Bar 1200

Was excited to patronize this place because I was in WeHo visiting and read about the storied history. I walked in 5 minutes after opening, understand it’s normal to be empty then. I killed time in the neighborhood excited to have a drink. I’m "welcomed" by two kids in their phones at the bar I walked up to. I walk up and I’m told to grab a seat or something? There are no QR codes and no menu was handed to me. I ask"so if there a menu?". I’m told something that I interpreted as no. Then I say "oh so you’re one of those cool bars that hears what I like and you make me a drink?" He fumbled his words but ultimately said no? Then he hands me a menu. I was so confused and offput by the dissonance of my expectations vs. my reality that I sat down, waited for my wife to use the restroom, and left. How disappointing. When I walk into an actual high-class, high-profile bar, I’m greeted by a skilled, charismatic, welcoming bartender who is eager to flex their knowledge. I got a couple of awkward punks at this establishment that made me feel uncomfortable and regretful that I planned my night around it.

Fist fight at Bar1200, Saturday Feb 1st, Sunset Marquis bar understaffed with only one bar person working the entire bar, again, and one elderly "security" guy who didn’t know he was there. Please step it up sunset marquis, you’re better than this. From banning smoking on the grandfathered in smoking patio to leaving only one person for the entire bar for several nights now, to have only one elderly security guy by himself, these are below standard decisions that even I can see having direct consequences on your patrons’ well being. Someone has to say this because nobody is doing anything about it The bartender handled the situation very maturely and closed the bar immediately, bravo.

During last call 1:45am server serves us our drink right before closing 2am & night manager is harassing us to swallow our drinks, he’s so fixated on me & my girlfriend & her friend there’s so many people chatting it up sitting. I asked why aren’t you harassing anyone else, I proceed to order an Uber while my friend is finishing her very expensive champagne & he’s just staring at us, he’s angry obviously & I asked him if he wants a hug, he gets agressive & says I’m "86’d" for asking if he wants a hug. I thought this was the rock & roll bar, for someone who’s roided up on steroids he has some pretty thin skin I was just trying to spread the love. Never again. Good grief, don’t serve us our drinks right before closing & get upset, the bar staff was great this night manager was a hot head.

For such a tiny bar, Bar1200, or the Sunset Marquis Bar, as it's titled here, certainly has a big reputation. It's the famous Sunset Marquis Hotel's bar ( guess I already wrote that) a hotel famous for providing accomodations for many, famous, music industry artists. You can't help but notice the plethora of photos of rock stars hung on the walls, and, at first, they might look like stock photos; give them another look: all of them are signed! Personally, I didn't see any stars except for the guys hosting the party. Well, not exactly, I was invited to be there for a couple death metal bands' record release party. No one on the Billboard top ten, but still something to write home about. Not sure if the party had been coordinated with the hotel's blessing, though. As for the bar itself, it's small, as described earlier, clean, and relatively comfortable. Once our party had gotten in full swing, there wasn't much room, except standing, left. I guess it could happen anywhere, depending on the size of the gathering, and in our case the body pressure was alleviated slightly when some one noticed the outside, attached veranda. Eventually, the crowd thinned out enough for some of my photos. Drinks seemed to be very pricey, and fortunately for me, some of the guys paid my way. Overall: a small, intimate place, expensive, with a lot of, well, I guess star appeal is the phrase for it.

I will say that the service, overall look of the bar, and music were appealing. As for the food options, it was fair, and the fish and chips were decent. For an airport restaurant, it was better than most places I've eaten at.

Honestly as someone who was born and raised in Los Angeles, I expected more from the marquis. LONG GONE are the days of wild rock stars hanging out along with it the area of knowledgeable bartenders on the marquis itself. If anyone was coming to the bar to.grab a drink and learn a little more about rock and roll history (as the marquis has had a great acclaim too) this is NOT the bar to do it at. The bartenders are limited in their knowledge and uninterested in serving their customers. Granted we are not by any means "famous" but that shouldn't diminish from the service regular patrons receive. I give it 3 stars because the drinks were good but NOT anywhere worth the amount we paid for them.

My fav bar in WeHo. Feels like home every time. Intimate and you just get along with other people around. Crowd is quite varied and interesting to meet people there. Piano Tuesdays are the most fun. Tony is king! If somebody is looking for celebrities I have met a bunch of them over the time there but it isn’t a big deal there as all just have a good time.