The Victorian

Great ambiance for an intimate date or a chill time out with friends past 10pm. Food stops at 10pm. Basement has a bar speakeasy style and back patio turns up after 10pm

Feigning death. That's the way I feel whenever someone who prior to that moment I considered a friend declares their intention to go to the Victorian. Hands down second worst place in Los Angeles, only to be beaten by that overpriced bathing suit of a bar known to some as the Bungalow and to me as my own personal hell. Victorian has three floors of boredom. The bottom floor has a very large bar occupying the middle of the room. This turns every part of the basement into a high traffic area where people are constantly brushing by you and the only possible defense is to resort to primal instinct and form an aggressive dance circle. Should you accidentally aggressively dance yourself to the second floor, you might find yourself in the outdoor area, which is actually quite nice. All I'll say about the third floor is that it's more fun than the basement. Up until this point I have described a pretty typical bar in Los Angeles; however the Victorian seems to have a sinister side. A strange curse appears to befall the patrons of this establishment. Their legs turn to stone and their eyelids seem to droop. Loyal as they are to the beat of music in their hearts, these poor souls still make an attempt at dancing. But alas, the stiffness of their stone legs, and the limitations upon their eyesight make it all but impossible to engage in that oh so sacred form of physical expression. Instead, these cursed men and women are forced to sway, to sway and gently bend their knees. Like willows, weeping in the wind. And now, a haiku:

Travelers beware
lest ye should catch the curse of
the Victorian.

What a wonderful venue. I love the vintage Victorian look, but I love places with history. Lot's of great space for both social and private events. Best part? The staff, the events staff is amazing. Highly recommend.

I came on Friday night. The vibe is 21 to 25 college thing.

I've always been a fan of Earth Cafe, but decided to have Sunday brunch at The Victorian for the first time. A friend and I arrived around 9:15 a.m. it was our first time there, we were notified by the bartender that brunch started at 10 am, he said that while we waited, we could buy coffee, since its a separate entity. We purchased coffee and decided to kill some time by walking through the farmers market adjacent to The Victorian. As I waited for my coffee I decided to sit at a table that had an empty cup and a newspaper, I thought that the previous customer had left his trash behind. I sat there for maybe 3 minutes, when an mid fifties, white male approached me and said, "Thats my table, I was sitting there" I said I was sorry and moved to another table. We got our coffee and then went to farmers market. As 10 am approach we decided to return to restaurant to have brunch and listen to the musicians. When I returned I saw that the same table was cleared of newspaper and coffee cup, it was actually set up and ready for brunch. We decided to sit there again. As we were sitting there waiting for a menu, the same guy return, but this time he had a nasty attitude, one of self entitlement and prejudice against us for being Latinx. He said "this is my table, you know that (directing his glare at me), Where is my news paper? (assuming we had removed it), I said I don't know, probably the waiter/waiters took it. I am not a person that likes confrontations, so we decided to move to another table. We can hear him talk to the staff in a demeaning way, asking for his newspaper. As me and my friend were talking about the incident and mentioned that he was very rude, the waiter over heard us and approached and said "don't worry about it, we get a lot of those here". I asked the waiter, why were they placing reservations signs on all the tables? did we had to make a reservation? He said that the reason that they place them on table was because they didn't want individuals that purchased food from farmers market to sit within the perimeter of the restaurant, because they lose money. The egg sandwich, pancakes and mimosas were good 8/10. I just had that bad experience with that man, probably a frequent customer, but here is the kicker, he purchase all his food and drink from the farmers market and so did his companions, and yet felt he own the place. The Victorian should ban self- entitle customers that provide no revenue and give priority to paying customers.

They had Pappy Van Winkle 23 year old whiskey, at a reasonable price and the waiter Juan was great. I highly recommend.

We are the victims of this restaurant. The music is overwhelming, the whole neighborhood forced to listen to their music, which is usually a junk music. After several hours of loud music you want to go and scream at them: Stop it! The quiet Sunday is turned into a nightmare Sunday.

Host various events so there is always something fun going on here. Fun bar on weekend nights, great seating on Sunday mornings while eating breakfast at the farmer's market and listening to live music.

I love this place! It's perfect for the weekend, even on Sundays. The service is great and the pizza is amazing! Usually a wait in line, but that's how you know you're in LA. :D

It costs just as much as you'd expect but tastes better than you'd expect. Really loved their outdoor seating and would definitely recommend for a date.