the misfit restaurant + bar

this is a very happening pub in santa monica and opened till late at night. very easy and comfortable and thefoodwas delicious. ordered a chicken burger with a cappuccino and it came pretty quick. the crowd is mostly younger people.

we visited during happy hour so we got half price drinks. i had the sangria and goodnight emilie, both very good. thefoodwas tasty but also on the pricy side. our service was quick and friendly and the cookies at the end didn't hurt either!

deliciousfoodand amazing cocktails.  good location.  nice ambiance inside and patio area out front.  highly recommended. gluten free and dairy free options available.

awesomefoodand service! the kale salad is amazing and so is the spaghetti squash:)
the mushroom soup is delicious too. our server was prompt and kind...

the misfit bar and restaurant in santa monica california is one of my favorite places to eat when i am being a cali girl. offering a variety of foods sourced from the santa monica farmer’s market, the misfit has some amazing comfortfoodyou’ll want to eat again and again!

our meal was a sort of smorgasbord of items. we started with libations: washington square, n.y – bonal, lemon, and strawberries from the farmers market. i had to look up what bonal is – it is a french aperitif wine. i felt very très chic drinking this.

we started off with some avocado toasts – sourdough bread, tamai farms artisan baby tomato and burrata.

i ordered bacon wrapped dates (my mom and grandmama won’t eat them cause they aren’t kosher. ha! more for me) – smoked almonds, goat cheese, and balsamic. i could eat these all day.

shredded kale & quinoa salad – sunflower seeds, grapes, preserved lemon and manchego. i had them out the manchego on the side cause i’m not the biggest fan of too much cheese.

tamai farms grilled street corn – sambal butter and ricotta salata.

then we ordered dixie fried chicken – jidori organic chicken. it’s good, real good. only thing i don’t like about their fried chicken is that it’s boneless. i love gnawing on bones!

one really cool thing i love about the misfit is they give out their signature chocolate chip and sea salt cookies to you after your meal.

of course we still had to get dessert cause one cookie wasn’t going to cut it. we tried the strawberry gelato – small batch grateful spoon gelato made with all natural ingredients.

i think my grandmama had a good birthday dinner, but next time i’m coming here for brunch cause their menu looks killer!

imagine my surprise, as i’m walking along ultra touristy 3rd street promenade, and there’s misfit restaurant and bar. i must’ve passed it a million times when i was down here every weekend. barely caught my notice.

now that i write aboutfoodall the time, this is a place i should have gone to a long time ago.

outside, it looks like every other southern california eatery. just a place to grab a bite, a beer, and nosh the hours away.
but you go inside, and…

…oh, man, there’s that downtown feeling washing over me.

it’s seriously old world in here. every list of old school l.a. should have this place.

i had the avocado toast with bursts and it was divine. it was hefty and tasteful. i also split a chicken sandwich and it was served on brioche which naturally makes everything better! it was sooo good, with some daikon / pickled radishes- yum! on a thursday night, it was packed, there was no room to stand at the bar but that's ok because we were told if we orderedfoodwe could have a table and be seated right away. the drinks were delicious too, we ordered classic drinks so those are hard to mess up. the vibe was trendy, the service was decent, but the best part were the free salty chocolate chip cookies at the end of our meal :)

triple threat- great food, cocktails and service!. love the small plates menu that makes sharing and tasting multiple items so much fun. the bacon wrapped dates with almonds and goat cheese were amazing! we also loved the iron skillet fried chicken, so juicy and crispy - just the way its supposed to be. i've had the burger before and its delicious and if we would have been more than 2 people we would have gotten that as well. the spiced red lentils were good, but next time i want to try the chargrilled broccoli or grilled artichocke. the clocktower manhattan cocktail did not disappoint and we knocked down a few. thefoodwas great and memorable, but it was the service that really stuck out. we started the night outside and eventhough the misfit was crowed with a 30+ minute wait, they pro-actively worked to get us out of the cold and seated in the restaurant. all of the service was prompt and attentive throughout. can't wait to go back!

cool late night spot - good food. my coworker and i were working very late last night. we called like 5 different restaurants to see who was still servingfood& had a good beer selection. this happened to be my 6th phone call. turned out to be a great choice! the decor in this place is super cool. extremely tall ceilings, dimly lit, pumping music, very cool bar. we sat at the bar where there is a towering wall of bottles and then above that is about 15 feet of bookshelves all the way to the ceiling.

i had the organic over roasted chicken which was completely different than i was expecting, but nonetheless delicious! the bartender was very friendly and served me two dogfish head 90 minute ipa. i love ipa's and this is one of my new favorites.

the misfit is certainly the place for qualityfoodand drinks so close to the third street promenade. i do wish they would expand their brunch menu, though i was happy with the full lunch menu (and the burgers) and the french pancake

finger likin good. it's not a ton offoodbut it filled up a grown man. so i think it was satisfying! great ambiance. fantastic service!!! will definitely be bk!!!!