Monica's — Restaurant in Santa Monica

Had dinner here last night & breakfast this morning. The spicy chicken sandwich last night was honestly killer. Food came out fairly quickly and was hot when served. Really huge portions as well, which is nice for the price. Kind serving staff as well.

The breakfast this morning was good and that’s about it. A few too many dollars for how much I liked it, I’d probably try somewhere else for breakfast if you’re looking for something SUPER good. The burrito was good and big though. The omelette was good. The hash browns were...

Very good breakfast to start the day! The buffet looked so-so, so we opted to order fresh. My 2 egg breakfast came with hash browns & chicken sausage, which was a good value for $16. My daughter's "volcano" French toast looked disappointingly small & not overflowing with berries. We had to ask for the almonds which it's supposed to come with. It tasted good, but not a good value for $22. Coffee was good & strong & they obliged my request for a to-go coffee. Overall, a nice breakfast, but expensive unless you have $18pp...

The food is not what the food says it is. The acai bowl is not an acai bowl. The Monte Cristo is not a Monte Cristo. Its like they heard what those items are made of and "were like yeah we can do that" without ever having either of those items. The carrot ginger juice was so spicy I thought they put a jalapeño in it. I've had carrot ginger juice before and again, not this. They nailed the coffee and...