| ambiance |
85.41999816894531% positive |
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Amazing Steaks and great atmosphere in the club ”
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"best ambiance" "world class dining" lmao are u kidding? ”
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The lounge upstairs is okay but the club outside is fun (the downside is everyone smokes in the club since it is technically outside) The drinks are strong and the music was good. ”
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The atmosphere was great and there was definitely a good vibe. ”
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the space is really nice and comfortable not pretentious or Hollywood-y. ”
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would ONLY recommend this place to anybody who LOVES over-priced food, awful awful awful awful awful service, pretentious ambiance, FAKE friendliness and average food. ”
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The atmosphere is interesting and the service was good. ”
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We also had drinks at the lounge afterwards (dark, cozy, good crowd). ”
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the music / vibe/ ambiance was great ”
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The atmosphere was neat but not worth seeing as the food and service were so awful. ”
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Overall, it was overpriced, but they clearly need to pay for all the expensive decor (one of the private bar rooms upstairs is wallpapered with REAL ALLIGATOR SKIN). ”
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The atmosphere at Republic is hard to beat, the decor is very unique and classy. ”
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It is a little pricey but overall a fun experience. ”
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Very impressive decor with high ceiling. ”
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The one positive is the decor is over the top elegant but still does not make up for an overall poorly executed dining establishment. ”
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The atmosphere is really nice and on Saturday nights, there's a DJ that plays really good music. ”
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ATMOSPHERE/SERVICE: The waitress sat us hext to the fireplace which was nice and had a great view of the 2 story wine wall, complete with "wine angel" in a harness to retrieve the bottles (so cool!) ”
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The decor was absolutely wonderful and the sofas are quite comfortable. ”
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The decor was interesting and it was filled with beautiful people but frankly, it didn't look like anyone was having any fun, so, not such a great atmosphere. ”
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If you're going for drinks or to dance, it's a cool room with interesting decor. ”
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Food is incredible, best service, decor is outstanding, very East Coast, finally, nice place to dine, very high-end crowd, I LIKE THIS PLACE. ”
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can't imagine why someone would spend so much on decor and so little on making great food that would ultimately get me to come back. ”
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great decor. ”
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liked their decor more than the food. ”
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| dessert |
96.30000114440918% positive |
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Best appetizer: surf and turf tartar, crab cakes close second. ”
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Desert was just great, I had Chocolate Souffle Cake with vanilla ice cream. ”
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For apps we had crab cakes which were good, but not amazing, then for dinner we both had the "filet mignon with bone in" (waitress recommended) and it was FOR SURE the BEST BEEF I have ever eaten in my life! ”
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My favorite desert is the bread pudding with vanilla ice cream and raspberries. ”
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The food was excellent, the service "cute", I had crab cake to start and chop venison for entree. ”
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My date and I decided to indulge in dessert and the creme brulee was AMAZING. ”
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My boyfriend must have said something to one of the managers, because after dinner the waiter brought out a complimentary dessert with a candle in it and they sang, "Happy Birthday. ”
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If you are a hermit emerging from years in the desert, then you might find this restaurant to be halfway decent, sophisticated and worth the $150 per person to enjoy a half-rate meal. ”
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The chocolate souffle was excellent too. ”
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| drinks |
86.3599967956543% positive |
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the drinks were good and so was the crowd. ”
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highly recommend this restaurant to anyone that is serious about their food and wine. ”
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Beautiful restaurant with a great selection of wine. ”
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Haughty, crowded, and overpriced, this is one of the worst bar/clubs I've ever been to. ”
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If you're going for drinks or to dance, it's a cool room with interesting decor. ”
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The two-story dining room with inlets of water running down the length of the wall and the two-story wine case that a woman harnesses up to retrieve your wine bottle was all beautiful. ”
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Republic is a magnificent restuarant, even with the silly wine cellar complete with wannabe acrobats(Management should rather keep that show for Vegas). ”
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The bar rooms upstairs seem like an amazing place to hang out or throw a party if you want to drop $5000 to rent out the space. ”
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They offer lax service, bland/cold food, warm beer, and repugnant mixed drinks. ”
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The stellar wine Wall is beautiful and the slick burgandy croccodile wall pappered room with fire places and low lights upstairs was so cool. ”
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Just seamless, we ordered a wine Charlie told us about called Gougenheim, it was a malbec, I don't normally like Malbecs but wow, if it wasn't tasty. ”
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The bartenders were nice and made very yummy drinks. ”
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The wait staff, was attentive, knowledgeable and highly adept and suggesting wine that paired nicely with our superb meal. ”
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We also had drinks at the lounge afterwards (dark, cozy, good crowd). ”
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We had to flag down our server and when it finally came to our table the coffee was luke warm. ”
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Overall, it was overpriced, but they clearly need to pay for all the expensive decor (one of the private bar rooms upstairs is wallpapered with REAL ALLIGATOR SKIN). ”
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the bar - there were available seats at the bar around 9 pm - so we took a seat - the bartender was attentive- by 9:10 the lobby area was swarming with random guys- there were a group of guys that REEKED of w33d - and even asked us where he can score so ”
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The lounge upstairs is okay but the club outside is fun (the downside is everyone smokes in the club since it is technically outside) The drinks are strong and the music was good. ”
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ATMOSPHERE/SERVICE: The waitress sat us hext to the fireplace which was nice and had a great view of the 2 story wine wall, complete with "wine angel" in a harness to retrieve the bottles (so cool!) ”
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He was very knowledgeable with the wines and helped us choose an amazing yet quite affordable bottle. ”
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The drinks were strong and the service was nice. ”
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dining - the service was pretty quick - by the later part of the night - they close off the curtain between the bar and the dining area - and bouncers stand by there - to keep from the distraction of the growing bar crowd - which is great - the bread / ”
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| food quality |
74.89999771118164% positive |
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The bartenders were nice and made very yummy drinks. ”
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Most of us didn't care for our dishes but the steak was absolutly delicious! ”
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love restaurants and money is no object-- My evening at the Republic was memorable because I had a flawless evening with my parents, flawless food, and I Will be returning. ”
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Impressive place; disappointing food! ”
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The atmosphere was neat but not worth seeing as the food and service were so awful. ”
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The food was amazing too. ”
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The staff was poor, the food was edible (at best), and the menu selection was totally haphazard. ”
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We each ordered a side, I had the "famous mac and cheese" and my hubby had the mushrooms. ”
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Finally an eatery with a hip vibe and great food to match. ”
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From the appetizers to the salads, to the entrees, everybody loved the food. ”
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am always a little nervous going to a "trendy" restaurant but I was pleasantly surprised that this beautiful restaurant has such wonderful, creative food. ”
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liked their decor more than the food. ”
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The food was horrible. ”
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The pulled pork was the best, but the sea bass was moist and delicious, and the steaks were tender and large. ”
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My date and I decided to indulge in dessert and the creme brulee was AMAZING. ”
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have ate there twice and both times the food was awful awful. ”
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Just seamless, we ordered a wine Charlie told us about called Gougenheim, it was a malbec, I don't normally like Malbecs but wow, if it wasn't tasty. ”
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The food was quite good (e.g. beet salad, chilean sea bass), but you have to be willing to wait and tolerant of bad service. ”
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We started with the lobster corn dog appetizer (big chunks of lobster deep fried on stix with a spicey mustard sauce). ”
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All the food we had was great. ”
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hear the food is awesome here but we did not eat but rather we went to the Club on a Thursday Night and it was pretty bootsy. ”
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Republic is definitely a beautiful restaurant, however for such an upscale and expensive place you would figure the food and service would be comparable. ”
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choclate bread pudding was good. ”
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some may complain about service being a bit slow but thsi is not McDonald's the idea is toi enjoy the entire meal and company you are with not dine and dash. ”
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The Monte Cristo sandwich app was soggy, but my filet was good. ”
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The Ceasar salad was delicious and light and the pork belly dish was unbelieveable as well. ”
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But the food was so-so (overpriced) and the service was the worst i have ever had. ”
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would ONLY recommend this place to anybody who LOVES over-priced food, awful awful awful awful awful service, pretentious ambiance, FAKE friendliness and average food. ”
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If the rest of their food is even close to being this magnificent then this is a great restaurant. ”
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Best appetizer: surf and turf tartar, crab cakes close second. ”
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We both had the black angus filet (just melted in your mouth) and split sides of creamed spinach (with a wonderful nutmeg-y flavor), mac n' cheese (fantastic smokey flavor) and the best sauteed mushrooms i've had in my life (sauteed with rosemary). ”
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My husband loves the Filet it is very tender and I love their fish dishes. ”
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There was a little bit of a wait for our table but the meal was great. ”
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suprisingly detail orientated, great food ”
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Horrible food, Horrible service, and Horrible valet. ”
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The food was tasty but very expensive. ”
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They offer lax service, bland/cold food, warm beer, and repugnant mixed drinks. ”
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good food but ”
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The food was great, the cocktail were wonderful and the BEER LIST! ”
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The food is not very good and the crowd is not too great either. ”
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The food is great here. ”
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highly recommend this restaurant to anyone that is serious about their food and wine. ”
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It was a group of four of us and the food was great and so was the service. ”
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Great Atmosphere, excellent service, tasty food ”
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The breads are baked fresh. ”
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Overall it was a pleasant experience, however the food was just ok. ”
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Totally overpriced bad food! ”
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For apps we had crab cakes which were good, but not amazing, then for dinner we both had the "filet mignon with bone in" (waitress recommended) and it was FOR SURE the BEST BEEF I have ever eaten in my life! ”
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If you are a hermit emerging from years in the desert, then you might find this restaurant to be halfway decent, sophisticated and worth the $150 per person to enjoy a half-rate meal. ”
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cowboy ribeye for the famished as well as the dry aged NY steak. ”
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My friend and I shared the lobster corn dogs (morsels of sweet lobster meet encased in little corn dogs - so cute), truffled french fries (skinny fries with a light touch of salt and truffle oil), mac & cheese (so cheezy with crumbly bits on top; i think ”
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The chef needs only to kick the food up two notches and this will be the GREAT Los Angeles dining experience. ”
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dining - the service was pretty quick - by the later part of the night - they close off the curtain between the bar and the dining area - and bouncers stand by there - to keep from the distraction of the growing bar crowd - which is great - the bread / ”
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The food was tasty (the lobster plate). ”
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My favorite desert is the bread pudding with vanilla ice cream and raspberries. ”
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The food was good but I've honestly had much better so I cant say it was worth it. ”
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But the food, is trully good. ”
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Ignorant management offered us a free meal to compensate for our poor dining experience. ”
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can't imagine why someone would spend so much on decor and so little on making great food that would ultimately get me to come back. ”
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Decent but overpriced food. ”
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have been to Republic several times for dinner and the food is always good. ”
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The wait staff, was attentive, knowledgeable and highly adept and suggesting wine that paired nicely with our superb meal. ”
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The food is delicious, magnificently presented, and in adequate portions. ”
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the food was good, i mean, MOST DEFINITELY NOT worth the price. ”
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The salad was good, although very small for the price. ”
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The food was perfect. ”
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However, the food was mediocre and terribly overpriced. ”
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The food is mediocore at best and the prices are obnoxious for the quality. ”
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Nice place, however disappointing food and service ”
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Amazing food ”
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am a big steak lover and have always found the Ritz and Mastros the most pleasing in Southern CA. ”
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The food was excellent, the service "cute", I had crab cake to start and chop venison for entree. ”
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the menu is a joke with items like mini burgers that are never cooked, cold corn dogs, dry and tough steaks and their salads are boring and bland , what kind of fine dinning is that! ”
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We had good service and the food was pretty good, but not great. ”
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At Republic they manage to have a great looking space and provide attentive service and delicious food. ”
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went there with a small party and not one of us liked our dish. ”
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Beautiful room with standard comfort food offerings from duck confit, pulled pork to shrimp scampi. ”
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One of the best diningrooms in Los Angeles, and excellent food too ”
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The food was horrible, not as it was represented on the menu and extremely over priced. ”
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The sides were small and unimpressive, except the truffle french fries, which were AMAZING (but still small). ”
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The service was awful and the food was mediocre. ”
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| menu variety |
28.570001125335693% positive |
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the menu is a joke with items like mini burgers that are never cooked, cold corn dogs, dry and tough steaks and their salads are boring and bland , what kind of fine dinning is that! ”
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The menu has a wonderful variety of entrees and appetizers to choose from. ”
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The food was horrible, not as it was represented on the menu and extremely over priced. ”
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Beautiful restaurant with a great selection of wine. ”
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The service (on a set menu no less) was horrible, and only made worse by a DJ cranking tunes from the corner. ”
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The staff was poor, the food was edible (at best), and the menu selection was totally haphazard. ”
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We had a reservation and still had to wait 45 minutes to be sat, waitress was not friendly and seemed annoyed if anyone had a question about their disgusting menu. ”
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| overall |
93.33000183105469% positive |
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Anyhow by the time we ate it was 12:30 p.m. I must say the waitress was very nice, she did not have an attitude but it was like they just opened this place today and noboby knew what they were doing ! ”
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was told by many people in the last few weeks that it was a really nice place. ”
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If the rest of their food is even close to being this magnificent then this is a great restaurant. ”
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nice place shity service ”
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The Republic is a great place to celebrate your birthday or any other occasion. ”
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its a nice place. ”
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It would have been a pretty descent night, the music was good and the place was nice however the waitress (some short blonde troll) or at least i assume she was the waitress because she took our order droped off the bottle and then was MIA for the rest of ”
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Find a best place in Los Angeles ”
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Food is incredible, best service, decor is outstanding, very East Coast, finally, nice place to dine, very high-end crowd, I LIKE THIS PLACE. ”
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The lounge was upstairs; not good for stumbling drunks but luckily enough this place kept away the obnoxious Hollywooders and kept the more classy crowd. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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can't imagine why someone would spend so much on decor and so little on making great food that would ultimately get me to come back. ”
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Our waiter Ben was so outstanding that we always ask for him when we go back. ”
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| service |
71.46999835968018% positive |
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like friendly people. ”
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Our waiter Ben was so outstanding that we always ask for him when we go back. ”
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It was a group of four of us and the food was great and so was the service. ”
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We had good service and the food was pretty good, but not great. ”
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My boyfriend must have said something to one of the managers, because after dinner the waiter brought out a complimentary dessert with a candle in it and they sang, "Happy Birthday. ”
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Ben is the best waiter in LA. ”
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her assistants virtually undetectable management humbly attentive Republic left me feeling that the whole establishment was seamlessly integrated to create a flawless experience just for me. ”
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The bartenders were nice and made very yummy drinks. ”
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The decor was interesting and it was filled with beautiful people but frankly, it didn't look like anyone was having any fun, so, not such a great atmosphere. ”
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the bar - there were available seats at the bar around 9 pm - so we took a seat - the bartender was attentive- by 9:10 the lobby area was swarming with random guys- there were a group of guys that REEKED of w33d - and even asked us where he can score so ”
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Great Atmosphere, excellent service, tasty food ”
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had a dinner event for 15 people and their service was amazing (thanks Kyle). ”
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there service was also very good for a big club. ”
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But the food was so-so (overpriced) and the service was the worst i have ever had. ”
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Our waiter was great! ”
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The atmosphere is interesting and the service was good. ”
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The valet service was horrible. ”
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The service (on a set menu no less) was horrible, and only made worse by a DJ cranking tunes from the corner. ”
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some may complain about service being a bit slow but thsi is not McDonald's the idea is toi enjoy the entire meal and company you are with not dine and dash. ”
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Lastly, the valet service sucked. ”
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The drinks were strong and the service was nice. ”
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We had a reservation and still had to wait 45 minutes to be sat, waitress was not friendly and seemed annoyed if anyone had a question about their disgusting menu. ”
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Excellent service! ”
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The food was excellent, the service "cute", I had crab cake to start and chop venison for entree. ”
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The atmosphere was neat but not worth seeing as the food and service were so awful. ”
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This place has a very cool lounge where the people watching can help pass by the time it takes to get seated. ”
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Anyhow by the time we ate it was 12:30 p.m. I must say the waitress was very nice, she did not have an attitude but it was like they just opened this place today and noboby knew what they were doing ! ”
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The food was quite good (e.g. beet salad, chilean sea bass), but you have to be willing to wait and tolerant of bad service. ”
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snooty service ”
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was told by many people in the last few weeks that it was a really nice place. ”
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There were no apologies and the hostesses are downright rude. ”
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They offer lax service, bland/cold food, warm beer, and repugnant mixed drinks. ”
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Very nice and great bartendar. ”
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The staff was very attentive and checked in with us regularly. ”
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Love this place and the staff are always very friendly and attentive. ”
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Food is incredible, best service, decor is outstanding, very East Coast, finally, nice place to dine, very high-end crowd, I LIKE THIS PLACE. ”
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The service was just as bad. ”
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dining - the service was pretty quick - by the later part of the night - they close off the curtain between the bar and the dining area - and bouncers stand by there - to keep from the distraction of the growing bar crowd - which is great - the bread / ”
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think the doorman did not like our group personally, maybe because we stood up in our situation and wanted to speak with the manager. ”
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Service was great and friendly. ”
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The staff is very friendly, from the minute we walked in. ”
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We had to flag down our server and when it finally came to our table the coffee was luke warm. ”
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would ONLY recommend this place to anybody who LOVES over-priced food, awful awful awful awful awful service, pretentious ambiance, FAKE friendliness and average food. ”
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Our waitress was delightful, not at all officious, and genuinely cared if we were pleased. ”
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Horrible food, Horrible service, and Horrible valet. ”
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ATMOSPHERE/SERVICE: The waitress sat us hext to the fireplace which was nice and had a great view of the 2 story wine wall, complete with "wine angel" in a harness to retrieve the bottles (so cool!) ”
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It would have been a pretty descent night, the music was good and the place was nice however the waitress (some short blonde troll) or at least i assume she was the waitress because she took our order droped off the bottle and then was MIA for the rest of ”
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Winelist is pricey and the staff can be pretentious. ”
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after the luscious dinner, my server toured me around Republics themed niches, similar to WynnVegass design of interconnected, individual experiences, each with its own entertainment purpose and flavor. ”
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The staff was poor, the food was edible (at best), and the menu selection was totally haphazard. ”
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Lots of girl servers but i had the one guy and he provided which very well might be the best service i have EVER gotten in Los Angeles. ”
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Nice place, however disappointing food and service ”
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nice place shity service ”
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The wait staff, was attentive, knowledgeable and highly adept and suggesting wine that paired nicely with our superb meal. ”
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For apps we had crab cakes which were good, but not amazing, then for dinner we both had the "filet mignon with bone in" (waitress recommended) and it was FOR SURE the BEST BEEF I have ever eaten in my life! ”
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The service was awful and the food was mediocre. ”
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At Republic they manage to have a great looking space and provide attentive service and delicious food. ”
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The service was great. ”
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Republic is definitely a beautiful restaurant, however for such an upscale and expensive place you would figure the food and service would be comparable. ”
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| value |
43.17999839782715% positive |
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Republic is definitely a beautiful restaurant, however for such an upscale and expensive place you would figure the food and service would be comparable. ”
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love restaurants and money is no object-- My evening at the Republic was memorable because I had a flawless evening with my parents, flawless food, and I Will be returning. ”
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The salad was good, although very small for the price. ”
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Totally overpriced bad food! ”
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The food was tasty but very expensive. ”
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The atmosphere was neat but not worth seeing as the food and service were so awful. ”
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The food was horrible, not as it was represented on the menu and extremely over priced. ”
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If you are a hermit emerging from years in the desert, then you might find this restaurant to be halfway decent, sophisticated and worth the $150 per person to enjoy a half-rate meal. ”
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Overall, it was overpriced, but they clearly need to pay for all the expensive decor (one of the private bar rooms upstairs is wallpapered with REAL ALLIGATOR SKIN). ”
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It is a little pricey but overall a fun experience. ”
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All this, wrapped in an expensive tab. ”
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He was very knowledgeable with the wines and helped us choose an amazing yet quite affordable bottle. ”
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Decent but overpriced food. ”
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Winelist is pricey and the staff can be pretentious. ”
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However, the food was mediocre and terribly overpriced. ”
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The food was good but I've honestly had much better so I cant say it was worth it. ”
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The food is mediocore at best and the prices are obnoxious for the quality. ”
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Do yourselves a favor and save your money and time, there are way better restaurants and clubs nearby. ”
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Haughty, crowded, and overpriced, this is one of the worst bar/clubs I've ever been to. ”
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the food was good, i mean, MOST DEFINITELY NOT worth the price. ”
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The food is delicious, magnificently presented, and in adequate portions. ”
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But the food was so-so (overpriced) and the service was the worst i have ever had. ”
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| wait time |
37.5% positive |
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We had a reservation and still had to wait 45 minutes to be sat, waitress was not friendly and seemed annoyed if anyone had a question about their disgusting menu. ”
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dining - the service was pretty quick - by the later part of the night - they close off the curtain between the bar and the dining area - and bouncers stand by there - to keep from the distraction of the growing bar crowd - which is great - the bread / ”
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This was by far the worst restaurant I have been to in a long time. ”
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Service was slow, management was RUDE and arrogant. ”
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Long, long unnecessary waiting outside and the place isn't good enough to warrant it. ”
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some may complain about service being a bit slow but thsi is not McDonald's the idea is toi enjoy the entire meal and company you are with not dine and dash. ”
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The staff is very friendly, from the minute we walked in. ”
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We met some friends for a party of 6 last week on a slow weeknight. ”
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