Ivy at the Shore

"What a fantastic experience. The best service and food I've had in a long time and we're no strangers to fine restaurants. Our server Sina was outstanding - friendly, attentive but not at all overbearing. The oysters, lobster, pasta, desserts were all above and beyond. Don't miss this place the next time you're at the Pier (or anywhere near Santa Monica)!"

"Was able to get last minute Valentine’s Day reservations Food was good Some plates are small some are big Parking garage right next to restaurant"

"They had a prefixed Thanksgiving menu. It was fabulous, the beautiful boat painting is an artist Ed roche, So I became a lover of his art by this boat photo that is in the restaurant. It's beautiful, very expensive. He's still alive in his '80s and lives in Venice and he's an amazing artist."

"The atmosphere at The Ivy is incredible. Fresh flowers and a beautifully set table. When my daughter and I first arrived for lunch on a Thursday around 130 pm the restaurant was half full. We were sat in the back dining room. It was a chilly day (55) and cloudy. They had the overhead heaters in and it was very warm when we first arrived that it was almost too hot to stay. Once we acclimated our glorious wait staff of 3 different servers made sure our glasses were full at all times and continuously checked to make sure we were OK. My daughter ordered the margherita pizza and a Caesar salad while I had the crabcakes and the delicious Caesar salad with anchovies. I have never had a Caesar salad with anchovies, which is the original way to eat it, and it gave it a very unique and salty taste that I actually enjoyed. I was not impressed with the three small crabcakes. They seemed to be over cooked and I chewed on a shell or 2 and that is why I give it 4 stars. Nonetheless, the remoulade sauce was delicious and complemented the crab cakes that were dry and crunchy. I can’t express enough how friendly are waiters were and when they found that we were from out of town, they took the time to give us really good recommendations on where to go. Our total came to a little over $120 for 2 people with tip know which was but also wasn’t surprising."