zinc@shade

First of all, I have to shout out the service. Super friendly and attentive. More so than any restaurant I've been to in the past 3 months. And second of all, food was amazing! We did the dineLA menu and it was fantastic! Highly recommend this place if you're in Manhattan Beach. :)

This past holiday season, my wife and I decided that instead of cooking on Christmas, we would do a dine out. We got an email from Shade/Zinc saying that there were doing a dinner and we thought that would be fun! We're locals and have been there for happy hour and the food (and drinks) were always pretty good. When we made a reservation, we asked to be inside since it was a bit cold that day and it gets chilly and damp in MB at night. When we got there, the guy at the front started to seat us outside. Luckily, the manager was there and changed things for us back to the inside. When we sat down, the wait staff we had was a bit rushed (but at least nice). The menu was $95 for 3 courses (bread, salad, main and dessert). We ordered drinks (pretty good) and then had to wait a bit to order. When we were sitting there with our drinks, we noticed that it was pretty cold inside. People were all wearing jackets - including us. Why? Both entry doors were propped open creating a nice cold breeze. We asked the waitstaff to please consider closing at least one of the doors and they said they would "try". Sigh.Next, the food came out. Bread was meh and the salad was miniscule. When the mains came, at that point I asked for another cocktail. My wife had the polenta (didn't finish) and I had one of the meat dishes. Pretty unforgettable and a bit tough (I can't even remember what it was lol). once we finished the main, the wait person came back and said my cocktail was on the way. I had them cancel it since it was so late in arriving. For dessert I has the cake popsicles (3 tiny ones). The dessert reminded us of what we could get at Peet's Coffee. Sigh. At this point, they finally closed the entry doors, nearly 90 minutes later. Maybe the baby in a carriage bundled up in blankets in the middle of the dining area got it done. It was a very funny Christmas experience. We laughed quite a bit on the way home.

Christmas Eve dinner definitely lacking in quality for the price. For 95$, you get a bread roll, amuse bouche (best thing - prawns), a salad, and a main.The biggest letdown was the prime rib. Definitely overcooked when called "medium" (pictured). For those who have had prime rib, can imagine how over cooked this is. It was hard. Usually, you cut the middle of the roast for patrons who want more rarer cuts and the outside of the roast for more well done. But the manager said all the cuts are the same "medium." Which makes me wonder if these were cut from the roast fresh for patrons. I get that it's a holiday dinner, but for a 95$ asking price, the expectation is higher and at least, patrons should be able to ask for a less well done cut.

We were here for Dina Around LA event and we were warmly welcomed by the restaurant's team.The outdoor terrace is very nice and had great lighting--not too much sun but just right amount of light--perfect for brunch. You also get a nice ocean breeze. We had some appetizers--crispy calamari and Margherita pizza. Pizza had really good fresh tasting sauce and mozzarella cheese, while the calamari had that perfect crisp and flavor.

I checked in the Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach at night. I ate alone at Zinc in the hotel 1F for dinner. The man at the bar was very pleasant service. I couldn't drink, so I ordered a slice of lemon in the hot water. And I ordered Crispy Skin Norweigan Salmon. There was a risotto under the crispy grilled salmon w skin, which was a little thick, but the taste was mild and easy to eat. This dish was well served with the hot lemon water I ordered. I liked the place where I could relax alone. I'm thinking about what to eat next time.

Fantastic restaurant and bar in the middle of manhattan beach! The ambiance is a comfortable modern indoor and outdoor space that provides a great respite from shopping. Great food! We had the crispy rice and tuna...delicious and maybe the best I've had. The sandwiches are amazing and the salads are inventive as well as hearty. Loved the drinks menu and ended with a blackberry smash. Delightful and not too sweet. Service was great and lots of beautiful people in that role. Loved it...

Came by earlier today for Memorial Day brunch and while the food was consistently tasty, the service left much to be desired.To begin, my family and I waited long enough for someone to come by our table after seating that I had to go up to the maitre'd to ask for a server. Our waitress finally came to warmly greet us, but that's where the positives end. She was otherwise largely absent for the rest of our meal and my wife and I had to ask other waitstaff to help us with clearing the table, the check, take-away boxes, etc.On top of that, I mentioned a Yelp check-in offer for a complimentary guacamole appetizer early on in the meal only to have our waitress completely forgot to ask her manager about it until after we had finished all of our dishes...On the bright side, our breakfast sandwich was top notch with its egg, bacon, cheese, aioli, and caramelized onions all in perfect harmony. The margherita's mozz and toppings were fresh though the thin crust was more like a flatbread in texture. Lastly, our son's French toast was fluffy and generously portioned.Ultimately, we enjoyed our food, but we were seriously frustrated and disappointed with the poor service especially with having to keep a close eye on our toddler's schedule.

Really delightful place to sit outside and have brunch on a nice day. It can get very hot on the "Metlox plaza" sitting area, so keep that in mind.Not the least expensive brunch around but quite tasty. The avocado toast comes with two over easy eggs which was very nice. My frittata was OK, nothing special, but the fruit that came with it was nice. Our waitress was doing her best to handle a multitude of tables. We appreciated her hard work. We came on a day when they were doing a special at brunch, where, and magician came around and did magic right at your table. That was definitely worth every penny of the expensive brunch. There's no free parking anywhere, but your best option is to park in the underground structure. TL/dr: pretty fancy and pricey brunch that's basically worth it

We never knew this restaurant existed until they sent us a flyer in the mail. My wife and I decided to go there on a date night last night. The ambience was fantastic, the food was incredible, and our server, Cintia, was SUPERB!! My wife started the evening off with a cucumber pear martini, and I had a dirty martini w/bleu cheese filled olives. Both drinks were very good!! And since we've never been there before we decided to try three of the starter dishes so that we had a variety of food from the restaurant. We started out with the crispy rice, spicy tuna, it is a staple there. It's really good and it's a good version of the spicy tuna roll. I had the Peruvian soup which was very authentic and hearty. Then we ordered the filet bites. ALL food was Super good!! And, the best part is that every dish that we ordered was recommended by Cintia. She told us that she's worked there for five years and really knows her stuff there. She knows the food and drinks intimately. We highly recommend going there and experiencing what we experienced. They even sat us at a gas fire pit to eat our dinner. It was a very romantic date and we can't wait to go back. One last thing, their happy hour menu is really good. Check out the pictures that I'm posting. Please forgive me. I did not take pictures of all the food that we got because it didn't come to my mind at the time. But we were so impressed. I decided to start taking pictures later.

Came here to get some time to myself. Restaurant is really nice , service was great , I ordered the tomato soup and it was absolutely delicious. Will be back