12 Washington Restaurant
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Phone: (310) 822-5566
09/12/2006 Posted by goodcyrus
We went there a few nights ago with a friend and his wife. The moment I noticed the needless mark-up on their wine prices and some of their specials ($32 chicken), I realized the place is not worthy of ordering wine, desert or even an entree. But there were not too many interesting appetizers to order either. My girlfriend and I ordered two simple appetizers (fried eggplant and lobster ravioli) and she ordered a heart of palm salad and a vegetarian linguini. The other two ordered veal and free-range chicken. The heart of palm was tasty and the linguini ok. Their bread was also really nice and there were lots of nuts on the table for people to have while waiting. The service was also very good and on top of our table. But the good points ended there. The fried eggplant was two tasteless battered pieces of eggplant lying in melted cheese as a sauce. I don't call battered fried veggies and melted cheese fine cuisine (McDonald food). The lobster ravioli tasted of butter only and there was no trace of lobster in it. The veal was more like a pork chop and the free-range chicken resembled and tasted like something you would get at El Pollo Loco. No one liked their food. The many drink we had before going to this place did not make the food taste any better. The bill was $160 and we had not even ordered wine, desert, coffee and only two meat entrees. Everyone felt the place was not worth going back to. The sad thing is that we had reservations at Chaya and came to this place just because it was closer to where they were staying. The next night we went to Chaya and had a ball. The bill was $260 for the same four people but we had ordered tons of food, sushi, sake, appetizers, deserts etc and most importantly had a great time.
Pros: Great Service, Great Bread
Cons: Mediocre food with big price tag
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