Owner was very sweet to my dog and gave great recommendations for mezcal. Will definitely be back to try other mezcals. Really unique and complete selection of interesting options and open until a great hour for weekends. read more

This place is dramatically over priced, went there thinking liquor store. Can probably get a few beers for a decent price. Got 3 cans of premixed drink's, 12oz cans-nothing special. They charged me $18 for 3 cans!! $6/can, save your money and go somewhere else. This place is sketchy! read more

This place is well stocked with a nice selection for a small liquor store. They are the only liquor store within miles that are open til 2am. Most other stores are closed by midnight. They have limited park spaces in their lot located on the side street but there's plenty of street parking available. Best of all, the owner is OK with my dog. That's a huge plus right there! I visit Newport Beach several times a year, this is my after-hours liquor store. read more

Always a fun little treat to walk to Papas liquor, the service is hella pleasant, the ambiance is mellow, I'd like to try some of the little Food snacks on next visit read more

Rude, arrogant. Went in to buy 1 item for $19.99 they charged me for that plus hit my card for another $94.00 I called and he said do you have a receipt. No of course I don't I didn't buy anything for $94 at your store. Very creepy vibe. Absolutely not supporting any longer.. crooks. read more

Whoooaaaa there Brandon.. It's not their fault you're drinking Heineken! I used to come here with Bryan May and pick up booze to get us through the days over at Gelato Classico (rest in grease). This is actually the liquor store that turned me on to my current favorite libation, Stone Brewery's Old Guardian (barleywine). The premium beer they sold was all priced appropriately, in fact, I think this liquor store is the cheapest I've ever found Old Guardian! The dude who ran the place was always smoking cigars, which when mixed with the numerous gun shaped tequila bottles kind of added to the ambience of the place. I thought it was a nice contrast with the surrounding Corporate Del Mar. read more

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With COVID numbers going up, you would think that this business would do everything it could to make its customers feel welcome and safe. They do neither here. The woman behind the counter is not only mask-less, she is surely and rude. I do not recommend this business. read more

Anyone that has an issue woh this liquor store is most likely an out of towner (please stay that way), unintelligent, a frustrated, menopausal try-hard woman that didn't score some d**k at the Quiet Woman nextdoor or just a straight up A-hole. This liquor store is very clean and sanitary, with respectful employees and way chill. IT'S CORONA DEL MAR FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! They're not gonna have a janky place there. Um.... Ya .. THEY ARE OPEN UNTIL 2 FREAKIN AM!!! Relax read more

DO NOT go to this liquor store! The place is musky and unsanitary, I think they are due for a health inspection. I came here during COVID, and not only are the owners anti-mask, but also incredibly rude. I'm surprised and shocked as a paying customer, and would recommend going elsewhere for your liquor purchases. Treat yourself to some higher quality products, these people do not deserve your business. read more

My dog loves this place. If you feel the need to read on beyond that: Great locally owned spot, the owner and his family are nice people and friendly. Good selection of beer and wine and liquor and snacks. Also, you can bring your dog. Seems the bad reviews are mostly complaints about prices--it's a liquor store, you might pay a little more than a grocery store but it's convenient and open later--and drunk people (it's located by a bar, not much they can do about their). They have dog treats and will spoil your pup. What more could you want in a local liquor store? read more

Okay so I've been to this store 4 times within a year, 3 out of 4 times my Debit Card has had fraudulent Transactions in the same city in Random Bank's ATM. I'm 100% sure his liquor store was the only place i used it those days as i use cash more frequently. The fourth time i used cash but took my card out and locked it instantly, sure enough 2 hours later 2 - $500 transactions got denied (because i locked it). I don't know if it's only me but that's definitely not on accident that's something to look into, i don't know BE CAREFUL GUYS use cash here. read more

Do !! Not !! Buy anything here !! Every single person at the counter is ready to rip you off in a huge way. They will NOT post prices on a single bottle. It's up to you to haggle the price of every ... single ... bottle for them. Please beware and take your business elsewhere. read more

It's chill idk why but I was in and out late at night, and they have a big selection. Thanks for the brew.

The place is small and smells of cigar smoke BUT they have Pyramid Heff ! Actual Pyramid !!! The pricing is not too bad, about then bucks for a six pack, for being on PCH in CDM, that is not bad at all. Beer was ice cold too. read more

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The owner is the homie and always hooks it up. It's your choice to wear a mask or not if you wanna complain about him not wearing one fuck off and stay home loser. read more

They don't care about what their customers want... asked for gluten free beer and was denied because they have other gluten free stuff. But it's not beer! Not a fan of how they pick products. read more

Walking into a liquor store I don't expect much. I do however, expect fair prices. I bought a 750ml bottle of Casa Dragones , which can be bought at elsewhere like even Korker down the street for $50. Papa's Liquors charged me $100 for it, and mentioned it to me only after I had paid. I always try to shop family owned and support small family business, especially after the Pandemic. However, I'd rather pay Total Wines the $50 and be treated fairly to begin with. read more

Sketchy and terrible customer service. I have sensitivities and the man behind the register was smoking in my face read more

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I reviewed this dump about 4 years ago and noted the owner was smoking behind the counter and the whole place had a putrid smell. Last week - during COVID, when almost everyone is implementing safety precautions to keep customers and workers safe - I made the mistake of going in again. The person behind the counter was not wearing a mask. There was no mask anywhere in sight! I should have guessed as much. The owner has no consideration or respect for the safety of his customers. What pigs. You will never find me inside this dump again. read more

This place is HORRiBLE. Go somewhere else. The workers don't wear masks and are rude and don't say hello and act like they are doing you a favor and and and!! Seriously, too many other great places to go. Can I give this place Zero stars? read more

Person behind register (owner) was not wearing a mask and didn't even say hello when I went up to the register to pay.

$17.99 for a 12pack of heineken?! absolutely ridiculous. they DO have quite the selection of (overpriced) tequilas in interestingly shaped bottles, ie: handgun, 3ft shotgun, glass dildo, moose, menorah, among plenty others. one star for that, i quess. read more

The place has style- love the mural art work. It's a standard "corner store" -as New Yorkers say. They have some interesting wines I've never seen. Negative one star because they didn't carry any vinho verde's. read more

I don't know why people gave bad reviews. This place has amazing products, decent prices and the owner was very helpful and pleasant. I will definitely come back here next time I'm in area. read more

Went in at about 11:30 last night. Asked how much a handle of Tito's was. The guy looked at me and told me $50. LMAO. Fifty dollars for something that goes for about half. Get your alcohol else where. Service is non-existent. I don't understand how they stay in business. read more

Called asking what kind of Belgian beer they had in stock and the guy was extremely rude. He seemed bothered by my question rather than give two shits about my needs as a customer. Only pro is that they're open late if you want some liquor. Other than that, I wouldn't spend a dime of my hard earned cash here read more

This place is absolutely horrible. I moved to California from Oregon recently and never dealt with such disrespect. Especially being a paying customer. The owner accused me of having a fake licence and proceeded to lecture me for about ten minutes. I simply said to call the cops if you're gonna hold my ID. Keep in mind I'm 33 and purchased alcohol from this man two weeks prior. I've never written a negative review before but fealt compelled to encourage people not to give this man buisness. read more

Do not buy anything from this store. I have been here twice in the last two weeks. I bought two bottles of Veuve (yellow label) for my birthday to the tune of $130. I commented on the fact it was really expensive and the charmer behind the counter said "too bad, you pay for the convenience". I was in an exceptionally good mood due to the fact it was my birthday and just ignored his acrimonious remark. Fast forward to yesterday and the same bucket of sunshine was there. I picked up a Pinot Noir that was labeled 14.99. He rings it up and says 27.99. I said, doesn't that sticker say 14.99? He said "no, you pay what I charge you, the stock boy made a mistake". I said " legally you need to honor the price you have the wine labeled". At this point he started scraping the tag off and said "there, it's not mislabeled any more". I said "fine, I will get a different bottle". He let's me look for another bottle and then walks over and says "you know what woman, I am not selling you anything, get out of my store". Mind you it is 9pm and I am not some scumbag who gets thrown out of liquor stores. I just wanted a bottle of wine. I turned and said :excuse me"? He said "get out, I am not selling you anything!" There was another customer in the store watching this jerk yell at me with his mouth hanging open as he heard the entire exchange. I just turned and left, fuming. So to YOU, the massive prick that owns and/or runs this store, you're a pig. Yelling at women who call you out on unfair business practices is a glaring example of your poor business integrity and complete lack of manners. Your store is not convenient, in fact Albertsons is right across the street and I bought two bottles of better wine for the same price you were trying to charge me for one. I have never in my life been treated so rudely by someone for no reason. I also have never written a review but this certainly deserves to be my first. This place is overpriced and even worse, has some entitled douchebag working behind the counter. I wouldn't support a business that treats people this way when you can easily pay half the price by crossing the street. read more