The Verdict
THE LOBSTER is the Santa Monica Ocean Avenue seafood restaurant beside the pier whose specific position — the Pacific Ocean directly below, the Santa Monica Pier extending into the ocean, and the Pacific Coast Highway visible — creates the most dramatically positioned available Santa Monica beachfront restaurant view. The lobster bisque whose specific preparation communicates genuine knowledge of what the American seafood tradition's most beloved available soup requires; the live Maine lobster programme whose sourcing communicates genuine engagement with the East Coast fishing supply applied through the Santa Monica pier setting; and the Ocean Avenue location whose Pacific Ocean view provides the most dramatically beautiful available Santa Monica outdoor seafood dining backdrop.
Why It Works for a Proposal
The Lobster's Ocean Avenue Santa Monica pier setting and the live Maine lobster — the Pacific Ocean directly visible, the most dramatically positioned available Santa Monica seafood restaurant, the sunset over the water — creates the proposal setting that communicates Los Angeles's most specifically maritime-beautiful available Ocean Avenue dining experience.
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