1 Pico - Santa Monica

This is long, long overdue. Years ago I had my first official date with my girlfriend at One Pico. So I wanted to propose to her on the beach outside and then have a celebratory dinner at the same table where we had our first date. I want to give a special shout out to manager Owen Edson who was able to find the exact table and reserve it for us. Long story short, she said yes and we ended up getting legally married on the beach there the following year. Aside from the sentimental importance of this place, the service and the food are fantastic. We always love going there and cannot say enough great things about One Pico and Shutters.

Perfect date night. Arrived for our reservation at 6 pm to an almost empty house. Table right next to the window with an ocean view. It took a while for our waiter to come take our order, but when the food finally came, it was delicious. Our waiter was quite eccentric he was friendly and gave great recommendations but would leave quickly after checking in on us. And a few times he even came by and just dropped something off without saying anything. He's a funny guy, and we grew to love him. His recommendation for the grilled prawns appetizer was amazing. The sea urchin pasta had a nice flavor of the sea not the best uni I've had but it went well with the pasta. The halibut smelled amazing and went well with the peas and artichoke and lightly grilled onion not terribly flavorful but it grew on me and I ended up really liking it especially after adding some salt. Our waiter convinced us to order the one dessert I hadn't been considering the salted caramel sundae, and he was right that everything went very well together. Overall a wonderful evening.

The view was great! Staff friendly, food beautiful and petite (eat home first ::: . Oh, did I mention the view?

First time at this restaurant and I was just amazed by the location. You have a beautiful view of the ocean from this restaurant. The ambience is 5 star and the employees working here were great, courteous and friendly. The food was just amazing. Hands down one of the best seafood restaurants in the LA. I highly recommend this place for all the seafood lovers. All the items we ordered were great. Definitely will return to this restaurant if in LA. It is a high end restaurant so it is expensive but worth it.

We were enchanted with everything about this place. Excellent service and a pleasant atmosphere, tasty food and nice cocktails. It was a significant evening in a beautiful hotel.