Larsen's Grill - Simi Valley, California

Peter X.

My wife and I came here on a Sunday night to celebrate our late valentine day dinner. It worked out for us because my wife wanted to visit a store next door before coming here so I made reservations over OpenTable. We found parking easily in the front because this plaza usually doesn't get busy and has tons of parking spots. We checked in like 5 minutes after our reservation but I confirm on the text message that we were on the way. The inside of this restaurant is very dark, when we went to the Woodland Hills location the inside is much more brighter. It took like 5 minutes for us to get seated and we were seated toward the back. Our waitress was Danielle and she was wonderful with us. They give us complimentary bread and then we placed our food order. I went with their Chilean Sea bass (I usually get steak here) and I was able to sub out the asparagus with fries. My wife went with the Chardonnay Soaked Cedar Plank Salmon and got a side of the five cheese macaroni. Our food didn't take long to come out and we were excited to eat our meal. My wife like her Salmon and I tried it which I thought it was tasty. My Chilean Sea Bass was amazing but the rice had some hard pieces and munchy. My fries were crunchy and I don't think they have regular ketchup here unless my taste buds was off. When our waitress Danielle came back to check on us, I told her about my rice and she asked if I wanted a another side dish of rice but I told her it was fine. The highlight of the night was when I went to the bathroom and saw they have mouthwash there. I never saw that before at any steak or high end restaurant. Overall we had a good dinner and now I can say we tried the 3 Larsen location, the other one we tried was the Encino location.

Jesse G.

My nephew treated my brother and me to an amazing dinner at Larsen’s Steakhouse in Simi Valley. My brother had the sliced tri-tip and ribs 🥩🍖, I had the Chardonnay-soaked cedar plank salmon 🐟🍷, and my nephew enjoyed the prime ribeye 🥩🔥. We started with the Maryland crab cakes 🦀, jumbo bacon-wrapped shrimp 🦐🥓, and dinner rolls—everything was absolutely delicious!

Chris, our waiter, was fantastic—friendly, professional, and spot-on with his recommendations 👏.

As someone visiting from Dallas, Texas 🤠🌵, where steaks and BBQ are king, I have to say Larsen’s hit it out of the park. I’ll definitely be back! 🌟

Greater N.

A great American steakhouse with some of the best staff and atmosphere of any restaurant. The staff is always attentive checking up to make sure everything is okay, while the atmosphere matches that of a steakhouse. The food for the most part was good. I got an Oscar style steak to celebrate--the steak was one of my favorites steaks I've ever tried. The butter cake is amazing, the prime rib dip sandwich...eh. Still, I definitely recommend to come to this restaurant for celebrations.

Megan P.

The positives.....food is stunning, the stuffed chicken breast, lobster bisque, and jalapeno cheese dip appetizer were the stars of the show, with a special appearance from the maple glazed carrots. That being said, the restaurant was a bit dark, our group is in our mid-forties and we struggled to read the menu. Our server seemed to struggle with the timing of service. Our appetizer arrived before our drinks, and we finished our meal before we could get refills (even water). The food runner seemed like he'd rather be anywhere than at work and it was a mood changer every time he approached. I'm hoping it was an off night, as I'd love to try more of the menu each time I'm in town.

Carlos L.

I ordered the stuffed chicken and it was great! Tasted amazing and really filling, I'd get something other than the baked potato just a bit too salty for me. It wasn't bad just not for me.

Deanna P.

Dry aged ribeye medium rare was more on the rare side. Cold water lobster tail was fantastic!! Sautéed broccolini was good. The loaded baked potato was huge!! The garlic cheese toast was really good. Really good glass of Malbec paired perfectly with the steak. Great anniversary dinner!! Super friendly staff, and very nice atmosphere. Easy parking. I highly enjoy this restaurant.

Barbara N.

The best prime Rib ever! And the best rolls I have ever eaten. And was happily surprised by the delicious green beans with almond slivers which were so delicious I ate every one and they were just fabulous tasting and were succulent..i will definitely be coming back and cannot say enough how each thing was done perfectly! The waitress Alexis was awesome and made this the best Christmas Eve meal I believe I have ever had! No joke. Worth every cent.

Arlene K.

Just missing a few extra touches.

For my birthday my husband took me to Larsen’s. He had asked for a nice table when he made the reservation so we were seated in a nice cozy booth….Thank you!

Improvement needed…For ten minutes no one acknowledged we were there. When you are charging the prices that Larsen’s is charging one expects a greeter, water poured immediately and a lovely person telling us our server will be with us soon. None of that happened. 
As I was just about to flag someone down our waiter, Kaevan came to our table. He was very nice and he was attentive the whole night. He made us feel very comfortable with anything we weren’t happy with and provided me with a special birthday treat at the end of dinner (pics and more at the end of the review).

Kaevan took our drink orders and immediately asked if we would like an appetizer. We had plenty of time to decide what we wanted, we ordered the tuna tartare.

After Kaevan left I believe a busboy asked us if we would like some water, the water never came. At almost the same time, we did appreciate when another waiter popped over and asked if we had been taken care of (he must have noticed us sitting there for a time). I did not see anyone that looked like management while we were there.

The drinks arrived very quickly! Thank you Kaevan!

FYI for the Bar…My husband ordered a non-alcohol beer which was a Coors Edge. It does not live up to its name. LOL It was extremely watery and lacked any flavor at all. Try Heineken 0% or any beer from the Athletic Brewing Company, they have an awesome alcohol free IPA!).

The tuna tartare arrived ($25.00) and it did not disappoint. It was delicious, beautifully presented and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Next up, Tomato and Fresh Burrata Salad ($14.00). I did expect heirloom tomatoes based on the picture on the online menu but these looked like regular tomatoes. I was very disappointed as the salad was ice cold and frankly not that attractive. I’ve never been served a tomato salad that cold as tomatoes have zero flavor when served at that temperature. I tried to let it sit for a bit to kind of warm up it up but it was just too cold. The balsamic glaze was nice but not enough to save the salad.

For a main course we decided on the Chardonnay Soaked Cedar Plank Salmon with asparagus ($43.00) and the New York Strip ($54.00) with a side of brussels sprouts. The salmon was cooked perfectly and the beurre blanc sauce was a lovely addition (I did not notice any chardonnay flavor). The brussel sprouts were delicious! Sadly, the New York steak was disappointing. It was very tough and we noticed it was not medium rare but more medium. Kaevan was there right after we were served the entrée’s and did not hesitate to order another steak for us. We should have asked for something else but we stayed with the New York strip. It was still very tough and had no flavor at all. I have never seen my husband salt anything like that before.
The end of the meal ended when Kaevan brought out my birthday dessert…Butter Cake, Ice cream and more!! Thank you Kaevan for making my birthday dinner extra special!

Overall, the experience was 90% there. Larsen's is just missing a few extra touches. We did end up boxing up half the salmon and steak. We warmed up our leftovers for lunch the next day and confirmed that the steak was definitely subpar and everything else was delicious!

Addendum…Larsen’s called us and asked about our experience…VERY IMPRESSIVE! We absolutely love that a restaurant like Larsen’s has survived in Simi and we will patronize it in the future and so should you if you've read this far. 🙂