The Curious Palate is much more than a place to have a meal. It is a meeting house for coworkers and friends. We’ve got a comfortable dining room and spacious patio just steps from the Arclight movie theater neighborhood on the dining deck of Santa Monica Place Mall. There’s plenty of room for families, dogs, and groups of friends to gather.
Locally sourced American meals offered in cool digs with craft beer & kombucha on tap, plus a patio. Based on 460 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
395 Santa Monica Pl, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: (310) 395-2901
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–8 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Elmira Razakova
We were there with kids for lunch and loved it so much that we came back for dinner! Excellent selection of various appetizers and entrees! Everything was so fresh and delicious. Linkan was our super friendly waitress and her recommendations were spot on! She is very kind and helpful. Will definitely go back every time we visit Santa Monica!
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Cris Bravo
Hidden on 3rd floor of outside mall. Chicken wings + fries both unique flavor. Their sauce is delicious and even the standard ranch sauce was tasty! Atmosphere was full of crying kids and rambunctious teenagers, waitresses constantly forgetful and distracted. Prices seem fair for the area. Caution! Tip starts at 18% and the waitress clicked it herself! So be careful and enter custom amount.
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Aaron Aardal
If you’ve never been to THE Curious PALATE, you should give them a try. The menu has a good variety of food options. The price is reasonable for the quality of food. The open air atmosphere is relaxing and refreshing.
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Rene Hoyo
This is my first time eating at this place, and I’m glad I decided to give it a try. Albeit my review is only based on the dish I ordered, it’s really worth a try. I ordered the grilled peach burata salad with a side of swordfish, and it was delicious. Their coffee is not bad at all, and I will also be back for another cup of coffee.
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Luke Drelick
My fiancee and I were visiting the LA area for vacation, and while going to visit the Santa Monica Pier, we parked at the nearby mall and noticed an ad in the garage for The Curious Palate. Something in particular called out to me about this place, and so I googled it, noticed it had a very unique and diverse menu, and thought the story of their founding was charming and heartfelt.
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yesika katherin parra martinez
Lovely place, delicious food. I ordered the seefood coconut curry pasta and it exceeded my expectations. The strawberry cream pie dessert is amazing, sugar bao, just what I wanted. Very good attention, great job. thank you so much.
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Georgina Curry
Found this place randomly while looking for a place to meet up with my daughter for lunch. This place did not disappoint, everything on the menu looked amazing but we went with something simple and we were very pleasantly surprised. They had a beautiful assortment of pickled veggies that were a delicious pop on each dish. We ordered the satay steak salad and the satay chicken tacos. Really delish, we will definitely be returning to try more.
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Mark Jones
Location is the only thing that let’s down this outstanding restaurant. On the 3rd floor of the mall, it feels a little out of the way, and I nearly turned away on location alone. However, very pleased we didn’t, as the food and drinks are some of the best I’ve had in LA! Extremely friendly welcome and the food is made fresh and delicious, I would go back in a heartbeat. I ordered chilli swordfish which was cooked perfectly and tasted great with mango salsa, but the chargrilled cauliflower stole the show, made even better with creamy cilantro dip. Great choice of local craft beers to go alongside. Highly recommended.
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Jesse Stachowiak
My family and I were on vacation and bought a city pass. This restaurant happened to be included with a $20 voucher for each meal. The restaurant kindly allowed us to use 1 for each of us(a total of 4). We ordered under the amount and the owner graciously asked if we would like anything else(to get the full amount worth). Both he and his son(our waiter) were both very nice and personable. The food was very good and the service was speedy. I would definitely eat here again even without a pass.
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Roee H.
This was such a pleasant experience! The food is above and beyond and the costumer service is a 5- stars!! This is one of the best please in sat at Monica and the surrounding area. They have so many things that are home made and so delicious!
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