
The Carvery Restaurant
201 Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
About The Carvery Restaurant - steak house in Long Beach, California
Polished destination offering classic steak & fish options, plus pasta, salads & cocktails.
Customer Review Summary
The Carvery Restaurant received mixed reviews from diners. The steak is praised, though some found the vegetables and dessert lacking. The Manhattan cocktail and ambiance received high marks, with exceptional customer service noted. Live music adds to the atmosphere, but some patrons experienced slow service. Diners enjoyed various dishes, particularly the capellini with blackened shrimp and the holiday prime rib meal, which was highly acclaimed. There were reports of confusion during the reservation process and long wait times for seating and drinks. Overall, many diners highlighted great food and enjoyable ambiance, with a few expressing disappointment in the service.
Key Features
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Curbside pickup
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great dessert
- Great wine list
- Live music
Popular for
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Happy hour drinks
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
Dining options
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Trendy
Crowd
- Family-friendly
- Groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Tourists
- Transgender safespace
Planning
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- Good for kids
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Pets
- Dogs allowed
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Kayla L Sampson
The steak was delightful and I may consider ordering it again. The vegetables could have been prepared a bit better, but they were satisfactory. The dessert was clearly microwaved and not homemade. It tasted like a pre-packaged dessert that was heated in the microwave to make it warm. However, the Manhattan cocktail was absolutely fantastic and the ambiance was pleasant. The customer service was exceptional.
Nora
Live music, if you like, and a nice band’s playing outside next to the entrance door. So, don’t worry if the music is loud unless you don’t want to hear your date. Just stare at each other and fall in love and hire the band to play at your wedding. Anyway, I was amazed. Not because they played good music but the place looked quite old inside but the food was delicious. Hubby ordered a medium steak but was a bit overcooked but had a good taste. My capellini with blackened shrimp in tomato sauce was fantastic! That was a perfect dish, little capellini and flavorful blackened shrimp and a perfect taste of tomato sauce, just the way I like it. Our friend has a medium rare steak and fish and chip. The fish and chip was pretty good. I would go back for the shrimp dish. Our server did a great job taking care of our table. Great music, delicious meals. Thank you!
John Borgmeyer
This place was top notch. I was in town and wanted some chill but super tasty and The Carvery delivered! Excellent charcuterie and French onion soup. The staff was awesome too and super cool aesthetic. Loved this place!!!!
Michael Leaverton II
My family was struck by a slough of medical issues right before the Holidays and all our cooking plans went out the window. The Carvery was one of the few places that still had email availability for Christmas and we were able to get a full Holiday meal with prime rib and multiple sides on the 23rd and reheat for Christmas Day. This meal not only saved our Christmas, even being reheated this was easily one of the best Prime Rib roasts I've had in my entire life, a sentiment that was parotted by all at dinner that night. The Au Jushad insane amounts of flavor compared to most restaurants and the horseradish cream sauce was ratiod great for the whole table. The sides were great with the Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Brussels Sprouts stealing the show. Even after I caused some confusion with the ordering online and mixed up pickup dates and times the manager called me back directly and helped get everything on track. The focus on making sure our holiday was done right and trying to accommodate our schedules due to all teg complications was not only noticed but appreciated greatly and they've now become a regular spot for our family, both immediate and extended.
Rebecca Zynda
Gorgeous restaurant with fun art deco architecture design. Live band, great hand-crafted cocktails. Decent Food! Great service!
misterD-Ly Angeleno
we were there in a cold friday nite so the live music is inside from an indoor balcony (yeah!) otherwise it would be outside on the fenced in sidewalk). food is very good but just a little short on variety, drinks are very good as well. the service is friendly & excellent >> great atmosphere, reminded me of fab. restos of old (NYC village, hollywood east...) definitely will come back & whole-heartedly recommend it.
Frankie Haynes
Was not impressed. Ended up leaving and going across the street to Kings Fish House. The welcome was a little lackluster. And the service was slow. It didn't look to be crowded. a lot of open tables. Maybe they didn't have enough staff for a Sunday afternoon at 11:45am. Didn't get any food so I can't comment or ratem
Desiree White
Party of four came here for our first experience. From the start it was weird. When the hostess helped us she told us, we’d seat you BUT it will be 10-15 minutes b/c we don’t want to stress out the server. Mind you, there are at least 5 open tables we could sit down at just to wait to be helped. I asked if we could just at least sit down ( b/c there are no seats at the front and no waiting area), but again I was given the ‘we don’t wanna stress our servers out’ excuse. So far, not happy with this experience. Took 30 minutes to be seated and another 6 minutes to be greeted by our server. 16 minutes to get our drinks (2 sodas, 1 kid water and a cocktail). Took maybe 30 minutes for our food to come out but when it did…. It was all sooo good!! I had the ribeye: so tender and juicy. Best friend had the glazed salmon with the mashed potatoes: omg. The flavor in the salmon was perfect along with the glaze (she got extra glaze on the side and I dipped my steak into it.. perfection). My daughter had the southwest salad: she absolutely LOVED it Little person had fries: some of the best fries I’ve ever tasted What they lacked in service they make up for in food. I would recommend a try to this place. Your tastebuds won’t be disappointed
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