Lanea ⭐ 4.3 (303)

fire tacos, some of the best I’ve ever had. amazing music and the vibe is incredible definitely one of the best restaurants in Santa Monica and def one of the best spots to hang in downtown Santa Monica. Food is so good it’s more than worth every penny. Can’t go wrong w/ the carne asada tacos 🙌🏼 gotta get the gauc as well it’s too good.

Bizarre experience… At all, you can eat tacos tonight I was served one order and cut off.. When I queried the manager on the freshness of my draft beer, he acted as if he was insulted and promptly cut me off.. Hoping to get a song in on karaoke night, the DJ was 40 minutes late in starting and I didn’t have the time to sit around and wait… When I asked about why I was cut off after 50 minutes on all you can eat taco night she showed me that I had ordered the tacos at 9:04 and at 10:15 She insisted it had been 90 minutes.… So when I disputed the bill and asked it to be itemized, I suddenly encountered rudeness from a short, overweight bartender, who informed me that it wasn’t her fault, but the managers who had cut me off and left the restaurant. I won’t go further into our conversation about getting an itemized bill that reflected the lack of service and my confusion over the whole visit being inadequate, But it seems as if these people are anything but hospitable, especially to a new customer who lives in the neighborhood. When I stopped in on another night while out for a walk on the promenade, they informed me no pets were allowed after I had been there the previous week with a pet… The manager on duty not only turned me away, but barricaded the entryway so I couldn’t take a step inside with my small dog. For a place that’s trying to build clientele in downtown Santa Monica. I can’t imagine they’re going to get too far treating new customers like they treated me. I was stunned at the rudeness.

I would never recommend this place. Such bad service. We ordered one meal from Lara and they brought us a different one. We waited more than 20 minutes. Never come back to this place again.

A neat place with a solid happy hour. It has an eclectic comfortable feel, but maybe not the best place for a conversation with friends if there is a dj or karaoke and the sound is cranked. We were able to escape to a bit of quiet out by the front windows. Possibly understaffed- the bartender did a great job but didn’t seem to have much help and a relatively full house. A bit of time going up to the bar waiting. Tacos were totally acceptable. Drink was very good. I guess we might go back.

Little gem in the heart of Santa Monica with very affordable food and happy hour specials. I didn’t try any of the cocktails regrettably but it looks like an amazing selection. The service was super fast (on a slow overcast Sunday) and friendly. The shrimp quesadilla was fresh, four stars because it was a bit bland with only shrimp and cheese inside. All tacos and quesadillas are automatically served on gluten free corn tortillas but you can request a flour tortilla.