Pacific Dining Car

2700 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica
(310) 453-4000

Recent Reviews

Crew Maldonado

I absolutely enjoy the dishes and customer service, awesome area close to my residence. The employees are always very nice. Will visit here again.

Ana Gutierrez

I enjoy this venue for late night snacks and they make a decent vodka martini . . . lovely, dark comfortable ambience. I do prefer the PDC downtown, but the Santa Monica location will do. My friends and I enjoy sitting in the bar rather than the main dining room. Warm and cozy.

James Twiggs

I told my friends about this restaurant with my highest recommendations. I go their often. This recommendation is always successful. The dishes they serve are delicious and the crew is attentive and cooperative. always when we visit this place we have a pleasing time. I recommend this place with pleasure.

Olivia-Grace Arellano

If you want the best steak and service LA, then head to this place.

R Vazquez

The meals and service were ahead of our expectations. We truly liked the atmosphere of this restaurant. Nice place to take my family out for dinner.

Finnley Houston

I had an extraordinary in this spot. We enjoyed the superb atmosphere and the menu. The waiters are very personal. I’m happy we eventually decided to try this place.

Cindy T.

Oh how I miss going here during this quarantine. I do hope they reopen soon! The best food and the best staff at the Wilshire location.

Philippe Sweda

A scant tad heavy with the salt... otherwise phenomenal. I'd give 4.5 stars, but it'sn't allowed.

Rene Urena

Great steak. Excellent service

Giselle Washington

Pacific Dining Car has served delectable delights since 1921. The ambience is regal, comfortable and elegant. Steeped in tradition, the service is impeccable. Appetizers of duck pate & kale salad, next we enjoyed a perfectly prepared medium rare steak, lobster, scallops and shrimp served with greens and cajun rice. We had the audacity to order the decadent bread pudding and sumptuous moist chocolate cake for dessert. To stuffed to exit, we lingered over a fresh brewed deep roasted cup of java. Pacific Dining Car is a "lost art" in LA. Open 24 hours & still serves the best breakfast @ 2am. An epicurean delight!

Allen Meyer

I prefer this venue very much. It has a very special mood. The food is very tasty. the service is effective and the team is very professional. The pay is decent. deeply recommend.

Henri V.

Pacific Dining Car on Wilshire Bl is the off spring of the PDC in Los Angeles. Unlike the LA restaurant, this location does NOT have an original train car. It's a restaurant building with a bronze cow on the wall outside. It's known for serving traditional continental cuisine and it is open 24/7. Have dined here several times over the years but it's my first review for this location. The interior decor can be described as traditional or dated. Their claim of fame 'baseball steak' was made famous in the movie Field of Dreams. The baseball steak is what my dinner partner ordered. On a dinner meeting here and this restaurant was not my choice. Fortunately, chilean Seabass is on the menu and it is prepared perfectly delicious. We also ordered the lobster Mac and Cheese, garlic mashed potatoes and heirloom tomatoes and avocado salad. A serious meeting calls for drinks; I had a Grey goose martini and my dinner pal had a Cabernet. I thoroughly enjoyed my chilean Seabass and martini. My pal did not enjoyed his baseball steak and wine. The lobster Mac and cheese and garlic mashed potatoes were subpar, we've had better elsewhere. I've had that baseball steak and it lacked seasoning and any flavor, and I just don't order steak here, it's not good. Not comparable to Mastro, Cut or most outstanding steakhouses in Beverly Hills. We both appreciated the excellent service by the entire staff. All very professional, and very accommodating and attentive. Excellent service is on par with the level of excellence in Beverly Hills. Because this restaurant is $$$$ high end primarily a steak restaurant, I had higher expectations and was disappointed to learn that even this location failed to present a satisfactory claim of fame baseball steak. It's no wonder they have promotions offering this steak for .99 cents! And that's the value of its lackluster flavor, earning a 1 star. No outdoor patio seating, Only indoor seating. Validated parking at back lot behind the restaurant. With the excellent service from the mostly long time employees personnel staff, delicious chilean Seabass, killer martini, and that fact this 5 star restaurant is open 24/7 elevated my rating to 3 star.

Agustin De La Hidalga

Food, and service was excellent! Just needed some music, anything, pumping through the speakers. Eerily quiet. But nonetheless, a great experience and will return!

Jose Campos

They serve large dishes and for affordable pricing. welcoming staff. Will visit again.

Ares Mcconnell

I arrive at this unique place many times because I love the ambiance that is exist in this place. The team is awfuly loving and skilfull. The service is certainly rapid. Needless to say, the food you eat is perfect. I came more than once and I was always happy. The price is honest. I recommend this restaurant to to all.

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