to find in LA” “The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.” “My boss and I never order "as-is" from the menu - always "hold this" "add that" and the staff is willing to accomodate - with a smile!” “While Im still half asleep the friendly staff great me by name and wish me a good day.” “The waitstaff is also VERY attentive.” “There are many other cafes in LA that are superior---Urth caffe, Le Pain Du Quotidien are two examples of places that are terrific and people are respectful and kind.” “Pretty good food, but the servers must be getting stoned every morning because they are all so slow, often forget things and just have no sense of urgency in taking care of guests.” “The service was good and the owners make you feel special.” “We had great service throughout, and there was a really nice local feel to the place, like everybody new everybody.”
value	83.33000183105469% positive	“The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.” “Good prices and good food a great setting.” “The owners even baked a huge birthday cake for me one year as a surprise.”
wait time	83.33000183105469% positive	“The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.” “had a wonderful warm feeling the minute I walked in.” “Pretty good food, but the servers must be getting stoned every morning because they are all so slow, often forget things and just have no sense of urgency in taking care of guests.”

02/13/09

great quick bite

by eriklarsen at Citysearch

I don't like the name of this restaurant but the food is truly good-great for a lunch, location is strange but come for the food.

Pros: food
Cons: strange location

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07/22/08

Kitschy, Cool French hideaway

by kiercemartin at Citysearch

My girlfriend and I stopped in La Conversation on a whim for Sunday brunch, and we were both pleasantly surprised. We lucked out with an open table in the corner, as several others were still waiting on tables to open up. We had great service throughout, and there was a really nice local feel to the place, like everybody new everybody. It was just a really nice little comfortable place. Their pastries are incredible, and seem to be what people come for, but I had great pumpkin pancakes, and everything else looked pretty good as well. Definitely a cool little brunch or lunch hideaway.

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04/16/08

Solid Standby

by brainylany at Citysearch

La Conversation is a great place to go if you have all day to dedicate to breakfast.

The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.

Be prepared to wait for a table and hunt for parking.

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12/10/07

Owners treat guests like family!

by decob at Citysearch

I used to live down the street from La Conversation on Dohney. I miss the family-like attitude of the restaurant. Although I would only go there once a week, the entire staff knew my name and were always interested in what I was doing. The owners even baked a huge birthday cake for me one year as a surprise. I don't know what that other reviewer was talking about. The Food is addictive! The salad nicoise is the best anywhere and they have the best breakfast in town. Don't go on a weekend or you'll die from the wait. Go on a weekday when the crowds are less.

Pros: salad nicoise, cakes, pies, cookies
Cons: avoid on weekends

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11/09/07

Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.

by kvell at Citysearch

La Conversation is a joy to eat at. The food is really good and the atmosphere is wonderful. I had a wonderful warm feeling the minute I walked in. The service was good and the owners make you feel special. It is also a good who's who place. I recommend it highly. The pumpkin pancakes are a must. You can't go wrong with anything you order. Good prices and good food a great setting.

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02/13/09

great quick bite

by eriklarsen at Citysearch

07/22/08

Kitschy, Cool French hideaway

by kiercemartin at Citysearch

04/16/08

Solid Standby

by brainylany at Citysearch

12/10/07

Owners treat guests like family!

by decob at Citysearch

11/09/07

Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.

by kvell at Citysearch

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