Zinc Bar at the Shade Hotel
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone: (310) 546-4995
- Cross Street:
- Manhattan Beach Boulevard
- Specialties:
- Beach Bar
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Zinc Bar at the Shade Hotel – by Michael Martin
In Short
Located in the Shade Hotel's lobby, the long bar is strewn with plasma screens and oversized bottles of Dom Perignon. Decked out in a beige color-palette, the minimalist design is softened with fluffy pillows and comfortable bolters, which make the oversized sofas and dark-wood loungers cozy for drinkers and businessmen alike. A large outdoor patio overlooks a community pavilion and shopping arcade with a limited ocean view. The bar features a large wine list and limited food menu suitable for pre-dinner noshing.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneySkip the valet--the meters along Manhattan Beach Blvd offer free parking after 6pm.
The ExtrasThe bar often overflows to a rooftop terrace, ideal for summer months, offering vast ocean views, comfortable loungers and a very small pool for dipping your feet.
User Reviews for Zinc Bar at the Shade Hotel
10/09/2008 Posted by southbayrox
I had been to Zinc lounge a couple of times a while back, and always enjoyed it, how ever the 'cougar' den idea wasn't far off. Recently I returned on a Saturday to find the place filled with the younger, well-dressed MB crowd that I love. The menu has been changed too, the food has always been great, but now the new additions and dinner size portions make it even better- I'm slightly addicted to the ahi carpaccio and the new dessert menu will make any girl happy! (banana foster really did improve my mood!) The decor has always been super nice, a kind of modern beach vibe, and the couches are really great for hanging with friends if you don't want to sit at the bar. And the best part- they have these martinis that they serve in frozen ice glasses! Good food, nice atmosphere, hot surfer boys, and never a warm drink...I'm liking the new vibe!
Pros: New food, new drinks, new eye candy
Cons: if you want a place to sit get there before the sun goes down.
08/08/2008 Posted by lksienty
I can't believe there are positive reviews for this place. Do ya think one of the owners or managers wrote the other spectacular reviews? Maybe? Duh! Shade is the ultimate cougar den and any female under 35 is a Paris Hilton wannabe beyotch. Drinks are expensive and the bathroom is at the other end of the hotel. Yeah, the decorating looks cool but the people there [insert derroagatory adjective of choice]. Old divorcees, male and female, trying to relive the good old days. It's like high school with money and wrinkles. Ugh, hate this place. Oh, and by the time you have to leave (they close early), it's too late to get in anywhere.
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