One Pico

09/23/08

Coast Cafe and Bar at Shutters Hotel

by team_venture at Citysearch

I'm not opposed to spending money on a nice meal. I am opposed, however to spending money on mediocre (I'm being generous) food and slow service. My boyfriend's father took us here for a birthday dinner and I was really disappointed.

For dinner, I ordered the portabello mushroom steak and barley risotto. Well, the mushroom was over cooked, it seemed like they had warmed it up in the microwave (it had sort of a rubbery consistency) and the risotto was BARELY risotto. It was oily and chewy and didn't resemble risotto in the least bit.

We ordered coffee and dessert which took forever to come to the table and once it was there, I was disappointed again. We asked for the fruit cobbler and what they brought us was a hot mixed berry compote with what appeared to be granola on top. NOT COBBLER PEOPLE!

I thought it was sort of funny that they had chips and guacamole listed for an appetizer, but I'm glad that they did because that was the only part of the meal that was decent.

Like I said before, I don't mind shelling out the money for a really good meal, but this place is ridiculous. If the service had been really great, it would have taken some of the sting out of feeling ripped off, but the wait staff was pretty inattentive (my water didn't get refilled once and we were there for 3 hours).

If you're looking for a romantic place to sit and have a drink while you watch the sunset, this place would probably work perfectly. But if you're looking to have a nice, flavorful meal that is worth what you are going to pay for it, then I suggest you go some where else.

• Pros: Nice ocean view
• Cons: food, service, prices only because the food and service is sub par

09/03/08

High end hotel prices and ball park quality food

by FoodFoodFoodFood at Citysearch

Beautiful setting and so I guess little effort is made to make food worth eating. Soups are on the menu but no bread is provided. When I asked for bread, I was told I could order garlic bread. I would stay away from the seafood platter, mine tasted like everything was just defrosted in the microwave. They spent money on designers not chefs. There are better places that provide food with a ocean side experience.

• Pros: Views
• Cons: Food quality

08/23/08

The best of two coasts

by frankatthebeach at Citysearch

One Pico is an incredible blend of the finest of the West Coast and the best of the East Coast. Great food, terrific service, and such a PRETTY place. Dinner on the beach - what could be better? Try the caesar salad, it was so delicious, and they have real Coke in bottles!

• Pros: Location, service and food
• Cons: semi-yucky parking

12/15/07

we love this place

by asapg at Citysearch

wonderful food, atmosphere and staff. we had an amazing meal for our anniversary and will be coming back again and again. the food is amazing. thanks for a great evening cheers !!

• Pros: food and atmosphere
• Cons: none

08/20/07

Romantic

by ejergens at Citysearch

My husband and I actually got married at Shutters so when it came time for our anniversary, he made reservations for dinner here. He did tell them when he made the reservation that it was our anniversary and we requested a table with an ocean view, but didn't get one when we showed up. My husband was very upset (he is a big romantic). Other than that it really was a beautiful night for us. We knew dinner would be delicious since they catered our wedding and STILL my family talks about how good it was . The seafood appetizer for 2 is SO WORTH IT! I never had better oysters on the 1/2 shell. My husband had a great steak and I had the ahi tuna. I really love this hotel and this restaurant. If you can, get married here....it is worth the $40,000.

• Pros: Ambience, location, food
• Cons: we should have had priority seating

11/24/06

Awesome beachfront restaurant!

by dmenkes at Citysearch

Shutters is the type of place I'd love to stay at for a special occasion. Their restaurant was a bit stuffy and quiet but we quickly got over that and our group made it more lively anyway. My steak was flavorful and cooked to perfection. There's a piano and a fireplace up here as well.

11/05/06

Great food, beautiful view!

by monkeyfeet at Citysearch

One Pico always has delicious food and great service. The view of the SM pier is one of the best in LA. Great lobby bar outside restuarant as well. Very cozy and intimate!

• Pros: food, view
• Cons: pricey

10/08/06

Best Date Spot in Los Angeles

by peaches13 at Citysearch

Crushing Waves, a candlelit room, a more then beautiful atmosphere and great food: that is One Pico. This place was more then romantic. The wine, the smell of seawater, dim lighting, great service, and delightfully-tantalizing food... along with my date... made that day, a time to remember...

• Pros: Ambience, Sevice, FOOD
• Cons: Parking

10/08/06

Best of All Dinning Experiences Ever

by qutee102 at Citysearch

From beginning to end; dining at One Pico was the greatest of all dining experiences I have ever had. I was lead into a candlelit dining room and sat at a corner booth near the kitchen (but being near the kitchen was okay). My waiter was so very helpful, going over every dish with us from appetizer to dessert. The other wait staff described every dish once it arrived. Later in the meal, the handsome chef came out to see if we enjoyed our meal. I never felt so special!!!

And the food, oh my God!!! Talk about orga$mic!!! The Crab - Cakes, the asparagus soup, the salmon, the steak and lobster. This meal was more the beautiful, it was fantastic!!!!

• Pros: Everything
• Cons: Valet

09/22/06

Great view, bad food

by jessica21117 at Citysearch

I was hopeful when my husband and I arrived at this restaurant and were ushered to a wonderful table right next to a window overlooking the ocean. Unfortunately, our meals revealed that the expensive menu prices paid for the view, and not the quality of the food. We started with the crabcake appetizer, which was decent but pretty bland. My husband then had the halibut, which was also bland, and I had the lobster. I noticed that it tasted rather fishy and one bite in particular tasted oddly foul -- it reminded me of the smell of sewage. Needless to say, I ate less than half of my meal. We still thought the desserts might be rewarding, but once again we were wrong. I ordered the chocolate mousse cake which was a poor attempt at a chocolate lava cake. I have never tasted a chocolate cake with so little flavor! The only good part about the dessert was the ice cream on the side. My husband had the butterscotch pudding (of which they gave him a HUGE portion) and although it wasn't bad, it just tasted like regular old pudding. My recommendation is that you not visit this restaurant unless you only care about the view and do not mind bland and/or odd-tasting food.

• Pros: Ambience, View
• Cons: Tast of Food