Best Date Night Restaurants in Palos Verdes Estates

We love the Rex, and it's our go-to for Holidays, Anniversaries, Special Occasions., and the occasional burger/fries/martini at the bar. Food is outstanding, and so is the service, usually, but on this visit, the service was way way off. It took almost 15 minutes after we were seated for anyone to greet us and take a cocktail order. Then the cocktails took a loooong time. We had an 8 pm reservation, and we arrived a little early. We were seated right away, in a nice busy dining room, but after all the delays, we ended up being the only ones left, eating dinner in an empty restaurant after 9 pm. Not good, not why we want to go to The Rex. The food and drinks were very very good as always - really hoping this service lapse doesn't continue.

We had a perfect day-after-Christmas dinner. Staff and kitchen exceeded our expectation! Will definitely come back.

My husband ordered the wagyu filet mignon and lobster mac n cheese. He loved it along with the Tokyo Bootlegger that he ordered. I got the beet salad and mushroom main course (vegan). They were delicious. I’m happy that there is an intimate dinning experience with at least some vegan options for me. We can’t wait to come back! The staff was super nice and gave us great suggestions.

We asked for the Teppan Communal Seating because this was the first time for some of our co-workers. Our server, Dega, was great and very attentive. Our Chef, Jacob, was entertaining and very personable. Great value for the lunch options that were available.

Great experience. Service was great. Food was delicious. Fun and tasty cocktails. Good beer menu. Owner came by and was really friendly. Overall just a nice evening. We will be back.