Marina del Rey Restaurants

Shanghai Reds continental restaurant has been in the same spot for 37 years and is still the premium Sunday Brunch, all you can eat, restaurant. To make it even better, the restaurant sits on the waterfront in Marina Del Rey. Ask for a window or outside table to view the passing sail and motor boats that are coming from and going out to sea. The beauty of the restaurant is only enhanced by the view.

So many seafood and breakfast offerings at the brunch, you get full just looking at all the dishes and items available to pile on your plate. The food is top quality and many items are featured that are not found at many "all you can eat" restaurants. Service is first class and the waitstaff jumps to help you. If you are in the area on a Sunday, stop by Shanghai Reds for the brunch. You will not be disappointed.

Favorite Dish: Everything is set out in front of you on sweeping tables in two rooms. Trying to choose the favorite dish is like looking in a box of popcorn and saying which piece looks like it would taste better.

When you get a hankerin' for some down home Southern Soul Food and Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch comes to mind -- especially thinking about the fried chicken, mac & cheese, greens and such mouth watering selections that you just have to have it -- don't go to the old location cause they've moved! They are now on Washington Blvd. & Via Marina, second floor of the small strip mall on the north side of Washington (used to be Killer Shrimp -- now closed!). Same great comfort food, same great people serving.

If your in the mood for an early dinner stop by TonyP's for their new special, "Dine at Dusk" three course meals, between 3 and 5pm for under $16. The food here is always fresh, delicious and plentiful -- a big plus for a mom with teenagers. These earlier dinners are a great value; they include a first course -- salad, soup or an appetizer -- one of their signature dishes such Alfredo's Pasta -- my daughter's favorite -- or Stir Fry, or a Southwest Chicken Platter, even a fish dish and of course -- my son and husband's favorite -- the Flat Iron Steak (can you say "BEEF"). And then a personal mini dessert -- perfect for 1-- like their Triple Berry Cobbler with a tiny scoup of Vanilla Ice Cream or a small Hot Fudge Sundae. Yumm!

Favorite Dish: This a favorite of my family's because the food is fresh, delicious and plentiful. Good selection that appeals to grown-ups and kids. Plus, they have an outdoor patio (with heaters) so you can sit next to the water. Waiters are attentive -- even bring by the "kids packs" -- crayons with a few little toys so the little ones can color on the paper table clothes.

Get your rye bread sandwich, potato pancakes or tasty pastry at Jerry's. If not one, get all three!! Jerry's is a popular hangout in Marina, as well as in every town where it located. Known for its satisfying array of meaty sandwiches and wonderfully sinful pastries, Jerry's a treasured Los Angeles staple.

Stopping by in the fall of 2007, I felt this location as rather cozy and roomy. What's especially nice here is the relatively short walk to the marina. Overall, the atmosphere and menu is good for families and groups. I recommend this as an alternative sports bar venue. I happen to be in the area and caught a few NFL games on big screen (there are several screens set up for the game)

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(Hots Dogs and) Knocks- Knocks are knockwurst (sausages)

Sky High - big sandwiches

Triple Deckers- meat sandwiches

Favorite Dish: any sandwiches, and the fries are excellent as well

Please don't go here! It's extremely expensive, for the worst food and service around!
I love dining out and do ofter, constantly trying new places. We went here on a recommendation of a friend of my husbands. Bad idea!
We sat down and it took roughly 10-15 min for even a hello. We ordered drinks, after we received, bread, our soup and salad and our appetizer we received our drinks. Roughly 30 min or more before we were even brought a drink! During this time, my husband got up to fill his own water glass twice!
Then, the salad, omg, the whole thing was brown, we asked them for another, same exact thing when they returned!
The calamari was really oily, not good at all!
We finally got our entree, i ordered it medium, it was blood red rare!
Afterwards, we wanted another drink, couldn't find our waiter, so ended up finally going to the bar ourselves and the bar was out of liquor!!! No Jack, no crown, no maker's mark, nothing!
We waited another 20 min to get our bill and left!
Horrible horrible service and the food was gross for $100 tab!
Ridiculous!!!

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C&O's is the greatest italian restaurant ever! It is located at the end of Washington Blvd, just before it hits the beach. The restaurant is divided into 2 parts, the patio and the inside. The patio is where most people like to sit. It gets pretty crowded here every night. Every night, twice a night, i believe at 7 and 9pm the restaurant breaks out into song. Everyone starts singing its Amore, not only the waiters but the customers too. The food here is excellent. They start off with garlic bread, its actually a garlic roll, these things are delicious and they are free!! these things just kee coming. The house wine here isnt too bad either. My favorite dish is the Spaghetti bolognese. I love it. everything else is really good too. They serve the food in 2 sizes, the smaller size is enough, but id recommend getting the larger size and taking it home so you can enjoy it again in the morning... This is my favorite Italian restaurant, not only for the food, but the ambience as well.. the only thing about the place that sucks is the wait when it gets too busy, oh and its hard to find self parking so most of the time youll have to valet park.

Waikiki Willys is a really cool Hawaiian restaurant located in the marina. As you enter you get laid. Its been awhile since i ate here, so i dont really remember the food. I do remember that it was good. I came back here again to eat, but it was closed because they were filming a movie. I dont know if its reopened ever since..

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Warehouse is a really cool Docks style restaurant. Its located In the Marina of Marina Del Rey. The entrance is really cool, with a little bridge that goes over a pond. The food here is excellent. I was here for a Christmas party, so it was served buffet style. I tried many of the dishes and i liked it all. The Fish was great. They have live bands play here on certain nights. They also have a full bar, and the drinks arent to expensive.