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Meat On Ocean, Santa Monica, CA

Meat On Ocean

4.7 (3499)
$31 to $50
Steakhouse
1501 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 55 times today

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Charming
  • Great for creative cocktails
Meat On Ocean is a meat-centric, modern steakhouse in Santa Monica that offers both a sense of adventure and breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Beyond the offerings of a world-class steakhouse, Meat On Ocean features an artisanal charcuterie bar, an exhibition dry-aging room and a variety of prime beef – from dry-aged domestic cuts to Japanese A-5. Integral to the operation is a highly trained crew of servers and butchers, who communicate directly with Guests about the beef, organically farmed chickens, house made sausages, choice seafood and more.

Located on the corner of Ocean and Broadway, Meat On Ocean is steps from the action - including the Santa Monica Pier, shopping and hotels.

Starting May 2024, Meat On Ocean is also your headquarters for private dining and events, with customizable spaces that are perfect for social events, corporate meetings, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, wedding receptions and ceremonies, with full audio/visual connectivity.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, Fine cuts
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Gio Sanchez
  • Private party facilities
    Meat On Ocean allows you to create intimate and luxurious gatherings for corporate meetings, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations and wedding events. Enjoy privacy, comfort and convenience–from configurable seating and menus to your own dedicated servers, dining corridor and full audio/visual.
  • Private party contact
    Trina Walkama: (949) 849-2025
  • Neighborhood
    Santa Monica
  • Cross street
    Ocean and Broadway
  • Parking details
    Valet Available.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wine

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What 3,499 people are saying

Meat On Ocean reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.3Value

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Review summary

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Meat On Ocean is a vibrant dining destination known for its "phenomenal" food and "wonderful" service. Guests rave about the "exciting, delicious, and well-crafted" drinks, "perfect ocean views," and "inspiring" decor. The steakhouse also shines in customer service, often exceeding expectations for special occasions. Highly recommended for its delightful ambiance and culinary excellence.
3,499 Reviews
  1. Dorothy VIP

    Miami - Dade4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on July 9, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was non existent and the steak was mediocre. Was supposed to be a special evening turned into a nightmare. Barley saw the waitress. Took an hour for them to bring me the wrong temperatures steak, waited another 25 min. To eat by myself. No apology, nothing and dinner was still well over $200 for 2 people. Overpriced sides were disgusting, drenched in oil. A disappointment would be an understatement. Don’t waste your time or money.

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  2. Sarah

    Los Angeles72 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on July 7, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    I was really sad and disappointed by our meal last night. We went to celebrate my birthday and while we had an amazing experience the first time we came for Mother’s Day, this was the complete opposite experience. Our server disappeared and never checked in after the steaks were dropped to our table and they were practically RAW in the middle for both my daughter and I. By the time he did come back to us, I was too unhappy to eat more. He offered a free dessert and we said no thank you. He offered to pack something up to take to go, and I accepted, but the overall experience was just bad! There wasn’t a manager at the front to speak with after so I am writing here! I don’t know that I am willing to try again considering we spent a few hundred dollars for such a disappointing experience!

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  3. raychel

    Los Angeles1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 29, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Here’s my opinion for what it’s worth as a casual diner. Meat on ocean always delivers the best service and the food is phenomenal. Compliments to the chef and cooks who contribute to this dining experience. Your dedication shows in the flavors and presentation of the meals. The servers are just wonderful, sincere and attentive. Not to mention the drinks-if you imbibe- are exciting, delicious and well crafted. Wonderfully impressed. The location is perfect for ocean views. The art and decor is edgy but inspiring for the imagination and accurately appropriate for a steak house. The menu is concise with dining options so no room for second guessing what you ordered. We rave about this to everyone who asks. Thank you for providing the perfect experience for my mother’s 70th birthday & exceeding our expectations!

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  4. Justin

    Seattle / Eastern Washington3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a graduation dinner and everything was great… crab cake, steak and side dishes.

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  5. Stacey

    Los Angeles5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time at Meat on Ocean. Our server was knowledgeable about the aging process and gave great service ,recommendations on appetizers, sides and and cuts. I’ll be back at the recommended time to enjoy a nice sunset dinner!

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  6. Jesse

    Orange County1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 9, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was really good. Ambience and view was decent nothing crazy. I would go again just for the food.

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  7. Znala

    Los Angeles1 review

    1.0

    Dined on June 4, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    We went to Meat on the ocean for my boyfriend’s birthday this week and it was a terrible night. Full explanation below but I just want to say we will never be attending this establishment again. When you go to fine dining you pay not only for the high-level  food but also the service and experience along with it. Meat failed this on every level this tuesday and it ended up being a frustrating night on what should have been a celebration of a birthday. I hope in the future when a Customer of your establishment puts down it’s their birthday the meat staff etc pays more attention to their service and food. There are thousands of places people can spend a birthday celebration at in Los Angeles. Our experience this tuesday was unacceptable and completely disrespectful to customers who are paying for a fine dining experience. We will never be back. Hope the review helps the restaurant get their act together. Our issues started going sideways when my boyfriend ordered a medium-rare ribeye that came out med-well. Not sure how you overcook a $65 steak this much but it was. Along with that the fries that came out were cold and inedible as if they had just been sitting there not being run to the table. Things happen though and we were understanding as we asked for both to be refired. Our frustration from here began to mount thanks to our service by the server. The server barely apologized for this mess-up and disappeared for the next 20 minutes. Our drinks never got refilled. She never even checked on how the refired steak came out. You’d expect a restaurant that brands itself as fine dining to go out of their way to apologize. But there was nothing. No care from the server to management. No manager ever came over to our table to apologize for the mistakes. Instead all we received was our server ignoring us until she dropped off our check in in which she told u s “we took off the steak that you sent back”. Gee thanks for taking off the steak that didn’t come out right.

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  8. sean

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 4, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This place was amazing. I’m disappointed i live on the other side of the country or I would be there often.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles1 review

    1.0

    Dined on May 26, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    I was really disappointed with my recent visit to this restaurant. We started with a few appetizers, including an octopus dish that was actually quite good. Because we enjoyed it, we ordered a second one but the second serving was a completely different story. It looked like it was thrown together from scraps and was severely overcooked. For the main course, I ordered two New York steaks cooked medium. Instead, we were served two well-done ribeyes. I let the food runner know the order was wrong, and he brought over our waitress. She offered to let us keep the ribeyes while they remade the correct steaks. I told her to just make one New York steak instead of two. About 20 minutes later, it finally arrived and it was rare, nowhere near medium. When the manager came to check on the steak, she didn’t apologize or take responsibility. Instead, she said, “It looks medium to me,” even though it clearly wasn’t. That dismissive attitude only made things worse. To make it even more frustrating, the restaurant was nearly empty — only three tables were occupied on Memorial Day. If this is the level of service when it’s slow, I can’t imagine how bad it would be when they’re actually busy. After that, no one came back to check on us. I had to get up and ask for the check myself. The same waitress who made the original mistake dropped it off without a word. No one cleared our plates, offered dessert, or made any effort to make up for the experience. They only comped the ribeye and the second octopus dish — the ones we didn’t enjoy — which felt like the absolute bare minimum given how poorly the night went. The service was careless, the food inconsistent, and the management lacked any sense of accountability. A sincere apology, a complimentary dessert, or any gesture to show they valued our business would’ve gone a long way. Instead, it felt like they simply didn’t care.

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  10. Em

    Los Angeles1 review

    5.0

    Dined on May 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went for a meeting. The meat was excellent, I recommend aged meat. For the sides we order Mac and Cheese and the fries. Also the service was excellent.

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Meat On Ocean is rated 4.7 stars by 3499 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 55 times today
Google Map for Meat On Ocean

1501 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Ocean and Broadway
  • Neighborhood
    Santa Monica
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, Fine cuts
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet Available.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Gio Sanchez
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    Meat On Ocean allows you to create intimate and luxurious gatherings for corporate meetings, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations and wedding events. Enjoy privacy, comfort and convenience–from configurable seating and menus to your own dedicated servers, dining corridor and full audio/visual.
  • Private party contact
    Trina Walkama: (949) 849-2025
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