reveal — Restaurant in Newport Beach

I came here for a girls night out at 9pm on a Friday night. It's located inside VEA Hotel, so we valet our car and entered through a set of doors on the left past the host. It's first come, first serve so definitely come early as there weren't any seats left when we arrived. The space isn't too big either, which fit about 10-15 small groups. There was also a small outdoor area, but it was reserved for a party.

We attempted to order drinks until a table opened up, but the bartender said we could only order when we are seated. Our group of 5 managed to find two chairs while the rest of us stood around. When we flagged down a bartender to try and order drinks again, she rudely questioned if she would be able to serve us since some of us were standing. If we're not allowed to stand around, then they should have a waitlist or someone at the entrance to manage tables. This is not a restaurant, so why did we all have to be seated? If it's a safety issue, well there were cords tangled next to the chair. I'd say that's more of a hazard sitting on the chair than standing around. Eventually, she offered to take our drink orders.

Honestly, there's much more to say but I'll leave it at that. This was a terrible experience and I honestly wanted to leave. The service was lacking and it took another 10 minutes to find someone to get our checks. When I was looking for someone to help us, another employee bumped into me. As classy as this place looks from the outside, their management and service is a mess. The drinks are standard at $18-20 per drink. I would say that they best thing here were the fries, but not worth coming back until they figure out their kinks --hopefully they can improve as they...

The decor is mainly what helps this place since it’s “instagramable” but that’s about it, this place doesn’t take reservations so it’s first come first serve all the servers are usually helping other people so you won’t get your drink until 35 mins after sitting down. The bartender seems very rude or if he hates his job and the drinks are priced somewhat high and they aren’t even worth it. I’d rather go to...

Beautiful and hidden bar. Limited spots and first come first serve only.

Waited long time but no one showed up to serve us the first time after almost 20 mins.

I came back the second round for drinks with another friend. The same girl who came late served us but slow service.

Bartender seemed rude and didn’t want to serve or answer our questions.

Drinks are aight.

Two stars for the...