Republic

09/25/08

Wow what a dump and I heard they went chapter 11

by pgeoeoroa

Serves them right. Horrible food and an attitude problem. They focused too much on trying to squeeze every dollar out of guests rather than making them feel welcome. The club was also horrible with a lousy crowd. Glad they are closed down.

• Pros: THEY ARE CLOSED FOREVER!!!!!
• Cons: EVERYTHING ABOUT THE DUMP

09/16/08

Worst night ever - lots of fights

by balabala

We visited this bar on a sat night, they made us buy a table but didnt even give us any bottles with the table. The waitress took forever to show up, she probably only showed up twice the whole night. $6 test tube shots are overcharge and very weak. drinks are very small and water down! There was 4 fights broke out that night and we found out that they escort the person who start the fight back into the club!!! they escort the person who was beaten for no reason out of the club!! WTF?! We later found out that whoever start the last 4 fights were the same group of ppl and they are probably friends of the owner. At the end of the night one of our girls tried to use the bathroom, but they wouldnt even let us back in to use the bathroom, we were not even out of the club yet and they wouldnt let us back in! this place is overly hyped, totally not worth the experience!!!

• Pros: maybe you can find cute girls there.. lots of girls wearing skimmpy outfit
• Cons: fights all over the place, overpriced drinks, bad waitress, expensive, overhyped, horrible bouncer, bad vibe

09/04/08

Fun place!

by CM77651

I like this club. Yes, it's not as hot as it once was, but who cares??? You come with your friends and dance to great music. I don't know how the line situation works because whenever I come, I come with people who get me in, but I do know that it's so fun inside. Plus they have an open roof, so it's not hot.

06/08/08

Best Fine Dining Joke

by dancerette

Ive never reveiwed a restaurant before but these "amazing" reviews were too amusing not to refute. "best ambiance" "world class dining" lmao are u kidding? I took my best friend there for her birthday and it was nicely decorated (but which place in LA really isnt?) the food was good, i mean, MOST DEFINITELY NOT worth the price. She was turning 21 at the time and i was 20 and even to our inexperienced pallets the diner wasnt "amazing." but on the other hand, it was good and our waitor was really funny. if you're looking to spend beacoup le mange (lots of money), go elsewhere, but for an expensive, but nice, diner out with some fun lounging upstairs afterwards, its the place to be.

06/04/08

Overhyped, Underwhelming

by beachgal2000

I was not impressed with my experience at Republic. It seemed like it was trying very hard to be cool and classy, but failed on all counts. Not only that, but my meal cost way more than it should have given the quality of the food. I won't be going back... And beware of the "restaurant owners" who are writing positive reviews for Republic (Restrentreprenuer and Bluepalmsla). Looks like someone at Republic is calling in personal favors to fool Citysearch users! Don't be a fool! Take your money elsewhere!

• Pros: On La Cienega
• Cons: Unremarkable food, Overpriced, Arrogant staff.

06/04/08

The last person needs a Hug and A Friend

by brewhousela

This place is amazing. I'm sorry that you are so negative about everything. You say people are ugly and the menu is stinks.( The Chef is a James Beard Award Winner ) You need to pull your head out of your $@% and wake up. Ugly people!!! Who the hell are you? It must be nice to be so perfect and BEAUTIFUL. We could learn a lot from you and your world.

• Pros: Amazing Place
• Cons: Sore People who are negative

06/04/08

what a joke

by kiera1225

first off i normally wouldnt write a review but i just couldnt help myself after i started reading some of the highly rated reviews that must have obviously been written by their management staff. I have ate there twice and both times the food was awful awful. 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. the food took forever to come out. They are way over priced and try to pass this place off as fine dinning.... 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!?!?! I also made the mistake of going to their club after dinner the second time and got a table for bottle service. And just after i thought service could not be worse than our experience inside for dinner i was proven wrong once we met our cocktail waitress who never came to the table once to check on us, just dropped off the bottles and never returned till the end of the night to drop off the bill. Do yourselves a favor and save your money and time, there are way better restaurants and clubs nearby. i can guarantee that any other place would be far better and cheaper.

• Pros: ambience
• Cons: ugly people bad service bad food over priced

06/02/08

Poorly Managed Tourist Trap

by law90210

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. Please do yourself a favor and take your money to one of the truly fine dining establishments in the near vicinity. I'll give you some hints: Morton's, Cut, Wolfgang's, STK, Mastro's, BLT. Ignorant management offered us a free meal to compensate for our poor dining experience. As if I'd ever come back!

• Pros: Decor isn't bad
• Cons: Poor Service, Bad Management, Overpriced Food

05/24/08

suprisingly detail orientated, great food

by restaurantentraprenuer

I took one of my out of town clients there on wednesday night hoping to impress! when we walked in at 7:00, i was a little aprehensive as to weather or not we should stay because it was rather slow. we did enfact decide to sit at the bar and have some cocktails to see if it would pick up. Around 7:30, several groups of people walked through the doors and really boosted the vibe. Once we were sat by the hostess, and greeted by a server, another gentleman approached the table with a complimentary Amuse which consisted of a backwards lobster taco shooter which was unblievable. For apps we shared the crab cakes which we later found out are crusted with ritz crackers, fantastic at the very least. for our entrees i asked the server if they have anthing unique, he explained the mesquite grilled venison and i was instantly intrigued. my client ordered the special which was a 42 oz. veal porterhouse. the venison which i expected to be overwelmingly gamy ,turned out to be subtle and full of flavor. my client was raving about the porterhouse but was unable to finish. for dessert i chose the servers recomendation of the chocolate soufle, this too was very good. upon leaving the valet was very slow and could be considered rude as well. all in all i was suprisingly impressed by this restaurant and will definitly return

• Pros: food,service
• Cons: valet

05/06/08

Amazing Steaks and great atmosphere in the club

by netridah

I love the Filet Mignon at Republic. Always cooked perfectly and the sides are delicious as well. The atmosphere at Republic is hard to beat, the decor is very unique and classy. Love this place and the staff are always very friendly and attentive. My favorite desert is the bread pudding with vanilla ice cream and raspberries.

I've also went last Saturday to the club attached to the restaurant, called Reveal. The main dance area and table service booths are out on the large patio and the upstairs lounge is also open. Had a great time there with my friends, we loved the DJ and the crowd was very hot and surprisingly friendly. They're running it as a member's only club, but one of the promoters told me you can apply through LA4real dot com I will be back there for sure, def. when it gets hotter outside for the patio.

• Pros: great food, love the atmosphere, hot crowd
• Cons: not inexpensive, saturdays can get busy (club), parking is tough on Saturdays