558158 Wed Sep 17 11:07:32 -0700 2008 5 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4042052 I want to take a girlfriend out for drinks and dessert this Saturday. Any suggestions for a good place to go on the Westside/Santa Monica? I live here but don't get out much for adults only activities (usually with kids). Thanks! Wed Sep 17 11:07:32 -0700 2008 105413 madop 1 4042330 maybe il moro would work after the dinner hour. Wed Sep 17 12:34:30 -0700 2008 4042052 11935 westsidegal 1 4042413 I'm not sure how far you consider the Westside to be (always a debated issue), what you consider to be drinks, what time you plan on going, and how much you want to spend, but you might also consider a wine bar. They are very conducive to casual social affairs and offer a great variety of food that might work for your purposes (desserts, cheese /fruit plates, wine pairings, usually good beer selections) where the quality is usually very good to great. While the list of desserts at wine bars can be short, they are usually very tasty and luscious. Here's just a few stretching from the coast to 3rd Street near the Beverly/Melrose area: http://www.primitivowinebistro.com/ Wed Sep 17 13:04:48 -0700 2008 4042052 64003 bulavinaka 1 4042731 Maybe Rustic Canyon in SM would fit the bill? They've got a great pastry chef and it is a wine bar... Wed Sep 17 14:49:34 -0700 2008 4042052 67878 baloney 2 4043020 Agreed on Rustic Canyon -- heck you can even probably attempt pairing with beer too, they do have a beer sommelier that rotates the selections seasonally. Also, there's the Wilshire which came out with a new cocktails & dessert menu -- local blogger Caroline on Crack gave it a look: http://www.carolineoncrack.com/2008/09/17/wilshire-restaurants-new-dessertcocktail-menus/ Sure you can't be convinced to do drinks and a dessert tasting in the not-Westside-at-all Providence? ;) ~H.C. http://la-oc-foodie.blogspot.com Wed Sep 17 16:41:29 -0700 2008 4042731 11949 AquaW 1 4044086 For our second date I took my husband to JAR for dessert. I knew he would love their chocolate pudding as much as I do. It turns out his fave is the butterscotch pudding. Thu Sep 18 06:25:16 -0700 2008 4042052 226957 alli411