Delicious fish pate, crab toast and sand dabs. Service was excellent and loved the space. They were having a private party also and still the service was quick and efficient. We will be back when back in LA.
CollinC
The food is excellent, but i have never been so rushed at a restaurant in my life. Do not come here for a special occasion. Or a regular occasion. The staff is rude and inhospitable.
LCWMB
So many delicious choices but in my opinion the Bougie fish sticks are a must! We ordered them along with fresh baked bread and the chopped shrimp louie salad for a perfect light and delicious early dinner. Of course you'll need to pair the meal with one (or two) of the excellent wines by the glass. The dessert menu is also worth a look. The view is great, the service outstanding and the menu innovative.
Chip Smith
Lovely place. Checks all the boxes, great ambiance, great food and great drnks.Parking: Valet only
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad
Tracy Larson
A perfect dining experience! Professional, yet easy going attentive wait staff, absolutely delicious food, all delivered at just the appropriate time. The dining room has a warm ambience with marina views and at sunset it was lovely… highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish N Chips, Creamed Spinach
Have dined here for dinner a few times and just recently discovered Dear Jane's offers brunch on Sundays! Had the lemon-ricotta pancakes and poached eggs with crab cakes. Delicious. Attentive service and beautiful view of the marina. Will be back to try more of the menu — the fish sandwich and lobster roll beckon...
Pros: Hostess was very friendly and patient, despite my being a few mins late to the reservation. Vibrant decor that was a tasteful balance of modern and classic speakeasy. Love that the shrimp on the scampi was tail-off (vs when restaurants put you to work by leaving the tail on). Dirty martini was flawless AND they have blue cheese stuffed olives ?. They were generous with side sauces and drink pours. I preferred the 70's classics played towards closing time (ex. ‘Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' and ‘Afternoon Delight'). It really lightened the mood. Cons: Chicken Parm was dry. I didn't love that there were multiple deep fried lemon slices in the calamari - an unwelcomed surprise (this coming from a lemon enthusiast). The waitress interrupted a conversation 3-4 times to ask for our order.....It was blatantly clear that we were still reviewing the menu. While I was taking a somewhat prolonged time to decide, I found her excessive asking unprofessional and unwarranted, especially for a white-cloth establishment that requires you place the entire order at once. She later indicated that she was off her shift early, and clearly had somewhere to be. In that case, figure out coverage with a colleague, don't impact the dining experience. I felt rushed by the rest of the staff too. I found the fancy piano music played during primetime to be a bit stiff and stuffy, especially for being by the water. Lastly, I have a hard enough time remembering my leftovers, so I wasn't a fan of having to bring a playing card to the hostess stand to retrieve the leftovers. Overall, it was a decent experience. I hope being rushed by the staff was a one-time occurrence. The drinks and food were good enough that I may return. I'm a local and frequent flyer at other MDR restaurants. I'd love to add Dear Jane's to the list once they're up to par.
TracyL
My friend and I had a perfect dining experience at Dear Jane last night! A booth with a beautiful view, a professional and friendly server, delicious food (we ordered a lot and everything was amazing! Don't skip the sourdough bread!!! It's worth every penny!) that was all delivered with perfect timing! Can't wait to bring my family back here!
zoegurbuz
This is my second time to the restaurant. The staff is super friendly including the valet guys. The restaurant is beautiful and, nicely decorated and the view is awesome. The 2 times I have been there so far , when I asked for my food without garlic , the chef makes sure is done. The fries are amazing. The sand bass and the chard salmon are delicious. The open kitchen is great. But the restaurant is a bit loud when is busy . Other than that the restaurant is fantastic, specially to celebrate special occasions.
RobynC
Food was good but not anything to write home about. I ordered the pepper crusted tuna.. The peppercorn topping, while tasty, it over powered any taste of the tuna. My husband ordered the potato crusted sea bass which was very bland.
Great atmosphere but food was okay. The waiter didn't know the difference between beef steak and tuna???
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
IleneS
Lively dinner club vibe. Fairly dark so a bit challenging to read the menu. Food was fabulous! Creative cocktails, appetizers and entrees were all excellent. Server was clearly rushed and busy but efficient - asked for our dinner orders just after being seated - didn't offer to take our drink orders first. Wanted our entire order at one time and said it would be timed out, so we needed to review the menu and decide on everything right away. That part felt rushed yet we did have a truly wonderful evening.
Mimi
Food was good, but not great. Calamari was the best thing we had. The sand dabs and scampi didn't have a lot of flavor. Potatoes and spinach side were good. Dessert was rich and good. It was super small, but still enough for three people to taste as it was so rich. Our service was the real issue, it was mediocre and totally disappointing.
DavidA
Beautiful space, with great views. Open kitchen. Intimate bar. Very ‘50' supper club feel. Great cocktails; food is top quality in flavor, presentation, temperature and seasoning. Valet parking
lauror
The restaurant was quite dark and difficult to see the food that you were eating. It was tasty but really eating in the dark. The waiter refused to put our orders in until everyone were seated. Some people were late and i wanted to order appetizers and drinks while waiting. The waiter tried his best but he has so many tables and difficult to catch his attention. They need more help. With so many restaurants. Not sure will come back
Delicious fish pate, crab toast and sand dabs. Service was excellent and loved the space. They were having a private party also and still the service was quick and efficient. We will be back when back in LA.
The food is excellent, but i have never been so rushed at a restaurant in my life. Do not come here for a special occasion. Or a regular occasion. The staff is rude and inhospitable.
So many delicious choices but in my opinion the Bougie fish sticks are a must! We ordered them along with fresh baked bread and the chopped shrimp louie salad for a perfect light and delicious early dinner. Of course you'll need to pair the meal with one (or two) of the excellent wines by the glass. The dessert menu is also worth a look. The view is great, the service outstanding and the menu innovative.
Lovely place. Checks all the boxes, great ambiance, great food and great drnks.Parking: Valet only
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad
A perfect dining experience! Professional, yet easy going attentive wait staff, absolutely delicious food, all delivered at just the appropriate time. The dining room has a warm ambience with marina views and at sunset it was lovely… highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish N Chips, Creamed Spinach
Have dined here for dinner a few times and just recently discovered Dear Jane's offers brunch on Sundays! Had the lemon-ricotta pancakes and poached eggs with crab cakes. Delicious. Attentive service and beautiful view of the marina. Will be back to try more of the menu — the fish sandwich and lobster roll beckon...
Pros: Hostess was very friendly and patient, despite my being a few mins late to the reservation. Vibrant decor that was a tasteful balance of modern and classic speakeasy. Love that the shrimp on the scampi was tail-off (vs when restaurants put you to work by leaving the tail on). Dirty martini was flawless AND they have blue cheese stuffed olives ?. They were generous with side sauces and drink pours. I preferred the 70's classics played towards closing time (ex. ‘Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' and ‘Afternoon Delight'). It really lightened the mood. Cons: Chicken Parm was dry. I didn't love that there were multiple deep fried lemon slices in the calamari - an unwelcomed surprise (this coming from a lemon enthusiast). The waitress interrupted a conversation 3-4 times to ask for our order.....It was blatantly clear that we were still reviewing the menu. While I was taking a somewhat prolonged time to decide, I found her excessive asking unprofessional and unwarranted, especially for a white-cloth establishment that requires you place the entire order at once. She later indicated that she was off her shift early, and clearly had somewhere to be. In that case, figure out coverage with a colleague, don't impact the dining experience. I felt rushed by the rest of the staff too. I found the fancy piano music played during primetime to be a bit stiff and stuffy, especially for being by the water. Lastly, I have a hard enough time remembering my leftovers, so I wasn't a fan of having to bring a playing card to the hostess stand to retrieve the leftovers. Overall, it was a decent experience. I hope being rushed by the staff was a one-time occurrence. The drinks and food were good enough that I may return. I'm a local and frequent flyer at other MDR restaurants. I'd love to add Dear Jane's to the list once they're up to par.
My friend and I had a perfect dining experience at Dear Jane last night! A booth with a beautiful view, a professional and friendly server, delicious food (we ordered a lot and everything was amazing! Don't skip the sourdough bread!!! It's worth every penny!) that was all delivered with perfect timing! Can't wait to bring my family back here!
This is my second time to the restaurant. The staff is super friendly including the valet guys. The restaurant is beautiful and, nicely decorated and the view is awesome. The 2 times I have been there so far , when I asked for my food without garlic , the chef makes sure is done. The fries are amazing. The sand bass and the chard salmon are delicious. The open kitchen is great. But the restaurant is a bit loud when is busy . Other than that the restaurant is fantastic, specially to celebrate special occasions.
Food was good but not anything to write home about. I ordered the pepper crusted tuna.. The peppercorn topping, while tasty, it over powered any taste of the tuna. My husband ordered the potato crusted sea bass which was very bland.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great atmosphere but food was okay. The waiter didn't know the difference between beef steak and tuna???
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lively dinner club vibe. Fairly dark so a bit challenging to read the menu. Food was fabulous! Creative cocktails, appetizers and entrees were all excellent. Server was clearly rushed and busy but efficient - asked for our dinner orders just after being seated - didn't offer to take our drink orders first. Wanted our entire order at one time and said it would be timed out, so we needed to review the menu and decide on everything right away. That part felt rushed yet we did have a truly wonderful evening.
Food was good, but not great. Calamari was the best thing we had. The sand dabs and scampi didn't have a lot of flavor. Potatoes and spinach side were good. Dessert was rich and good. It was super small, but still enough for three people to taste as it was so rich. Our service was the real issue, it was mediocre and totally disappointing.
Beautiful space, with great views. Open kitchen. Intimate bar. Very ‘50' supper club feel. Great cocktails; food is top quality in flavor, presentation, temperature and seasoning. Valet parking
The restaurant was quite dark and difficult to see the food that you were eating. It was tasty but really eating in the dark. The waiter refused to put our orders in until everyone were seated. Some people were late and i wanted to order appetizers and drinks while waiting. The waiter tried his best but he has so many tables and difficult to catch his attention. They need more help. With so many restaurants. Not sure will come back