Guest Stories: Shirley Brasserie Raves

A wonderful classic Hollywood space, updated but true to its origins. I figured the food should be pretty good. Wrong! The food was really really excellent!!! A remarkably richly flavored duck breast, among the tenderest I’ve ever had. I had duck breast the next day at a Michelin-starred restaurant a mile or so to the south, and this was better. Yes, I like duck. Creative and beautifully prepared appetizers. Friendly and natural service. Another well-known and excellent LA chef had this space for a while, and I’m amazed that the this new restaurant and new chef are appreciably better.

We had an amazing night, it started with a very warm greeting, followed by an amazing waiter and the chef was outstanding.. The whole team made our special night successful... Thank you to all, it was much appreciated... Regards Dennis & Pauline

I like the place, food was good and the service was excellent. However, a few things can be improved in my opinion. For instance, I ordered onion soup but it did not come with any bread. That could have made the dish even more delicious than it was. Moreover, the carafe of wine is nothing like other places in Europe, mainly France. To be honest it was very small. So I think they should change the size of the carafe; definitely. Lastly, the music doesn’t match the environment. It sounded like the music playing was to distract the employees than setting the environment for clients. In fact, the music was very loud. Nothing against modern songs but if it was playing jazz or any kind of lounge music, the environment would be more intimate and fancy than it is.

Named after Shirley Temple