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Abernethy's, Los Angeles, CA

Abernethy's

4.5
4.5
926 Reviews
$31 to $50
American

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 23 times today
  • Innovative
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Great for creative cocktails
Chef in Residence: -Pyet DeSpain
Native Mexican American Cuisine

Located in Downtown Los Angeles on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, Abernethy’s is a destination restaurant offering a unique, ever-changing dining experience from LA, for LA. Featuring up-and-coming chefs and new menus for special limited engagements, Abernethy’s highlights the diverse flavors and people that make up Los Angeles. Abernethy’s is the story of the LA, related and plated by the Chefs who tell it best.

Open 3 Hours before shows at Dorthey Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater and Mark Taper Forum

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Native American, Mexican
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Sun 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Tue–Fri 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Sat 4:30 pm–8:00 pm Sun 3:30 pm–7:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (213) 972-8088
  • Website
    http://www.abernethysla.com/
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

Menu

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What 926 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Downtown

    Innovative

  • Downtown

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Downtown

    American

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Abernethy's offers a unique dining experience with its "brilliant concept" of rotating chefs, ensuring fresh and creative menus every few months. Guests rave about "delicious food" and "excellent service," making it a perfect pre-theater spot. Its convenient location near the Music Center adds to its charm, providing a lovely setting for memorable meals.

926 Reviews

  1. Mary

    VIP

    Paris

    114 reviews

    3.0

    114 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Interesting food but the portions were small and the expresso was awful!

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  2. Jim

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    48 reviews

    4.0

    48 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    A great option for before the theatre. The concept of changing the chef and menu through out the year works very well. Service was excellent.

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  3. Julie

    VIP

    Palm Springs

    40 reviews

    4.0

    40 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Although our server, Kirk, was very nice and helpful, service was fairly slow, especially given that we were having a pre-theatre dinner. Starters and entrees were good but not great. The choices are definitely limited, so it’s good that a new chef comes in every few months to completely change things up. The desserts were terrible. There were only three fairly strange choices, and none of them tasted very good, and all were very dry to the point of being almost inedible. The starters and entrees and Kirk’s friendly attitude definitely save this restaurant, along with the can’t be beat convenience of the location. We’ll definitely be back, but we’re hoping they will have moved on to a new chef and different menu by then.

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  4. Howard

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was fair, drowned in sauce and salt. Extremely poor service.

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  5. Marcia

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Staff was very nice and attentive. The main meal was excellent. The desserts were not good at all.

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  6. Mitchell

    VIP

    New York City

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    The food was much better than the ambience or service. We enjoyed all of the dishes we tried from chef Pyet Despain. Our server often left us confused, waiting too long, and then rushed us out when we were trying to pay the bill. The server was memorably bad and it really took away from the experience of the night.

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  7. Wilkie

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    34 reviews

    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    They rotate new chefs and cuisine here every few months. We eat here a lot before the theater. Usually not disappointed

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  8. Cynthia

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    We have eaten with each chef who has been featured at Abernethy’s. This experience was by far the best. Great food, and wonderful education on Native American cuisine. Thank you.

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  9. Beth

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 15, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    We went to Abernathy for lunch before a 1 pm show at the Ahmanson. The restaurant was not crowded, but still the service was slow and the restaurant ran out of multiple items on the menu, which was unfortunate because the menu was fairly limited to begin with.

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  10. Steven

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    Palm Springs

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on December 15, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Original flavors among the food and beverage offerings with a strong indigenous food influence. The service is exceptional. Ask for Nadia and get Jason to talk about his mixology.

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Abernethy's is rated 4.5 stars by 926 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 23 times today
Google Map for Abernethy's

220 N Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Sun 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Tue–Fri 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Sat 4:30 pm–8:00 pm Sun 3:30 pm–7:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Native American, Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine
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