Wilshire   

I've been looking for an eco-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica that still held excellent standards for their cuisine. I came across Wilshire about 2 months ago for the first time and I have been there every couple of weeks. Their appetizers and happy hour specialty drinks like the pomegranate martinis are fabulous, however my favorite, was having my Valentine's date there. The service was amazing and the food spectacular.The my lamb loin with the bitter green salad I got the side had an amazing fresh organic flavor and the lamb melted in my mouth! I was very satisfied but I decided to spoil myself with a dessert and I got the browned butter persimmon tart that came with coffee flavor homemade icecream. Delish ,DELISH! Would definitely recommend this place to any of my closest friends!

We enjoyed the outdoor patio very much. Ambiance was lovely, service was there when we needed it and the food very tasty. We have been several times and will surely be back again!

We had to wait a long time to get the food. Food was so so. The waiteress was an older lady who should have worked in Denny's . The busboy helped us more than waiteress. In order to dine in outside patio, you probably need to tip the hostess $50 on the side or you should be one of the people they know. They try to push inside seating, bc most customers don't want to sit inside. The room off Wilshire is dark and very cold ambience. For the money you spend, you can find better restaurant with much better service. Service is bad and employees are very rude.

I called the restaurant to make a reservation and they've told me they are full but if we show up they might have space at the bar. Once there we noticed that the bar is more of a drinking scene then a place to eat. But 'luckily’ we were escorted to a dark empty room facing the street. An absurd slide show of lava shots was going on one of the walls. It was hard to understand what the busboy was saying and I think he had even harder time understanding us. When I tried to inquire from what region certain wine comes the waiter basically read to me what was written on the wine list. The fried calamari wasn't fried as mentioned in the menu and maybe that's why we couldn't come up with an opinion about this salad. While waiting for the main course for about 30 minutes we took a tour around the restaurant to find out the 'real' restaurant is in the back, brightly lit table after table in two or three adjusting rooms. I cannot remember the last time I went to a place that had such a separation between 'indoor' and 'outdoor.' Should I point again that the indoor space wasn't pleasant at all? Once the food arrived we were so full on bread, butter and water that we couldn't really appreciate its good taste. A meagre excuse from the waiter on behalf of the chef for the delay didn't help it. At $40 a dish, you would expect a little more organization and a decent service.