I did not have a reservation and the restaurant was really crowded on a Friday night. Yet they gave me space at the bar to enjoy the night as a solo traveller. Had a rose (brut) and some fantastic duck pasta. So so so delicious dinner and you cannot miss the panna cotta, Absolutely loved it as it wanted speed .Enjoyed the music and accompanying wine.Friendly bartenders, waiters and managers. Constantly checking on you making the environment so buzz.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sylvain Voice Actor L.A. (Mr. Tenderness)
Perfect place for a Happy Hour after a long day of work. The staff was on top of their game and the food was excellent. The parking is easy, we parked into the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
HHillsman
The St. Patrick's Day menu was my first experience with Tesse's all-you-can-eat Sunday offering. Admittedly, Tesse is not the sort of restaurant that comes to mind as an all-you-can-eat option but, in this case, it really works. The service was incredibly gracious and welcoming and the ability to graze through a sampling of offerings was a great experience. Significantly, Tesse's kitchen is superb; the flavor profiles were excellent. Every dish had great visual presentation. In short, an especially well-run, friendly restaurant that is a genuine area treasure.
Liz
I rarely write reviews but I’m STILL thinking about my awesome experience at Tesse weeks later so decided I had to. We went on a Sunday for their All you can Tesse and wow, were blown away. Absolutely everything we tried was delicious, my girlfriend even described the Burrata with truffle butter toasted focaccia as “a spiritual experience” haha! The scallops were cooked to perfection and I have literally showed a picture of the Cauliflower to everyone I know – price, presentation, delivery and flavor – it was just all so well done. And I can’t remember a time that I’ve had better service. There were all these little moments; for example, after my girlfriend and I got seated the host noticed that I had moved over to her side of the table to sit next to her and read the menu. The host came back to our table and offered to move us to a bigger table so that we could sit next to each other during dinner, now we would have been happy at the other table, but that gesture and getting to sit side by side completely elevated our experience. And the service was phenomenal, Alicia (she training that day, Blithe I think) had great recommendations and paced out the food perfectly. It’s hard to describe, but how she balanced attentiveness and also giving us space and time to enjoy our meal seemed so intentional and perfectly balanced. Even the food runners were super knowledgeable and friendly, AND the GM stopped by our table to see how things were going – again, I can’t remember the last time that happened to me. Another little moment, Alicia noticed us going back and forth on some wine choices and she had their Somm Alexandra come by to give us some recommendations. She was so knowledgeable and set up a shared flight that completely complimented our food choices (for both our palates), another piece that really elevated the experience. So yeah, definitely worth a positive review and if I lived in LA I would probably be there at least every week – if not more often. Thank you so much to all the wonderful staff for making our night one of the most memorable meals either of us have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kate Hocking
Food is good but blonde hostess had cocaine on her nose.
Elliek
We had a great experience dining at Tesse!! The ambiance and the food was amazing We met the owner who is such a sweetheart and took care of us so well when it took them a while to sit us down. We will definitely be back!! Thank you
Bill Cooper
What a wonderful dining experience! I love the shared plates because then it was like a tasting menu. Everything was delicious, and the service was excellent. My only regret is that they're serving octopus. Which I am not for. ?? #FoodieLife #
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: sh Onion Rings, Sticky Toffee Pudding
Just checkout this bread (provided with cheese and cold cuts) and you will know it's not a French restaurant.Duck Roller was bland, for whatever reason sprinkled with cognac that doesn't really do anything except making bread soggy. Lobster sausage had so much salt that sent BP sky rocketing. Didn't get to main course even. If you wanna meet some celebrities def give this place a visit, if you enjoy eating - please choose another establishment!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Marli Williams
We had an absolutely incredible time during our first experience at Tesse! Wow! From the exceptional food to the epic service… we were totally blown away. It was one of the best meals we have ever had and will definitely be back. The all you can tesse experience was one for the books. Wow! Special shout out to Alicia, Blithe and Alexandra for amazing service. Highly recommend this incredible restaurant for any occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
IsabellaK
If you are a foodie and a wine conesiur, then this place is for you. Great food, great wine and great service all in one! Even though LA has a lot of great places to offer, I can hardly say that all of that can be offered in one restaurant. Tesse had definitely exceeded all of the expectations over and over. Can't wait to do wine tastings with them.
The food and drinks tasted great. We especially enjoyed the onion rings, croquettes and burger. Serviced seemed to lack a bit a did they were short staffed but everything else besides that was fine.
TriniO
I was here with a small group (5) for brunch and had the first reservation of the day (11 am). Service was attentive. Drinks were perfect and food was tasty. We tried the short rib hash, Benedict and lobster roll. Portions were appropriate. I liked the vibe and they do validate for parking in the lot attached to the building. There is a pre fixe option for $32 that seemed like a good deal too.
6% to pay for health insurance? Isn't that illegal??
Excellent food. The new york strip was cooked perfectly. The cauliflower appetizer was unique and had many amazing flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charred Cauliflower, Grilled Octopus, Duck Fat Fries, Aged Prime NY Strip 140z
Food not goodService greatAtmosphere cool
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sticky Toffee Pudding, Fries, Burrata
I did not have a reservation and the restaurant was really crowded on a Friday night. Yet they gave me space at the bar to enjoy the night as a solo traveller. Had a rose (brut) and some fantastic duck pasta. So so so delicious dinner and you cannot miss the panna cotta, Absolutely loved it as it wanted speed .Enjoyed the music and accompanying wine.Friendly bartenders, waiters and managers. Constantly checking on you making the environment so buzz.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfect place for a Happy Hour after a long day of work. The staff was on top of their game and the food was excellent. The parking is easy, we parked into the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The St. Patrick's Day menu was my first experience with Tesse's all-you-can-eat Sunday offering. Admittedly, Tesse is not the sort of restaurant that comes to mind as an all-you-can-eat option but, in this case, it really works. The service was incredibly gracious and welcoming and the ability to graze through a sampling of offerings was a great experience. Significantly, Tesse's kitchen is superb; the flavor profiles were excellent. Every dish had great visual presentation. In short, an especially well-run, friendly restaurant that is a genuine area treasure.
I rarely write reviews but I’m STILL thinking about my awesome experience at Tesse weeks later so decided I had to. We went on a Sunday for their All you can Tesse and wow, were blown away. Absolutely everything we tried was delicious, my girlfriend even described the Burrata with truffle butter toasted focaccia as “a spiritual experience” haha! The scallops were cooked to perfection and I have literally showed a picture of the Cauliflower to everyone I know – price, presentation, delivery and flavor – it was just all so well done. And I can’t remember a time that I’ve had better service. There were all these little moments; for example, after my girlfriend and I got seated the host noticed that I had moved over to her side of the table to sit next to her and read the menu. The host came back to our table and offered to move us to a bigger table so that we could sit next to each other during dinner, now we would have been happy at the other table, but that gesture and getting to sit side by side completely elevated our experience. And the service was phenomenal, Alicia (she training that day, Blithe I think) had great recommendations and paced out the food perfectly. It’s hard to describe, but how she balanced attentiveness and also giving us space and time to enjoy our meal seemed so intentional and perfectly balanced. Even the food runners were super knowledgeable and friendly, AND the GM stopped by our table to see how things were going – again, I can’t remember the last time that happened to me. Another little moment, Alicia noticed us going back and forth on some wine choices and she had their Somm Alexandra come by to give us some recommendations. She was so knowledgeable and set up a shared flight that completely complimented our food choices (for both our palates), another piece that really elevated the experience. So yeah, definitely worth a positive review and if I lived in LA I would probably be there at least every week – if not more often. Thank you so much to all the wonderful staff for making our night one of the most memorable meals either of us have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is good but blonde hostess had cocaine on her nose.
We had a great experience dining at Tesse!! The ambiance and the food was amazing We met the owner who is such a sweetheart and took care of us so well when it took them a while to sit us down. We will definitely be back!! Thank you
What a wonderful dining experience! I love the shared plates because then it was like a tasting menu. Everything was delicious, and the service was excellent. My only regret is that they're serving octopus. Which I am not for. ?? #FoodieLife #
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: sh Onion Rings, Sticky Toffee Pudding
Restaurantji Recommends
Just checkout this bread (provided with cheese and cold cuts) and you will know it's not a French restaurant.Duck Roller was bland, for whatever reason sprinkled with cognac that doesn't really do anything except making bread soggy. Lobster sausage had so much salt that sent BP sky rocketing. Didn't get to main course even. If you wanna meet some celebrities def give this place a visit, if you enjoy eating - please choose another establishment!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
We had an absolutely incredible time during our first experience at Tesse! Wow! From the exceptional food to the epic service… we were totally blown away. It was one of the best meals we have ever had and will definitely be back. The all you can tesse experience was one for the books. Wow! Special shout out to Alicia, Blithe and Alexandra for amazing service. Highly recommend this incredible restaurant for any occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you are a foodie and a wine conesiur, then this place is for you. Great food, great wine and great service all in one! Even though LA has a lot of great places to offer, I can hardly say that all of that can be offered in one restaurant. Tesse had definitely exceeded all of the expectations over and over. Can't wait to do wine tastings with them.
The food and drinks tasted great. We especially enjoyed the onion rings, croquettes and burger. Serviced seemed to lack a bit a did they were short staffed but everything else besides that was fine.
I was here with a small group (5) for brunch and had the first reservation of the day (11 am). Service was attentive. Drinks were perfect and food was tasty. We tried the short rib hash, Benedict and lobster roll. Portions were appropriate. I liked the vibe and they do validate for parking in the lot attached to the building. There is a pre fixe option for $32 that seemed like a good deal too.