Water Grill

"The menu is seasonally driven; all the seafood greats are represented."

"Who needs the captain’s table when impeccable service, fresh seafood and a warm, nautical ambience await in the heart of downtown?" Full review

""Seafood so fresh it seems as if they just fished it out of the ocean" is the hook at these upscale-casual Downtown and Santa Monica eateries." Full review

"Completely revamped version comes with much hipper interior (think hardwood floors, subway tiles, and pressed-tin ceiling) and more casual attitude."

"Fish and seafood fanciers from all over flock to this clubby shrine, which uses only impec- cably fresh ingredients. Desserts are superb."

"One of the top-priced, top-notch spots for munching on California cuisine with the focus on seafood, prepared in all manner of colourful ways – such as mint bass ceviche, or big-eye tuna with pomegranate couscous."

"Chef David LeFevre has taken this famous and expensive seafood restaurant in a different direction." Full review

"The tempting market-style raw bar remains on display; choose from more than a dozen oyster varieties or indulge in one of the iced shellfish platters." Full review

"Even now, with the proliferation of new seafood spots in town, Water Grill is the grande dame." Full review

"At Water Grill, the raw bar rules. Always has." Full review