Restaurants near Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden

This place is incredible! The food is delicious and high quality from the plating presentation and the attention to detail! The BEST customer service I’ve had! When I first arrived, my reservation was ready, but my friend was still parking so I decided to get a drink from the bar as I waited for her to arrive. My bartender Freddy made a specific, special requested creamy espresso martini. The BEST espresso martini I’ve ever had!! Then, when we sat at our table and ordered our food, I wanted another creamy espresso martini. My server, Louis (or Luiz?) went out of his way to track down my special requested cocktail by referring to Freddy so that my cocktail was made exactly how I wanted. What a thoughtful & considerate gesture! In addition, the food was incredible! We enjoyed dining in the most beautiful ambience. And even though business was busy on a Friday night, we enjoyed being able to hear one another with no problem and enjoyed a peaceful evening of conversation. What an exceptional dining experience! The pricing is on the expensive side, but you’re paying for high quality on every level! It’s WORTH it.

This was founded by the original owners of Mastro’s and, before tonight, most of my wine buddies had been here and told me how much they loved it. “Best Steakhouse in LA” they told me! I was somewhat skeptical. Tonight, I experienced it for myself and it was truly wonderful! We had a very attentive and thoughtful server, Jess, whom I will absolutely request on my next visit there. She knows the menu inside and out, is not timid about making suggestions, and was not at all flustered by our “Sally-like” requests (from the movie with “everything on the side”!). We had one minor issue (the kitchen’s not Jess’) and after Jess fixed it for us to our complete satisfaction, the Manager came over to make sure. He was incredibly friendly; took ownership; comped dessert; and, frankly, reinforced the incredibly positive vibes I had gotten interacting with our servers and the hostesses on our arrival. All-in-all this is a fantastic restaurant with top-quality food, presented beautifully, and served lovingly. 5-Stars all the way!

Great food and ambience, our server was great, very responsive to our request. The food was quite pricey though

There was a beautiful table, generous cocktails, and a delicious dinner. But the topper is that I did not finish my dinner; it was beautifully packaged and placed in a black take-out bag for me. I forgot the bag when leaving the restaurant. I was walking down San Vicente, and I heard someone calling my name. It's Quentin, our waiter, bringing me my leftovers. Amazing, above-and-beyond-service. Baltaire is in my top five restaurants in LA. Quentin, thank you again.

Great food, location, and service. Ingredients are always fresh and staff is always very friendly.