Always a great night. Caesar salad is worthwhile. Pigs in a blanket on the side, turkey chili, branzino... and a few martinis. Genuinely outstanding sticky toffee pudding. Ambiance much improved now that James Corden is no longer a regular. Spend a night with them and don't look too hard at the bill.

Best spot on this end of town for a girls night! Some of the best martinis in LA hands down. The sundae is a favorite as well. Make sure to make a reservation!!!

The ambiance is nice if you're in the main part of the dining room! We were seated in the entrance where there is literally no view. It's super dark to the point where you can't see the menu with the candle. The server used his light to help. If it weren't for the seating and the darkness we would give it a 4.5-5. The food was delicious, god knows what it looked like but it was good! Prices are stupid high but we knew that was the case. The server was hard to crack but by the end he warmed up. It's a little stuffy and the staff plays the part.

There are two areas for dining . One is more upscale and the other side with the outdoor patio facing the pool is more casual but it's the same menu . We had a reservation and were seated promptly but the overall table service was a little slow . We ordered the mini sliders which come in 3 . Its supposed to be the same as the infamous tower burger but without arugula . It was delicious and the perfect starter. I would come back for the mini sliders or actual burger for sure . The chopped salad was so under dressed and lacking flavor . It needed more dressing and seasoning . The truffle Mac n cheese had a smoky cheese which I did not like . It overpowered the truffle . The New York steak frites was perfect . Definitely would come here again but solely for the burgers .

I felt sooo cool having a glass of champs and listening to live music on a Saturday evening at Tower Bar. It's an amazing bar for people watching and a quintessential Hollywood experience. The jazz was fantastic and the perfect compliment to the dark and swanky vibes. Do yourself a favor and pop in for a drink if you are in town. You surely won't regret it.

(This 4 star rating is a gift to this place, probably because I am in a holiday mood. I am going to unpack my Thanksgiving experience there, below. This will take nuance and finesse because there is a lot to consider in giving them my rating. I will be generous but honest, because I want people who read my reviews to feel they are equipped to make the decision to go, or not, accurately.) We have friends who know the area quite well and have exacting standards of their own and I trust their having selected the Tower Bar for a festive Thanksgiving out. Their experiences there may differ from mine, one reason for which is the fact that I am a vegetarian lifer and expect certain things from a meal. Ambience: no question, clubby, intimate, sophisticated. If you sit near a window at sunset and thereafter, you will have a spectacular view of all of Los Angeles laid out in its celebrated glitter. However, it was so dark that, had I not already studied the menu and made my selections a priori, I would have been unable to see anything on that sheet. Since one is discouraged from breaking out a phone, I could not use my phone light. The one candle on the table was insufficient to illuminate the faint writing on that menu. They have to find a way to raise the lighting. Are they worried that a high profile figure will be outed? Any staffer could quash inappropriate star-stricken behavior. They don't need to shroud those celebs to keep them from those of us who dropped a bundle to be there, more on that below. Service: friendly, professional, not too warm or fuzzy (OK, no need for cosseting me), responsive and gracious. Good, it should be like that at an elevated venue like this. Swift valet parking, greeters immediately, all smiling -- great! Food: Ah! Here is a sticky wicket. I barely saw the bread basket that came -- the one tiny piece of baguette I had was not fresh, unremarkable, not home-made, in my opinion. Each member of our party ordered something different. Among the dishes were a turkey dinner, a steak combo with fries, Branzino with Brussel sprouts and fingerling potatoes, and a vegan vegetable and quinoa "entree". I didn't hear anyone enconomiumizing any of it. In fact, one person rightly pointed out that the frying oil being canola is a no-no. It is a throwback to earlier times when people paid little attention to heart health, among other things. Let's talk about my selections. There was a prix fixe set menu for Thanksgiving dinner. There were only two items I could have from the main dish list: a vegan burger with potatoes or a vegetable mix. I chose the latter. It was composed of lightly cooked carrots, string beans, tomatoes and a dark version of quinoa. The three vegetables would have been lovely as a side dish. The quinoa -- aka the protein part of this plate -- was taste-free. Knowing that it might be like this, I had already had the deviled egg appetizer that consisted of three eggs, halved, the yolk having been seasoned and creamed. They were very good, as deviling goes. There was an acceptable, but not special pumpkin pie for dessert (as well as a chocolate lava-type choice or cookies, the latter being strange for this kind of experience, imho). I want to tell the chef something: vegans and especially vegetarians to do not dine on rabbit food. This was clearly the limit of whoever designed this menu's understanding of non-meat fare. I have been completely meatless for four decades and I assure you, the last time I had quasi-raw vegetables as my main dish had to be forty years ago at my dad's country club. Either this is ignorance or unmindfulness, as there is vast and deep information available on how to construct a nutritious and delicious vegan or vegetarian entree, in 2023. This entire episode may have something to do with the special holiday menu, or dinner, or some other factor of which I am unaware, but it was disappointing to put it mildly. Since we were with excellent company, the meal was lighthearted, lively, enjoyable and successful. Tower Bar is a pretty place with pretty people. But, for $250 pp, I expected more. It is easily remediable. Let's recap: * raise the lighting a degree or two so people can appreciate their party, the menu, and the lovely decor * do a little research and learn what vegans and vegetarians actually eat regularly. I could write an encylopedic treatise on this subject and I am not a chef! I am a boomer and even I know that, much less the generations that follow who are quite hip to this dietary regimen *switch to olive oil *raise the quality of the bread *don't offer cookies at any holiday meal -- certainly not as the paid dessert, put them in a little box as a courtesy, especially at these prices -- how about pecan or walnut pie instead? Would I return? Yes, during the afternoon. I want to give Tower Bar another chance that it apparently deserves based on other reviews that are far more complimentary.

I grabbed lunch at Tower Bar for my birthday earlier this year. The restaurant felt high-end, yet casual and comfortable. I can attribute this to the seating arrangement, view of the pool from indoors, as well as its friendly/vibrant staff. Drinks to start, I'd ordered a delicious cucumber mojito mocktail. Very refreshing. For appetizers, I had the fig mushroom buratta which had nice overall flavor. The bed of arugula it laid upon was very fresh and crunchy. For my personal entree, I went with the salmon and fingerling potatoes, both very crisp in texture and delicious. Great plating. Along with the salmon, I'd tried the grilled cheese and tomato soup. You've got to on a rainy day right? It did not disappoint, and the portion size was on the larger end. One of the critiques was the truffle pasta dish, which although was wonderfully plated, lacked flavor. I would skip this. The shrimp linguini was delicious, with an abundance of flavor. The hospitable staff at Tower Bar were nice enough to give me complimentary cookies as a birthday gift, a great touch and a tasty way to end the lunch.