Élephante

"Surprisingly not hard to get a booking on a friday night. Overall the experience was positive but for the price, the food overall fall a bit short of expectation. Salad was good, meatballs can be better, calamari was decent but the sauce does not seem match. The bread and dip was good too but the eggplant was hard to taste. Cavatelli pasta was good but i think the balance was off due too much cheese. And the sausage was a bit too mushy. The vodka pasta was solid, the the Squash Agnolotti was the best pasta I had in a while. Steak is crowd favorite but the special duck dish is not there. The duck smelled a bit off but unfortunately it happens once in a while. Not much a restaurant can do. Sides was good too. Service is nice an chill. Its worth a try for sure."

"Our meal was delicious, and the service overall was pleasant, but the hostess was not well trained and thus ruined the overall experience for us. The cocktails were decent, but nothing out of the ordinary. Some must-get food items are “whipped eggplant”, “octopus salad” (even though I have been avoiding eating octopus given the Netflix show), and the various pasta dishes (gemelli and ragu). Reservation is a must here. We were here to catch up with friends, so it didn’t bother us that we were seated in the garden section (no exterior view) of the restaurant rather than the lounge area that gets packed with patrons there for the sunset views. The restaurant is in partnership with GreenPlaces to reduce carbon footprints by charging a 0.5% fee per check. It was a relatively small amount but goes a long way to make the guests feel good that we get to participate in something positive."

"This rooftop restaurant is pretty cute. It has a nice ambience and overlooks the beach from afar. We came here for brunch. The food is decent, dessert is pretty good. We got the steak and eggs and it was tasty. This scrambled egg with prosciutto and cheese bread was delicious. The pepper pasta ( cacio e pepe ) is also pretty tasty. The mango and pineapple sorbet was delicious. Tiramisu was also delicious. This restaurant is worth going to if you are in LA"

"Beautiful restaurant with great views of the ocean from the windows. We were able to be seated before sunset — highly recommend getting a reservation. The whipped eggplant was unique and delicious as well, and the service was friendly. It felt a bit crowded inside the restaurant, with the seats and tables crammed next to each other, and it was harder to talk as it was very loud inside. The food also took longer than expected to come out, but it was nice to sit and enjoy the views."