We loved every single dish we ordered; the house-made bread and butter, addictive marinated olives, heavenly dumplings, refreshing and complex tomato variety salad, inventive and well-balanced cocktails, chocolate halva, and the freshest, most divine fruit plate we’ve ever tried.
The service was knowledgeable and friendly, and we had the best, most comfy seats in house.
Will definitely be back when in town, and make sure to try out multiple sister restaurants.
We have eaten at Rustic Canyon several times and have enjoyed the food and dining experience well enough to return. Last night’s meal blew us away. We tried a dish in every category. The portions are shareable.
Recommended dishes: smoked chicken, lamb meatballs, melon salad, crab stuffed zucchini flowers, and ricotta semifreddo.
Everything was freshly made and finger-licking good! Hats off to the chef. See you tomorrow. 😃
Amazing food and service in a Michelin restaurant without the Michelin ego. Casual and laid back with a incredible menu. I've been here at least 6 times and it's some of the best food in Los Angeles, hands down. The beets is incredible, as is the spaetzle. Steak, melon salad, zucchini dip, it's all amazing.
I'm so glad I made it for Chef Sarah's last month. I've followed this restaurant for a while and was absolutely blown away by everything. The absolute pinnacle of laid back and unpretentious high end food I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy.
Food was fresh and there were no misses. Would recommend if you want a solid meal. The restaurant does get a bit loud when fully packed. I would return again to try new dishes as the menu does change daily.
The roasted Japanese yam was my personal favourite; you literally can't go wrong with roasted yam and the paired sauce was a perfect complement. The beet and berries salad was not a table favourite despite it's general popularity, but I did enjoy it overall.
The sourdough parpadelle was delicious, but a bit heavy. My sister loved the hand rolled couscous with the pea shoots and feta. The steak was solid; you could tell they used good quality beef.
We ordered the honeycomb ice cream and lime lead creme de pot; both were hits with the whole table. Definitely don't skip dessert!
For drinks, I highly recommend the ginger beet situation - the ginger is sharp but pairs excellently with the beet.
Delicious and inspirational cuisine. The endive and pork chop dishes stood out as our favorites, but nothing disappointed. Ingredients were fresh and well used in each. Complex and varied textures were a focus we both enjoyed. And while it amped up the brightness, food was a tad salty on some dishes. Both drinks we ordered were delightful: Bloodshot and The Good Decision. Well balanced and interestingly nuanced.
Service was very attentive and knowledgeable and decisively improved the experience. Great work here!
Rustic Canyon was a wonderful way to enhance our anniversary night.
This restaurant is contemporary Californian, with a unique wine list and unique dishes, or the way they are prepared. Fried pork belly with pickled veggies was not my favorite, as the overall taste was pickled veggies. Pork chop and sourdough pasta were really good. Deserts were also very unique and different. Definitely a different experience.
4.4/5
We went to the rustic canyon for a birthday celebration after reading great reviews about it. We ordered almost everything on the menu as for the most part, the plates are on the smaller side. The best dish we tried was the pork chops with salmon roe which were absolutely incredible. While a lot of the plates were good, some of them were also a little underwhelming. The anchovies dish in particular was extremely salty. I understand that canned anchovies are salty, but there are ways to tone down the salt levels like using acidity. All in all, the creativity was greatly admired, the service was great, and the pork chops were incredible.
We at the Zasón guide give them a Ç for creativity and the pork chop dish.
Reservations? Glad we had them. Granted, it wasn't too busy at 5:25pm on a Tuesday, but it got busy soon after. When I tasted the food, I knew why.
Fun fact, Michelin Star restaurants are called such due to their origin from the Michelin Tire company which started a guidebook featuring restaurants of high quality and taste. Rustic Canyon is a Michelin Star restaurant! Don't be surprised when you see the Michelin Man holding toothpicks at the door. That's a good sign.
The staff? Knowledgeable, friendly, and quick. The food? Perfectly portioned, exquisite, and tasteful. Everything we ordered was delicious, even if some dishes were surprising in their ingredients.
Cousin to Birdie G's, make this a must in Santa Monica.
The food here was great. Most of the food we received was delicious and the service was awesome. The only reason why this didn't get 5 stars is the chicken was a miss and the strawberry sorbet was good, but it wasn't strawberry enough for me. It slightly missed the mark. The steak was really great and worth coming here for. The chicken liver mouse was delicious and the pickled items really made this dish stand out. The only thing I would suggest is that for the beets, the menu mention that they're pickled. It was unexpected. I enjoyed it, but I have a friend who doesn't like pickles and I was glad she didn't join us for dinner as this dish would have been an unexpected surprise and not in a good way. If you come here, get the chicken liver mousse and the steak. These were worth eating.
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