True Food Kitchen - Santa Monica

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   Melissa

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 10 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We ate at the Santa Monica location. Very good, healthy food and affordable. I wish we had a TFK in Sacramento, or, better yet, Davis, where we live.
   

   True Food Kitchen - Santa MonicaResponded on 11 November 2024

   Thank you for your wonderful review, Melissa! We're happy to hear you enjoyed the healthy and affordable food, and we'll keep your location suggestion in mind for the future.
   

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   Beth

   Orange County

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Very disappointed—lovely place but the dishes were scant and expensive, and the service was very poor. Will not be returning, especially as there are so many other places nearby to choose from.
   

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   Madelyn

   Los Angeles

   24 reviews

   1.0

   24 reviews

   Dined on 8 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I had a reservation. When we got there we were informed that they were shut down because of Public Health violations not addressed. Made some bad much worse for us..I won’t be going back!
   

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   Terence

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 8 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Made reservations for a group of us to meet at the restaurant for dinner. Arrived to find the entire restaurant was closed for maintenance. No one contacted us in advance to tell us the restaurant would not be able to honor the reservations.
   

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   Kristina

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic experience! Great tasting quality food, excellent, attentive service, very respectful and knowledgeable about options for people with dietary restrictions, and great precautions are taken in the kitchen to avoid cross contamination for people with celiac disease. The values of the restaurant about sustainable, quality, healthy and great tasting food come to life in our plate and make this dining experience a total delight!
   

   True Food Kitchen - Santa MonicaResponded on 5 November 2024

   Thank you for your wonderful review, Kristina! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the quality food, attentive service, and our commitment to accommodating dietary restrictions, making your dining experience a delight.
   

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   Judy

   Phoenix

   20 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Server wasn’t great never checked on us took forever to get water. Super slow never came and checked how the food was … avocado toast jut okay nothing great!
   

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   George

   Los Angeles

   33 reviews

   5.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on 20 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We were there for a quick dinner before Kooza at the nearby Santa Monica Pier. Bill was a great, attentive server, and the various bowl dishes our group of four got were all amazing. Two of us loved the Korean noodles bowl. Would highly recommend this place for a date. They have a full bar as well.
   

   True Food Kitchen - Santa MonicaResponded on 23 October 2024

   Thank you for your fantastic review, George! We're thrilled to hear that Bill provided great service and that your group enjoyed the bowl dishes, especially the Korean noodles bowl. We look forward to welcoming you back for another great experience!
   

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   Laurel

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 1 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Love the delicious nutrient rich fresh food and creative “healthy” cocktails ! Open & inviting ambiance, sunny outdoor seating in the daytime + fun location close to variety of activities & entertainment. Staff has always been friendly and smiling (tho not always as quick as needed). Overall, this is a nourishing experience all around and I try to dine here whenever I’m in town.
   

   True Food Kitchen - Santa MonicaResponded on 9 October 2024

   Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoy our nutrient-rich food, creative cocktails, and inviting ambiance, and we appreciate your feedback on the service speed.
   

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   jude

   Portland

   9 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 21 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Another wonderful healthy dinner with lovely service and great drinks! Always a pleasure to eat at True food!
   

   True Food Kitchen - Santa MonicaResponded on 23 September 2024

   Thank you for your kind review! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed another wonderful healthy dinner with us and appreciated the lovely service and great drinks.
   

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    richard

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 September 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    While we dine regularly at True Food Restaurant, and have looked forward to attending the special tastings in the past, this one was disorganized, lacked planning, didn't feel special, and frankly extremely disappointing. Shame on True Food. I recall the first one, where we all sat together, with the chef explaining where the food was obtained, the cooking process, took questions, and everyone had a great time. True Food, unfortunately, has grown into a corporate giant, without concern for customers. PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO TRUE FOOD CORPORATE, NOT THAT IT WILL DO ANY GOOD.
    

    True Food Kitchen - Santa MonicaResponded on 23 September 2024

    We're sorry to hear about your disappointing experience at our special tasting event. We appreciate your feedback and will pass it along to our team to help improve future events.
    

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