Tenants of The Trees

The bar has great drinks and fun music with a quaint ambiance. What ruined my experience is going to the bathroom to find that it’s unisex. When I asked the bouncer if there was a woman’s bathroom he said «no it’s all the same» no it is in fact not the same. I don’t appreciate going to the bathroom with drunk men and having that comfort taken away from me. I really hope this isn’t going to be a growing trend in more bars. From the looks of all the woman’s faces I wasn’t the only one appalled by this. Note to woman going to this place hold your bladder.

This place has a nice décor, it is pretty small and resultantly difficult to get around in even when not overly busy. Drinks were fine and didn’t spend too long waiting to be served. If you are looking for dancing this isn’t the place for you. There is no proper dance floor and the music was 70s funk. The killer for me was very unfriendly and unhelpful staff. There were a lot of dudes wearing wide brimmed hats and fur. Can I have my Saturday night back please?

The place is beautiful, the drinks (old fashioned) are delicious with freshly peeled citrus, everyone was friendly and gracious — even the «bouncer» for the stage area was professional and let us in once he confirmed that my friend was the drum tech for the band, but the stage area is tiny and it was so crowded I couldn’t even turn around to get out and had to shimmy backwards through the crowd to get back to the door.
I had absolutely no problem getting inside by myself. I walked right in passed the door guy, who greeted me as I walked by, and then greeted me again when I left 2 hours later. I arrived around 10:15 pm or so, the place was crowded and «Genius of Love» by the Tom-​Tom Club was playing …“I’m gonna have some fun!” and i did. People are dancing, drinking, laughing, NO PHONES! yippee. I danced like an idiot, the music was mostly from the 80’s, and everyone was having a good time.
No one was wearing a hat. People wear dressed every which way and of all colors and stripes. Of course they were beautiful because, for the most part, people in this part of LA are beautiful. No one was rude. No elitist vibe what-​so-​ever. Sorry I couldn’t see the band «Collapsing Scenery» (the only reason I went in the first place) because of the ridiculously packed crowd, but I had a great time in spite of that. I haven’t seen so many people on a dance floor in a long time. Just go.

2 stars because the drinks *are* good and because the bartender lowered the credit card minimum for me (I guess she wanted a tip). Very cool design and pretty spacious place.
But as all reviewers have said, this place is so pretentious and elitist in the worst way. Yeah, famous people go there and yeah, everyone is good looking. But the door policy is ridiculous and the music is top 40.

Unfortunately my girlfriend and I were treated very poorly by a short little man and his tools of exclusion. The rope, the walkie-​talkie, the over-​exaggerated sense of power and entitlement — let’s just say I did not expect that kinda shit. Otherwise I wouldn’t have gone.
Very sad to be unable to review this joint as I never even made it through the door. Went there after hearing it was an interesting place and I was stoked that it was so close to my house. Nothing better than a dope bar right in your neighborhood, right?
Hope to have a drink there one day, maybe after all the pretentious hipsters have found a newer more exclusive bar to hang out at. Until then, guess I’ll just write this place off. They should really treat their (potential) customers better.

This is an extremely basic bar with a superiority complex. Because this bar is new, it attracts a pretty big crowd and the line can get long, however, the method in which the staff deals with the line is designed to instill a false sense of exclusivity. We are in Silverlake for Christ’s sake! This place operates like a Jeremy Scott vma party at the door, and for what? So you can go inside and hear a completely random DJ play top 40??? No thanks!

I like the layout of this place. The outside is gorgeous, and I am thankful for the «indoor» smoking area. Freddie’s Dead is a delicious cocktail concoction, worth the $ 12 price. The crowd is cute– I always see someone I know or know OF and have found myself making new friends at this place believe it or not.
Lost 2 stars for the elitist staff who go above and beyond to make it as complicated as possible to get in. It’s getting progressively more chaotic outside the door– and when you finally get in the place isn’t even that crowded. I understand the strategy of creating hype, and based on the growing number of people I hear saying «let’s go to trees» perhaps that strategy is paying off– but just let people in for christ sakes.
Oh and also be prepared to have the door guy put an orange sticker on your iPhone camera. So you don’t take pictures of any tabloid socialites doing things they shouldn’t be…
Oh– and they used to stay open until around 3 and just stop the bar at 2, but recent times that I have gone they closed off the bar at 1:45 and kicked everyone out at 2.

Decent drinks and ambience = a very generous 2 stars.
The bouncer was a complete tool, which was a fitting introduction to the bitchiest bartender I’ve ever met.

The best thing about this joint is reading the other angry reviews. And they’re pretty spot on. The pretensions are strong here. The trust fund money flows. I won’t go into the specifics on the clientele, you can read the other reviews. What’s unreal is that this bar is a pretty nice space, which usually is enough for good reviews. But here what fills that space is what offends. And really, there’s so many folks like this in LA, it’s hardly unique to this joint.
At least my IPA wasn’t bad and the price was pretty in line for craft beer at a nice bar. Also the bouncer told me I couldn’t use my phone here. I’m actually pretty ok with that.

Not just pretentious and selective but arbitrarily so. The only thing consistent about this place is their inconsistencies. Sure, turn people away due to a «private party» in the back but don’t then proceed to let other people in right after them who aren’t on the list AND are in sweat pants.
This place feels like a hallucination of a Brooklyn bar from 10 years ago, filled with extras from «That 70s Show» trying to dance to music that is hard to dance to and clearing the floor when the Talking Heads come on.
It makes no sense.
One star for the rad bartender in the beanie who was kind and made us some proper cocktails. I prefer my drinks without the douchbag garnishes however so unfortunately, this visit will likely be my last.

Take your out-​of-​town friends here to experience «scene-​y LA» — they’ll love the space, and probably enjoy the people watching too. I echo other’s sentiments that the crowd was bit too cool for school, but f*ck it, it’s Hipsterlake.
Drinks were decent, small but nice selection of beers (cocktails = $ 12, beers = $ 6 – 8). Seems like they perennially understaff the main bar, so be prepared for a bit of a wait.
Most endearing moment of the night was when we heard the iPhone ringtone over the music system — d’aww, even the ultracool use Pandora now and then.
Super glad that they had outdoor gas lamps to keep the crowd from freezing in this ridiculous LA chill!

Discriminating?
No, we just discriminate!
Friend was told they weren’t the «right type of client» and wasn’t allowed inside.
40’s school teacher. If you can’t respect the work that man does, get out of our Silverlake

Here’s the thing… this bar sucks, and its not because of the «hipster» vibe that everyone on here is threatened by. I WISH there were hipsters here… these are hollywood douche bags. This place is the culmination of what gentrification has become in Silverlake (good thing this place is on the «other side» of Silverlake). Essentially this place is Hollywood in Silverlake. The clientele are so incredibly lame and the servers are such assholes. I am on the patient side when it comes to nightlife. Its busy, the bartenders are working their asses off, they’ll get my order when they can, and they always do. Except for this place.
The bartender they shoved in the trailer bar outside was trying to hit on these two girls while we were waiting for drinks. A huge line had formed and this guy wasn’t even making their orders… he was just talking to them. I get it, you want to meet some cute girls, you’re the bartender, do your thing homie… but don’t look at the crowd and announce to everyone who is waiting patiently in line «Oh don’t worry about them, they can wait», while you proceed to try and cop a number… that’s just being a dick.
Aside from that, the multiple security guards inside, the half assed drinks and the velvet rope on line really didn’t make this seem like a place I would come back too.
The space is beautiful (one star), but the douchie patrons, overpriced drinks (that I could get anywhere) and the assholes they have working there don’t make this a go to for me. But hey. that’s just me.
Ill stick to Club Tee Gee and Bar Stella. Those places have good people and better drinks.

Hi – /
I just walked in to the bar and asked for a menu – the bartender said «I think it’s pretty clear that we are closed»! I said ok, I’m sorry! I’ve been waiting for this place to open up and see what is new in our neighborhood. It was a lady with red hair who said «I’m in charge and glared at me.
What a disappointment. I looked forward to this place opening up… Only to find a rude introduction in silver lake. Wake up call!!!
Silver lake folks are about being genuine and friendly… If you want to be rude, don’t do business in Silverlake!
#benice#wakeup#badmanners

So disappointing. There was a line to get in… Fine I can deal with that. Went for a birthday party and finally get to the front where my group and I were asked what brings us out. We let him know the party and the name as 8 people walk out and without hesitation he says there is no party by that name. We mentioned our friends (who got there before us) just walked in 10 minutes ago and had no problem. All he could say was have a good night.
We then went to the front where we had to call our friends inside for some help and finally after another walk to the back were let inside.
I’ll admit the place looked nice but the people they’re going for just isnt worth it. It’s got a Hollywood crowd and apparently they’re just too cool. Total let down and just really sad to see in Silverlake. Definitely won’t be back.

This place sucks.
One star because the new guy John is hot.

The name of this bar is funny for many, many reasons, but the irony that tickles me most generously on my toes is that Dumb and Dumber (door boy 1 and door boy 2) wouldn’t last a night facing the elements without their Humphrey Bogart tweed coats and Captain Jack Sparrow hand me downs. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that neither has in fact ever encountered a tree, or anything remotely resembling a member of the Mother Earth family. From what I can deduce, they have only ever faced reflective coated substrate and, in my dreams, hard concrete.
I’m sorry you were bullied in school, or that you Johnny Depp landed your dream role. But your window for retribution has long closed. What are you, 31? 32? Don’t you have a dog at home to feed?

First time I came here they had just opened. They pointed at my shorts and said «you can’t come in.» Really? It was a hundred degrees outside that day and the doorman was wearing a scarf.
Finally convinced to go back. This time the doorman apologetically said I had to wait for someone to leave. That’s right. Just me and him hanging out saying nothing for 5 minutes. Finally he just let me in cuz he knew it was bullshit.
Everyone inside was smiling because they thought they were among the exclusive beautiful people of silver lake. Or maybe they just liked that fart smell that permeates the bar? It feels crowded but I’m sure there’s more interesting people at the Gelsons at any given moment. Almost gave this place 5 stars because it’s so entertaining how bad it is.
Then there’s the name. Who aspires to be a tenant of anything? Seriously that’s weird.
P. s. If you say you know «Annie» they let you in right away. Saw some dudes do that on my way out.

I was very reluctant to come here after reading so many bad reviews. But it was my friend’s birthday and she really wanted to come here. I even told her this place seemed pretentious from all the crazy stories I read on Unilocal,and I was afraid they wouldn’t let me in.
Feeling uncool and fat, I gathered my strength and decided to venture to the east side for what I thought would be an awful night of bad service of overpriced, water down drinks, served by ridiculously good looking bartenders, with a peanut brain, let alone any mixologist kinda talent. This was not the case.
Arriving at the entrance in the back, the door guy was pleasant, welcoming, and no line, I was shocked. The outdoor/​indoor bar was really beautiful and well done. The bartenders were all very nice and really talented as they stirred and shook their cocktail shakers, I was impressed. The drinks are overpriced but you get what you pay for, really great quality cocktails. They even zest their citrus fruits to order for garnish. If you want a $ 5 drink go back to 2001.
I think this is a great lounge for great drinks and conversation. If you wanna get drunk on cheap drinks go to a cantina and order an Über. If you enjoy a well made cocktail and vibe come here. Also, don’t always believe what you read on Unilocal.A lot of people might be just having a bad day, are over reacting, dramatic, or watch too many bar rescue shows.

Alright guys, I really planned on hating this place – snooty Hollywood bar on the east side? Blech. Still, decided to swing by after dinner at WTF with some friends to confirm our indignation.
We were surprisingly disappointed. Yes it’s a nice place. Impeccable décor. No there are no shot and a beer/​tall can specials. Everyone was really polite and courteous. The bar tenders were quick and attentive. The cocktails are pricey – and delicious.
I guess the bottom line is this place is exactly what it looks like: an upscale watering hole for more adult types. Think Harvard and Stone, Dirty Laundry Davey Wayne’s vibe. Looking to suck down dirt cheap drinks till you puke on your shoes? Probably not your spot. Looking for somewhere a little more upscale to dazzle your tinder date? Perfect.