Élephante
1332 2nd St Rooftop, Santa Monica
(424) 320-2384
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Not the best experience and some food items were great and others not so much. Made a reservation for 6:45 and arrived on time...didn't seated until 25 min later. Eggplant whip is always amazing. Diver scallops had an ammonia taste so not fresh. Very disappointing! Chocolate torta was also amazing. Didn't get my hot tea to enjoy with my dessert, but the server made me a to go cup when I mentioned not receiving the tea. Overall, not the best experience compared to past visits. Also, extremely loud inside and hard to each other at our table.
Really amazing view, got sat right away due to our reservation. The food was incredible, we had drinks, whipped cheese appetizer, and a salad with steak, and side of potatoes. Everything was amazing, it's just pricey but we knew that going into it. The drinks were about 20 per drink so it was expensive. But the views were amazing. Last we had the chocolate torta dessert and it was so rich and amazing. The line for the bathroom was truly the only downside. I waited about 15 minutes just because the line was so long.
Worst customer service ever. We had a surprise birthday celebration planned, but the waiter ruined it by announcing it in front of the birthday boy before bringing out the cake. It completely spoiled the surprise and made the moment very awkward. What made it even worse was that the waiter didn't apologize at all. It showed a complete lack of professionalism and respect for our special occasion. On top of that, the food took 45 minutes to arrive at our table, and no one checked on us or updated us about the delay. For a place that is supposed to provide good service, this experience was extremely disappointing. We expected much better, especially for a birthday celebration. Unfortunately, we will not be returning.
We got there on time for our reservation waited for 5 min and we got sat down. The server was friendly took our order and maybe 7-10 minutes passed by and the food came out. The food was amazing very well seasoned and not bland. Overall 10/10
Food was amazing and so were the drinks. The service however was poor. Our waitress only swung by to take our order and didn't check in the rest of the night. I am not sure if it was because of valentines night being extra busy but I did see her attend other tables in the area. My boyfriend had to go up to the bar to ask for our check. Another thing, if you are hard of hearing this isn't the restaurant for you. Unfortunately my boyfriend and I couldn't talk the entire night, his hearing aids were just picking up the loud music. We hoped it would be way less noisy.
A friend recommended Elephante and so we decided to go. The restaurant was very nice both inside and out. The staff were all very friendly and accommodating. Now the food...the pasta was delicious! I would have gladly ordered food to go but there is nothing like when it comes out of the kitchen fresh. I would highly recommend this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It is very good place to visit at least once. The food was amazing and the service was spectacular. The server was friendly and helpful. The portiona are small so you have to order more then per plate.
The view is of the ocean if you go there for brunch or during sunlight (sunset seating).
We were there post sunset but still enjoyed the ambiance. The drinks were decent (depends on the bar keep). Our first drink was light (seem to miss the alcohol content lol!). The second round was good...
Recommend going and will try again during sunlight.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came with a group of 12 so we had to do the prix fixe menu, and honestly everything was so good. It was fun getting to try a bunch of different dishes, and the whipped eggplant was everyone’s favorite. The mocktails and cocktails were also great. Our server was amazing! She was super friendly, helpful, and just made the whole experience even better. The restaurant and the views are beautiful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Be careful with the outside seating during the daytime - the sun is burning hot and it may even be difficult to see another person if you look towards it XD. They should make some shade on top. Other seats are pretty nice and the food is good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came here for a birthday breakfast celebration on A Wednesday around 12:30p. We didn't have a reservation because we ended up coming here from a bad experience from our original reservation that morning. We were quickly added to the list to be seated and sent up the elevator. When we arrived we were kindly greeted by DeeDee(The hostess) and was sat on the balcony. We sat down for a moment and didnt like the balcony. Its a beautiful view but for two tall people its very cramped with a very short table on-top of that. We went back and forth with DeeDee and wanting to be moved to another table and she was very kind and patience as were asked for another able(Regular table that sat 4) that was still by the balcony to enjoy the view. She didn't make us feel like a bother because if I'm being honest we went back and forth on the table a good 3x. The Server was ok. Nothing bad to say about him but nothing that stood out either. The food was AMAZING! I heard about this place by being nosey in someone's conversation at the airport and they mentioned how vibey the place was and recommended it. They were very correct. The moment you step off the elevator its like you are in a completely different world in a resort someplace. The entire restaurant is on the roof. Its completely covered with the exception of the balcony you are sitting out in the sun overlooking the ocean(stunning). Very aesthetically pleasing. It felt like Tulum. We ordered the steaming bread and it was amazing. The look of it you would think it tasted like pita bread but it gave very much perfectly buttered toast. Best bread ever. We also ordered the Fried egg breakfast sandwich; amazing(The egg does come uncooked which threw me off because the description does say fried so we asked for the egg to be sent back and cooked all the way- they had no problem doing that). We also ordered the Ricotta pancakes; amazing. The pancakes were so fluffy and creaming and the pistachio frosting they bring on the side is so damn good. We also ordered the orange mimosas and when I tell you they for sure give you a good amount of champagne to get a slight buzz. We had 2 and didn't need another. The food came out quick and our server was attentive. Wed did get there right before the lunch crowd; as we were finishing(around 2pm) it started getting busy. Very pleased with my first time here and we plan to be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Upscale, lively (too much so), good view, nice big bar area. The food was excellent, especially the Raghu\t. During daylight and sunset the views are great. Cons: Very, very noisy and relatively expensive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not sure, haven't
dined there yet.
Perfect for a sunset
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's obviously a trendy spot and not normally one I'd pick, but hey. There are definitely more reasons not to go than to go:
1. We had to wait nearly 30 min for our reservation when half the restaurant was empty.
2. The food is pretty good
3. Service is not good and not friendly
4. Server messed up our order and overcharged us for many drinks. She took them off but acted like she was doing us a favor, like nah bro we didn't even have those.
5. Do not expect a view of the ocean in 90% of the restaurant. Go somewhere else for that.
6. Loud. Very loud. Not a date spot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Great neighborhood sausage and beer restaurant. No TVs, which is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
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