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Noe Restaurant & Bar: Restaurant Reviews


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#826 of 3,745 restaurants in Los Angeles
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  • Cuisines: American, Contemporary, Eclectic, International
  • Price range*: $31-$80
  • Neighborhood: South San Gabriel Valley
  • Special features: Romantic, Business, Outdoor seating
  • Address: 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
  • Tel:  (213) 356-4100

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great food, sporadic service

Noe Restaurant & Bar

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4 of 5 stars
wilson17 28 contributions
Montreal, Canada
Oct 28, 2007

We found this restaurant as one of the few not fully reserved because of a Dixie Chicks concert. Excellent decor with well spaced tables, giving a relaxing and intimate environment.
Our server really seemed uninterested in serving us: a long wait to order, we had to ask one of the other waiters for the wine list, advise on wines, and various other times. She was almost rude when she refused to give any useful information about the tasting menu, which we therefore didn't try.
But all the food and a wine recommendation that came after an enjoyable discussion with the sommelier were excellent (Zin/Cabernet blend from Duckhorn). We started with seared scallops and prawn with ratatouille that were both excellent. I had a superb duck and my wife a very good arctic char (although we both found the duck better). Dessert and cappucino were also very good. Definite repeat, hopefully with another server.

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Best Dining Experience in Downtown L.A.

Noe Restaurant & Bar

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5 of 5 stars
MariPLosAngeles 1 contribution
Los Angeles
Aug 30, 2007

The atmosphere is lovely - The cuisine is Amazing and the Service is WONDERFUL!

If you are going to the theater this is a great place to dine - will make the evening complete!

Enjoy! Mari

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Noe - You can do much better for the $$

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2 of 5 stars
KH333 9 contributions
San Diego CA
Jul 2, 2007

Simply put, the menu sounds better than it tastes. The food was good, but not great, and the price tag should put it much closer to great. Lots of good ideas, just executed in a rather bland manner. Perhaps it is just impossible to overcome the need to please a wide variety of diners when you are a hotel restaurant. Maybe it was just an off night. There was a lack of energy in the room and in the food. We felt like it was a dining mistake on our trip to LA.

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Don't trust the restaurant

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Portland, OR
Dec 22, 2004
7/7 found this review helpful

My wife and I put ourselves in the hands of the restaurant (on a not busy Sunday night) by getting the tasting menu with the wines. The wine "course" alone was $45 each. The wines served were 4 small pours of the house wines (which were $9-11 purchased separately). The wines selected by the house were mediocre and certainly not up to the lofty aspirations of the cuisine. The food served was over the top creative, but one of the dishes was very poorly done; the "crispy halibut" was merely dry and overcooked. The dish was replaced, but should not have been served. Also, we were only charged for one wine tasting, but buyer beware on the wine. Buy a bottle or two for the price of the house selected wines, you will get a better quality and quantity.

Not a good experience for over what would have cost nearly $300 without the wine cost reduction.

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Noe Restaurant & Bar Address

251 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 356-4100
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.