| ambiance |
80.86000442504883% positive |
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Why pay for the view of the beach when you can have great seafood at Neptune's Net or Malibu Seafood and then walk over to the beach? ”
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3-hr parking is free with restaurant validation, which gives ample time to enjoy the private beach. ”
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Boring, bad food; Great views ”
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With all these negatives what’s left; having to walk in like a naughty child with your paid receipt to get a stamp to leave the parking lot with only a $3 charge vs $25 without validation. ”
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The beach location is excellent! ”
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My suggestion, skip the restaurant, get the take out & a beer or glass of wine, grab one of the recliners on the sand and enjoy the view, because that is the only good part about this place. ”
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The view is great but I wouldn't go back. ”
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guess this would be a good place to go for a limited time early supper during the week, when you can enjoy the view. ”
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yes, fantastic view! ”
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mean the location is great, again on the beach. ”
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Until then, we enjoyed the ocean view. ”
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Great views, good food, service with horrible attitude! ”
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We will not recommend this restaurant, unless you just want to see a lot of Porsches in the parking lot. ”
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Enjoy the mellow ocean views while you munch on fresh organic goodies from the fabulous salad bar (which includes caprese, mussels, dolmas, and mixed seafood ceviche). ”
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The food was awsome, the staff was great, and the view was extraordinary. ”
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(too bad given great location) ”
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love taking out of town visitors to this place because of the great location and the food is very good as well. ”
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It used to be great, now it's just a tourist trap with bad food, bad service and a good view. ”
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The food was great and you can't beat the location. ”
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The food is quality, the fish is fresh and uniquley presented whether pistachio or parmesean encrusted, and the location is lovely. ”
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Beat the Blues with this stunning Beach view ”
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Apparently, the parking sign is misleading too, they post with big letters $3.00 for 3hrs and with small illegible letters with validation or $25 without. ”
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Granted the view is lovely, however the servers are just plain rude and unfriendly. ”
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The food was good--loved the barbecue shrimp and the oreo dessert, service was great and you can't beat the view. ”
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Food, service, and atmosphere has always been great in the past, but lately it seems like the food quality has gone down a bit. ”
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The food is good, not necessarily stand out, but definitely consistent and worth what you pay, especially for the view and such. ”
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The $25 parking shocked us. ”
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The location is wonderful, overlooking the sea. ”
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location worthy of any beautiful summer afternoon. ”
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am so glad that we stepped into such a wonderful atmosphere and restaurant and i will reasure you you will be hearing and seeing us soon. ”
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Such an incredible location with such awful experiences. ”
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Great location, lots of food! ”
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Also, the view of the Pacific is great! ”
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Best view, Excellent Cocktails, cold blooded hostess ”
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Great food, gorgeous views, poor service ”
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Diners during dinnertime cannot see the magnificent views of the beach and sea, and the food is not the draw. ”
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Great atmosphere and view ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The food was good--loved the barbecue shrimp and the oreo dessert, service was great and you can't beat the view. ”
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As for food I have great memorys of the desert tray. ”
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We took a good friend for his birthday last time, and not only did the waiter gather the entire restaurant in a rendition of "Happy Birthday" but they gave him the biggest slice of an 8-inch high chocolate cake for free, which fed 4 of us for dessert, PLU ”
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The calamari, crispy skin salmon, crab cakes, fish tacos. ”
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This is a great place, I love their cake. ”
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| drinks |
72.22000122070312% positive |
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At $19 the salad bar should be passed over unless you like bland, boring and unimaginative offerings, at this price you'd expect more protein and some vibrant specials. ”
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Food arrives cold; salad bar is often emptied and not replenished. ”
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Still it's always a nice place to relax, watch the sunset, and have a drink on the sand with friends. ”
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My suggestion, skip the restaurant, get the take out & a beer or glass of wine, grab one of the recliners on the sand and enjoy the view, because that is the only good part about this place. ”
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Enjoy the mellow ocean views while you munch on fresh organic goodies from the fabulous salad bar (which includes caprese, mussels, dolmas, and mixed seafood ceviche). ”
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This place is an excellent place to enjoy the beach, drink a bloody mary and waste away the day. ”
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Maybe things have changed since they took away the outside seating (that's right, no more drinks or service outside until further notice, and the inside is pretty bleak), but if this joint is L.A.'s best beach bar, then this town is in worse shape than an ”
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Spend a day @ the beach then have a great food and drinks with friends. ”
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It's increadibly beautiful and the drinks are great. ”
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The drinks werent bad but to wait for an hour to get one was rediculous. ”
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If you don't mind a crowded place with long waits and 7.00 dollar drinks don't bother you either, this is a great place to eat at. ”
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Bad bar. ”
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We were very pleased with the "strong drinks," as well as with the friendly service. ”
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Drinks are embarrassingly bad - no explanation for why the Mojito was the worst I've ever had (even worse than one I ordered in Mykonos at a dive bar) 3. ”
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In fact all their drinks were tasteless. ”
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The food is great, drinks are amazing (mojito's), and the beach is nice and clea. ”
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cafe right on top of the ocean, beautiful scenery, good appetizers and drinks but the fish I had that day was okay. ”
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Before we had finished our second drink our delightful plastic lobster pager flashed to life. ”
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| food quality |
75.39999961853027% positive |
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The food used to be generous if not haute cuisine so if you knew the menu you would leave full and having enjoyed a basically pleasant meal, no longer. ”
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Fresh seafood is the. ”
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At $19 the salad bar should be passed over unless you like bland, boring and unimaginative offerings, at this price you'd expect more protein and some vibrant specials. ”
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The food is great, drinks are amazing (mojito's), and the beach is nice and clea. ”
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Enjoy the mellow ocean views while you munch on fresh organic goodies from the fabulous salad bar (which includes caprese, mussels, dolmas, and mixed seafood ceviche). ”
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The food also was very good but maybe the portions were a bit too large. ”
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Diners during dinnertime cannot see the magnificent views of the beach and sea, and the food is not the draw. ”
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Please beware: waiter charged extra food item on receipt on purpose, bad service, bad attitude, bad management and bad food. ”
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Boring, bad food; Great views ”
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cafe right on top of the ocean, beautiful scenery, good appetizers and drinks but the fish I had that day was okay. ”
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love taking out of town visitors to this place because of the great location and the food is very good as well. ”
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definitely recommend this place for a nice meal right on the beach. ”
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my family had the maine lobster pasta which was VERY good it was delicious. ”
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Paradise Cove use to have excellent food. ”
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We had a party of three and all our dishes were great! ”
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am so pleased because the food was exquisite and it was such a plesant experience that i hope my fiance' and i will be going soon. ”
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The food was good--loved the barbecue shrimp and the oreo dessert, service was great and you can't beat the view. ”
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Lots of good food in a perfect setting. ”
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Being a resident of Malibu I've frequented the Beach Cafe probably a dozen times a year over the past several years witnessing a slow decline in the quality of food and an increase in the prices. ”
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Food arrives cold; salad bar is often emptied and not replenished. ”
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The steak and chicken dishes were great. ”
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The food was awsome, the staff was great, and the view was extraordinary. ”
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Spend a day @ the beach then have a great food and drinks with friends. ”
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You get one large prawn, sliced in half, coated with coconut, & served on individual skewers to make it look like 2 shrimps on this huge platter of fries, too much fried squid, and few pieces of insipidly fried fish. ”
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We were able to order breakfast but the food was horrible. ”
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Great views, good food, service with horrible attitude! ”
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Great location, lots of food! ”
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seafood (cold sampler!) ”
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Great Location, slow service, bland food ”
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He loved his huge cheeseburger and fries plus his giant coke; our waitress was so very friendly and came to our table numerous times to see if we wanted anything more even though there were a lot of people for lunch that day. ”
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Nothing special food and bad service ”
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is v. fresh, and huge portions. ”
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You can order your food to go and sit on the beach and enjoy instead of waiting for a table inside. ”
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The food is quality, the fish is fresh and uniquley presented whether pistachio or parmesean encrusted, and the location is lovely. ”
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the clam chowder i thought was excellent right up there with gladstones. ”
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we have been here numerous times last few months and have always liked the food and service. ”
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... terrible eggs and dreadful pancakes. ”
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The calamari, crispy skin salmon, crab cakes, fish tacos. ”
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We had such a great experience from the hostess, server and especially our food. ”
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For that kind of money we could have enjoyed a truly memorable meal at Geoffrey's. ”
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Paid $25 to park and then later got sick (cramping) after eating the seafood fish tacos. ”
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It is a busy,hectic enviornment, but the food is great. ”
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Nothing tasted very fresh considering the hype that they establish in the menu. ”
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great spot to take the family on a weekend afternoon and enjoy a nice meal and then head out to the beach. ”
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The crab-stuffed tomato is quite good, much like your Aunt Sally might have made in the 50's. ”
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We started off with the calimari appetizer which in the past was one of our favorites, a huge martini glass filled with calimari and french fries, this time the appetizer arrived greasy and cold. ”
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As for food I have great memorys of the desert tray. ”
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My cousin and his friend were polite and they both had to add half a glass of ice water each to their soups and it was still salty and became lukewarm. ”
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Oh and the food wasn't great either. ”
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Great food, gorgeous views, poor service ”
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seafood is fresh. ”
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It used to be great, now it's just a tourist trap with bad food, bad service and a good view. ”
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mediocre food ”
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By the time we got it my boyfriends food was luke warm. ”
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The food is good, not necessarily stand out, but definitely consistent and worth what you pay, especially for the view and such. ”
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Food was awful and the waiter was rude and charged extra food item on menu. ”
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The shrimp and King crab were delicious. ”
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Menu promises a full lobster with pasta in a "tasty tomato sauce" -- what I got was a bad plate of pasta (sause was $%&^) with one (that's 1) lobster claw that I had to break open myself (after wiping sauce off so that it didn't splatter)? ”
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Solid food in an amazing setting ”
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Food, service, and atmosphere has always been great in the past, but lately it seems like the food quality has gone down a bit. ”
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Why pay for the view of the beach when you can have great seafood at Neptune's Net or Malibu Seafood and then walk over to the beach? ”
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The food was great and you can't beat the location. ”
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| menu variety |
50.0% positive |
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The food used to be generous if not haute cuisine so if you knew the menu you would leave full and having enjoyed a basically pleasant meal, no longer. ”
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Though it is a kind of chaotic and sloppy spot and the menu offers a very small choice. ”
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Nothing tasted very fresh considering the hype that they establish in the menu. ”
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Food was awful and the waiter was rude and charged extra food item on menu. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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guess this would be a good place to go for a limited time early supper during the week, when you can enjoy the view. ”
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the best restaurant in town ”
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Still it's always a nice place to relax, watch the sunset, and have a drink on the sand with friends. ”
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If you don't mind a crowded place with long waits and 7.00 dollar drinks don't bother you either, this is a great place to eat at. ”
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It's right on the beach and it has a nice beach feel within the restaurant. ”
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It's a great place to go and relax. ”
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My suggestion, skip the restaurant, get the take out & a beer or glass of wine, grab one of the recliners on the sand and enjoy the view, because that is the only good part about this place. ”
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little pricy, but that is expected for King Crab in a nice restaurant. ”
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This is a great place, I love their cake. ”
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This is also a great breakfast place--the earlier the better. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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The view is great but I wouldn't go back. ”
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| service |
56.19999885559082% positive |
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You'd think that they'd have good service because they're so busy, but no. ”
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The service is terrible and their attitude is as if they don't want to be there. ”
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The wait staff was rude to me and my guests because two of the waitresses were having a little territorial tiff over our table and they never seemed to get over it. ”
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horrible service and poor management ”
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Hostess is rude - call to make a reservation and you're told there's an hour wait; yet when you show up, half the tables are empty and you get seated right away? ”
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We had people around us asking us to move so they can fit their huge group of people on a table that was too close to ours. ”
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Great food, gorgeous views, poor service ”
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We had such a great experience from the hostess, server and especially our food. ”
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Great views, good food, service with horrible attitude! ”
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Finally one nice waitress ”
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Food, service, and atmosphere has always been great in the past, but lately it seems like the food quality has gone down a bit. ”
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Please beware: waiter charged extra food item on receipt on purpose, bad service, bad attitude, bad management and bad food. ”
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Nothing special food and bad service ”
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Great Location, slow service, bland food ”
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we have been here numerous times last few months and have always liked the food and service. ”
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The old restaurant staff is mostly gone and since it is still an industry heavy clientele most of the new staff waiters and waitresses are actually just pretty actors simply biding their time to be discovered by a visiting director or movie star. ”
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Food is always excellent, service is laid back and friendly. ”
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And "friendly Bob" the owner -- ignores all complaints. ”
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Families monopolize the beach with rude people literally walking over or on each other to get from one place to another. ”
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We called to get a little more info and the gentleman that answered the phone was rude and unhelpful. ”
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The service was just horrible! ”
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love this place during the week when there are few people and the jazz is good. ”
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He loved his huge cheeseburger and fries plus his giant coke; our waitress was so very friendly and came to our table numerous times to see if we wanted anything more even though there were a lot of people for lunch that day. ”
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I've been here before when the service has been great, but over the last couple visits it's just become too inconsistent to take guests when showing off LA with pride. ”
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Maybe things have changed since they took away the outside seating (that's right, no more drinks or service outside until further notice, and the inside is pretty bleak), but if this joint is L.A.'s best beach bar, then this town is in worse shape than an ”
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Just as we finished the first round a delightful waitress came by and asked if we wanted another round. ”
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We were very pleased with the "strong drinks," as well as with the friendly service. ”
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Very bad service ”
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We took a good friend for his birthday last time, and not only did the waiter gather the entire restaurant in a rendition of "Happy Birthday" but they gave him the biggest slice of an 8-inch high chocolate cake for free, which fed 4 of us for dessert, PLU ”
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The food was good--loved the barbecue shrimp and the oreo dessert, service was great and you can't beat the view. ”
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It used to be great, now it's just a tourist trap with bad food, bad service and a good view. ”
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The service was terrible. ”
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With the slow service, it leaves little time to enjoy the beach. ”
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Best view, Excellent Cocktails, cold blooded hostess ”
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Poor staff with unpleasant attitudes. ”
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The food was awsome, the staff was great, and the view was extraordinary. ”
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Granted the view is lovely, however the servers are just plain rude and unfriendly. ”
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Then, we asked for separate checks for the 3 families -- instead it came a one big check (so the waiter could add 18% tip automatically.) ”
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Food was awful and the waiter was rude and charged extra food item on menu. ”
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| value |
75.0% positive |
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The food is good, not necessarily stand out, but definitely consistent and worth what you pay, especially for the view and such. ”
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If you don't mind a crowded place with long waits and 7.00 dollar drinks don't bother you either, this is a great place to eat at. ”
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is v. fresh, and huge portions. ”
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As always we had the hot and the cold sampler which although not quite as good as I remember is still good value for money. ”
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For that kind of money we could have enjoyed a truly memorable meal at Geoffrey's. ”
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The legendary Mojo was horrible, tasted like cheap rum. ”
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The place is pricey but its worth it! ”
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Being a resident of Malibu I've frequented the Beach Cafe probably a dozen times a year over the past several years witnessing a slow decline in the quality of food and an increase in the prices. ”
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He loved his huge cheeseburger and fries plus his giant coke; our waitress was so very friendly and came to our table numerous times to see if we wanted anything more even though there were a lot of people for lunch that day. ”
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We started off with the calimari appetizer which in the past was one of our favorites, a huge martini glass filled with calimari and french fries, this time the appetizer arrived greasy and cold. ”
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At $19 the salad bar should be passed over unless you like bland, boring and unimaginative offerings, at this price you'd expect more protein and some vibrant specials. ”
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The food used to be generous if not haute cuisine so if you knew the menu you would leave full and having enjoyed a basically pleasant meal, no longer. ”
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The food also was very good but maybe the portions were a bit too large. ”
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We had people around us asking us to move so they can fit their huge group of people on a table that was too close to ours. ”
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Beware, the portions are HUGE. ”
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You get one large prawn, sliced in half, coated with coconut, & served on individual skewers to make it look like 2 shrimps on this huge platter of fries, too much fried squid, and few pieces of insipidly fried fish. ”
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| wait time |
30.0% positive |
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Being a resident of Malibu I've frequented the Beach Cafe probably a dozen times a year over the past several years witnessing a slow decline in the quality of food and an increase in the prices. ”
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With the slow service, it leaves little time to enjoy the beach. ”
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Service is pretty slow, since the girls are overworked and it seems the restaurant is consistently full. ”
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If you don't mind a crowded place with long waits and 7.00 dollar drinks don't bother you either, this is a great place to eat at. ”
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Great Location, slow service, bland food ”
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