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Getty Center Restaurant

1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1657 (Westside)
(310) 440-6810
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Ranked #15 of 5,234 restaurants in Los Angeles
Price range: RM110 - RM250
Cuisines: Seafood, Californian
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Good for: View
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations
Dining style: Casual Elegant
Neighbourhood: Westside
Cross street: Sepulveda Blvd
Transit: Public Transit Stops - Getty Center Drive
Description: Featuring one of the best views in Los Angeles, The Restaurant at the Getty Center offers a fine dining menu in a simple and elegant setting. The Restaurant's Chef focuses on using the freshest local and regional ingredients and presenting them beautifully and tastefully. The Mediterranean-California inspired menu utilizes global influences to create an experience that is delicious, ambitious and creative. A distinctive wine list and full bar are also available. The menu is market driven, using produce from local growers and the Santa Monica farmer's market. The Chefs have worked closely with local farmers to ensure the best possible product. Careful attention is given to sustainability with regards to seafood. The menu changes weekly to keep up with market changes as well as seasonal changes. Food service at the Getty Center is managed by the Bon Appetit Management Company.
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New York City, New York
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21 reviews 21 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

Since you are going to spend the entire day here, take the time and relax in a unique setting. Good wine list. Service was prompt, professional yet friendly and available. We split an order of lobster stuffed zucchini blossoms, excellent, flavorful. My wife had a roasted beet/goat cheese salad. I ordered the scallops with polenta and vegetables in a lemon... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013 via mobile

Based in the feedback. I am going to try it. Service is a plus but the food quality is and food orep wilk wiegh heavily on my decision. Overall having food to eat is a blessing in otself, even if the price seems to be inflated

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Atlanta, GA
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48 restaurant reviews
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

Maybe we hit it on a bad day in the kitchen. We ate lunch here on our visit to the Getty Center. We ordered two appetizers, the crab cake and heirloom tomato salad and shared. Presentation was perfect. The crab cake was OK, but lacked anything special. It was B crab cake, not outstanding. The tomato salad was nice, but... More

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Beverly Hills
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9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2013

Look down over your fifedom from this mountaintop majestic cathedral to art. Really, it is a great afternoon for the family with a parking fee the only admission cost. The collection improves steadily and the research facilities are incredible. Lunch or dinner on site adds to the day, and the views outside are also breathtaking.

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Toulouse, France
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22 reviews 22 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

We knew nothing about the Getty Centre, so where surprised to find ourselves transported up the mountain side, we had booked before arriving for a meal at lunch time. What a delight the food perfectly displayed , thought I was amused by Dungness crab cakes (not necular power staion but a place in northen California) be careful to ask if... More

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Santa Cruz, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Lunch at the Getty was as much of a treat as the museum itself. Beautiful view table, service outstanding, and the menu was varied and plentiful. We ordered two appetizers and shared an outstanding scallop dish. Delicious bread and house made rosemary crackers with a olive tapanade was placed on the table, and refilled when we asked. Wine list very... More

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Los Angeles, California
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22 restaurant reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

I had been before & it had been nice, I was looking forward to it. But..it started with their unwillingness to open a nice bottle of wine that my friend had brought despite their having a limited wine menu. Not even a corkage fee that we were more than willing to pay? Never heard of this. Then the bread came... More

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Richardson
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12 reviews 12 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

Perfect place for lunch with my sisters. Menu has amazing salads, sandwiches, iced tea... And you can't beat the outdoor setting. Everything at our table (and this is a lot of stuff when you have three hungry ladies ready to chow down) was delicious. We picked food from each others' plates and filled up on the food, the setting, and... More

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Alexandria, Virginia
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7 restaurant reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

The restaurant itself is worth the visit to the Getty Center. It is very resonably priced considering it is first rate. The menu offers a great variety. The service was outstanding.

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Greenville, SC
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26 reviews 26 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2013

We LOVED this restaurant. The food, service and the food were perfect! The scallop dish with the saffron vanilla cream and pork belly was truly awesome. I am a foodie, and I give this restaurant a 10! (of 10) The museum and gardens were wonderful too!

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