The Abbey of West Hollywood Review

Food is meh. Crazy fun party scene over the weekends.

This place is definitely a good time. The drinks were delicious, the patrons were super nice, and the music and dancing was a blast. It does get crowded, but it's because of how much fun it is. Definitely a good place to visit for locals and out of towners alike.

Unusual place with good food but poor service. Diverse audience. But, there are promotions and you can get free cocktails and a private room for an hour. To do this, you need to register on 909gay,com create a profile and just show it to the administrator. I was lucky. I want to come again.

Pricey and pretentious, but when you need to be among your people, it's always there.

I have been going to The Abbey since it was just a coffee place in the 90s, fantastic food, drinks, vibe and cake! Yes! They serve the best cakes ever!! Love to go mid morning or lunch time since it s kinda empty and I can bring my Frenchie. Wether you re straight or part of the LGBTQ community it is a MUST go in LA.

Very nice dancing location with very different types of people. I will come back again.

Really unfortunate for this bar that theft is so common here.

3 out of 4 of my friends (one of them being me) got our phone stolen this past Saturday night 2/23/19. All of our phones were in our zipped purse and we all looked down to an unzipped purse with no cell phones. We were not all together at the time of the theft either, seems extra fishy. & yes we should have been more "careful," but for all 3 of us to get our phones stolen essentially at the same time when we weren't all standing next to each other, clearly indicated there is definitely a group of people working together to do this.

When attempting to speak to staff regarding the issue they were all dismissive and did not care. I have a very strong feeling the staff are in on the theft.

When we left the bar, there were at least two other females out front who also said their phone was stolen.

OVERALL, just avoid the Abbey. There are far too many bars to go to in the area where you don't have to worry about being robbed.

& to whoever stole all of our phones, good luck attempting to use it/sell it. It's locked and reported stolen. Also Karma exists.

Pretty much a restaurant beginning of the day, food is typical LA where u kind of get what u pay for. Today I moved tables 3 times for finally someone to acknowledge I was here to spend money and eat. Even a couple sitting next to me that sat around the same time I did actually left. Most of the staff seems to care more about how they look while they prance around than helping customers. This was not so much the case a few years back. Slowly getting worse every time I come here. Them now having a show with a "staff" that supposedly has worked in the venue for so many years is a lie. Over all goodbye Abbey, u were great before becoming too commercial literally.

Great spot for after work drinks. They're a little on the pricey side sometimes, but I like the design.

Want to have a drink in a gay/gay friendly bar in LA? This is the place to be. The place is huge, but do not look like as there are several different rooms with different atmospheres and an indoor/outdoor mix.
Staff as well as patrons are very friendly.
Gogo dancers (mainly guys, but some girls too!)
Possibility to grab food too.

The food was fabulous and then there was a real fun time!

Huge portions (if you're not used to American size). Amazing selection of alcohols, cocktails and vodka specifically. Staffs were beyond nice. Wifi too!

super cool and fun for everybody (I am strait...).
No problem getting in. No snobs in the entrance. very good vibe.

The drinks are terrible service is bad... over rated bar. Only reason I go is because my friends go there... a true tourist trap...

No charge, only drink fee
Male 7: Female 3 ratio
There are many women-only groups, so you can enter with confidence.
It's a safe place so please enjoy the gay scene in Los Angeles

Cant go wrong at the Abbey. Best dance floor and patio in WeHo. Lots of room for groups of friends too. Best gay bar in LA.

The tall black security guard was kinda racist. It does not mean that I'm not an American, I'm not allowed to get in. He does not accept a government issued id from my country which clearly shows my age. Instead he asked for passport. Why would i bring my passport in a night out of drinking? Hello, I'm not going into a plane? I even used these ids in airport,and it was fine. The guard just directly and rudely and conceitedly shouted "i am well traveled been to other countries!..." and other rude comments totally unnecessary. He even lied, clearly he has not been outside America I am quite sure he has not, with his attitude towards other races. He should be kicked out, he is bad for American tourism. Its my first time not being allowed in an American bar. I great respect for America and its people but this person clearly has no respect to other people. A good thing I was able to get in "Rage", "Mickeys" and "Saddle", etc, hopefully the management of Abbey should look into it.

The food was great and drinks are well made, service always great, everyone I come I have a wonderful time.

The bartender in the first picture actually refused to wait on me and my friends! My bestie came into town from Newyork! I rented her a house for a week! Decided to go to The Abbey, this bartender served every white person including those that walked up after me. He even whispered to the bartender in the second picture not to serve me. I had to get the supervisor who was he also whispered to, fortunately I started recording and he had no choice! He said put that camera away and I ll serve you! My white friend I met during the conflict bought me drinks from the same bartender! All and all I spent over 290.00 on drinks and I will never again put money in the hands of racists and anti black establishment. Sad thing is he was easy on the eyes but a horrible human being

"The Rosemary and garlic fries are tasty, although I wished they were served hot."

The Abbey is the historical soul of the WeHo gay scene. It's a really cool place with lots of dance floor space. It's a restaurant during the day and the food is pretty good.

the Chapel ( addition to the original Abby) is such a great place, one of the best DJs. You cannot go wrong on a Friday night.

Distasteful staff that does NOT hesitate to make anyone feel harassed or intimidated. If you take a second to go to the restroom, avoid the free treats on the sink. They will expect a dollar for the starburst in tip form. Find another establishment to go to. This one does not deserve anyone's business.

Great place for dancing and drinking. It gets really busy in the weekends.long lines to the bathroom and to get drinks.

No cover, great music, tons of chill people. Had a blast!

Super duper packed, Like wayyyy too packed (probably shouldn't have gone for the first time during pride parade weekend, that had to be a fire code violation). But the vibe was still good and the bartender got to me quickly. Not enough air conditioning or shade today, but probably will visit again some other time.