Abernethy's

4.5

928 Reviews

$31 to $50

American

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2 people

Dec 28, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 22 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

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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

Location
220 N Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Neighborhood
Downtown
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

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What 928 people are saying

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.3Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

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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.

928 Reviews

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Susan
VIP
Los Angeles
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined today
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love the Native American influence on the menu! Everything we tried (salmon, tuna, roasted vegetables) was fresh, creative and delicious! And it’s really fun to be on the Music Center Plaza !
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Mary
VIP
Paris
114 reviews
3.0
114 reviews
Dined 6 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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Jim
VIP
Los Angeles
48 reviews
4.0
48 reviews
Dined 6 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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Julie
VIP
Palm Springs
40 reviews
4.0
40 reviews
Dined 7 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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Howard
Los Angeles
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 20, 2024
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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Marcia
Los Angeles
15 reviews
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on December 19, 2024
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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Mitchell
VIP
New York City
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2024
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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Wilkie
VIP
Los Angeles
34 reviews
5.0
34 reviews
Dined on December 18, 2024
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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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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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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Abernethy's is rated 4.5 stars by 928 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Dec 28, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

220 N Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Additional information

Neighborhood
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

Website
http://www.abernethysla.com/
Phone number
(213) 972-8088

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Popular dishes

flourless chocolate cake

fishermans stew

BONE-IN 12oz PORK CHOP

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What 928 people are saying

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