La Poubelle Bistro & Bar Reviews
Submitted by Yildiz Zulaloglu on 05/20/2022
yildiz zulaloglu 1 stars rating.
My friend and I were first costumers to sit on the table. We ordered food from the menu barcode, they make you choose, order and pay from your phone. Before even your waitress serve you water. The server we had checked our ID's which was odd because we ordered a few different food but not any alcoholic drinks. We didn't say anything but show him our ID's. After that we wouldn't be able to ask anything to the waitress. We asked for water he said "give me a min" than he walked passes us again and said. "I'M BUSY RIGHT NOW' he said I'm busy like it wasn't his job to serve us water or answer questions we have. He didn't want to stop by our table. If you are busy, well excuse us to sit on the table you "serve" and give you a good tip before you even serve us. All the other tables around us that they sit after us, they had their water and everything set. When I tried to talk to the different waitress, he kept saying "order online" because he wasn't listening what I had to say. I gave up in that point. My friend talked to the bartender (he was the nicest person there) we just cancelled our payment and left. Never experienced service like that at any restaurants before. The restaurant itself is nice and I had dinner years ago so I don't actually remember how their food was.
Penny Potter 5 stars rating.
What an iconic place. Lovely atmosphere, great food and music, good wine selection.
Submitted by Penny Potter on 08/21/2022
Ivan Zb 5 stars rating.
Had a really good time this Friday with live music playing all night. The menu looks fantastic, will definitely come back.
Submitted by Ivan Zb on 08/21/2022
Marielle 3 stars rating.
Love this place but didn't have the best experience under the new service structure. Staff were all lovely but an older man cleared the flowers from our table while we were still drinking and others were still at their tables. We made a little joke about it but he didn't care. Felt very rushed out by him even though they weren't closing for another hour and no one was waiting for tables.
Took a very long time to get our drinks via online ordering system and no water came until we asked later. Server was great but over booked. Extremely limited late night food was a huge disappointment as we arrived hungry and expected the regular menu. Love this place but with how historically terrible the parking is, the new menu and clunkiness makes it less enticing to deal with.
Submitted by Marielle on 07/29/2022
Hika N 2 stars rating.
Food was fine, but this is the kind of spot where you pay for your entire meal and drinks and tip through your phone when you first sit down. Not the end of the world but I definitely regretted my generous tip since the bartender neglected making my drink despite asking multiple times (I could see him looking at me and deciding to continue on with his conversation with the one other person in the near-empty restaurant). Not ideal when you're the only one without a drink to do a cheers, and you have to stand up for yourself so actively just to get your one drink before you're finished with your entree.
Submitted by Hika N on 06/09/2022
Anthony Sinisgalli 5 stars rating.
Went for then music, will be back for the food. What a great find/spot! Loved the crowd, the vibe and especially the music venue, Le Son. Felt like a vintage, old school speak easy. Intimate and sophisticated, yet laid back. Great cocktails too! One of my new spots for music or just to hang out, here in LA!
Submitted by Anthony Sinisgalli on 03/18/2022
Zan Lee 5 stars rating.
I love French cuisine so a Bistro on Franklin Avenue with a good reputation is an easy sell to me. Tonight we dined outside and I really like being able to sit and watch all the foot and car traffic go by. It’s also right across from the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center so it adds to the only in LA experience. The menu changes often so the options will be different depending on the day. The way it works is you bring up the menu via the QR code and pay for the entire meal, including tip, upfront. Then runners bring out the food to you. This is not the location to go for white glove service, it’s a more casual setting where you order by your phone and can leave as soon as you are done.
I started off with the Beet & Goat Cheese Salad and I loved it. It reminded me of Spring and I especially liked the vinaigrette with it. We also ordered fries for the table and they were delicious and went quickly. For my entrée I chose the grilled Branzino and it was very crispy and cooked well. That’s a personal favorite fish of mine so it was nice to see it as an option on the menu.
Overall a really nice casual option in East Hollywood with easy parking and flexible seating. There is a lot of street parking, as well as a parking lot behind it and the large Gelson‘s lot next to it.
Submitted by Zan Lee on 01/30/2022
Nikki Banner 5 stars rating.
Everything was great! Was pretty cold though even inside so bring a jacket :) food was delicious!
Submitted by Nikki Banner on 01/29/2022
Michael Di Paolo 3 stars rating.
We came during happy hour and got a lot of half priced appetizers. The food was good, but I feel like it was way too dark inside. The style is really cool with all the interesting stuff on the walls, but I felt like it was hard to appreciate it all with how dark it was.
Also, don’t get the carbonated water - It tasted foul.
Submitted by Michael Di Paolo on 04/24/2018
Edgar Say 4 stars rating.
Great place to enjoy some amazing food. It does get very loud inside with the bar patrons. I just wished they would not have ran out of one of the food dishes. Valet near by is very inexpensive.
Submitted by Edgar Say on 03/11/2018
