Insider Pages Reviews for Barbarella Bar

4 Stars: Barbella Bar (by TrealTalk)

TrealTalk — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:00:00 GMT

I thought this place was mad fun. A really cool vibe. The drinks were a little more than i thought for Happy Hour, but nonetheless, everything was cool. If their Happy Hour was as inexpensive as Club Sushi's, this place would be perfect!

4 Stars: Great atmosphere and people (by honeysuckles)

honeysuckles — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:00:00 GMT

My friends and I checked out this bar on a Friday night. The interior looks great but most importantly we loved the drinks and the appetizers were good. The crowd was good looking and everyone was having a good time. I would definitely go back to chill out again.

5 Stars: Fabulous newcomer to Silverlake (by doney86)

doney86 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:00:00 GMT

I celebrated my birthday here on 3/14/09. I live in Los Feliz and love to support the local businesses. I was excited to see that Barbarella had recently opened and was curious about having my party there. Let me just preface this review by saying I can be quite picky ? that?s not to say that I?m hard to please, just that if things don?t fall into place just right well ? a girl can get easily disappointed.

The owner Anat could not have taken better care of the planning, the night, the whole package. I was very, very impressed. She was easy to get a hold of, attentive to emails, requests, was extremely cooperative and accommodating. I could not have been more pleased with how the evening turned out. She reserved the whole cozy black leather booth area just to the left of the front door for us. We had dinner for 20 people. The servers (namely Sara & Nicole) were amazing. They were friendly, attentive, had impeccable timing with the appetizers, dinner, cake ? When we needed extra table space, they brought an additional table out immediately. Anat allowed us to bring in our own DJ which was incredibly awesome as well.

I?ve heard varying reviews about the food. I can only attest for what I had but I heard no complaints from any of our guests. We had family style appetizers and I loved all the ones we had ? especially the arugula salad (very fresh, loved the strawberries) and burrata mozzarella (interesting combination of flavors & very tasty). I thought the halibut entr?e was amazing.

The drinks are very fairly priced (as is the food) and the martinis are ample! You definitely get your money?s worth. I think it?s fantastic that they have happy hour every day of the week, not just the weekdays.

The only complaint I have which I didn?t experience personally but several of my friends commented on is the valet. In the middle of an economic downturn, you wouldn?t know it at Barbarella. They?re doing phenomenally well ? more than their valet service can handle. Cars were lined down Hyperion waiting to be parked. They need to hire a few more guys on weekend nights for sure.

Overall, we had an amazing, unforgettable experience. The service, the food, the drinks, the music & ambience ? it was all perfect. This was one of those ?landmark? birthdays for me, so I needed to be whisked away into a happy place for 5 hours filled with fun and no stress. Barbarella delivered in spades. I definitely plan on becoming a regular here.

1 Stars: Great beer selection. Crappy service (by SativanSam)

SativanSam — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:00:00 GMT

We went a couple weeks ago for our friend's birthday. The place looks pretty cool when you walk in. Big. Lots of beer taps. We had to wait at the front to be helped to our table for about 5 minutes. We sat down and waited for at least 20 minutes for anyone to come offer us a drink. We actually went up to the bar to get a drink, but had to wait there too, so we sat back down. Our waitress was adorable, but she kept bringing us the wrong beers. When we finally were asked what we wanted to eat, we were told they were out of about 4 things on the menu. A friend asked for something that the waitress hadn't included on her 'We are out of: ' list, and she came back and said they were out of that too. We had to wait FOREVER for drinks, and when we were finished, we had to wait even longer to get our check. It was extremely frustrating, and the food wasn't even that great anyway. I will NOT be making the trek to Silver Lake for Barbarella again. It's a shame because it could be a really great place.

3 Stars: straight (by Poeticalmath)

Poeticalmath — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Went there to enjoy a great evening with some friends, with the intent of getting smashed..... ended up slammin pitchers, was kind of disappointed

2 Stars: Bad Service, Salty Food, Good Beer (by chavi00)

chavi00 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:00:00 GMT

I went to Barbarella Friday night for dinner and drinks.

Drinks were great. Large selection of beers.

Food was waaaay less than great. Everything was extremely salty. We started with the guacamole egg rolls which had a nice crust, but were super mushy and salty inside (we should've figured on the mush). I had the California burger which was very small and was overwhelmed by the huge bun that engulfed it. Two-thirds of the way in, the burger was gone and all I had left was mushed bread. My wife's pizza was edible, but slightly burnt and very garlicky.

Oh, and the service freakin' blew. It took about 10 minutes to get a drink at the bar, which wasn't even close to packed. When our friends joined us at our table for after-dinner drinks, their drink orders took at least 20 minutes. We spent a lot of time time waiting on the waitstaff.

Maybe I'll return there for drinks, but never for food. There are much better places to go to on Hillhurst and Vermont for similar food and an overall better dining experience.

5 Stars: hot foreign bartenders in corsets, amazing prices for happy hour, huge world famous beer selection (by chrisbueno)

chrisbueno — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:00:00 GMT

I freaking loved the place. The food is totally affordable and delicious. We came in for happy hour last night and couldn't believe the prices on all those world famous beers.. for $4 bucks you can have any tap beer you want such as Chimay, St. Bernardus, Triple Karmeliet, Fullers ESB and some other ones I can't remember, they have over 20 beers on tap too. If I remember correctly they also have a happy hr special for $6.00 on martini's, mojitos and well drinks.. plus some menu items such as empanadas made w/ brie cheese and ahi tar tar (sooo good), oh and must I mention that their martinis are 10 ounces? omg I had only one and was def feeling it. They also have a fire pit outside too. The place is just very different and totally Silverlake. Will definitely become a regular. Also, the bartenders are super helpful and willing to teach you about the beers or anything else you might ask, oh and they all wear corsets so what more can you ask for haha..