Cobi's - Santa Monica

Just a amazing brunch ? big up for the roti and the chicken

This place totally lives up to its hype and is 100% deserving of the Michelin Bib Gourmand award. I would highly recommend one of the chef’s tasting menus to let the chef take your taste buds on a gastronomic journey bursting with flavor at every twist and turn. Each dish is truly a unique delight and will wow your senses. I would highly recommend the Beef Rendang, the butter chicken, the green papaya salad, and the dry aged branzino. You have to order the roti too of course! The atmosphere feels like your rich grandmothers living room with pink wallpaper and vintage- looking wood tables. They also serve the dishes on mix and matched antique porcelain plates with unique designs, which adds to the vibe. You have to make a reservation here in advance, unless you’re cool sitting outside at a high top (fyi when we sat here the service was not as good as usual).

Uniquely decorated restaurant with great food served family style! Highly recommend the butter chicken and Thai tea dessert.

Like the place and food. Atmosphere is great. Their policies are insane, we had a full table of guests and waiting on 2 more they were 16 minutes late and the host threatened to throw us out because the party was incomplete. Totally crazy for such an upscale and expensive place.

Came here for a friends birthday and had a mixed experience due to multiple server mistakes. The decor and vibe a stunning we sat in the garden and it was lovely.At first our server I think her name was Chica was super friendly. 3 of our table got the set menu and the other 2 me included have dietary restrictions so we just got an entree each. She confirmed with us twice!! that I was vegetarian and my friend gluten free.My entree came and seemed fishy. I asked her if there was oyster sauce in it and she said shrimp paste. we said I was vegetarian twice, why is there fish paste? She then blamed it on us for not specifically ordering the dish vegetarian, even though we had confirmed with her at least twice that I was veggie and my friend GF. So that ruined the vibe.Then they forgot to give my friends the last dish of their menu the branzino and that’s the dish they were most excited about. They took it off the bill and then my entree too which was nice of the manager.I would give this place another try maybe brunch but if the service is the same then I won’t come back sadly.Vegetarian options: Their vegetarian labelling is confusing and problematic. ‘Can be vegetarian’ but then when you say you’re vegetarian it shows up with shrimp paste??