jan_az, that place is no more. also, manhattan cooler's switched to shark's cove earlier this year; upscale sports bar.

cafe pierre is quite nice on manhattan beach blvd (and i'll put it up against the marina places - like cafe del rey - which i also like).

there are a # of places in manhattan beach that are fab (to the person posting saying they're not - i'm assuming you haven't been to m.b. in a while). just depends on lunch or dinner, as some are only open for din-din.

anyway, to OP, feel free to PM me for suggestions. i rarely check this forum & was just surfing through today.