Overland Cafe

(310) 559-9999

3601 Overland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90034 34.0223 -118.41

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Neighborhoods: Palms, West LA

OVERLANDCAFE.COM

Last updated 6.20.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining

Cuisine:

Californian

ambiance
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Service is a tad slow and parking can be difficult.
  2. variety of great food, cozy setting
  3. This is a perfect place to relax and be cozy, while enjoying good food.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. They served the best martinis w/ strawberries inside, filet mignon, best ice tea and delicious dessert.
  2. We enjoy their baked goods, especially the fresh banana chocolate chip cookies!
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. all appetizers are only $5, and house wine and beer are at a nice price.
  2. They served the best martinis w/ strawberries inside, filet mignon, best ice tea and delicious dessert.
food quality
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. The dishes are tasty but not that memorable.
  2. This place is consistently yummy and an excellent value.
  3. This is a perfect place to relax and be cozy, while enjoying good food.
  4. Very tasty salad, I will order it again.
  5. They served the best martinis w/ strawberries inside, filet mignon, best ice tea and delicious dessert.
  6. The bread basket is to die for, with warm pita and more.
  7. would definitely rate this place a solid good if the dishes weren't overpriced.
  8. We found this place 5 years ago and I must say that this little hole in the wall always provides the best food, good price, and unbeatable service.
  9. Good eggs and good Sunday-morning breakfast type of place.
  10. The food was worse than mediocre and severely overpriced.
  11. The food isn't even anything great.
  12. variety of great food, cozy setting
  13. We enjoy their baked goods, especially the fresh banana chocolate chip cookies!
  14. The meat was thick and succulent, the cheddar just sharp enough, and the fixing are produce-fresh.
  15. We go there only to have a nice chat not for the food.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Overall: Great variety, a lovely place to relax but dine well.
  2. variety of great food, cozy setting
overall
75.0% positive
  1. Good eggs and good Sunday-morning breakfast type of place.
  2. thought it'd be a nice lil' quaint place, but wouldn't really recommend this place.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. Overall we had a great experience and will go back.
service
87.5% positive
  1. We found this place 5 years ago and I must say that this little hole in the wall always provides the best food, good price, and unbeatable service.
  2. The service is good on some days, not so good on other days.
  3. All the waitresses are very nice and mindful, excpet for the new Asian girl.
  4. thought the service was good until I happened to look up another purchase on my checking account and found out the waitress charged an unauthorized tip to my check card even though we left her a very generous cash tip!
  5. The owner was exceptionally rude, condescending, and did not seem to care at all about his customers or staff.
  6. The servers, both british women, were very friendly, helpful and warm.
  7. We went there once before as a big group of 12 people and this was our second time and probably the last time.
  8. Good service; clean bathrooms
value
75.0% positive
  1. The food was worse than mediocre and severely overpriced.
  2. This place is consistently yummy and an excellent value.
  3. all appetizers are only $5, and house wine and beer are at a nice price.
  4. You will definitely come out of this place feeling full and satisfied with the exception of the price.
  5. We found this place 5 years ago and I must say that this little hole in the wall always provides the best food, good price, and unbeatable service.
  6. would definitely rate this place a solid good if the dishes weren't overpriced.
  7. thought the service was good until I happened to look up another purchase on my checking account and found out the waitress charged an unauthorized tip to my check card even though we left her a very generous cash tip!
  8. The prices are reasonable and the portions seem to range from just enough to very generous.
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. Service is a tad slow and parking can be difficult.
1 Star Rating: Poor

04/28/10

HORRIBLE

by ekeller

I had been to this restaurant before and thought it was always just ok. However, I went there this past Sunday with a few friends. The owner was exceptionally rude, condescending, and did not seem to care at all about his customers or staff. We walked out and will not be returning again. The cheap champagne is NOT worth supporting this business!!!!

  • Pros: Nothing
  • Cons: Bad food, horrible service, rude owner
1 Star Rating: Poor

12/13/09

Never Again

by syesley

We had booked a table for Sunday morning. I arrived on time but I was told that I need to wait until at least half of the group was there. The lady on the front desk was awfully rude when she conveyed this message to me. She gave no importance to her customer and dealt with me while talking to other colleagues and totally ignoring my presence there. I agreed to wait since it was the restaurant policy. But, it kind of felt that the policy was only for colored people!!! May be if I was white I would have been treated differently/better. I am an India. 3 out of 5 of my group arrived and we asked to be seated. Then the manager came and told that they need to have the whole group before they seat us! Com'on! What's your problem? We went there once before as a big group of 12 people and this was our second time and probably the last time. I don't understand the point of booking a table when you have to wait anyway. The food isn't even anything great. We go there only to have a nice chat not for the food. And now after being treated this way, the Cafe is going to be out of our list of favorites.

  • Pros: Okay Cafe for casual chitchat, not for food!!
  • Cons: Bad Customer Care
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/22/09

Part dive bar part Chuck 'e' Cheese

by dklosangeles

If getting f'd up with the wife and kids on a Sunday morning sounds like a family activity that interests you... the Overland Cafe is where it?s at.

The food was burnt.

Good service; clean bathrooms

Expensive; stressful environment?

  • Pros: bottomless mimosas
  • Cons: bottomless mimosas
3 Star Rating: Average

04/27/08

Not bad, not great

by kgirln1984

I have been to Overland Cafe a few times, and each time I say to myself, "Well, that wasn't bad, but it wasn't great." The dishes are tasty but not that memorable. I would definitely rate this place a solid good if the dishes weren't overpriced. However, I will keep going back because it does offer a variety of dishes that's a notch above going to Carrow's or Denny's. I do have to say that I am picky when it comes to my olives, and the ones that come with the Grilled Cafe Chicken are yummy. You will definitely come out of this place feeling full and satisfied with the exception of the price. Service is a tad slow and parking can be difficult.

  • Pros: good food
  • Cons: pricey, parking
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/13/07

Great place for breakfast

by ellechante123

The breakfast is very good here. Good eggs and good Sunday-morning breakfast type of place. The service is good on some days, not so good on other days.

  • Pros: good breakfast food
  • Cons: not good diner food

The Details on Overland Cafe

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • perfect quaint place
  • good unbeatable service
  • nice price
  • helpful british women
  • love overland cafe
  • not recommend place
  • satisfied place feeling
  • very nice waitresses
  • like neighborhood cafe
  • not overpriced dishes
  • fresh banana chocolate chip cookies
  • excellent value
  • good eggs
  • cozy setting
  • very good breakfast
  • clean bathrooms
  • warm pita
  • best martinis w
  • great lovely place
  • very tasty salad
  • warm dark lighting
  • helpful servers
  • delicious dessert
  • slow service
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