This dinner left me puzzled LOL I was expecting a much heavier Japanese influence on the cuisine but I really couldn't put a finger on anything that felt inspired. I will say the bread was good but the black sesame flavor is extremely subtle. The dungeness crab blinis are teeny tiny which I would've been ok with... if it compromised in flavor but it was also too mild to call it one-biter. The risotto was so ridiculously heavy I could not eat it because there was nothing in the dish to cut through the all the cheese and cream. The oyster mushrooms were the highlight - so smoky and soft! The spaghetti bolognese was miles better than the risotto. Cocktails were also not very memorable. Probably would pass on revisiting in the Arts District. read more

My best friend and I had dinner at this beautiful restaurant, which I would recommend to everyone! The decor and ambiance are warm, modern, and inviting. The aromas from the kitchen greet you the minute you walk in. At that moment, you know you have arrived at the right place. The libations: Drinks: We ordered the spritz and a dirty martini complete with a sidecar and the Japanese house vodka--yummy! The passionfruit spritz is fruity and dry at the same time! The dinner: Aioli grani is a medley of veggies from the farmer's market and tasty aioli. Sweet potato gratin--If this dish were a person, I would marry it. Wow! The balance between the sweet, cheesy, and savory consistency and flavor makes this my favorite of the night. Dry-aged burger and fries: The default for the meat is medium rare, which is a must! The grilled jalapenos added a nice kick! The French fries come with a dijon aioli and curry ketchup are tasty! The service? It was excellent and added much to the overall dining experience. read more

We dined here last night with another couple. The food was good, expensive but not spectacular. We spent a little over $120 per person for 8 shared dishes and 1 bottle of wine. ( with added tip) The dishes: 1. Chicken liver mousse-delicious. One of the best 2 abalone good but tiny portion 3. Rice meh ( we forgot to add the ikura) 4 scallops well cooked and flavored 5 persimmon salad fresh delicious dressing 6 beef cheeks over salted with a sudden unpleasant whiff of wasabi in my bite 7 sweet potatoe gratin good 8chocolate tarte good, can't really go wrong with chocolate I think we would've enjoyed dinner a lot more if the music had not been so loud. We had to yell at each other through dinner. read more

Dinner was excellent: creative, precisely seasoned, delicately balancing the whole Japanese/French concept, with portions of good size. I was excited to try Camelia after their opening was announced, having enjoyed both Tsubaki and Ototo. Camelia falls directly in line with the previous two: a well-executed concept (izakaya, fun bar, fancy french, etc.), casual service, and high prices. The menu at Camelia is diverse and creative; between recommendations from the staff and our preferences, we picked a well-rounded menu that was sized perfectly. The food was creative (french braised beef stew with a hit of wasabi, cold melon dessert), rich, and comforting (perfectly seasoned french fries). The prices are prohibitive (~$110pp for dinner for two without drinks), and put Camelia among the upper echelon of LA restaurants. read more

Food was great along with the service! We were lucky to get to try items from the special menu! read more

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The food was amazing and tasty drinks. Beautiful setting, decent service. Would def go back to try more from the menu. read more

Camelia - Croque madame - French Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Excellent dinner. My favorite was the salad!!! The beef cheeks melted in my mouth too. read more

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i normally avoid trying new restaurants - it takes time for them to get the kinks out - but i couldn't help myself, given how much i love tsubaki. when i heard the owners recently opened a new restaurant, i booked it quickly. camelia is a tokyo-style french bistro in the dtla arts district. the menu is large so i HIGHLY recommend going with a group to try multiple things together. my standouts were: - the croque madame of ham katsu. crunchy from the katsu panko, cheesy from the gruyere. - spaghetti bolognese a la japonaise. reminded me of pasta e pasta by allegro in little tokyo, in all the best ways. - gateau: chocolate, black sesame, & orange creme anglaise. three flavors i love in one place, a dream. sadly, their momotaro tomatoes sold out and was one dish i was really looking forward to. i'll come back for it. service was highly attentive, as you would expect for a $$$ spot in the arts district. parking as usual is valet, paid street, or if you're really lucky, free street. @roaming.eater read more

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I am going to be a bit tough and leave 3 stars. The space is nice. I was here when Church and State was here. I really loved the sophisticated decor. I saw someone complaining about the service but I thought the service was great (5 stars from me!). So what is missing here? It's the food. None of the dishes gave me unforgettable taste to make me wanna go back to. And for the price, they should've given me a little bit of the wow. We ordered Black Sesame Bread, Pot Pie, Soft Shell Crab, Spaghetti Bolognese, Sago and 2 drinks. Unfortunately they were good but not amazing for me :-( read more

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Recently opened in the old Church & State spot, really nice building. Had a resy on Saturday night for my bf's birthday and was so surprised to see it packed with a ton of people waiting. You'd think there would be more than 45 yelp reviews for something this popping?? Anyways the ambiance was great, the drinks were tasty, the food was delicious. Creative combinations done delicately and so well. Great skills in back of house. Unfortunately they were having some troubles because even though we had a reservation for 730 we didnt get seated until after 8--they were really backed up! And then I found a long hair in my first piece of bread :( But the manager was very accommodating, apologized and comped us a few things in the menu. Despite all that we still had a great time! I think having a couole drinks beforehand helped haha. Hoping they can get some of their operations going a little more smoothly because this place is looking really good otherwise and the food was awesome. Will come again! read more

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Food was on par and everything was amazing. Food was great and amazing and we will definitely be back. Service was good not great. Service was better at beginning of dinner. We had a party of 8 and brought our own bottles. Ambiance was great. Valet is available!!! I didn't get pictures of the burger and other items I left out. Bill was decent for party of 8! read more

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So we didn't realize this was the old Church and State location (the Nabisco biscuit building) and were glad to see it beautifully reimagined. We were seated promptly and the restaurant was nearly full and buzzing. By "buzzing" I mean my usual complaint: noisy enough to make it difficult to have a conversation in a normal speaking voice. They have an extensive list of pricey wines, sake and hard liquor. They offer filtered still and sparkling water at no charge which is nice. The server explained that other than the entrees (which are substantial) most of the dishes are smaller and meant to be shared. We ordered the Chicken liver mousse, the gratin of beans with parmesan bread crumbs, the Koji chicken and the Spaghetti Bolognese. We were brought what I believed to be an amuse bouche but actually turned out to be our first dish: the chicken liver. What a joke! two tiny round toast points with chicken liver and jam for $12.00? In Spanish we talk about these small servings as barely enough for one tooth. Truly disappointing especially considering how inexpensive chicken liver is. Yes, I get the elaborate multi-layers of ingredients but this isn't close to being worth the price. On the other hand, the Gratin of Tarbais beans was appropriately sized and very delicious. The basil pistou, button mushrooms and parmesan bread crumbs really made this dish sing. We then moved onto the entrees. The chicken was substantial, beautifully prepared with a very crispy skin. It came with a seaweed cream sauce and cabbage that accompanied the chicken perfectly. And for $44.00 for chicken it needed to be spectacular. The second entrée, the Spaghetti Bolognese, was also well executed and we saw many tables ordering this dish. Overall I would give this restaurant a solid 3.5~4 stars but there are so many restaurants out there to try and it will probably be a while before we make it back here. read more

There was a dead fly in my food and there was truly zero acknowledgement when I told the staff. They simply took the plates away, really strange stuff, won't be going back. read more

Camelia is a charming restaurant with photo-worthy interiors and wonderful food. As a bonus, they did not chase us out for their second seating during our three hours there. What was EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING was that they don't take allergies seriously. As noted in our reservation, one of the diners was allergic to shrimp, crab and lobster. We even informed the server when poring over the menu and told him to let us know if any of the food we ordered has the mentioned allergens so the diner could avoid it. One of the dishes we ordered (abalone and mussel pot pie) did not have any of the items listed. We were dining family style and everyone helped themselves to a portion of the pot pie. Unfortunately the diner took a bite before the shrimp was discovered at the bottom of the pie. We promptly informed the server who checked with the kitchen. Apparently they substituted mussels with shrimp. That vital piece of information was NOT listed on the menu NOR communicated to service staff. Putting the allergy case aside, you do not substitute things without informing your diners and more so, let your staff know! Back to allergy case, they found an older pie with no shrimp and served that. BUT NO APOLOGY, no manager checking in, zero attempts to make us think that they would handle this any differently next time. So while the ambience is great, food is pretty good except desserts, service was a HUGE letdown. Anyone with allergies, be more careful. read more

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i had high hopes for this restaurant as my friend recommended it to me with high praise but after my experience i probably would not come again. i came here for my anniversary dinner and was greeted but super friendly hostesses. at the start everything was going fine, placed our order, got our drinks. food was brought out swiftly by the busser and tasted amazing. the main issue i had was with our lack of service. after taking our food, it was almost as if we were invisible to our waiter. i understand that it is a friday night which is one of the busier days of the week but i just felt disregarded. we were only checked on once when our appetizer came and after that i felt as if i had to chase him down whenever i needed to order another drink or food. when we were nearing the end, i planned on ordering dessert so i had called him over to get a to go box and the dessert menu. i waited over THIRTY MINUTES to not get either of those. after almost an hour one of the nice hosts had come over to ask if we needed anything so we just asked for the check and to pack our left overs. i get working in a restaurant on a busy day becomes hectic and a bit overwhelming, i've also worked in one for a year, but considering this restaurant is more of an upscale place i expected better service. as a customer it felt frustrating to see the table next to us receive their food, finish it, and get a dessert menu when they didn't even specifically ask for it all while we were waiting for our dessert menu. read more

I wanted to give this place 5 stars. The food is great, they have indoor/outdoor seating and the ambiance is nice. There's also parking across the street for $5hr or valet for $15 if you can't find street parking. -1 star for service. We went last night (a Tues evening) and got seated right at the time of our reservation (6:45p). The restaurant wasn't empty but it wasn't chaotic, typical weeknight crowd. When the server came over to explain the menu we knew what we wanted and placed our full order at once. The first 2 rounds of food came out at a typical pace but our final dish took FOREVER. About 30min passed between when we finished the prior dish. We finally flagged down our server (who never checked on us during that whole time) and she said she'd check and then it finally came out 15min later. There was no apology for it taking so long or removal from the bill. Really disappointing. Our dinner lasted about 3hrs and we were so exhausted by the end that we didn't even look at the dessert menu. -1 star we ordered a fish for that last dish that took forever. The flavor was good but 2 of us got bones in one of our bites which was off putting. Everything else about the spot was great but these two items make we question if I'd come back or recommend it to others. read more

Food: 5/5 Cocktails: 5/5 Service: 5/5 As long-time Tsubaki fans, we eagerly anticipated the opening of Camelia. We loved every single dish we ordered, especially the beef cheeks. We also ordered uni otoro toast, abalone and mussel pot pie, and striped bass. Everything was utterly delicious. We licked our plates clean. Camellia has the best cocktails in LA. Hats off to their bartender. We enjoyed the milk punch, whisky sour, and highball. The service was perfect. Everyone was warm, inviting, happy, and helpful. read more

Disappointed reception so we don't have a chance to experience the restaurant. We made a reservation for 3 people at 7:00 PM on September 9th to celebrate my birthday, and were excited to dine at this restaurant. Upon arrival at 6:39 PM, we checked in and requested to be seated indoors due to the extreme 104°F heat outside. Despite seeing an available booth that could seat us, the receptionist told us that indoor seating was full and only offered us outdoor or bar seating. Although we had booked a week in advance and arrived 20 minutes early, we were told we'd have to wait until 9:00 PM for an indoor table, which was unacceptable. The entire situation, including the lack of an apology, left us extremely disappointed, and we ultimately decided to leave and celebrate elsewhere. I hope the restaurant can improve its seating arrangement policy, and better clarify indoor vs. outdoor seating options when making reservations to prevent others from having a similar negative experience. read more

Camelia - French Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Dined on Friday 8/9. The service and food was great. We ordered the house rolls, tomatoes, tuna, beef cheek, and pudding. However, we also got pretty horrendous food poisoning so take your chances I guess. read more

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I tend to never want to write a negative review, but I feel I would be doing customers a disservice if I didn't write this. If you get Crystal T as your server, RUN (short haired, middle aged woman). Literally ask to sit in a different section. I had a nice experience my first time here months ago, but this past visit to Camelia was like something out of a horror movie. My friend and I arrived at 7:55PM for our 8:00PM dinner reservation and didn't get seated until 8:50PM. I have empathy for the staff when the restaurant is busy, but the hostess was neither helpful, apologetic, or polite. There was a huge line of people waiting to get seated for their overdue reservations, and instead of being apologetic that she wasn't managing the flow of the tables in a timely manner, she just kept walking around and telling people to move out of the way. This started the night on a disappointing note but despite this, my friend and I patiently waited for our table and just chatted to pass the time. When we were finally seated (by the way, 50 minutes over your reservation time is insane), we were wedged between two tables with an inch between each table in front of the kitchen. After sitting down, we were met by our server Crystal T, who didn't greet us at all and just said "still or sparkling?" to which we respond "tap is fine". She then says with an annoyed tone, "so still then", rolls her eyes and walks away. My friend and I looked at each other like what the hell just happened? I've been eating out for decades and when a restaurant asks you "still or sparkling" they're often referring to bottled water. Still water can still be bottled water, it's just not carbonated, which is why we responded with "tap is fine." It's also customary for servers to ask, "still, sparkling, or tap". She didn't need to give us such insane attitude for no reason and tried to make us feel stupid for not saying "still". After bringing the water to the table, she just walks away without asking if we wanted anything else to drink or if we had any questions regarding the menu. After waiting for another 10 minutes, I finally am able to flag her down and ask if we could order cocktails. She looks irritated, comes over, and takes both our drink and food orders. Little did we know, this would literally be the last time we spoke to Chrystal T until we asked for the check. Throughout our meal, other lovely servers would come to ask us how we were doing, clear the table for us, and bring out our next dish. Chrystal however, was literally DANCING in front of us by a stand in the middle of the restaurant and paid absolutely no attention to our table whatsoever. You literally can't make this up. When we were ready for dessert, I see her standing at the stand in the middle of the restaurant (this is directly in front of our table), so I raise my hand and say excuse me. We make direct eye contact and she sees me, and instead of coming over, she turns around and starts chatting and laughing with her coworkers at this stand. My friend and I are at disbelief at what's happening so we say out loud "this is the worst service we've ever experienced" and the table next to us says "I absolutely agree." Another 5 minutes goes by and I see Chrystal re-emerge, so I try getting her attention to order dessert and she just raises her index finger telling me to wait. Then she finally comes, takes the plate from our last dish, and just LEAVES. She didn't give us time to ask to see the dessert menu, ask if we wanted coffee or tea, or literally say anything to us whatsoever. We weren't flagging her to clear our table... we just wanted dessert. At this point, we're just completely over the experience and ask for the check the next time we see her. This was the only time she was quick, and she brought out the check and took our credit card within one minute. The worst part of this experience was still having to pay 4% for her health insurance. Love it! This is a long review but I want to hold the people accountable for ruining what used to be a good restaurant. The level of unprofessionalism from Crystal T (and the hostess) is like something I've never seen or experienced before, and I hope that other people don't have to experience something like this ever. The food was also as salty as the sea. Such a disappointing dining experience and don't plan on ever returning to this restaurant. read more

This is less of a review than a thank-you to the Camélia team for creating the conditions for a wonderful meal - the service was warm, executed to a high standard and un-rushed. That last part is really important because I was there for a birthday meal and it made the experience quite luxurious, down to the visit from the GM. The food, too, was 10/10 for me. I would order every thing again: Momotaro tomato salad; pot pie; koji-roasted chicken; the bean gratin; side of kombu rice; the gâteau. I love the menu's POV, it's playful and elegant and above all delicious. Looking forward to return visit for sure. read more

Their service was bad and the food was average at best. The service and food did not justify the prices. The staff was also very stubborn read more

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This has to be one of my favorite, if not my favorite restaurant in LA (maybe even ever) and it only officially opened today. It made me excited for the LA food scene again and for food again in general. The food was a 10/10. The flavors were delightful and the execution was near-perfect across all the dishes we tried, which included the uni and otoro (sublime), dungeness crab, tuna and avocado (flavors were so bright and fresh), pot pie with mussels and abalone, bouillabaisse, beef cheek (so perfectly cooked), and for dessert the gateau and pudding (reminded me of flan in Ecuador). The service was attentive and friendly with enough expertise to be sincerely helpful. The restaurant itself was airy, sunny, and beautiful. My only recommendation is that they find a way to keep their doors closed, as flies can be a real nuisance in that DTLA area. I had a fly enter my sake glass and also saw another neighboring table experience the same thing, but the staff was quick to replace both glasses. Highly recommend. You won't be disappointed. read more

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Came here for the NYE menu and left feeling a little disappointed. Got seated right near the door with the door wide open and it felt really chilly the entire night. We were also seated really tight next to two other parties and felt little to no privacy. The music didn't feel like the right ambiance and the volume significantly increased about halfway through the meal and I felt I had to talk loudly but also felt uncomfortable because I was sitting so close to other people. As for the food the first 3 courses were great but we were given our 5th main course before the 4th course, and waited about 20+ minutes for it to come out. It took about 2.5 hours for everything to come out. I feel that they tried to squeeze in and seat as many people as possible but at the same time the kitchen was not able to keep up. The best parts of the night were the winter marker salad and the yuzu chawanmushi but I ultimately did not feel I was at a specialty French Japanese cuisine restaurant. :( read more

Camelia - Yuzu chawanmushi - French Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Great dinner with a fabulous selection of food to order. I started with a spritz, the sesame dinner rolls, uni tuna toast, and clams. We also got the squid risotto and croque madame. Then all at once, our beef cheek, burger, spaghetti, chicken, and sweet potato gratin came out! Such a feast. I would specifically recommend the uni tuna toast and chicken. The toast was a the perfect little bite of soft buttery tuna on a crunchy bread. The freshness of the wasabi tied it all together well. I'm normally afraid of uni, but it wasn't too strong. The chicken was covered in amazing creamy oniony sauce. Delicious! Also shoutout to the curry ketchup - was a nice touch. Finished with sorbet (one scoop mango and one scoop lychee passion fruit) refreshing! My one complaint is that the menu is kind of confusing. Other than that, great place! Would recommend going with family/a group so you can try a bunch of different plates. read more

One of our new favorite restaurants in the Arts District. Food and drinks are top notch, the staff is friendly, and the ambiance is beautiful. read more

Have been dying to try Camélia since its opening, and was not disappointed. They are in the old Church & State space and the ambience remains great. I personally prefer the patio on a nice night to indoors. Place is very high energy and very busy. Had to wait about 15 minutes for our 7:30 reservation on a Sunday night and no real bar area to have a drink while you wait. Menu is really interesting so we decided to split a main course so we could sample more starters. Oysters were small plump and super fresh, with a slight twist on the accompanying sauces that made them particularly delicious. Dungeness Crab and chicken liver mouse also excellent. Definitely, small bites so we probably could have added a salad or one more appetizer. We were supposed to get the clams too ( which looked great as they swam by our table) but sold out by the time we ordered. Should have ordered the black sesame Parker House Rolls, because how can you ever go wrong with Parker House Rolls and they looked great as well. Next up were the Dragon Tongue Beans and the abalone Pot Pie. So you might think it's hard to get excited about beans, but these were different and super delicious. Should definitely be in the mix. The Pot Pie, however, is a must order unless you are allergic to shellfish, and it was so good you might have to think about it even then. Absolutely "to die for". To begin with, I am a huge fan of abalone, both taste and texture and it is really hard to find. Second the sauce was just delicious; pro tip, do not be afraid to get every last drop with a spoon as necessary. Finally the crust was perfection. Light, flakey with just the right amount of crispness. Loved this dish. Finally, we spit the hamburger as the main course. One of the best in the city. Thick, juicy and delicious and the grilled onion and jalapeño topping was the perfect complement for the provolone cheese. Bun was no less scrumptious, but wonder if they could somehow use that Pot Pie crust instead. The fries were also perfectly cooked and salted and particularly compelling when dipped in the curry ketchup and Dijon mustard. Finally ended with their version of a fig flan, which was a a nice end point for the meal. Service was friendly and knowledgeable. Cocktails are excellent but opted for Sake, rather than wine so did not spend any real time with the list. The Som did a great job of describing the various sakes on the list to help guide my selection. read more

loved the food and ambiance!!! so happy to have this restaurant in downtown! can't wait to go back. definitely recommend the market salad and the sea bass. read more

Camelia - market lettuce and tuna with parker rolls - French Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I died and went to heaven. I cannot say enough about this place. I think it's the best restaurant in Los Angeles right now (sorry for the Bestia fans out there but that place has gone down a slippery hill to mediocrity combined with snobbery.) Eat here. Don't think about it. Just go. read more

2.8 stars for the food - beef cheeks (if your Korean...it's pretty much galbi jjeem) - clams..because you really can't go wrong with clams but the broth was salty - spaghetti-good until the saltiness started to kick in. - abalone pot pie...a good amount of abalone to share between four ladies but again-SALTY - mushrooms is a pass-SALTY...we didn't bother finishing that one after the first bite We left thirsty because the dishes were all salty. $120 pp (there was four of us) 1 bottle of sake is $80 (for the good floral scent one)..we got two. Go across the street to the Flamingo bar for a good time! I'm so over these type of restaurants that offer the same type of dishes for the high price tag. Will not be going back. 4 stars for the service. Attentive and will keep refilling my sake glass (which they give you a wine glass for) 2 stars for the interior/ambiance. Nothing to write home about. Chairs, tables, bar. read more

Wanted to love it. Everyone has been raving about it, writing about it, posting about it. Drinks were okay but the food... It was really difficult to figure out what flavors we were supposed to be enjoying. I know it's supposed to be Japanese flavors, French style but it was all just a little too much and lacking at the same time. +The striped bass...fishy. +Market lettuce salad was probably the best thing we had and it was just a simple salad. +Dragon tongue beans - it just tasted like over cooked beans covered in the canned nacho cheese. +Uni otoro toast had great potential but it was also fishy. +Bolognese was okay. Nothing spectacular. Dessert wise, we got two. The pudding & the gateau. Both had weird combinations. It just seemed like they're trying too hard with the Japanese flavors and forcing certain textures to go with it. They were overwhelming and everyone at the table had no idea what we were supposed to taste. We wanted to love it, we really did. But it was an absolute miss for us. Maybe it was an off day for us since other yelpers seemed to have loved their experience. Oh well. read more

Everything! Service, food, ambiance! A disaster! We had to wait 30 min before the waiter appeared. We ordered the tuna as starter; it was a " toast " (loaf bread) with a dis balanced sauce. The tuna was not fresh. The chicken was costly and plain without personality a creamy salty sauce without flavor and the chicken no! No! For $65!!! The dessert as everything, plain and full of sugar! Crazy! Where was the chef? read more

This is a fantastic additional to this family of restaurants and it does not disappoint. I would argue that a couple visits are needed to fully engage with the menu which is a good thing. You'll want to come back again! Patio is killer. Inside, you have an amazing bar with legit bartenders. Oh and the music selection is very much a vibe. Cant say enough! read more

If you are a fan of Tsubaki and want to try this restaurant, just stick to Tsubaki. All our food came to the table luke warm, and the portions tiny. Servers' time would have been better spent bringing food in a timely manner instead of unnecessarily filling our glasses and interrupting our conversation. This was an expensive meal and we left wishing we had just gone to Tsubaki instead. read more

Fantastic cannot wait to go back. Kevin at the bar is amazing with recommendations and a quick wit.

The starters are good. Urchins are fresh with crispy chips. But the main dishes can be better cause the pasta is too salty while the oxtail is pretty good! And the desert is fine. read more

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Reasonably OK food but overall not a good experience. Couple dinner items were pretty good, and the remainder not memorable. Management and service were poor - almost rated a 1. read more

Exceptional food. Beautiful ambiance. The sake and wine lists are excellent. A superb dining experience.

I'm so bummed to write a negative review about this place that I was really looking forward to enjoying. I'll start with the good -- the food was tasty. We didn't have a bad dish. For me, the highlight was probably the softshell crab or the seafood pot pie. That said, there weren't any standout dishes that I will remember for months or even weeks later. We were very let down by the service. 30 minutes after our reservation (booked weeks ago for my fiancé's birthday), we had still not been seated. Very little information was given during this wait, until I went up at 28mins late to check, and we were assured the manager was planning to give us "something very special" for the wait. When we finally were sat, our waitress took an additional 10mins to arrive at our table and take our order. No effort was made to compensate for the wait, and service remained very slow throughout our dinner. The waitress constantly forgot to check on us, and we'd go 10+ mins waiting to order another drink. Our final chicken course took an additional 25mins to arrive, with our waitress again barely checking in to give updates or apologies. Two tables around us clearly also were celebrating birthdays, and candles were brought out with their desserts. We ordered two desserts, and they were aware it was my fiancé's birthday (they said 'happy birthday' when we entered) but no candles. Very strange. In the end, the "very special treat" from the manager was comping the two desserts, which were the cheapest items we ordered. Considering that we had to order two $20 cocktails while waiting 30mins for our RESERVED table, at the very least they could've comped those. As big Tsubaki and Ototo fans, we were so excited about trying Camelia. Really disappointed by our experience overall. I hope they get their service together asap. read more

Not sure what all changed between then and now but I'm blown away. One of the best meals I've ever had. Service was great and the ambiance is cool, but oh man was the food top notch. PLEASE get the chicken liver mousse toast. Also the truffle cream stew was beyond. And the duck frites - best duck I've ever had in my life. I hope this place never goes away. read more