Tar and Roses

Santa Monica

Clearly we were early for dinner.

The bar.

Bruschetta and Charcuterie menus.

The menu.

Beer menu.

Bone marrow. Hard not to like.

Octopus. Pretty good, ultimately forgettable.

Oxtail dumplings.

Pig tails. So much missed potential.

Flat iron steak. Pretty good.

Strawberry ricotta crostata. Coworkers loved it, I was indifferent.

Sticky toffee pudding was, like much of the meal, quality, reasonably well executed, yet forgettable.

Geography staff dinner for Nayla's going-away celebration. Some fancy American food that left half the staff suspicious, but the rest of us enjoyed the pig tails, oxtail dumplings, and bone marrow. Pig tails were a bit of a miss, deep fried with potential, but like the oxtail dumplings, they seemed to fall short.

Main courses were more mainstream, with a ridiculously large half chicken and a flat iron steak being the highlights. Coworkers loved dessert, but it failed to make a real impression on me.