Hours:

Lunch: March-September

Sat-Sun 11:30am-4ppm

Dinner Tue-Sun 6pm-9:30pm

Closed Mondays

Last updated 8.23.11

Category:

Restaurants

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Date Spot, Live Music, Bar Menu

Cuisine:

Spanish, Mediterranean

What People Are Saying About Sangria

Featured Review

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Contributor

In Short – The view overlooking the water is not the only sight to see, as South Bay locals and visitors flock to this Latin-infused pier club. A elegant eatery by early evening's light, Sangria sheds its inhibitions come 10pm, when the restaurant closes. The sangria is the specialty of the house, but other libations are also in steady supply, especially margaritas. For weekend dance parties, surfers, beach types and the under-25 set comprise most of the crowd.

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
There's no cover or line before 9pm. From 9pm to 10pm, the club closes its doors and freezes out the line so dinner patrons can eat in peace. After that, be prepared to wait, sometimes as long as two hours.
When to Go:
Music varies from night to night; it could be flamenco, house, or live jazz. Call ahead for the schedule.
The Extras:
For reservations call 310-990-0323.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Great priced drinks, Nice location, Great music!
  2. Good crowd, good music, good atmosphere.
  3. Sangria is fun.
  4. First, the ambiance was great - darker, sultry, fresh, a little "exotic," and a little of trendy meets old world charm.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. She was extremely helpful, very nice, engaged in friendly conversation with our table, unexpectedly brought me a dessert (I was a bit too drunk to know whether or not it was free by that time) - the dessert was really good FYI, and she even brought us a r
drinks
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. On a Saturday night, the hip hop beats were good and the drinks were fairly strong.
  2. Great priced drinks, Nice location, Great music!
  3. As you drink the yummy sangria, the already good looking people start looking better as they pile in.
  4. If you're 22 and just out of college, this is a great bar to meet and greet the local flavor.
  5. The pier is a great place to walk down and then why not grab a drink on the way!
  6. only to get an overpriced drink in a flimsy plastic cup to hang out with lame people and possibly not be allowed to get your credit card or see your friends when you want.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. had their shrimp which they are known for, the quesadillas were good too.
  2. The food was delicious and the dancing was even better.
  3. Great sangria, great food, great customer service - would definitely return!
  4. As you drink the yummy sangria, the already good looking people start looking better as they pile in.
  5. The pesto dip they give you with the bread is a great place to start.
  6. nice/casual. Great sangria, great food, great customer service.
  7. The food is good, especially with a sangria at hand.
  8. Food is great, spanish tapas I believe, and it's tasty.
  9. First, the ambiance was great - darker, sultry, fresh, a little "exotic," and a little of trendy meets old world charm.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The sangria is pretty decent, though they only put apples in them and no other variety of fruit.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. The pier is a great place to walk down and then why not grab a drink on the way!
  2. The pesto dip they give you with the bread is a great place to start.
  3. The wait is long at any club on the pier but Sangria is a great little place to go and dance away!
  4. great party place
  5. Once the dinner crowd is complete, this place turns into the best dance/meeting place in Hermosa.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. Great sangria, great food, great customer service - would definitely return!
service
72.22000122070312% positive
  1. Secondly, our waitress was awesome!
  2. only to get an overpriced drink in a flimsy plastic cup to hang out with lame people and possibly not be allowed to get your credit card or see your friends when you want.
  3. It's a shame because the bartenders are very nice and apologetic for the horrible host staff.
  4. nice/casual. Great sangria, great food, great customer service.
  5. Great sangria, great food, great customer service - would definitely return!
  6. the bartenders are great.
  7. She was extremely helpful, very nice, engaged in friendly conversation with our table, unexpectedly brought me a dessert (I was a bit too drunk to know whether or not it was free by that time) - the dessert was really good FYI, and she even brought us a r
  8. Sangria has decent service and a young professional crowd.
  9. The door people are extremely rude & this place is dirty on the inside!
  10. The security staff is very rude.
  11. The servers are very nice and friendly.
  12. As you drink the yummy sangria, the already good looking people start looking better as they pile in.
value
0.0% positive
  1. only to get an overpriced drink in a flimsy plastic cup to hang out with lame people and possibly not be allowed to get your credit card or see your friends when you want.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. The wait is long at any club on the pier but Sangria is a great little place to go and dance away!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/18/10

Great local night life on thursday

by jeffurton at Citysearch

this place has much more to offer then meets the eye. Its night life on thursdays is the late night place to b

3 Star Rating: Average

01/05/10

Fun for a bit!

by LBcali at Citysearch

One of the first pros you will find is the location. The pier is a great place to walk down and then why not grab a drink on the way! Sangria has decent service and a young professional crowd. Would recommend to start for a couple drinks the head down the Pier for the rest of the night!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/20/09

Dancing queen

by asnsweetheart at Citysearch

I enjoy good music to dance to and Sangria offers just that. If you get bored of one type of music, go to the other room for a completely different experience! I like that the music wasn't boring, the dj mixed it up with radio hits and older 80s & 90s songs. It was great fun. The sangria is pretty decent, though they only put apples in them and no other variety of fruit. The wait is long at any club on the pier but Sangria is a great little place to go and dance away!

  • Pros: good sangria, 2 dancefloors
  • Cons: overcrowded
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/24/08

Pretends like it's Vegas...and acts even worse

by RonnieEx at Citysearch

I have been to Sangria about three times. Every time the experience has been less than desirable. The security staff holds the line for no apparent reason and will make the line wait about 45 minutes to an hour to get in. People cut the line and pay off the bouncer all the time, but usually these are the drunk group of five girls who think they don't have to wait in any line. The security staff is very rude. It's a shame because the bartenders are very nice and apologetic for the horrible host staff. Drinks also come in plastic dixie cups which is unacceptable for a place that charges a cover. They do this so they don't have to pay more barbacks to clean up hard plastic cups. Cheap plastic cups mean spilled drinks while dancing or moving through the crowd. The crowd is also quite disappointing. It's the Hermosa Crowd that thinks they are in an elite and hard to get into club, and they act that way- which quickly becomes tiring. The security will also decide to not let you pass from room to room because of capacity. This means that if you credit card/girlfriend/friends are in the inside room, and the security decides to hold the door to the outside room, your going to be stuck until they let you into the other room. I had to ask for the manager to get into the inside room to close my tab and leave. Why wait in line, pay a cover, be treated rudely...only to get an overpriced drink in a flimsy plastic cup to hang out with lame people and possibly not be allowed to get your credit card or see your friends when you want. Why?

  • Pros: Bartenders are nice
  • Cons: Long Line, Cover, Horrible Bar Amenities, Crowd
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/06/08

EASY, BREAZY, Bangin.

by Athgaan at Citysearch

Gotta say, if you don't mind droppin a c-note on food, drink, and the like.... You've pretty much going get your hook up. 1--The thing to keep in mind is the opposite gender is there for the same reason, so don't be awkward. 2-- Dress nice. I have to tell you, the dudes dressed like chumps were sittin off to the side, NOT have a great night. 3-- this is for the guys, Dance. Period. Sangria has two great dance floors (little crowded but ok) and two DJ's every night. So get in there and get some.

Sidenote: This place has any number so celebrities come in on any given night, so be wary of that. They'll be mobbed, don't be part of the problem.

  • Pros: Great singles joint. If you don't come out with a girl on your arm, you're probably just a tool.
  • Cons: CROWDED. Expensive. Lots of dudes there for the same reason you are.

The Details on Sangria

Place Categories:

  • great dancemeeting place
  • great food
  • great sangria
  • good music
  • professional crowd
  • great customer service
  • very nice bartenders
  • great bar
  • very nice servers
  • extremely rude door people
  • fun eats
  • best birthdays
  • overpriced drink
  • dirty martini
  • like pretends
  • great dance floors
  • good mostly
  • friendly conversation
  • good scene
  • awesome bouncers
  • good atmosphere
  • great ambiance
  • great little place
  • very rude security staff
  • great party place
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