International cuisine: the best places to taste it in Santa Monica

Chinois On Main

83/100 (2879 ratings)

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Shrimp

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Crab Cake

Beef

Shanghai Lobster with Curry Sauce and Crispy Spinach

Whole Sizzling Catfish with Ginger and Ponzu Sauce

Cod

Chinois Chicken Salad

Ribs

Lobster

Tempura Ahi Tuna Sashimi with Fresh Uni Sauce

Crawfish

Pancakes

Seared Maine Scallops with Pad Thai Noodles and Lemon Grass

Catfish

Almond Crust with Vegetable Fried Rice

Lamb

Salad

Sizzling Calamari and Rock Shrimp Salad

Thai Coconut Seafood Soup

Fish

Crab

Lobster Lemon Grass Sauce

Sashimi

Scallops

Cantonese Duck with Fresh Plum Sauce

Fried rice

Duck

Napa Wine

Lava Cake

Sea Bass

Oyster

Lettuce

Chocolate cake

Calamari

Tuna

Soft Shell Crabs

Duck fried rice

Salmon

Stir Fried Rice

Noodle

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"I highly recommend this restaurant! Every dish I have had here is excellent. Their Shanghai Lobster with curry sauce with crispy spinach is one of..."

Dave Hicks

"I have been dining at Chinois on Main for 25 years, it is easily my favorite restaurant. The food is absolutely delishious! It doesn’t matter what..."

Mitchell Bravo

"Bella has been the most gracious of hosts for over 3 decades, always welcoming and adding the touch of class to one of the few uniquely classic..."

Mario Camara

"From my picky italian point of view this is an amazing restaurant even if they can work a little bit more on the interior. It looks way better than..."

Stefano Fontana

"Loved the food. Loved the staff,thay go above and beyond to ensure that you enjoy your evening.when in season best soft shell crab..."

Barbara Tullos

"Great food!!! Food was amazing, every meal we enjoy! The cat fish, calamari shrimp, salad, veg rice etc, etc. Wonderful presentation. Desserts..."

Consuelo Camastra

"The food was delicious - the best Chinese I have ever had and the service was second to none. Excellent staff to go with the delicious food. Cannot..."

Pam Wilders

"Chinois is a must. Divine food. My favorites are the lobster, sizzling catfish and chicken salad. The pear martini is great. Friendly..."

Toni Reilly

"Absolutely divine. Great staff, delicious food and awesome ambiance. If you haven't been, do yourself a favor and make a reservation..."

J Michael Dargin

"My favorite restaurant EVER!!!! Simply the best!!!! Never fails. I will be there as long as they are..."

Marianne Kopie Liggett

"I was there for the CCAP Appreciation Diiner. The food, the service, the ambiance was excellent. The chinse chicken salad was delicious. However,..."

Mary McAlpine

"Get the Shanghai Lobster. I hadn’t been here in twenty years but, flew back to LA and enjoyed my dinner..."

Kristen Trojel

"I had not been back to Wolfgang's Chinois in 15 yrs, no excuses yet they have not missed a..."

Rick Cicetti CHt

"One of the best Restaurants in Los Angeles by far service and food..."

Kevin Beechum

"Been coming here since it opened and essentially have ordered the same menu every time: Catfish, Salmon, and Chicken..."

James Paul Darling

"Loved the food and ambience!!! Great time! Great place for a birthday or get..."

Kathrine Baumann

"Grew up going to this restaurant to celebrate accomplishments or just to share a meal with family and friends. I have never had a bad meal. Chef Rene..."

McKenzie Neely-Wright

"Our meals were PERFECTION. Natalie is an absolute pleasure and was as helpful and accommodating as possible. I can't wait to go..."

Sara Wilkerson

"consistently amazing from the moment you enter. our eternal..."

Ruth Amir

"I was here while Wolfgang puck came to visit. Which was also really cool. But the food was amazing. So were the drinks + the atmosphere. Such a great..."

Rukia Yosuf

"Fantastic! Best scallops and tuna that I could eat every night. We were lucky enough to there on their 40 th and I can't wait to go back. Great..."

SethK -

"This Asian-French fusion restaurant is one I’ve been wanting to come to for years and it was worth the wait! Amazing service. Still closed indoors..."

Claudia Diaz

"Given it is a Wolfgang Puck restaurant, we had to try it. This was our experience- Ambience- great, looks like a typical Chinese diner with an open..."

Shail Lakhani

"I love Chinois On Main! This place is trendy, immaculately located at the heart of Santa Monica, and the food is authentic yet elevated. It’s great..."

Paulin

"Chinois is a neighborhood institution for those of us in the Ocean Park area of Santa Monica. The food is exquisite. I've never had anything bad. The..."

Charles Freericks

"Great food! Super old school decor. Could use an update. It felt like you were in a time warp back in the 90s or something. The food was really great..."

Masha Krakovskaya

"Unbelievable extremely delicious and highest quality food and great service. Can’t go wrong no matter what you order. Our waiters and the GM were..."

M K

"As once introduced in the Michelin guide California, they have awesome Asian-French fusion cuisine. Thanks to their lovely embience and tasteful..."

Bohyun Yang

"We had a really good dinner at this my favorite Chinese restaurant in santa monica. I think this is the best Chinese in LA . You can get best..."

K Nag

"Havent eaten there in 20years and did not disappoint. A little noisy for my liking for quiet conversations. The crispy spinach was fantastic as in..."

Scott Reiter

"What an amazing first post-pandemic dining experience! The DineLA menu provided a great sampling with enough to take home. Service was great, even..."

Jennifer Pierdant

"We shared the short ribs, salmon, sea bass with crispy spinach and potstickers and were blown away with the flavor of everything but not overwhelming..."

Todd Campbell

"This is one of my favorite places, the food is always flavorful, never complains, amazing..."

Jacob P

"We were in town for the weekend and found this gem of a place! Being a person familiar with authentic Chinese/Asian flavors, I had my hesitations..."

Ariel Schwartz Chang

"Overly pricey... But solid on food and new flavors. You can get this quality or higher in SGV for 1/2 the price but it's difficult to find anything..."

Stephen Lim

"Modifying my previous review of 3 stars. Went there for lunch today. The servers were super nice. But The food took forever. Some of the dishes..."

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