10/15/09

Trendy Atmosphere & Tasty Food

by HighFive

I love Velvet Margarita!!! From the funky, trendy decor to the free chips & amazing dips to the out of this world drinks...it's all around a great time here. The food is tasty and huge portions for the price. I'm a sucker for their margaritas...esp their Velvet Margarita served in a pineapple. This is a great spot to enjoy dinner with friends before heading to the club.

• Pros: Best Margarita's in LA

07/30/09

Favorite joint

by CSMobileUser

This place is by far the coolest joint on the cahuengaq corridor. Friendly staff and strong drinks. If your not trying to spend tons of $ stick to the $5 house margarita. The place is hip and has a cool vibe to it

05/05/09

Not open for Cinco de Mayo

by LiveDeliberately

Look, it's Hollywood. Anyone expecting top notch service in a crowded bar atmosphere at a place called The Velvet Margarita is a moron. The food is fine, drinks are great, atmosphere is like a Three Amigos vision of a Mexican restaurant. But they are CLOSED for Cinco de Mayo for a private party. Unbelievable.

• Pros: Great margaritas and decent food
• Cons: packed, bad parking, mediocre service

03/15/09

Great if you're a kid

by Jorge101

I had a reservation for $8pm and wasn't seated until 9:45pm. We waited at the bar which became VERY crowded. The host was nice as was the waiter. Very attentive waiter. The drinks are pricey so expect to buy a lot waiting for 2 hours at the bar. If you want the same quality of food and don't want to wait 2 hours to be seated even though you have a reservation, go to La Barca.

• Pros: Good Food
• Cons: Ultra long wait

02/15/09

Quirky, festive atmosphere

by afrange

My husband and I had Saturday night reservations with five friends who were visiting for the weekend. We were greeted warmly by the hosts, and after our entire party arrived, we were seated promptly. Jeremy, our server, was personable and attentive, and the service was impeccable. The food is standard Mexican fare, and house margaritas only set you back $5 -- a bargain for Hollywood. The restaurant's decor is kitchy, funky and inspired, and provides the perfect backdrop for a festive night. Overall we were very pleased with our experience; it was the perfect setting for a night out with friends.

• Pros: atmosphere, service

02/05/09

La velvet margarita awsome place!!!!

by dizastrous

la velvet margarita cantina is a MUST!! if you havent been,i highly reccomend it:)

the place on the outside is hidden.but once you've entered it,it is amazing. love thier style of the resturant.dim lighting, video projecters with old skol movies, cool art.its great.food was so delicious.service was excellent.great place!!! its my favorite.

• Pros: Food is delicious!

09/27/08

Great for a big group!

by thedede

It was my birthday and I made reservations for 10 three weeks before the date. I ended up having to add 6 more people to our reservation the week of and Velvet Margarita was completely accommodating. They gave us a whole corner of the restaurant near the bar. Our server, Travis, was super polite and treated us incredibly well. The food was the great, the drinks were great and even our friends who weren't "drinking" seemed to have a good time. This was my favorite restaurant in Hollywood before my birthday and it still is!

09/11/08

Like No Other...

by MsLucyV

Love it. Love it. LOVE THIS PLACE! It?s so refreshing to come to a restaurant/ bar where everyone from the servers to the bar tenders and everyone in between is so friendly. This place is so unique, the decor, the ambience, it?s my favorite place for a special occasion to have dinner or to just have a couple drinks and hang out with friends

Finally yet most importantly, the food happens to be AMAZING! Can?t wait to go back!

09/02/08

Velvet Margarita

by tishtosh

What do ya get when you take...

one part - "Welcome to the Jungle",

one part - "Margaritaville",

one part - "Wasted Days & Wasted Nights",

and blend it on high with a splash of every Salsa anthem you can think of ???

Duh. Velvet Margarita of course!

08/24/08

great atmosphere, okay food, what happened to the drinks?

by rachelaschwartz

we live around the corner and had never been to this place. we decided to check it out (on a saturday night) without reservations. the atmosphere is fun - loud, but pleasant at the bar, the back patio slightly more quiet and more hip. very much the hollywood cattle call scene. all of our service was particularly friendly and pleasant, if a bit on the slow side (nothing that would deter us). the real surprise was the drinks: they were a bit gnarly. the velvet margarita in a pineapple is fun, but of four drinks, we sent two back because they just didn't taste good (i can't remember ever having done that before - with even one drink, let alone two). the quesadillas were delicious and the tamales were excellent too (warning - lots of stuff has olives in it, so ask if you aren't an olive person) though the steak burrito was average. the menu was interesting, though limited.

• Pros: fun atmosphere; great location
• Cons: hit-or-miss drinks; limited menu