Kendall's Brasserie

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   LarryD

   Los Angeles

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall4food3service4ambience4

   Mych better than our experience a couple of months ago.

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Brunch before a show Limited selection but fast service

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   CaroleL

   Los Angeles

   6 reviews

   2.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall2food2service4ambience3

   Brunch menu is somewhat limited. Food was ok, but not great. The only reason to eat there is that it's the closest to the music center. The old menu under the old owners was much better.

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   MichaelY

   Los Angeles

   7 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   I have NEVER seen entrees served that fast before. Received within 5 minutes of ordering, same for the table next to us.

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   JuditC

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Very nice place to have dinner before the opera !

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Kendall’s is best place to dine before a performance at the music center. The only problem is it is a bit too loud, but the energy is great. The menu is traditional and very very good. Love!

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7. BH

   BarbieH

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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   The beet salad with grilled salmon is excellent! I miss the artisan bread basket… we used to love getting it. The cafe lattes are wonderful!

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8. AG

   AGLA

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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   Food and drink were very good. Flat iron steak was very tender and tasty. Salmon was also delicious, though maybe acould have done with a bit more browning on the topside (that's my preference).

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9. SR

   SharonR

   Seattle

   23 reviews

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   5.0

   23 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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   Before the theater, everyone in our group loved our experience. Our Server was generous and took care of us. We all enjoyed our food and drinks. They even had amazing Zero Proof drinks that satisfied our adult palates. Job well done. We’ll go back.

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10. LC

    LCdiner

    Los Angeles

    21 reviews

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    3.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on March 20, 2023

    overall3food4service5ambience3

    I enjoy Kendall's even though it has always been overpriced. It's just part of my experience at the Music Center. The newest additional charge is for bread! Really? So not necessary....

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    BigM

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

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    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    Wine corkage at $40 per bottle is out of line. New menu is more limited. Please put hamburger back on the menu, and add more salads and soups

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    judiZ

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We ate breakfast there on our way to a matinee at the music center. The service was fast but not rushed and the food was delicious. A lovely start to a beautiful day.

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

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    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall3food2service1ambience3

    I have been eating at Kendall’s for over 20 years! This is the first time the food was cold and the service horrible. We had theatre tickets (with plenty of time to eat 1 1/2hrs) and we had to get up and ask for our drinks, bread, our food and the check! We were seated in the auxiliary room for the first time and I will never do that again. I imagine staffing is low and it is the first this has happened…but it was completely unacceptable. Please correct. Thank you.

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14. JP

    JPP2

    Orange County

    21 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall1food2service2ambience3

    Kendall's was such a disappointment. First, the traditional brasserie fares that I was looking forward to, are no longer on the menu: oysters on the half shell, steak tartare, etc. The wine selection by the glass is limited. Then, our glass of brut rose got partially dumped on my jacket, and the restaurant did not offer to comp anything. Not a single gesture, except for a wet towel... The artisanal cheese plate on the table next to us looked very ordinary, so we opted for the mussels and fries. The fries were good, but the mussels very small and the broth was very salty. To top it off, the desert was really bad. I chose the apple and pear cake. It was at least 2 days old. Very stale, dense and all sugar. I could only ate one bite. We had great memories of Kendall's for the last 20 years. Hard to understand what happened in the last one!

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    TravisW

    Los Angeles

    118 reviews

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    4.0

    118 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    Service was excellent. The beet salad and Garden salad were excellent. The quality of beef for Steak & Frites could be better quality for the price. The old frites “skinny fries” were much better. Paying for bread service is ridiculous. The overall menu is short, and uninspiring. No specials offered anymore. Not much French infusion. Crème brûlée with berries delicious.

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    PJL67

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

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    The food and cocktails were excellent. We ordered the Short Ribs, Caesar Salad and Linguine with Clams & Mussels and all were delicious and fresh.

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    MsGK

    Los Angeles

    97 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    97 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

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    We had a lovely visit and our server was so caring and made sure we were well taken care of. Our food was scrumptious and we enjoyed ourselves immensely! Thank you so much for taking such good care of me and my friends. That is why Kendall’s is my go to eatery when I am at The Music Center! Cordially, Genni Klein

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    Nicole

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience4

    The food is very overpriced for what you get. My friend ordered the breakfast scramble for $17 and it looked more pathetic than something you could get at Denny's.

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    Pipay

    Vancouver

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    The quality of food was just average. Nothing spectacular.

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    PreshowDiner

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    French Onion Soup was great. Other dinners were okay...nothing to write home about

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    Wecameweate

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    your menu is getting smaller and smaller.... makes no sense.

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22. PM

    PamM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 16, 2023

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    We dined before concert at Disney Hall. Our dinner came right away so I was a bit skeptical but wow! It was absolutely delicious! Everything, and bread warm and so fresh. Our service was so friendly and attentive. Everything exceptional!

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    cherylm

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 16, 2023

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    The French onion soup is why I chose Kendall's. It was not to the chef's liking so he scratched it. My Caesar salad had some kind of weird herb flavor to it which ruined the flavor. Something like cumin, oregano not sure. my protein was good. My guest had the salmon it was very good. however my meal was not good they brought me another salad, however it was just ok it had lettuce and dressing only not resembling any caesar I have ever eaten it is my favorite! I was sitting there eating alone because my guest had finished his meal. I think you probably have good food my I guess I was the one that got all the mistakes last night. I would probably recommend Kendall's, I have eaten here before. But maybe a few warnings would go with the recommend!

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    KARENS

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall5food3service5ambience5

    LOVE THE NEW LOOK. FOOD WAS GOOD BUT THEY MUST HAVE CHANGED THEIR FRENCH ONION SOUP CAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE DELICIOUS FLAVOR I REMEMBERED. BUT I DO LOVE IT THERE.

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    JeffT

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    We consistently have a great dining experience at Kendall's Brasserie. Staff is friendly and mindful of theatre start times, the menu is simple and classic bistro. A special shout out to our server - Sylvie - she is simply the best, which makes for a most memorable dining experience.

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    Julie

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Kudos to our server alone in the room. Since everyone sits down around the same time due to curtain times it's nearly impossible for one person to handle it but he did well. The creamy vegetable soup was subpar, it tasted like cream, proportion way off. Other food was good. Friendly greeting by host was nice.

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    AprilM

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

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    Service was wonderful. They were attentive and food came quickly. The breakfast scramble was delicious and a good value. Eggs were fluffy and cooked very well. The bacon was crisp and the breakfast potatoes were seasoned perfectly.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a delicious lunch before attending a performance at the Ahmanson Theatre. Everything was awesome! It got a loud, but that’s ok because fun is loud. Thank you! We will return!

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    GP63

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

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    We had a lovely meal before heading to the Mark Taper. Kendall’s got us in and out without feeling rushed to make it on time to our play. Plus - the “new”menu is nice.

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    SusanS

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great waiter and excellent varied menu. Meal was timed perfectly. Not rushed. Will dine again when we go to Disney Hall or Music center. So convenient

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    AlanM

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    The area we sat at was average, not interesting. I did ask to sit where it wasn’t crowded and they did move us to a more cafeteria wing. I ordered the short ribs which were excellent, hence my rating. Best I’ve had in a long time. My wife had salmon which I thought was somewhat bland. For appetizers we ordered their brussel sprouts which was also excellent. For dessert we had a pear cake and we added ice cream and that was good. We were there pre theater and in no rush and they were fine with that.

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    Francophile

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience1

    Terrible. Just awful. It looks like a college dormitory cafeteria. It used to be a fairly decent restaurant with French dishes under Mr. Splichal. Now it’s not French at all. At least the service was good even though there’s no maître d’hotel.

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33. VL

    VL1234

    Jackson Hole

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    The food was excellent—brussels sprouts appetizers, wild mushroom side dish, mussels, French onion soup. The service was excellent and enthusiastic, the only small issue was a check split that was supposed to be 1/4-3/4 turned out to be 1/3-2/3

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    AmandaW

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious, sophisticated while not pretentious. A little loud and more modern updates to the decor make it feel a little more casual than it used to be, but the service was excellent and the food was amazing. Definitely worthwhile.

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    CarolG

    San Francisco

    10 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience3

    Food was so salty and so unnatural we will not return

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36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience1

    I made a reservation for my daughter and I pre show. We got there on time and were placed in a weird back room that only had one other table occupied (altho there were plenty of other tables available in the main room). There was also no one else who came into this space during the time we were there. Our waiter was nice and tried to be attentive. The food was good but basic. I was very disappointed!!

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    JudithR

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

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    We were seated quickly and the food came out so fast! It made our pre-theatre experience extra fun!

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    DianeR

    Chicago

    60 reviews

    4.0

    60 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall4food3service3ambience2

    Kendall’s feels more like a hotel restaurant than a brasserie. The tables are very basic. A few nice cocktails, pricey. Salmon entree well prepared but very simple—like good home cooking. Portion generous. Veggie sides also generous and well prepared. We were disappointed to order a baguette for &5 and receive a basket of ordinary slices bread like you would get for free most places. Definitely not a baguette. The pear and apple dessert cake was the biggest miss. It was covered with cream cheese frosting like a carrot cake. Heavy and gummy. Coffee was not available due to a broken machine.

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    JohnT

    New England

    34 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience2

    Small menu. Predictable food. Location is its only real selling point.

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    DebbieN

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience1

    I took my granddaughter out for dinner before we attended a show at the Ahmanson. It was my first time at Kendalls since Covid began. The interior has been redone at a minimum cost and has lost the Leister and the ambience of what it used to be. The food is decent but way over priced.

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