pasjoli
2732 Main St, Santa Monica
(424) 330-0020
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It’s good, not great, but just another upscale nice place with food that is fine in the moment but wouldn’t say you HAVE to go here. But fun for a night!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is my second time at Pasjoli Restaurant. Food wonderful The French Onion Souplette is absolutely delicious!
Great experience! Friendly and highly knowledgeable staff — provided a great run-down of the menu items and recommendations, super helpful for those of us with decision paralysis.
Flavor profiles of the food was next level. The orange beurre blanc for the scallops was incredible and unlike anything I’ve ever even tasted for seafood. Scallops melt in the mouth and fondant potatoes cleverly cut and shaped like the scallops. Attention to detail both visually and palette-wise was really enjoyable to experience.
Wife got the steak frites, which she enjoyed - and I quite enjoyed some of her fries. Delicious seasoning on the fries and the sauce au poivre was excellent.
Crown jewel of the evening was the chocolate mousse. WOW. Portioned perfectly for two, rich with flavor (if you LOVE chocolate, this is a must), probably the best chocolate mousse dish I’ve ever had hands-down. Just thinking about it makes me want to go back again. What a seriously special treat!
These guys are cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Burger matches the hype. So good that it is not really a Burger, it is in a different universe. Scallops, Gem Saland, and Tartareare all great. Friendly service and lovely dishes with wonderful techniques. Looking forward to returning for the Duck
Honestly, expected this to be a mid-tier experience, but everyone in our party agreed that Pasjoli exceeded our expectations. Every dish that we had was great. The ones which stood out the most were the french onion soup, little gem, and crepe, with honorable mentions of the burger and steak frites.
Definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Worth the hype and perfect for a special occasion (or not!). I took my partner here for his 42nd birthday as he always wanted to experience a pressed duck situation and was geeking out over it. The staff from the front of house, to our server to the chef who came out to do the pressed duck show were all in jovial spirits and super fun to be around. The food, was insane and highly recommend trying the experience out! The rest of the menu looks great too so we’ll definitely be back. The cocktails were also on point. I made a request for a birthday drink surprise for my partner and they were super responsive and helpful to make it happen seamlessly. Shout out to Kandi for being so kind and offering to take a pic for us at the end of the night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely wonderfuly. Tom and Matt were incredible and the food was unbelievable. Every dish we said was the best! Can't wait to go back.
Every dish was delicious and there were a lot of cute personal touches such as the check book with french cooking terms at the end. We also enjoyed the flavors in the cocktails.
Appetizer came out extremely late soon after came one of the two entries we had ordered. So at this point I am not sure if to send the food back or skip the starter That is not the big deal we thought. We kept waiting for my wife's main course which came about 15 minutes after my food was brought to the table. Waiter had forgotten to put in the order of the fries that we had ordered, and he pretended to write down in the paper All in all not what we expected at all
We got the worst table, right by the entrance and in the middle of the “activity” almost stuck at the bar meaning the waiter kept passing by Definitely not the best service. The baked camembert has nothing to do with a “real” one It was barely warm with honey on the side A real baked camembert is supposed to be hot, melted and have the honey not on the side but almost as a topping. I expected more from a French cuisine restaurant.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
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We got the worst table, right by the entrance and in the middle of the “activity” almost stuck at the bar meaning the waiter kept passing by Definitely not the best service. The baked camembert has nothing to do with a “real” one It was barely warm with honey on the side A real baked camembert is supposed to be hot, melted and have the honey not on the side but almost as a topping. I expected more from a French cuisine restaurant.
had a fantastic 5 person dinner reservation here about 3 weeks ago. the staff was friendly and accommodating, food was amazing, and the whole restaurant had a great vibe. would definitely return.
I was excited to try this place - this neighborhood desperately needs a cozy french bistro with good food. Maybe it's because I sat at the bar, or maybe because it was a Monday night, but the service was absolutely atrocious. I was able to order a drink relatively quickly but then the server disappeared for 15 minutes. Even though I was at the bar and interacted with multiple staff, nobody could take my food order until eventually a floor manager came over and asked if I'd been helped yet. The cabbage was delicious, however it took quite some time to get silverware. The steak frites was also delicious, but again it took 10 minutes until after the dish was delivered to get a steak knife, and another 10 minutes to be able to order a glass of wine - which by then I was halfway done with the entree. The food was really good - however for $190 for a single person, I would expect the service to be much, much better. As a former restaurant employee I was severely disappointed, probably won't be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
It was ok. Not terrible, but not good enough to warrant a second visit and not worth the price. I had a great cocktail, the bathtub gin and tonic. So probably a great spot for just drinks. Couldn’t figure out the vibe they’re going for. It’s dimly lit and moody, with antique looking gold trimmed plates, and 80s mainstream rock for background music.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great staff, so fun sitting at the bar and so knowledgeable. Every drink is thoughtful and endive salad was my favorite surprise!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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