Message: | If you enjoy seafood I'd suggest Rockfish, located one block up from the pier on Manhattan Beach Boulevard, or if you are planning a midweek trip try Beaches, which is across the street. Beaches is generally thought of as a bar because they have a popular dance club downstairs and it is noisy on weekends, but kids eat free on Mondays and Tuesdays, so I'd count them as family-friendly. They have a nice view and decent but not stellar food. The hostess sometimes takes her time at seating people and the service is slow, so this isn't the place when you're in a hurry. Rockfish has a nice indoor patio area which is a place of choice for people with kids. Don't go to the upstairs section, which is generally an adults-only area.(Not in an adult-movie sense, it's just quiet and not suited to toddlers who regard the world as a percussion instrument.)
Failing that there's The Kettle or Good Stuff, both coffee shops with aspirations toward some higher purpose, but coffee shops nevertheless.
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