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    The Penmar

    4.2 (168 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Breakfast tacos with carnitas
    Melanie L.

    Sat outside and visited this place for the first time. Great vibes and service was great! Was with group watching the soccer game and it was lively! Ordered the breakfast tacos - they were good but nothing to write home about. Really here for the ambiance and the service was great!

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    Janet K.

    The Penmar is really fun to enjoy drinks, music, watch sport games at the bar, and hang out your friends! Free parking. You may have to park nearby and walk 5 minutes. You are greeted with friendly vibes and check your ticket/ give wristbands to enter. It's a big space where you can lay on the lawn with picnic blankets, pillows, your party of 10+. You can find someone blowing bubbles, playing corn hole, eating food, pretty much anything. You can bring your dogs and your own games to play at the lawn. There's also the outdoor stage and the live music is loud enough to project throughout the venue. You can get up close to the stage with your drinks and friends. Everyone is just hanging out and having a fun time. They sell food everywhere. Lots of pizza, burritos, fries and alcohol being served. I would rate 5 but the price point for food is too high to be justifiable in my opinion. It's quite the social scene! It's usually packed. Mostly younger Millennial and Gen Z peeps when I go.

    key lime Martini and Puff puff pass.
    Ingrid M.

    Everything was great from the moment we came in. We were greeted from the jump. Early in the morning, it was quiet. The food was amazing. So hungry I didn't even take a picture. 3 dishes ordered, the breakfast burrito, the green chilaquiles and the beef barbacoa. The drinks made by Elena were Devine. You can tell they were made with love. A key lime martini definitely a must try. A Double shot espresso martini yummy, and a puff puff pass with mescal for those with acquired taste. 2nd time here and they never disappoint. Must try whether you want a bite to eat after a round of golf and just to enjoy a great meal. I say come for both!

    world series menu
    Kai C.

    Came here October 2025 for the dodgers world series games all games are shown on the jumbotron, with loud audio, plus they have over 20+ tv screens throughout the restaurant and bar area. free large parking lot, great menu, fast service, incredible game stream on the 200 in jumbotron screen. This is a great dodgers sports bar on the westside. Absolutely 10/10 they have dodgers hats, menu concession on the bigger game days as well as the lawn open seating for picnic, dog-friendly and you can even bring lawn chairs. They also show a bunch of sports game throughout the week for a bunch of other sports. The lawn is a great chill area but I dont think you can order a full menu there but you can walk over to the sports bar area to order anything you want.

    Wellness margarita
    Aja G.

    Great atmosphere, good food and decent prices. On a Sunday afternoon, seating for brunch was quick and there wasn't a wait, surprisingly. We sat on the patio and had a nice view of the green. We both ordered the veggie breakfast burrito. It had a lot of roasted cauliflower in it, which was a surprise, as were the chips and salsa it came with. Nonetheless, it was pretty tasty and felt wholesome. Prices were a bit higher than last advertised on their page. We ordered one of the wellness cocktails, which was a nice alternative to alcohol. Our server wasn't very friendly and never came back to check on us so we asked the busser to ring us up, I would like to come back for a patio movie night. Overall a fun spot with pretty good food and beverage options.

    the entrance
    Zan L.

    Stopped in for my first time for brunch because I was really excited to have breakfast right near a golf course in a really tranquil setting. It's attached to a large free parking lot, but it fills up quickly due to the popularity of the public course. The restaurant itself is quite large and they have plenty of indoor seating as well as covered outdoor seating which is where we sat. We had a great view of the practice green as well as one of the holes. Our server was very polite however they were out of power to part of the restaurant so they could not serve any warm drinks so sadly no coffee. We started off with the Raspberry Cruffin and thought it was honestly fantastic. I would highly suggest ordering it if you see it there. It's basically a croissant and muffin combined with raspberry sauce in the middle. For my meal, I chose the Eggs Benedicto which was a chorizo Eggs Benedict. I thought it was very good and I really enjoyed the side fruit. I also ordered a Greek Salad and thought it was pretty good although the portions were a little unbalanced. I wish there would've been more onion and a little more tomato. I would recommend it though if you like those flavors. Overall, a really nice breakfast option in Venice and I do plan to give it another try in the near future.

    Don't eat here at all bro
    Maxton F.

    Oh well well well $30 for a spaghetti and a latte. The meat in the spaghetti bolognese was gross like an uncooked rat with veins poking out just let the pictures speak for themselves. Change in quality is needed (or a massive price decrease) I think it's a non profit for god sakes charging these high prices for this shi is a war crime and all the veterans can attest sheeeyeee goddam! Service is good tho maybe mid actually all the passwords are 1234 lol. Ambiance mid pretty ok. Update: AFTER EATING THAT I VOMITED DON'T EAT HERE

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    This place is a gem. Lots of community, quality offerings and a value. Brandon who looked after our table was great.

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    Sat at the bar. Had their chicken sandwich. It was good. Nice little find. Service was neither remarkable nor poor.

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    Surprisingly tasty breakfast combined with a green grass view Great neighborhood addition!

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    Fun place. Need more staff to support the need but that's common most places right now.

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    Excellent food, ambiance and service! Great golf course views as well! Great place for a casual lunch.

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