Louie's — Restaurant in Westlake Village

We came to this bar during a birthday party on Thursday night. The schedule said something like 7pm Country Dance classes and after 9pm DJ. We missed the country classes and came around 9-10pm. Bar was pretty much empty, $10 cover charge, club section was a bit more alive and a few people dancing. What I liked: Plenty of places to sit and no one bothers you Water right on the bar, you can just grab a cup and don't bother waiting for the bartender. Music was ok, pop & hip-hop vibes. DJ was kind of nice? Idk, my friend had a birthday and I asked him to play a birthday song for her, something hip-hoppy, well, I don't know his playlist, he decided to play "birthday b**tch". My friend wasn't super excited about the song, it was awkward, I'm not sure if she was offended, I guess the suggestion would be getting more appropriate birthday songs? What can be improved: So I assume regulars that live nearby come to dance classes at 7pm and stay to dance after. We weren't from the area and didn't come to class but were looking forward to dancing later since I assumed there will be DJ & free dance time. Surprisingly, DJ played only a handful of country songs the rest was pop and other fun beats. Buuuuut... The dance floor was fully taken by the regulars and staff that were dancing country dance following these fun pop beats. A pop song will start, DJ will count 3-4-5-6-7! And the regulars would start dancing their routine on the dance floor taking it over with no space for others to dance. So it was a bit awkward for us (or at least for me) because we didn't know the steps and I think it's impossible to pick up a totally new routine (or routines, multiple songs all night long) right away unless you're a professional dancer and we were not. We tried to follow steps, bumped into regulars doing their perfect routine steps, failed, and started dancing our own thing, felt awkward going against the "regulars crowd" and what was even more awkward - we were pushed right to the entrance where people come to sit or go in/out of the club. Not much space and very awkward space with people coming and exiting. Also, some people behind us were sitting at the tables and trying to see how the regulars dance and we were blocking the view. I felt bad for them but there was no other place to go to dance so we stayed. There were only 3-4 songs that didn't have the routine and that's when we finally had a good time dancing our hearts out. The bachelor's party and other folks who weren't part of the "regulars" crowd were pretty excited too to finally get some space and have fun without feeling awkward. So the suggestion would be - maybe regular folks instead of occupying the full dance floor with their own dance routine (and boy do they need a lot of space for making these steps!), maybe part of them can be on stage so others can have space to dance without being pushed out? Or maybe do every other song so people who came later don't feel awkward? Or maybe just let people know it's a class so they don't come expecting to dance and have fun? Imagine 8-12 people taking over the dance floor and perfectly dancing in unison and you're by the exit trying to follow their steps miserably failing and feeling off and not sure whether you should dance your own thing, keep trying, or just stay and watch and feel bad that you love to dance but can't do this now because you're not a part of the regular crowd that comes here every Thursday to practice. I mean I would watch a couple of dances, they did a great job, kuddos to them, but for once in a blue moon I finally feel good and stars aligned so I come to a dance floor and I can't even dance on the said dance floor constantly feeling awkward and off. That routine continued to around 1am when finally we had one last song to ourselves. So if you love to watch people dancing or a very good country dancer and can easily pick up multiple different routines or mess up all the time without feeling awkward - that's a good club to come on Thursday night. If you love to dance and do your own thing...

Disappointing Experience at Louie’s in Westlake

I was really looking forward to a night out at Louie’s with drinks, music, and dancing, but unfortunately, the experience didn’t live up to expectations.

To start, the only parking option available was valet. If you wanted to self-park, the valet still charged $10 cash — no receipt, no accountability. That felt shady and unprofessional right off the bat.

When we entered, I asked a waiter where the restroom was. He completely ignored me at first, and when I finally got his attention, he reluctantly pointed it out without a word. It felt like the staff had a snobbish attitude, like they were too good to help us — even though we were dressed very well and came ready for a nice evening out.

The dance floor setup was also disappointing. The DJ was scheduled to start at 9:00 p.m., but the entire bar area was standing-room only. There were no barstools, no lounge space, and all the available seating was blocked off and “reserved only.” There was no option to sit, enjoy a drink, and ease into the night. When we asked about seating, we were met with more dismissiveness — again, staff acting like they were above it all.

We came to Louie’s expecting good vibes, good service, and a fun atmosphere, but instead found poor hospitality, no seating, and an uncomfortable setup. After reading other reviews, it looks like this isn’t a one-time issue. Sadly, we won’t be...

On June 17 th COVER CHARGE to order dinner! Avoid ! It is now called LOUIE’S They just opened this week ! DO NOT GO HERE . It’s a cash grab and will sadly fail. Once Bogies now called LOUIE’S will not stay in business long . We were staying next-door at the Hyatt and we’re going to check into the Weslake inn the next day but after our experience at Louies, we decided not to check into the hotel. We just wanted a simple late meal as we missed the 930 kitchen closing next-door at Mediterraneo . We walked to Louise and asked to see a menu so we could have a quick meal. Charged us $25 entry charge just to order food off the menu. I was OK with that, but we were treated very poorly like we were trying to sneak into a club . we are 50+ years old, we just wanted something to eat. The security guard came over and was beyond rude. I explained we were checking into the hotel the next day. The management of MEDITORANIO recommended we walk next door to try the new restaurant. I paid the cover change so we could order dinner and spend money . Not just take up a seats in very EMPLTY restaurant trying to be a club . There was nothing on the menu. it took 15 minutes for a server to come over and take our order.. we just got up and left. The front desk and head security were so rude . Ruined...