A friend turns 40 next month and nobody wants a club or bottle service. What is the move for eight people who still want a real night out?
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Riviera 31 at the Sofitel is what I would book. Live salsa and blues, cover is usually around twenty, and it is a lounge, so nobody has to shout or stand in a line.
Call ahead for eight, they will hold a couple of tables near the band.
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Tam O'Shanter, the pub side, not the dining room.
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Old Lightning behind the Venice Ale House. It is reservation only and tiny, but for a 40th it beats any club we have been dragged to!!
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For a 40th with a real group, I would do Baltaire in Brentwood. It is a proper steakhouse, the room is loud enough to feel like an occasion but you can still hear the person across from you, and they handle a table of eight without making it a project.
Do dinner at eight, let it run long, and if anyone still wants a drink after, you are five minutes from San Vicente.
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The Dresden. Booth, martini, done.
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I love the Dresden. Their new Zealand rack of lamb and their beef prime rib is legendary. Not cheap, but also not over the top.
The tables are a bit small, but you could put two of them together. Should fit eight people.
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EightyTwo in the Arts District is fun. Kinda an arcade bar with pinball, classic games, full bar, food, and it actually works for a group of 8. You can hold a section, play for a couple hours, drink and it never turns into a club.
After that maybe Perch for a more laid-back vibe. Have 2-3 cocktails and call it a night.