Fia Steak — Restaurant in Santa Monica

I wanted somewhere especially good this year to celebrate my birthday so I chose Fia Steak because I am already a huge fan and I’ve had many great meals at Fia next-door. I have seen many different reviewer‘s praise Fia Steak so I have been wanting to try it for quite some time. It’s very small on the inside, but in a classy, quaint way. When you enter, there is a large bar and cocktail area and then a larger dining room in the back, which is where we sat. They offer valet parking, but honestly parking in this area is really easy. We found a meter parking spot on the same block for a 7:30PM dinner. Our server Deana was very polite and did a great job, as well as the rest of the staff we encountered.

I started off the meal with the Steak Tartare, and it was truly great. The spice mixed in with the meat really made it and having the egg charcoal cooked added another unique flavor profile. Next came in Dungeness Crab Salad, which was also wonderful. It was a large sized portion of crab and definitely would be easy to share. For my entrée, I chose the 22oz Creekstone Farms New York Strip Steak and it was cooked perfectly. It came with a side of butter and Cippolini onions, mixed together, as well as a peppercorn sauce. I ate the entire thing and was very happy at the end of the meal. We were going to do the soufflé or the toffee pudding but honestly we were just too full from all the food after that.

I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a great meal, or a great steak. Next time I will try their Branzino because it looked delicious at the...

An absolute experience indeed. The wood burning smell is incredible as you walk in, the restaurant is very intimate, the service was great and every bite was flavor town.

Paul was our server who was exceptional, great energy & personality - we had some notions about what we thought we'd want to order, but he took us on a journey and provided excellent recommendations that we ultimately went with.

I'm a fan of old fashions and they do a beautiful job with the 'Tony Soprano' single cube with the Fia branding (appreciate the tiny details) and accompanied by cherry wood smoke.

We ordered the ahi tuna cigar, bread service, hamachi crudo to start, then followed by their oxtail pasta and bone-in ribeye. Sometimes we are concerned about portion sizes at nice establishments like this, but the sizes were perfect and we had multiple to-go boxes at the end.

Would highly recommend the tuna cigar (brought to you in a cigar box which is fun), the oxtail pasta and naturally, the steak, as if the name of the restaurant doesn't give it away.

Something that stuck out to me was the level of care with what seemed to be everything at the restaurant - I got up to wash my hands and a nice gentlemen (I didn't get his name, but he had cool glasses on) immediately noticed and walked me to the restrooms. Personally, it's often the small things that make the most difference.

Overall, a very nice date night with my lady and we're quite happy with...

We dined on a Thursday night. The standout here is the service. Our server, the somm, the hosts, expediters, bussers… all of these folks were welcoming, professional, and kind with confidence and knowledge of their environment and offerings. The food was very good but for the price tag there were some things that need further attention. Table side Caesar was delicious but our mains, sides, and sauces were off the mark. The quality of ingredients was superb but the sides and the sauces were not as hot as they should have been so they were not as easy to navigate. The bernaise had turned to a paste almost immediately and could not be poured from its vessel as was the au poivre. The mashed potatoes also lost their fluffiness because they were luke warm so were sticky. The shiitakes were tasty but a bit too salty. The creamed spinach was very nice and fresh. As another diner pointed out you will absolutely spend over $200 a person, very easily. I wish I could say it was stellar but I cannot. I enjoyed the ambiance, the cocktails were fantastic, and the staff was lovely. Ultimately, I felt like I was paying not just for premium ingredients but the rent of their Santa Monica locale. I will not be back but was glad to have tried it. For reference we had cocktails, bottle of wine, a starter, tableside Caesar, 3 entrees, and 4 sides and the bill was just shy of $800 with tip. Keep in mind alcohol is a huge part of the...