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Bestia Los Angeles Reviews from The Last Year
Amazing food and service.
I'm a regular here. Just need to make reservations in advance. Also their sister restaurant Bavel is amazing.
Delicious simply! I have celiac so this was a bit of a
Delicious simply! I have celiac so this was a bit of a nervous since the bottom of the menu said "we politely decline substitutions". The server and manager were super sweet and looked through the entire menu and selected adjustable gluten free options which would be nice. The DUCK and Cesar salad made our night. Highly recommend. It's very modern and rustic at the same time. The bar seating can be tight so I would recommend choosing a table option when making a reservation.
Everything went well , good food , great ambiance , service
Everything went well , good food , great ambiance , service was good and the prices were just right
I visited this restaurant on Sunday night and I was not
I visited this restaurant on Sunday night and I was not disappointed. We ordered the bone marrow appetizer and it was delicious with the right amount of flavor. The Margherita Pizza was delicious and the flavor was balanced with a combination of crisp and soft crust. We had the Branzino Fish and Lamb Neck dishes which were the best in flavor and so tender. My husband had the old fashion and I ordered the Pinot Noir by Nicolas Rossignol...so good. Lastly we ended with Donuts and Coffee...yum. This was by far the best meal we ever had. Thank you! Great ambience and service!
We celebrated in style at Bestia on St.
Patrick's Day for my bday. From Green Spot Whiskey to Bone Marrow Old Fashioneds, every sip was a taste of luxury. Our bartender Brian was very knowledgeable and hospitable during service and made the moment even more special. Our feast included bone marrow pasta, grilled prawns, lamb neck, scallop crudo, and marinated olives, all washed down with Prosecco. We had the Budino & Coffe& Donuts. Highly recommend the Bone Marrow Old Fashioned. The cocktail menu was beautifully done by Garret Sprague & each drink better than the last.
3/10/24 Update: Bestia is definitely not for seafood
3/10/24 Update: Bestia is definitely not for seafood lovers. They were out of branzino this evening, so we ordered the crab meat pasta (excellent) and grilled prawns (too salty). The truffle pasta and bone marrow pasta were also good. My only gripe about their pastas -- al dente is fine for long noodle pastas, but their risotto-like tiny pastas need to be softer and less chewy in a creamy sauce. Still the same very noisy, cramped dining room -- at least the people sitting next to your table can't hear your convos Lol. Not sure I will be back. End of food review. You may stop reading here, or continue on with my ramblings. x x x It's been a few years since my last visit to Bestia. Their menu remains more or less the same (bone marrow, dainty little exotic pastas, branzino, etc.) but my taste buds have long moved on -- thanks to opera trips to Venice, Milan, Florence, Pesaro, Regio Emilia and eating interesting foods along the way (far cheaper and more creative than anything in U.S. Italian restaurants including Bestia or your favorite neighborhood Italian spots.... I can say the same thing about restaurants in Peru vis-a-vis U.S.) For far less than $400 paid at Bestia tonight I could get far better food at even a touristy ristorante at the above Italian cities. You would think a successful restaurant like Bestia would have moved to a posher location years ago, but no it's still in a sketchy hood like so many such expensive foodie joints in L.A. where the environs do not match the dining experience (maybe so they can charge you $15 for valet parking Lol).
Honestly, this place is slightly overhyped.
Maybe it's because we went in expecting a lot but the food was mediocre and dry. Do not get the pork.. Ambience is a bit loud but not too bad. Overall, I don't think we would return considering the high price point for the quality of the food we were getting.
Food was ok.
Was sad they didnt have the lamb neck. Also dont cure their meats anymore. No clams... only mussels in the app. Flavor wasnt as vibrant as before. Duck was good...but it needed something... Throw in a bun... or fresh or vinegretted veggies... perhaps a little acidity needed. Pinot was excellent. Music was a little loud but vibe was fine since I had great company :) Server was great. Water was filled at all times. Valet kinda sucked but ehh.
You never go wrong with this restaurant! Great service!
You never go wrong with this restaurant! Great service! Great ambience! Food is always decent quality and prices are fair
We visited Bestia for a birthday and we overall really
We visited Bestia for a birthday and we overall really enjoyed our dinner. Parking: Valet was $13, you could probably find street parking if you tried in the area but we didn't want to be walking around in the area too late at night. Ambiance & Service: We were seated inside under the cover of the patio and noted that it was pretty loud the entire night with all the other parties around us. Service however was excellent, drinks were always filled, plates were quickly cleaned up and our server was very considerate of our asks and provided great recommendations. Food: Peruvian Scallop Crudo 5/5: Nice complex flavors, scallops were very fresh. 4 per serving. Beef Tartare Crostino 4/5: We love tartare and felt this one had a nice flavor, beef was fresh and texture was great. Roasted Marrow Bone (5/5): One of the highlights of the night and a must try for anyone visiting for the first time. Soppressata & Honey Pizza (2/5): We felt okay about the pizza. Came out fresh but nothing blew us away. Cavatelli Alla Norcina (4/5): If you like truffles definitely recommend this pasta. A little pricey and the portion was small, but full of umami. Grilled Branzino (5/5): Our favorite dish of the night! Branzino itself was fresh and perfectly cooked, all the seasonings used complimented the fish perfectly. Pretty easy to eat as well, we only had to pick out a few bones and could pretty much eat the entire fish with a spoon. Frozen Creamsicle Torte & "Coffee & Donuts" (4/5): Torte was very tart and overall felt like an ice cream cake, the bottom layer of butter cake was moist and helped offset the tartness. The zeppoles were fried to perfection and tasted excellent with the coffee ice cream. Overall we'd recommend Bestia as it's pretty much become a staple in the LA dining scene, and for good reason.
I've been coming here for years the food never misses! The
I've been coming here for years the food never misses! The evolving menu it always exciting while it keeps some of the establishments original pastas and salads that are bestia staples. Music is always settling a tone for the type of night you're about to have. Great food, a beautiful space and amazing servers who are incredibly knowledgeable about all featured dishes that guide you through the menu.
Great Restaurant in Los Angeles
Excellent food in a restaurant that is high on ambiance and good energy. We had 5 adults eating and drinking at this establishment. All drinks were well mixed and not lacking in the amount of spirit included in them. Bestia serves food family style so it is a bit like ordering tapas except the servings are larger. We enjoyed everything we ate and drank and we ate and drank quite a bit. The top favorite was the Duck, though. It was simply superb although the pasta with the bone marrow was also well enjoyed. Finally, we each ordered a different dessert. My favorite was the chocolate tart (torte?). Please note, You need to have reservations for this restaurant and you must be on time with your entire party. One member of our party was delayed. The original indoor reservation had to be surrendered 15 minutes after the time, but the restaurant did work us in and we had no complaints about where we were seated.
Not worth it
I have been to this place twice. Food is good but not excellent. Both time I was here we all felt we been rushed. First time we ( 3 of us) felt we been rushed, our server, every time kept asking are we done. We all thought maybe they are busy but second time, 4 of us, same thing we were rushed after 1 hour. Both time we had reservations. How can you finish your dinner in an hour. This is not a fast-food place. Food is expensive. They are taking advantage of tourists who go there due to Michelin star. They are better than average but do not deserve to have any star.
Magnificent dinner.
First off, thank you for all of the reviewers who highlighted their favorite dishes from their visits. I'm taking your MO and paying it forward. This place is pure rock and roll. Second, if you're looking for a quiet and mellow dining experience, this place won't be for you. There is no way around this. This place is packed with guests, the kitchen is wide open in the mining dining room (inside) and the music is loud. This was on a Thursday evening. You were cautioned. Best dinner experience I've had in L.A. Highly recommend (all have pics except the prawns, they went quickly): Appetizers: Peruvian scallop crudo: sublime flavor profiles. The staff will recommend that you consume them similar to sucking down an oyster. Do it. You'll still get the full taste. Prawns: they were so good I didn't have time to take a pic (you'll see some other dishes are kind of half or a quarter way eaten, the prawns never stood a chance). A little heat, exquisite. Roasted marrow bone: another dish that was just attacked. I barely managed the fuzzy pic I got. The server carves the marrow bone into the gnocchi. As other reviewers mention, you can use the bread to sop up the remaining marrow but those soft gnocchi pillows are heavenly. Pasta: Ricotta tortelli: very good, but next time, I'll give another dish a try. If you're dining with kids, this one is very kid -friendly with enough flavor to please everyone else at the table. Ricotta gnocchi: OMG. The servers recommend you don't mix the burrata cheese ahead of time but instead just dish out chunks of cheese with your spoon and mix in the gnocchi. Do it. Excellent flavors. Smoked sweet corn agnolotti: superb. I could have enjoyed more lobster but I'm being very picky here. I'm so happy that corn got it's day in the sun on this menu. Underrated flavor that really makes this dish stand out. Second course: They were out of the pork loin (boo), the service staff offered a sliced pork chop alternative. Mother of pearl (yay). This dish was a haiku. The pork chop was served medium -rare with a sweet flavor. It was served with red cabbage leaves that were pickled in a sweet/sour marinade that offset the meat perfectly. Simple, yet deep. Dessert: Olive oil cake: my favorite from the trio we ordered. The sorbets that accompanied the cake were wonderful compliments. Strawberry crostata: wonderful bourbon-y (not described in the menu) flavor that you detect after a few bites. Red corn maple ricotta fritters: nice taste. Don't regret the choice but I will try something different next time. This place is expensive, but very worth it. Plan on about $100 per person minimum (w/ about 1 cocktail per person). If you can splurge and won't mind the music, do it. Do it.
Very good food, but overpriced and TOO LOUD
Went fairly early on a weekday night. Place was very busy. Food and service quite good, but overpriced and VERY noisy; hard to have a conversation with person next to me and felt really sorry for staff that work in such a loud place. OSHA should check it out.
Lot of Fun in Bestia!
They are top notch service here like fine dining! The Chefs are 5 star chefs serving up amazing food! I loves their service and super fun environment. Cocktails were delish. The food is amazing, tough to get a reservation so plan ahead. The pizza, pasta and the most important is the ambience really loves it!
Am I in heaven????
Wow - what a terrific meal. Hip spot - beautiful people and food was OMG good!!! Casual but always hot spot deep in the depths of town - anyone who’s anyone finds their way. Our server was nice and all the staff attentive (our server could had been a tad more attentive w wine and check ins, but that’s ok - she was great enough and nice and helpful - just could have used a few more glasses of wine). The Caesar - might have been the best we’ve had! Scallop app - so fresh and great prep and taste! The pizza - marg, and up there w the best in earth (we took a 2nd one home), the Sugo pasta - delish and very unique in flavor. The Budino - very good, we prefer more traditional style pudding vs cocoa crust - but we ate every ounce! Aperol delish and perfect and I did a Sicilian red to start and then a Sangiovese - both perfect wines by the glass. Summary - it’s so worth the drive - it’s about as good a quality Italian as you’ll get. Great vibe - energy - people - and FOOD! It’s way above a 5 - Star delicious and awesome experience - can you open one one Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach? LOVE IT!!!!!
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Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time.
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Hey @FluffyStar64, thanks for the question! When you place your bid the amount gets transferred in a deposit account, the second you either cancel your bid or a few minutes after the bid expires the funds are moved back into your main account from where you can refund it to your payment method or use for other transactions.
Any seller support?
Has anyone found a way to get a question answered? From what I can tell there is no way to get in touch with anyone that works at/for AT. Other than the occasional admin posting a consultation offer here and there they are non existent. A lot of people have the same issue I have where we cannot cash out earnings. I cannot get my warning medal removed even though I am under the threshold. Sad to say but seems like AT is holding up everyone’s funds currently. Very scary and makes me wonder….Please reply if you read this admins and can help. Tried every way possible to get in touch
Give the best answerWhat happens if someone changes or shows up for their reservation after I buy it?
As the title says. I bought a reservation but what’s to stop someone from just showing up for it anyway? I’m doing the name change service but it’s still under their email/phone, right?
Give the best answerBOT suggestions
Seems like its impossible now to grab anything with restaurents booked within seconds. Any good bot suggestions?
How long to get verified for payouts?
How long does it take to get verified for payouts? Submitted my info on Monday and still nothing
Give the best answerRestaurant Bought/Canceled Their Own Reservation
I accepted a bid for a popular restaurant in Los Angeles only to receive a phone call shortly thereafter informing me that the reservation had been canceled due to it being listed on AT. I of course need to subsequently cancel the reservation on AT but get this warning that my status will be negatively affected for doing so. I've reached out to customer support about this several times with no response, not sure what to do in this station. Hoping someone can advise.
Give the best answerWaiting on a transfer for tonight’s reservation
I’m waiting on a transfer request to be completed. But the reservation is for tonight. Can I still use the reservation if it’s not in my name.
Give the best answerPayout
I need to be paid for the two reservations I sold as a new user before I do more work to get and sell reservations only to not be paid. Can someone get back to me so I can get my funds. I don't understand the error message about the percentage. PLEASE HELP!
Give the best answerQuestion about postpaid listings for prepaid bookings
I have a prepaid reservation, but I'm allowed to transfer that reservation to others for a price that I set (up to the total price I paid).
For selling POSTPAID reservations, do I charge the buyer the full amount of the reservation when transferring? And then the buyer pays something on top of that (which is what is listed in the AppointmentTrader listing?)
Major Issue for Seller
My money is being held hostage! Can you please remove my refund medal as I am below the 11% threshold and should be able to withdraw my full daily amount now? I have been teying for a long time to get a reply on this. Major issue for people looking to do good/right like you ask and make positive sales. Being able to access earned revenue is critical and not getting any reply is very concerning for your sellers. Lot of other people having the same issue. Once below the threshold you should auto remove the warning medals.
Give the best answerHow does appointment trader work
Where can I learn more about how this works
Give the best answerWell through rate holding money for 180 days
Just wanted to put this out there as I find it quite weird. AT will hold money if your sell through rate is to low. I find this strange as you would think that sell through rate should reflect more on AT not marketing their site well enough to generate sales. It seems weird to punish sellers for listings not selling.
Give the best answerNo cares
Why is no one even looking at my reservations let alone send me a bud? They are top rest on weekends…any tips??
Give the best answerHow do I promote my first listing?
Any ideas on how to promote my first listing (reservation for tonight)?
Give the best answerHow can I access a buyer's bid listing?
I am trying to see if they would accept a smaller table size, how can I interact with the buyer?
Give the best answer4 Charles black listed me?
I had a bunch of resys and they cancelled them all and now when I get an alert and try to book it says the reservation is no longer available... has this happened to anyone else? Any recommendations on what to do?
Give the best answerPayouts
Anyone can help with payouts, support hasn’t been helpful at all. My funds cleared and I can only retrieve $50 usd a day with a $5 fee and a % per transaction. It would take so long and so much in fees. Thanks!
Give the best answerDoes support work ?
I am having a tough time contacting and elucidating a response from AT Support. I had a listing at 6pm, which was a mistake as the actual listing reservation was at 11pm. This got somehow approved by AT, and a customer bought this from me for 6pm. I want to cancel this listing and refund customer , but there is no way of doing this ! This is so frustrating and making me lose hope on AT. Can someone help me please?
Give the best answerDoes customer service exist!!!!?????
This app is horrible I bought a res it was listed as one day but the actual res on a different day. Have messaged support non stop no reply. There goes $200+ thanks appt trader! Such a scam
Give the best answerPayment for selling
How do I receive information if someone wants to buy my reservation? How do I get paid?
Give the best answerHow can we take our restaurant off your list?
Dear Appointmenttrader Team,
I am the spokesman of the Hofbräuhaus in Munich/Germany.
We don not want to be on your App, since Reservations in the Hofbräuhaus are free.
Please take us off this list!
Please do answer and confirm this.
Thank you and best regrads
Tobias
Medien Hofbräuhaus
Banned from Resy for selling reservations- Do we have a rat on our hands???
I am new to this app and started off by selling a polo bar reservation and then quickly sold one more reservation. Not long after I received emails from Resy saying all my reservations are cancelled and I am being banned from Resy for life. How could this have possibly happened without a rat telling Resy that I sold the reservation. I need some advice on this situation and let’s catch the rat!
Give the best answerBid and Buy Instantly
I have a big ongoing and it also shows someone is working on my bid. Today I see there is a " Buy Instantly " option at my portfolio showing same price I've bid for a reservation. I'm a bit confused, since my money has already been deducted from my credit card for the bid, do I need to pay one more time for the Buy Instantly? If I choose Buy Instantly, can I cancel my bid ( while someone is working on it )? Thanks!
Give the best answerFirst Sale Help
Having hard time getting my first sale. Any advice? I just want to get the ball rolling! Thanks!
Give the best answerChanging restaurant opening times
I have a reservation for Kasama Chicago I listed but it’s not showing up because the listed opening hours are only until 3 or 4 pm. My reservation is for their dinner service at 5. Is there a way I can change the times myself?
Give the best answerI got charged twice for a single reservation
How long until I get a refund? Support has been slow, has anyone else experienced this?
I tried purchasing the reservation at $55 but it failed. Then I purchased it for $30 and it succeeded. However the $55 charge still went through on my card and posted