RED O Cantina - Santa Monica

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1. B

   Bishoi VIP

   New York City1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Food took more then hour and was mediocre at best.
   

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   steve

   Los Angeles18 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 15, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Second time I made a reservation and they were closed when we arrived
   

   RED O Cantina - Santa MonicaResponded on February 10, 2025

   Thanks for the review, steve! We're truly sorry to hear that your recent visit to RED O Cantina - Santa Monica didn't go as planned. We understand how frustrating it must have been to arrive and find the restaurant closed. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and we appreciate your patience. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future and provide you with the quality experience that RED O Cantina - Santa Monica is known for. Best regards, The Management Team
   

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   steve

   Los Angeles18 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 14, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I made a reservation on OpenTable. Arrived at the designated time and they were closed
   

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   Kim VIP

   Los Angeles15 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on December 31, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Had made a reservation thru OpenTable for a group of 6. When we got there, on time they were not ready for us. The host made us wait about 15 minutes. My husband had to go speak with them or we might have waited longer. Once we got seated the service was okay. The staff were friendly. Overall, I was disappointed because it didn’t compare to the Red O I had been to several times in Newport Beach,
   

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   Steve

   Los Angeles8 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on December 30, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   We had reservations for 8:15pm but we got there a little early, at 8:00pm and I checked in with the young lady. She said, "you'll have to wait until 8:15pm to check in, please come back then. I came back in right at 8:15pm and she said we would have to wait a while until some of the tables cleared out. There were quite a few groups waiting to be seated looking frustrated. We were finally seated at 8:29pm. The food was good but they were clearly understaffed. There were vacant tables yet many people waiting to be seated. Once we were seated the food was served promptly and was good. Most items on the menu is spicy.
   

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   Alvaro

   Los Angeles7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on December 29, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was pretty good, but the service really missed the mark. Our waitress barely came by, and when we asked for salsa (twice!), it never showed up. Nobody refilled our water, and I ended up getting up to grab napkins from the bar because she never came back to our table. The restaurant didn’t even seem that busy, so I’d understand if there were delays, but what really got me was watching a table that sat down after us get their drinks and food almost 20 minutes before we did. It just felt like our waitress was either really slow or forgot about us. Definitely frustrating. Also, a note to the RED O staff: the upside-down water glasses on the table aren’t very clean. Using the same rag to wipe down seats and then tables is super unsanitary—it’s a quick way to make someone sick. Please change that!
   

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   Stephanie

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 21, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love the drinks, food was good too, server was friendly and attentive.
   

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   Preston

   San Diego1 review

   3.0

   Dined on December 16, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Service was very slow. Ordered a few drinks and had to ask several times for them throughout the duration of our dinner. This would’ve been more understood if there were more customers but the restaurant was pretty empty this evening.
   

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   Greg VIP

   Los Angeles12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was good and right there on Ocean. I would have liked if they said no valet or validation on their sign at the curb. Instead it said $12 w validation. When I was talking with the parking attendant, he was confused and so was I, lol. Everything else was geeat.
   

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    Stephen

    Los Angeles72 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Had the Halibut special tonight, which was great ! Tony made the evening pleasant and was alway attentive. Always a good experience !
    

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