View/Escape lounge at the Manhattan Marriott [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Lingering over drinks near the lobby bar. Photo re When I suggested to my wife that we have dinner at the Marriott in Manhattan Beach, I had to remind her where it is. You would think a six-story hotel would be a hard thing to lose, but the location behind other buildings a block off Rosecrans doesn’t exactly stand out. Until recently, the food hasn’t either. While other hotels like Belamar and Shade have developed a local clientele by serving modern food in stylish surroundings, the Marriott’s restaurants have served competently prepared but uninspired meals that were decades behind the times. I had heard that things had changed with the arrival of new chef Charlie Gold and decided to see if there was some life in the place. It was evening, so their main restaurant, called View, was closed – the competition within walking distance has apparently led them to only open that large space for breakfast and lunch. We took a table near the lobby bar, called Escape, instead. It’s not cozy or intimate, but for a section of a large open space it was pleasant enough, with distant background music and the buzz of conversation from the nearby bar. The menu is more interesting than the…
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