L & E Oyster Bar Los Angeles

L & E is 3 minutes from where I live, so this is a local place for me. I have been about 20 times. The food is always exceptional! Whilst I love a laidback casual style; The last two times there we have been served by one of the bartenders on a Tuesday night. He just doesn’t seem to care about service. Spends most of his time socializing with coworkers and or friends directly in front of you…..while you have an empty glass, dirty plates or want more food. I am a 30% tipper for great service. I don’t need someone to stay at the table all night and chat with me, I have my friends I’m dining with for that! But please do follow up and sell more items. You are losing money for yourself and the restaurant. I had to flag down other servers to get refills on wine and water. If it’s busy I totally get it and no problem, but when the server is leaning against the wall and chatting with friends it’s a little annoying at these prices and they add a living $ % to the check which I support 100% but it feels more like charity when you’re not looked after. That said! Dinner was delicious. We started with oysters that were out of this world, then crab cake and shrimp cocktail. Ended with a Louie salad with crab meat that was mouthwatering good. Had a great Albariño wine and martinis would have drank more! Please do try L & E it’s worth it! just get there early if possible and sit outside with a server. There is also a great little bar upstairs if you want a drink before dinner or just a chill night out

Went here to have oyster shooters my first time. It was really good! Excellent service and great deserts. They have an upstairs for drinks too. The clam chowder was yummy