The Hideout
Santa Monica, CA 90402 (310) 429-1851
- Price Range: $$$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Music: DJ
- Best Nights: Sat
- Alcohol: Full Bar
- Coat Check: No
21 reviews
Los Angeles, CA
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13 Reviews for The Hideout
I had heard a lot of great things about the Hideout before I first came here. Perhaps my expectations were too high? Maybe it was an off night. It was a mixed crowd and the vibe was not so inviting. I gave it a good go. The place definitely has potential, it's a good size and it's also right by the beach which is always a plus.
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I thought it was okay. I have been here a couple times and the crowd varies. At one point it was crowded and people were trying to dance but there is not really that much room. Fortunately, I knew the bartender from an acting class and he was giving everybody in the group I was with free drinks so i didn't buy anything here. However, I felt it was kind of a mess. They have an outdoor patio and the place has a claustrophobic feel. The music was too loud to talk and it was too dark to see what anyone looked like.
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I was there on a sat, and the only reason I would drive that far from Hollywood was b/c my friend works right next door. My first impression was that this place was really small but it turns out it has a smoking patio (which was nice) and an upstairs lounge. I guess the upstairs was taken up by a party and it seems that there was some restriction on going up there.
Other that, the beers were averagely priced and they have a good selection. There is parking out in the street if you get there early enough. The crowd seemed like the typical club scene and anyone that didn't fit in that criteria stayed out in the patio and had their brew and a cig.
Good place to relax and to meet drunken people; however it is a ways off from anything else.
Schlepping it to the West Side is never on my list of things desirable to do. Which is part of why I can only manage three stars. Generosity got the better of me.
The Hideout is appropriately named at least. You might as well be on the Hut for Red October in attempting to find this bar. And My GOD is it impossible to park unless you valet. Being a NYer I loath paying for parking, so that is lame. LAME.
Its a pretty nicely set up place, but oh so small. Drinks are more expensive than they should be, and really not that good. I think my vodka 7 had more of anything other than vodka or 7.
Good music though.
Great DJ, friendly crowd of 30/40 somethings and just a great spot to hang out. It has a local feel to it and is on my list of great places.
I just hosted a bday party for my husband here with a couple of friends. What a great place. We were able to reserve the whole upstairs just for us, bring our own food and they didn't charge us a cent for entry or make us pay a BS bottle service charge. We had a great time. DJ, full bar, friendly & helpful staff. Niko rocks.
This used to be an old historic gay bar. Now, it's painted charcoal grey and I guess it's a club catering to the rustic canyon crowd. Not really sure why...Westside nightlife in general is pretty lame, and this is even more isolated from civilization. Decor is blah, bartenders are competent, and there's a little smoking patio out back with searing hot nuclear powered heat lamps. DJ quality (on both of my trips here), have been extremely poor, consisting of frat party / top 40 remix classics, popular among the clue/hope-less set.
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Sometimes you need a little dancing in your life. And sometimes you need to do the dancing in your chucks. Heels are too exhausting (and painful). This place is super casual. I saw a guy in shorts.
I went with some friends on a Saturday night. No line, no dress code, no cover, no problem! I'm at the bar waiting to order my drink when I look over and see Cuba "Show Me the Money" Gooding Jr. He seemed cool but he left after about 20 minutes. My Long Island Iced Tea (in a little plastic cup, btw) was $10. I can understand if it was in a regular glass but it was in a little plastic cup! Strong, but still, come on, a little plastic cup!!
So my friends and I are sipping our drinks and watching people "dancing" on the dancefloor. There's this crazy older woman dressed like she just came from jazzercising and she's dancing CRAZY. She had a gold bra on! She was great and I was going to challenge her to a dance off but she left early. I hear those jazzercise classes start early in the morning.
The DJ wasn't very good in terms of DJ-ing skills, but the music was fun. I didn't stop dancing all night. I had a blast because I found 3 nice guys to dance with =).
This place rocks.
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This place was pretty cool. Had a very chill atmosphere. I had set up a get together with my friends and we all had a good time there.
Pros:
- No cover.
- Owner was super nice. Because I had at least 25 friends going, he hooked us up with a bottle of my choice of poison and reserved two couches for us.
- Music was good. I went on a Friday so it was house music.
- There is a outside patio with couches as well. it looks like a separate room but once you walk out there, you realize it's an outside patio with heaters. Some people bought cigars from the bar and went out there to chill and smoke.
- It wasn't crowded. My friends pretty much made up the party there, so it might have been kinda empty had we not had our party there. But it was perfect for my group of friends.
- There is one pool table upstairs in the loft.
Cons:
- Location. Way west. There's not much around there besides the beach.
- Hard to find parking if you go later, but there is $5 valet
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Fun times had on Friday night. Really low key spot with a hip feel. Great martini's, friendly service, good music, no cover! I like it. The upstairs was closed for the evening, but I would be curious to check it out. The only thing that sucks is that there are not a lot of other places around, but all and all it is a cool spot!
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OK, so we staggered in here after enjoying the wine at Giorgio a bit too much. I remembered this place as a gay bar that had been around since the sixties. Apparently it's now a karaoke bar (on Tuesdays) that has been around since, like, 2006.
Honestly it was a really endearing spot with decent drinks, and since I was with the absolute best company in the world, so much the better. We sat at the bar and just watched. Mellow.
Karaoke at the Hideout on Tuesday nights from 9PM - 1AM with half-price beers makes this place the best karaoke dive bar in the Westside, hands down, if only for just one night a week. It is pretty far west, but on Tuesday nights there's plenty of parking everywhere.
The KJ said that no one is there for the first hour, so that would be a perfect time for you and your friends to perform "Holla Back Girl" and "Baby I Love Your Way," where you might get booed anywhere else. And if you're too cool to be seen in public with your friends, it's just as fun going by yourself. You can hang out at the bar and talk to the locals and the super-friendly bartender or listen to the singers and judge them silently.
When I went at around 11PM, the place was mostly empty. There were a some drunk people singing country and classic rock songs. And then later, a group of people showed up and did some ridiculously crazy dancing in the middle of the bar area that would crack every singer up. Somehow I ended up with the last song and I chose "Ain't Nothin' But a G Thang." The unfortunate combination of the bar closing up and my obscene rapping in a predominantly white bar drove everyone out. I always like to help ruin a good thing.
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My first impression was negative 2 stars because of the bouncer. We were 4 cute Asian girls out celebrating a bachelorette party, so we each had on cute, little outfits with limited pockets and of course no purses. When we played the ID game with the bouncer, we had to pass IDs around because there was one person holding all IDs. The bouncer gave us sh** saying that "sharing IDs weren't going to fly here no matter how cute you are." Anyhow, that was onlly bouncer no-no #1.
The night started to improve because they had good drinks (1 star), but they lose one star because the bar tenders we not very fair in taking orders. When we first got there, the bar was hardly busy. The bartenders were three girls and one guy. With the three girl bartenders, men customers trumped women customers which was a little frustrating. So, in my opinion it took too long to get a drink even though the bar was so vacant. If you are going to get a drink, send up a guy from the group.
The place received another three stars for some amusing dancers. One guy came with his girlfriend who didn't seem to be much of the dancer, so he came over dancing with us. That was very good entertainment. He was out of control funny with his moves and the bachelorette had a blast. Then there were two other dancers who were just amusing to watch. One guy we called the yoga guy. He was there with all of these girl friends and it looked like he was teaching them a yoga class as they danced. And last but not least there was the guy dressed in drag. He had the tallest platforms on, double D sized breasts, bright red lipstick, pigtails, and some eye-catching, ridiculous dance moves.
Another 2 star are for good music. Although we had expected 80's on a Saturday night, the 80's was minimal. I was ok with that though because instead the dj played a mix of early 90's and current pop. The early 90's was a fresh of breath air even though we didn't get a lot of 80's.
As the evening progessed, the place got packed. The people who came give it another 1 star because they helped us celebrate the end of her bachelorette-hood. Without having to tell them, people came up to the bride-to-be with congratualtions and free drinks. It was wonderful.
The last star is for the air-conditioned upstairs lounge with free drinks I don't think this is the norm because a private party reserved the lounge and we randomly got invited to hang out up there, but if you are getting too hot in the dance area head upstairs if you can or step outside for a little bit.
Have fun. I hope you are as lucky as we were with finding street parking.
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