Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

1. Big Dean's Ocean Front Cafe

8.8
1615 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA
Beer Garden · Downtown Santa Monica · 58 tips and reviews

Luis L.Luis Lua: Great place for group gatherings - Contact ahead of time.

Kathy S.Kathy Shapiro: The captain’s platter, the cheeseburgers, everything is great here. The atmosphere is eclectic and the drinks are great! Absolutely love this place.

MelMel: Hands down - the Best Burger on the Westside! :)

Sunnin Lebanese Cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

2. Sunnin Lebanese Cuisine

8.2
525 Santa Monica Blvd #120 (at 6th St), Santa Monica, CA
Lebanese Restaurant · Los angeles · 22 tips and reviews

Suresh S.Suresh Singh: service is courteous, friendly, and warm. We are vegetarians so we order a Mezze of appetizer items. Food was fresh, delicious, and flavorful. Lebanese white wine was one of the best wines we had.

Darrin B.Darrin Bode: Shawarma, kebabs

Melanie M.Melanie Martin: Fried cauliflower, chicken kebab and babaghanoush were all excellent.

Cassia is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

3. Cassia

9.1
1314 7th St, Santa Monica, CA
Asian Restaurant · 62 tips and reviews

Gordon L.Gordon Liu: The Laksa is delicious and really authentic. If you like Gin, go for the Banana Mule :-)

Vivian D.Vivian Doan: Loved their green papaya salad (the spiced walnuts give it a kick!) and clay oven bread with chickpea curry! Can't wait to go back again and enjoy their patio

Simple F.Simple Foodie: Charcuterie Platter, Kaya Toast, Whole Grilled Sea Bass, Charcuterie Fried Rice, Chopped Escargot, Spicy Lamb is spicy.

Gilbert's El Indio is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

4. Gilbert's El Indio

8.6
2526 Pico Blvd (26th street), Santa Monica, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews

Meg F.Meg Farmer: Strong drinks, friendly service, pickled carrots. Good for groups.

Sammy D.Sammy Dee: Gilbert’s is the best. You can’t go wrong. Great house marg, crispy shell tacos and delicious rice/beans. Don’t miss the albondigas soup! Great chips/salsa - star of a place

Jer S.Jer Sam: Cash only!!!

The Cheesecake Factory is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

5. The Cheesecake Factory

8.5
395 Santa Monica Pl Ste 305 (3rd Street), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 41 tips and reviews

Bilal G.Bilal Gültekin: Staff was friendly and nice. You can try New York and filet mignon that they were delicious. Tabi en son bide cayla tamamlayabilirsiniz . 10 numara mekan

Paula R.Paula Rebouças: The crispy cuban is a great starter!

Odelia M.Odelia Maman: My worst dinner in Santa Monica

Stella Barra is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

6. Stella Barra

8.6
2000 Main St (btw Bay St & Bicknell Ave), Santa Monica, CA
Pizzeria · Ocean Park · 108 tips and reviews

NavinNavin: Give this a shot: shaved mushroom white pizza with gruyere, melted onions, black truffle, torn parsley, rosemary and thyme

DailyCandyDailyCandy: The bustling, sceney atmosphere has small but mighty wine list, and best spinach and kale salad west of the Mississippi.

Danielle S.Danielle Stolz: The spinach and crispy purple kale salad is not only healthy, but also delicious. The same goes for the oven roasted tomato pizza. Highly recommend both if you ever stop by!

Mendocino Farms is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

7. Mendocino Farms

9.1
631 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
Sandwich Spot · Wilshire-Montana · 27 tips and reviews

Bajda S.Bajda Spac: I had the prosciutto chicken salad with tomatoes, mozzarella, roasted pepper and roasted nuts with basil something dressing - sooo good!! Big portion, nice staff, recommended!

ashley t.ashley tevatia: Amazing sandwiches! Pork belly banh mi, not so fried chicken. Don't forget to try the sides - curried couscous is amazing.

Carlos B.Carlos Baez: Peruvian steak sandwich was amazing. Also the couscous and the potato salad were no joke

BOA Steakhouse is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

8. BOA Steakhouse

8.7
101 Santa Monica Blvd (Ocean Ave.), Santa Monica, CA
Steakhouse · Downtown Santa Monica · 104 tips and reviews

GourmetLiveGourmetLive: Food blogger Lori or Loriculwell.com recommends BOA for its “warm bread, great wine, amazing steaks, mac and cheese, candlelit ambience, and the fact that the people who work there are so darn nice.”

Omar A.Omar Alkassim: If u didn't order the "truffle cheese fries", u r haven't try BOA restaurant 😪

Brad H.Brad Hall: Get steak. If you order a salad, the steak bogey man will follow you for seven years.

Tender Greens is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

9. Tender Greens

9.1
201 Arizona Ave (at 2nd St), Santa Monica, CA
Salad Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 161 tips and reviews

Joshua V.Joshua Van Dyk: Joshua Van Dyk thinks this is the best salad place in Santa Monica. The food is fantastic. I have been there several times and love it. The line can get a bit long but moves fast. 2 thumbs up!

Samantha G.Samantha Garfield: The herb crusted albacore hot plate with mashed potatoes and kale salad is to die for. And all the employees are so nice! Borderline creepy, but very nice!

Mark M.Mark Mellor: Great value and great good!

Ashland Hill is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

10. Ashland Hill

8.2
2807 Main St, Santa Monica, CA
Beer Garden · Ocean Park · 23 tips and reviews

Gonzalo F.Gonzalo Fiorina: Great outdoor patio in the back and their own selection of home-made wines. Cool spot.

Lillian S.Lillian Sword: A beautiful venue atmosphere, very refreshes but everything seemed fine. must try

Jessie R.Jessie R: I'm picky about Mac and cheese (it must be creamy in my opinion) and Ashland Hill's is a must get!

Bodega Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

11. Bodega Wine Bar

8.7
814 Broadway (at Lincoln Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
Wine Bar · 57 tips and reviews

Shaun B.Shaun Brown: Amazing Wines and Bites! Fun Environment, Highly Suggest

Alexandra E.Alexandra E.: Be careful if you're a girl and leave alone, the valet guys here are known to be creepy. Trust me, ladies... Eye out.

Melanie W.Melanie W: Sunday nights = happy hour prices all night!

Il Forno Trattoria is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

12. Il Forno Trattoria

8.1
2901 Ocean Park Blvd #111 (at 29th St), Santa Monica, CA
Italian Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

Elisabeth D.Elisabeth Dale: Simple Italian fare in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Great for groups!

Jim M.Jim Mcginnis: Great secret Italian place buried in a strip shopping center. Go with the Fish special...never go wrong.

Emi G.Emi Garcia: Pappardelle in lamb sauce FTW!

True Food Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

13. True Food Kitchen

8.9
395 Santa Monica Pl Suite 172, Santa Monica, CA
New American Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 263 tips and reviews

Sam D.Sam D: Spectacular, love the grass fed burger, animal style!

Theo D.Theo Davis: You need to try the edamame dumplings. Don't think about leaving true food without at least one order of these babies.

Vincent I.Vincent Iadevaia: So healthy it hurts. Consider stopping at In-N-Out on the way home!

Birdie G’s is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

14. Birdie G’s

9.0
2421 Michigan Ave (at Cloverfield Blvd), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

Daniel A.Daniel Archer: Haven’t found a bad fish yet here. Try the sausage ravioli, the roasted chicken, and save room for dessert! The sticky date bundt cake with ice cream on top is phenomenal (maybe best dessert in LA?)

Nick S.Nick Saretzky: Creme brûlée pie is a winner

Kyle T.Kyle Taylor: The mushrooms, potato salad and chicken were all great

Hillstone is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Santa Monica.

15. Hillstone

8.9
202 Wilshire Blvd (at 2nd St), Santa Monica, CA
New American Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 112 tips and reviews

Christopher T.Christopher T: Always excellent food and service. No corkage fee for wines is an A+++ but they have a great wine selection with minimal markups!

Charles E.Charles Edge: The salmon is great!

Dave C.Dave C: Artichoke Dip!!!