Townhouse Venice — Restaurant in Los Angeles

The oldest bar in Venice, CA. Caesar Menotti opened this bar in 1915. During Prohibition, the upstairs was a grocery store, which was a front for the bar in the basement. Today, to reach the Del Monte Speakeasy, you can walk down a wide flight of stairs, instead of accessing a trap door. For engaging stories, drop by Townhouse soon after they open, you may be blessed by one of the best storytelling bartenders on the West Coast, George. His smile will draw you in, his stories will keep your butt glued to the barstool. Once night arrives, the booths fill up, the constant clacking of balls from the one pool table merge with the clinking of cocktail glasses. Never gets too rowdy, even when there's a Burlesque show down below. Maintained here is a mood of mellow. Added bonus is the extra spacious bathroom, which rarely has a long wait. A variety of entertainment options here besides Burlesque, including live bands, DJs spinning, dancing, stand up comedy. Visiting this Los Angeles landmark is a must see. You will feel like you slipped back into the...

This place scammed my partner.

Her card was charged twice in one night -- once for her actual bill and a second time for 2x the price of the bill. What was a $53.10 bill ended up being $160 because of a second mysterious $106.20 charge.

Calls to them didn't produce a result so we charged back the card. Townhouse disputed the transaction so we're still struggling to get a fair result.

The sketchiest part is, when she went to pay at the bar, they didn't know where her card is and were adimant that they didn't have it. They mysteriously found it a few minutes later.

The bill that was more expensive and not hers was charged first. It seems like they charged her for someone else's bill and then charged her for her actual bill, which would explain why they couldn't find her card at first.

Also, it's a little suspicious that the overcharge is exactly twice the price of the real bill, don't you think?

Don't go here unless you want a night out paying for drinks...

Two story bar with a DJ downstairs right by the Venice sign. I’ve come here multiple times before for a night out, but had a very unpleasant experience this past Saturday. My two main issues are:

Rules were being made haphazardly, some of which seemed personally biased. For example, the bouncer asked our group (1 guy, 3 girls) to pay $10/head. I have never been asked to pay cover before, nor were other groups paying cover that night.

A different group cut in front of our group, and lied about being there before us. When confronted by us, they still remained in line and the bouncer did nothing to intervene.

Overall, I’m disappointed by the poor crowd management and indifference of the bouncers. There are multiple places to go out in Venice, so I would steer clear from Townhouse and head elsewhere (i.e. James Beach, the Brig, and the Lincoln to...