The Abbey Food & Bar — Restaurant in West Hollywood

Have you ever got the feeling that you have been deliberately ignored at a venue because you "face doesn't fit" I was ignored at Abbey Food & Bar 1 April 2024 at around 8pm initially for fifteen minutes and it was not particularly busy, but eventually a bartender black roundish glasses, who looked like he was around 24. deigned to attend to me. After I had been standing on my walking stick for around fifteen minutes he then occasionally threw a disdainful stare at me whilst chatting other patrons. I had indicated that wanted slice of lime in my soda water , which was provided he then deigned to take my order of carrot cake with coconut and pecan and coconut icing and ice cream. I had never ordered food in a club environment so was unsure if I should pay at the bar but so after waiting or another fifteen minutes I took a seat and waited for for another fifteen minutes wondering what was going on I went back to the bar and he said what you want?". I had already ordered my cake off a menu which stated that it was carrot cake with coconut and pecan icing and ice cream , but when it finally arrived it was just an a cake with an unidentifiable thin white icing and certainly no ice cream and the cake which tasted sickly sweet. i expected better for $11.00. There should have been no confusion in the first place as I placed an order off the menu and he went and punched into the machine the behind bar I had never ordered food a club, as the bartender had then gone off (wordlessly) to serve other patrons. I therefore assumed that I should take a seat and that the order and bill would brought to my table . I sat down for another fifteen minutes and started to get the feeling that I was deliberately being ignored

I went over and said do you not serve people with cancer does this not fit your ideal patron look"?, which got his attention He then had the chutzpah to quickly say "you must have confused me with another member of staff" (out of all of the other male staff members wearing that style of glasses on that particular night@ management do you feel that this is the way to treat differently-abled patrons or or no anyone for that...

I gave The Abbey a few shots to impress me and keep me coming back; needless to say that it has done just that.

I would describe it as your run of the mill bar with a dance floor and places to sit both inside and outside. The dance floor can get overly crowded and there is usually hardly any space to really shake your groove thing. There is also the possibility of someone bumping you a bit too hard or a butch/stud thinking you're trying to take and/or dance with her girl when all you're trying to do is find some room to let loose and get away. I can't say this is true for the gay men as they have always been sweet towards me! Don't get me wrong though, the crowd is usually friendly (you may spot a few YouTubers).

For some reason, I really love their bathrooms! Yes, there is going to be a line for both men and women, but when you're done and you go out to wash your hands, there are polite attendants there to hand you a napkin and you can choose from mints and candies to freshen your breath with. There are even perfumes and colognes to choose from if you've been sweating a bit too hard!

The DJ kind of sucks depending on what night you go. Usually I get there and there is techno, house, electronic, etc music playing. I love techno, but it can be overkill when you're trying to "shake ya tail feather" per-say. Other nights I've been when they've played Top40 and I prefer that DJ night over the former.

The Abbey's drink prices are pretty standard for the WeHo area. I'd say too much when compared to what you can actually buy at Bev-Mo or Total Wine for the same price; REDUNKulous!!

Forget all of that, I still LOVE THE ABBEY and I'll continue to visit as long...

Been going to the abbey since 2008. One of my favorite hangout spots and usually there during the day or early evenings for cocktails and/or eats. Food is always good but waaay over priced now. It’s not Mastros but price is the same. Drinks are hit or miss and standard drinks on menu can be made wildly different each time you order. Example mojitos sometimes muddled, sometimes not. Sometimes have splash of dark rum and sometimes do not. You just don’t know each time you order one.

Atmosphere is nice because of the large outdoor space and music isn’t blasting like it is most places.

Service is one of the absolute worst around. Staff is usually friendly (not always) but almost always inattentive. You’ll often arrive and have to wait for ever to have a server come by. Many times you’ll have to get up and ask for a server. Meal orders sometimes wrong. If you ask to split a check (before ordering) many times told you can’t or you get an obvious eye roll to make it clear to you that it’s putting them out to create two separate checks for a table.

Drag shows are nice and all but for locals it ruins the weekends at Abbey. Same performers week after week after week. Both sat and Sundays is a drag show so weekend during the day have been taken over by that. Because of this the patrons are a lot of straight women from out of town and doesn’t feel as much as a gay bar that it used to be. Feels very touristy now on the weekend days. Weekends during the day used to be very busy and packed in a fun way, but it’s often now half full. Just isn’t what it used to be unfortunately.

Maybe with new ownership it will change and...