Dungeness Crab Cake
Messhall Kitchen

Messhall Kitchen

4500 Los Feliz Blvd, 90027, Los Angeles, US, United States

Pubs • American • Bar-lounge • Californian


"I've been here half a dozen times. The food is good and the menu options are plentiful. The vibe is great and I love the music they play. Service always starts out great and then somewhere in the middle it drops. Every single time. I've had different servers who are pleasant, but the follow through needs some work. The bar makes a good drink, but they are slow. When you order your first drink get another one immediately. I have had to wait for a second and third drink ridiculously long periods of time. So much so that I had to send my husband to the bar to see if the order had been put in when server was nowhere to be found. I came in recently and had dinner and cocktails with my husband. I ordered 3 g&t's with a little simple syrup, mint and cucumber garnish. Each drink that came the glass was smaller and smaller. I had to line 3 glasses of varying sizes to show the server before we left, to which he said the bar is busy. Maybe so, but what does that have to do with the size of the glass? And I had to wait a long time in between cocktails. Not okay. I'm out for the night before going to the Greek. I am ready to have a good time. This put a damper on the vibe I was going for. I am seeing more and more inconsistencies every time I come. I got the tuna tartare and the tuna to avocado ratio was way off. There was the thinnest topping of tuna that was gone in a few bites. If I wanted Guacamole and chips only, I would have ordered it. I want to like this place, but after the most recent trip, I'm not feeling the love."

Alley Vine

Alley Vine

1332 Park StSte D, Alameda, United States Of America

Full • Wine • American • Bar-lounge


"My wife and I enjoyed dinner at Alley Vine. She had never been to Alameda at all. I have set foot on the island probably a half dozen times over a 15 year time period. So we are not familiar with the area other than that it is a quaint place. We were there so I could pick up a bib to run a 10 mile race the next morning. It was an adventure. We traveled by seaplane, which seems to be a honorific for the vessel, as an homage to when the port received actual seaplanes for the military installations directly adjacent. The name of the establishment is literal minded. People no longer use literally in its proper sense, as distinguished from virtually or metaphorically (your head did not literally explode if you are talking to me . Here, the restaurant is in an alley, and it has a trellis covered with vines. Hence, alley vine. We had the fried olives, stuffed with anchovies. We also had the grilled oysters, the mussels, and the steelhead trout. My wife had an alpine cocktail, a new category of drinks we were unaware of, wonderful to learn about (many types, with the alpine liquor . I had the Italian unfiltered lager. Everything was fresh and well prepared. We were in the happy hour seating. That meant better prices. (They don 't give OpenTable credit. That is fully understandable. I note it not to complain but to alleviate confusion. I didn 't understand why my reservation was cancelled. It 's a good deal. They were surprisingly full early on. The servers were attentive. One had the most elaborate scarification I 've seen, a sunburst on his upper chest. The other was gender fluid, with lacquer black nail polish. People all seemed to be having a good time. I 'd visit Alley Vine again if I were ever in the neighborhood. That might not be for a few years."