Bona Vista Lounge

This is one of the most underrated bars in dtla and I’m almost hesitant to write this review because I don’t want too many people to go there and overcrowd it. It’s atop the Westin Bonaventure and the 360 degree views are amazing. It’s a classic cocktail type of bar. Feels very vintage and classic. I’ve only ever had drinks there but I love that you get Chex mix with your drink. The prices per cocktail are steep $ 12+ but it’s a one or two cocktail kinda place. A good place for a date or to kick start your night out.

Service is so great, food is really expensive but you’re paying for the view, portion is ok. The view just beautiful. Great way to view LA 360 degree while you eat dinner. Love the skull, you get to bring it home. It was a really nice dinner. The place is kinna hard to find…

The view is magnificent but that is about it. There is no variety on the food menu which was very disappointing. I suggest to eat prior and just go for drinks and the view. I ordered ceviche and I literally received the ceviche in a dressing dish or what other restaurants would use to put the sauces in. The ceviche was OK and came with some chips nothing fancy. My partner ordered a hamburger and was shocked of how tasteless it was. It came with five fries which were placed on the inside of the hamburger. It was quite bad that he only had three bites and was over it. I will definitely not recommend or will not be back to this place. Oh yeah and the service was really bad not attentive once so ever. Ordered wine took 20 minutes for her to bring it to the table not to mentioned that we already had the food on the table but nothing to drink.

My husband and I took some friends from Peru. The service of the waitress Jessica was aweful We ordered pizza and tasted like was cooked in the microwave. To get worse when we got the bill they tried to double tip themselves. They listed under other.
The place and view beautiful but because of this experience We will never come back

Love the view… Its nice that it revolves and you get to see the 3360 rooftop view. The hummus tastes close to the middle eastern hummus. I like how they bring their little ketchup and mustard bottles.

Drinks here before having dinner at La Prime. Drinks were good very pricey. The view is so pretty and with laughing and talking the bar rotates to the other side before you know it. Great place to have drinks with a view

Love the view !!! Very nice server, good food, and the music is great. No complaints at all.
Everyone shows q photo of the food, I’ll show one after we ate it all cause it was REALLY GOOD :))))
Thank you, and I do recommend.

We had an amazing evening last night came out for my friend’s cousins birthday party dinner. Started at the lounge with a mojito easy mint, while awaiting the rest of our party.
Headed into the restaurant once we all gathered together for pic’s. I had the chicken dinner, was perfect, the rest of the dinner party decided on the filet mignon well done butterfly cut which I got to sample and I always prefer my steak medium rare however I’ve gotta say this steak was exquisite to my taste buds, very tender, now one decided on the prime steak sandwich. I didn’t sample but he guaranteed us it was just as delicious. Finally after our many drinks, licked cleaned plates and dessert, which I shared my homemade ice cream and their banana crème brûlée we headed back to the room to powder our noses then down to Club Suede where we danced those calories off

Wasn’t too impressed with this place. We were staying in the hotel and we decided to check This out before we head on to bed.
It is pretty neat that the restaurant does do a 360. So you are able to see downtown LA at night in one seating but it does go pretty slow so you won’t even notice you’re moving. But I noticed. It wasn’t too busy when we got there. So we got seated right away.
We ordered some drinks and a pizza. Drinks were alright, pretty strong which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The pizza tasted like it could have been a frozen pizza popped on the oven.
Service was ok, drinks took a while to come, even the water. Pizza even longer.

Cool revolving lounge in the Westin Bonaventure in DTLA! It’s an awesome spot to visit if you want a 360 view (if you stay long enough) of Downtown. This bar doesn’t open until later and is unaccessible until it opens.
Came in on a weekday and they have a special Crystal Head vodka– for $ 16, you can get a drink and a souvenir skull shot glass to take home. It was super cool and the glass was nice and heavy! The berry drink I had was delicious as well, and I really enjoyed my time here. Although the drinks are a little on the pricier side, the view is worth it! Perfect for after dinner drinks on a romantic date.

Pretty cool lounge at the top of the Westin. It’s a revolving bar so that you can enjoy a 360 degree view of DTLA. I thought it was a little off putting and felt a little queasy from it but that’s my own issue.
We had some cocktails and enjoyed the view. Our waitress was nice and attentive despite a very busy night. I love that they give you free Chex mix to munch on while you wait for your drinks.
We got Agua Frescas which was the «Westin Weekend drink» so not sure if it is always there. It’s sooo yummy with watermelon juice and fresh fruit. The cocktails ranged from 14 – 16 bucks.
Not sure if I would go out of my way to come here but if you’re staying at the Westin like we were, this is definitely the place to be.

If you’re going to run up to the lounge to see or feel it rotate, you might as well grab a drink.
And if you’re going to grab a drink, you might as well order a Banana crème brûlée. You won’t be disappointed, and may even be tempted to buy another.

Beautiful lounge on top of the Westin hotel in DTLA. It spins but pretty slowly, so don’t worry about feeling sick over it.
There are tons of booths in the inner lining of the lounge, with little two person tables touching the glass on the outside, which gives you a perfect view while going around downtown.
Our waitress was really friendly, and there was about 17 of us so it was proabbly difficult for her to keep track of all of our orders but she did a really great job.
Only thing about this place is that they do an automatic gratuity addition with larger parties (I believe 6 or more?) and so our $ 14 cocktails rang up to around $ 19 each which is pretty insane…
Next time I come I’ll keep it to a more intimate group so the prices aren’t so high.

Bona Vista Lounge is a must stop for any DTLA date night.
Located on the 34^th floor of the Westin Bonaventure the Bona Vista Lounge is a one trick pony with a view to kill for. The lounge rotates roughy once an hour and offers a 360 degree angle of a jaw slackening Los Angeles skyline. The clientele is a crazy mash up of tourists, downtown locals, Happy Hour hunters looking for a drink after work and a ton of first dates which makes things interesting if you happen to strike up a conversation with nearby revelers.
Of course the drink costs are outrageous, you are paying for a view after all, but so long as you bring along great conversation you will have a wonderful time. The food? I wouldn’t bother as it is essentially a glorified hotel kitchen with an absurd price scheme. There is the LA Prime Steakhouse upstairs if you must dine at the Bonaventure and numerous options within easy walking distance. I recommend making a 2 drink stop before or after dinner to enjoy the gorgeous view, fantastic people watching and $ 10.00 craft beers and $ 15.00 mixers.

wow this place is the coolest lounge in LA with gorgeous view, delicious food and drinks! i really love the rotating lounge and it’s so fun and romantic! Only bad thing was it took so long to get my food. It took over an hour! But overall, it’s a great place and i know I’m going to visit there again :)

I’ve had a couple of burgers and wings here and they are pretty good, however, I recommend going around 5 – 6 during the sunset, the view is amazing plus the rotation of the restaurant allows you to view the city from different aspects.

Great time! We had the baked Brie cheese, corn pups, & the banana crème brûlée. Delilah. Their virgin piña colada was awesome, as well

This place was so cool. Wasn’t too expensive considering the location and the food was pretty good I got a cheeseburger. The only thing I didn’t like was the table near the windows, the table was so low compared to the chair it was just uncomfortable. Either way I’d still come back

My man took me here on a surprise date! It was a VERY neat place. To sit by the window to have a better view of the city it’s recommended to make a reservation ahead of time, which we did. All seats next to the windows are 2 ppl tables.
Food: minus 2 stars for MEH food. it was ok. Nothing special or super delicious. We ordered the steak sandwich & oysters. The sandwich was DRY. 24 bucks for a bad subway sandwich, subway has better sandwiches by far. The oysters were good but TINY, 6 little things for 20 bucks lol. The drinks were the BEST & only good part about the meal. Just the right amount of alcohol for 15 buck drinks!
Service: Full stars for service. both waiter & valet guy were very nice & helpful. Everyone at this hotel was. Waiter did disappear a couple times w out returning for a while tho… parked Valet (10 bucks w out tip) it was easy & cheaper than parking in a random lot in LA
What makes this restaurant is the gorgeous view & how it rotates around the hotel so you get a beautiful view of the city (especially night time). a lot of ppl were dressed VERY VERY casual (I’m talking pjs or bumming it lol)
I recommend to come get drinks here on a date or w friends!

My secret getaway when life gets too rough. This little gem is hidden away on the 35^th level of the Westin Hotel. It is a revolving bar that overlooks DTLA. The view is just breathtaking and takes about an hour to make a full rotation. During the weekdays, it is usually quiet and peaceful but weekends get more upbeat. I usually come here for the drinks and appetizers but there are entrees you can order. I usually come here for a late night getaway drink to just forget about the world. I will definitely be coming back often with my someone special.

It’s easily been 12 — 15 years (or more?) since the last time I set foot in the Westin Bonaventure Hotel or its rotating lounge on the 34^th floor. So when fellow Unilocaler Kenny G suggested meeting up here, I happily agreed. I had forgotten what the open lobby was like, with all the bodies of water, fountains, etc. Still very nice but feeling a little dated.
PARKING: Valet only, $ 7 for 3 hours w/​validation.
To get to the Lounge, find the RED bank of elevators and take one to the 35^th floor. Go down the stairs to the 34^th floor and you’re there!
The truly spectacular views from the slowly rotating seating area is the real (only?) selling point for this lounge. The décor is showing its age, but honestly you’ll be looking out the windows the majority of the time. I believe the lounge moves at one revolution every 2 hours.
SERVICE: Friendly, but definitely lacks any sense of urgency. After ordering drinks, 10 minutes had passed before our server showed up with a small glass of Chex-​mix for the 4 of us to nibble on. Another 6 – 8 minutes passed before our drinks arrived. We emptied the Chex-​mix twice by time the food arrived.

DRINKS:
Lychee Martini ($ 16) Tasty but not nearly as good (fresh?) as others I’ve had.
Lemon Drop Martini ($ 16) SO very fresh and delicious! Perfect lemon flavor. After tasting I wish I’d ordered this instead of the Lychee!!!

FOOD: I ordered the Chili & Ginger Chicken Wings ($ 16) because I wasn’t super hungry and didn’t want to spend a lot. Good flavor, not really spicy and didn’t get much ginger, but still good
Kenny G ordered a burger and I was amused by these «personal condiments» served with it, a nice touch.
OVERALL: The service is on the slow side, drinks and food (especially entrees!!!) are pricey and the décor is very dated. However, it’s still worth coming here once in a while to enjoy a few drinks with friends and take in the awesome views of Los Angeles in this slowly rotating lounge.

YOU ARE PAYING FOR THE VIEW, NOT THE FOOD. Recommended for 2 ONLY. SHARE YOUR FOOD If HUNGRY. Enough said, but read on if you want to know my experience:)
Had the reservation for party of 6, so with that 18% of GRATUITY was included. Honestly reservation wasn’t needed, pretty much could’ve gotten a table without reservation. Service was SO SLOW. We were there long enough to see the platform spin All the way around LOL. While that was not funny, the food was even worst. We waited around 30 mins for the drinks to arrive and almost an hour for the food to arrive. It seemed like the servers were for the main restaurant, not the lounge.
I had chicken quesadilla with goat cheese and it was alright more like eh… My bf had the sweet chili wings and those were probably the best order around the table. The couple with us had pepperoni with sausages pizza tasted like frozen pizza.
So totally for my check, two drinks and two appetizers were 80 $ along with gratuity added. I wouldn’t mind the price of food was good, BUT they weren’t. Ill come back for drinks but not food

View was spectacular at night!
On the 35^th floor of the Westin Bonaventure is the Bona Vista Lounge. You have to take a glass elevator to get up here (which was very scary for me) there was no enclosed elevator option. The lounge is cool however I think the food could be improved.
I ordered the baby greens salad with champagne balsamic dressing (great flavor)! Was $ 14.95, a good value for up here.
For my main entrée I had the pepperoni pizza ($ 18) it was about 10″. It wasn’t up to my expectations. Crust was a cross between a dog biscuit and drywall, and the sauce/​pepperonis were standard.
The atmosphere is great! I like how the booths are large. Also, they are far enough away from each other that you aren’t distracted by other people’s conversations.
Would I come back?
Yes for the view, drinks, and salad. Would try the prime rib sandwich next time ($ 24)
Jessica was our server. She was awesome and extremely knowledgeable about the menu and food choices.

First review of 2016! My lovely girlfriends and I decided we wanted to do something this year for NYE that involved some type of dressing up. After looking around at a few places, we thought the Bona Vista Lounge would be a great way to spend the last day of 2015.
I personally have never been here ever so it was a treat for me to see what this revolving lounge was all about. First things first, keeping an eye on traffic, leaving from SGV it took about 25 minutes. We made a reservation for 6 at 9:15. Unfortunately, by the time I arrived valet was completely full and only for check in guest. Luckily in that area, there were plenty of structures to choose from.
Once inside the Bonaventure, take the Red elevator up to the 35^th floor. So here is a tip, if you’re going to the lounge, take the stairs to the 34^th floor. Don’t take any elevator. I checked in with the hostess, got my little wristband and was taken to our table.
Our table would fit a max of 6, tightly I will say. My other friends arrived and we proceeded to order food and drinks. So this part of the review is going to be 3 STARS. Food was mediocre for the price you pay. Everything came out very slow. Drinks were alright. They burned the steak we ordered. Terrible way to treat a piece of meat.
I’m giving this place a 4 star is because the atmosphere was fun and my friends can always make any place enjoyable. The views were quite nice and you do get a 360 view of DTLA. So we spent the remainder of the night chatting, taking pictures, and ultimately counting down to 2016.
Would I come back, sure. The smaller tables by the windows are definitely worth a date night. I just wouldn’t recommend getting food. Drinks for sure.

I absolutely love this place and the beautiful view. Just don’t set your purse on the floor «hahaha.» My 1^st time here my boyfriend got a good laugh b/​c my purse ended up on opposite side of lounge lol. My favorite dish here has to be the salmon «It’s like butter, with a nice crisp finish on skin, it really is a must have.» Great place for drinks and cozy place for you and your loved one. Yes this place is a little $$$ but taking into consideration view, food, and drinks it’s not a shocker.

You obviously just come here to check out the revolving view! Everything else is over priced and not worth it. But that view and how chill this place is somehow makes it okay to have a over priced cocktail and whatever food. A great stop to start or end the night! With valet parking is $ 7.

4 stars for the view, drinks, and ambience.
I came for a birthday and had a reservation. My friend made the reservation for the lounge on Unilocal but it got mixed up and it was made for the steakhouse upstairs. It worked out though because we were still able to be seated right away for 11 people. The place didn’t look like it was rotating so we asked and she told us that it moves slowly and if you look at where the carpet connects to the window area you can see it move. The view was amazing. Our waiter took a while to get to us but we did have a lot of people. We ordered food and a lot of drinks. I liked the drinks. they have allagash white! The shots were good (buttery nipple, gummy bear, patron).
I thought the food was mediocre though. We ordered around 4 pizzas, shrimp cocktail, prime rib sammich, and fries. I didn’t try the pizza. but the sammich was ok. Meat seemed overcooked for prime rib so it was kind of dry. The cheese was good though. The fries were ok. They managed to stay crispy the whole night, which was good.
The music wasn’t loud so it was easy to hear everyone talk. The place just has an overall nice vibe.

This is an odd one. Obviously the whole place rotates, which is kind of an interesting experience in and of itself. If you hang out long enough, you get a complete view of DTLA, so it could be worse.
We went up there with a couple coupons for free house wine, so I wouldn’t say I could accurately rate much else than the view (and our server was very nice, though we bounced without her knowing because she wasn’t checking on us much and we had to go).

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY BIRTHDAY!!!
BACKGROUND:
35-​story hotel in Los Angeles, California, constructed between 1974 and 1976. The top floor has a revolving restaurant and bar.
STATS:
Stated hours on website: 5:00 PM — 1:00 AM
Valet or metered street
May not be for those who suffer from Acrophobia
May not be for those who suffer from vertigo
OUR EXPERIENCE:
Came here to celebrate a friend’s birthday one evening, post-​sunset. The view of the Downtown LA skyline is vast and if you get there pre-​sunset, in my opinion, it’s much more amazingly beautiful.
We were seated quickly and our drink orders taken. And then the wait started. Having the bar in close proximity, not sure why it took so long for us to get our drinks. Fortunately, we were enjoying each other’s company and had a little roast going on for the birthday girl. Her boyfriend sure did learn a lot more about her in a short time.
At last the drinks came. Along with a couple glasses of wine, we also ordered a dark chocolatini, made with absolut vanilla vodka, Godiva dark chocolate liqueur, dark crème de cacao, and cream, as well as a lemon drop, made with Skyy citrus vodka, triple Sec, sweet and sour. If you like the taste of alcohol in your drink, these are for you. The bartender was definitely heavy on the pours.
I see that Joseph A. didn’t have very good service six years ago. Well, doesn’t appear they have improved. The service here is still slow, so unless you don’t mind sitting around with empty beverage glasses, alcoholic or non, don’t waste your time. This is no longer the only sky bar in town. If I ever come back, it will not be by choice and will voice my concerns, as well as offer alternatives.

The lounge was located at our hotel. I suggested we check it out when I found out it revolved. It revolves so slowly that I questioned if it were moving at all though. It was a quiet place just to talk and hang out while checking out the views. All of us ordered the banana crème brulee, which we enjoyed. Although the custard was on the cold side and would have been better warm. It was a bit pricey, but that was to be expected.

This is such a lovely place to grab a drink on a date or with some friends if you’re looking for a quiet, more dressy (but still casual) lounge.
There’s a live pianist who also sings so if you want to be closer to the music, you can ask to be seated by her. The chairs and booths are very comfortable and all have a great view of downtown Los Angeles. The lounge rotates slowly so you get a 360 view!
The drinks and food are on the pricey side. Most cocktails are $ 15 or over, but you’re also paying to the view so I think it’s fair. If you don’t drink, you can also enjoy some food and/​or dessert.
I’ve never had a problem with the service. It’s not easy to get the servers attention because of the arrangement of the lounge but they always come by to check in on you.
You have you take the red elevator bank to the top floor to access this lounge. It has the same entrance as LA Prime, except it’s located downstairs.

I’m surprised that Bona-​Vista Lounge isn’t very popular. Beside higher number of negative reviews, I don’t seem to know why this revolving bar with a 360-​degree view of DTLA is so underrated. Maybe the location, the service or the management? Who knows…
They actually got everything it takes to be one of those everyone-​talks-​about kinda place, you know?
I met up with a friend a couple weeks ago for a light dinner and drinks. Prices were predictably high as expected. My drink, something chocolate, was just decent? I wasn’t even sure if I liked it. Our food was ok. I mean I was hopping for the better. At the end of the night, I guess I knew why people don’t talk about this place much. Well, there’s nothing much to talk about to begin with.
Service was ok. Almost lack of it… I assume they didn’t want to have too many staffs and that’s the result in not so great costumer service.
Food was just fine. There’s no omg, wow or damn that’s good throughout the meal. So forgettable.
Kinda sad. Very sad.

This place sounds SO COOL. A rotating bar on the 34^th floor in DTLA? However I have to say I was a little disappointed. It’s not as cool as it sounds. The entire Westin Bonaventure is a bit dated, including this bar.
Basically this place looks like a restaurant with booths and tables and bright lighting. The bar rotates so slowly that I could barely notice. Sometimes I would have to stare at one spot to see if we were actually rotating. I get it though because people would probably throw up if it went too fast.
Drinks were way expensive with not enough alcohol in them and the banana crème brûlée was whatevs. I would only come back if I wanted a quiet place to talk and be able to hear friends.