| ambiance |
97.72000312805176% positive |
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don't know what our table number was, but we had a great view. ”
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Great view, friendly staff, good food ”
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The Lobster has great sea food along with an even better view of the ocean and the Santa Monica pier. ”
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The view of the beach is great, esp. ”
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wanted to have lunch and look at the view and this was the perfect place. ”
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would definitely recommend this spot for a romantic evening or special ocassion. ”
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Based upon several recommendations, on a mother-daughter trip to southern California, my mother and I decided to make reservations for our last night in town for a fun and delicious dinner. ”
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This was the best meal I have had in L.A. thus far: from the amazing mid-afternoon/sunset view, to the warm-service, to the food. ”
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Awesome view, wait for a view table ”
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It's a great restaurant with a great view of the ocean only if you are seated next to the windows. ”
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The view is awesome from wherever you are sitting - either soaking up the sun on the patio with cocktails and appetizers or sitting down to nice dinner in the restaurant. ”
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If you want a nice view of the pier and don't mind paying $30-50 apiece for dry, overcooked seafood (we had the spiny lobster, the Maine lobster, and halibut), then this is the place for you. ”
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Food was good and the views of the sunset awesome. ”
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The ambience was great and so was the crowd. ”
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The food is really good...not too expensive considering the location and quality of food. ”
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It has a wonderful atmosphere for any occasion and should the best overall pick, especially as the weather gets warmer. ”
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will say that the location is great being so close to the Pier and the food is good. ”
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good food nice view, pushy service. ”
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Great for all occasions, you can make it romantic or just a hip place to be with your mates, enjoying the delicious food, great ambience and fantastic view. ”
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First of all, this restaurant has great views of the pier and is great for a quiet and romantic meal. ”
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great fun staff, and then we had a wonderful table right along the window. ”
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The view for the restaurant was very cool during night since you have the view around the SM pier and the famous lights and entertainment. ”
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Great view, good food but your going to pay for it ”
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It is great for a birthday dinner or out with some friends but not for a romantic dinner even though the scene is romantic. ”
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Great food, ambiance and service ”
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it is fun, the food id great and the service is excellent. ”
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Beautiful view of the ocean. ”
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The location is definitely a great catch! ”
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recently had lunch at the lobster and it was one of those days when everything is fabulous - the weather was phenomenal so we had a beautiful clear view of the ocean waves; the service was prompt and friendly; the bread and olive oil dip was delicious. ”
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This is a great place, beautiful views and great food. ”
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The view includes the interesting lig. ”
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Awsome, the food and views are great, the service is what it is , could always be better ! ”
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was also thinking this is a fantastic place to take visitors to Los Angeles, as they'll have a fantastic view of Santa Monica and the ocean. ”
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Great location, Great View, Great Food. ”
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The view is awesome, probably the best in the area! ”
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The service was friendly and we would definitely go again for drinks and the view. ”
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However, the fish is amazing, and the view is spectacular. ”
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While we didnt have the best view as we weren't right by the windows, it was a good view none-the-less. ”
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Fabulous restaurant, great food, beautiful view, terrific service. ”
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Best overall dining experience with convenient location on the westside ”
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The view was beautiful but it was a little too crowded, not quiet at all. ”
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But a friend wanted to take his parents so I went along, figuring I could just get a salad and enjoy the view. ”
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Good food and location, not friendly waiters ”
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Over all, great service, delicious food, a chill atmosphere - well worth the money (as it is more expensive). ”
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the food here is great, and the view is beautiful. ”
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The atmosphere is great- at the base of the Santa Monica pier, overlooking the ocean. ”
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Great view ”
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Add the view & you've got the best place in Santa Monica! ”
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Great view, good food ”
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Yes you will spend here but the food was exceptional and the 2.5lb marinated (olive oil and garlic) and then grilled lobster was a rare treat yes 75.00 but they happily split it so we could share this delight with an appetizer'an order of steamed to perfe ”
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The service is very good and the restaurant is beautiful with an incredible view. ”
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If you are looking for a fun place to watch the sunset, don't think twice about making a reservation for this great restaurant. ”
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If it's a special occassion, I ask if they can please put a note to get a table close to the water or atleast with a good view. ”
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highly recommend The Lobster for its ambiance and scenery, and without a doubt for its food. ”
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Besides the unobstructed view of the lighted pier, we were surprised by reasonable prices (except lobster, which starts at 2lbs and goes up to 5lbs). ”
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The food and view were great; just try not to get offended by the server? ”
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The good was great, servers nice and nice views! ”
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The service was unbelievable and the view, not to mention the fantastic food, was just perfect and helped to make our special night that much more memorable! ”
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The location is amazing and the food is excellent. ”
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The Lobster is the only restaurant with that kind of a view and good seafood in downtown Santa Monica- you will have to wait atleast an hour for a table without reservations, and the tables with direct ocean views are limited. ”
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Great Grub, Great People, lot of fun, Spectacular View. ”
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Great food, great service, great view. ”
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The food is wonderful - the view is nice and the service is great. ”
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thought this place would be a big tourist trap, but to my amazement and glee, this is one serious restaurant with a great view and food. ”
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Nice view ”
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The view from the pier is great! ”
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The best view in LA, especially at sunset an absolute must! ”
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It's a bit crowded and noisy, but luckily, we were seated in the back corner of the restaurant and had a wonderful view of the Santa Monica Pier. ”
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initially passed off The Lobster as a tourist trap with a beautiful view. ”
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For stunning ocean views and great seafood, this is the ultimate in LA. ”
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This restaurant is a must for great food and views. ”
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And the fantastic view? ”
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Perfect sea food , perfect location, perfect service ”
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Beautiful view, good ambience ”
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Good food, great service & wonderful view ”
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the bar is fun with a classy westside crowd. ”
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Yes, the panoramic view is nice, but when you ask for marinanra sauce for your fried calamari, and they give you ketchup. ”
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The friendliest restaurant in town with the best food and the most incredible view of the ocean. ”
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love the view from the restaurant. ”
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Great location on the pier in Santa Monica, and the food is good. ”
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There are always fun people at the bar that make the evening that much more memorable. ”
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was impressed with the food and good service and the view was excellent from the ocean front. ”
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Exceptional service, exciting menu, great vibe and an incredible view ”
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think The Lobster may actually be my favorite restaurant for a nice evening in LA- it's the best combination of ambience and food I know! ”
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Good food, great location ”
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The table was not what I expected or requested especially after making a reservation weeks in advance but the food and the view was great. ”
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The view is stunning, you get the feeling you are on the beach in the middle of a vacation spot. ”
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spent the first half hour after we sat down sizing up the patrons sitting by the windows and wondering what I had to do to get that beautiful ocean view. ”
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beautiful view ”
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The nighttime ocean view wasnt as impressive as I was expecting. ”
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The best view on the westside, delicious food, wonderful warm friendly staff who treated us like goddesses! ”
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Great service, food, cocktails, wine and atmosphere. ”
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Romantic restaurant with a great view of Santa Monica Pier, the beach and beautiful Santa Monica Mountains to the West along the coast of Malibu. ”
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Great location though. ”
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Overall the food was fantastic and the view would have been even better if we had received a better table as requested in the reservation. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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This may sound stupid, but I like crab cakes that are not almost only crab. ”
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The banana brulee for dessert was the perfect end to the perfect meal. ”
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the crab cake appt was the most amazing, the salads were fresh, especiall the dungeness crab with the blood oranges. ”
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The crab cakes were good. ”
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Throughout our entire trip we did not have a dessert as delicious as this one. ”
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Crab cakes were high quality, lots of fresh crab. ”
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Great crab cakes appetizer. ”
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The seafood here is GREAT - but other dishes (appetizers, salads, desserts, etc.) leave a lot to be desired and are quite over-priced for what you get. ”
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Crab cakes are heavenly good! ”
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Our waiter, Claus, made amazing appetizer and entree recommendations - Salmon sashimi and crab cakes for one friend, fried calamari and seared tuna for the other, and lobster cocktail and Chilean seabass for myself. ”
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| drinks |
99.2300033569336% positive |
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Well, the drink was delicious. ”
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The staff is very well-trained, our server Lauren recommended the perfect wine with our meal and provided outstanding service on a very busy evening. ”
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OUr server also recommended the wine we ordered and I was very pleased with that as well. ”
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If you are with your family, friends, or on a date The Lobster is hands down the best place have dinner or drinks watching the sun go down. ”
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People were friendly and service generally prompt, but the waiter seemed like he'd sell me just about any food or wine by claiming it was "great. ”
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Kara our server was a little too helpful, when I was looking at the wine list she came over and made it a point to say that one side was their reds and the other their whites and when I joked that the names of the grapes gave it away she seemed to get off ”
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the bar is fun with a classy westside crowd. ”
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more California wines and the place would be perfect ”
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Our cocktails were superb - definitely try the mojito, which is the bartender's specialty. ”
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Great service, food, cocktails, wine and atmosphere. ”
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The drinks were small but good, as entree try the jumbo shrimps or the grilled yellowtail with yummy risotto. ”
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great place for a sat afternoon drink and a bite. ”
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The view is awesome from wherever you are sitting - either soaking up the sun on the patio with cocktails and appetizers or sitting down to nice dinner in the restaurant. ”
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Great place to have drinks and watch the sunset and the food is superb! ”
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This is a fantastic place to take a date, special event, or just hang out and make friends at the bar. ”
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And they have an extensive drink menu. ”
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Had a nice time in the bar and then sat down to the best lobster dinner that I've ever had. ”
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We arrived about 45 minutes early for our reservation, thinking that we would have a drink at the bar and enjoy the beach weather, but when we were greeted by the host, we were told that there was a table at the window available now, and would we care to ”
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The service was friendly and we would definitely go again for drinks and the view. ”
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It's a really cool place with a trendy scene and up-scale guests that makes this a good bar scene place as well as a good place for food - not only seafood actually. ”
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There are always fun people at the bar that make the evening that much more memorable. ”
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Also, arrive early so you can enjoy a glass of wine from the patio before sitting down for an excellent dinner. ”
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And they have nice wine selection (a good bottle would cost you about $50+). ”
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The sauces are delicious, service is attentive, the wine list is high quality and your experince will only be good memories. ”
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We sat at the bar and shared a couple of appetizers (the calamari was awesome) and some very nicely mixed martinis, a couple glasses of wine. ”
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Great wine list as well. ”
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| food quality |
91.63999557495117% positive |
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Good food, great service & wonderful view ”
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Their signature dish - lobster - was good, although be prepared to pay another 50% or so for the meal in addition to the price shown on the menu, the price on the menu is for a pound but served meal includes a pound a half (at the end it costs about $60 c ”
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Good food-- bad reservations ”
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The food, people, environment was great. ”
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Great crab cakes appetizer. ”
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dont mind playing for a good meal, but the 2 1/2 lb lobster was not worth 75 bucks. ”
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This may sound stupid, but I like crab cakes that are not almost only crab. ”
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He also devoured the seared ahi tuna, and the accompanying Asian salad was delicious. ”
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The place for dry, overcooked seafood ”
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My husband and I had a terrific meal here a few Friday nights ago. ”
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This restaurant is a must for great food and views. ”
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The Lobster Bloody Mary comes adorned with a fresh, jumbo shrimp on the rim and if the salmon entree is available, don't hesitate for your main course. ”
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Throughout our entire trip we did not have a dessert as delicious as this one. ”
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The food was fantastic, and the wait staff was kind and attentive. ”
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I'd the scallops and they're just delicious, and the fish was just really good. ”
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will say that the location is great being so close to the Pier and the food is good. ”
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highly recommend The Lobster for its ambiance and scenery, and without a doubt for its food. ”
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The banana brulee for dessert was the perfect end to the perfect meal. ”
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But the food makes up for the uncomfortable atmsphere. ”
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I've been going to the Lobster since it re-opened and have always found the menu to be intriguing and the food delicious. ”
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Over all, great service, delicious food, a chill atmosphere - well worth the money (as it is more expensive). ”
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My husband and I got terrible FOOD SICKNESS from the Lobster salad (on pancakes). ”
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Everything we had was fresh and great tasting. ”
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good food and very very expensive ”
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The Lobster is really a great place for an outstanding meal. ”
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The mojitos were excellent and the food was good. ”
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went here for my bday and the food was very good. ”
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We both enjoyed our meals -tasted great and not overcooked (like alot of restaurants do with seafood). ”
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Good food, great location ”
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Great food, great service, great view. ”
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thought this place would be a big tourist trap, but to my amazement and glee, this is one serious restaurant with a great view and food. ”
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The best seafood restaurant in Los Angeles! ”
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The seafood here is GREAT - but other dishes (appetizers, salads, desserts, etc.) leave a lot to be desired and are quite over-priced for what you get. ”
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the food here is great, and the view is beautiful. ”
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Great service, food, cocktails, wine and atmosphere. ”
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Nice seafood and hip restaurant ”
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was impressed with the food and good service and the view was excellent from the ocean front. ”
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The location is amazing and the food is excellent. ”
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The food was excellent! ”
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Crabcake starter was nearly flawless, dungenous crab salad was good and the scallops were absolutely complex and refined. ”
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for our family, the standard of great food and service by which all others will be judged ”
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The food is really good...not too expensive considering the location and quality of food. ”
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best food ”
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The Lobster is at the top of my list for favorite spots and is definitely #1 for lobster and from what I saw and tasted- the seafood too. ”
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This is a great place, beautiful views and great food. ”
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Great view, good food ”
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Awsome, the food and views are great, the service is what it is , could always be better ! ”
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Crab cakes were high quality, lots of fresh crab. ”
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While the service was terrible when we arrived, waiting 15 mins for a hello and a glass of water, it picked up after we ordered and our food arrived quickly. ”
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People were friendly and service generally prompt, but the waiter seemed like he'd sell me just about any food or wine by claiming it was "great. ”
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Good food and location, not friendly waiters ”
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consider myself seafood savvy, and it has been a long time since I've had such fresh, flavorful seafood. ”
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Great food, ambiance and service ”
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We've been ready to give up on fresh seafood ”
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The John Dory fish was mediocre and dry, but the mashed potatoes and garnish were very good. ”
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This restaurant is the worst, the food was not good and the service was simply awful. ”
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just wanted a good meal. ”
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First of all, this restaurant has great views of the pier and is great for a quiet and romantic meal. ”
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The friendliest restaurant in town with the best food and the most incredible view of the ocean. ”
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Yes you will spend here but the food was exceptional and the 2.5lb marinated (olive oil and garlic) and then grilled lobster was a rare treat yes 75.00 but they happily split it so we could share this delight with an appetizer'an order of steamed to perfe ”
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Perfect sea food , perfect location, perfect service ”
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Great for all occasions, you can make it romantic or just a hip place to be with your mates, enjoying the delicious food, great ambience and fantastic view. ”
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The food and view were great; just try not to get offended by the server? ”
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The food here is just as good. ”
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It's a really cool place with a trendy scene and up-scale guests that makes this a good bar scene place as well as a good place for food - not only seafood actually. ”
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Beside great lobster the shrimp Louie is one of the best salads I've ever had. ”
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it is fun, the food id great and the service is excellent. ”
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Overall the food was fantastic and the view would have been even better if we had received a better table as requested in the reservation. ”
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the oyster were fresh, the salad was amazing (lots of crab, not drenched in dressing, good texture with the pine nuts) and the lobster was great (how can a place called The Lobster mess up their sig. ”
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This was the best meal I have had in L.A. thus far: from the amazing mid-afternoon/sunset view, to the warm-service, to the food. ”
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The shrimp cocktail was the best shrimp I have ever tasted. ”
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The food was very good, no complaints. ”
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We had a great meal of tasty trout served on paper plates. ”
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Based upon several recommendations, on a mother-daughter trip to southern California, my mother and I decided to make reservations for our last night in town for a fun and delicious dinner. ”
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Let me just say that I have been eating at the Lobster for 7 years and I have had the most wonderful food every time. ”
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The service was excellent, as was the food. ”
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Great view, good food but your going to pay for it ”
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Yes, the panoramic view is nice, but when you ask for marinanra sauce for your fried calamari, and they give you ketchup. ”
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If you want a nice view of the pier and don't mind paying $30-50 apiece for dry, overcooked seafood (we had the spiny lobster, the Maine lobster, and halibut), then this is the place for you. ”
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My fav part was the chimichurri w the bread it was just delicious, I never expected chimichurri in a place like this, and it was totaly delicious. ”
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Great location on the pier in Santa Monica, and the food is good. ”
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am a huge seafood lover, so my boyfriend took me to the lobster on my last birthday. ”
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Everything is fresh and full of flavor. ”
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We were still hungry after this horrible experience so we drove down by the ocean and stopped at a little unassuming seafood restaurant. ”
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The table was not what I expected or requested especially after making a reservation weeks in advance but the food and the view was great. ”
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Well, the drink was delicious. ”
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Sitting watching the sun go down, eating a crab cocktail which is amazing and being treated like a queen, now come on, how can you beat it! ”
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Great place to have drinks and watch the sunset and the food is superb! ”
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Cocktail and it was delicious for an appetizer along with the Steamed Manila Clams & Black Mussels soup that was good but not great and had much less lobster and clams than the one shown in the picture on the menu page at the Lobster Website. ”
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Granted, the lobster was delicious. ”
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The crab is great! ”
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The food was nice overall, but the service from my waitress was bad. ”
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However, the fish is amazing, and the view is spectacular. ”
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once seated, we dined on several delicious dishes--most notably, my scallops with lobster home fries. ”
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For stunning ocean views and great seafood, this is the ultimate in LA. ”
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The food is good, but nothing great. ”
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My wife and I commented during the meal, that this was one of the best meals that we've had in many years, and we go out to eat at least twice each week, so we know what we're talking about. ”
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Great view, friendly staff, good food ”
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Amazing food! ”
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would not eat there again myself, and I would certainly not recommend the Lobster salad to anyone. ”
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The service was unbelievable and the view, not to mention the fantastic food, was just perfect and helped to make our special night that much more memorable! ”
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Our waiter, Claus, made amazing appetizer and entree recommendations - Salmon sashimi and crab cakes for one friend, fried calamari and seared tuna for the other, and lobster cocktail and Chilean seabass for myself. ”
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and king crab, so juicy and sweet. ”
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The crab cakes were good. ”
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My friend and I each had the lobster avocado salad - sweet morsels of lobster, crisp, fresh greens and ripe avocados - what could be better? ”
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Great food! ”
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The food was pretty good, although I wouldn't recommend tuna sashimi for an appetizer: 5 slices were extremely thin, and they put a huge amount of sweet sauce on them, it wasn't worth 16 or so dollars, really. ”
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By the end of the meal, the service was so good, and the food was so exquisite, that we ended up tipping 30% simply because it made our week. ”
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Good food, Love it - but a little noisy ”
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Both dishes were delicious. ”
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The Lobster has great sea food along with an even better view of the ocean and the Santa Monica pier. ”
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Over priced decent food. ”
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Try it out for yourself, the food is great! ”
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The drinks were small but good, as entree try the jumbo shrimps or the grilled yellowtail with yummy risotto. ”
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This place really does have great seafood. ”
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recently had lunch at the lobster and it was one of those days when everything is fabulous - the weather was phenomenal so we had a beautiful clear view of the ocean waves; the service was prompt and friendly; the bread and olive oil dip was delicious. ”
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Overall the food was very good. ”
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the crab cake appt was the most amazing, the salads were fresh, especiall the dungeness crab with the blood oranges. ”
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ordered the ivory wild salmon, which was pretty good. ”
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Fabulous restaurant, great food, beautiful view, terrific service. ”
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The staff is very well-trained, our server Lauren recommended the perfect wine with our meal and provided outstanding service on a very busy evening. ”
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The food was great: he had the chowder to start and the halibut and I had the mushroom soup to start and the sole. ”
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The food is wonderful - the view is nice and the service is great. ”
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The sauces are delicious, service is attentive, the wine list is high quality and your experince will only be good memories. ”
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The best sea food restaurant in L.A It's so fresh sooo good. ”
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The Chilean seabass was excellent, but the kobe beef was somewhat on the tough side. ”
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good food nice view, pushy service. ”
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The waiter was friendly and we received very good service throughout our meal. ”
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The food is good, not great. ”
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And I love seafood restaurants. ”
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The Lobster is the only restaurant with that kind of a view and good seafood in downtown Santa Monica- you will have to wait atleast an hour for a table without reservations, and the tables with direct ocean views are limited. ”
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The food is delicious. ”
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The food is great, the portions are generous, and the prices are reasonable. ”
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think The Lobster may actually be my favorite restaurant for a nice evening in LA- it's the best combination of ambience and food I know! ”
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But a friend wanted to take his parents so I went along, figuring I could just get a salad and enjoy the view. ”
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The best view on the westside, delicious food, wonderful warm friendly staff who treated us like goddesses! ”
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| menu variety |
85.71000099182129% positive |
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And they have nice wine selection (a good bottle would cost you about $50+). ”
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Their signature dish - lobster - was good, although be prepared to pay another 50% or so for the meal in addition to the price shown on the menu, the price on the menu is for a pound but served meal includes a pound a half (at the end it costs about $60 c ”
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Cocktail and it was delicious for an appetizer along with the Steamed Manila Clams & Black Mussels soup that was good but not great and had much less lobster and clams than the one shown in the picture on the menu page at the Lobster Website. ”
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I've been going to the Lobster since it re-opened and have always found the menu to be intriguing and the food delicious. ”
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Exceptional service, exciting menu, great vibe and an incredible view ”
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First, the menu was severely overpriced with a poor selection. ”
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And they have an extensive drink menu. ”
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| overall |
97.08000183105469% positive |
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It's a great restaurant with a great view of the ocean only if you are seated next to the windows. ”
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great place to just people watch. ”
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This is a great place, beautiful views and great food. ”
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The view is awesome from wherever you are sitting - either soaking up the sun on the patio with cocktails and appetizers or sitting down to nice dinner in the restaurant. ”
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the oyster were fresh, the salad was amazing (lots of crab, not drenched in dressing, good texture with the pine nuts) and the lobster was great (how can a place called The Lobster mess up their sig. ”
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If you are looking for a fun place to watch the sunset, don't think twice about making a reservation for this great restaurant. ”
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highly recommend The Lobster and cannot wait until I have the opportunity to return to California and visit this great place. ”
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it's also a little pricey but a great place to go for a special night. ”
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This is a great place for visitors! ”
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Add the view & you've got the best place in Santa Monica! ”
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had a great time at this restaurant and the staff were just FANTASTIC! ”
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think The Lobster may actually be my favorite restaurant for a nice evening in LA- it's the best combination of ambience and food I know! ”
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If you are with your family, friends, or on a date The Lobster is hands down the best place have dinner or drinks watching the sun go down. ”
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Overall, I would recommend this place if you are looking for a nice, more upscale place to dine by the beach in Santa Monica and don't feel like driving further down to Malibu. ”
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The best seafood restaurant in Los Angeles! ”
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great place ”
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great place for a sat afternoon drink and a bite. ”
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If you want a nice view of the pier and don't mind paying $30-50 apiece for dry, overcooked seafood (we had the spiny lobster, the Maine lobster, and halibut), then this is the place for you. ”
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It's a really cool place with a trendy scene and up-scale guests that makes this a good bar scene place as well as a good place for food - not only seafood actually. ”
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had a great time at this restaurant and the staff are just FANTASTIC! ”
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The Lobster is really a great place for an outstanding meal. ”
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Buttom line, it's a great place to take a visitor or a date, but not a good place to go back over and over. ”
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The best sea food restaurant in L.A It's so fresh sooo good. ”
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nice place but overrated ”
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100.0% positive |
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Prices were definitely steep, but the overall experience was nice enough to want to come back on special occasions or once in awhile. ”
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We had a wonderful, memorable family event and will return time and time again to the Lobster! ”
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highly recommend The Lobster and cannot wait until I have the opportunity to return to California and visit this great place. ”
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Buttom line, it's a great place to take a visitor or a date, but not a good place to go back over and over. ”
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87.76000022888184% positive |
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The service is very good and the restaurant is beautiful with an incredible view. ”
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When we finally sat on our table, the service was rude and really noisy. ”
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The bartenders were nice and entertaining, and the crowd was pretty friendly for it being such a 'destination' spot. ”
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great fun staff, and then we had a wonderful table right along the window. ”
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The food, people, environment was great. ”
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The hostess was extremely nice and we were promptly seated. ”
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Have brought large parties and service was always excellent, and guests raved. ”
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The service was excellent - our waitress was very knowledgeable and took the time to answer our questions and provide recommedations. ”
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The staff is very well-trained, our server Lauren recommended the perfect wine with our meal and provided outstanding service on a very busy evening. ”
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People were friendly and service generally prompt, but the waiter seemed like he'd sell me just about any food or wine by claiming it was "great. ”
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Unbelievable horribly bad service. ”
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The best view on the westside, delicious food, wonderful warm friendly staff who treated us like goddesses! ”
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Busy Saturday night, so service was slow. ”
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To begin, our server was AMAZING. ”
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The food is wonderful - the view is nice and the service is great. ”
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The food was nice overall, but the service from my waitress was bad. ”
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The service is good, although not that personal. ”
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The service was very attentive. ”
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Wait staff very attentive without being overbearing. ”
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By the end of the meal, the service was so good, and the food was so exquisite, that we ended up tipping 30% simply because it made our week. ”
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Great service not rushed and gave attentive yet unobtrusive service. ”
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But the the hostess was very friendly and helpful and the servers and busboys as well. ”
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Our service was fantastic - Thanks Richard! ”
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Great food, ambiance and service ”
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The waiter was friendly and we received very good service throughout our meal. ”
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Great view, friendly staff, good food ”
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Overall experience was nice but the service, as some have complained before, wasn't great. ”
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The hostess was great and the waiter was great. ”
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We were greeted by 2 very nice and friendly hosts. ”
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There are always fun people at the bar that make the evening that much more memorable. ”
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This was the best meal I have had in L.A. thus far: from the amazing mid-afternoon/sunset view, to the warm-service, to the food. ”
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the cocktail waitress was so nice and attentive, it made the time fly by. ”
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We later learned that the tips was included in the bill, i think that might be the reason when she does not care to have a good service. ”
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The service was also superb. ”
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what we didn't expect, however, was the fantastic service while we waited! ”
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We were seated promptly, and given wonderful customer service throughout the entire evening. ”
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Service was friendly. ”
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Perfect sea food , perfect location, perfect service ”
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had a great time at this restaurant and the staff were just FANTASTIC! ”
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Good food and location, not friendly waiters ”
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The food was fantastic, and the wait staff was kind and attentive. ”
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While the service was terrible when we arrived, waiting 15 mins for a hello and a glass of water, it picked up after we ordered and our food arrived quickly. ”
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Our cocktails were superb - definitely try the mojito, which is the bartender's specialty. ”
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was impressed with the food and good service and the view was excellent from the ocean front. ”
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Great people watching ”
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good food nice view, pushy service. ”
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The service was a bit snooty and I felt a little rushed. ”
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The service was excellent, as was the food. ”
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Over all, great service, delicious food, a chill atmosphere - well worth the money (as it is more expensive). ”
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Exceptional service, exciting menu, great vibe and an incredible view ”
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And don't forget about the great bartenders, especially on Thursdays! ”
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OUr server also recommended the wine we ordered and I was very pleased with that as well. ”
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Kara our server was a little too helpful, when I was looking at the wine list she came over and made it a point to say that one side was their reds and the other their whites and when I joked that the names of the grapes gave it away she seemed to get off ”
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Our waiter was great and the staff was ok. ”
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Good food, great service & wonderful view ”
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The good was great, servers nice and nice views! ”
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As a waiter, Claus was the perfect balance of attentive and entertaining, without being overwhelming. ”
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Our waiter, Claus, made amazing appetizer and entree recommendations - Salmon sashimi and crab cakes for one friend, fried calamari and seared tuna for the other, and lobster cocktail and Chilean seabass for myself. ”
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Awsome, the food and views are great, the service is what it is , could always be better ! ”
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Prices are what you'd expect and the service has actually been pretty good. ”
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our server Michael was amazing, and the night was more than I had hoped for. ”
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the friendly staff at the Lobster graciously welcomes you, no matter who you are. ”
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it is fun, the food id great and the service is excellent. ”
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The service was unbelievable and the view, not to mention the fantastic food, was just perfect and helped to make our special night that much more memorable! ”
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recently had lunch at the lobster and it was one of those days when everything is fabulous - the weather was phenomenal so we had a beautiful clear view of the ocean waves; the service was prompt and friendly; the bread and olive oil dip was delicious. ”
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The food and view were great; just try not to get offended by the server? ”
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This restaurant is the worst, the food was not good and the service was simply awful. ”
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had a great time at this restaurant and the staff are just FANTASTIC! ”
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Great food, great service, great view. ”
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know why people love The Lobster so much. ”
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Fabulous restaurant, great food, beautiful view, terrific service. ”
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Great service, food, cocktails, wine and atmosphere. ”
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the worst service and attitude problems ”
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The sauces are delicious, service is attentive, the wine list is high quality and your experince will only be good memories. ”
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for our family, the standard of great food and service by which all others will be judged ”
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Most important, the staff there is wonderful. ”
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The waiter recommended something that was not to my liking. ”
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The service was friendly and we would definitely go again for drinks and the view. ”
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great place to just people watch. ”
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| value |
76.46999835968018% positive |
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The food is great, the portions are generous, and the prices are reasonable. ”
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The Crabcakes are real good, but nothing else is really worth it for the money you spend. ”
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Their signature dish - lobster - was good, although be prepared to pay another 50% or so for the meal in addition to the price shown on the menu, the price on the menu is for a pound but served meal includes a pound a half (at the end it costs about $60 c ”
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am a huge seafood lover, so my boyfriend took me to the lobster on my last birthday. ”
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They were both good, but the portions were not that big. ”
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First, the menu was severely overpriced with a poor selection. ”
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it's also a little pricey but a great place to go for a special night. ”
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The only thing we didnt like about the Lobster was the stemware, the forks are huge. ”
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It is a very expensive place. ”
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dont mind playing for a good meal, but the 2 1/2 lb lobster was not worth 75 bucks. ”
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good food and very very expensive ”
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Besides the unobstructed view of the lighted pier, we were surprised by reasonable prices (except lobster, which starts at 2lbs and goes up to 5lbs). ”
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The food is really good...not too expensive considering the location and quality of food. ”
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Nevertheless, it was by no means bad, but just not what I expected and WAY overpriced. ”
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really loved everything I had there and if it weren't so expensive, I would want to go every week! ”
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Over all, great service, delicious food, a chill atmosphere - well worth the money (as it is more expensive). ”
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The food was pretty good, although I wouldn't recommend tuna sashimi for an appetizer: 5 slices were extremely thin, and they put a huge amount of sweet sauce on them, it wasn't worth 16 or so dollars, really. ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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Busy Saturday night, so service was slow. ”
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While the service was terrible when we arrived, waiting 15 mins for a hello and a glass of water, it picked up after we ordered and our food arrived quickly. ”
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We arrived about 45 minutes early for our reservation, thinking that we would have a drink at the bar and enjoy the beach weather, but when we were greeted by the host, we were told that there was a table at the window available now, and would we care to ”
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consider myself seafood savvy, and it has been a long time since I've had such fresh, flavorful seafood. ”
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