Sugar Palm Ocean Avenue - Santa Monica

The food was excellent. There were four in our party, two of us ordered the lobster avocado toast...so good. One friend ordered the mushroom toast, she was very pleased with her selection, my other friend ordered the Migas Angeleno, tortillas, eggs, chorizo, onions bell peppers, corn, pico, avocado, black beans, salsa, cotija, similar to chillequille. So delicious, she was nice enough to provide me a bit. My group shared the Dutch Baby, a cast iron baked, mix berry compote, cheesecake batter, berries, powdered sugar desert. Dreamy. The service was excellent, very sweet and helpful service. The surrounding are minimal, but very chic. The restaurant is located within the Viceroy Hotel so it does have a resort feel. Kinda felt like I was back in Miami. It's a must stop.

As a Santa Monica local I feel that the mellow ambiance of the outdoor patio, tasty food and friendly staff make the Sugar Palm a real hidden treasure and a welcome departure from the crowded, touristy restaurants in the area. I highly recommend breakfast also.

It’s rare that you’ll find a restaurant that hits it waaay out of the park with their food AND cocktails! Sugar Palm is a home run! They make this from called the Al Pastor with Mezcal, tequila and chefs specially prepared home made pineapple juice recipe. Deeelicious! We started with the thick cut garlic bread with Vegan butter and tomato habanero jam. It tasted exactly as it reads! The crunch of the bread with salt-sweet-heat! Yum! The spicy edamame was so good. I felt silly sucking on the skin after watering the bean, but it was so tasty. Ah, then the main courses! The beef skewers were incredibly full of flavor. The main star of our meal was the Porchetta! This will follow you to your dreams! Tender, juicy pork belly made even more savory with the soy ginger glaze! The ambiance is so very cool with the live DJ, string lights, beautiful outdoor fireplace. I have not been to a restaurant in Santa Monica that hits it on ALL cylinders the Sugar Palm does. Can’t wait to come back and write my next review!

Fabulous evening in every way, made extra special by our lovely waiter Ricardo!

Great restaurant in a beautiful hotel. excellent service and fairly good eating (both breakfast and desserts). pricey drinks, but super fun atmosphere.