11/08/08

Good food, excellent view, bad service

by swellison

This restaurant has an excellent location, in the top floor of The Huntley Hotel, and the food was very good. Unfortunately, the staff keeps dishing out billing discrepancies. At first, the waitress gave us a bill with several drinks from the bar, which were not ours. Then, we asked her to split the bill down the middle and she couldn't get that right. After calling the restaurant several times to resolve the problem, I was met with cold and unhelpful service from the manager - and to this day, I'm still waiting for an overcharge of $15 to be reversed on my card. Not a lot of money - but it's about principles. This is a nice restaurant, and I shouldn't have to spend a half hour trying to get them to charge me only what I agreed to. I will have to report the Penthouse charge on my card as fraudulent - and it is.

10/29/09

Love the ambiance and service

by kara nortman

The service and ambiance at The Penthouse is second to none. For this reason alone, it should be on your list of places to try in LA. The food is good, some of the dishes are excellent (the tomato Mozzarella flatbread, mac and cheese and all dessert were highlights for me), while others are a miss (salmon). The wait staff is incredible, as are the swaky booths overlooking the pacific.

The scene gets hip hopping at night, great place for drinks as well.

The bar can get noisy and valet parking can be a pain. All in all, I loved the experience and would absolutely recommend.

• Pros: views, service, vibe
• Cons: hit or miss dishes

07/13/09

Beautiful Hangout - dinner or drinks or both!

by pinkgirl8

Great girls night spot or date night as well.

• Pros: great view, good food, hip atmosphere, friendly staff & mgmt
• Cons: dinner is crowded - make a reservation!

05/11/09

Beautiful Surrounds But Just OK

by lmac22

There's no denying that this place is beautiful and the view is amazing especially on the ocean side. I was really looking forward to having brunch here for a special occasion but was very disappointed. The food was very mediocre and really overpriced for the quality and taste. The service left much to be desired. We had to ask to order. We weren't even offered bread until after our appetizers arrived (30 min after sitting down). I'd stick to this place for the night time bar scene. At least then you get the view, the crowd and the drinks for your money's worth.

• Pros: The View
• Cons: Overpriced and bad service

11/19/08

The View, The View!

by DenaG

Great place to meet for drinks especially for a date or with out of town friends. The views are amazing, try to head over before sunset. Sunday bruch offers spectacular views on a clear day. The food is good and I've gone during brunch and had a work lunch there. Its typical hotel restaruant food fare. The cocktails are good but you go to the Penthouse for the atmosphere and view.

• Pros: 360 degree views, good food & cocktails
• Cons: A bit to "sceny" on Saturday nights

10/27/08

Very Enjoyable Evening!

by Jeremy90405

Going to The Penthouse was for dinner was interesting as I have never gone for food- mainly just the drinks. But I was very pleased with everything- from the service to the high quality, very reasonablely priced dinner. A great place to go for dinner and then hang out afterwards for some after dinner cocktails. I will certainly do it again!

Hello, gorgeous: In a town where looking good is king, the Huntley Hotel's 18th floor restaurant with 360-degree views is nothing less than a royal stunner.

by Mar Yvette

Situated on the top floor of the Huntley Hotel, this all-day destination treats guests to panoramic views of the Pacific and beyond--on a clear day you can see as far south as LAX and as far east as Downtown L.A. Yes, it's hard to keep your eyes off of what's outside, but the clean, mostly white interior is a close runner-up. The handiwork of designer Thomas Schoos (best known for his work on Koi and TAO New York/Las Vegas), the space is a study in textured surfaces that beg to be touched: A smooth glass countertop anchors the central wraparound bar; an indoor mother-of-pearl fireplace accents chocolate leather wingback chairs and a fiery-colored shag rug; silver-gilded branch sculptures hold flickering votives and plush seafoam-hued velvet seats make sure visits are comfortable. Just as enticing is executive chef Seth Greenburg's broad menu, which focuses on modern fare with global influences. Starters like the house-cured charcuterie platter and frisee salad served with pancetta and organic egg prove that complex layers can be achieved in the simplest form, while entrees like butter poached black sable and clams in chorizo broth feature ingredients from the Santa Monica farmers' market.

09/05/08

Better than ever... Awesome Cocktail Waitress

by AttnSue

I tell you what.... I did not like this place the first time I went for dinner and I was not overjoyed to hear that my girlfriends were going to meet there for cocktails... but I went again hoping for a better experience.

It was like night and day.

At first when the pretty, petite, annoyingly perfect, waitress in a little black dress and knee-high boots, I thought, here we go again... But she was wonderfully attentive, engaging, and down right funny. She (I think her name was Jen) helped us all pick out special cocktails, returned one without hesitation when one of my friends decided she wanted wine, and did not try to sell us the whole menu but recommended we start with only a few appetizers at a time. We went with her recommendations and will be back again for the killer oysters and tuna tartar. I have seen the light-- and my friends and I have our new favorite girls-night spot!!

• Pros: Awesome View, Great Waitress, Fab Food
• Cons: $$$ (but worth it!)

09/04/08

Incredible food, wonderful warm service & amazing view.

by roncore

Had dinner with my family and we all were impressed by the layout. The food was incredible with a nice starter off with Pork belly with pickled cauiflower and hard boiled egg, Frizee salad, then an amazing pepper crusted tuna follow by black forest brownie sundae to finish my night. What a meal. Thank you Penthouse.

• Pros: great looking crowd
• Cons: can be to loud

08/27/08

I wish my house looked like this!!!

by Tarktheshark

This is, by far, the best looking restaurant in L.A. I was there at night but can just imagine that the views during the day are breathtaking. The crowd and food was great!!! Just reserved a table for my birthday dinner next week. Highly recommend it!!

• Pros: Gorgeous, friendly, delicious!!