I came here for the first time on the 28th. The bartenders were great and the pool tables are great even if you need a spot to just practice by yourself. The atmosphere is amazing with great music and great people just trying to hang out and game a bit. The food here is something else too. read more

Corner Pocket - Front entrance - Pool Halls Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This is a very nice pool hall. You can bring your family to shoot some pool and have family fun. They have a full bar, and food items you can order from their full menu. The service is excellent the staff are kind friendly and professional. Go and check them out. read more

Corner Pocket - Pool Halls Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I walked in drinking a water bottle and the cashier was rude straight off the bat calling me a idiot for drinking inside like it's illegal and saying stuff under her breath. never coming again read more

The ketchup for the fries was awesome! If they had 10 stars, I would've gave them 10 stars!! Just kidding it's a great place to play pool. Their food is awesome and all the prices are very reasonable. I'm not sure I understand the one stars it sounds like somebody's just trying to be an asshole ! read more

I've heard really great things about corner pocket especially about their pool tables James you always been an amazing person, People seem to really appreciate this place. read more

Looking for a pool hall to enjoy a family night out, friends night out or date night? This is t spot and I would highly recommend coming here. Amazing experience here with my friends tonight. Corner Pocket is a fun refreshing atmosphere to be in on a Saturday night and they have a nice front outdoor patio area to chill and relax if need be. There were even pool tournaments going on every Friday (check that out!) Super entertaining to watch. Food and drink pricing is affordable(recommend the wings!!!). Theres beer on tap and a full service bar. Lots of accessible pool tables with big screens showing a variety of programming (boxing, football, basketball, etc.) Over all zero complains with this place, the bartender Mary was delightful, informative and fun to be around -makes great drinks too!!.. and the manager was friendly and made us feel right at home! We will be back for more pool. Happy to see this place is operational and thriving after all this COVID stuff. read more

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Friday night fun. Walked in and a tournament was going on but still had open tables so we got to play right away. The girls at the counter were very friendly and very helpful to let us know the hours and the open tournament schedule and happy hour specials. read more

Corner Pocket - Table #12 - Pool Halls Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Good tables, great lighting, and good atmosphere. Would recommend. Will definitely return. Keep up the good work.

I went here last night, 11/27, we got a table and started playing pool, service was fair and it was a good vibe, not busy but about 4-5 tables being used, I decided to go to the bar and grab a margarita, it was literally the worst margarita I've had in my life. I'm a margarita girl and I've had not the best margaritas but never one that was undrinkable, this definitely was undrinkable. It tasted like vodka and salt mixed together and it was 9 dollars! Literally had no other taste and I'm a bartender and I have no idea how you make one so bad. 1/10 for my entire experience. read more

They gave me and my friend the most disgusting pool table I've ever seen in the very back while all the rednecks get the clean tables in the front. The women that work there ARE WEIRD!!! She came to the back bothering us mid game just to have us move our stuff. I'm trying to figure out who to contact to get this place closed. read more

My dad always took us to Corner Pocket ever since we were kids so it's kind of tradition The food is good but I do kinda wish they had a few salad or plant based items but I guess it'll just take time for more companies to adapt to a healthier menu so until then it's just the heart stopping deep fried fast foods for now. Also, I use to enjoy choosing my own pool stick as a kid and they've since took this option away. The rule is 1 pool stick per table. Although I totally get the idea of only 1 person is playing at a time per table but this theory goes against increasing the customer experience and instead it acts only as a money saving mechanism. Plus it doesn't make anyone feel very sanitary. Again this idea only decreases the customer experience. In a perfect world, one day in the future hopefully, this place will have healthier eats and will put pool sticks back on walls. read more

great place to go and play pool we usually go in the evening time the bartender Mary is great and knows her drinks and there food is great as well taco tuesdays are the best read more

Would not recommend the restroom is dirty and smells like shit as if someone took it me and rubbed it all over the walls when you first walk in it stinks the staff was rude the place is dirty. Will not be coming back ever again read more

The service during the night shift was not what I expected my family and I went there last night 12/01/23 to enjoy the night and later on get kicked out by one of the service lady's while playing they came over to our table took our pool sticks out of our hands and asked for us grab our things and to leave, it's crazy how we were the only ones asked to leave during a full house when we didn't do nothing wrong but tried to have a good time together that is un expectable :/ I hope the manager sees this as well service is poor!. The lady with black hair,short was very rude laughed in our face on the way out as well. read more

So, I was a little disturbed the last time I came here. Last Saturday, I came here with a few friends as usual. We decided to order a couple of drinks. I was sitting at the bar and watching the bartender make my blue Hawaiian. The bartender was almost finished with my drink, and she needed to add in the pineapple juice last. She picked up an UNLABELED container, studied it, opened it, and then smelled it. After deciding it wasn't moldy or spoiled, she poured it into my drink. She then tasted it before handing it to me, which I know is protocol sometimes. However, it just seemed suspicious as if she was double-checking to make sure the juice wasn't spoiled. My drink tasted just fine, but it bothers me that the juice wasn't labeled. I'm pretty sure it's to law to date when foods are opened and placed into fridges. Furthermore, the bartender completely messed up three of my friend's Irish car bombs. She poured the Guinness in a whiskey glass, poured the whiskey in the beer, put a little shot glass full of Baileys directly into the whiskey glass, and told them to drink. We were all mortified as we watched them assemble the car bombs because we never saw it done that way, and usually the person taking the shot is the one who drops it into the glass. I think it's safe to say that these bartenders didn't really know what they were doing. I hope they start labeling their perishable items. read more

Corner Pocket - Pool Halls Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The white woman with platinum blonde bob hairstyle gave mediocre customer service. Did not acknowledge me when asking question about the menu. Had to look up how to make the drinks. Which turned out disgusting. Our food took half an hour and it was burnt. BUT the girl who runs the Night Shift, she has red hair and big eyes, now SHE can make some 10/10 drinks and food. I would avoid going during the day. read more

0 stars. Went there last night to play some pool chill out, and we also ordered some food.. the Nacho supreme.. we got a plate with a few nachos on it and cheese. We asked the front counter what happened and there was a very FAT and im thinking overworked mule behind the counter that snapped.. im guessing she forgot to add something to the food she ate off my order!! read more

Corner Pocket - This was their so called "Nacho supreme".. i guess that bartender was hungry that night!!.. - Pool Halls Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The Waitress with red hair was rude , seemed like she doesn't enjoy working there , customer service was horrible and the beer is so watered down. read more

If I could give negative stars I would,period. I asked for a drink, cranberry and vodka, and somehow the bar tender managed to give a vodka tonic. Normally I would let this slide but on my second drink, she gave me something totally disgusting. I don't even know what you would call it. When I asked for her name, she laughed and then said Hisa it however you spell it. I have never felt so disrespected in all my time coming here. I'll definitely never come back until she's fired. Thank god for Britney, she knows how to listen and make good drinks. Her customer service was impeccable compared to the other one. read more

The staff is racist !!!! I heard it with my own eyes and witnessed it, yes the other comment is not lying! You can not play Spanish music, the music they have playing will make you fall asleep. If you try to change it they will look at you rude. (And btw there employees work with headphones).The food is nasty and cheap and if you think I'm lying about racism Just walk in for yourself and watch them stare at you the whole time. The staff always looks tired and with a b**** a** attitude. There customer service is bottom line the worst I have ever ever witnessed. You should just put a sign outside stating no Hispanics welcomed. They close at 12:00?? But they stopped the music/locked doors at 11:30. read more

It's a cheap little pool hall. No frills. Decent enough but not great. Staff is generally friendly. Establishment could use a little TLC. Jukebox is programmed to play country music only, have to pay to listen to anything else, all Spanish artists are "filtered out from this jukebox" according to the touch tunes app. That's unfortunate. read more

I used to go to this place all the time never had issues b4. Me and my son went yesterday and enjoyed our games, played 3 games. When we first started, the lady at the register said she needed a debt card on file, but it will not be charged. Unless water cost,I didn't purchase any food or drinks. I paid cash for 3 games and this morning I looked at my bank statement and noticed I was a charged on my debt card. It saddens me that this lady would take advantage of paying customers for her own selfish purpose. You reap what you sow! read more

If you wanna go to corner pocket and get disrespected by the waitress go ahead and go, I was paying $4 a song on the boom box and the waitress didn't like my music and cancel all my songs to put her music it was so disappointed because I was paying for services that were allowed and I told her why you took off my songs and she said because I don't like your music and I'm the boss!!. Save your time and go somewhere else read more

It's ok. I went for just drinks. Not too expensive but not cheap either. The service is pretty bad and pretty slow. I wouldnt go again.

If you like Rude, inconsiderate, and just plain bad service this is YOUR place. If you order food you just got BURNED!! I ordered a chicken sandwich, THEY said eight ounce chicken breast, only how does something the size of a SILVER DOLLAR weigh eight ounces? They SAY IT DOES and you lose. COST $70+ to shoot a couple games, drink a beer, and give a crappy sandwich back. GO IF YOU WANT, I NEVER!!!!!!!!! WILL. read more

I played my LITTLE HEART out this weekend. I really did, but this little lady is not going to Nationals in Vegas. I participated in my first Regional Tournament this year, which was held at Corner Pocket. This was such a legit pool hall. There were 22 bar size tables, all in pretty good condition. The layout of the hall was great too, considering there were about 100+ players from all over the West Coast. Kieran and I chatted with the owner/bartender for a bit about his aspirations for the place and the guy was super nice. His passion was pool, therefore he started the business about 20 years ago, and now he's hosting regional tournaments there. That is super awesome. They have GREAT beers on tap and excellent sized mugs and the bar food.... WOW! Best bar food ever!! I broke my fasting for Lent (gave up fried foods) and grubbed down on fish and chips and even moreso, their BUFFALO WINGS! I was in Pool Hall heaven! That was just the tip of the iceberg with our wonderfully awesome trip to Bako. read more

I've been here a few times with my friends, and today was probably the worst. First we tried to get another table next to our group since there was so many of us and everyone wanted to play, we asked nicely and the lady with long red hair said that it was reserved, when it wasn't. A man from the back with a beard came to the front of the desk and said it was not. If employees aren't on the same page with one another, they should learn to have better communication with one another and learn how to work with one another and not make excuses for there ends to meet, if the business doesn't like certain aspects of there customers then there is no reason to be welcomed here. ‍ read more

Playing pool in league. And service is HORRIBLE. ordered food when up to see how much longer because it had already been at least 1 hour and she said another 10 minutes. And when it was another 25 I went up to cancel only to find out 1-she didn't even put our order in right and 2-she didn't put part of our order in at all. Multiple people that ordered after me got their food before me. They are to worried about chit chatting. Had stuff floating in my drink. Also cashier said she cut herself on sour cream container and had bandage on finger and stuck that finger on a plate of food that she was serving. DISGUSTING. Won't EVER order food here again. read more

Not a bad place but not a great place either. We had a table close to the restrooms and it smelled aweful. Everyone time someone opened the door it smelled like, well, what a dirty bathroom smells like. Maybe it's a plumbing issue. Whatever it is needs to be addressed immediately. Kind of pricey on the weekends. Other than that it's your typical pool hall. read more

Corner Pocket - Pool Halls Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I used to love playing here in the secluded atmosphere until a few days ago when i realized they had been stealing money from my bank account over two months after my last visit. Consistantly stealing small amounts so that i wouldnt notice, probably hoping to do so for long term. Now i know i will never go there again and would suggest no one else does either or at least dont use any card to pay for your bill. Even if you dont use a card, id hope you dont want to support and continue an untrustworthy, fraudulent, and criminal business. I wont be going near there again and nor will anybody close to me. So just be very weary about trusting anybody within that business. read more

Today was ruined by an employee/security. He is the worst person for this position. Not only have I witnessed him with others but personally experienced bad service from him. Let people enjoy themselves with out trying to ruin their evening with petty things. read more

DO NOT COME HERE! Let me just start by saying I'm here all the time so I know what to expect when walking in. Not the cleanest tables, bar or best pool tables but we play here nonetheless. So, last night me and my brother walk in, typical Friday of ours we come out drink a few pitchers and play pool. This particular night we get the table near the gigantic speaker, and tonight it is blaring obnoxiously. Now I'm no stranger to loud music, but when the speaker is right next to your table at max volume it can get a little annoying. We get started, speak to our bartender of waitress whatever they're called and ask if she can turn down the music and nothing was done. Ok, no biggie we'll play through it. My brother orders us our blue moons, oranges included. As he pours our drinks he shows me his glass, and on the orange peel a sticker. I'm no germophob by any means, but it's safe to say as a bartender a sticker on an orange is a no go. So I tell my brother to go get a new drink you know, because who the hell wouldn't. Now my brother, he's not like me, he's nice. He's calm and respectful, beyond what I can say of myself so he goes over, asks for a new drink and Stephanie (the bar manager) yes, the angry blonde who hates her life everyday, gets upset, pours my brother a half filled beer and gives him no orange. He asks for the orange, again she snaps angrily and hands my brother an orange. Mind you we've played maybe half a game of pool, and my brothers got chalk all over his hands so when she hands my brother the orange his first reaction is,"my hands are dirty", so he drops the peel on the counter as she storms away. At this point my brother comes back and explains to me this miserable woman's attitude and I'm absolutely pissed. Being a previous manager I understand customer service over everything! But I don't say a word, we'll just continue playing pool. Not 2 minutes later, the security guard comes over and tells us we gotta pay for our table and get going. Me and my brother are thrown the hell off and ask what's going on, and I couldn't believe it this shitty ass miserable manager accused my brother of throwing a damn orange at her!? So guess what, now we have a whole damn pitcher of beer that we heave to chug because this manager can't handle her shit. I'm absolutely disgusted in the way me and my brother were treated last night, not by the staff or security but by this miserable manager who made it her responsibility to try and ruin our night. We come here and spend some damn good money. We're here every Friday. Im writing this review to let everyone know the bs we dealt with this Friday night. We will not be returning until we are apologized to and compensated for our pitcher and 1 hour of our pool table session. Furthermore, if this manager, Stephanie is still managing we will never be back. She should be ashamed. And as a business whoever is running this joint should see after it that this never happens again. I will be waiting patiently for an apology and our gift card to return. I hope this review is shared for everyone to see the way you treated us Stephanie. Thank you to the waitress and security guard for understanding our frustration they apologized before we left because they understood the bullshit we dealt with. read more

Stephany was wonderful. I have no idea why this place is rated 2.5. The environment, location, prices, facilities and the bar tender, Stephany, were all of what I'd want in a simple sports bar. Cheers! read more

I play pool three to four times a week wether it's for league or just for fun, and usually end up playing at corner pocket. The bartenders are awesome, and the tables are fairly well kept. All in all a fun place to play read more

I haven't been to corner pocket in 5 plus years. I've had one of the greatest experiences here ever. Chelsea and Angelica help me get a pool table and a pitcher of beer and some of the best service I've ever seen. And I cannot believe how these girls clean while we're just sitting here shooting pool. read more

Wow management with the short hair in the plad RED top tonight is such a rude bitch sry to say it so rude my self but she really up set me even her own crew said she was a rude person and as we walked out some guys sitting out side agreed with us!! Just because you have a bad day don't mean be a rude ass person we our apart of your paycheck and aside from that she was on her phone the whole time everytime I went to ask for beer man always have a good vibe here but tonight she ruined that RUDE RUDE RUDE!! read more

Ive been going to play pool alot more lately i used to come to corner pocket along time ago it was alot busier before smelled better and the tables were cleaner now most of the tables are stained and dirty and nobody really goes around the tables to check on anyone i played for an hour and a small table next to me had dirty dishes on it the whole time 3 girls working and it was slow the entrance is nasty to read more

Went in to play pool tonight. Found out they had karaoke; and it was horrible listening while trying to enjoy time with my family. Not worth the money. Terrible service at that. On top of it all the guy running the karaoke was in and out smoking amongst other things. Won't be back on a Saturday night again till that goes away read more

Went there last friday. We ordered our drinks and asked for an order of wings. IDK if the guy with the hat who goes out to smoke every 5 minutes was being lazy, but according to him they had ran out of wings and burgers. It was 7pm and about 5 other people in there. How tf do you run out of wings and burgers?! On our way out lady asked us if we wanted another drink or something to eat, lol we just smiled and left to just wing it. Lost my money for sure. read more

I've been playing at the Corner Pocket for 25 years. I'm not a regular but it's always been a nice place to play during the day. They have leagues, plenty of tables, and TVs with any games that are on. read more