Gross food. Unkind to children, even if you are a guest. We tried everything; the French soup, the bread, the shrimp, the steak fries, horrible. The chicken was overcooked. It was so bad. We had a $500 bill and it was terrible. Seek a good outside restaurant. Even their staff told us to find a better place than this.
Florian R.
Wonderful restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Pierdant
Best steak tartare ever! The French onion soup was delicious as well. I really appreciated the service.
Bob
Pleasant service. The escargot and the Caesar salad were tasty. The New York sirloin was mediocre and overpriced. There was a limited dessert selection. Good ambience but the food doesn't live up to the hype.
Ray
Horrible service. Waited two hours for steak frites with our server absolutely no where to be found. We had to ask another server to please send the manager over. Horrible service.
Jessica
I brought my daughter here before we went to go see a performance at the Hollywood Bowl and it did not disappoint. We had the charcuterie board, steak, free, and my daughter had the spaghetti. Everything was delicious.
CasandraR
All the food we had was good, although there wasn't anything spectacular or particularly impressive about any of the dishes. Probably wouldn't go back, but also don't regret eating there.
mark
Nice restaurant in a historic Hollywood hotel. Was a little disappointed as they've changed their menu since the last time we dined there - gone was the whole roasted chicken that arrived cut up au jus and served with fingerling potatoes. It was replaced by a half chicken, cooked differently. Also gone was their pork country pate appetizer (instead they had a mouse). Their half baguette served with butter is still delish but I think they changed their wine by the glass offerings as well. Had a kind of disappointing pinot. Seem to remember their having Belle Gloss by the glass. Server was nice and helpful and the maitre D was very nice and funny. Why change the menu when you have proven winners? Fun fact: the very first Academy Awards presentation was in their ballroom. Worth spending a few minutes looking around.
Shaun
Food was good...service was just shy of outstanding. Started with bread and butter...delish. I had chicken..tasty. GF had the hangar steak and fries...delish. Overall 4.5 stars...way better than the show we saw downstairs.
J B
Not open Monday evenings (even though Google says it is). Google needs updating.
A wonderful classic Hollywood space, updated but true to its origins. I figured the food should be pretty good. Wrong! The food was really really excellent!!! A remarkably richly flavored duck breast, among the tenderest I’ve ever had. I had duck breast the next day at a Michelin-starred restaurant a mile or so to the south, and this was better. Yes, I like duck. Creative and beautifully prepared appetizers. Friendly and natural service. Another well-known and excellent LA chef had this space for a while, and I’m amazed that the this new restaurant and new chef are appreciably better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom
A wonderful classic Hollywood space, updated but true to its origins. I figured the food should be pretty good. Wrong! The food was really really excellent!!! A remarkably richly flavored duck breast, among the tenderest I've ever had. I had duck breast the next day at a Michelin-starred restaurant a mile or so to the south, and this was better. Yes, I like duck. Creative and beautifully prepared appetizers. Friendly and natural service. Another well-known and excellent LA chef had this space for a while, and I'm amazed that the this new restaurant and new chef are appreciably better.
Dennis Pearce
We had an amazing night, it started with a very warm greeting, followed by an amazing waiter and the chef was outstanding.. The whole team made our special night successful... Thank you to all, it was much appreciated... Regards Dennis &
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve
Going here reminds me of going to Balthazar in NYC. Comfortable and so special. There is no other place like it in LA. Food & service were excellent, but the main thing that sets it miles above everything else in LA is the ambience and sense of history. The very first Academy Awards were held her in the incomparable Blossom Room. The Roosevelt Hotel has struck a masterful balance here between modern convenience and historic preservation. The lobby off the restaurant is 1920s grandeur and elegance. Our the Maitre'd was very knowledgeable about the history of the place and so friendly. Shirley Brasserie is not to be missed by locals and tourists alike! P.S. I learned recently that my great grandfather used to be a dishwasher at this restaurant in the 1920's when it was new :-)
Henrique Freitas
I like the place, food was good and the service was excellent. However, a few things can be improved in my opinion. For instance, I ordered onion soup but it did not come with any bread. That could have made the dish even more delicious than it was. Moreover, the carafe of wine is nothing like other places in Europe, mainly France. To be honest it was very small. So I think they should change the size of the carafe; definitely. Lastly, the music doesn’t match the environment. It sounded like the music playing was to distract the employees than setting the environment for clients. In fact, the music was very loud. Nothing against modern songs but if it was playing jazz or any kind of lounge music, the environment would be more intimate and fancy than it is.
Gross food. Unkind to children, even if you are a guest. We tried everything; the French soup, the bread, the shrimp, the steak fries, horrible. The chicken was overcooked. It was so bad. We had a $500 bill and it was terrible. Seek a good outside restaurant. Even their staff told us to find a better place than this.
Wonderful restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best steak tartare ever! The French onion soup was delicious as well. I really appreciated the service.
Pleasant service. The escargot and the Caesar salad were tasty. The New York sirloin was mediocre and overpriced. There was a limited dessert selection. Good ambience but the food doesn't live up to the hype.
Horrible service. Waited two hours for steak frites with our server absolutely no where to be found. We had to ask another server to please send the manager over. Horrible service.
I brought my daughter here before we went to go see a performance at the Hollywood Bowl and it did not disappoint. We had the charcuterie board, steak, free, and my daughter had the spaghetti. Everything was delicious.
All the food we had was good, although there wasn't anything spectacular or particularly impressive about any of the dishes. Probably wouldn't go back, but also don't regret eating there.
Nice restaurant in a historic Hollywood hotel. Was a little disappointed as they've changed their menu since the last time we dined there - gone was the whole roasted chicken that arrived cut up au jus and served with fingerling potatoes. It was replaced by a half chicken, cooked differently. Also gone was their pork country pate appetizer (instead they had a mouse). Their half baguette served with butter is still delish but I think they changed their wine by the glass offerings as well. Had a kind of disappointing pinot. Seem to remember their having Belle Gloss by the glass. Server was nice and helpful and the maitre D was very nice and funny. Why change the menu when you have proven winners? Fun fact: the very first Academy Awards presentation was in their ballroom. Worth spending a few minutes looking around.
Food was good...service was just shy of outstanding. Started with bread and butter...delish. I had chicken..tasty. GF had the hangar steak and fries...delish. Overall 4.5 stars...way better than the show we saw downstairs.
Not open Monday evenings (even though Google says it is). Google needs updating.
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A wonderful classic Hollywood space, updated but true to its origins. I figured the food should be pretty good. Wrong! The food was really really excellent!!! A remarkably richly flavored duck breast, among the tenderest I’ve ever had. I had duck breast the next day at a Michelin-starred restaurant a mile or so to the south, and this was better. Yes, I like duck. Creative and beautifully prepared appetizers. Friendly and natural service.
Another well-known and excellent LA chef had this space for a while, and I’m amazed that the this new restaurant and new chef are appreciably better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A wonderful classic Hollywood space, updated but true to its origins. I figured the food should be pretty good. Wrong! The food was really really excellent!!! A remarkably richly flavored duck breast, among the tenderest I've ever had. I had duck breast the next day at a Michelin-starred restaurant a mile or so to the south, and this was better. Yes, I like duck. Creative and beautifully prepared appetizers. Friendly and natural service. Another well-known and excellent LA chef had this space for a while, and I'm amazed that the this new restaurant and new chef are appreciably better.
We had an amazing night, it started with a very warm greeting, followed by an amazing waiter and the chef was outstanding.. The whole team made our special night successful... Thank you to all, it was much appreciated... Regards Dennis &
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Going here reminds me of going to Balthazar in NYC. Comfortable and so special. There is no other place like it in LA. Food & service were excellent, but the main thing that sets it miles above everything else in LA is the ambience and sense of history. The very first Academy Awards were held her in the incomparable Blossom Room. The Roosevelt Hotel has struck a masterful balance here between modern convenience and historic preservation. The lobby off the restaurant is 1920s grandeur and elegance. Our the Maitre'd was very knowledgeable about the history of the place and so friendly. Shirley Brasserie is not to be missed by locals and tourists alike! P.S. I learned recently that my great grandfather used to be a dishwasher at this restaurant in the 1920's when it was new :-)
I like the place, food was good and the service was excellent. However, a few things can be improved in my opinion. For instance, I ordered onion soup but it did not come with any bread. That could have made the dish even more delicious than it was. Moreover, the carafe of wine is nothing like other places in Europe, mainly France. To be honest it was very small. So I think they should change the size of the carafe; definitely. Lastly, the music doesn’t match the environment. It sounded like the music playing was to distract the employees than setting the environment for clients. In fact, the music was very loud. Nothing against modern songs but if it was playing jazz or any kind of lounge music, the environment would be more intimate and fancy than it is.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
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