Fiesta Cantina

(310) 652-8865

8865 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069 34.0855 -118.3836

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Neighborhoods: West Hollywood, Central LA

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Last updated 4.14.12

Category:

Restaurants, Gay & Lesbian Bars, Bars & Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Bars & Clubs

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Cuisine:

Mexican

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Work, Outdoor Seating, 21 & Over

Minimum Age:

21

What People Are Saying About Fiesta Cantina

Featured Review

Tara Lis

Contributor

The Scene – A thatched hut sprinkled with strands of chili pepper lights provides the perfect backdrop for spring break levels of tropical drink consumption. Music pumps in the background from the high-energy jukebox, where the hits range from Nikki French remixes to the original "Boys of Summer." Inside, spray-painted beach scenes depict hunky dudes in skimpy shorts, and giant blow-up beer bottles and colorful piñatas dangle from the ceiling. The popular rooftop deck sports a spacious, loungey perch to check out the action below, capping off the "frat boy for the queer guy" decor…

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
The daily happy hour runs from 4pm to 8pm, and features 2-for-1 drinks--literally. You get two servings of everything you order.
Parking:
Metered street parking fills up fast. Utilize the $3 overflow spaces at the car wash just east of the club.
Know Before You Go:
The bar offers a full menu of Mexican favorites like crispy fajitas and lemony guacamole.
The Extras:
The bar has only two bathrooms, one for men and one unisex. Neither is particularly well maintained.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. So if you want to go to a fun happy hour with lots of energy in the room, see some interesting faces, have some decent food and leave feeling warm and fuzzy.
  2. Overall, I would still recommend going here for the good drinks, constant Madonna playing, and fun crowd - just ignore the bartenders.
  3. Great patio views, lots of big drinks at good prices (and TWO happy hours!)
  4. Food is decent and greasy and the atmosphere is fun.
  5. Crowd is fun, service to be desired
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. Great crowd and 2 for 1 drinks
  2. The drinks here are delicious (and usually very strong).
  3. Great food and two for one drinks during their two Happy Hours!
  4. The Santa Monica Boulevard staple offers two-for-one drinks everyday from 4p-8p, some of the craziest Queens doing Karaoke on Wednesdays, and a large patio to enjoy your drink, cig and delicious nachos as you watch the festivities go down on the blvd.
  5. All that said, the drinks are so good that they outweigh all the negatives.
  6. Overall, I would still recommend going here for the good drinks, constant Madonna playing, and fun crowd - just ignore the bartenders.
  7. Great patio views, lots of big drinks at good prices (and TWO happy hours!)
  8. It really simple boys, drinks, decent scene and a handful of very cute servers
food quality
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. The Santa Monica Boulevard staple offers two-for-one drinks everyday from 4p-8p, some of the craziest Queens doing Karaoke on Wednesdays, and a large patio to enjoy your drink, cig and delicious nachos as you watch the festivities go down on the blvd.
  2. Come here to get a big margarita, some chips and salsa, and go.
  3. So if you want to go to a fun happy hour with lots of energy in the room, see some interesting faces, have some decent food and leave feeling warm and fuzzy.
  4. The drinks here are delicious (and usually very strong).
  5. Drinks are delicious, most staff members are quite possibly retarded
  6. The food was nasty , I found a broken toothpick in my nachos
  7. The nachos platter was loaded and the sauted shrimp good.
  8. Great food and two for one drinks during their two Happy Hours!
  9. The food isn't authentic mexican food in any shape, fashion or form but it's cheap and decent.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. margarita are big they need to update the music selection but a great place to enjoy the night with friends
overall
100.0% positive
  1. would definately say its a great place for anyone who is gay friendly and wants to just hang out with friends.
  2. When trying to find a nice place for happy hour, you may want to avoid the Fiest Cantina in West Hollywood.
  3. margarita are big they need to update the music selection but a great place to enjoy the night with friends
  4. This is a great place, in the center of West Hollywood's nightlife district.
service
70.83000183105469% positive
  1. used to love this place, staff needs to be retrained!
  2. the service sucked even more,u cant tell who works there and who doesnt
  3. Security here BAD they treat you bad, wait stuff slow and over charge your debit card, they are rude.
  4. would definately say its a great place for anyone who is gay friendly and wants to just hang out with friends.
  5. My debit card was overcharged by my server, a short-middle aged blonde haired guy who gave terrible service.
  6. He is a sweetheart and was the best waiter!
  7. Drinks are delicious, most staff members are quite possibly retarded
  8. Crowd is fun, service to be desired
  9. It really simple boys, drinks, decent scene and a handful of very cute servers
  10. The only people I would recommend this place is to those who like 2 for 1 specials or those who like to be around pretentious ugly people OR those who want an easy hook-up.
  11. Overall, I would still recommend going here for the good drinks, constant Madonna playing, and fun crowd - just ignore the bartenders.
  12. They have a great group of people working there.
value
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Great patio views, lots of big drinks at good prices (and TWO happy hours!)
  2. The food isn't authentic mexican food in any shape, fashion or form but it's cheap and decent.
  3. Nachos, chips, and stuff like that are great value for a group.
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. The place was slow.
  2. Security here BAD they treat you bad, wait stuff slow and over charge your debit card, they are rude.
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/03/11

BAD!

by VFonk

Horrible!!! The security guy almost knock down the bathroom door because (god forbids!) I use the "male" bathroom instead of the unisex bathroom!!! I tried to talk to the manager after the harassment and a guy on underwear showed up who was practically laughing at me. So... I want my money back!!!! If you wanna have a great time stay away from this place.

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/06/11

Don't waste your time!

by tonysparks

UGH, what a dump! I brought 5 friends with me to have a couple cocktails last night. We usually won't will pass up a place with a line and move on to something where we can walk right in. But, we wanted to meet a couple of local friends who were already inside.

THE WAIT WAS NOT WORTH IT! By the time we got served by the smarmy bartender, an hour of our WEHO fun night had been wasted on waiting to get in and waiting to be waited on.

I ordered a round of drinks for my friends, but the (not very attractive by weho standards) bartender seemed to be more interested in serving more customers, than giving us what we ordered. When I got his attention and told him he got my drink wrong (I ordered a Bud and he served me Miller 64), he said "we don't have bud", then just moved onto the next customer again. I asked him to take the drinks off my bill and he refused. I finally had to get the manager (Marcos), who was standing there not doing a thing. I told him that I wanted the money refunded and he told me I had to wait yet again. I finally insisted on a full refund and we (all 7 of us) left.

I'll never waste my time on the crap hole again. And that includes the San Diego store too. Both of them are filled with slightly unattractive people who are way too drunk. NEVER AGAIN.

The ABBEY, MICKYS AND ELEVEN WILL BE GETTING MY BUSINESS!!

Tony from San Diego

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/13/10

DIRTY TABLES AND STAFF M.I.A.

by santiagolmex

Yesterday I went to fiesta and grabbed a table. And then waited. And waited.... finally the busboy came over to at least clean the filthy table off. After making a few circles around my table yet still managing to ignore me, I found out thatLogan was the waiter on that section.....

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/16/10

Useless "Manager"

by jflores73

Will someone please tell me what purpose "manager" Scott serves at Fiesta Cantina? Had an incident a few days back where a careless irresponsible bartender gave my credit card to someone else; I did notice that the bartender who gave my card away was too busy socializing and taking shots with friends/patrons which explains his carelessness. I addressed this matter with "manager" Scott. When I approached him he had this arrogant look on his face and he made me feel like I was taking up his valuable time. Needless to say, he walked over to the bar and stood there while I discussed the issue with the bartender. Scott stood there steps away and NOT once did he jump in or say a word. You would think that as the "manager" he would apologize for their mistake and offer to make it up, but not a word. I've been reading other reviews which mention Scott and I realize that this is just the type of person he is and if he continues managing Fiesta they will continue to lose valuable loyal customers and will add to the bad reputation they are building thanks to Scott.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/04/10

Good Times, Cheap Drinks and Food in WeHo

by Rick Travels

This is a great place, in the center of West Hollywood's nightlife district. Great patio views, lots of big drinks at good prices (and TWO happy hours!). Nachos, chips, and stuff like that are great value for a group.

Waiters are indeed, young, dumb and hung, but very friendly. Easy on the eye, too. (If you go with a group, have one person work with the waiter, to make sure no surprises on the bill later).

We ALWAYS start off our nights in WeHo with friends at Fiesta Cantina.

  • Pros: Cheap Drinks, Good Value on Food
  • Cons: Sometimes Packed

The Details on Fiesta Cantina

Place Categories:

  • great place
  • decent food
  • fun crowd
  • not authentic mexican food
  • sucked service
  • big margarita
  • warm feeling
  • enjoy shrimp nachos
  • good sauted shrimp
  • favorite cantina
  • interesting faces
  • best waiter
  • utterly fantastic nothing
  • pretentious ugly people
  • best chicken
  • big salsa
  • great patio views
  • fun atmosphere
  • best abby
  • decent scene
  • great group
  • happy hours
  • delicious drinks
  • great happy hour
  • great value
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