Élephante Santa Monica

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   Amy

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Food, ambience and view were wonderful. Service was terrible.
   

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   Justin

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Élephante is a staple in Santa Monica! They are consistently good, always delivering delicious food, good drinks and a good vibe.
   

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   Justin

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   First night in LAA. Great food, service ambience and view. Will go again.
   

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   Adriana

   Houston

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   La comida muy buena, calidad y sabor excelente. El servicio muy lento y para las bebidas había que pedirlas hasta 3 veces para que llegaran. Los meseros muy poco amables.
   

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   Ileana

   Miami

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   The over all experience was good but a few things to keep in mind, the food is overpriced. I’ve spent less money on really high end restaurants compared to Elephante. The service was ok, it got a little annoying when the server kept coming to our table to remove our plates every time they thought we were finished. It made me feel a little rushed. Oh and the Pavlova could have been better the sauce they put on top was way too sour. I don’t recommend it. As far as ambience, it was nice and the food was delicious.
   

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   Saeed

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Pesto pasta and the pizza was very average. But we loved the small dishes like the creamy eggplant dish.
   

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   Karen

   Los Angeles

   60 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   60 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Elephante was the ideal setting today for a table outside in the sun facing the Pacific Ocean. Staff were welcoming, professional , and knowledgeable about the menu choices. So many tempting menu items. The Shrimp Appetizer was perfectly grilled with a lively, spicy sauce. DELISH! Enjoyed the pizza with Pork, Proscuito, and Honey. Thin crust with lots of flavors. The Bloody Mary came with attractive garnishes and the Arnold Palmers were expertly mixed. Tiramisu was very fresh and tasty. All in all a PERFECTO lunch. Can't wait to return.
   

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   Tania B.

   New York City

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Élephante is all fuzz. I went here to celebrate my 30th birthday and I really hope I hadn’t. First, I had a reservation and still had to wait 35 minutes to be seated despite there being tables available. The front desk staff was particularly dismissive and rude from the get go (for what?). We were told to wait at the bar but then consistently moved and shoveled around because we “couldn’t stand in the middle?” Second, it smelled really bad in there. I don’t know what it was but it was an unmistakable non-food smell. Third, the food was just ok. The whipped eggplant and vodka pasta were very good. But we received an agnolotti butternut squash pasta that was cold. The desserts were good, we got a chocolate tart and a sorbet! The drinks were nothing special. Between the average food, terrible service, and bad smell it was a disappointing night. :(
   

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   Maycol

   Phoenix

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 21, 2024

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

   Like always top notch. We with my cousin and her best friend from visiting from Canada and I asked for a table by the balcony and they were able to accommodate us perfectly. We had a great time and enjoyed the fantastic view. You can’t go wrong with Élephante. Outstanding!
   

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    Han

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 21, 2024

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

    The food was amazing! I’ve been a few times but the service a few of the times was ok. We were trying to order food and no one came to take our order so we had to flag one of the servers multiple times
    

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