La Conversation

(310) 858-0950

638 N Doheny Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90069 34.0815 -118.3899

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Neighborhoods: West Hollywood, Central LA

LACONVERSATIONCAFE.COM

Last updated 8.15.11

Category:

Bakeries, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

People Watching, Breakfast, Outdoor Dining

Cuisine:

Traditional American

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What People Are Saying About La Conversation

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Frilly French parlor offering pastries and coffee, sandwiches and salads, and breakfast and brunch.

Editor's Tips

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.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.”
  2. “It was just a really nice little comfortable place.”
  3. “The food is really good and the atmosphere is wonderful.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “The owners even baked a huge birthday cake for me one year as a surprise.”
food quality
95.83000183105469% positive
  1. “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.”
  2. “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.”
  3. “The menu is delicious, fresh, creative and made to order”
  4. “The food is really good and the atmosphere is wonderful.”
  5. “This place is delicious and the carrot muffins rock!”
  6. “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.”
  7. “Charming, Quaint, Great Food, Perfect to roll out of bed and enjoy a fantastic meal after a night on the town.”
  8. “Good prices and good food a great setting.”
  9. “The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.”
  10. “The salad nicoise is the best anywhere and they have the best breakfast in town.”
  11. “The pastries are absolutely delish!”
  12. “Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.”
menu variety
75.0% positive
  1. “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!”
  2. “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.”
  3. “The menu is delicious, fresh, creative and made to order”
  4. “great little menu too”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “It was just a really nice little comfortable place.”
  2. “La Conversation is a great place to go if you have all day to dedicate to breakfast.”
  3. “We had great service throughout, and there was a really nice local feel to the place, like everybody new everybody.”
service
75.0% positive
  1. “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.”
  2. “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”
  3. “While Im still half asleep the friendly staff great me by name and wish me a good day.”
  4. “The waitstaff is also VERY attentive.”
  5. “The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.”
  6. “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.”
  7. “We had great service throughout, and there was a really nice local feel to the place, like everybody new everybody.”
  8. “The service was good and the owners make you feel special.”
  9. “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.”
  10. “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!”
value
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.”
  2. “Good prices and good food a great setting.”
  3. “The owners even baked a huge birthday cake for me one year as a surprise.”
wait time
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “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.”
  2. “The food is rich, the prices are average for the area, and the wait staff is slow but accommodating.”
  3. “had a wonderful warm feeling the minute I walked in.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/13/09

great quick bite

by eriklarsen

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
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/22/08

Kitschy, Cool French hideaway

by kiercemartin

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.

3 Star Rating: Average

04/16/08

Solid Standby

by brainylany

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.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/10/07

Owners treat guests like family!

by decob

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
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/09/07

Good food, atmosphere and celeb watching.

by kvell

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.

  • Pros: ambience-food-service

The Details on La Conversation

Place Categories:

  • good food
  • comfortable little comfortable place
  • great service
  • warm feeling
  • great little menu
  • fantastic meal
  • wonderful atmosphere
  • good celeb
  • best salad nicoise
  • friendly staff
  • great pumpkin pancakes
  • great setting
  • perfect great food
  • charming little neighboorhood place
  • attentive waitstaff
  • cool little brunch
  • wonderful assortment
  • huge birthday cake
  • best breakfast
  • never order boss
  • perfect quaint
  • good prices
  • incredible pastries
  • slow wait staff
  • cool french hideaway
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