Bavel

500 Mateo St #102, Los Angeles
(213) 232-4966

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Joel

Valet parking guys was very disrespectful, he was charging me double the price to park it myself just because I had an electric car.

Fisher

Best food, great ambience, helpful sommelier . A top of the line restaurant that lives up to the deal all around.

Claudia

Amazingly delicious and well prepared food. I sat at the high top table by the bar overlooking the open kitchen with fire grill and prep stations. I love the energy of the kitchen, the vibe of the restaurant. The service was excellent, attentive and friendly. Really great new find in Arts District. Love it! Will come back.

Theresa

Great food! Wonderful experience - loved the duck hummus and both entrees: sea bream and lamb neck shawarma!

Cameron

Food was phenomenal, everything we tasted was delicious and left us wanting more bites. Ambience was urban and lively, in line with the vibe of other Arts District establishments, a no-frills, elevated dining experience focused on the food. Service left some things to be desired... our waiter seemed mentally removed from his shift, like he couldn't wait to get off work for the night. Very brief interactions, and he seemed to lack some of the depth of menu knowledge I've come to expect from staff at dining concepts of this level. I'm all for the “no white table cloth” fine dining experience, but every mark needs to be hit and there was room for improvement within the service portion of our meal.

Rachel

Loved it. Wish we knew we'd be sitting outside though. When making a ressie it did not indicate this. Still fun but inside is obviously a vibe.

Tana

Insanely good and unique flavors, one of my all time favorites upscale middle eastern restaurants

Jessica

Our server went out of his way to make our anniversary special! Such an incredible dinner. We ordered three appetizers, one main, and dessert. It was satisfying— the portion sizes were perfect and the flavors were divine! We did not feel uncomfortably full for a late dinner which was a plus. Highly recommend! We'll definitely be back!

Patrick

CJ — our server — was so committed to accommodating my girlfriend's allergies that he went to the kitchen with a red sharpie and marked the entire menu for celiac disease and lactose intolerance. All the restaurants we've been to, I've never seen someone take that much attention for us and his service really took the meal to another level. Really great food, too, and definitely a good spot for a date night.

Boris Ramuz

Wow, simply impressive. Food and ambiente are great. The service was outstanding. Highly recommended

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Badarau Corneliu

This place is truly horrible for the price they are asking. We ordered babaganoush, olives, and flatbread with sweet potato. The babaganoush was served quickly, about 10 minutes, but the olives were brought to the table after maybe 30 minutes (just regular olives; it takes maybe 30 seconds to take them from the pot and put them in a dish , as simple as that ) after an hour I've asked about flatbread and they said its almost there . This isn't the type of service expected in high end restaurant. Also, absolutely disgusting interior with absolutely loud disgusting music .

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Valentina García Aiello

easily best oyster mushrooms i ever had

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sam I

I had an incredibly disappointing experience at this restaurant. My group and I arrived on time for our reservation, but we were asked to wait outside in the rain because we were waiting for one more person to park. The worst part? The bar was completely empty, yet we were still told to stay outside, drenched, while other people were allowed to sit inside.

When we finally spoke to the manager, Andrew, he made the situation even worse. His attitude was unprofessional and dismissive. It was clear he had no understanding of what good customer service looks like. Instead of trying to accommodate us or offer any kind of empathy, he just made us feel unwelcome and like an inconvenience.

This experience completely ruined our night, and we will not be returning. I would not recommend this place to anyone who values good service and basic decency, and you happened to visit, stay away from Andrew at all cost!!

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Aubrey Tetreault Folmsbee

Vegetarian menu items are very limited.

Carlos Gomez

Excellent and trendy place. Food is excellent and the service was impeccable. A bit noisy ambient but still a list to visit.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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