Dear Jane's
13950 Panay Way, Marina Del Rey
(310) 301-6442
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Got sick after eating here
Contacted the manager and she argued that we could not have gotten ill from their menus
I would try to avoid ordering seafood here
We dined here tonight and left feeling disappointed. I just don’t think the food warrants the high price tag. We had to send the calamari appetizer back as it was mostly just fried crumbs and no squid. Everything is a la carte so you end up paying a ton just to get a side with your dish. I had the scampi and my shrimp had no flavor. Spent almost $400 for 4 people and it just wasn’t worth it. Not impressed, sadly. For that price tag it better be fantastic IMO.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Given everything else they just needed to be a little more attentive and to follow restaurant conventions about service that other places mentioned in the Michelin guide have no problems with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
SIGH.
I had High hopes for this restaurant. I Googled Michelin star rated restaurants near me and this restaurant popped up.
Immediately upon arrival, I could see myself coming back to have tea or a drink because the ambience was amazing.
I thought what would this restaurant look like during the daytime because it was gorgeous at night.
It was my birthday, and I told the hostess that.
They did nothing for my birthday. OK, fine…
We ordered the smoked fish dip. It was pretty good. I found the consistency to be kind of runny. Then I ordered the Branzino and while the presentation was good, it lacked the buttery taste that I know Branzino can have. The flavor and the seasonings were just not up to par for $66. We also ordered the lemon potatoes. They were extremely underwhelming. Nothing lemoney about them.
My friend ordered the lobster pasta. The presentation was terrible. Two lobster claws just plopped down on top of the pasta. Very little flavor.
He didn’t like it so he sent it back and ordered the halibut.
Again, the presentation looked amazing. One bite into it, I could see on his face that it wasn’t any better. So I tasted it. It tasted like it wasn’t cooked with any love. It was a dry hard brick of what tasted like previously frozen fish. Even though I haven’t been in 25 years, I feel like red lobster would have been better for a fraction of the price.
If I was the owner of this restaurant, I would reevaluate my head chef immediately. It’s time to redo the menu because this restaurant is not operating at its fullest potential!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Beautifully situated on harbor. All seafood which means it will be pricey especially appetizers. Somewhat limited menu but what we had was well prepared. Could have used scallops on menu. If someone in your party does mot eat shellfish or fish they are SOL.
They have Sunday Brunch Happy Hour at the bar & it was awesome! Great prices on regular menu items + bottomless mimosas for $25 (2 hour max). Can't beat it!! Have been to Dear Jane's a few times & will keep coming back. It's a neighborhood gem!!
It was our first time dinning here and when we arrived, there was a line waiting for them to open so we were pretty excited. We shared the fish sticks with caviar appetizer, which was delicious, although not particularly hot. In fact, all our food arrived warm but not hot. The sides were absolutely delicious especially the lemon potatoes and my husband enjoyed his Branzino; we were both glad we didn't fill up on the $12 bread. and our Waitress Charlotte was awesome!
Food was utterly disappointing. Ordered the wedge salad and instead was served a chopped salad. The cioppino lacked flavor and had minimal ingredients. Few spices. Tiny mussels, one piece of shrimp. The only redeeming factor was the nice ambience.
Excellent ambiance with gorgeous views! Food was high quality and yum but restaurant experience itself is worth it for the views:) Even if you live in LA it's a nice treat and gives vacation vibes in the best way:)
We had a great time I had the fish tacos which were very good it's a little bit pricey but our waitress Charlotte was excellent atmosphere was great and we had a wonderful time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The ambiance was very good and we appreciated the quiet atmosphere. Our waiter was just OK, but the service was prompt. Our waiter could have smiled and been more friendly, in my opinion for the price we paid here. The salad we ordered, a chopped salad to share, was tasteless and mushy and it was $21!!! My cioppino was excellent as well as my husband's blackened salmon. We did not have dessert, but did have excellent martinis before dinner with delicious sour dough bread. For the price of the meal here, the service should be more friendly, and the salad needs improvement. Loved the ambiance though and appreciated the quiet meal.
This was a wonderful relaxing evening. We ate out on the patio where it was quiet. The food was amazing. We started with the hamachi crudo and the fish dip. The is a favorite of ours and didn't disappoint. The fish dip was something new and was really good. We had the newest salad on the menu, the Greek salad. It was delicious, the feta is tangy and creamy and the heirloom tomatoes were to die for. We went on to Sand Dabs, Poached Halibut, and Ratatouille. All were excellent. Our server was the best, attentive without hovering, and very knowledgeable.
We had dinner for two last night and loved everything about this place. We started in the bar where we were able to take advantage of some happy hour cocktails and aps.. oysters and scampi dishes terrific and a cool vibe ambience. Then we had a wonder table for two in the main dining area with a gorgeous view of the boats. Started with a great wedge salad which we split and the most incredible bread ever which was more than worth the price. My partner had the tower for one with incredibly fresh seafood and was really impressed. I opted for the san dabs which were equally wonderful and our server Charlotte was there for whatever we needed. So happy the Marina has a world class restaurant now!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If it came down to the atmosphere and the actual restaurant itself by appearance, it’s five stars cause the look of the restaurant is great. But sadly, the food and the service don’t come close to the atmosphere and look of the restaurant. I paid $19 for a “bowl” clam chowder, which was laughable only because it was served in a cup and the chowder itself was more like soup - there was nothing creamy about it. The chopped salad looked and tasted like it was from a low end diner and considering it was a $20 salad you’d think it would have had a little better presentation at least.
The others in my group had similar complaints about their food. The lobster pasta was a kid sized portion and not very good, the chicken parmesan was literally a chicken breast on a plate, no sides or even garnish, and it wasn’t tenderized - it still had a bone in it. The shrimp cocktail was four shrimp and some cucumbers I think but barely any cocktail sauce and a poor presentation.
The only redeeming item we had was the sourdough bread and butter. That was great. Service was extremely slow. We were given a time window for our table to accommodate the incoming reservation and were totally fine with that except the extremely slow service took up all of the time we had so we didn’t have the option to even consider dessert, but to be honest after the seriously lacking dinner we probably were better off not overpaying for more mediocre food.
Needless to say none of us will be going back. We miss the Chart House, at least their food was worth the price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
We really enjoy the food at Dear Jane's. We have dined there on several occasions and it never disappoints. The shrimp Louie salad for the table was excellent. There were 8 of us and we ordered various entrees. The pasta lobster diablo was tasty; the cioppino never disappoints; 2 people had the halibut and they felt it was not hot enough and it actually was served late, most of us were almost done with our food. The manager explained the halibut is poached and is not hot like the other entrees. They comped dessert for the table. Overall a pleasant & tasty experience.
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