Back on the Beach Cafe

445 CA-1, Santa Monica
(310) 393-8282

Recent Reviews

Marceli Wac

Stunning view and brilliant breakfast! Best place to start your day or a visit to LA!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Huevos Rancheros

Joey B

A perfect date spot! The food is delicious. The fruit was perfectly ripe, the scones were delicious. We got the pasta papa and the California omelette. Sooo good. We ate outside and the view is lovely. A very chill vibe. Our server Jason was awesome, very attentive and friendly. He really brightened our morning and made us feel very welcome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Denis Mo Alvarez

Good service good foodNo

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Charlie Reyes

The server that works here is a douche. First time here and ordered at the front not knowing any better. Sat outside in the sand area and made me move to the inside even though there are plenty of empty sitting all because I didn't order with him. Essentially kicked me out because he's not going to get tipped even though I tipped the server at the front 20% it doesnt benefit him so I had to go.

Service: 1

Goodeats

As always, great for a beach lunch with friends. Love the breakfast and lunch menu too. Only wish the Back on the Beach Breakfast sandwich still came with thick Applewood smoked bacon. My recent one had skinny thin bacon strips that were tasteless.

bob metz

Food was decent but the prices were high. But not unexpected for the area.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Beer-Battered Fish and Chips, Back on the Beach Burger

tony fortunelli

Right on the sand watching the ocean & bike path riders/walkers. Fun to people watch too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John McLaughlin

Great location, great service and an amazing burger.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Back on the Beach Burger

Christine Pompignan

Very good lunch with a beautiful view.

E D

Discovered a hair in my salad. Server was apologetic, took it away and asked if I wanted something else. Since I had only taken a few bites, I asked for sweet potato fries. They were very good but the previous incident really killed my appetite so I didn't eat many of them. Bill came and although they did take off the salad, they charged me for the fries. So, sorry not sorry for my gross experience. Will not return.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Kyle

You're right on the beach. The outside patio is set up on the sand ❤️ decent food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict, Back on the Beach Burger, Breakfast Quesadilla, Breakfast Burrito, Back on the Beach Egg Sandwich, Fries

Giraffe

The waitress asked me at least 5 times what I was ordering even though it was quiet and nobody was around. It was as if she couldn’t process the information at all. I ordered freshly squeezed orange juice from the menu just to get a cup of regular Tropicana or something. Nevertheless, I was charged for the freshly squeezed orange juice. When I asked if she could replace it with fresh juice, the waitress said they didn’t have it, then called a manager who told me they never make fresh juice, they get it delivered in the morning. So how is it fresh if they supposedly get it delivered? I remember getting freshly squeezed orange juice from them a couple weeks ago without any issue, they made it right in front of me. Now I had to pay $4.50 for some leftover packaged juice. The hotdog was a mere sausage on a bun, no toppings, not even mustard. I paid $16 for this total. What a joke.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

BorisS

It took us almost an hour to get our food. I was OK with it because I was hanging out with friends and was surrounded by great scenery. But not everyone might be so patient. I understand that they were short-staffed that day because of rain in the forecast. But this place also has a general reputation for slow service. So just be aware, when you're there you're on "beach time". This is not the spot for a quick lunch.

judi freed

So nice to take a break from walking or biking at the beach and have a nice meal. Good food. Lots of tables in and out and of course the beautiful viewParking: Medium size pay lot. Most people come off the beach path on foot, bike or skateboard.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Back on the Beach Burger, Sweet Potato Fries

SlvrFrost

We were here on 12/26 for lunch and did not have the experience as expressed by others. The atmosphere was great and it was the reason why we chose to eat here. However the service and food was subpar.We ordered our food around 9:20 and enjoyed the views the place had to offer while we waited. However, as other tables who arrived much later than we did received their food, we never got anything for the next hour. At that point, we were disappointed and upset, and did debate whether or not to just leave. We asked one of the staff if our food was coming out and he did say it would be out shortly. The food we ordered did arrive after an hour and was colder than we expected. We figured it was left in the kitchen for some time.View of the beach was nice but that was all that the place had to offer. Nothing fantastic. We were disappointed because it should have been a better experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

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