Barney's Beanery

(323) 654-2287

8447 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069 34.0908 -118.3742

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Neighborhoods: West Hollywood, Central LA

BARNEYSBEANERY.COM

Hours:

Monday To Friday From 10:00 AM To 02:00 AM Saturday To Sunday From 09:00 AM To 02:00 AM

Last updated 1.06.12

Category:

Restaurants, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs, Billiards Bars

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Karaoke

Cuisine:

Traditional American

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Barney's Beanery

Featured Review

Kim Cooper

Contributor

What was once a ratty neighborhood dive frequented by beats, hippies and Jim Morrison is now a ratty neighborhood dive full of sports fans from UCLA. The cavernous interior hides many cozy nooks from which to watch the game. The infamous anti-gay policy was done away with a long time ago, but for a bar in the middle of Boys Town, you'll find a pretty straight crowd. Barney's offers a huge menu of comfort food: 150 different burgers, 65 chilis, 90 omelettes and much more. Also, 50-cent pool games, popular karaoke nights and an excellent happy hour keep the crowds happy. With 50 beers on tap…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
The huge beer menu can be confusing--if you can't decide, try a sample selection of ales or ciders.
The Extras:
Karaoke is offer Sunday, Monday and Wednesday from 10pm until close.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Their menu is absolutely HUGE, though, which can make it either fun or torturous to choose.”
  2. “The TVs are small but the atmosphere is great.”
  3. “like this place, it's always fun and it's not super hard to find a table to sit down at.”
  4. “fun place to watch a game---people are friendly, the staff is attentive.”
  5. “just moved here to Los Angeles from New York in the last few months and had heard that Barney's was a great, low-key place to hang out and have a few beers in a relaxed atmosphere with no attitude.”
  6. “enjoyed the atmosphere.”
drinks
75.56000232696533% positive
  1. “This is a great hangout with great happy hour prices, decent food prices, huge menu, and lots of beer.”
  2. “Good beer selection at a decent price.”
  3. “Barney's is great for a few beers and some air hockey but beware of the food and food service.”
  4. “They have a huge selections of beers from around the world and yummy, greasy food.”
  5. “The staff isn't very attentive, and the drinks are a little watered down.”
  6. “Good food, huge selection of beer a pool table and music.”
  7. “It gets crowded to get really great service all the time, but mostly they do a good job making sure you have a full beer and plenty of food.”
  8. “They have tons of different beers, huge menu, and lots of memorabilia.”
  9. “loud immature frat boys, barely passable food, so-called sports-friendly bar, obnoxious bouncers, rude hosts, thoughtless servers.”
  10. “just moved here to Los Angeles from New York in the last few months and had heard that Barney's was a great, low-key place to hang out and have a few beers in a relaxed atmosphere with no attitude.”
  11. “The pizzas are good, too, but remember it's *bar food”
  12. “The sour attitude of this place kills any enjoyment you get from sampling the delicious beers.”
  13. “Barney's is such a nice next door neighbor bar.”
  14. “There's cold beer, cracked-plastic '70s-era booths and a bar menu as big as a newspaper.”
  15. “Getting them to come around and stop so you could order a beer was a miracle in itself.”
food quality
74.35999870300293% positive
  1. “like the food but getting a waiter is hard and the service is slow.”
  2. “The prices are low and the food is tasty, but definitely nothing to rave about.”
  3. “It gets crowded to get really great service all the time, but mostly they do a good job making sure you have a full beer and plenty of food.”
  4. “Is wanting good wings a crime?”
  5. “On my second try, after a pitiful Karaoke set up, of which the crowd only ignored and complained about, we were treated with a server who said, after we ordered a huge meal, to "hurry up because other people wanted to sit down.”
  6. “loud immature frat boys, barely passable food, so-called sports-friendly bar, obnoxious bouncers, rude hosts, thoughtless servers.”
  7. “The food is always perfect.”
  8. “Yes, I know, no one goes to Barney's for the food but it truly is some of the worst food in LA.”
  9. “the food is decent, they have a really huge menu, basically anything.”
  10. “Where the hell can I get some good wings in this town?”
  11. “The pizzas are good, too, but remember it's *bar food”
  12. “Is the food good?”
  13. “Good food, huge selection of beer a pool table and music.”
  14. “The sour attitude of this place kills any enjoyment you get from sampling the delicious beers.”
  15. “awful service, mediocre food”
  16. “Seriously, the food here is pretty terrible.”
  17. “This is a great hangout with great happy hour prices, decent food prices, huge menu, and lots of beer.”
  18. “Decent food but hard to get a waiter.”
  19. “had the best BBQ chicken Pizza at Barney's Beanery!”
  20. “The food sucked also.”
  21. “These are literally the best french fries I've ever had!”
  22. “They have a huge selections of beers from around the world and yummy, greasy food.”
  23. “recommend the fajita chicken sandwich.”
  24. “Barney's is great for a few beers and some air hockey but beware of the food and food service.”
  25. “thought my burger was great.”
  26. “Baked potato is good.”
menu variety
90.0% positive
  1. “This is a great hangout with great happy hour prices, decent food prices, huge menu, and lots of beer.”
  2. “Their menu is absolutely HUGE, though, which can make it either fun or torturous to choose.”
  3. “the food is decent, they have a really huge menu, basically anything.”
  4. “They have a huge selections of beers from around the world and yummy, greasy food.”
  5. “Good beer selection at a decent price.”
  6. “I'll definitely be back to try more from their huge menu.”
  7. “There's cold beer, cracked-plastic '70s-era booths and a bar menu as big as a newspaper.”
  8. “They have tons of different beers, huge menu, and lots of memorabilia.”
  9. “Their menu is huge.”
  10. “Good food, huge selection of beer a pool table and music.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “If you're looking for a good place to go, skip this one.”
  2. “just moved here to Los Angeles from New York in the last few months and had heard that Barney's was a great, low-key place to hang out and have a few beers in a relaxed atmosphere with no attitude.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “I'll definitely be back to try more from their huge menu.”
service
42.97999858856201% positive
  1. “Barney's is great for a few beers and some air hockey but beware of the food and food service.”
  2. “Decent food but hard to get a waiter.”
  3. “loud immature frat boys, barely passable food, so-called sports-friendly bar, obnoxious bouncers, rude hosts, thoughtless servers.”
  4. “It's too bad the staff is as rude and vulgar as they are - Barney's could be really great.”
  5. “It gets crowded to get really great service all the time, but mostly they do a good job making sure you have a full beer and plenty of food.”
  6. “bad wait staff”
  7. “I've had very nice and friendly servers, but even then they've been inefficient.”
  8. “I'm really surprised to read all of the reviews about horrible service.”
  9. “The service is always great and patient.”
  10. “the management staff is efficient and tries to keep it happening and polite but the waitress are just plain rude.”
  11. “On my second try, after a pitiful Karaoke set up, of which the crowd only ignored and complained about, we were treated with a server who said, after we ordered a huge meal, to "hurry up because other people wanted to sit down.”
  12. “fun place to watch a game---people are friendly, the staff is attentive.”
  13. “Fun place,bad service”
  14. “like the food but getting a waiter is hard and the service is slow.”
  15. “awful service, mediocre food”
  16. “The staff is really friendly, especially if you are a semi-regular.”
  17. “I've only been to Barney's twice and both times the service was horrible.”
  18. “The staff isn't very attentive, and the drinks are a little watered down.”
  19. “The staff reeks with arrogance -- especially the obnoxious bouncer that night.”
value
95.0% positive
  1. “They have tons of different beers, huge menu, and lots of memorabilia.”
  2. “The prices are low and the food is tasty, but definitely nothing to rave about.”
  3. “Their menu is huge.”
  4. “I'll definitely be back to try more from their huge menu.”
  5. “Good food, huge selection of beer a pool table and music.”
  6. “the food is decent, they have a really huge menu, basically anything.”
  7. “On my second try, after a pitiful Karaoke set up, of which the crowd only ignored and complained about, we were treated with a server who said, after we ordered a huge meal, to "hurry up because other people wanted to sit down.”
  8. “This is a great hangout with great happy hour prices, decent food prices, huge menu, and lots of beer.”
  9. “They have a huge selections of beers from around the world and yummy, greasy food.”
  10. “Good beer selection at a decent price.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “like the food but getting a waiter is hard and the service is slow.”
2 Star Rating: Below Average

07/23/11

Wouldn't Recommend it.

by Phil Eats LA

Barney's Beanery dooms itself by having too many items on the menu - it's not ideal to boast about the 1,000 items available. No restaurant can do Mexican, American, fusion Japanese, 24-hour breakfast (and more!) well. Despite the huge menu, there's a shockingly small variety to choose from for dessert.

We decided on the most unique-sounding item: chocolate pizza (crispy pizza dough with melted chocolate, topped with sliced strawberries or bananas and powdered sugar).

"No, don't order that, it's terrible," the waiter said after we tried to order. "I don't know why it's on the menu, it's probably the worst thing on there." (This actually happened.)

He then went on to recommend the homemade ice cream sandwich, so we ordered one, along with a slice of apple pie. Both desserts were good, but nothing special, which is a good way to sum up Barney's. Seems like a fun place to get a beer, not to eat.

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4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/28/11

Great food

by KTSmithy

So I've seen this place enough on t.v. that I thought I would try it. I don't live in LA, so I went there while visiting my sister.

The inside looks exactly as it does on t.v. It's got the whole car motif going. It's not my style, but it's consistent throughout the place. I guess they have multiple locations and I'm assuming the decor is the same throughout all locations.

The food was great. I love chilaquiles and it takes a heavy hand to mess that up. But I think it takes a knowledgeable hand to really make it great. The chilaquiles were near exceptional here. I would give it an 8 out of 10. My sister had the breakfast burrito, which was also very good. So overall very good food, decent price. Worth the trip.

3 Star Rating: Average

06/08/11

Best chili in town

by killarneyk

I go there for the chili. That's pretty much it. You can have it just about any way you like. Just meat, add beans, guac, sour cream, double up on that cheese. Deeelish. The potatoe skins are nicely done too. The place is a dive, but kind of a nice dive, it's like a deliberately marketable dive. Bar food, but well done bar food.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/23/10

Best Happy Hour in Town!

by john81

This place is a LA staple and a must for anyone in town visiting.

They have roughly 30 draft beers and run happy hour 4-7pm 7 days a week. They have 1/2 off well drinks and $3 all drafts and 1/2 off selected appetizers.

If you’re going to watch a big game try and get there early.

  • Pros: Great Happy Hour & Huge Menu
  • Cons: Get's crowded during sports games
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/25/09

Overcharged twice!

by nattyice

I do like this place, however it really annoys me that the last two times I went they put a whole bunch of extra drinks on our tab, thinking that we wouldn't notice them. Last night the waitress added 3 Bud Lights on that we didn't have. When I told her, she was very nice and apologetic, knowing that she had been caught. This isn't the only bar in has overcharged us either. In the past two months This has happened to me 4 times!!! (2 at Barney's, once at Stinkers, in silverlake, and once at the Golden Gopher downtown). It just seems like really shady business, and I think that it may be illegal to charge someone, something they didn't get.

  • Pros: Good place to come and get a drink
  • Cons: Check your bill!, They stick drinks you didn't have on there

The Details on Barney's Beanery

Place Categories:

  • decent greasy food
  • like lowkey place
  • horrible service
  • huge menu
  • mediocre food
  • not very attentive wait staff
  • cold beer
  • very nice servers
  • really great barney
  • great atmosphere
  • really friendly staff
  • obnoxious bouncer
  • good wings
  • great standby
  • like americans
  • full plenty
  • like sports fans
  • best bbq chicken pizza
  • huge meal
  • fantastic chili
  • hate kids
  • cool vibe
  • nice next door neighbor bar
  • good pizzas
  • rude hosts
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