Lovely brunch with my girls at Arden Café WeHo on a Sunday afternoon. (6/16/2024)
I had been here before when it was a Conservatory Restaurant, on July 10th, 2021, for brunch. Then, after it changed to Arden Café WeHo, I came back on June 16th, 2024, for Sunday brunch with my girlfriends.
This restaurant is known for being beautifully decorated with flowers all around, so we were excited to visit. But unfortunately, on the day we went, June 16th, 2024, there was some kind of parade, and so many streets were blocked off. It was really difficult to get to the restaurant.
One of my girlfriends drove that day, but because of the parade and all the street closures, we kept driving around in circles. Eventually, we had no choice but to park really far away and walk a long distance to the restaurant. I was wearing high heels that day, so my feet and legs were hurting so much.
There were three of us having brunch that day. One of my friends arrived earlier, but they wouldn't give us a table until everyone arrived, so she had to sit at the bar.
Since we were hungry, we ended up ordering food at the bar first, and then later we moved to a table. While we were drinking coffee and chatting at the table, the waitress came over and told us that if we weren't going to order more food, we would have to move back to the bar.
But we had already ordered and eaten food at the bar because we were hungry.
So we just said we were leaving and got up. The service felt so unfriendly and unpleasant that one of my friends didn't even leave a tip at all.
When I came here during the Covid pandemic on July 10, 2021, when it was still Conservatory Restaurant, I had a really nice experience. The interior and atmosphere were beautiful, the food was delicious, the staff was friendly, and the space was spacious, clean, and lovely.
But when I visited again on June 16, 2024, after it had changed to Arden Café WeHo, the service was quite unfriendly, so I honestly don't really feel like coming back. read more