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An Inspired Seaside Restaurant Experience In Santa Monica, California
(424) 229-9576
1910 Ocean Way Santa Monica
Santa Monica,
CA
90405
34.006784
-118.491206
Neighborhoods: Ocean Park, West LA
What People Are Saying About Catch at Casa del Mar
The Owner
Catch at Casa del Mar
Owner
Overlooking the sandy beaches of Santa Monica, Catch at Hotel Casa del Mar is a seaside restaurant with inspired cuisine. Using the freshest of ingredients and an abundance of ingenuity, Executive Chef Michael Reardon has created an amazing menu of Land and Sea offerings. Michael's signature sushi and crudo dishes are a divine exploration into raw cuisine, and the farmers' market salads and vegetables are a delight to the palate. You'll come for the fresh food, but you'll end up staying for the sublime atmosphere. Thoughtfully designed to capture the energy of Southern California living,…
The Editor
Alison Kramer
Citysearch
The Scene – Tucked on the western front of this stunning beachfront property, the restaurant embraces all things ocean. The hotel's Italian Renaissance architecture preserves an air of classical elegance, but the real highlight--floor-to-ceiling windows fronting the magnificent Pacific--needs no embellishment. Red and yellow hues flood the all-white space at sundown, when dates and late-night business deals get a bit more intimate. – – The Food – True to its name, the California coast-inspired menu spotlights fresh catch from both the sea and land. Chef Michael…
10/06/09
Food was good but....
by reviewcomment at Citysearch
We checked out Catch (a restaurant nearby) at Casa Del Mar during dineLA Restaurant Week 2009 and had the 3 course menu. We were greeted nicely and got a seat with a nice view of the beach. The Chefs were doing their job and turned out a decent appetizer particularly the bacon wrapped figs which had a nice reduction and flavor to it , and really well prepared tender short ribs and crispy chicken over polenta. The desert was also equally pleasing.
What wasn't pleasing was the server. He smelled like cigarette smoke, had a brusque, cold demeanor, like one of those waiters that makes you feel bad if you don't order bottled water. He wasn't attentive to say the least. He maybe said 4 sentences to us. He didn't kill the dinner, he certainly didn't add to the experience. To be fair, the waiter at another table seemed cordial.
What was however stunning was the bill and the charge for the iced tea I had ordered. Six fifty for Iced Tea! That cost more than the Beers we got. What"s their profit margin on that? It can't cost more than 20cents to make that. It just felt like they were trying to squeeze you and trying to pad the bill. Do they charge all soft drinks, coffees etc, like that? if you have a soft drink and a coffee later are you going to get surprised with a 13 dollar charge for that plus tax and tip? That seems ridiculous especially in this current economy.
I actually mentioned it to the manager which I don't normally do. He unapologetically said, that's just what they charge.
Nice dinner, unfortunately made unpleasant as a result.
- Pros: Food well prepared.
- Cons: Waiter, price of extras
02/14/09
This restaurant should be ashamed of themselves!!!
by Bostongirl1982 at Citysearch
My fiance & I ate here for Valentine's Day and both left there sick as hell. After being told by the waiter we were getting a pound and a half of lobster we decided to order that as part of our prix fixe menu items. The 1st time it came out there were only 5 little peices of lobster and it was raw but the waiter told us that's how they make it there. So the next time it came out it was actually cooked so we ate it but it still didn't taste great. $240 later we got home and both began to feel nausious and then both got violently ill, I'm sure it wasn't spoiled but it was rather caused by the horible combination of items on the prix fixe which incuded a beet carpacio, a nasty cauliflower soup followed by the lobster. There are MUCH better options in LA for seafood, next time we'll stick to I Cugini
- Pros: Great views
- Cons: to many to list. They should truley be ashamed.
The Details on Catch at Casa del Mar
What to Drink:
Beverage offerings include a moderately priced list of 70 bottles and seven sakes, plus an array of creative cocktails. "Sink the pink"--pink vodka infused with roses and grapefruit--is a delightful summer invention.
Save Money:
Dine in the adjacent Veranda Bar on sushi, crab pad thai and Wagyu burgers to save cash without sacrificing the sweeping view.
Where to Sit:
An ocean-focus prevails whether you sit by the window or the wall, where you can watch the chef transform the daily catch into succulent sushi creations. A table along the south window is prime real estate for both sushi and sea.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Quiet, Waterfront Dining, View Dining, Lunch Spot, Hotel Restaurants, Breakfast, Romantic Dining, Brunch, People Watching, Business Dining, Online Reservations, Bar Scene
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
Notable Chef:
Michael Reardon
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Message from Catch at Casa del Mar
- Oceanfront Restaurant
- Contemporary Dining
- Inspired Seafood Restaurant
Overlooking the sandy beaches of Santa Monica, Catch at Hotel Casa del Mar is a seaside restaurant with inspired cuisine.
Using the freshest of ingredients and an abundance of ingenuity, Executive Chef Michael Reardon has created an amazing menu of Land and Sea offerings. Michael's signature sushi and crudo dishes are a divine exploration into raw cuisine, and the farmers' market salads and vegetables are a delight to the palate.
You'll come for the fresh food, but you'll end up staying for the sublime atmosphere. Thoughtfully designed to capture the energy of Southern California living, Catch has a lively, open feeling. Floor to ceiling windows surround the restaurant, flooding it with light and providing views of endless beaches and dazzling sunsets.
Our Executive Chef, Michael Reardon, is always reinventing the fresh ingredients that coastal living has in abundance. He has created an amazing menu of Land and Sea.
Catch is an oceanfront restaurant at the Casa del Mar Hotel in Santa Monica. A contemporary beachy look permeates: white leather woven chairs, dark woods, sky blue and silvery accents. Gorgeous beach in picture-perfect Santa Monica. The mostly seafood menu has a Mediterranean influence---kampachi or fluke crudo appetizers, roasted monkfish with barolo risotto or branzino for entrees. Desserts, sake, sophisticated wine list all on board.
