Ocean Ave Seafood

03/13/09

Not a Budget Date as Citysearch declares!

by cjr4 at Citysearch

I rated this as a One Star because it's on Citysearch list of Budget Dates...are you f****en kidding me?! This is one of the priciest restaurants in SM/W. LA.

Hey Citysearch, why don't you do a better job at separating Church and State and come up w/ some original and worthy reviews of your own lists rather than blatantly patronize your sponsors.

Yelp it is!

12/21/08

Amazing Experience

by misscatharina at Citysearch

Such an amazing experience. The staff is friendly and the restaurant is cozy and clean. The food is amazing. I would highly recommend this establishment to anyone!

Thank you for giving my husband and I such an amazing experience. We will be back!

• Pros: the location, the food, the cleanliness, the staff
• Cons: nothing

10/21/08

Best Seafood and Steak and Oysters and View and Service AND....

by MrTastes at Citysearch

Get with it, this place is the best little secret in the town. No frills, just the bomb food. Go at sunset with a date, get some oysters and wine, and thank me.

• Pros: Oysters, Amazing Cocktails, View, Steak, Lobster, Services, Parking, View
• Cons: Wine is pricey

08/27/08

Very beatiful seafood, absolutely fresh!

by jarroddiaz at Citysearch

I can eat seafood all day long, I love it. I went to Ocean Ave. Seafood for dinner the other day and was blown away! First we sat at the oyster bar and watched the guy serve up live oysters on the half shell and they were awesome! I don't really see a place where you can sit and watch that and eat them while having a nice white wine to accompany it! For dinner I had shrimp that was stuffed with crabmeat, nicely seasoned roasted potatoes and crisp sauteed vegetables. I'll definately be back!

• Pros: Ambience, and service
• Cons: N/A

07/21/08

Wish I had read the reviews before trying this restaurant

by ConstanceRodin at Citysearch

While Ocean Avenue Seafood has valet parking, a nice view, excellent shellfish, and some good menu selections, it is expensive and poorly managed. Our party waited an inordinate length of time to be waited on, to be told that they were 'out' of several selections. Non fish items were mediocre, portion sizes small, and it was obvious that the restaurant itself is poorly managed.

• Pros: good shellfish, nice location, valet parking (expensive, however)
• Cons: poorly managed, bad service, non-fish items inedible,

07/18/08

Disappointing

by santam at Citysearch

I love seafood and this place had come highly recommended from a friend, but I was very disappointed. The fish was plain, tasteless and expensive. I won't return.

• Pros: Great location
• Cons: Disappointing, tasteless

05/27/08

Not enough quality to justify the high prices

by legalspiegel at Citysearch

This place is in a great location and looks very nice inside. However, the very high prices do not match the quality of the food or the service. The appetizers were okay, very small salads. Seaweed salad was interesting. Clam chowder was watery, but the crackers helped. The appetizers and the main course took a looooong while arriving. Once the main course arrived, it was cold. The food tasted okay but was nothing special. The fish was a bit dry. Overall, we were not impressed. If we are in the area again, we will not be eating here.

• Pros: Ambience, Location
• Cons: Prices, Food

02/08/08

Been eating here for 15 years!

by rightonman at Citysearch

They always have had great seafood here. I always order the special and been happy with everything.

11/01/07

Great place

by jessmcd at Citysearch

My husband and I checked out Ocean Ave Seafood because of the reviews here. It was also highly recommended by the front desk at our hotel. The seafood dishes we tried were all excellent (manila clams, shrimp fettucine, crab cakes, fresh oysters, perfectly cooked salmon) and the mixed drinks were also very good. The cost may be a bit steep for the quantity of food you ge but it was delicious. I didn't have any issues with the service.

10/26/07

Fabulous Crab Legs

by scotty1527 at Citysearch

We had a wonderful experience at Ocean Avenue Seafood last weekend. From the moment we entered the restaurant, the staff was firendly, pleasant and professional. It seemed like they really enjoyed working there. The General Manager, Chris Hopgood, even came to our table to see how things were. The crab cakes, oysters and grilled shrimp were excellent. Both the bartender and waiter were very knowledgable about the wines, which we found reasonably priced. The service was excellent. There was the perfect gap of time between the completion of the appetizers and the arrival of the entrees. Our water glasses were never empty and we never had to pour our own wine (the waiter was very attentive). Overall it was an excellent experience.

• Pros: Excellent food and service
• Cons: Slow valet