Larsen's Steakhouse - Encino

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   RachelleB

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Peppercorn sauce was bland. Very hard to have a conversation due to noise. Although piano player was great. Server was not enthusiastic. He described pork belly with one word - bacon. Wedge was great as was tuna tartar. Steak was not cooked to requested doneness. Though it was good. Overall would not go back.
   

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   Bruce VIP

   Los Angeles53 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 24 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was interesting! 3 couples with large Seafood Tower—only 2 sets of sauces! No new plates for the Seafood Tower only initial bread and butter plates! But the seafood was excellent! Steaks were all well cooked but I think the flavor and char needed more refinement.
   

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   Lara

   Los Angeles45 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I want to thank Justin for going above and beyond to ensure that our dinner experience was exceptional. His sincere welcome and excellent service made all the difference. Justin was just fantastic. He really understood the cuisine, made excellent suggestions for steak and wine, and valued our comments. We’ll be back soon and will definitely request Justin as our server!
   

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   Lori

   Los Angeles145 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had such a great night with the fire and ice appetizer really only for two people, great Caesar salads— and the lobster and filet mignon were fantastic. The big hit of the night was when we ordered three of the desserts the chocolate cake, the apple and rhubarb item and the cheesecake and the four of us left. Very happy. 
   

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   Nolan

   Los Angeles3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 18 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Tasteless, low quality food with Encino prices. Caesar salad was just lettuce, could not find any Parmesan or croutons. The sushi appetizer were smelly and the steak was tough. One star experience/value.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Omaha1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Noisy, inattentive staff, expensive prices and poor food quality. Save your money.
   

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   joshua

   Los Angeles1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Our Server Jose was cool, brought our fries out late due to forgetting to put them in and We were given the wrong Mac and Cheese. They also ran out of bread and the server he was going to take care of us but didn’t. The host were nice but I had a reservation for 9:15 and didn’t get seated until almost 10pm. Didn’t received not one apology or compensated for having to wait for our table even though we had a reservation. For the amount of money you spend, you’d expect better service or think that they would at least have your table ready. I’d rate this location 3/5.
   

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   Scott

   Los Angeles8 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   They were out of almost everything we ordered. This is a location that we visit frequently and the food and service are always outstanding. Tonight was the exception. The steaks came over cooked and were very dry. 3 or the sides we ordered were out. Not all at once, but our poor server (who was wonderful) had to keep coming back as asking if there was something else we wanted. We just gave up and wrote it off.
   

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   valerie

   Los Angeles1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   I went to Larsen’s on my 6-year anniversary (2/14) and unfortunately had a disappointing experience. I understand that Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest nights of the year, but the service was lacking. My glass of water was covered in dust, which I didn’t notice until I had already finished drinking it. About 20 minutes after ordering, we were informed that they were out of mashed potatoes, so I asked for a baked potato instead—only to be told they didn’t have that either. To make matters worse, they were also out of bread. I’ve been to Larsen’s before and usually have a great experience, but this was by far the worst visit. Hopefully, this was just an off night, but it was really disappointing for such a special occasion.
   

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    Jaykob

    Los Angeles1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    The food we did end up getting was incredible. Highly recommend the filet mignon sashimi. The mains took way too long and I think it was just due to the busyness of the night.  Our server Jamie was great! Would def recommend, but maybe not go on a super busy night.
    

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