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1201 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291 33.9913 -118.4695

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Neighborhoods: Venice, West LA

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Last updated 6.08.11

Category:

Bars & Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Singles Bars, Wine Bars, Lounges

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Work, Late-Night Scene, Beer & Wine Only, 21 & Over

Minimum Age:

21

What People Are Saying About Otheroom

Featured Review

Nicole Carbon

Contributor

Super chill wine, beer and sake bar with killer tunes, an open air atmosphere and a great see and be seen bar. Lively and fun!

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
No food is served, but patrons in need of snacks can have food delivered to the bar. Just ask the bartender for the takeout menu stash.
Parking:
Look for street spaces along Abbot Kinney, or behind the bar on Electric Avenue. Valet service is available Wednesday through Saturday nights.
ambiance
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. great place to grab a drink after work, friendly atmosphere and mellow
  2. This is a good place to hang out with a group of friends and relax, but not a fun place for say a girls night out on the town.
  3. Fun atmosphere, good place to meet people and the crowd is good lookin but a bit older than i expected.
  4. even met my boyfriend of almost 8 months here :) It's a really mellow atmosphere with tons of yummy new wines and beers to try.
  5. Nice atmosphere.
drinks
92.30999946594238% positive
  1. Great wine Great beer Great bar
  2. People were so friendly and the bar was so cool.
  3. Decent beer selection.
  4. even met my boyfriend of almost 8 months here :) It's a really mellow atmosphere with tons of yummy new wines and beers to try.
  5. Love this bar.
  6. wish the wine glasses were as nice as the beer glasses.
  7. It's become my favorite bar on the westside.
  8. Popular and comfy wine and beer bar
  9. They don't serve food or snacks or anything, so it's a great after-dinner/after-work bar.
  10. Friendly people, great crowd, strong beer and an immense tap/bottle beer and wine menu.
  11. The beers and wines are quite expensive, but the selection is excellent.
  12. great place to grab a drink after work, friendly atmosphere and mellow
  13. It would be nice to drink a $14 glass of red wine out of a decent glass.
food quality
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Beer is expensive and no food.
  2. even met my boyfriend of almost 8 months here :) It's a really mellow atmosphere with tons of yummy new wines and beers to try.
  3. They don't serve food or snacks or anything, so it's a great after-dinner/after-work bar.
menu variety
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Friendly people, great crowd, strong beer and an immense tap/bottle beer and wine menu.
  2. Decent beer selection.
  3. The beers and wines are quite expensive, but the selection is excellent.
overall
94.44000244140625% positive
  1. great place to grab a drink after work, friendly atmosphere and mellow
  2. nice dark trendy place in venice, A lot of people inside and it takes a while to find a seat.
  3. This is a good place to hang out with a group of friends and relax, but not a fun place for say a girls night out on the town.
  4. Fun atmosphere, good place to meet people and the crowd is good lookin but a bit older than i expected.
  5. nice place to hang out
  6. There are two larger open rooms with plenty of tables and booths, as well as a smaller, narrower room in the middle that looked like a great place to have a private party.
service
95.2400016784668% positive
  1. Fun atmosphere, good place to meet people and the crowd is good lookin but a bit older than i expected.
  2. great place to grab a drink after work, friendly atmosphere and mellow
  3. Friendly people, great crowd, strong beer and an immense tap/bottle beer and wine menu.
  4. The people weren't pretentious and the doormen were cool.
  5. friendly couple befriended me and asked me to join them at their table --- I didn't have to line up!
  6. People were so friendly and the bar was so cool.
  7. nice dark trendy place in venice, A lot of people inside and it takes a while to find a seat.
value
0.0% positive
  1. The beers and wines are quite expensive, but the selection is excellent.
  2. Beer is expensive and no food.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/20/08

Gorgeous Bar

by tomwinters

Kinda like New York at the beach... with only beer and wine. Friendly people, great crowd, strong beer and an immense tap/bottle beer and wine menu.

  • Pros: great beer
  • Cons: no jukebox
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/02/08

Best 30 something frat party on the west side

by mrbojanglesdad

Once fun bar is now tragic coke den. This place used to be a lot of fun, even though the music is always a bit too loud. But nowadays, it is a giant over-extended frat party, except all the frat boys are 30, and all the girls look like they are still looking to be little sisters. So instead of a fun and chill place, you now have coke heads openly asking for party favors and coke chicas playing the part to a tee. Pathetic. Try Library Ale house or something. anything...

  • Pros: Good beer
  • Cons: bad people
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/23/07

No Romance? It's Definitely There.

by spotydoty

I felt like I had to sign up just to write about this place. It's become my favorite bar on the westside... I even met my boyfriend of almost 8 months here :) It's a really mellow atmosphere with tons of yummy new wines and beers to try. (No hard alchie). That's ok though... I really recommend going Wednesday nights where it gets crowded, but not too crowded. Weekends becomes impossible because the place is so full.

This is a must on the westside!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/20/07

Sooo Not LA!

by adelly

Went a couple of Saturdays ago and I loved it! I got there around 10pm and waited alone outside for one of my girlfriends. A friendly couple befriended me and asked me to join them at their table --- I didn't have to line up! Thank god, coz the line outside was getting a bit long. People were so friendly and the bar was so cool. By the time my friend got to the line, there were already about 20 poeple waiting, and she had to wait an hour, as the place isnt that big and they couldnt let any more people in if no one was leaving. No cocktails here - straight up beer or hard liquor. It's really loud inside, so I wouldnt recommend it for a date, but really fun with friends!!!

  • Pros: very east coast, no attitude
  • Cons: hard to park on venice, line can get long after 10pm
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/11/07

Very Dark, Loungey

by credlich

This is definitely a San Francisco or NY type, relaxed bar. They only serve beer or wine and it is popular; very crowded every time I've been. I think the crowd is attractive, but I can't be sure because they keep the lighting quite low. This is a good place to hang out with a group of friends and relax, but not a fun place for say a girls night out on the town. I've gone a few times for that and we just kind of stood around until we decide to go some place new. But if you're looking for a chic, chill place to hang out....this is a good bet.

  • Pros: Decent crowd, unpretentious
  • Cons: Too dark, can be boring if you have the wrong expectations

The Details on Otheroom

Place Categories:

  • favorite beer bar
  • nice fun atmosphere
  • great immense tapbottle beer
  • great wine
  • nice crowd
  • not pretentious people
  • good bet
  • great strong beer
  • decent glass
  • quite expensive beers
  • friendly couple
  • great wine menu
  • pretentious too
  • full place
  • great afterdinnerafterwork bar
  • expensive food
  • nice wine glasses
  • cool doormen
  • good dark trendy place
  • like kinda
  • yummy new wines
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