The Waterfront Venice

The Waterfront Venice reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Row VIP

   Los Angeles6 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

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

   Service was horrible from the minute we sat down. We waited over 30 minutes to even get offered drinks. We moved inside and it got a little better but we had to keep checking on our food and drinks. They need staff. We tried this place 6 months ago and thought to give it another try but it’s even worse . Will never go back or recommend.
   

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   Claudia

   Palm Springs1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

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

   Terrible service Restaurant was basically empty and waitress disappeared for long periods of time and “bottomless” mimosa experience was not positive. Food very very average. 
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles1 review

   2.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

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

   Food was a big disappointment and mostly inedible; service was slow. Thankfully the manager covered our bill for the bad food and service. And least he tried to make it better. Nice place to hang out for drinks on the beach, just eat ahead of time.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Los Angeles1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

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

   Very limited all day menu now. No dinner specific menu. Happy hour is mentioned on their website as going to 7:00 PM on weekdays, but that is not the case. They apparently no longer consider Friday a weekday.
   

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   Monique

   Los Angeles4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   The brunch is mediocre. The food is lukewarm. Bacon isn’t done. Sitting in oil. No signs on several entrees so you have no idea what’s being served.
   

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   Giselle

   Los Angeles14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 2, 2025

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

   Staff this Sunday was lovely. Our waitress & the hostess were way more pleasant than others I’ve encountered at the Waterfront before. I chose the buffet because it used to be really versatile but understand they’ve scaled back after the fires and not getting as much traffic on the boardwalk at this time. I think the $40 AYCE could go down some of the omelette station & prime rib is no longer there
   

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   DavidM

   Orange County3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on December 22, 2024

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

   It was completely dead when we went - we were the only two in the entire place. To be fair it was the Saturday night before Christmas. There was no need to get a reservation. But we did not stay. Why? Because when we arrived I went to the bathroom and it was filthy. If you cannot keep the bathroom clean and there is no one there, we have a problem. I'm not eating there. So we left and went to another place which was slightly better.
   

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   Jordan

   Milan1 review

   4.0

   Dined on December 8, 2024

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

   The food buffet was good and had lots of option. The bottomless drinks were not very nice. The espresso martini was not nice at all!
   

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   Christopher

   Greater Boston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on December 7, 2024

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

   Wayyyyyy too expensive for mediocre food and uninteresting ambiance. Kinda felt like I was robbed
   

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    Genelle VIP

    Los Angeles13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on November 24, 2024

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

    Music could have been lower otherwise everything was good
    

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