West Wing Bar

This used to be my favorite place, nice and quiet, with good cocktails. I was there last week, walked in, looked around, and left again. The lovely soft couches are gone, instead some ugly hard looking things. There was a pool table at one end of the room, and a clump of arcade games. It’s no longer to welcoming comfy place to go to decompress from the casinos. Bad move MGM Grand.

Every great city has its mellow spot. New York City has the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. San Francisco has the Twin Peaks. And the MGM Grand — The City of Entertainment has the West Wing Bar.
Although, The West Wing Bar is a few hundred feet down the hall from the happening sports book and wild night club, it is an oasis of tranquility off the World Famous Las Vegas Strip. It is hidden off the beaten path. In a way, the West Wing Bar is a speakeasy. The easiest way to reach it from the Strip is to cut through the Grand Canyon Shop, the after exiting proceed across the driveway and into the MGM Grand doors ahead. This is the West Wing Bar.
I have been familiar with the West Wing Bar for years. It’s just that last week was the first time I ever drank there. The West Wing Bar was the anchor to an uncrowded shortcut along a hotel corridor that ended up in the far end of the casino. I’m not sure if MGM Grand blocked off this shortcut.
A few days ago when my dad was in town, we decided to have a drink before the David Copperfield show. The Tap Bar was loud and packed with seats full to capacity just like the other MGM Grand Bars. It looked like the drink would be delayed until I suggested the West Wing Bar. It was really a short walk from the main casino.
The West Wing Bar reminds me of a lounge from a James Bond film. It even has the classic arcade machines. The lighting is extremely dim. The furnishings include overly plush sofas with pillows. The dark red walls and oversize lampshades bring a cozy atmosphere to the place. It is just mellow.
My family and I started off at the tiny bar. Because this is a quasi speakeasy, there was an abundance of seats. However, there isn’t an abundance of beer. According to the bartender, they don’t serve draft beers here. I’d enjoy a bottle of Corona while watching college basketball on the monitor. Most of all, I enjoyed the low noise level where I could easily talk to my family. We’d relocate to the plush sofas where the danger was that it is so relaxing that we could of missed the David Copperfield show.
The two bartenders had an extreme difference in personality. The first bartender was a serious man who greeted us by asking us to move more to the right so the waitresses could work (just saw one). The second bartender was extremely talkative leading into conversation over the sky high cost of an MGM Grand hotel room when professional boxing takes over the City of Entertainment.
The West Wing Bar is a mellow side of the City of Entertainment. I plan to return to the mellow side of the MGM Grand sometime in the future.

What happened? Spending a week in Vegas for business and wanted a familiar place to relax. Found the place dead and half closed off. No servers, no happy hour. Economy and bums kill the place?

A gem in MGM.
If you walk as far as you can through the halls of MGM, almost where you think you aren’t supposed to walk through, you’ll find West Wing Bar. It is so dim and empty, I thought it was out of business, but there was a little man behind the bar that said they were open.
I got over it as soon as I got my $ 5 vodka cocktail and $ 5 wine in each hand (yolo). These prices are unheard of on the strip, much less in MGM. Yes, the bar faces a sketchy street entrance but the drinks eased any worries. These prices were worth the potential danger! Jokes aside, I recommend this as a pre-​game or warm-​up to dinner or your night, as we did it. The bartender was really nice and serviced us asap. My only complaint is the day after we went, it wasnt open, even though the sign indicated it would be.
A little weird figuring out the days of operation but other than that, I’d say go and get our $s worth!

This is a hidden treasure in the MGM. Great for after concerts or if you need a little breather before ramping up again. Toward the back are a few super comfy «couches» with tv right in front of you.

This place looks more like the check-​in area of a hotel. There is nothing that would consider it a bar except the fact that there is a small bar and a waitress stand, which means the bartender is S.O.L unless someone sits in one of those six seats. West Wing Bar has a medium sized open area where there is a lot of traffic due to the elevators which lead to the hotel rooms. Located inside the MGM, there are far better places to grab a quick beverage whether you are old or young. However, if you are in Vegas strictly for business this would be the place to hold a meeting with another person as this place is lobby style.

This is my favorite lounge in the MGM… Awesome atmosphere.

Somewhat ambivalent service. but $ 3 vodka cocktails nightly from 5 – 6 pm.

Awesome place to chill and unwind!!! It’s walking distance from Hakkasan, and omg they have couches! Us girls will definitely appreciate these soft and comfy couches after dancing in 5in heels all night. It feels heavenly.

Looking for a chill quiet evening prior to hitting the town here’s your spot. They close early — but a cute meet up place.

Great for people who want a VERY quiet evening!
After dinner the PIC wanted to try another spot within the MGM. The west wing bar popped up and sounded intriguing. So we asked someone where to find this place. If your going from within the hotel, you walk through a walkway passing the vip poker area I think. Then walk through a hallway of rooms, Im like WTF but whatever we kept walking to the end of the hallway and made a left and opened some dark ass door and boom were in this spot. Man this place was D.E.A.D!!! So boring. BUT this spot is great if you were having a first date drink with someone, thats for sure. Nobody and I mean nooooooooobody would bug the shit out of you here. I did a redbull and vodka and PIC was like really, you want that? We got that in the room LOL. True but I gotta pic something in Snoozville. Drink was aight. Got to bored and walked back to Fat tuesdays baby and passed the F out by midnight LOL.
Goodtimes…

This bar is really cool!
It’s a very dark, intimate setting. Comfy couches… TVs… it’s pretty awesome.
Oh, and the bathrooms are clean!

LOVE this bar! Loved it even more that for $ 88/​night, I got unlimited well drinks for 2 adults (and buffet). Loved it best that well drinks were actually what other bars would consider premium: crown, johnny, sky… plus the bartenders were extremely nice and generous with the pour.
Anyways, there’s two really cool egg or dome shaped loungers in the backside of the bar and it has its own little TV that you can watch ESPN. SWEET.
For a ginormous hotel that is MGM Grand, the West Wing Bar, and the whole West Wing hotel area, is tucked away in a nice and quiet part of the hotel. Its like a hotel within a hotel and the West Wing Bar is a your little hideaway to unwind and relax in an unpretentious atmosphere. Rare for the Vegas strip, I know.
Pros:
–Intimate, unassuming and fully stocked bar
–Again, those loungers! I could stay there all day.
–Prices; really good happy hour, even better when its all you can drink!
–The have their own bathrooms so you don’t have to walk to BFE to go
Cons:
–No food served, just complimentary pretzels
–Depending on where you park, would be kind of a walk from the garage. You could just get dropped off by the West Wing entrance as a shortcut.

$ 5 Sky vodka martinis and $ 3 Sky vodka cocktails during happy hour — best deal I could find on the strip (though I was only there for 3 days, so please lmk if there is something better).
Made our first trip to Vegas with the family and daytime was all about the kids, so when we got a chance to sneak out for a couple of hours by ourselves, we were ready to find some quiet, chill place to sit and talk. Thanks to Unilocal for pointing us to West Wing Bar in our hotel. It fit the bill perfectly.
Felt a little bad for the servers who had to go into a full squat every time they served or cleaned up a table, but it did not seem to affect their pleasant, helpful attitude.
We went back the next night b/​c we liked it so much. Chocolate martini was really yummy. Bloody Mary was ok, just typical.
If we go back again, I’d really like to try some of their original full-​price cocktails — very creative :)
Overall, a great experience.

West Wing comes close to fulfilling my hotel lobby bar fantasies, which is quite simply lounging and watching the itinerant hotel population go by. It isn’t exactly in a hotel lobby, but it is in an in between space. When you arrive, you feel as if you have made a discovery.
The space is mod, comfortable and borderline sexy. However, if you come at the wrong moment, it can get loud. Just hope your path does not cross with the wild babble of convention revelers. If you see them, turn and walk away as they don’t respect the West Wing. It’s just another spot to down Bud Lights in their minds. Shame on them! West Wing is a place for shaken cocktails and rendezvous. There are plenty of seats to kick back and solve the worries of the world.
I especially love the back room with the little couch cubbies, each with their own TV. I am definitely filing that away for the next time I need a cozy spot to view the tube.
I still need to perfect the best access parking, as self-​park or even valet at MGM is not the answer. You end up hiking quite the distance.
Drinks? I enjoyed my Cantata and the bartender was attentive, but not charming. I may have caught him when he was a tad too busy. Still, this spot is definitely about the atmosphere, and even a less than smiley bartender can’t take away from that.

The only secluded untapped bar on the strip what an oxymoron. Should it be mentioned or kept hidden. Great little nooks and crannies with comforftable chairs and fairly good drinks. It was part of Unilocal drinks week and yes the drinks might be a little pricey but, this is also MGM Grand and on the Strip. The bartender seemed a little confused and hated life and the waitressed seemed to run away a little. I was also there for an event so they were not sure what was going on. I will go again if it is there happy hour for sure.

I almost don’t want to write a review as I don’t want everyone to know about this place. It’s a fantastic little bar hidden away in the West Wing section of the MGM. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone, but this place is an awesome hip and cozy hangout.
I was so thrilled when I stumbled upon this hidden gem a couple of years ago. And it’s kept me coming back. The cocktails are excellent, albeit pricey. There’s a small bar area and then several low booths and chairs. There’s no smoking and the noise levels are just right.
Thanks to Unilocal Drinks, I was able to sample two cocktails I hadn’t tried before for half off. The Cantata is delicious and a wonderful summery drink. The Cherry Bourbon was strong, but delicious.
Great cocktails and vibe make this a wonderful drinking spot.

It’s Vegas, and there are a ton of cool, beautifully designed lounges around town. What I like about West Wing Bar, however, is its secret hidden location, its retro-​mod décor, and its quietude. I’m not a fan of loud lounges where you have to shout to be heard — this is the kind of spot you can kick back (they have multiple sofas and easy chairs) and have a real, boozy, rambling conversation.
Because it’s kind of hidden (it’s tucked away in a corner of the MGM behemoth, right behind the M&M World monstrosity), it’s not packed full with annoying douchebags. But it’s right by a set of doors that take you directly out to the Strip — making it one of the most accessible spots in the entire MGM complex.
Besides the fun, hidden location, the décor is also really cool — totally Mad Men-​esque. And they also have an awesome Happy Hour, with $ 5 Skyy specials and $ 3 beers. UNHEARD OF in Vegas!
My advice is to put on something swanky and have a drink or three at West Wing… then, at 10pm, stumble down the hallyway to the nearby, equally-​swanky NobHill Tavern to soak up the booze with their late-​nite happy hour menu (amazing apps and small plates for $ 8 apiece, from 10-​midnight). Swankerific!

$ 5 Skyy drinks? Hells yeah, I’m in!
The two-​for-​one deal must be over, much to the dismay of the geriats who shuffled in at 4:59. The $ 5 deal covers all Skyy drinks, and it even includes martinis, which nearly did me in later. It also includes Bud products; the less said about which the better.
We were here twice, both times to watch the Stanley Cup finals. We sat at the bar the first time with a great view of the action. The second time, I asked Joe the bartender if he could put the game on, and he did us one better by setting us up in one of the side rooms, complete with reclining couch! Extra points to Tina, our server, for commenting on my Jamie Moyer shirt and knowing what the Moyer Foundation is, as well as for being very friendly and attentive.
But, how were the drinks, you ask? Pretty damned good, I say. Al the bartender made a tasty Skyy Citrus lemon drop and Joe made good Skyy Cherry Vodka Collinses. He also made a Skyy Ginger and lime martini that Sandya invented on the spot, and it turned out great. When we come back, we’ll have to try the Skyy Ginger lemon drop that Tina suggested.
Even the Blackhawks fans here were tolerable. At one point, a guy walked into our room and asked if we were Canadian. We told him that we were Flyers fans, and he responded that he hates Byfuglien. Beauty, eh?

I loved this place! The décor was so awesome. They had red walls and dividers made out of gray circles. The lounges were comfy but I didn’t have the greatest view since I sat facing the convenience store. It made me hungry for chips and more alcohol. Oh wait, maybe that’s their plan?
Service was very slow but extremely friendly.
They do a 2-​for-​1 happy hour every night until 8 p.m. I ordered the «Natural» martini which was basically a vodka martini with delicious blue cheese stuffed olives. I didn’t even have to tell them to give me a lot of olives. Each martini came with three!
We had such a great time at this piano bar that we had to order more rounds. They gave us great bar snacks as well. A couple ended up sharing our lounge space and the woman ordered a sidecar which came not in a cocktail glass. The guy said it looked funny and I had to tell the waitress «yeah, that doesn’t look like a sidecar which should be served up with a sugar rim.» Yes, I made friends very quickly!