Kabin Lounge

The lounge offered a range of craft cocktails, beers, and wines that were expertly prepared and delicious.

My experience is limited to a few birthday party outings. The music selection has always been a combination of hip-hop, pop, and EDM sprinkled in. Everything was hassle free from the bar to the dance floor. The crowd was diverse and drama free. Bottle service is more expensive then you might imagine given the venue so check ahead before you book.

Cool spot. Me and the party co host thought we would all be to old but this place seemed to have a lot of different age brackets. The manager suggested we get their early to avoid the rush which turned out to be a great idea. The place got very busy. He allowed us to bring in cupcakes and was very attentive to our table. Thanks to the dj for taking a couple music requests. The server was new and sweet. She did a nice job with the bottles we ordered.

The vibe was just not the same when I was here in the Summer. The music was mainly techno and house music. Crowd looked much younger.

Here's the story - my boyfriend was at the bar, trying to close out the tab. The bartender states that he's causing a scene (and maybe he is? he's kinda loud) and that he needs to leave. He says...ok I'm closing my tab. She refuses to give him his card and his ID which he had to supply to buy drinks at the bar. After an inordinate amount of time at the bar, I go to my boyfriend and ask what's wrong. He says that they have the card and ID but refuse to give it to him. I'm asking the bartender what's going on? She says the card was closed out; they don't have it.

However, my boyfriend was adamant that they had it. He gets the cops involved, and lo and behold, the credit card was recovered, but not the ID. Pretty insane right? Imagine our disbelief last night when this happened in a span of couple of hours while we're out trying to have a good time with our friends. I'm definitely not coming in here again. I can't help but wonder if ID theft is common at Kabin.

My least favorite bar in DC. The bathroom lines are ridiculous, as in having to wait upwards of 15 minutes. Rude, terrible service that was unacceptable. The drinks are weak and overpriced. Please go to any place but this one. This is my first bad review of a place but I felt obligated to because I had such a bad experience.

Our time was better then the first but the place needs to fix a couple of things like the bathroom line. The placed was very crowded so I guess it goes to say the restroom lines would be long but wow. They have a bathroom attendant helping the guests which helped but only a little.

The bar is beautiful but not big. I waited nearly 10 minutes to get some drinks having to muscle through the crowd. They have all the brands that are popular but my liquor wasn't there. That hurt so I played it safe with a martini. The bartender smiled when I ordered that. Maybe not a popular drink in a packed club. It was great and a fair price.

The music part was the best part. The DJ was mixing up a lot of 80', 90's and todays hip hip plus some house. Dance floor was going crazy so I stayed far away with my martini in hand. We stayed by the entrance most of the night and people watched.

Saw the same manager from our first time. Asked if he remembered us but he was gentlemen enough to say no mam. He was sweet as before. Bumped into him a little later and he offered us a drink but by that time we were not ready for another cocktail.

So this was a good referral but not a great one. The place was packed which is probably because the music and decor are awesome. It's a real cabin feel all the way to the fireplaces on the tv screens. The problem we ran across was getting to the bar. The bartenders were hustling but the bar itself isn't very big against the volume of people inside. There was a line to the restroom which no one our age wants to see. The crowd was younger then we hoped. Luckily we found the manager and he mentioned the weekends are always fun and full. He suggested getting a table next time and the champagne will be on him. He then bought us all a round of drinks. A nice touch.