I was early for an appointment in the strip mall where Tony's place resides. Thinking I'd pop in to use thier restroom real quick because I drove for 45 minutes and my friend had not arrived to open her shop. Walking through the door I thought, this is probably a great little dive bar. Bar does a big U and it was all red lighting inside, pretty cool for a dive bar. I respectfully asked the bartender if I could use the restroom as I was walking towards it. She said "no you may not". I stopped thinking I heard her incorrectly so I repeated my ask. She said "NO YOU MAY NOT", in a more forceful tone. So I turned and left saying WOW. I get restrooms are for customers only but is it really necessary to be so completely rude to a potential future customer. The encounter could have gone so many different ways but for some reason the woman chose to be rude. I probably would have bought a drink had she suggested it. ?♀️I highly recommend putting signage on or near front door stating "restrooms are for customers only" so no one in the future has to experience the miserable hag sitting behind the bar...
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
CHAD BASSETT
Only accepts cash which is meh but bartender is rude and unprofessional.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tom Langan
Cool dive bar
Chase K.
Awesome bar, $5 light beers, attentive bar tender, friendly but local environment. Super fun dive bar for a Friday night
Ed D
Cool little neighborhood bar in Costa Mesa.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
James Van Meter
A great spot to hang for a solid and strong cocktail, hear your date, and have a laugh or two.Parking: Park in front or rear.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Devin T.
Alan H. writes one star reviews with false accusations. Needles? Where? Service here is amazing because some of us act like humans. You get what you give. Penny is the reason some of us come here. You don't get kicked out of Tony's unless you earned it. Alan...stay home.
Kasey H.
best bar in Costa Mesa thanks to penny and Shanda l. amazing drinks and a great ambiance. no weirdo or homeless
Sara V.
LOVE this bar! Penny, Chanda, & Vicky are all amazing! Always a fun bar to come to. If you're a stuck up who can't handle some real people and strong drinks then this ain't the bar for you!!!
This place used to be a dirty biker bar, once in a while someone would get stabbed or get in a fight. Now it's full of hipster liberals with colored hair, they like to blast that EDM shit. It's a dive bar, I wanna rip beers and listen to country music n start my 5 day bender. Not hear bunch confused children talk about who's f*ckin who. Penny and Shonda are still the best bartenders. Bring back the free pool! Be sure to try the penny shot
David Ashton
No food available here. Only cash is accepted but ATM available in bar.The only thing I would say is there is no sign on the door for entrance from the parking lot.. So walked around the entire building.. Looks like a fire door.Bartender didn't seem to know all of the prices and made them up as she went. She was nice though but seemed to get charged more than others.Pool table looked OK. No Public WiFi available.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Joe Novelo
Great music, amazing service, nice people and cool atmosphere
Leif Satermo
Pretty standard dive bar. Lots of stuff on tap with a pool table, dart board, and typical gambling computer games on the side. T-shirts are $30.00. Pretty much locals are here and it gets crowded around 10:00 at night with 20-somethings so if you want it to be nearly empty come around 8:00. Bring a good attitude and good sportsmanship if you're gonna play pool.
I was early for an appointment in the strip mall where Tony's place resides. Thinking I'd pop in to use thier restroom real quick because I drove for 45 minutes and my friend had not arrived to open her shop. Walking through the door I thought, this is probably a great little dive bar. Bar does a big U and it was all red lighting inside, pretty cool for a dive bar. I respectfully asked the bartender if I could use the restroom as I was walking towards it. She said "no you may not". I stopped thinking I heard her incorrectly so I repeated my ask. She said "NO YOU MAY NOT", in a more forceful tone. So I turned and left saying WOW. I get restrooms are for customers only but is it really necessary to be so completely rude to a potential future customer. The encounter could have gone so many different ways but for some reason the woman chose to be rude. I probably would have bought a drink had she suggested it. ?♀️I highly recommend putting signage on or near front door stating "restrooms are for customers only" so no one in the future has to experience the miserable hag sitting behind the bar...
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Only accepts cash which is meh but bartender is rude and unprofessional.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cool dive bar
Awesome bar, $5 light beers, attentive bar tender, friendly but local environment. Super fun dive bar for a Friday night
Cool little neighborhood bar in Costa Mesa.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
A great spot to hang for a solid and strong cocktail, hear your date, and have a laugh or two.Parking: Park in front or rear.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Alan H. writes one star reviews with false accusations. Needles? Where? Service here is amazing because some of us act like humans. You get what you give. Penny is the reason some of us come here. You don't get kicked out of Tony's unless you earned it. Alan...stay home.
best bar in Costa Mesa thanks to penny and Shanda l. amazing drinks and a great ambiance. no weirdo or homeless
LOVE this bar! Penny, Chanda, & Vicky are all amazing! Always a fun bar to come to. If you're a stuck up who can't handle some real people and strong drinks then this ain't the bar for you!!!
Drinks are weaker than my will to live
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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This place used to be a dirty biker bar, once in a while someone would get stabbed or get in a fight. Now it's full of hipster liberals with colored hair, they like to blast that EDM shit. It's a dive bar, I wanna rip beers and listen to country music n start my 5 day bender. Not hear bunch confused children talk about who's f*ckin who. Penny and Shonda are still the best bartenders. Bring back the free pool! Be sure to try the penny shot
No food available here. Only cash is accepted but ATM available in bar.The only thing I would say is there is no sign on the door for entrance from the parking lot.. So walked around the entire building.. Looks like a fire door.Bartender didn't seem to know all of the prices and made them up as she went. She was nice though but seemed to get charged more than others.Pool table looked OK. No Public WiFi available.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Great music, amazing service, nice people and cool atmosphere
Pretty standard dive bar. Lots of stuff on tap with a pool table, dart board, and typical gambling computer games on the side. T-shirts are $30.00. Pretty much locals are here and it gets crowded around 10:00 at night with 20-somethings so if you want it to be nearly empty come around 8:00. Bring a good attitude and good sportsmanship if you're gonna play pool.
Great dive bar. Affordable drinks and good music