Kendalls Brasserie Reviews
Submitted by Jeff Smith on 09/05/2022
Jeff Smith 5 stars rating.
Had the excellent braised short rib. So tender and tasty. A perfectly sized portion. Started with charcuterie plate and Brussels sprouts. Tried the very refreshing 0% spritz too. Top notch service as well.
Mitch Kobayashi 1 stars rating.
What happened to this place. We always eat here prior to a show. The server DID NOT listen to any requests we ordered. We kept having to remind him for simple things like ketchup or extra dressing for salad and butter for bread, refills on our drinks. He kept saying he needed to check if they had them. On top of that he kept forgetting. We listened to the people next to us with the same frustration of simple things he would forget. We sat outside today and it was not busy. The attention to detail and service was totally lacking.
Will not come back after all these years for sure. Even the food was not prepared as it stated on the menu. We were there for a birthday, and told 2 people. They did absolutely nothing. I ordered a desert and asked for a candle. Poor service. Very disapointing. The food is terrible here.
Submitted by Mitch Kobayashi on 08/25/2022
Heather Janssen 5 stars rating.
We had all the sides. The Brussels sprouts are so great. Everything else was delicious too.
I had linguini with clams and mussels. Yum! Yum! Yum! We had a good waiter and nice table. Also it is right next door to the music center. Great spot! Will absolutely visit again.
Submitted by Heather Janssen on 07/23/2022
Tommy Martinez 5 stars rating.
Yumm! It’s definitely a little spendy but worth it! I wasn’t too hungry so I got a caesar and brussel sprouts and they were very good. The wine selection was nice and my friend got the chicken and a cocktail which was nice. They were very fast and we got to our show in plenty of time.
Submitted by Tommy Martinez on 07/04/2022
yolanda wong 1 stars rating.
Food was awful with the arrival of a new chef a month ago. He should not be allowed to cook in any restaurant. Menu has been minimized to a third of original offerings with very old school standard menu selections after new ownership with new unappealing decor. Mussels that were supposed to be cooked w/ white wine were drowned in a thick overbearing mustard sauce and prawn and endive salad had a one dimensional bitter flavor and was actually bland despite having eggplant puree, goat cheese and a mustard -tarragon vinaigrette - which you could not even discern was present. Staff was pleasant w/ very good service. Manager seemed very apologetic and did not charge for the salad and comped two desserts.
Submitted by Yolanda Wong on 06/18/2022
Jill Welch 5 stars rating.
You go through the buffet - type line and choose what foods you would like and your portions. You then tell the meat waiter what kind of meat you would like and he cuts off his fresh kebab. The meat was really good but salty and the sides were pretty good - something different and not heavy like the fast food that weighs you down. You pay for your food by weight. We would recommend the sirloin top, sirloin cap, sausage and super nice fried bananas!
Submitted by Jill Welch on 05/24/2022
Anne Hendricks-Jones 4 stars rating.
Food was yummy. My pic is of flatiron steak and fries. Portion size was larger than expected. Workers were all courteous and helpful. Restaurant was a few steps from the music center. Very convenient. Very busy. I advise you make reservations.
Submitted by Anne Hendricks-jones on 05/01/2022
Justin Hamblen 5 stars rating.
Great newly remodeled restaurant. The price is high but it’s nice quality. The service was quick and they really understand the importance of delivering the food quick as the majority of the visitors are on their way to the theatre. I got the octopus salad and ratatouille with the chocolate mousse for dessert and was very pleased with everything!
Submitted by Justin Hamblen on 03/07/2022
Kirsten Alana Photography 2 stars rating.
I’m a Francophile so it pains me to give any French-style restaurant a bad score but Kendall’s in March 2022 is neither worth the money nor the time you will spend waiting for service, for water, for your meal. And once the meal arrives, you’ll be sorely disappointed. We got the frites, a salad and the steak to split between two people. All were overpriced, very underwhelming in flavor and truly insanely overpriced for the quality of the food. The only thing I enjoyed were *some* aspects of the decor, the location (handy when you’re going to a an event downtown or at The Broad) and the brut rosé that we had. Two stars for that only.
Submitted by Kirsten Alana Photography on 03/06/2022
Elizabeth Lascheid 5 stars rating.
Kendall's is the best place to go after work in Downtown LA for Happy Hour or just to hang with friends. It is also a great bar for anyone going to a show at the Music Center.
Having dinner there is the best. They start serving dinner right at 5 so you can easily make it to your performance at the Music Center. The staff knows curtain time and will make sure you have plenty of time to get where you are going. If you are not going to a show it is one of the best places for fine dinning in Downtown LA.
The menu is not huge, but everything on it is perfect. We have been a few times now and are working our way though the menu as well as the starters.
The staff is great and so very professional. They will take super good care of you. They check on you often and they know the menu well.
This latest time we tried their chicken dish which was amazing. It is a chicken breast, large, with crispy skin. Under that is fingerling potatoes, tomatoes and other great things, all in an amazing broth. We had to have their mussels, shrimp and other seafood in a rich broth again. It is my grandson's favorite and boy do you get a lot of seafood.
They just introduced a new Caesar salad, which might not sound like much, but it is truly the best Caesar salad I have ever had. It has this dressing that is just amazing and the Romine is so fresh and crisp. It also has kale on it, which my grandson took great care to remove--but he sure loved the rest of it as did I. It also has some anti pasto meats.
We tried their nuts for the first time. They come baked and in a little bowl with seasoning on them and they are fantastic. I never though I would order that as a starter, but it will now be ordered by us whenever we go. Their truffle fries are great and we love their coffee. Get their bread as well. It is worth it.
Their desserts are great, the best being their chocolate pot, which is so tasty. You will love this place.
Submitted by Elizabeth Lascheid on 01/23/2022
