Neptune's Net

Neptune's Net is a seafood restaurant in Malibu, California. The landmark has been featured in countless television and film productions.

History

In 1956, the site began as a gas station, real-estate office, and restaurant called Panorama Pacific at Solimar on property owned by Eastman N. "Jake" Jacobs near the Pacific Coast Highway on the Ventura-Los Angeles county line. The locals soon began calling the restaurant - which served burgers, sandwiches and fried seafood classics - simply Jake's Diner. Jacobs was an aerodynamicist and engineer who contributed major advances in aeronautics, including the design and applications of advanced airfoils and wind tunnels, and initial studies of then-futuristic concepts such as jet propulsion and nuclear fusion.
In 1971, Jacobs leased the restaurant to a family that moved to the area from Arkansas. This former soybean farming family included Starlyn H. Young, his wife Virginia, and several of their children. The family worked there from 6:00am until 9:30pm. Half of the building functioned as a general store, while the other half was the restaurant. Young started the wholesale seafood business and installed outdoor vats to keep live seafood in. They decided to change the "restaurant side" from diner fare to seafood. Thus began the flying in of fresh lobsters directly from Maine. A contest was opened up to the public to come up with a name for the new restaurant. Actor Rockne Tarkington won the contest for the name "Neptune's Net". His reward for the winning entry was two Maine Lobsters. During this time, celebrities such as Goldie Hawn, Barbara Streisand, Shelley Winters, & Ali MacGraw were regulars.
In 1974, the hardworking Young family decided to move back to Arkansas when Starlyn's health began to decline. That year, Jacobs sold the place to Paul Seay and his wife Dolly, who started up the highly popular Friday Night Fish Fry and made many improvements to the building.
Chong Lee and his wife Michelle purchased the restaurant from the Seays on July 4, 1991, and are the current owners.

In film and television

Losin' It - Woody, Dave, Spider, and Wendell engaged in an epic food fight at Neptune's Net. Former owner Dolly Seay said "…two years after, I was cleaning up the mess.”
Point Break Johnny Utah approaches Tyler, who works at the restaurant in the film, and concocts a story about his parents dying in order to have her teach him surfing and go undercover.
The Fast and the Furious - Brian O'Conner and Dominic Toretto eat lunch at the restaurant after test driving the newly built Toyota Supra on California State Route 1.
The Hills - In the October 6, 2009 episode of the reality show, Kristin Cavallari takes her first motorcycle ride to eat at the restaurant.
Gossip Girl - For the '80s flashback episode entitled "Valley Girls", Lily gets kicked out of boarding school and runs away to Los Angeles. Brittany makes a telephone call in front of the Neptune's Net sign before heading back on PCH.
People Like Us - This film features a lunch scene with the characters Sam, Frankie, and Josh.
Iron Man 3 - A replica of the restaurant was used as the film was mostly shot in Florida.
GTA V - An identical structure of the restaurant's building, called Hookie's is present in the fictional state of San Andreas, which is based on California.
Vanderpump Rules - Jax Taylor proposed to Brittany Cartwright at Neptune's Net in Season 7, Episode 1: "A Decent Proposal". During the episode, Jax was quoted saying "I forgot there's porta-potties here".