I am a dive bar guy, and the Mine Co. is one of my favorite S.V. dives. I've met people from all walks of life here and never felt threatened by anybody. The drinks are cheap and they don't mind if you get drunk here. If you like the dives like me....come to this bar...its all good! read more

I absolutely love this bar! The owner are great! They have great drink specials such as a shot and a beer for $5! They have karaoke EVERY Wednesday and live bands during the week and weekend. read more

Great place, way nicer inside than I expected from the outside in this old building. Great looking very music, extremely strong drinks and enough TVs to see different sports if it's loud. read more

Cheap ass drinks! Friendly service! Dive as fuck! 3 pool tables. TVs with sports. A small stage for live bands.

10/10 Awesome bar . Wayne and his staff are amazing and hospitable. The crowd is diverse and friendly. Drinks are cheap and you can shoot pool and watch live music. Anytime I'm in Spring Valley or near San Diego I'll be sure to go back! read more

It's cool but closes early all the time an needs better music select on the jukebox... cdo is not a scary neighborhood... puss... and needs more beer selection read more

Gloria is the VERY best tender. Been here for years. Made my complete trip. Never mess with a Philipino Goddess. She's in charge and let's ya know it.....in the best way. Service, price, and animated characters in the pub. Well done and appreciated! read more

Solid spot. Went here to see a band- apparently Casa De Oro has a growing music scene, who knew?- and we were pleasantly surprised. Diverse and social crowd, great service, and reasonable drink prices. It's a bit out of our way, but I have started checking their music offerings and we would be happy to go back. As a bonus there are two taco shops (La Posta and Sarita's) within 100 yards of here in case you get hungry! read more

Just moved to the area and have been there twice. Tonight they had a guy singing who was really good. SO love the place and bartenders. Christie made me a great margarita tonight, reasonable and delicious!!!! She has a darling personality and the other patrons ALL are nice. My first visit bartender Gloria made a super delicious margarita too. Happy it's walking distance from home read more

They're still open... kind of, but this place is lame, lame, laaaame. When I lived in the area I would come here all the time, just cause it was down the street. Half the time they'd run out of the 3 beers they have on tap but the worst part... sometimes they'd close as early as 8 o' clock! I don't think they even open anymore till like 3 in the afternoon. Expect to see your fair share of tweakers and head cases who live at the half way house just down the street. 75 cents for pool seems a little steep when you can barely play a game cause the sticks are so bad. Sucks Piper's across the street from here had to close down... now that was a cool bar. read more

This place is so fun with amazing people the most delicious Dinks from the amazing bartenders!!! Me and my friends love this place!!!

My wife and I stopped by this place after Octoberfest in La Mesa. Saw some reviews on here and checked out their website to see what live band was playing. I YouTube the band that was playing, I Believe they were call Patrick Howard Trampus. Well I love country music, and this band was awesome. They play everything from Jason Aldean to Merle Haggard. One the owner (Guillermo) introduce himself and his family. They were awesome people, I believe I found my new hangout. Also Guillermo even invited me to his birthday party tomorrow! read more

So much better than before and I hear there are more upgrades to come. The atmosphere is fun and the drinks are cheap. The bar definitely has the local bar feel and they make you feel at home once you walk through the door. I will Be going back to the bar as often as I can. I would recommend this bar to anyone. read more

Great lil spot we discovered so close to home. The owner was amazing. Stephanie our waitress was very good. She was fast and courteous. The live music was great! Olio was so awesome they made our night celebrating my fiancée birthday. We will be back. Cold cold beer! Guierllmo and Wayne are awesome! read more

Its upgraded bigtime. Its OPEN!. I have visited several times in the afternoon or early evening. The bartenders has always been nice every visit.outside patio, assuming its mostly for smokers as that seems normal enough. I like the people watching and enjoy the beers, pulled right from the ice! Cheers. bartender was quick to toss a trouble maker. I like that. the area has always been cheep but this bar is upgraded and happening as there are a lot of mount helix folks who use the local businesses. not a bad place to be... come be friendly and get fuzzy. read more

Everything you could ask for in a working-class neighborhood bar (including a delightful absence of self-absorbed hipster 20-somethings). Friendly people, good prices, great music. I wish I lived closer. read more

Played some tunes last night with Coral Bells (coralbellsband.com), and it was the most fun we've had in a looong time! We love De Oro Mine Co, and Wayne and the crew could not have been more accommodating. Their excellent sound system gets the entire bar rocking! Thank you so much, and we cant wait to get back! read more

I can say that it's definitely one of the best bars I've been to. The owner is friendly and is socializing with everyone. He's also all over the place assisting his staff with everything. I even seen him mop floors and do the Cupid Shuffle lol. I can't argue with that. The crowd is friendly and the staff is very accomodating. Great spot. read more

Super fun atmosphere! Everyone is there to have a good time. The bartenders were super nice and poured some great drinks. The prices are fabulous! The DJ plays a great variety of music and gets everyone out on the dance floor. The owners are very down to earth and take the time to mingle with the customers. Looking forward to the incredible list of live bands coming to play soon. Will definitely be back! read more

De Oro Mine Co - Super fun night watching Nick Crook perform live on The Tiny Stage! This guy has some serious talent! - Dive Bars Near Me - Spring Valley, California

What can I say that hasn't been said. The sign from the outside looks very unassuming, giving this place the lower end dive bar look, and I was hesitant to check it out...I can stay home and drink if it means being bothered by confrontational bar flies. But I was pleasantly surprised. Cheap drinks, great selection, bar tender was exactly what you could want in a bartender, friendly, informative and that kind of chatty that opens up the anti socials like me. Pool tables, Kareoke, live bands with a stage, televisions, juke box, outside patio....all of the ingredients for a neighborhood bar. I will absolutely be frequenting this bar and I look forward to introducing everyone I can to it. read more

This is the best bar in east county. Everyone makes you feel welcome. And happy hour rates great. $3 domestic and well

To start off, I'd like to apologize for the long review but I feel there are multiple issues that need to be addressed. Not everything about this bar is completely terrible and I'd like to say that the owners and bartenders are extremely nice people. They are the only people that would ever even make me think about stepping foot in this bar again. My husband and I both agree that Wanda is one of the best bartenders we've ever had. She's very knowledgeable, personable, and attentive which are the defining features in an excellent bartender. So we've been here a couple of times and it seemed like one of our new favorite dive bars but it seems to me that as soon as the owners leave, this place gets filled with a bunch of rowdy men who get too drunk and want to fight people who aren't even doing anything. Then you have these other men who have been coming to the place for years thinking that when the owners leave they run the place. I'm not quite sure if they even work for the bar but one in particular walks around telling people they are cut off when they aren't causing any problems then they proceed to sit there and get visibly drunk along with all the other men who are actually causing problems and trying to start fights. Not only do they cut people off but I guess it's also okay for them to kick people out because they get upset when two men try to start a fight when it was said multiple times that they didn't want any trouble and only came to play pool and spend some time with each other. But like I said, it's okay to let those type of people stay in the bar and continue drinking. Now to get to the good part... my husband and I are outside the bar right by the gas station next door and this guy from the bar comes out of no where and sucker punches my husband right in the face. Then this other guy who thinks he works for the bar too walks over to my husband and puts him in a headlock because my husband gets a tad bit upset that SOME RANDOM GUY JUST SUCKER PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE. Now by this time, there's about ten of us out there and this random guy is still yelling trying to fight my husband for whatever reason. I step in and tell him to be quiet and stop trying to fight him because we don't even know who he is or what we did to him. Then I'm told by said guy that I better back off or else I'm going to get punched in the face too. Hold up... this guy who's towering over 6 feet just threatened to punch a woman half his size in the face and these "guys who work for the bar" are totally okay with it??? Not that it would of hurt... because he hit like a b****. Just because he didn't hit as hard as he thought he did and didn't even phase my husband, now he's going to threaten to get in a fight with a woman to show that he really is a man and can fight? But besides all of this happening, the people that think they work for the bar just because they come get wasted all the time actually let this guy back into the bar to continue drinking. WOW.. so needless to say, ladies... if your looking for that ever so epic bar fight with a man who's twice your size THIS IS YOUR PLACE. If you're looking for a place with people who condone that type of behavior, THIS IS YOUR PLACE. If your looking for a bar that's going to cut a slightly intoxicated person off who's not causing any problems but then proceeds to let very very intoxicated people continue to drink, THIS IS YOUR PLACE. If you're not even inside of the bar anymore and you're at the gas station next door but you want people from the bar in your face telling you to get off of the bar property, THIS IS YOUR PLACE. To wrap things up, this place is nice probably any time before 5 pm then all hell breaks loose and stuff that you thought wasn't okay, guess what.. it is here. So trouble makers, lady bar fighters, people who like getting cut off when you're minding your own business, and people who like getting punched for no reason, I strongly urge you to visit this bar and you WILL NOT be disappointed. If I myself ever feel the need for any of these things listed above I will most certainly be visiting this bar again. read more

This place ROCKS! I wish I lived closer to this hidden GEM. I have been to this place a few times in the past month or so and it is always a good time. The staff is friendly and the beers are very cold. Just my style. I also like how you can go to the back patio and have a smoke without having to leave your drink inside the bar. The TV's are all new HD flat panels and they seem to always have football on Sundays. They have nice pool tables, darts and a new music box. I think that there is something for everyone here. I know that I will definitely be back! I need me some De Oro time..... read more

This is by far the worst dive bar I have been to and yes I have been to them all and worked in some of the best. THE OWNER sits at the bar and drinks all night, I have seen him there a few times and he is DRUNK. Starring at the customers and honestly made us feel uncomfortable as if we were not welcome there, funny thing is we live down the street and tipped the bartender well. The owner had an ap on his phone to skip the songs on juke box, we had just put $15 in there and he skipped our music. Next Visits he was there again and so drunk he couldn't open up the door to the liquor room, I actually snap chatted this mess. Fumbling with the keys, dropping the keys and finally another guy came to open it up and get the beer for the bartenders. This could be a cool place but your bar will never be successful when you spend more time on the other side of the bar drinking your profits and making the customers uncomfortable. All of the people that were there were with us are also in the industry and were blown away by this place. the one positive was the bartenders were always nice and poured a good drink! However I will not contribute to this establishment again. read more

When I lived in the area a few years ago, I went to this place at least once a week. My bungalow was close by and the walk down there was a little scary. Casa de oro is GHETTO but livin is cheap. The bartenders were always awesome and remembered who you were. Once and a while they would buy you a drink or give you a shot of their new concoction. The bar has a pretty good local scene except this 40 or 50 year old bald biker wannabe skinhead that thinks he owned the place. It is fun to play pool there because if there are not any tournaments, some old pool shark can show you tricks on how to play better. It is a place that if you went alone and sat at the bar, it was always easy to talk to the group next to you and share stories. The bands were always just okay (greatful dead tribute bands ect) Is it that hard to get a decent cover band? Thats what I and everyone wants to hear! If your in the area try this place out. read more

Great service and really good prices!! Rob is the best bartender and always so much fun!!! Local bar with lots to offer.

We come here every weekend. We have a good time! Good people, good prices, good soup! Jillybean & Wayne are the best! Watch out for Kenny! Hahahaha. -Rick&Heather read more

This Bar is under new Ownership. I've met Fadi and Wayne and WOW how nice are they!!!! Previously, this bar was run down a bit and the staff wasn't as attentive as they should be.... Now, it retains that "Local Bar" feel but it's such an improved feel and that all starts with the owners. It made me feel like family the very first time. I found out that the owners have known each other for a long time and decided to make a go of this - GREAT DECISION! Fadi has multiple years in service industries and it shows. New Bar Stools even - that goes a long way. If you're in the area, and want to stop by for a quick drink (or several) - go to De Oro Mine Company - I know I will be making this a regular stop1 read more

If you want to have a blast in Spring Valley this is the only place to go! This is the epitome of a small, local, watering hole that warms the soul. Have the pours, and live music are an added bonus read more