Crazy name, wonderful dining experience. You'll want to make a rezzy because, justifiably so, FwD…read moregets busy. Though there are a few outdoor tables, we opted for Inside. Definitely suited our sensibilities to be close to the heart of this treasure, plus it can get cold out there! When our friendly and helpful server learned that we'd never been to FwD before, we were both treated a tasty amuse, a Peruvian scallop, one of their specialties. Served chilled, absolute heaven. Simple, fresh, delicious, and very pretty atop its shell. We ordered an appetizer, a different scallop dish, Pan Seared Diver Scallops. (Parsnip-potato puree, brown butter ponzu, capers). So good. Succulent, perfectly cooked and devilishly satisfying with its rich, savory flavor. We enjoyed the one dish that have been on their menu since the beginning, Koshihikari Rice. (short-grain Japanese rice, overnight chicken dashi, shrimp, uni, blue crab, cage-free egg yolk.) Wow. So much happening here, and yet it's a complete package. All the ingredients meld together sumptuously. It akin to Paella, or perhaps to a stuffed Risotto, although the Koshihikari Rice was very much its own dish. The server swerved and mixed the egg yolk on our plate, and we loved it. Our strategy to try a number of dishes and yet still have room for dessert worked. Many great choices, and I doubt we'd be disappointed with anything. However, we had heard from the table next to use that the key-lime pie was must. Happily, they were right. This Key Lime Pie is just sweet and just tart enough. Though I am not Key Lime Pie expert, this one struck me as imaginative with its meringue colony crowding the pie's surface for additional dessert debauchery. There nothing overwhelmingly citrusy about it, and it was light enough to help you feel satisfied and just right. The coffee was good, too. This is a low-key yet lovely dining experience in Manhattan Beach.

, : We came to…read moreFishing With Dynamite for lunch for the first time, and we absolutely loved it! The atmosphere was great, the service was excellent, and our server was very friendly and attentive. The oysters were incredibly fresh, the seafood soup was absolutely delicious, and the white fish with Japanese mushrooms was amazing. We finished our lunch with the key lime pie, and it was the perfect dessert. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. Highly recommend this place--we'll definitely be back!

The restaurant itself had a great atmosphere, comfortable seating, and the food was amazing. The…read moreflavors were the highlight and the hostess was also very welcoming and pleasant. Unfortunately, our experience was negatively affected by our server. Our server was tall, wore glasses, and had bright pink lipstick. She was decent at first, but as the meal went on her tone became rude and condescending, which made us feel uncomfortable. When we politely asked for refills, she slammed the cups down on the table instead of simply providing service. Small actions like that made the experience feel unwelcoming and did not reflect the quality of the food or the ambiance. It's unfortunate because this restaurant has a lot going for it, the food and atmosphere were great, but the service we received significantly affected our overall experience.

I went during happy hour and the food and drinks were wonderful. I had the grilled octopus and…read moreblackened halibut to eat and the Navy Grog and Prickly Pear Colada to drink, the drinks were so refreshing and good.

Fish was outstanding. Delicious, flaky halibut and sumptuous Chilean Sea Bass, moist and flaky…read more Good side dishes. Really good tasting coleslaw. Service was excellent. Friendly staff. Accommodating to your request. The only thing that I didn't like was the Caesar dressing it tasted store bought not like the way real Caesar dressing should taste. Ambiance was nice and clean.

This still is our go-to source restaurant for fish…read more It's counter service with indoor and outdoor seating, very casual but full-service style spirit delivering your meal with self-service elements of helping yourself to beverages The prices, portions and quality are the best options for a full and fling meal for under $20 per adult and under $10 for kids meals... healthy food options, fresh food, customizable and cooked to order. The service is friendly and the process of ordering is self-intuitive and easy and the time process is quick knowing it is custom cooked to order for every customer that can be 10-15 mins or so and you can be in and out dining in quickly or take a meal "to-go" quicker. The steak is or was, mediocre. This is a seafood restaurant and specialty. If you come here, I'd say don't do the surf and turf (steak) but opt for more seafood. The shrimp grilled in the shell is lackluster because the shrimp often sticks into the shell and dry out, harder to eat and less delicious, in my opinion. All of the fishes that are grilled are great and the best options.

Came here on Saturday evening and wow! Beautiful view of Manhattan Beach! Our server was amazing! I…read moredidn't catch her name, but she was very helpful and explained the menu very well. Food is amazing . We had a large party of 6 and 2 kids were with us. Kids menu has a great variety of items on there. Here's what we ordered: Appetizers: Crab Cakes$34.00 1/2 Dozen Fresh Oysters$24.00 Bluefin Tuna Tostadas$29.00 Dinner: Kids Grilled Cheese$14.00 Crispy Thai Barramundi$95.00 Prime bone in Ribeye$79.00 Chilean Seabass$58.00 Short Rib$54.00 Side: Buttermilk Parker House Roll$9.00 Butter Lime Corn$16.00 Mushroom Medley$18.00 The mushroom was the only one that was mediocre. Reminded me of cream of mushroom out of a can. I would try something else instead next time.

Had a great dinner with the family at the Strand House. We were seated at a table with a beautiful…read moreocean view. It was a little overcast so we didn't see a sunset today. Our server Mark was great and explained the menu and popular dishes. We started off with crab cakes and had the branzino, sea scallops and lam chops for the main course. My daughter had grilled chicken and french fries. BTW, the french fries were delicious! We all enjoyed our meals. My lamb chops were perfectly cooked at medium-rare but a little under seasoned. They brought me a salt and pepper mill to season the chops. I was a little surprised that they were under seasoned. I asked for iced tea refills and they were obliging. The meal was moderately priced but for the ambiance and good quality, it was worth it. The service was spot on with plenty of staff attending to our needs. The most challenging part of our experience was finding parking. There's plenty of metered street parking and limited parking lots near the Manhattan Beach pier.

I came here for lunch with some friends on the weekend and it gets really crowded. Luckily we were…read moreable to find some seating. I ordered a fish taco, fish and chips, and fried calamari. The fish taco was full of toppings with fresh battered fish. The fish and chips were a generous portion and the fried calamari was amazing. Everything was fresh and made quickly. Definitely would recommend!

So if smells like a tourist trap, barks like a tourist trap, and appears like a tourist trap. Then…read moreit's probably is! Look I would've given this place 3 stars, but the customer service and wait time was ridiculous. Hear me out, this is my experience from last Saturday. So first it can be challenging to find this place, since the pier has so many level to it. Look for the elevators. When you get there, for the first time, you see a main line, well for what? Then you see other lines, well for what? Then you see an oyster line, oh. In order to determine what each line is for, you have to do independent research. From whom? Well the employee, who do not show case any form of customer service. There were so many people lost and confused. To break it down, each "Order Here" has their own area of what can be ordered by the pound and/or cooked. So not all lines are equal. There is a crab line, seafood boil/pre-seasoned seafood, oyster, clams, I think I saw fish and fried platters, which was the longest. So after much deliberation, an employee managed to wrangle the customers to form a line. Although his mannerism seems like I'm just done with this place. One might consider ropes to further avoid these mundane confusions... I got Ana's seafood boil mix, $99. It came with a lobster, dungeoness crab, peeled shrimp, clams, sausage and potatoes. The employee told me about 10 mins. I'm like okaaaay, only 10? I walked to their souvenir shop, nothing crazy or must haves. Just cheap Chinese things with their name printed on. I return in 10 minutes. The guy doing prepping/expediting the pick order was in a frantic state. Older white male, white mustache. He was running around, mixing orders up, couldn't even tell what customers had what. The employee that wrangling folks came to help him collect himself. So 10 minutes wait turns to 15, 20, then 30 minutes. I had 2 other employees check up on my order, they said it's not ready. Okay. Finally about 35 minutes it's ready. He didn't even call out my order, I had to wave my ticket. The first rule of speed of service, never over sell the time. If it's gonnabe 30 mins plus, say 40 mins, gimme a bs reason, short handed, etc, I don't care!But why would you tell me it'll be 10 mins?! So finally got the food. Flavor was pretty good. Lobster, was okay. I wished the shrimp had the head on. Clams were big. Sausage was good. Potato seemed like the diced ones from a can, they were so small. The crab, however, is the driest. Yep, for a place that exclaims "Quality Seafood," it was kind've of a let down. They taste like the bottom batch of the crab at Las Vegas buffet. You know the batch that sits on the bottom, they don't ever rotate because the employees don't care. So it's just marinating in its own dry filth. The crab was so dry I could put that in an Advil bottle instead of cotton. So now if you ask me, would I come back? Maybe, just maybe. Anytime soon? Nah, not right now. Also with the mention of a tourist trap, it's no different than Seattle's Pike Place and surroundings.

Very good food. Pleasantly surprised because it was not…read morerecommended friends. Based on a search and proved to a great choice.

I was attending a retirement luncheon here, so I can only speak to that event…read more Our company sponsored the luncheon, it was semi buffet style : servers portioned out salad, rice and beans and chicken fajitas. The tables were covered in linens and we had real cutlery- am glad it was nice for my boss who was retiring! There was unlimited tea or lemonade or fountain soda drinks. Easy valet or self - parking but $6 for valet is quite affordable. Nice view of the marina and some people watching from the event room we occupied. Audio and video equipment was working well for the speeches and other presentations. It's a cool drive through the hills to get to the marina. I didn't take a lot of photos of the space. Servers were attentive and friendly. Parking attendants were quick to bring out our cars.

We were hanging out at Manhattan Beach in LA, and I gotta to tell you the ambiance at Joey's…read moreManhattan Beach Restaurant was absolutely incredible. From the moment we walked in until we left we felt like we were in the City of Stars !!! To cap it off was the service we received from Ava. She was outstanding and the food just reinforced the positive experience we had. I highly recommend it with a smile !!

Best dining experience ever! All of the servers and chefs are excellent, and Jake was so helpful…read moreand welcoming! I would highly recommend coming for a special occasion or a night out! Not to mention the food is one of the best in MB.

Nick's Manhattan Beach will always hold a special place in our family's heart…read more In August 2025, I made a dinner reservation at Nick's because my parents were visiting from out-of-town and we had some exciting news to announce: we were pregnant with our first baby! :) On the reservation, I noted this, and didn't expect much. The day of the reservation, the host manager called to confirm that we wanted to share the news at dessert, and if there were any other accommodations we needed, which was very sweet. When we arrived at our table, they had a card signed by staff congratulating us, and it was a night to remember. Great food, great service, and the warm hand towels after my dad demolished the baby back ribs were the cherry on top! Our group also ordered the chilean sea bass, salmon, and bistro plate. 10/10. One of our final meals as a family of two was Valentine's Day 2026. It was our first time being seated indoors, and the ambiance was dim and romantic. The meatloaf special was fantastic! Fast forward to June 2026, and we brought our 3-month-old son to his first NIck's meal (unfortunately, he could not partake) and to celebrate my husband's first Father's Day. On this reservation, I put in a request for outdoor seating that gave us enough room to park our stroller and car seat, and they were able to accommodate that. They were also understanding when me and my husband were running a few minutes past our reservation time due to fhe baby, and we appreciated the flexibility. Noise level was moderate, but definitely quieter outside. If you get nothing else from this review, just remember this: ORDER THE WARM BUTTER CAKE. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. Thanks for the consistent hospitality and great meals, Nick's!

I first fell in love with this place for their hearty, spicy cioppino served with fresh baked…read moresourbread round. The last couple of times I ordered this was disappointing though. Too salty and just didn't hit the spot. Not sure if there is a new cook or they changed anything with the recipe, but I don't order it anymore. The other food items are decent and I would visit here again on occassion as it is a solid dinner choice. It's okay with kids. Not a huge restaurant inside, but they also have outdoor covered seating as well for better weather months. Parking: Attached parking structure with pay meters. Street parking. Nearby multi-story lot with pay meters. Can be a bit busy on weekends around here so best to time your visit accordingly if possible.